The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-22

An OLD NAN CAME OUT OF THE SHOP.
titude. Lae jimmie started IL say
Good morning." but she didn't quite
like his manner.
Below HIM, seated on a dairy stool.
was milkmaid with a churn ana the
wonderful dashrr kept going up and
down at regular intervals and the
milkmaid's head kept bobbmg ana bob
bling till the white linen bows on her
cap tapped like wndmiils.
\ shepherd boy stood next to the
mil5maid, ANA iii his mouth was
long pipe or musical instrument. From
time to time a loud note rang out
What queer toys, Little jimmie almost
believed that they We're not toys, for
the faces looked so real. and they
moved and bobbcd like real live peo-
pie. But Grimkee always had queer
things in his window, different from
any other sh0pkeeper in Broad street
There stood a clock with a cuckoo
that few in and out and chirruped it's
note at certain intervals And the wax
doll in the corner, with queens crown
on her head and a crimson velvet robe.
That was the most real doll Little jim
ME had ever seen.
While she stood there. her small. thin
hands and arms on the ledge, her visit
full eyes peoring within, an old man
came out from the side Of the shop and
thrust his head into the window 1t
was Old Grimkee, ana he wore fus-
tan jacket, very snug and tight, and
a queer little skullcap ON his head He
looked about as if in quest of some
thing, and his round little eyes squint-
ed here and there as if everything was
long way oil.
Little jimmie did not move. and if
Old GrimEee saw her lie was kind
enough not to object, for he never once
looked toward hce, but kept squirting
and moving uuIl he saw long. mar
row house, painted green, with Il small
peak. which stood in the center of his
window
"Ah"' he cried, and from outside
jimmie heard bis @unt of satisfaction.
lie moved toward the green house In
his hand he held q ker, and, after fum-
bling and feeling about the side OF the
structure De iuaal !, about Then
he waited for something, jimmie didn't
know what, but Size starred. fascinated
hy i've OLD man movements and wait
ing, Just as much aa he vailed, for the
revelation tbdt she ie,t sure was to
conc
The door of the house ononol. A
pair Of elephants walked out. then Il
couple of bears and two spirited look
ing horses. After that trooped all the
animals that Little jimmie had ever
seen in her picture book. the old, thumb
cared one that the mission teacher had
given her. Round and round they
walked, and larger and larger grew
Little Jinuie's eyes.
Old Grimkee looked up. He was
proud Of his window. for he had taken
great pains to make it attractive. Not
another man in Broad street knew the
children's tastes so well. All about the
shelves of is little shop stood Santa
Clauses. railroad cars. tin soldiers and
small guns and dolls that the little
ones liked. Old Grimkee had been in
the business for years, and he expected
great profits this Christmas time
Suddenly he sped Little jimmie. lie
did not know whether she was admir-
ing him or his window. for her eyes
kept shifting from the long green toys
to him, back again, and so on. A gen.
ial smile overspread the face of O.6
Grimkee. The little child outside W..
certainly carried away with what she
saw. Old Grimkee looked closer
How thin and pale she was, and quite
little tot to be alonel
The old man kept smiling and smil
ing, as if he knew her, and Little jim
ME advanced toward the door. Ole
Grimkee had left his window an6
stood behind the counter.
''Well, little girl, what can do fol
your be asked, bending over the
counter toward the wee figure thai
looked appealingly upward.
"If you would tell She paused.
"Yes," said Old Grimkee