The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-27
DOlly's First Visit to the Country.

Dolly was happier than ever, for there were grandpapa and grandmamma, whom she had never seen before. And the dear old folks hugged Dolly so tightly that she almost lost her breath, and she had to say: "oh, Gran'papa, you are hug gin me like big bear!'
 Then the joyous ride in the sleigh-for n fine, deep LOW lay over the ground-to the old farm five miles from the station. Wasn't it just too jolly for anything this skimming along in sleigh and the sleigh bells Jingling? Oh! Dolly was too , happy to tell about!
 And pretty soon they drew up in front of the big farmhouse-such big house! It was quite wonderful to Dolly. Why, the sitting-room they went into could have held all their city flat and had some room to spare. And there was the kitch- en! Did any one ever see such kitchen? Why, it was ever and eyer so much big ger than Dolly's home kitchen dining room and some other rooms combined. Dolly felt that she'd get lost in such a big house. And at the long table for din ner. Dolly sat with eyes and mouth open wondering at everything. Then after dinner-the very best Dolly had ever eaten-Doly was taken out to have a walk about the barnyard. Her mamma stayed indoors to talk with her grand mamma, so Dolly went out with grand papa alone. At first she was a bit afraid of the pigs in the pens, for they came right toward her, grunting and grunting as if to say, Ugh! We'll eat you up. Ugh! We'll eat you up!'
 But the wonder of wonders were the COWS and calves. "Why, the calves are little cows. aren't they, grandpapa?" asked Dolly.
 ''yes, just as my little girl is a little ft lnupba1 srpa Thor, Opa u1 papa told Dolly to stay beside the barn door while he went around to see if the old brindle COW was in the pasture behind the COW sheds s'I'll be right back, honey" he said. ''The snow is too deep for you to come with me-"
 So Dolly remained where grandpapa had left her, wondering at all she saw Oh, how far she could look Away over the land to some houses-farms like grand papas--in the distance
 But just as Dolly was thinking that she would like to go to the distant hills and farmhouses, too, she heard funny noise at her side and quickly looking round she beheld a terrible sight. A great monster of | bird was standing looking right at her, saying ''Gobble! Gobble Gobble.' And behind him came some other birds, only not quite so tall, and they said "Quack, quack. quack! And the ''gobble, gobble' and the "quack, quack" fright ened Dolly very much. 'Oh, what shall do:' she cried, trembling in every limb. ''I wonder if they'll eat me upl wonder if they are as wicked as bears an tigers? Oh! mamma! Oh grandpapa! Oh! gran mamma! Somebody come an take me to the house. Oh. I'm so afraid!"
 But just at this minute grandpapa came round the side of the barn, and, seeing the terror depicted on Dolly's face, he said:
 Why, dcarie chile. don't be afraid of them. They are our nice, friendly fat turkeys and ducks. That big fellow who is talking to you-the one who says 'gob- ble, gobble'is the old turkey gobbler He's the king of the barnyard. All the chickens, ducks and his own immediate family are guided by him. He's great gobbler."
 Well. he may ne nice. grandpa" said Dolly, standing very close to grandpapa for protection, "but don't like his looks, nor his voice. An I don't like tte fat ones. either" By the fiat ones' Dolly designated the ducks.
 Well, we'll see how well you like them later on, when they are baked brown and juicy in the oven with fancy dressing," said grandpapa.