FOUR OLD TOYS

Taranaki Daily News, 23 December 1932, Page 15

FOUR OLD TOYS

A NEW HOME FOUND. “Shan’t play wiv these toys any more after Christmas,” said Tommy to Dolly as they packed away their playthings m the toybox at bedtime. “Only three more days and Father Christmas will bring us some nice noo ones,” replied Dolly as she threw the poor old Teddy Bear into the box. . The toys were very indignant, ana as soon as the children were asleep that night Teddy Bear scrambled out of the toybox and helped Winnie-the-wax-doll and Percy-the-Policeman to get out also“To think,” said Teddy, “that after aU the fun we’ve given those children, they may be going to bum us now. on. don’t say that,” cried Winnie-the-wax-doll. who knew she’d melt away if she went near a fire. “We’d better seek Police protection,” put in the Golly wog as he suddenly fell out of the toybox. Before Percy-the-Policeman had time to answer, Mummy came into the room with a sack. “How badly the children packed their toys to-night, she said. “They’ve all fallen on to the floor. One by one the toys went into the sack. “I wonder where we are gomg, saiU Wim*ie-the-wax-doll as she tremblingly clung to the Teddy Bear. Christmas morning found the four toys looking out of a pillowcase into a tiny attic, without a carpet on the floor. In the bed by the side of them lay a litle boy and girl whom they had never seen before. “Oh, Jimmy! cried the little girl as she woke suddenly. Look at that lovely Teddy Bear. There s a wax doll, too.” Jimmy scrambled, wonder-eyed, to the pillowcase. Minnie, here’s a Policeman and a Gollywog as well!” “Why, mummy,” cried Jimmy, “you said Santa Clause would forget to come because we were so poor. i aia say so, dear,” replied mummy, with a tear in her eye, “but a kind lady reminded him that you were here. ■The kind lady was Dolly and Tommy s mummy, of course. She knew how happy these four old toys would make poor little Jimmy and Minnie. But she didn guess how much happier the toys would be, because they would be loved So much!