The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-08
), THE ADVENTURES OF DOT !
!, AND TOT IN MERRYLAND !
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/ ferrous and ran about in crowds, play
| ing I-spy, and blind-man' s-buff, and
London bridge with much laughter and
| noise. When they saw Dot and Tot they
ran up to them and cried:
Start the music box! We want to
| dance
| II do not know how. The Queen has
| the key with her. answered Dot, shout
| ing loudly that she might be heard above
/ the tumult
The dolls seemed greatly disappointed
at this, and one saucy-looking wooden
| jointed doll said Grossly:
The Queen has no right to go away
and take the key. How are we to amuse
ourselves all day unless we can dance q
Tot and l will play with you, an :
| swered Dot
Very WE'LL said big China doll
| which Wore a rather soiled and ragged
| dress. What new games do you know
Dot mentioned several; but the dolls
laughed at her, crying out That's old!
! We're tired of that! Give us something
newt
1.-The old games are very nice games,
SAID the girl, '.and I do not see why you
should object to playing them :,
We'll object if we want to-" declared
a worn-looking kid doll, whose joints
We're SO ripped that they scattered saw
| dust whenever it moved. you're not our
| Queen
but I'm your Princess said Dot,
| with dignity, "and while the Queen is
away I have the right to rule in this
] valley.
! $50 have T.. said Tot.
| .Then ruler shouted the saucy wooden
doll. "Rule as the Queen does, and give
| US music to dance by
til We ont
| to dancer And they flung their arms
over their heads, and leaped and pranc-
| ed so energetically that the ground was
| quite strewn with sawdust that leaked
! out of them.
! Dot was much troubled at the noisy
demands of the dolls. She had expected
| a quiet and happy day playing with these
| pretty creatures, and now, even in the
| first hour of their awakening, they We're
| proving very troublesome. Tot seemed TO
enjoy the excitement, however, and stood
! behind Dot, with his hands in his pockets,
smiling gleefully.
While she was thinking what was best
| to be done, the rag doll Scollops came
J up to Dot and said:
"Since the music box is locked up,
| why do you not order out the pewter
] band to play for them?''
"That is good idea,'' she exclaimed,
| her face Frightening. GO at once, Scol-
lops and tell the musicians to come and
] play"
| While Scollops was on this errand the
| dolls became more noisy than ever, and
| one of them tried to knock Tots crown
off. But the boy gave the naughty doll
| such a strong push that he pushed over
a, dozen or more than stood behind it.
Don't hurt them, Tot" said the girl;
| remember they are not strong and will
| break easily"
"IlI smash 'em all if they touch me.'
cried the boy, Indignantly; I'm Prince
Tot"
I Fortunately, the pewter band now made
! it's appearance, and at Dots command
! they stood in a circle at one edge OF the
road and began to play waltz
] The effect Of the music upon the dolls
was laughable. They Immediately began
Waiting around as merrily as could be,
/ and paid no further attention to Dot and
/ Tot While they danced the dolls kept
| Up continual chattering and laughter,
and they looked SO sweet and happy that
I the children could hardly realize they had
! been so cross and unreasonable a short
time before.
eff they are kept busy they won't get
into mischief, said Scollops, wko had
| come back with the band; "but even her
| MdJ0SIy tu6 NguSSIl AldLdSC SiiOlL
| when they nave nothing to amuse them
selves with. I'm doll myself and
1 know
what does she do when they are
naughty?' asked Dot.
.'She puts them to Sleep was the. an
swer.
Dot had almost regretted asking the
/ queen to leave the village dolls awake all
| day; but she loved to watch them dance,
4 49, tod
i Don't they ever remain quiet, and
/ visit with each other, and rest?" asked
the girl.
Never" replied Scollops. "They al
ways are unhappy unless they are rush
ing around or playing or dancing
''They wouldn't make very comfort
able playmates, would they, Tot?" she
said.
No. he answered, gravely; don't like
| live dolls
But it amused them to watch the little
creatures eapering about, so the children
sat down upon a doorstep and enjoyed
the dancing until Twinkle came to tell
them their luncheon was ready. Then
they quietly stole away, unnoticed by the
dolls, and walked to the palace, where
they had delightful luncheon and were
waited upon by Scollops and Twinkle.
While they were yet at the table they
i SUQQ0Illy -u6dIQ 1t great lOlS0 di1Q CldlllOi
/ at the palace gate, so they at once ran
cut to see what was the matter. Crowd
ing before the gates was an excited
/ throng of dolls, screaming and stamping
! and waving their hands in the air as II
they had really become crazy.
At first Dot could make nothing of their
cries, for all were talking at the same
| time; but she asked Twinkle what the
trouble was about and the maid an
swered:
1.-THE musicians must have stopped play
! ing"
It wonder why they did that said the
| girl
Here Scollops, who had been down to
the gate and spoken to the dolls, came
/ UP to Dot, bringing with him the leader
| of the pewter band.
What caused this trouble?" she asked
when LEFT you the dolls were behav-
| ing very nicely
.They are so unreasonable, replied the
musician, in complaining voice. that
no one can manage them except the
| Queen. We had played dance music for
several hours and were all tired out, for
our lungs are only pewter, and no true
musician likes to play such common mu-
sic continually. Sc we thought we would
rest ourselves by playing something slow
and really classical-for all classical mu-
sic is slow, You know But no sooner
had we started the introduction than
| those souliess dolls became violent. They
| rushed at my poor musicians, threw
them down and trampled upon them!
Every member of my band is either bent
or broken. Even / have a bent back
and, a twisted leg, and my horn is badly
damaged. y
Dot looked at him and saw that he
spoke truly.
I'm very sorry she said. nervously.