Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01
Marx,a Mark.
Bozrahville.

Mary and Martha were twins. And they looked so much alike that no one knew them apart but their brother Ted. The twins and Ted lived in the country with their grandma. in her lit tie white stone house with a red paint ed roof. It was such a tiny house that Martha and Mary had no bed- room, but slept in a little bed in one corner of the garret; and Ted slept in a little bed in the other corner of the garret.
 On the twins sixth birthday their grandma gave them twin dolls that looked as much alike as Mary and Martha did.
 The twins got up out of bed very softly so Brother Ted would not hear them and got dressed and went out in the big swing under the apple tree. They hoped Ted would not awake, be- cause when he did they had to help him peddle milk for their grand mother.
 Martha whispered to Mary: Aren't up?"
 "Yes, indeedy! Maybe he won't make yesterdays our birthday. An Fan an Anne's so pretty" said Mary, smooth ing out the dolls dresses
 Yes, he will make us go," said Mar tha, "'cause Ted don't like to take the i milk around alone.' | l1lSn CIl6y nSdTQ a snort, SndIp whistle, and they knew that Ted was 1 up and looking down at them from his little garret window. Then just two minutes later he was 1 beside the swing, saying to the twins: | Come on, you fellows! Leave your old baby dolls there an come an help me take the milk around.'' 1 70, Teddy, please let us stay with Fan and Anne just this once," begged
 Mary, "'cause they'll be so lonesome without us. An maybe they might l cry"
 Kind little Mary felt so grieved when she thought of the dolls weeping that l two big tears rolled out of her eyes
 "Oh, pooh!" said Ted. "Old dolls
 can't cry no morn china dishesL But
 they can break like china dishes1'
 Well, I'm not comin', Ted Todd-sc
 there!" cried Martha.
 Well. if you don't come" said Ted then I'll mix you up." l As soen as Ted said these words il
 frightened the twins and they die
 what they were told.
 ''We'H come. Ted" cried the twins
 But please let us bring Fan anc Anne"
 "Nope!" he called. You better com,
 along, cause grandma's got the hors,
 Gitched up ready to go.' Ted climbed on the front seat of thu ] wagon and picked up the reins and thi horse galFoped off. ) When they got to the bottom of tn
 hill where Mrs. Wilson lived Ted said Martha, you take Mis- Martins mill up to her, and Mary will take Mis
 Wilson's up to her" Now Mrs. Wilson had big dog tha r always ran after the twins. Ted wa afraid of the dog himself, so he mad 7 little Mary go." } Mary said: 'T am not going up t Mis- Wilson's cause ITn afraid of te s1 dog"
 r So after teasing Mary to go, sh
 started up the hill. : As Mary feared, the big yellow do : came running after her. In a momen 9 Mary and the milk can were rollin 3 down the hill-the dog barking an :, yelping and the child screaming. ' When Mrs. Wilson brought Mary int = the house she saw a. cruel cut in he | forehead which sine had received froI
 the cover of the milk can. So sh g sent Ted down the hill after Dr. Grub When the doctor came he aske q which one this was, and Martha an . Ted said: Tt is Mary" e Well" said Dr. Grubb, T thin y Mary is going to have a mark @ Martha was very glad that Mar e had mark because then Ted could nC E mix them ups any more. Mary we e very glad, too.
 Then Ted stole out of the house UT e noticed and finished peddling the mil q himself. s MILDRED DUNN, Age 12.