Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-05-01

CIuJcHtS were HIuueu luily DenlHu
the curtains so that no one should
know her trouble and be troubled by
it.
Hi, Miss Curlyhair," she heard a
| boy call to her one day. why don't
you come to school, little Miss Know
it-all. You thing you're too good
for us, do your"
Little Pamela flushed with a pain
not in her crooked limbs but in her
heart; but she smiled just the same.
"You ought to be ashamed of your
self, Laurie King!" exclaimed little
girl behind the boy, when poor Pa
mela Carter is so miserable"
"Miserable?" echoed Laurie and
the others who were swinging along
together. "She looks just about as
miserable as / do" continued Laurie
mockingly.
Little Miss Prim
Had a pain in her limb,
Oh my!
What she wanted she got,
And if she did not
Oh my, hear her cry
Laurie King, stop it," cried the
little girl who had reproved him be-
fore. tits a sin for you to mock Pa
mela Carter. She is a poor little
cripple"
Laurie dropped his mincing step
and looked around.
as it really true, Dorothy Bar
ton. or are you making game of me-"
Gross my heart" said Dorothy
solemnly. MY mother knows hers
and | heard mother say only yester-
day that it was the saddest case she
ever heard of. And | am going to
see her some afternoon soon Mother
says he is always so sweet and good
| and unselfish that everybody loves
| her"
Laurie was silent all the way home
Was it possible that any little girl
could bear such pain and affection
and yet be as bright and cheerful as
that sweet little face at the window?
He was sorry for his haunting words
and wondered what he could do to
make life more attractive for little
Pamela.
One bright day not long after this
Laurie plodded through hard snow
storm to the Carter house and rang
the bell. When he had done that
much he felt like running away be-
fore the door was opened, and I al
most believe he would have done it
if the door had not opened very
quickly. Mrs. Carter saw his en-
barrassment and in a minute had
made him feel comfortable. They
talked for some time, Mrs. Carter
shaking her head obviously and
Laurie urging. Finally as Laurie
rose to go. Mrs. Carter said:
'It is very good of you to think of
my little girl and | shall certainly
tell your mother what thoughtful
son | think she has. And if her
father thinks it safe we will be glad
to accept your invitation"
Mr.. Carter, who knew Lauries
family pronounced him a careful and
trustworthy boy.
The next day the postman brought
a letter to Pamela It said:
Dear Little Girl in the Window;
We want you to have some of our
fun and We will call for you Satur-
day morning to go toboganning with
us. Please don't say no.
Some of the girls and boys from
DR.. Goodkin's School.
A more delighted little girl than
no Arl
II papa and mamma had not given
their consent She had been asked
by real live girls and boys who
could run and jump and climb" and
that was worth a great deal to
lonely little cripple. If she had only
known il. there was not little girl
within five miles who was not wild
Tor an invitation TO ride on Laurie
Kings toboggan.
Bundled up almost as tight as
little Indian papoose, Pamela was
carried out and carefully seated on
the toooggan; the clutches were left
behind. and she felt like a fairy prin-
cess as she sped along drawn by five
prancing horses.
When old Turnpike hill was
reached. her cheeks were as red as
roses and after once whizzing down
the long, smooth hill she felt that she
could almost get up and walk with
the others.
BACK they raced TO the top of the
NH with the crippled fairy queen. as
she called herself on the toboggan.
and over and over they sped down,