The new South-news., 1908-05-30

eear story.
Phillis and her new little Teddy
Bear were perfectly happy. and while
one couldn't help feeling sorry for the
poor deserted dolls, no one could
blame Phyllis for loving that cunning.
soft, brighteyed little white bear
Really, all the grown-ups in the fam
lily got to loving him, too. Phyllis
never said she loved Teddy more than
Marie and Florence and Big Aggie and
the others, but she did say that she
thought he was kind OF alive" and
she did love to snuggle him up-"he
was so much company"
Now Phyllis was only 7, you must
know, but she belonged to . mission
ary society. and she talked and
thought great deal about the mis-
sionary who was the children's very
own" and who lived in a far-away
country where she was teaching the
boys and girls to know and love Jesus.
A wonderful thing was to happen! A
box was going to be sent to this mis-
sionary-a box full OF lovely gifts for
those other boys and girls In the far
away country, and all the children.
Phyllis among them, were to give tho
things that were to go in the box.
Such excitement you never heard Of!
All the mothers and aunties. and even
fathers and big brothers, began to talk
about that box. and even ask II they
mightn't put something In. too.
But one day Phyllis came home from
her missionary meeting looking very
sober She went straight upstairs and
got Teddy (for of course she couldn't
have taken him to the missionary So
ciety) and then sat down In her little
red chair and thought and thought.
BY and by the secret came out. The
lovely young leader OF the children's
society had been telling the children
how God loved those other children
in the far away country, and how he
had given his only and much-loyed
Son, Jesus, for them. just AZ much AZ
for us. And she wondered IL any Of her
children in the Missionary soatety
loved those other boys and girls in
the faraway country enough to send
In the box something they loved very
much-perhaps the toy or plaything
they loved the very best.
Do you wonder that Phyllis looked
sober. and she Rugged Teddy 30 tight
that night that he was actually in dan
ger of smothering.
In some way the dolls found 1t out
How, | am sure don't know. but that
very night when they knew that
Phyllis had made up her mind to send
Teddy In the box, they held regular
jollifcation In the nursery. They took
hold of hands and danced all over the
room,. to begin with. Even the dolls
that didn't move in the high society
Joined in. Captain Kidd strutted about
with his sword in his belt and his
cooked bat on, and told some Of his
most exciting yarns. Tommy Tucke.
not only sang for his supper. but hc
sang a great many other things. Ma
rie had on = perfect dream of \ French
gown. and she pirouetted about on her
toes in the most Frenchy style imag-
inable Some one helped Big Aggie ous
Of the corner d the closet, and she
sat In a comfortable chair. and just
beamed. while Baby Florence and the
Rubber Doll. not being able to move
about much, looked as pleasant "a
could be. They were SO glad that "hor-
rid little bear" was going abroad In
the missionary box!
But Teddy didn't go after all. The
very day that Phyllis was to carry him
to the church where the box was beins
packed, Uncle Bob, who lived a1nhN
lis's home. said that he never
stand 1t for that little white bey
go away. He said IL Phyllis would
him keep Teddy on this eide Of the
water that be would give her enough
money to buy two bears just like
him. and they could 30 In the box.
Phyllis thought a long time about 1t,
and 1t last she decided to make the
bargain with Uncle Bob. Two bears
would make two children instead Of
one. happy, in that far away country.
Uncle Bob asked Phyllis II she would
look after Teddy for hin while be
wes at the once all day. And then Of
course he couldn't b disturbed 1t
night when he Vas - tired, By = bar
growling. - Phyllis said she would
keep him Quiet.
| Phyllis save = grand pnrty n Ted-
| dy's honor. soon after the 1u9 With the
two new white hears ana evse - many
other nice things in II. ~ boea oent
to the faraway couAtry, ~ N ~
dolls were invited. And ~ dolls were
- delightsd, aud - exelted gottine
ready for the party that o1 IL 1i&mA1s
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