Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-27
DoRA's THANKSGIVING.

Poor little Dora. For weeks and
weeks she had been planning for
Thanksgiving to be spent on the farm
at grandma's, where they had horses
and cows and pigs and chickens, and
a big red barn, and an organ, and an
open fireplace and more delightful
things than one could think of alto
gether Then, about two weeks before
the great holiday, Dora caught cold.
and the cold kept getting worse ana
worse and she had to go to bed. Ana
when Thanksgiving came poor little
Dora was still too i'll to be moved. and
had to stay all day on the couch. 1t
really wasn't much wonder that Dora
fretted Because, besides the dlsap-
pointment in not going to the country,
she had gotten so tired of everything
she was allowed to do, that one more
day of sitting still in bed seemed I'M
bearable. She had already MADE nan
a dozen scrap books, paper doll houses
and could not stand up on the uneven
bed clothes. she was tired of puzzles,
and even the big doll had become tire
some. 1t was Aunt Lena who saved
the day. Jim" she said to Dora's
brother, please go to the cellar ana
get me about fifteen potatoes, and VIC
will have a goblin party" Dora, whose
face for a long time had been turned
sullenly to the wall. peeped around
i
on. 'to get the bumpy kind. The more
knobs and bumps and eyes they have,
the better Bring all sizes While jim
went after the potatoes Aunt Lena
went after cardboard, white muslin
and needle and thread. By the time
| Jim came up from downstairs, ana
I Aunt Lena came down from upstairs,
Dora had completely changed her nosi
ton and lay with her back. instead OF
| her face to the wall. What under the
isun thought Jim and Dora, could po-
tatoes have to do with goblin party.
| And what was Aunt Lena going to 40
with a goblin party anyway. But Aunt
| Lena refused to tell. When they asked
iher. you'll see" was all she answer.
Il have still another errand for you,
| Jim" she said. Il want some little
sticks seven and eight inches long,
land smaller and heavy enough to bear
the weight Of potato
yes. auntie, of course I'll get them.
| hut what you'll see" she said,
teasingly. Now well get the COLLINS
ready" said Aunt Lena, when jim
! returned with the little STICKS: Dora
lyou make some hats out of this card
board and muslin that will fit these
tpotatoes. Jim YOU push these sticks in
in such a way that the potatoes will
stand alone. and put tw" short sticks
in the sides
In the meantime Dora had been
Hooking over the notatoes. oh, see,
she cried how much this one looks
like a face. / have guessed the secret
the potatoes will be the COLLINS. SET
what funny faces they have. oh, look!
See this fellows foolish nose, and this
ones ears and this ones squinty eyes
And Dora forgot all about the turkey
and pumpkin pies and cranberry sauce
she was not permitted to have, in hel
merry peals of laughter at the comca
faces she found on the potatoes.
Aunt Lena made little white gown:
(which she fastened around the "chins'
Of the potatoes and which covered th'
sticks which made them stand. In sons
of them she made sleeves for tn
> sticks in the sides which did for arms
> Dora made-hats for the COLLINS, which
she fastened with pins and Jim help
ed in the dressing. AS each goblin wa
! dressed, they shouted with laughter
g Mother hearing the merry sounds
& would start TO coma in the room to 81