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Show ANA'S DOLL srirkofmrlmwinsri.' ,bonIf h,Ml" mbaU with Ita miliar, of I"1' Micron, tat I can jw ;. ir as III. facts rcltlnj to An. i!cil jo. Itiisnllrrlr tn .m. An s OHM In Uw w tf nlDc,nJ tar promt position. 1 lumn.nl husband, ar a. I wnwyt thsm. If IhaMlalMto tolwVn 3tont.llUItb JaU.wbn bnotjr emit JadzM dfeUi W h 1 lJ-scribal, lJ-scribal, not An. M Ml "tan ihuiirisb w,MrM,r?''r KftlYrlthl!wnknilJti-"omUtiont tar I. ml, nJ W 1 Im f tlj "I" ""'' mrta at lb world irilh Infaatrhaiton. Moncnt. Sta wss but Krenttm. tat mn then MrothM to a certain wnaj Hans who lil placed fclmsrlf with irrocrr-a yonti m rsd bkJ, nrand rJ. and tab f.l m An. tarrlt Ttaj srrr. rery fond cf each cltar and Tf rr Inn to ftch ottar, bnt tier tal j.ro lent souls, nl bad art Men them-.rim them-.rim Mw fact tlul certain sain wait U irrd before they married. It was romfortabl nun, too, not to bo taado br a maid srrrant and n proc r'. clerk In . bnrrri tat, mAoi confided to tar ml Im, "Ven una pfoplr pis mrrM top-lrr, rlht airajrcomw, don cbll Inn, and cm' arm rnncli mows-, It Is betlrr dot dos ople wilt until tie got tLt Jfo on mr contradicted An. or itror to dlwuad tar bun tar piirpw. If , llans twr mU anjthlnir to anjbudj which aerard nnliktlr, for ta woul 1 (It Ions; bonn withont speaking", ren to Ana on bandar .Yenlugs, when ba .! war went to tar bo wm probably tnootmtl In Mi economies Intention. At all erniU IliU bon.it pair of (lerinsn lirrrs Mtrt swermd from their olJct. Ere ry montli tbey rud detest! In taring, tank, sod slowly tta dluif turned l dollars, .nd tb. dolbiri to Mffli,.ndtbOH4(W bacam th intu total of tta in.rrl.iro rtIon very slowly, tome tweetta.rU would tar f.nclrd, tat II.m .nl Ant boMpfl ttalr wnll with .tlenre. For yut fetch finnd.f f trrnooa .w bin .rrlv. .t tb kltctan door of Ana, wrrlct plwo drrweit In bJ taat clothH end wr.rlnir n red jrennlnin bta.win in LU liuttontale, Somelliu ttajr went to church totreUier tand In lund wrro ttajr not tatrothMr n 1 If wf on frlnntl neither Ihn. tour An. wm of' I fended. He tanght tarpnperiof i.n-j permlnt droro And lUckr .ta of Ufff, hta kultte.1 him red wonteil romforters mil Hue tnlttini. Mid fellow wrUtlctt, .nd tometiine. the rel ttalr hjrnn btKik. and uineUinf their tankbook., rejoicing wlten tho raoner K.therrd In terect, nntll at lui thero ratno a d. wtan Ana rnr(leil to her mUtreu ttat tb mnner liJ ten accnmnbited and that tta wedding ai at lutnd. JInnnhllAna'a ctaika had f.Je.1 khd An'a ee wero not ao Uui-, ami httlt pucker were to ta ai-en at tta cor ncraof her mouth, alid cerUIn jiencil llnea crowd tar forehvl, which tad teen ai rmouth Irorrcn tar tatrvttal Jar. ll.ni, too, tad ctancM from a ronud, cnrljr he.de.1 Uijr to a .tockr inn, with a tal 1 !t mi tho top of hi. beivl, and both of them tad lot mndry teeth, which Ihejr wero far too economical to eek to tan reiilaor.1 b a detitltt. titill ttar warn as fowl of nwh other a. errr, and twjt taiipy In tin Ilttla frauu lionie, with small Harden about it, which the Lonvbt and forubtad from their aarlntx llantwasalioprou. Ied a pnrtne rhlp In the pwr, a-oil It sonned as thongli ttalr irol amrtls had looked f.ror.W nnrni thew hnmUa and honeit lorers. Tlielr hoo shono with clcnnllneea. In ttalr llttlo parlor nero tb Irlichtrst carpet, tta wldteet curtains cur-tains and tli most hljhl colored re-llpons re-llpons iJctnres totabooiht, A clock set in a SwIm cotuto of carrod wool ticked away tat ween a Oernuin