The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-11
Bed Time Stories
For the Little
Folks
TWO aIRLe AND A BOY.

one foot. which he dangled before the
sorrowfuI faces of two little girls, who
stood On the ground. Mary Agnes
owned the doll, and Luella Reed was
her bosom friend.
You are a bad boy, John Morton"
screamed Luella. You give Mary AZ
mes her doll this minute, or will tell
your mother"
Go tell her." called John, "and I'll
run of with the doll and you'll never
get It again"
please hold her head up" sobbed
Mary Agnes; ut will just kill Rosa
lind to hold her head down like that ;
"Oh, no." laughted John, still dangling
poor Rosalind by her foot; do you
think she is alive? I'll cut q hole in
her and let you see the sawdust."
"Oh, no, MOI" cried both little girls.
trying to reach the doll that John held
tantalizingly near them, only to pull
1t away again
John Morton, If you do not give
that doll to Mary Agnes we never will
speak to you again as long as we live, "
said Luella, her eyes flashing with
anger.
ooh, won't your" laughed John.
What do you suppose I care If girls
do not speak to me. don't play with
girls, anyway. III put Rosalind up
here, where she can see things" he
said climbing up the grape arbor and
putting the doll on the highest point
he could reach.
John climbed down again and ran
away. calling as he ran:
"Cry-baby girls! Cry-baby girls!"
Both little girls stood gazing at poor
Rosalind and wondering how they
could reach her.
81 get pole" said Luella, land you
hold your dress and catch her as
push her of the arbor.'
But the pole was too short, and Mary
Agnes began to cry again.
"The bugs and worms will eat her."
sobbed Mary Agnes, "and she will be
frightened to death, know"
There is my father" said Luella;
"he will get her.,
So Mary Agnes dried her tears and
both little girls told their sad story to
Luella's father.
He gave Rosalind a gentle push
with the pole and she tumbled into the
arms of her little mother. none the
worse for her exciting experience.
We'll never speak to John Morton
again." they said. HE is disagree
able, bad boy" Some months went
by, and every time that John was seen
by either Luella or Mary Agnes he
was passed without even a look. But
John only laughed and called after
them, Girls and dolls are fol-de-pols."
One morning Luella said: John
Morton is awful sick" II don't care
If he is" answered Mary Agnes. Mel
Their do L. said Luella. {" l guess he
won't be so smart, calling us names,
now" A few days later Mary Agnes
said: 81 guess John Morton is not
going to get well, cause his mother
was crying this morning; saw her at
the door with the doctor. | am sorry
said l don't care if he was sick"
so am l." said Luella.
John did get well, but he had to
stay in the house long time, and one
day he was sitting by the window,
when Luella and Mary Agnes passed
Both little girls waved their hands and
called, Hello, John; are you well
again."
John smiled and shook his head, he
was too weak to answer through the
closed window. His mother came to
the door. Wont you come in and
see John?" she asked them.
John looked very foolish when thew
came into the room, but the little girls |
put him to ease in few minutes. and
he listened to an account of all that |
had happened in the neighborhood
since he had been i'll.
Luella and Mary Agnes went to see
'ohn often after that; they played
'ames with him and took all their
ice books to read.
One day John said to his mother;
think the girls are much nicer than
oys when you are sick; they do not
lake SO much noise playing games,
nd they are willing to stay in the
ouse with you; none of the boys have
'ent an afternoon with me since I
as sick. guess | had to be sick to I