The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-07-10

I< Jane and her sister Lily May, were dressmaEers.
How much fun she must have had making dolls
dresses out of all those peces A but now comes the
sad thing she hadn't any dollsl
4 From Monday morning to Saturday night especially
Saturday night, mama and Aunt Jane sand sister Lii
Just sewed and sewed to- get things done And didn't
do btof good getting thing done, for there were
always two or three other things that ought to have
been done long ago So mama, would cry, and then
Aunt Jane would say, There IS no use spoling your
eyes. Sarah"
Mama always sent back the pieces :; but the rule
was Anything smaller than your hand, DELL" And
Ludela did wish her hand would grow faster.
Yet there were mountains of tiny bits, and one big
boxfu Ludella had stored away under her bed-silk
cheviot and camel's-hair gingham and percale and
satne, chiffon and ribbon and lace. Under the bed
another box devoted to empty spoos
Every winter afternoon when she home from
school, Ludea would say as she opened the door, Any
spools? Any more pieces? Then out would
come those two boxes, and dressmaker Number Four
would set to work seriously as the others.
Did say Ludella had no dosS What is it she keeps
in box Number Two?
Big spools, little spools Fat spools thin spoos /
spools ali waist and spools with no waist at a All
decked out in more coors than the rainbowl
Their dresses mostly skirt but all the easier to fit,
And what variety of skirts Some hanging down very
full and limp in gathers stiff in plated kilt;
standing straight out just like morning glory upside
down bell skirts with full train, and bell skirts with
deni-trai; skirts with rufHe round the bottom, and
skirts with panel down the side.
Here said Ludella, gravely-one day listened,
whe her & sister was trying . On Tg nsS here
Order! have the pleasure of introducing to you
new pupl-Laura. Penelope Martndale
Here she pulled up jolly little twist spool, with
Haunting pink silk skirt of the upsidedown morning
glory shape, and wide blue ribbon which was both
sash and necktie.
She placed Laura Penelope at one end Of row Of
spools, saying:
Youth have to begin at the foot Of the class but IL
you study hard and improve, you'll soon be at the
head"
Then, in squeaky voice, she made Penelope say:
Don't you have any boys in this school? And she
answered: "No; horrid rough things We don't dtIoU
'en1'
Then began the spelling lesson: @Graoe Martha.
spell needle"
Ne ne, del Del Medei"
Nextla sterny.
Ne ne, die de, MedIe."
"Wrong Next"
4.t" N-e-a sea, die de neadle"
And so, down the whole class till she to the
]" N-double-e me-, d-I-e de, Aeedle1
That's right Laura Penelope You may 60 to the
head You're studied your lesson
Penelope's just come don't see when she studied
it, II said. to tease the child. ,s.5
She probably paid attention to what the teacher said
in the last school she was IN she answered. severely
and fancied the other spoos looked little ashamed
! was sorry could not stay to hear the geography
class recite; but my dress was fitted and had 20 60
offered to Up my spools tor Ludella: but she
said she would rather have me save up girls names
and she didn't wish to have two or three BY the same
name, As they had iu common schools
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