. The story of live dolls : being an account of how, on a certain June . on tired out and saton the beach to rest and watch thisperformance on natures stage, and, asthe waves tossed the children and dollsout on the sand, they laughed till thetears ran down their cheeks. Some of the dolls were left standingan their heads, others walking abouton their hands, and one poor little dollwas stuck in the sand, with one leg andan arm sticking up in the air. They 91 THE STORY OF LIVE DOLLS helped her out and she ran into thewater again, undaunted at such a slightmishap. At last they came out
. The story of live dolls : being an account of how, on a certain June . on tired out and saton the beach to rest and watch thisperformance on natures stage, and, asthe waves tossed the children and dollsout on the sand, they laughed till thetears ran down their cheeks. Some of the dolls were left standingan their heads, others walking abouton their hands, and one poor little dollwas stuck in the sand, with one leg andan arm sticking up in the air. They 91 THE STORY OF LIVE DOLLS helped her out and she ran into thewater again, undaunted at such a slightmishap. At last they came out breath-less and lay down on the sand to restbefore dressing. They looked so funny, that mammatold them she ought to do with themas did an old lady that she once heardof, who allowed her children to playnear a little stream which ran by theirhome. When they fell in she hungihem on a line and fastened them withclothes-pins, stuck through their was so odd to see them hanging ina row—ten of them! When they were dry she took them in, sprinkled and 92 THE STORY OF LIVE DOLLS. ironed them, and let them loose were hung so low it really didnthurt them, and they thought it greatfun. One day she left themhangingwhile she went to the store, and athunder shower came up. She rushedhome in a panic and, of course, foundthem dripping. She took out the * clothes-pins, shooed them into the THE STORY OF LIVE DOLLS house like a brood of chickens, gavethem each some ginger tea and hustledthem into bed, piling blankets uponthem till they were nearly recovered, of course. And now, said mamma, we mustget dressed and go to dinner. They all had a hearty laugh overthis remarkable tale, and thoughtmamma would have to have a greatmany clothes-pins and a very long lineupon which to hang them. When all were ready they walkedup to the hotel, where the guests wereeagerly waiting for them. They hadseen the telegram which ordered din- 94
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