The diary of a birthday doll . s that think a doll has no feelings? Ha, ha! Oh, Mamma Lu! maybe youthink I had no feelings last Saturday night, when youclapped your hands with delight at Uncle Harrys jolly 12 MONDAY—MY FIRST BATH news, Ive brought a doll for you, Lucy, and thensobbed as soon as you had seen me: Oh—oh—oh—I dont like her! Look what funny eyes shes got!And she cant close them! I dont want a doll thatsnot a sleeper, Uncle Harry, and oh! shes not a bitpretty. 1 have no feelings? I have no feelings? Ifyou had only known how I felt! Lucys mamma (myGrandma Ellis) said, sha
The diary of a birthday doll . s that think a doll has no feelings? Ha, ha! Oh, Mamma Lu! maybe youthink I had no feelings last Saturday night, when youclapped your hands with delight at Uncle Harrys jolly 12 MONDAY—MY FIRST BATH news, Ive brought a doll for you, Lucy, and thensobbed as soon as you had seen me: Oh—oh—oh—I dont like her! Look what funny eyes shes got!And she cant close them! I dont want a doll thatsnot a sleeper, Uncle Harry, and oh! shes not a bitpretty. 1 have no feelings? I have no feelings? Ifyou had only known how I felt! Lucys mamma (myGrandma Ellis) said, sharply, Sh! Lucy, that isnt nice of you. If you talk like that youwill hurt your Uncle Harrys feel-Grandma Ellis is very sweet,but it never struck her that MammaLu was hurting my feelings. Oh!nobody ever thinks of a dollsfeelings! And she has no clothes,Mamma Lucy dont want a dolly thathas no clothes! Thats right, saidUncle Harry, she hasno clothes. I never no-ticed that. Then I tooka peep around the room 13 a. THE DIARY OF A BIRTHDAY DOLL and saw him standing by the fireplace, scratching theback of his neck and looking very red and foolish—even though he is so clever and will be a doctor bynext June. I saw Grandpa Ellis, a very handsomeman, about thirty years old, laughing in a cornerand shaking his finger at Uncle Harry, and GrandmaEllis, a sweet looking woman with golden hairand blue eyes, was holding me on her arm and myMamma Lu on her lap, and saying: Why shes amighty pretty dolly, Lucy. Now dontbe naughty! Go over to Uncle Harryand tell him that it was sweet of himto think of you. Go over, dear, andthank him nicely. And then my dearMamma Lu cuddled her head intoGrandmas neck in just theway Id like to cuddle intomy Mammas round whitelittle neck—sniffed three times(Oh! shes got the cutest littleturned-up nose to sniff with), wentvery, very slowly over to UncleHarry, said: Thank you, UncleHarry. I—I—guess—thanks, UncleHarry, and then she ran very14
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