The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-13
A Bear Story.

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.
airy society, and she talked and
thought great deal about the mis-.
sionary who was the childrens 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 the
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 If they
mightn't put something in, too.
pttt Io,
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-loved
Son, Jesus, for them, Just as much as
for us. And she wondered If any of her
children in the missionary society
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 playthingl
they loved the very best.
Do you wonder that Phyllis looked
sober, and she hugged Teddy so tight
that night that he was actually in dan
ger of smothering
In some way the dolls found it 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 a regular
jolliflcation In the nursery. They took
hold of hands and danced all over th1
room, to begin with. Even the doll
that didn't move in the high societ
Joined in. Captain Kidd strutted abop
with his sword in his belt and h
cooked hat on, and told some Of hl
most exciting yarns. Tommy Tucke
not only sang for his supper, but b
sang great many other things. Ma
rie had on a perfect dream of a Frenc
gown, and she pirouetted about on her
toes in the most Frenchy style imag-
Unable. Some one helped Big Aggie out
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 as
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 being
packed, Uncle Bob, who lived at Phyl-.
lis's home, said that he never could
stand it for that little white bear to
go away. He said if Phyllis would let 4
him keep Teddy on this side of the
water that he would give her enough
money to buy two bears just like
him, and they could go in the box.
Phyllis thought a long time about it,
and at 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 if she would
look after Teddy for him while he
was at the office all day. And then Of,
course he couldn't be disturbed at
nisht when he was so tired, by bear
growing, 50 Phyllis said she would
keep him quiet.
Phyllis gave grand party in Ted
dy's honor, soon after the box with the
two new white bears and ever so many
other nice things in it, had been sen
to the faraway country, and all th
dolls were invited. And the dolls werd
so delighted, and so excited getting
ready for the party that all the dsma
flew away in a great hurry, and eV-
erybody was as happy and contented |
as could be.
And I, one of Phylliss dolls myself
happen to know TINT Teddy and air
the dolls have been the best of friends
ever sirce.-Children' Missionary{
Friend.