The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-17
DOROTHY, ELEANOR q.
AND MACON CALL.

Dorothy Call was a little girl five years
old. She had a little sister three and
brother six. WA III 81 s8sii8
Their homo was III Richmond, but they
were now visiting their grandmot Their In
tho country The first evening after.
thsy came, Macon, who was very fond q 7
tho hired man e salt hem TITS ~, m 7! !
they. got half wa to the fleld 1T begans
raining very hard md neither had an {! q
umbrells SO they had 70. back !, "a
Ono .V evening after tea Mrs. CAN and
the rost Of the family were SIT ting ir1at i, s
.se wl iookeS u sns
Eleanor, ard she could not find ller N1r::ss
fnd Ms Gall MeTIe SgebEy
Ga,isent two s beys who lived on the place
Is trySto find his lost child, and went 5onaIF
way himself When i}e came y to- 9,
sPaakl 9 around liz Il barefooted her
FSShs eng PesR!es "a
Jos looking Tor tome traw. fishes to put
In a tage like we taws in de paper
don't talk my n
5youshad been stolen. and don't you ever
go out OF your grand mothcr,s va I'd unlessl
you have some one with VII h0u l
have TO leave Tonight for New = orls an
unless you a re- q real good cam
Sens g good porfy ana dGans as
home. Ne IS ~.
When they reached 4 tie house Flea nor
was put to bed directly and. wa y II,
allowed TO have my supper. Mr. Ca "
on the night train for New x ork: where
he would spend 81 $ eyeral ~ days. Dorothy
told him she wanted hlmsto take her wi tlls
1,hy
iaughes ia and and said 81 w Wouldn't
leave Eeanor and ,o !; Y
lie didn't hear her. 4. Tho next day Eleanor
was good IN al 5da but the next ~
ing she said to herself $ she was going
I'm doing toBbe bad "a viii c.
After break fast she went into5 ii the g.
chicken yard and picked q lot
5chickens and tied some of them WI NJ a.
string to a wire. " Then She ran the Bothers
chickens on t into i they yard and made az
When she came In. tho dining koonl they
asked her VIII The had been and she
said So been dc {; 1 Ih =, ,f
mother wef,t Sou to the. chicken yard and q I
she te
put Eleanor to bed -. Al | 3..ss 1. !.
9ES One #daySgDOrOtnyRE Eleanor an q 2hIaCoILa
were wa king around to- SEQ tho horses
cattle, at wit a. boy; They were &lo ok
ling lat tho cows. and Do rothys salt " they
were sweet milk cows, and 5af ter a u on 81
paiise Elean or ask Cd = hero Is de but
termillt tows ?..s 1CYerybod y laug he'd EN- e
8her but thea boy. ii e said churn tho
cream off tho milk Anfter " IL sours and /
make butter and buttermilk n;
s8 I. I'm, look Mt those pig ~ y But they
aren e. pigs n; they are goa Is. t' don't
see why day no T PIGS. q ause 70 !en d
llnl and days dond. 'S ell, you on M
>eat goats ~ gu can ride umj thou g s55ss
When they went to bed that t night hey
wore very tired, so they Slept good. The
next day they rode all day and had a.
yfiro 3. time. Mrs. b Call called them ono
morning and said she had DUST go tten a.
letter from their thor saying they must
leave Tomorrow for Ric hmond !, and " he
would meet them In Washing ton. q u!
mother, how glad Il ans wants to- doo&
home and wants 10 tay but 4 b'lleye
h Mrs. Henderson. their grand thers
ygavo them lots Of fruit to eat + on the
train and lots OF other things. Mr.
Call met them In w hshing ton and broug ht$
each girl a. ring and n loclSet and N acon
"a gold watch and chain and lots Of things
to NfrH. Call. When they reached hom6 s
Eleanor said !: + hated ito lebe Idranma's.
but I'sA 80 much dader to be- a. home.Es
The children went to sleep. thinking " hat
a good time they would have seeing all OF
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