News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1904-10-19

81 don't see why" said Polly.
Nor did the others when they con
suited about the matter later.
cts lucky thing father wrote thai
letter. said Ted, standing before Pol
ly, Molly and Dummy Dee. "Now,
waving an impressive if somewhat
stubby finger at them, "you ask the
board about it,"
as it a wooden board?" asked DUN
my Dee after they started.
Their dear doctor had once owned
Nance, but with advancing years she
decided that sedate walk was much
more compatible with her size and dig
nifty than fiippant trot, and to this
resolution she persistently adhered re,
CARELESS Of persuasion. So the doctor
bought him a speedier nag and pre-
scented Nance to the Thurstons, who
accepted her with unalloyed joy.
"No, darling" said Molly in answer
to Dummy Dees question. 81 don't
think so. think it's men or something.
Polly have you the letter to the presi-
dent of the United States"
Eyes. What made you think of writ
ing it,
Il asked father if you wanted to get
a person out of another country how
you'd do it, and he said through the
president, so | wrote IT," said Molly
proudly.
It was a warm afternoon, and the
members of the board were sitting as
near the open windows as they could
get. They We're presently edited by
the spectacle of Nance's elephantine
progress up the driveway, bearing the
three children on her back. The presi-
dent of the board was making some
what prosy speech, so they watched
with keen and undivided interest the
dismounting of the trio, who then dis
appeared.
Uneven footsteps were presently
heard coming down the hall. The pres
ident stopped in the full tide of his clo-
quence to look with amazement as the
three presented themselves in the door
way.
Molly at once stepped forward with
an envelope III her hand. She knew
now what board was. 1t was specta-
clCs for it seemed in her agitation as
though a sea of glittering spectacles
were turned upon her.
"Father sent this" she began in a
scared voice. It's about Miss Chu
Sang. She was sick, so father and I'm
clo Doctor, tool bo,, homo "
"Ah. Miss-yes-er began the pres
ident in a bewildered voice.
"The China lady" explained DUN
my Dee.
Yes; OH yes" said the president, 81
remember | heard she was under the
weather.
NO" said Polly earnestly; mot I'M
der the weather now She is in our
best spare room, but she cried like ev-
crything on account of her sister, who's
going to be married, but doesn't want
to be, and Miss Chu Sang says she's
afraid for her, and so she's ill'-
1--WE wrote a letter to the president
of the United States, too" broke in
Molly, producing her own precious doc
umcnt, land we thought if you couldn't
do anything about it maybe he could"
The board looked very wideawake
indeed The president wiped his spec
tacles. "Would you mind,' he asked
politely. reading your letter to us?
My reading glasses are at home,
find"
so Molly, nothing loath, rather proud
OF her production in fact, stepped for
ward. Dummy Dee and Polly sat
down on the platform ard famed
themselves with their sailor hats, while
Molly in clear, impressive voice said:
To the President of the United States:
Dear Sir-There is a China girl at our
house in the best spare room upstairs
sick and we would like you to send for
her sister who is in great trouble about
getting married and the China girl
whose name means autumn fragrance
but does not sound So nor so easy TO
spell when we don't know how and not
in the dictionary either will be glad in
deed then So will we, and probably the
board too, for it's very hard to be away
from your relations and have nothing to
do but eat bakers bread and cry and
nobody caring. OF course you are quite
busy being president, but if you viii
think about this and then do it we will
be very glad, and so will she. Yours
truly
Molly Thurston, Polly Thurston, Teddy
Thurston, Denny Thurston, Tommy
Thurston, Dummy Dee Thurston.
At the conclusion of this epistle the
board beamed so on the three that
they, somewhat embarrassed, at once
prepared to 90.
1--WE will tell her you will see to it,"
said Molly, rousing Dummy Dee, who
was nearly asleep on Polly's shoulder.
"Wait, dear children" said the presi-
dent, who was talking to the treasurer.
Words We're audible at times about
funds, missions and neglected duties.
The members of the board were talk
ing together also, but everybody stop
ped at once when the president arose
and with a briskness of tone quite in
contrast to his former drone said, You
may tell Miss Chu Sang that we will
do our best to have the missionary So
ciety send for her sister, and as there
is a missionary returning from that To-
caiity very soon it can probably be ar
ranged"
Murnurs of approval were heard as
he said this, and then the children
arose again. THANK YOU" said Molly
simply. would you please let some
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