The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23
Barboursville, Orange county. Va.
MOLLY SANS, AND HER TRIP TO
THE MOON.


On an island far out in the ocean
there lived a little girl whose name
was Molly Sans. Her home was cave
far from any one else. and she and her
mother lived there alone.
About loo miles away lived, on an
other island, some other people. To
get to these people Molly and her
which they had succeeded in building,
and row over to the other island This
WAS the only thing Molly could do TO
aiIuse herself Sometimes she went
by herself. When the wind blew too
hard, she got so lonesome she hardly
knew what to do, and often she wish
ed she was not living.
When she got weary and lonesome
her mother would get angry with her
and threaten to drive her away. One
day Molly got SO lonesome and her
mother got so cross that she drove
her away. Molly wandered on the is
land. Finally she saw boat she
thought. land on the shore. This she
had never seen before She felt n lit
tie afraid at first, but thought she
would 20 on IT. AS she started on 1t,
she saw little brown man. who ask
ed her why she was there.
She told him the story of her life.
and he told her she could go with him
on trip to the moon. He also said
they would leave the next day. for he
would soon finish repairing his boat,
Molly was very much pleased at this
promise, for she had wondered what
was going on in the moon as she sat
in The mouth of the ravehome.
lust as the little man had said they
started the next day. All this time
Molly's mother WAS wondering where
she was Molly wss having such a
delightful time that she never thought
of her cross mother
When they had gone nearly week
she noticed everything became bright
eP as their journey grew to an end.
AZ the end OF the week they reached
the moon Molly thought the little
man was going in the moon with her.
but 5 soon as he helped her of he
began 10 take the boat away
She was very much displeased at
this and began to feel weary. and
wished she was back in her cave home.
But thinking the old man in the moon
might be kind to her, she cheered up a
little After staying there awhile she
became so weary she made the old
man cross. and he threatened to drive
her away. She couldn't be suited any
where. She thought she would try 10
be good. she began TO be cheerful.
Now the old man in the moon took
her all around In the moon to examine
!
she forgot all about being lonesome.
but as soon as they came out she be-
gan to get lonesome, and the old man
threatened TO drive her away again.
About this/ time they heard great
noise. and soon saw it was the little
brown man coming for Molly. She
was very glad 10 know she was going
to the earth again. fer she had stayed
In the moon one month. The next dav
after landing they started on their
Journey to the earth.
She told the little brown man of all
her trials and JOYS. In another week
they landed on the island
She wondered where her mother was
and to satisfy her the little man went
with her to search the island SOM
the cave was found, and Nolly's mother
was there alone but alive. she had
lived there alone, and had wondered
where her daughter had gone.
Molly was very glad tn see her cross
mother as she thought, again. AS she
came up closer to her mother she said.
Mother, ! would like some moiasses on
my bread tonight"
She had found no one would treat
her good AS long as she WAS cross her
self
After the supper was over she told
her mother all about her trim and as a
description OF the moon she said:
Mother the old man now In the moon
VIII smile on you so Hereby when you
are good that he almost makes YOU
| fall to the ground, but when he Is
cross he Will never throw his bright
rays upon you"
After Moliy's voyage she was bet
ter satisfied than /hefors. and then
when the moon rose at night, she could
FIT in her home and watch Il and
enjoy II better because she knew what
was smiling so In 1t, and what was go
Ing on In IT, There in the little cave
home. Molly and her mother lived for
many long years, and every night they
would go out and sit In the mouth OF
the cave. while Molly told her mother
CT the long trip she lad TO the moon.
NJ. MARGARET DANIEL.
Nohead. ga,