rhlnA idieptard and shepherdess. Tliers was an mcrttuln In nhlcli tho bankbook wen locked up, an.1 tta tunal uuintar of chairs and a table, aleo an enlanrJ photo-trrsph photo-trrsph of Hans an 1 Ana, hand In hand, taken in ttalr earl cocrtlnj das. Ks. crcd Indeod was this .porlment, but the other rouuu wero jnst as tidy, and for a whlla Ana seeioeil perfectly luippy. Tliero came a time, howm er, wtan she seemed to her lato inl.tress to lave frown part r to ta an lions about soiuo. thin;. Mm tithed, and wtan questioned aiunercd: "Yes, I haya some dronbles," lreesed to is what they were, alio shortly ad tali "Ivalt nowajood Tllo fir do goal lord to send doso Well children., and d.oleetlochlldren.dldnotcomo. And Hans, ta tiIU too. Bnt children did not comn lo tliem. Olio day Hans, having taen, as In dot bound, to tta chnrch fair with hlswlfo cu his arm and bis money In bis pocket, tad tonglit several pntty ant tvefnl things, and Uli n chances In soimthlnu on. Hi tolaUo-h hardly knew what -Wean , tut worm lad, tta lo.tor's suter, had raqtnatol Mm to ilo so, ltin. was oconomlcsl, but to spend money at acbnrch fair was a rtllirlons duty In Ms yes and Ana's. It was tta last day of tho fair, and jutt n ho wu nlwnt to Into the lulldlnir tho paitera iUter louctail him ou the arm and said) "Well, Hans, don t ga wliliout roar doll " "My doll" said Hans. "You drew tta doll," aald th psstoVa Usttr, "f a lud tho lucky muuiber," "All, I taro no children to irire o doll to," said nans, In UI nallTo lanjuagei but :1m went tack to tho toy table and took tta lorrcl that was handed to Mm. ' I will talo it," said Ana. Sta carried it homo In lier anns, say let to Mius ettry now und then: "Tills 1. luavy Iwavy iu a ri il baby, as tarue and suit us It It oro nll," When they naclicd homo alia lljihted a light, ami sitting down began to un. wrap tho folds of niu.lin und lmper, and shorn e lookol )ir,u on of tin most Uauttfnl olijitta tin y ha 1 over iwn It was cna of iln wumli rfnlly Hue Imjiortiid ilolU tint aro rull) mtiri It face was ns awett us u ctarub t. it. waien arms and shoulders had illuip!t Iu tin m. Its flan n lialr turUd about Ita teuiples. It luul Ita fwouf a lltllo ihlld of two jenrs M, and wna us largo ns a baby of sit mouths. When It was tal ) op ita ejn openedi when it was laid upon its back tlioy closed, Ann ttnrwl at it sc leinuly, and suddenly ntternda cry of rapturo. Ilie n Huns, all Hit lime attentive but rinioto, stipiid forward kul Lltit down taaldo Lis wi' u. BSBSSI-UC. tlmMly tonche.1 tlioitoll with 1,, Bn Jf Kl it. ttan, niyUloed,"aaId AnL Ibotayrd, n"; 'Tills Is no inmon doll," said M. wife "TbU Is a doll cliiM Tho di, itorA hss sent it to tis to comjicnsato Then they klwed It. Thut night It Is. tatween them Wlwl (n a shawl. jtA next day tta neighbors wero lutunUhni ly seeing a crudlo cnrrtal Imt, ,,, tatwe, Cnrloslty ledlnj tliem to call th-y foond Ana alttlng In her parlor ewlng and sc ftly rocking tho doll, wh, i, lookeil as thongh allv. Hho wsa lna',1,,!, a nightgown for It. No ono daml to langli aotnehow no ono wanted to laugh for Ana repeated solemnly n Ofrnwri phrase, which enn only ta tri,.AiM Ihns, "It Is by tlra loro t,f (lo.) gtrcn." A cerUIn tnpprstltlons ndmlration snrh as ttay felt whn they looked at bol shrines In tho church on Chrl.tnn, night, iwweese.1 thnn, and An.i played thenwther to tar doll In jieaco. kj,-dresscl kj,-dresscl It aa rli would hat o dresaod tar own baby, held It on her knee, folded l In her arms and tad It kiss