The Washington times., 1905-11-29
DEAREST DoRoTHY's DARK DAYS.

Dearest Dorothy got up and stuck the
wrong foot cut of bed This did not
happen often. as you may imagine. for
if IL had how could she have been called
Dearest Dorothy? And that's what she
WAS called. or else we wouldn't give
her that name in this story. because this
IS a real and true story.
Wen. Dearest Dorothy stuck that
wrong foot out. and Immediately her
nice little mouth that was just shaped
for most exactly smiling began TO pOut
Oh. terribly. And the eyebrows over
the big brown eyes. that were most en-
tirely meant for looking at dearest
mamma with love. began TO furl. Oh.
stormily.
And when dearest tlsifrlIIls7s 7=55i.lz
came up to the room asking If Dearest
Dorothy remembered that this was the
day for the Splendid Visit. Dearest Dor
othy said under her breath. so that no.
body could hear it except herself and
the angels: u don't carer Yes. she did
And yet the Splendid Visit was visit
70 grandma s. where there was q pony
and q gray donkey. beautifully patient
and golden pheasant as proud as
proud. and cook who made ravishins
cakes.
And wouldn't Dearest Dorothy hurry
and come down TO get her bath2 asked
the lovely voice below. And again Dear
est Dorothy furled her eyebrows and
pouted her mouth and stamped her pink
self: No. / won =.
And SO soon there was the smell Of
breakfast. and Dearest Dorothy who.
OF course was not at all dear Just then,
said TO herself again: Il don't care"
But II made her cry a little TO say il. for
she was hungry and she felt bad
Truly she didn't know why she felt
pad, ana. after all. ali that she had 10
40 was just to hurry tiny little bit and
she misht yet get dG=ra ia time for
breakfast, and even have a smile on her
lace ana get kisses from papa, and. bet
dearest mamma
But she said Il don't care" again, and
Yet she didn't know why she said it,
Nobody had done anything 10 her. and
she had gone TO bed nice and happy.
But now she just felt naughty, oh
naughty. tcetOtally. all over.
SO when dearest mamma came run
ning up, and looked sad when she saw
her Dearest Dorothy froWning and Dout-
ing. ana when she asked what was the,
matter. and Dearest Dorothy actually
said; 4 won't tell youl' right to dear
est mother fYes. she did, why mother
lust looked down on her and said:
am so sorry tosS6 ny dear little
girl in a bad temper. I shall not eniov
my visit one bit If you are not With
us: but If you do not apologize for talk
ing that way 70 me, and then promise
10 De good l shall leave You behind
And Dearest Dorothy pouted and
frowned straight at dearest mother. and
actually and really and truly said:
= don't care"
What dc you think OF that?
So dearest mother, looking very sad
went away, and presently Dearest Dor
othy only she wasn't dear Just them
heard them close the front door and
saw them go down the street And
tnen she threw herself down on tho hoo
and cried and cried. And she said 10
herself: .Oh. why did I act that wa1-2
Oh. why did I do it2''
And then she thought OF the splendid
deart ' Si''
And then all at once she cried worse
than ever. and said: "Oh how had
made my dearest. beautiful. sweet man
ma feel Oh. oh. OH I viii never
never be naughty againf''
And do you know She wasn't