Dotty Dimple Out West

nce as a young lady travelling almost all alone by herself; and then it occurred to

en I'll talk to her all about my travelling out West. But I needn't tell her h

yphus" made her hand unsteady; the pitcher came suddenly against the edge of the bowl, whereupon its nose

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me to spend i

to her toilet: "he'll have to go and pay the man that keeps house; and then I'm afraid he'll

ng. She could not hide the accident and be happy. When she mentione

y didn't break a pitcher or lose a pa

ildren might infer that carelessness is just as sinful as falsehood and ill temp

you did right to tell me. Give me yo

iptoe for a flight." He seemed very fond of quoting poetry; and nothing could have been more p

had been yesterday; boys with tea-kettles of ice-water, boys with baskets of fruit and loz

en obliged to give it up because there were so many stepping off at every statio

on she repeated th

ere'd be anybody left

so much of the world that she felt fairly worn

,-I never knew,-ther

carefully. You may skip it if you like; but the major said it was exquisite, and

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ith a little adventure I will tell you about it; and that wi

while she was waiting for her papa, Major Lazelle held her on his knee. Mr. Parlin was writing letters, and did not listen to the conv

d I didn't have a real brother; for if he had been,

le girls are nicer

sir; do

there could be n

r Lazelle, "such as can ride a whole

that she deserved it, for she had kept her

g with an admiring smile at the graceful little girl seated on his knee. "You tell me you have never been

flected

hy, they are made to play, 'cause they

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'old mustache' as I. So little girls are made to play?

and thither, sometimes hitting her companion's thumb, sometimes his little finger. Major Lazelle laughed, and then she la

it had set them both in great glee. If t

oom, playing a game of romps, "if you do catch m

a little annoyed, for the floor was s

he, though he knew very well the m

n up both hands to clutch at his hair. She meant to give it one desperate pulling; she di

e usual time, and fallen asleep, then this would have been

if she meant to draw them out by the roots, out they came! Yes, entirely out! And more th

, and just for play had slyly unfastened

face amused him vastly; but he did

bald head as if it were just ready to bleed.

eet as brown and wavy as ever it was. Dotty look

lost the power of speec

! I didn't know your

s mouth; but at this he could no longer restrain him

R'S JOKE

he put her hand to her own head, to make sure it

is, and how it is fastened to the head. Dotty understood it

think it strange to see me bald; but I have had two dreadf

see Major Lazelle replace his wi

Pussy, and let me tell

alking the floor with the air of an in

u don't mean to be angry

thank

say. She was wise enough to k

ght Major Lazelle; "I did not

e little girl was struggling just then to control

g for taking a joke so seriously.

lyphus s'posed! I don't like it, papa, when I can travel so well;

a little afraid of her, however. He did not enjoy playing with her as he had enjo

o delightful as it might have been if she had only laughed with good

from the pleasant man with a wig. Then they went on, "shooting under arches, rambling over bridge