Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-07-07
For the Children.
BELINDA'S CHOICE.

49, A~s1' "a - WHINE
The box has came, The box has
came" aud Bessie danced cNci,cdly into
the CHEEKY Kitchen. her short black curlo
boiling about wildly,
"Oh, BcSs. honestly:" asked Ethel
The arrival OF the box had been an.
nounced by thc littIc sister ut such FIRE
quent Intervals during the last few days.
IN fact whenever the sound OF Wu,ri~
tad been heard, that Ethei'S doubtful
query WAS NOT 10 hc wondered at.
Sure and truc~hlack and blue. ii IFS
nor >o-cut me in two. chantrd Bessie
oahcinE away again, like a piece of
thistleduwn.
Ethel threw down the tca-towcl with
which she WAS drying The dishes. and
darted To the door, hut was restrained hy
grandma gentle tones: Not So fast.
dear, Finish the task first"
oh, grandma. | can't wait. I'm So m-
patient"
Let patience have her perfect work"
replied grandma in her firm yet gentle
WAY
Viii Il pout Ethel snatchcd up the dis
carried towel and gavea hasty rub 10 one
or the plates: then the thought of nil
grandma ) goodness to herself and her
SISTER, nothereSs and fathcricSS. flashed
49, NV W lNh "a ttlEtli tllllt - All right
grandma. She set To work with a will
and finished the dishes carefully, then
new to the front hail. where stood the
box with its label II. : ENurcSs" and
the card tucked upon it--Erum Mrs. Ger
aid South Seventy street y. Y"
No wonder Ethel found it hard So re-
STRAIN her Impotence. Did not the box
contain Il dresS-the dresS-promiSed rol.
the club party lY her gay young auptip.
who never did things 10y halves:
loo eager To await Uncle IIoracc'> re-
tiUa, Ethcl wrrnched and hammered. her
own ringers coming in for not "a few of
the vigorous blows. until she finally su,-
ceeded IN looscning the nails. So sudden
~ that both she aud the cover retired
mo temporary oblivion. quite unpremtdi-
taled. ~ one corner of the hall floor.
Picking herself up with a gay Gtfi,,
iaHgh. she began To examine the contents
OF the Congratulated for box with Il sigh
OF fullest content. her mind busy with
hea>ant anticipation of the coming party.
HoW nice ii will be TO have Il brand
Jew uf'Ss, not made over and not washed
Hia lrohrd uncountahle times From
New \ ork, too, Ummr'
First came a dainty fan. - mir og
white gloves, a delicate lace scarf and
several handkerchiefS, some of them
lace edged. Then followed little coat
Tor BeSS, also book and a toy for the
same small damsel. Ethel thanked her
lucky stars that the muuisitiyt. little
fingers were not in evidence inst then to
interfere with the Joys of this delightful
orgy of unpacking An these things
were interesting, but they paled into in
significance beside lit" Would She nev-
er reach il?
Al last II pasteboard box appeared.
Eagerly She essayed to unite the
strings. but her trembling fingers re
fused 10 work quickly enough to suit her.
so with muttered Hateful old knots
she cut the cord and lifted the paper he
meath, then started so violently that the
box and its contents went spinning
across the floor
What was that thing beneath that
horrible bright green monstruSty with
those dreadful brass buttonst Irregular
policeman'S buttons" Ethel character
lied them as she despairingly picked up
tie dress and shook off its remaining
wrappings, holding it at arms length in
great diSdain.
Guess Aunties afraid it might fade"
and she held the hideous creation where
the bright light fell upon It's vcrnal
beauty. 'Grcen-aud such green, Did
she think | wanted ii for a ST. Patrick )
day parade and poor disappointed
Ethel broke down. and cried bitterly.
new dfrNS meant more to her than
|" most girls. her" was very little
money 10 spare i'll the small household
BESIDES She had burned her bridges he
hind her, or her bridge, rather, for only
the day before in a burst Of sisterly af-
lection. She had cut up her one white
dress. much Shrunken from frequent tub
bingS. aS a surprise for little Bcss on
her birthday She had trusted su i'm
plicitly in Auntie, gay. careless Young
Auntie. who kent a warm spot in her
heart for her dead brothers. moth.rleSs
girls
II can't 90 cant cor' She w,iled
,lesnairin,,l, Wv tI,ct'u o,.,,.,;,, H..
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hnlnnc, II ,,'in H., ,i,,as, ,s ,,,1d ne
-, t,.o,.,l;,,,, III
u Wv 'tS,ri'ilE ~ sl',ll Nun Ms 1 az
o,ier cue pen WY Ml'''', ad Tt' ~,
wbaia '' nartv "' i"gt r. hayn -. nnn, hn,
Nhn'P p"rtf JuSt |" n'N' us in''t' nt'
anu an pan me cur. no" o""o Auh''
aiSappolht me so. ,.