The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-26

that connection had made me lonE for
human kind.
ore spasmotic hug would be everything
| should ask for. unless 1t was for an-
other.
saw children. before my very face,
pick up their beloved rag dolls ana
bisquc and china darllngs and squeeze
and love and caress them until the iives
Of all other dolls seemed beloved and
blessed unto Joy.
II Is true, | had my share of homage
but 1t was the distant and cold type
which smarveled at my mysterious and
wonderful workmanship and 1t was ad-
miratien mingled with the fear of
mussine me by over-eager fingers.
Some time ago was plucked from
corn stalks. sun dried and cured for
manipulation by skillfui fingers into the
m.Eute wonders OF a lady OF fashion at
which every one gazed in delight and
said "Shucks'-either in satisfaction or
trcredulous belief or in a delighted So
luton of my pu5zling anatomy.
As Big People replace me in ms
g1ass-eovered box with great care. |
hear them say
II Is certainly wonderful, | do no,
see how one can get such a human eN-
preston"
Alas 1t is tina, ktnship but not blood
ship to humanity which proved my sor
roxs.
As my own historian. / shall have to
describe myself.
1t need not be ascribed to vanity II
| say my features are beautiful for 1t
has been the general voice OF my pub
{ lie that they were and II must be re-
membered ! never saw into A mirror
in my life, though / should certainly
like to and claim no credit for not
looking.
My dress was made from layer upon
layer of corr shuck. taken in a state OF
Softness and wound and wound about
me until ! had the f~ull-gored garment
designed for me.
My s~urplice waist. which lent a
= Quaker ASnert TO my costume Nv lunX
umbrella with q tooth pick for a La
Tosca handle, and my lovely flowing
burnt-amber locks-a sundried silky
corn tassel-hanging below my big
poke bonnet. were all very complete
Soung-ladyisin, 90
But l wanted TO excite love rather
would SO much rather have just one
drop Of the milk that they call human
kIndaess-hnman response
8 And | lived the vain husk of q life on
the shelf where | should net be spoil
ed or unused"
oh. how little they knew. those hu
mans. how ! would loyfu1ly have Civ
en- my body To he mangied and flesh
torn il only / could be crushingly EN-
/ hraeed.
The hunger and longing within my
poor heart Tor Il bit Of love was 80
strong that some portion Of my yearu-
Ing heart must have burst. Hike ;, bird
impatient in its she'll, to the knowledge
OF the Eentleraan they call Doctor lack,
else l do not reason why such woRder
fHf thing happened as did to me the
day he came INTO the room where /
WAS sitting IN a glass domiciie.
He looked unhappy. toe, ard as b..
threw himself down III q big chair. /
saw him look straight al me and then
he began such Il wonderful conversa-
ton with roe. surely he could not have
expected me to answer him and per
haps that Is the reason lie wanted To
talk TO me-.
His first words startled even MY
i UEiRI trains @hEn= he 4FidapE. ~
claimed Cad. bur am tired or THIS
heastly living, Il cant BE- anything but
a prolonged habit and IT, not worth
while.
only tie one who makes good. quick
ana often gets anything out OF it,
ieiio. old g~irl~~y"n'v got your eye OH
shocked Your shuck dignity. have II
~ tefe you don't look a thing but
stfnnaihetic believe you under
stand. Can it be possible that you
know how it is? Can't be-for vot're
only the dried essence OF "A pasf har.
yes, and vegetable formation At thaf.
softly.
lie looked surprised and came over t.
my glass case and lifted me out sitting
; doWE with me in his hand.
"fhats So" he returned. "Yon are n
sharp old girl and | believe somehow
YOU We got a strain of human In you
ron my w~ord-you'r re iooking into my
eyes just for all the world a. II Ey..
was your ancestress.
believe you know | am "A man who
wants sympathy. You women have a
sharp sigh out for heart-aches.
Could YOU understaud IL told yot
about my hard luck with herr
TRY me-
Then he told me his story and some
81 II seemed To know already and
some or II ! could not quite understand
nut / caught the cause Of his trouble
VINO vas d beautiful girl named Madee
Who had a nose mine reminded Mir, ~
+ MI IL tbNeIN .AHR all We nrt CO.,,
m~adde.ing $3.50
she had been very cruel 10 him ami
cared more Tor "a man not nearly as
nice as Doctor Jack. Here sympathy
&c very strongly with him and was im
m.diately rewarded by his saying
~thats a nice girl knew you would
see my superiority. You see II is ss-
feeiatly hateful to me for this man has
SO mnch more 10 make him look nice
Z" a SRI tAan ! have but while he
naish, ouF ner more nice things. no
can never think as much OF her nor,ds
for her like | would
And You have told her and Vet she
WIN not IKE you better than the other
On, yes, | have told her but these
larger girls take = great deal Of eie-
queiaee and some very Inducing argu-
inents."
- hope you would not keep her In
ne Formally Of q g1ass case said,
al d'f az !, Is sue a lonely tie" lie look
on MS Knee. and smiled.
"Foor little shuek lady, seem ~
ma heaft-achc wherever turn but
J suppose have only Imagined my
W thoughts, J hope you are not sucf,
a poor devil as t.
BUT II Is jolly good and uneNpsctedlv
clever In YOU to listen for I'll be blamed
II | know any body else who would,
How happy / wasi | was almos,
ashamed of myself and began hlushinx
internally for myself when ha llkened
me to humans and | felt that must
snow something In common with them
70 nave him speak Familiarity Of ms
comparionship.
But he had no sooner said h, than
began TO repent my tmprudence. for ]
aad beer imprudent TO engage In con-
vcrsatien with a man when the women
OF the house were absent. They might
thlhk J wanted him all to myself.
suddenly. ! discovered Her come in
10 the room, and. stopping. listen for
my reply You may be sure made
none Tor l did not want TO let one OF my
sex into the secret OF my hidden bit
OF huma nifty.
Scared and yellow as / was. I knew
petter than To trust a woman with the
secrets OF "a pariour
My shelved Observations had not
been useless. | knew such thing
would furnish her a new topic OF con-.
versatfon for callers. simply watch
ed to see what she would do. She war
going to give me the greatest happi-
ness OF my life only she did not know II
nor consider me, a. she tit-toed softly
behind Doctor Jacks chair ard put her