Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1891 — Her Bargain. [ARTICLE]

Her Bargain.

The following true story is tol& in the “Journal of Emily Shore.” It illustrates the truth that if one really desires an article, the most sensible way is to purchase it as soon as an opportunity occurs. A little girl near us was one day playing before the house, when a woman appeared and begged a few pence. She had a baby in her arms, and the child was so delighted with the little thing that she asked the woman if she would sell it to her. “What will you give for it, miss?” was the counter question. “Half a crown.” “ Very well,” said the woman. ''Let’s see the money.” It was produced, and the sale made. The little girl took the baby, carried it upstairs and laid it on her bed, and after she had fondled it “enough for once,” scampered downstairs, calling to her mother: “Mamma, mamma! I’ve got a live doll! I always wanted one, and now I’ve got it.” The baby was found, and the story frankly told, but though the beggar woman was sought all over the town, no trace of her could be discovered. Meanwhile the baby’s little “owner” begged so hard that it should be kept that the parents yielded, and the living doll became a household blessing.