The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-18
When Snifles and
 Ioodles Ran Away
BY WILLIAM WALLACE, JR.


 snin1es and Toodles were twins. They had the bluest eyes and yellowest hair you ever saw, and their bodies were made of fine kid, while their heads, hands and feet were of bisque. Smiles wore a dainty sailor suit of white serge trimmed with blue braid and brass buttons, and Toodles was glorious in a frock of pink mule trimmed with white lace. Therefore, you will understand that Smiles was a boy doll and Toodles a girl doll.
 The home of Smiles and Toodles was very, very nice one, not to say quite ele- gant. But the twins grew so tired staying forever In the nursery, where their little mother came during her vacations and holidays to play with them. And they were not the only playthings she had, for the great playroom was crowded with every manner of toy known to toymakers. and as the small mistress of the room was an only child, she had many other inter- ests than those belonging in her nursery. Besides, the little mother of Snifles and Toodles was getting bit too old for dolls, for she had been sent away to a private school the year before, and since then had felt herself quite a young lady, although she was but 10 years of age.
 And so it was that the twins sighed for change and excitement Often they looked down from the nursery window into pretty park that bordered the opposite side or the street and watched with lonely hearts the children playing there So many little girls came to the park every day. bringing their dollies with them for the air and recreation. Some of the dolls rode In dainty wicker cabs, and this sight caused Smiles and Toodles to feel the Irony of their fate all the keener; for was there not dear, silk-lined doll cab bought expressly for them-right there in th- room with them? And had It not been several months since they had been taken abroad In 1t? And was this not enough to make even dolls heart heavy?
 But every lane has a turning point. not to say an end, and Smiles and Toodles made up their minds to bring their lonely, uneyentful life to some change. This de- cision was reached one cool November day us they lay on the edge of table and looked out on the gay life of the park and street below. It was Toodles-veritab little Eve, to tempt her brother-who first suggested leaving the home where they had lived ever since the first Christmas
 
 brought to this country to be put In a Fifth avenue toy-shop.
 Well, Admiral" said Toodles, who al- ways called her brother by that honorable title, owing to his sailor suit which sug- gested the navy, live been thinking to- day that 1t would be worth while for us to leave this dull place. There isn't a child in the house-nor In the block, except the little. ones who come from some of the less aristocratic streets to play in the park opposite. Even the grown-ups will soon be going to Europe-or some other place-for the winter. Then here we'll lie in this lonely room till next summer, when our little mother will come il to take peep at us, kiss us howdy do and then tell us she is too big to play with us longer, but that she loves us dearly in memory of ths old days. Then in a few weeks more she'll be gone to the country or seashoro