Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-12
DolIy's Wish.

once upon Il time there was q httle
girl about five years old. she hdu
blue eyes, and light hair cut stralSht
round. and a big black bow that
dangled over one eye. Like some
other little girls when bedtime came
she often said. "Oh, l don't want to go
to bed"
And one night. when her mother
called and said. Bedtime. Dolly
dear" she said. quite Grossly:
Il wish | need never go to bed!
She was downstairs curled up in q
big library chair. She sat quite stu,
trying to decide whether she would be
naughty and run and hide or go up
stairs like a good girl. She felt
rather drowsy. but just then she
thought she heard a little scratching
sound in the chimney. AMI presently.
puff, down came Il pretty little OLD
lady dressed all in gray, with a scarlet
cloak. and in her hand she carried q
long gold stick with a lovely silver star
on the end of it. Dolly was too
surprised to speak. but the little Oil
lady said, pleasantly:
Good evening, dear. I'm. your
fairy godmother, and l thought l
heard you wishing for something.
What was it,"
oh" said Dolly, Il wished l need
never go to bed. l hate it So"
Why. my dear. that is Il very easy
wish for me to grant s:liI the little
old lady and with that she touched
Dolly gently With the crd OF har wand
, and said. Nov you will not have to
III IL,
little jump. ana puff, She was gone up
til" chimney in a cloud Of smoke.
My, how pleased Dolly was. She
called up to her mother. Mother, now
l don't ever have II - 10 bed"
No, dear" said mother, gently.
How nice that will be, Father and
are going out to dinner so You can
just play round AMI haze Il good time"
This sounded Il littla lonclJ to Dolly,
but she did not say anything.
Down came mother and father, and
off they Went in the carriage. out
tr"ttrd Dolly to the kitchen. but Lydia
ana Bertha and Alice were I'll too husy
TO pay any attention i her. Up to
the nursery she Went, ami began to
play with her dolls. but the tine seem
cd Very long. Somehow shr began to
feel very tired, and it was not as much
fun playing as she had expected. She
thought about brother, souni asleep il
his crib. and she decided it WAS time
for tn" dolls to be put to bed
Edith. Mary and Susy We're all safely
tucked un. ana after boxing wistfully
out Of the window for while,-thc
stars looked very bright and there
seemed a great many of thcm,-Dolly
began To wish that Alice or mother
would come and tuck her up. But she
Wds Il proud little soul. and of course
it would never do to ask to be put to
bed.
undr"sS my own self, and no one will
know aything about it,"
Down she sat and began to unite her
shoes. What was the matter? She
Just could not get the knot I'M
done 1t was only q plain bowknot
too, Well, will leave them" she de-
cIded, land take my dress off"
The belt. buskle was stuck; it would
not unfastcn: her necktie would not
come off. The buttons flew into the
puttonholcs as fast as Dolly got them
out. oh. how tired she was. Any
way she would just creep into bed
with all her clothes on. pull I'D the
oIahket and cry herself 10 sleep.
Up on the bed she clambered. How
NICE and soft her little pillow looked,
Down went her sleepy head. when
suddenly the pillow gently slrppeI out
from under it and rolled on the floor.
she was too tired to PICK i. up. but
STARTED to pull up the soft blanket.
Ing. tug-it did not come; instead il
rolled off into one corner in a tight
ball.
Poor Dolly, She was pretty cold
put Shn was so sleepy she thought she
couid Just curl up and sleep any way.
v nat could be the matter? The bed
began rocking slowly. .1,rn faster and
raster and presently Icitt- WAS spilled
gently on the floor, TIA; WA; too
iluch- Great tears rolling; down her
chctkS. she walled:
h"ther, mother. l want to 20 to
bed! Please come"
why. sweetheart" said mother
what is the matter? You must have
fallen sound asleep here H. the big
armchair"
an how glad she was to cuddla 10
n mothers lap. Mother" she said.
'iolAhiE, Il think l shall always be
it24y 70 80 to bed."-Y outn's Com
paniUn.
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