The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-12-23
3'tow the Dolls
Nept the 51isbt Before
Christmas

tlfed out with the DuStle and noise,
though they had enjoyed the company
| of the chrowds of children, who had
been about all day. But you see even
engines and trains, energetic though
they are, like to stop a minute after
they run down; jumping jacks want
to catch their breath between jumps
and dogs that bark and sheep that
bleat and lions that roar enjoy little
spaces of silence ujst like other folks.
But every one of them had done his
best stunt over and over all day and
now, in quiet and darkness. they could
go to sleep-all but the dolls who had
been left standing bolt upright and
who couldn't shut their eyes in conss-
quence. So they stood up without a
wink and used the night to think and
think, when
mamma, Mamma" came from
somewhere! Had some child been left
in the toy shop by mistake and locked
in?
Mamma, mamma, mamma" The
sound was familiar, when the toys
walked up enough to use their minds.
They had heard that squeaking call all
day.
"Dear me, child" exclaimed the big
| doll from Paris-the doll with the
beautiful face and delicate nerves,
who stands right behind the mamma
doll" "Stop that crying! Take off
| that placard!" you've seen the sign
on dolls, 81 can say 'Mamma'.") Fan
chon was cross indeed, but wasn't she
beautiful! You see her in the picture
at the left of Charlie Chaplin. She
| is in street dress with mole-colored
corduroy coat and hat of the same ma
terial with pink velvet facing. She
has real lace at her wrists and ermine
furs.
Maybe it is time for first aid to
hurt feelings" thought the boy scout
who stood near, as he said, "Never
mind that French lady; she doesn't
know what it is to be afraid of the
dark. You'll find mamma in the
morning." and the boy scout who was
covered with "merit badges" turned
back to his particular charge You
see, he had picked up an Indian pap
poose as he came through the wood,
and there she hung in her funny bark
cradle on his arm-little Owaissa, the
bluebird.
Meanwhile Emil and Katrina Kru-
sen, who didn't understand English
very well, kept to themselves and
spoke in German. They We're, many
people thought, the prettiest dolls IN
the shop. (You should have seen the
Partisan shrug her aristocratic Shout
ders, when she overheard that re-
markD That was because the first
member of the Krusen family was
made by an artist who wanted her
own little girls doll to look like real
child. So she painted the face in what
painters call "flesh tints", and saw to
it that there was pleasant expression
on it. Katrina looks troubled in the
picture, but that is because she is a
little homesick for the kind of Christ
mas they have in Germany. She says,
"Ach! Emil? | want to be in the lit
tie house where the Christmas tree
stands in the window. 1t has all its
candles lighted tonight and the shade
is pulled back. want to sing carols
and go to church tomorrow morning,
and have goose for dinner and play
games"
when is doll not a DOLL" broke
in the Jester, over to the left, who
never would let anybody be sad if he
could help it. when it's a doldrum!"
"Or dolphin" squeaked the Campbell
Kid; "Or DOLLAR" put in DaddyLong-
legs, who was standing in the back
ground.
Cheap wit" remarked the college
girl dressed in rose and gray in honor
OF Vassar, who stood behind the clowd.
when it's dolicho podiae or dolomite.
These" she explained grandly, "mean
insects or stones, speaking in popular
language, such as you can underst-"
Hello, are you ready" 1t was the
voice of the photographer. "I've come
for your pictures. Look pleasant,
now!"
And they did And so did Santa
Claus, who had been listening all the
time in the background Chicago
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