Williams news., 1915-04-15
ANNETTE AND FERDINAND.
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there lived little lady doll whose name was Annette. She had brown hair, which she wore high upon her head, with a band of blue ribbon around it, and there were three curls at the back. She also wore blue ear rings, which were in style in those days. The house she lived in was four stories high, and the little girl to whom it belonged had to stand on a stool to reach the top story. On the ground floor was the kitchen, the room above was the dining room, above that was the sitting room, and the top room was the sleeping room. This was in the days before the modern doll house was invented, and while it was we'll furnished for those days they did not have electric lights. or stairs, for it was made from a drawer that was very long and wide. It stood on an end, and had shelves fitted in it for foors
 Now Annette's little mother decided that it was not we'll for Annette to live alone, and one morning she went to store and bought the manifest doll
 
 and although the dolls hair was light and parted in the middle, the little girls aunt, who was an artist, painted it black, and added the most wonder full mustache, so that the storekeeper himself would never have recognized the light-haired doll he sold to the little girl.
 Ferdinand, for that was the name they gave him, was provided with a black dress suit and a dressing gown, and then he was introduced to An nette, who blushed and shook her curls, and tried to appear very indif- ferent. But her heart beat very fast, and it was a case of love at first sight with both of them.
 The next day they were married. Annette wore white tarlatan dress, with tiny white flowers in her hair, which held her long veil in place. She carried bouquet of white flowers. The bridegroom looked very sedate in his new suit, although he must have been nervous, for he dropped the ring, which was a band of gold paper, and had to be assisted in putting it upon his brides finger. But at last they were married and went to ride in the park on their honeymoon trip. An nette wore blue velvet turban and a blue cloth dress, and Ferdinand's coat was fastened together and covered his white vest.
 I am sorry to say that he did not wear hat, for there was not one to be found that looked at all manly. All went well with them for a while. Ferdinand built the fire in the morn ing, and did not find fault with An nette's cooking, although sometimes the fried eggs looked very much like white buttons and the bacon like brown paper and the coffee was very watery.
 But one morning Ferdinand did not get up to build the fire, and Annette said that she would not build 1t if she stayed in bed all day. When An nette's mother came she found both of them in bed. She took Ferdinand firmly by the shoulder, and placed him in the kitchen and soon a fire was built and the breakfast ready. But the little mother decided that Dinah, the servant doll must be had at once, for Ferdinand declared the coffee was water and the biscuits like wooden button moldS.
 The next morning Ferdinand and Annette did not get up until the ris- ing bell rang. Ferdinand sat at the table, reading his paper, when An nette appeared. She wore a blue silk wrapper, fastened at the meek and waist with blue bows, and from the waist down could be seen the ruff1es of lace petticoat.
 You are looking very charming, my dear," said Ferdinand, and Annette smiled very sweetly. Dinah came in with two little plates, and on each was half grape, on a very small leaf.
 Then she served a most wonderful omelet which looked very much like a daisy.
 Dat am daisy omelet, Mas Fer man," she said, "an' it sure am good" The biscuits looked very much like those Annette had served, but Ferdi- hand did not find fault, and everything went smoothly for while.
 Then one night Annette sat up all night and waited for Ferdinand, and he did not come home, and in the morning when Annette's mother came lne found her sitting in her chair, looking very sad.
 Why, where is Ferdinand?" she asked, and then she ran to corner in the room that Annette sould not see, from her home, and there Sat poor Ferdinand, looking as sad as Annette. The little girl had taken him to his business office in the morning and for gotten all about him. She quickly re- stored him to Annette, who forgave hipn, as a good and loving wife should, when he explained to her that busi- ness was so rushing they had to work 1