Un-der-stand his faith-ful heart?
That night Edith insisted on taking the old idol to bed with her as of old. Aunt Bell over-heard her talking to it.
“I love you bushels. You are the beautifulest dolly in all the world. And I don’t care if you haven’t dot two arms, and fine clothes, and a parasol. You’ve dot me, and I’ve dot you, and we’ll just do on loving each other. Dat new dolly can sit in the parlor, but you’se my every day chum.”
Edith showed the new dolly to all her friends, but wouldn’t play with it for many days. Like a genuine little woman, she wanted to be loyal to her first love.
IN THE MEADOW.
Little girlie in the meadow,
Do you love to pick the flowers?
Do you love to sing and chatter,
Through the bright and sunny hours?
Pretty maiden in the meadow,