Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-01-08
THEY WERE
BLIND

Herrick, as they waited on the sta
ton platform for the train. It's
cruel to think that you will not see
her again for q whole week, but we
must remember all the friends down
to Bixby who have never seen her
even once"
That's fact" Herrick agreed,
generously. You write me every word
they say about her, Bessie-especialiy
Uncle Doctor. l bet he'll be aston
ished to see such q fine, angelic baby"
II know he will The truth Is, one
reason I'm so eager to take the DaDy
down there is that she's never nad
any real appreciation outside OF ours.
It's no wonder, in a big, selfish city
like Chicago, where every one Is aD-
sorbed in his own affairs. Why, even
the grocer's boy acts as II he were
doing me favor when ! tell him he
may look at her asleep in her basket!
I'm just going to revel in seeing Ia
Their and mother and all the BlXpy
friends go wild over the little darling
There's the train"
The next morning, arrived at the
, home of her girlhood, Mrs Herrick
waited in a hutter of anticipation,
while her own mother cuddled the
wonderful baby.
you haven't once said how pretty
she is, mother she complained at
last
The Grandmother smiled, You
see, my babies all had dark hair and
a great deal CT it right from the start,
was her apolopetic reply. She's a
nice, healthy little girl, though, dear
Dent you micG!"
Hello, ,he-e!" broke in a boyish
voice as rs H2rrick's young brother
bounced in at the door. How do.
sis? Where's that kid? Gee, but
isn't he funny! This is your Uncle
Dan, sir"
What are you thinking of, Dan?
Your little nie1e is girl"
"oh, it's a girl, know" sheepishly.
Il wasn't thinking for minute.
Wasn't Chester awful disappointed
cause it wasn't boy?"
"Of course ret, We both wanted
a little blue-ey2a goldenhair2d daugh-
ter"
Call this golden hair?" inquired
the babys GRANDPA her, whlmsically,
as he bent ana strokad the scanty
down. IN my day wed have called
that towhead'
Tow" echoed the RULED little
mother. You ought to see the baby S
hair CLEAN and CLINT in the sunlight!
This house is so shaded with trees
that you cant half see her. Here
I'll take her, mother. She's tired and
sleepy-little blessing! Do ! go to
my own old rCom?'
From her own old room Mrs. Her
rick issued that afternoon proudly
. bearing a freshly dressed baby On
. the stairs she stopped to pull down
one of the petticoats, so that its fine
lace and inhnitesimal feather stitch
, ing should peep from below the dainty
dress.
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about pretty clothing that she'll ap
preciate the work on that petticoat,
: she was thinking, as she hurried doWr
. to the parlor, where one of the friends
of her recent girlhood was waiting t.
, see her.
well, well, Best" was Mans greet
ing. lawfully glad to see you, If you
! do look like a CHEST of yourself. 81
. this is the wonderful infant? LIE
5 me get a look at the little tike. Well
| declare! My goodness! Did yo'
ever!"
With that Nan definitely droppet
the subject of the baby and began t
tell about the course of study in tn
I literary club.
If Mans call was a disappointment
the visit of the married friend was
. tragedy,
What mite!" she exclaimed.
t suppose she looks so little to IN
because my Harold was always 8
Y big. And don't think she's as stron
az she ought to be, Bess- At her age
3. Harold would straighten himself RICH
> up. But then, Harold had cut tw
teeth when he was as old as she is
he's a sort of prodigy. I can hardl
wait for you to see him"
The event Of the day. was still
come. Dear old Uncle Doctor, tn
man who had off1cfated at the adver
ofMittle Mrs. Herrick herself and WI
. had made tremendous pet Of h
T. ever since, was coming to view AZ
& baby. She was especially eager
hear what he would say.
2 When he walked in the first thin
v he did was to pick up the child az
y carry her to the window, where
a studied her at arms length for full
p a minute. Then he turned to u
70 little mother, who stood, awaiting =
TX comment, her heart in her eyes.
y oHer face, he said. amiably, "seer
to be perfectly symmetrical, exec
es that one eye is slightly strabismic."
q That evening, in her room alol
M Mrs. Herrick sat down at q desk
II fulfll her husbands request, but
" lump swelled In her throat as the
r,ous comments on the baby crowd