Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-04

Before l went to bed
To lay the tray for Katie, TOO,
And she came in and said:
you naughty child, what have you
done?
This clean, fresh cloth. Just see!
Run, quick, say. upstairs to nurse,
And do not bother mel"
! wish some little girl could tell,
For I'm sure don't know,
How can bother Kate so much
When l help mamma 80.
~ Washington Star.
THE DAY MAMIE WAS SIX
It was the sixth day Of November
that Mamie Russell was six years
odd. Her mother gave her, six kisses
and she took six more from her baby
brother, Lyndon, and she said those
We're her birthday presents. She, did
not grumble bit because she had
no others, and she only said, ''Nev
er mind, mamma. dear!" when her
mother wished she could afford Il
make her pretty birthday cake.
Then she and mamma laughed al
The funny little shoes that mamma
had made for Lyndon, the evening
/ before, out Of some stout wooden
cloth. Lyndon's real shoes were sc
worn that his little toes had been
almost out of them, and there was
no money to buy others. These
would keep his feet warm, even il
they were not pretty; but they were
odd-looking shoes.
After breakfast Mrs. Russell said:
II want you to take this money down
to Mrs. Miles for the rent. It isn't
enough. but tell her / will pay the
rest as soon as can
When Mamie gave Mrs. Miles THE
envelope, she repeated all her moth
ser had told her and added something
more:
II guess when Mrs. Governor
Adams pays her she'll have enough
j; Does Mrs, Adams owe your moth
ser@ Mrs. Miles asked. in a surprised
tone.
"Yes'm," replied Mamie, "for sew.
ing, you know; she didn't pay he!
last week, and we've got to have
something to eat, mamma says"
Why, Of course, dear! Come in
minute. oh, dear, Willie's crying
again! He is SO fretful this morning
and I'm baking and can't attend to
iihim. wonder II your mother could
spare you for while. If you could
stay and amuse him till am more
at liberty, should be glad.''
"Yes'm. I'll stay; know mamma
won't care"
s Two-year-old Willie was soon con
tented enough with Mamie for a play
fellow, and Mrs. Miles went briskl,
{ to work. Now and then scraps o
talk foated 70 her ears from the sit
] ting room. 4 I 6 - +,
I'm six years old today Mamie
told her charge. "Now you give me
six kisses. and that'll make me anoth,
er birthday present. Mamma and
Lyndon gave me six-oh, those are
very nice! Thank you!
What pretty shoes! guess
they're new ones. You ought to see
my little brothers shoes-they're
funnyl They don't shine like. yours
My mamma made 'em out OF cloth
to keep his little feet warm. cause
his are worn out. guess he'll get
holes In these pretty quick, scramblins
round on the floor; then mamma,l
have to make him another pair. o,
maybe there'll be some money to buy
some real ones by them
When Mamie went home, Mrs
Miles thanked her for amusing Willie,
and gave her basket saying:
There's something in 1t for you,
oh, mammal" cried Mamie. pop.
ping on the cover as soon as she
had shut the door, sits full of lit
tie bags!s What do you s'pose is. In
'em
On top was a paper which read,
For Nannie's Sixth Birthday"
Everything was in bags, big and
little, and all was in sizes-six small
biscuits, six little pats of butter, six
tarts. SIX dear little frosted cakes
six cookies. six bananas, six pretty
shoes that Willie had ontgrown. but
Just right for Lyndon, and, last Of
all. three tiny bags, holding six pen.
MES. six nickels and six dimes.
Why, mamma, !" said Mamie, chow
do you s'pose she knew 1t was my
birth6sy? Il didn't tell her Emma
G. Down, In Congregationalist.