Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-03-30
BETWEEN TWO LOVES.
a Story of Cornish Chlldre

A Story of Cornish Children.
The sorrows of the little people are, if
less lasting, more acute than the sorrows
Of the grown ups. When Sam Nichols,
who had been adopted by Dicky Wade,
was S years old, he still possessed a won
derful doll. OF course it is an unusual
thing for boy to keep a doll, but even
a boy must have something upon which
to vent his love. Dicky Wade, being a
gardener, hated dogs professionally, and
did not keep one. He justified his objec-
ton to them by the terms in which they
are mentioned in the Bible, but his real
reason was a professional one. SO Sam
| had no dog to love. He had once been
in the habit of hunting hens into a cul-
| de-sac formed by the winding of brook.
| Then ii struck him that most hens had
| reddish brown feathers. According to an
| old coored daguerre0type. his mothers
| hair had been of that color, so he felt sad
| and begged pardon Of the hens, Of whom
| he then tried 10 make pets and friends
| But, apart from any recollection of the
| hunting, the hens continued shy. There
! fore Sam lavished his love on the doll
| or rather on what remained Of it. 1t had
| been one of those wooden dolls cut out of
| piece of pine. with black hair painted
in bands, blue painted eyes, and crimson
| painted cheeks. The arms and legs used
to be of wood and attached with wooden
screws to the body, so that the result
had once been a very imperfectly-j ointed
lay figure. Now arms and legs had gone,
ieaving four grapng holes a weekly
washing with hot water, soap, soda and
a scruhbing brush had made the complex
ion and the hair vanish, and had blinded
the beautiful blue eyes.
"You'm gettin' tn big bwoy for these
doll, Sam" said Dicky Wade. For
bwoy, tn, ties no kind of play. Eff 'ee
ded want gun, or boat, or sword, or
spade, I'd not mind. But dolls be not
fifty for bwoys."
Sam only Rugged Guinevere-pro-
nounced Gwinver-the closer.
" Fed better throw n away" con,
tnued Dicky, who used to preach at the
little chapel at Trebarrow For ties
borne in upon me ties craven image
an does smack o. the Scarlet Woman. .
Hers not scarlet" said Sam. Hers
as white as shaw with soap an hot
water"
Ties not thiccy scarlet | be thinkin'
on. Beware o idolatry, bwoy. Bethink
zee o the braazen calf t the children Of
Israel ded set up
What's this | do hear of zee. young
Sam NichollsE" said Farmer Male, Of
Trenalc. next Windingford market day
list true that you've got a doll just
MS If you were a little grip
I'm 'Shamed of 'ee-a boy of your
age When | thrashed 'ee for stealin'
my apples zee We're a good plucked 'un
An good plucked 'uns don't keep dolls"
II be daggin' for somethin' to be fond
Of" growled Sam.
I'm give zee a bull pup. grandson to
my old Pincher, if you like"
will 'ee?' said Sam cxultantly. Il
should like n very much"
''NDu Sholl have him thpn Rut thrnV,
| that old doll away"
II wun't do thiccy," said Sam.
Il am surprised at you. Farmer" said
| Mrs. Male, offering him a dog Its
| time he was put to work. and then he'd
| get the maggots out of his brain. Let
Diclly Wade send him over ON Monday
carry to scare the birds, and he'll have
no time for dolls"
Il wun't give n up" said Sam. But
| / dcd knaw 'ce'd complain. Mrs Male.
when Farmer ded spake of giym any
| thin away
| You rude little bye creaked the
sharpnosed Mrs Male: Il won't have you
on our farm for anythin' now"
| Farmer Male winked disconsolatc!y ut
! Sam. The wink conveyed that they both
| knew Mrs. Male and her ways and that
the farmer only wished he might speak
| as freely to her as Sam could. But he
sent the pup after ALL
rs ct true, Sam" said Jack Chown.
when he met Sam On the Claws, as they
We're both bound for the old school, that
! ee'vc got n doll 10 home that 'ee do nurse
! like as IF zee was maid?"
What be that to you, Jack Chown?"
'Tes true, es M You CERT baby,
| You're no better n maiden, be zee, then.
| Miss \ichollsT
And the boys around took up the call
| Miss Nichols, Miss Nichollsw And
| they pointed the finger of scorn.
| Now Sam ft.t inclined 10 cry. For il
| is hard 1T the age of : to he likencd to
| that inferior creature, the maiden. To
| he called a lion. or tiger, or Il wolf. or
by another Cornishman--a chough, is Il
| compliment. But to b" called an ass Il
| goose, dog twhy n deg | cannot tell.
| unless on the authority Of nicky Wade
| and the BIblCl, a chough-by a Dcv0uian
| or n maiden. is Il deadly insult sam
! guped down the lump in his throat held
| back his tears, aud Smote Jack ChoWu a
| mighty blow that sent him To school
with unusual pUuctuahty ana bloody
| nose, all for the honor Of Gwiuver.
| And then It CHANGED that Sam met
| Alice TrcweckeS, the 1-yCar-old daughter
| OF the parSon. She was spick and span.
| in Il white dress and a cream lessh0ru
| hat; but sam remembered a day when
! her irock had been torn. her shoes mud
! dN. her mouth hlackhcrricd. and he hal
| stolen apples for her, and thrashing Mad
| followed
How lie 'ec Miss Alice:" said no.
| Very worried. sammy JUS like
mother Il spring cleaning"
How b" tulccy, missile
Il hear You have Il don. I hay, 4 doll
! hut then I'm girl | don't th'ak can
ever love Il boy who has a doll"
Then bitterness seized sam. To he
called maiden was the diicSt insult
\ ct has ideal was a maiden. Alice Tr,-