Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-12-06
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and talk to each other through
| the pickets.
| Jessie and Alice had set of
paper dolls which they had brought |
with them from the city. They |
were beautiful dolls, with dresses
and hats which could be taken off
and put ON.
One dress made the doll look
like am EngltbhI girl holding
flag, and another like AN Irish
girl, and the Irish girl had the
cunmingest fat pig under her arm.
All the dolls which Gertrude and
Fanny had were cut from maya
zines and the little girls had
made them dresses of tissue paper, |
and gold lace from a raisin box
!, which the grocer had given them.
Gertrude and Fanny had lots OF
fun making clothes for tllrl1 dolls.
but they thought they had never
seen paper dolls SO lovely as those
| from tie city, and they longed for
something that should be as w,on-
derfal as they We're.
Jessie and Alice always have
nicer things than we do said
Gertrude.
Il wish, said Fannie, that we
could have something that would
make them just open their eyes,
n,,o ,l,,, 0orf,r,,dn onJ N,o,7i a
received a letter from cousin
They put their heads close tor
gether as they read it. When they
had finished it they clapped their
hands and laughed.
Just the thing, exclaimed Ger
! trude. "Now we will have some
thiag to show Jessie and Alice,
: and won't they wonder about it.
, LET us go down to the marshy
fisld and gather some violets, g
4 said Fanny.
So they set out to find some
flowers, which they found in abund-
ance ia the meadow. But they did
. not stay long, and as soon as
they had gathered bunch of
o wolets they hurried home, for
they were anxious to try the ex-
: pertinent.
sorn after they ran out to the
picket fence and called Jessie and
Alice. ;.
Wouldn't you like bunch. of
g yiolets," asked Gertrude, handing
violetA" asked ,Gertrude, handing
$ few, through the fence.
why, yer," answered Jessie i'm a
omewhas surprised tone, and then
she stopped i'm greater SUIT
!. prise, fer the blossoms which
Gertrude handed to her were .
- beautiful shade of green.
Why, she exclaimed, I never
saw green violetts before. Whert
a did you get them."
ooh, out in the meadow" AN
at sw cred Flai ME, as if green violet
were matter of course, and befor
ID Jes de and Alice could ask AN.
more questions they turned ANA
han back to the house.
- In the afternoon they arpeare,
at the fence again, and this tim
: Fannie gave Jessie and Alice eacl
cluster of lilac blossoms, whicl
~ were shaded from the usual pun
pie near the stem to a delicat
green at the tip. and Gertrud
gave them each spray of yelloN
lilies Of the valley.
ty please do tell us where you fiji
"a them," coaNed Jessie and Alies
he but Gertrude only answered, 20
ed that's q secret
he SIS It 1t nice. said Gertrude whe
he they had returned to the hous.
nd ..to nave something for Jessie ail
at Alice to wonder abeut.
= When they went back to the fen
Alec and Jessie were there. "W
= will let yoa keep our paper dol
all day if you'll tell us where yo
find the flowers, they said
= do u uuo anu f"Hu'ae Aoohou Inv
eaeh others eyes moment, AL
nodded, then they turned and az
swered. "All right"
The paper dolls were brought al
as they were haEded throuahl I'll
fence Gertrude said, I'VE jul
dip the blossoms i'm ammonia. Yo
cgrI see the color change Or
cousin wrote about it and W
thought it wroald' be great fua.''
Gertrude and Fannie had Low
ly time playing with the dol
willie Jesia and Alice changed I'll
hue and made rare blossoms
all the different kinds of Flowe