The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-09-26

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"a n I hardly ever been
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less, when mother proposed the trip
one fine October morning. both little
girls were pleased, Betty Oh general
principles, and Dora because size liked
to select her own hair ribbons, and
also because she wanted to see the
display window at Lawson's store.
The girls were talking about it at
school" she said. Harriet Graham
saidI just must so down. Each day
they fit up the window differently.
Yesterday it was a kitchen, and Har-
riet said there was 4 little girl in it
who played cook. She swept up the
room, and she cooked things on the
stove, and she scrubbed the kitchen
table, and she washed the dishes in
the dearest dishpan and dried them on
pink and white glass towels. Day
before yesterday, when Lillian eaw
it, it was a parlor, and the little girl
PLAYED she was q lady and wore long
dress and all sorts Of things"
That was very exciting for Betty,
and it was contented party that took
the electric car, rode through the Sub
way, which still seemed to Betty like
some mysterious, enchanted cave, and
started on the brief tour Of inspec-
tion and shopping which Mrs. Warren
had planned. They bought Betty's
shoes and hat and Dora's ribbons and
gloves before it became convenient to
pass by the wonderful window, which
in the minds Of the children was their
chief goal. 1t equalled and even sur
passed their hopes.
There, now, Betty Warren" said
Dora. Did you ever in your life see
anything sweeter than that little girl
in the nursery? Ser, she is dressed
like a nursemaid to-day, taking care
of the children! Look at the twin
brass beds, and that precious cradle
with the fluffy pillows and the SILK
coverlet! Don't you wish you could
be an advertisement little girl, and do
nothing hut play with such lovely
thinGs?"
Betty said nothing. She was taking
in all the delights Of the nursery, and
had no words of comment ready yet.
The wide window was furnished like
a small room, and the little girl, who
was just then making up bed, was
just about Betty's size. Very cunning
she looked in her nursemaid's cap and
apron, with soft frill OF muslin about
her neck and the quaint arrangement
of her hair. All the furniture Of the
room was fascinating, but the crown
ing charm here, IS in every real nur'
sery, was the children it contained
the doll figures which seemed to give
the tiny nursemaid so much care
She rocked the baby in its cradlc-in'
different to the wise instructions given
by those who know bcttcr-dresSed
and undressed dolls that took the
place Of older children, showed a
black Dinah how to put log prop
erly on the CRATE fire, and once she
even found it necessary to make the
little boy doll stand in the corner fol
being naughty to his sister.
Mrs. Warren and Dora both gazcd
with great Interest, and Betty was
wholly absorbed.
"Oh, what a happy little CIR! she
must ber' she murmured softly.
II don't know about that" said hel
mother. lit must be hard to turn
play into work. She looks as earnest
over it as Dora does over her arith
metic problems. I should think this
crowd of persons looking at her would
make her nervous. l feel sorry for the
little thing"
"Well, any way, mamma, they draw
the curtains every little swhile to give
her rest" said Dora, comfortingly, as
they turned reluctantly away.
They stopped for an ice-cream soda
before taking the cars for home, ant
| it was here that Mrs. Warren met nj
old friend of hers with her daughter
Lillian.
at is the greatest piece of good for
tune that l have met you," said Mrs
/ Hathaway. II have just been trying
to reach you with the telephone. Oul
old friend and schoolmate, Susa1
Haskell. is coming to luncheon will
me. and | want you to come riSh
home with me now, for she is to be il
! the city only about four hours, on hel
way southwark"
Mrs. Warren was pleased with tht
thought OF seeing her old friend, bu
hcsitatcd little about the children.
"Of course, Dora, can go home alone
all right" she said, but l wish BettI
were not here. She is such a littl'
fv.away you must keep tight hold o
her."
"Oh, Mrs. Hathaway, maynt Lii
liam come to luncheon with NE, l
mamma is going with You" asket
Dora. eagerly. Mrs. Warren seconded
the invitation. and the three childrel
were finally left to 20 HON" by them
solves. After that. Lillian had one o
two errands to do in the nigllborhOod
and then the girls went to the florist
to leave IN order from Mrs. Hatha
way. But at last they were fairl
started toward the subway entrance
where they meant to take the cars.
! Suddenly, at the same minute, bot
girls missed Betty. Neither could te
how it happened. She had been skiI
ninr from one to the other, hOldin