The Hattiesburg news., 1916-12-16
Bedtime Stories
For Lille Folks.
Paper Dolls Pride.

/ The playroom was filled with envy
jNeyer before had they all felt $,
! upset. even at Christmas time, wher
the new toys arrived no one had eyei
been 50 completely overshadowed al
now,
| This was the way it all happened
lone day the door opened and in came
the little mistress with her arms full
| o.. boxes.
/ she cleared Che floor, not by picking
up each toy; she did not stop for that; (;
she was in a hurry, 50 she pushed with
her feet, and then that not being quick
enough, down on her knees she got
and pushed every doll and toy back
to the wall with her hands.
The floor cleared, the little mistress
began to unpaclz her boxes. she took
out a house, the like of which put to
blush the little French Doll, who lived
in the only house in the playroom. for
this house had beautiful lawn, with
q fountain on it, and trees about the
door.
There was store with vegetables
showing in the windows and another
with flowers and another with all sorts
of pretty things for ladies TO wear.
There was little garage, too, with
an automobile standing in the doorway,
and this could be taken out and set in
front of the beautiful home.
Every little neck in the playroom
was stretched to its full length, as
their little mistress set up this won.
derful street and when at last she
took from another box pretty Paper
Doll and stood her on the steps of the
house, all the toys we're filled with a
feeling of envy they had never known
before.
And the little French Doll, from her
window, saw another box, which com-
pletely overcame her when her little
mistress opened it.
It was box fill OF dresses, and
such dresses as they were, too. The
French Doll knew she could never
outshfne this newcomer, for she had
only six dresses, including her street
dress.
This newcomer had all sorts Of
dresses. There were dresses for the
street, dresses for the evening, and a
tathing suit, too.
All day the little mistress played
with the paper doll, and when she left
the play room the Paper Doll was sit
ting in her auto in front Of the house
with the footman Standing by the door
! No sooner did The clock strike the
hour Of midnight than every toy and
doll began to talk.
i The French Doll came out of her
house and went over to Teddy Bear
{; and the big Rag Doll sitting in the
corner. Jack-in-a-Box stretched his
wire body to the breaking point and
lleaned toward his friends.
what do you think of herr" he
asked. At have been here for years
and never knew the little mistress to
treat us as she did today"
"She is pretty said Teddy Bear
"but SO is French Doll, and think
French Doll is more like real lady
than the newcomer, too
"Thank you, Teddy Bear" sighed
French Doll. Il am glad you can ser
1.-The difference. You have a real body
and / expect that makes difference
in the way you think about things.
, and she glared at poor Jack-ln-a-Bo,
In way that plainly said: you hav
only a head and arms; that is the rea
son you dare not jump out Of tha
/, box"
! Jack-in-a-Box turned his head an
/. leaned toward the Paper Doll. "FIo'
do you do?" he said in his most polit
y manner. "I am sure we are very gla
: to have you come here to live. Ho'
Q do you like the playrocm?'
e Payer Doll turned her head yer
70 liaughtily and looked at ,Jacl-in-a-l3c
4, second, and poor little Jack coul