People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 27-25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1896 — Satisfied. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Satisfied.

A group of pleasant faced children were playing in the sunny corner of a door yard on a bright New Year’s day.

Susie was saying, “Yes, I know my doll is littler than yours, but I do love her so! She’s my own dolly! my own dolly!” And she sung it over and over, cuddling her dolly close. “Yes,” said Lela, “my doll is bigger, but yours is ever so much prettier, for mine is only a cloth dolly, and yours is wax with real hair. I 16ve to look at it, but I’m afraid to touch it for fear it would break. I suppose a dolly that won’t break is best for me. Mamma says I’m pretty hard on a doll.” Roy was looking at Johnny, playing with his jumping jack. Johnny said: “I did want a rocking horse, and I was most sure Santa Claus would bring me one. I thought he’d know I wanted one so much. But this jumping jack is a dandy, though,” and he pulled the string hard. The little figure turned two or three somersaults, and ended by standing on its hep.d. Johnny giggled, and little Roy, looking a trifle sober, said: “Your johnny jumper Is awful nice, and 1 like to see you make him go it. I didn't get anything this year, but I hope times will be a lot better for our house next Christmas, and then I’ll get enough to make it all up. But," said he, smiling now, “I’ve got all my marbles that I had last year, and my top is most as good as new, and I’ll tell you she’s a hummer! Come, Johnny, let’s have a game of marbles.”

THIS JUMPING JACK IS A DANDY.