A little girl came to order a set of furniture for her new baby-house , and seeing two shabby dolls reposing in a fine bed she asked about them . Her mamma spoke German so Minna told how they were found , and showed the old wrapper , saying that they always meant to send the dolls on their way but grew so fond of them they kept putting it off . `` I am going as far as New York very soon and will take them along if you like , for I think little Miss Maria Plum must have been expecting her dolls all this time . Shall I ? '' asked the mamma , as she read the address and saw the dash under `` With care , '' as if the dollies were of great importance to some one . `` Ja , ja , '' answered Minna , glad to oblige a lady who bought two whole sets of their best furniture and paid for it at once . So again the dolls were put in their brown paper cover and sent away with farewell kisses . `` This now is genteel and just suits me , '' said Dora , as they drove along with little Clara to the handsome house where she was staying . `` I have a feeling that she is a spoilt child , and we shall not be as happy with her as with the dear Poppleheimers . We shall see , '' answered Flora , wisely , for Clara had soon tossed the dolls into a corner and was fretting because mamma would not buy her the big horn to blow on . The party started for New York in a day or two , and to the delight of Flo and Do they were left out of the trunks for Clara to play with on the way , her own waxen Blanche Marie Annabel being too delicate to be used . `` Oh my patience , this is worse than tumbling about in a mail-bag , '' groaned Dora , after hours of great suffering , for Clara treated the poor dolls as if they had no feeling . She amused herself with knocking their heads together , shutting them in the window with their poor legs hanging out , swinging them by one arm , and drawing lines with a pencil all over their faces till they looked as if tattooed by savages . Even brave Flora was worn out and longed for rest , finding her only comfort in saying , `` I told you so , '' when Clara banged them about , or dropped them on the dusty floor to be trampled on by passing feet . There they were left , and would have been swept away if a little dog had not found them as the passengers were leaving the car and carried them after his master , trotting soberly along with the bundle in his mouth , for fortunately Clara had put them into the paper before she left them , so they were still together in the trials of the journey . `` Hullo , Jip , what have you got ? '' asked the young man as the little dog jumped up on the carriage seat and laid his load on his master 's knee , panting and wagging his tail as if he had done something to be praised for . `` Dolls , I declare ! What can a bachelor do with the poor things ? Wonder who Maria Plum is ?
Midge will like a look at them before we send them along ; '' and into the young XXXXX 's pocket they went , trembling with fear of the dog , but very grateful for being rescued from destruction .
arm delight heads journey lines man things time window wrapper