Milford chronicle., 1939-01-20
THE CREATIVE URGE
Janet T. Van Osdel

JdnCI Il van OSucl
One Saturday morning, early in
December, Mrs. Macy noticed her
little Mary peeping through the tiny
windows of her bank at the coins it
contained, so she was not surprised
when Mary asked, Mother, may l
| spend the money in my bank?" The
mother and daughter were to go to
town that day.
"If you keep the money in the
bank until the bank is filed it will
open of ITSELF" reminded Mrs. Ma
cey
But l can shake the money out,
Mother! Sometimes l do shake it all
out and put it back in again. May I
shake it out and spend it?
What do you wish to buy?"
"Well-maybe l couldn't tell you
now, Mother, but l shall know when
see it,"
Mary's brown eyes returned her
mothers gaze so earnestly that Mrs.
Macy was convinced. this meant
something rather special to the
child.
Mary had no brothers or sisters,
and there were no children among
tho neighbors with whom she could
play, so Mrs. Macy studied her
daughter rather carefully.
VERY WE'LL" she agreed.
The banks savings totaled thir-
teen cents.
Mrs. Macy had an errand in tine
yard-goods section of a department
store. She decided to get that done.
then take her daughter to the toy
section, where, she supposed, Mary
would wish to spend her money; but
as the salesgirl was wrapping the
Powered chintz Mrs. Macy had Sc
lected, Mary, standing by the Oppo-
site counter, called out eagerly, |
Here it is, Mother! Here is what
wish to buy!" Gently she touched a
length of crimson velvet.
but you haven't enough money to |
buy that, dear!" said Mrs. Macy.
Not even a little piece. Mother?"
Its a dollar and a half yard"
volunteered the salesgirl.
II have thirteen cents" said Mary. /
"That would buy three inches !
this much" replied the girl. indi-
eating the three inches with her
fingers. "And it would run the !
width of the goods-sighteen inches.
That's plenty!" exclaimed Mary.
I'D like to buy it!"'
Arrived at home, Mary ran to a
pile of her mothers magazines and
began looking through them. After
several minutes, she said, This is
what am going to make" and She
showed her mother miniature pin
holder. 1t was in the shape of
wheelbarrow and was covered with
red velvet. Diagrams were given for
making the foundation, cutting the
velvet and putting the pieces to-
gether. The pins were. to be insert
ed between the double pieces of COW
cred cardboard which formed the
sides and wheels.
Mary's mother helped only when
she was called upon, for she well re-
a day when she, scarcely
older than this small daughter, had
felt the urged to make something
She had asked for big
piece of white Gimity from her mo-
theirs piece-bag, and been refused.
So she had taken down one of the
white curtains in her room, and
made herself an apron from it. She
lad been punished, but that punish
nent could not wholly erase the
sense of satisfaction she had always
lad in that apron.
When the red velvet pinholder ,
vas completed, Mary put it away.
,ut on Christmas morning her mo- I
her found it in a little package by
Ter plate at breakfast. After ex-
,ressing her appreciation, Mrs. Ma
.ey placed it on her own dressing
able-and used it! Very often dup
ng the months that followed she |
would find her little daughter in TIL
DOM admiring the gift. I
did you make the pinhOlder on y
'urpose for Mother. Mary?" asked
frs. Macy one day. I
"No," answered Mary. 81 just I
ranted to make it. But wasn't it the
icest Christmas present." u