The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-03-04
The UNLIMITED GIRL.

"Good-bye girlies Have nice time! You
may ask Martha for the cakes that were left last
night if you like, and perhaps she will make you
some lemonade. Y on might get Gertrude to come
over and play tea said mamma, stopping to kiss
Dot and Dimple on her way downtown.
Before her skirts had wisked around the corner
the girls eagerly planning,
well have a party. Therell be Gertrude and
us and we'll invite Florrie, too-oh, and Daisy
thatll be five"
"All right Let's go now!" And two white
aprons went flying down the street to gather in the
compan5 As they passed the brown house." a
little girl in a bingham dress hanging the
gate
"Hellor' she called IL a friendly voice.
Hello" answered Dimpe, slowing up But
Dot pulled her along. 1--WE haven't time to stop"
she urged
perhaps We ought to invite her." said Dimple,
slowly: she looks lonesome"
The idea, Dimple Day! You know you don't
want her.
No, 1 don't really" confessed Dimple, "only
perhaps"
"WelI, then, we aren't going to! l see Florrie;
come on"
When thew went back. the gate was empty
Dimples tender heart pricked when she remem-
bered the wistful face that had looked after them
down the road, but she soon forgot it in the joys
of the party.
Gertrude and Daisy having been found, they
settled themselves under the trees.
''Play I'm Mrs. Smith" said Dot "and Dimple
is my child, and you're all invited to her birth
day"
just then the gate clicked.
Its the little brown-house girl" cried Dimple
running to meet her, secretly very glad indeed she
had come.
my mamma said could play with you if you'd
like to have me-" said the child, with shay smile
Dot looked very nearly cross for second, but
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impoite so she smiled back and said:
"Of course! Come right in! We are having
party"
about parties, but never went to one"
The children looked at each other. Never at
party! How dreadful They would try their best
to show her what truly" lovely party vas like.
They played ring around rosy" and ''puss in
the corner" till they were tired, and Martha
brought brought the cakes and lemonade.
Alas, they were hardly seated around towel
spread on the grass when big black dog up
from the garden right into the middle of the
party. Five frightened girls ran screaming to-
ward the house. leaving the cakes to go donw their
unwelcome visitors throat. The little brown-house
girl alone stayed and bravely chased him away
Once more they began the feast, but this time
hungry wasp lit on Dimples cake, and because she
would not let him have it, stnng her finger instead
Again the little brown-house girl came to the res
cue. Putting some soft earth on the hurt, she tied
it up in her handkerchief and soon the pain was
gone.
After that things went merrily till it wa slime
to 90 home When the children kissed each other
goodbye, they all kissed the little brownhouse
girl, too.
I'm coming to see you some day." promised
Gertrude
"Me, too" chimed in Daisy; and Florrie walked
home with her, arm in arm.
After they were gone Dimple said:
Il guess they thought the little girl that wasn't
invited was the incest of all"
EYES," agreed Dot, "and guess she was. She's
the most unselfish, anyway. Not bit like me.
But III be better next time, Dimple-truly,
will" -Pittsburg Observer.