Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-11
OUR BOYS
and. GIRLS
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DOLlY'S BONNET

Lit'le year old Patsy Freeze was
ehehted with her new sumner hat.
was IN the shape of peach basllc;
timlned on the outside with red ripe
herries.
Patsy thought It was Just too pretty
r anything, and now her greatest
FtSre was TO have one for her bes,
oily Just like It.
one could not afford to 20 10 a nil
her' II was rs much "a her mamma
ould do to buy pretty hats for her
Tile girls without bothcring to see
nat The dolls had becoming headgear
But Patsy was possessed with 4 Ter.
lie brain and she began thinking. She
imagined Just how she wanted the hat
look and then she went to work
0 try TO set it,
She had ',itle round willow baskc,
nat she had received sugar eggs in
lst Easter.
she turned II over dolly's head and
ound that 1t just fitted her She then
'roke off the handle, lined tie basket
WIN some old pink silk. and then,
where We're the cherries TO trim IL
Vlth' That was the question.
Patsy could think Of nothing else
nan the little pie cherry tree out an
he yard bearing its first fruit. She
Knew her mamma set much store By /.
lut then she wanted cherries to friiG
ne dolls hat, and where else could
he get them? SO the naughty little
|drl picked every cherry on the tree
|Ind put them in row around her
lolly's hat.
Now, Dolly. you're just as tyli,h
rs any one" she said, holding the don
md new hat away from her TO inspect
L.
She was so pleased with the effect
hat she wanted to show fhe doll TO
everyone, but she did not dare TO show
I to her mother, so She went upstairs
put on her own best hat, and then,
With dolly in her arms, she sauntelcd /.
VI III IOI Il walk.
The first one she met was one of .
Ter little schoolmates.
"Ho!' she cried. Il think I'd wash /
ny face and put on a clean dress be.
ore Id wear my best hat"
Now this wasn't what Patsy wanted .
he little girl to say at all.
But there came some boys, and one
4 them she knew. Thief certainly
you'd admire the new sukmer hats
'Ho look at the mother and dauph
er-twins dressed just alike" crie1 !
ut Jim Band And Patsy was so de-
ghted that she laughed all over her
ace: but the next moment all her
miles were turned into tears, for one
( the boys cried out: Jimmy crick-
Is. them's real caerslea on Il NJ doll
aby's hat. Let's eat 'em." and without
1other word he snatchcd doilys beau.
IN hat from her head and began
ating the cherries a. rayenously as
hough he had never eaten one in h.,
fe before.
This nearly broke ratsy'5 hoart end
18th screams OF indignation she has
encd back to her home ard threw
erself into hcr mothers arms: bat
er mother didn't seem to worry -
he did sometimes whom Patsy was
/ trouble, for she said real Grossly:
Patsy Freeze, what are you DONG
18th your best hat on?"
Been out wall;in' and Jimiry Cfirk. !
is ate my dolls hat up walled Pat.
y.
It took Patsys mamma some ..ms
} understand the whole story. and
hen she did she said Patsy Free
N surprised that you picked all my
berries without permission Whcncy.
r thing comes dishOnestiv. it 2!
lost always disappears in The sam.
ay. You have been "A very Haught,
lrl. You must now take your bath
nd 90 10 bed for two hours. Perhaps
ext time YOU will be more careful
bout taking things without askinG
N them"