Hans on his return horn at night, ami actually in Tcryllttls wLII thero appmrcl In tho entry of tho llttltbonw a irambulator In which Hans an 1 Arm tk tho .Toll to rile every Kunday nflcrnoon esactly as other parenU took their rral la bleu, J nit as qnli tly as tliey Ii.tI carried out their limg e ng.genieut them two grown np children carrlr-1 ou their preteiir of lng parents, and tho nlnedajs' wonder cesid to Inli rest tho neiulibors In tlm sara when tin y tol 1 II to astonish ,J I stranger. AIasI wlio could havo thonqhl that I this cnrlmis play wonld end Iragicallt? Ilutltdll ' I Uno uwndng Ana. dlshevrleil and to 1 tears, ajtsircd at her lain fulitniM.a' houw Ibrwilw choked htr iitteranco. bntatUstliniutrlvrltiMyi Ob, n,Juit greit dmnhlrs grral dnmblesil vorst ilronblm dot can cmuel Oh, ulAdalnl" "Is Haas alckr the UJu.VeO, fearing that eren worm ha 1 happ-ned. lint Ana rvplleili ' IIU heirt Is broko Ilk mlnel Ohl never can m lsn.li any inuro all a Pef The Uly wille.1 fur nn ejplanalum. It cam at U.U 'My baby doll-iny dear, Out given balydoll Isdewlr "Ana. what aro you mylngf A doll cannot die," said her mistress. "My doll tahy Is dead-sh Is killed dead)" sail Ana "ih Is killed deadl 1 tell you liow dot happenc! Last night IJn.ttntdot chill ruin p, mlt on her da littlo nfglitgoan nnd set do cradlo fci di-Ior rrr all vu still, v en comes my gout friend (Ireteheii nnd tar litis, band iiu.l tar Iretl dog, nnd mak koniscolTeson d table, nnd w drinks nn I laughs. I links iiudUr, and Hans links nodlug, but nil do while (Iretctan sayt ' 'Vero Koe dat bad dog? 'Oh,' I m, 'lw pliis-nerer inlniL' "I vMi to lw iillle, but sho sayi " m l.o is tiku d,.t still h ita m,. chief.' "t veil v laugha nnd cat leello cakes nnd drink ccuTr along 1 1 mode go away, nnd slia calls d dg nM ho comes. " 'I like not dot dug's looks,' my friend any, 'He has Mola somcllng If you tare got sonio meat put ava for briak. fast ymi Und It not' " 'Oh, I guess all right,' I uy. Hut d I tl dog Ikk mi ui his uioutli, und alia say l " 'All wrong, I am anro.' "Ho I laugh, unlv all shake hands nn 1 go, nnd yy g. In nnd lock nn, unllsujsi "'.Sow I get my .Ml child, and goes straight nay to last,' und I guca into dot parlor door inlt u candle, iiih I aro my rhtM lying deat und bitten nnd roll n b dot iIuk ou d t llsir, und 1 fulls down und knows nxUlnit," A soon w eta could cinl t Ann n. littU tho sympathising lady went with tar to hfe limtM. Tlwe In tta rrndla Uy a very dead doll Indeed. Tli dug had ruten tho v. at h. ad un 1 amis an 1 chewed the kid body Into tatters. There was uopossi-Ulltyiif uopossi-Ulltyiif rrpstrurrenuiattoii! but after whlla It occurred lo tlw talytosug. gtit a moans of comfort, and aha saldi "Alter awlillo you con buy another doll, Ann, Onaas prttty will cot somo-lldng, somo-lldng, but yon won't grudgo that. 1 will till j on lierr, nnd yon enn drcsa It In tin. mile clothes, and forget all that has tappened At lliew nerds Ilia mourning Ana ceal tar wiU an 1 turned npon her with daubing etc. "liuya dolll I am not a fool!"iuiU she "Von do not dn know dot duo Is Ilka dis tat ono no odrrt Dis wjs by do dear Clod glim to tue, Uvsuu so unicli I waiite.1 a child Xu, my doll ihlld U uea 1, an I do vei rl I goes unter " And from that time to this Ann and Hans hat lw n sod and nnunlllng, and. In their Utile gsrd-n is a Ilttla mound corned wlthiurt and drcoraM as aro tho gravis of Herman chlldnn. Her lie tta tatt.rs of their adored doll. iIryKtlol).llMlitHrt..ldoCoiiipanlon. |
