Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-20
Belle an Ottun11Ua
Junior Clues Up
Price of Dolly

Belle was saving her pennies to plr-
chase real big doll. One Of the large
kind that closes it's eyes, sits up and
acts in many ways much like really
and true baby does. OF course Belle
had another doll, in fact she had
number of them, but they were not
the big baby dolls that every little
girl likes SO we'll Then too, Belle is
only seven and of course the pennies
are not received every day. so she
spent quite some time in gathering to-
gether the "coppers" when they were
given her by papa or mama and other
folks that remember little girls and
their fondness for a penny.
Most little folks when they get pen
MES have one purpose in view. They
want to buy some candy or goodies.
Now Belle likes goodies just as we'll as
any other little girl for she is, we'll,
just a real little girl. But she likes
her dollies too and has often wished
for one of the larger dolls-just as
big as some other girls have and just
as pretty. Now although only a little
miss of seven years, Belle is quite prac-
tical and has been taught that pennies
can be squandered as well as dollars
so she learned to be saving. She would
always think of the nice dolly she was
saving up for when the temptations
came to buy candy or goodies.
Bellies savings had been growing
gradually, for you know little girl
can't be expected to save fast because
she cannot earn any money and de-
ponds on the kindness of the big folks
to give her pennies if she is to add
them to her savings. This is what
Belle did and few days ago she coun-
ted the little hoard and it amounted
think of it-seventy-two cents.
She knew that she would soon nave
enough to get the dolly she wanted
but something happened.
forgot to say anything about Bellies
nature. She is a sweet little girl and
her parents think she is the greatest
little girl in the world. OF course par
ents usually do, but Belle has ways
and disposition that makes her sweet
er than little girls sometimes are. She
never forgets others and likes to share
what she has with those who are not
so fortunate. This was shown very
plainly few days ago and marks
Belle as a real good, kind little girl.
Her mama and number of other
ladies were collecting money for the
suffering people in Palestine. She
heard them tell of how the poor people
in that far off country were starving
and suffering because a cruel war
across the sea made food and things to
wear very scarce and that people were
hungry and without things to wear be-
cause they could not get them.
Just then she had notion to do
but to do it meant so much.
She pondered over it, for If she acted
on the good impulse she would have
to start saving all over again and the
dolly would almost never be bought,
No she thought, 81 am not woman
and / cannot be expected to do this.
They won't ask me and why should
do without the doll that l have been
saving to get for so long
Belle could not dismiss the thought.
She wanted the dolly. What little girl
would not? Still if she gave her saw
ings some really little girl whose ma
ma and papa loved her as did Bellies
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made happy. Maybe the price Of the
doll would buy clothes or food for
some other little girl well, thought
Belle, II guess little girls that are
starving are just dollies to their ma
mas and papas and just don't want a
make believe baby If my pennies will
help some really and truly baby
Her mind made up, Belle quietly
snuggled up to mama and asked If her
little girl could not help with mama
and the women to keep those poor
people from suffering. She said she
was willing to begin saving all over
again for a dolly, that she would like
It better if she helped other little girls
who were hungry Mama told her she
might give her seventy-two cents and
also told her that while she would like
to see her little grille have the biggest
and incest doll in the world, she would
much rather know that her dear little
Belle could make sacrifices that were
not asked of her. Taking I'D in her
arms her darling, whose sacrifice Is
lesson to bigger folks, she embraced
her and showering kisses of love and
Joy on Belle, told her that she would
have a doll some day that would be the
best in the world, because it would re-
mind her of the love for others that lit
tie folks should not forget.