Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 January 1917 — Mother’s Doll Story [ARTICLE]

Mother’s Doll Story

A Missing Tooth

Once upon a time a beautiful china doll lived next door to a boy rag doll by the name of Charlie. Her own name was Alberti and she had the' blackest hair and blue eyes. Outdoors it was snowing. So Charlie thought it would be great fun to go snowballing. “Come on out in the yard and make some snowballs I" Charlie called across to his neighbor. “Wait till I get on my leggings!” Alberta called back. So she put on her warm leggings and fur coat. She pulled a wool cap down over her china ears and got her red mittens. And out into a snowbank she jumped to play with Charlie. They would have had a lovely time if a big boy doll from the next street had not jumped over the fence and invited Charlie to play with him. “Let’s build a snow fort!" he shouted right in Alberta’s ear. I So she had to stand one side While the boy dolls built a fort. When it was finished' they began to see who could hold the fort. The very first snowball the big boy doll from the next street threw struck Alberta, right in the mouth and knocked out one of her china teeth. JSo instead of having fun she had to go to'the dentist.