The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-05-11
AENRiETTA'S MOTHER.

y screech rcui old Grsnthsm gray head.
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o hEkRlETTA's MOTHER.
IA Htnri,tta thrilled to her china flnRe
n tips. Coming from the secuson OF toy
shcp,'be loi god for such an opportunity a
h this, 10 the hustle of opell u the churel
fair, he youpg ladies' 10 charge --Posie o
a eleven summers, and Teeny and weeny
the eigh,-year-old twins--forgot TO remov,
4 the titeue paper wrapped about her. A
convenient tear In the paper, however, fur
! ni.ted peep-hole for one OF Hem etta ',
blue eyes. She caught beautiful glimpses
iirst q Po'ie's hatteiicg pink ikirs apt
rost-etlortd ribbons, then Of the twin,
with their forget.me. Lot blue dIessts snt
b1bbing curls. II only she could have on,
OF them for her mamma, how hsppy she
would b,
Peihsp', dreamed Henrietts, as she lay
In negl,c ct,d heap, when they see my gol.
den silk drss and my wonderful blsck vel
vet bonnet, each of them will want me for
her little gill!
AT that very moment the twins gave an
excited little queal.
Posie ID Teeny. We have never un-
wrapped Miss Louisa's doll,
Weeny tunoled the package upside down
until poor Henrietta thought she would die
from rush Of sawdust to the brain.
AT last the sheet Of paper iutter,d TO the
q Dor, and Henrietta stood revealed.
Did you ever see doll like her laughed
Posie.
O-:-:-a Riggled Teeny.
O-c-:-h echoed Weeny.
My beautiful dream has come tue
thought Henrietta. | have quite taken
their breath away! Like countless pins
the nj x words pierced Henriettss heart.
She is a perfect fright! She Is one OF
those ch,sp, common china dolls without
any hair. Why, pir!s, her dress Is pump
kin-colored and her bonnet looks like an in
verted coal.scuttle,
What an ugly name! exclaimed TeeDy,
pointing to the card tia, Miss Louisa had
fastened, like a pastebosrd breas tplate,
across Il pumpkin waist.
Henrielts, Weeny read aloud with tcorn
She will spoil the whole table, pouted
Posle. But her look changed to one Of td-
miration as she glanced at the exquisite
French dolls 10 dainty Toilets.
Put Henrietta under the table, suggested
Weeny, with giggle.
We can't do that, sighed Posie. Miss
Louisa will be in and out all the after.
noon.
Posie set Henrietta down with q jerk.
See, Teeny, look, Weenv, this cardelabra
will be screen for the ugly thing.
For three hours Henrietta suffered. On
the table she saw Isabella, Baahi,e, Mar
guerite, Juliet, Hortena, and score more,
She could alec peer out between the pink
candles and watch the visitors who crowd
ed the bazir.
The doll table was a centre OF sttrac-
tion. But, while the most extravaganza
praise was layished upon the other doll ,,no
one noticed Henrietta, unless, indeed, Posie
or the twins, meeting some intimate friend,
held her up for ridicue. Henrietta longed
to hide again on the toy-shop shelf.
One by one the French dolls were sold.
Henrietta saw them carried away proudly
uaged In the arms Of little mammss who
Tad chosen them. As the short winter AZ.
ernoo1 passed, the room became deserted.
A clock chimed six. PJsie's table was de-
!erted, toc, tYcep, for the brass vases with ;
heir chry inthemums, the brass Candida.
'ra with ID irp pink candles ard one forlorn q
lol in a crumpled yellow dress and crush
d black velv.t bonnet.
Miss L)uisa had said goodnight, and
henrietta lay fully exposed en- the centre b
Il the emptied table.
Well, chlckabdoie. exclaimed q mans
,enial voice, here am according to prom. q
&c. What, sold outs How dared you be.
ore arrived.
Uncle Ned cried Posie and the twins
or big.hesrted Edward Burt was "uncle
'ed" to all the Youngsters he knew. Run
Ing out from behind the table, the three
ook hold Of bis overcoat and held him n
sst.
! have money burning holes 10 my pock. A
I, be gruubht, and the Young ladies' who
arlicu.srly itsi ed me TO buy at their table
ave nothirg TO II r.
But we ave, Uocle Ned, laughed Posie.
ust look al his lovely doll. Ia
Humph 'ja:ulittd uacle Ned, awk- p
Eardly htli iifg up Henrietta, upon my pI
Iord sbe Ia the uglIts. doll ever gszed II
= But II seems to te Hobson's choice. Il
II take her. La
A ten.dollsr b,.. ha,tered 10 the table,
I'd Uocle Ned ran away from their thanks pl
Iith merry eocd bye. c,
Poor Hebiis.i1' This was the las. straw u
, break her pride. h,r Iegs weis doubled q
p. ber arm. crsmred, her whole body Jar. e,
d at Unele Seo's every stIIie. All the At
iber dollies had been tenderiy carried
ONE 10 the lovifg arms Of little mothers, Is
pt harsslI it,c about 10 a mans care. d,
81 pocket. 10
The diuas * ius fpedeLly cts,ed, and pi
snfistts head Une'e Meas kitd voice. 81
Hello little one, have you been pespll =,
~ The bizt J VOL der II sou wouldn't 80
he something have in my pocketf re
Henrietta fslt u1cle Ned's tug Ut her hs
lculdeu. then two small lsads nervously sh
's'psd her sbou. the waist.
Far sway, At q quiet eorter, ,he was held b
, 10 The light from stree, lamp. Hen. lo
tt,s looked down 1t ANAL ngure wrap. ni,