Still Educational
The person of the house, doll’s dressmaker and manufacturer of ornamental pincushions and pen-wipers, sat in her quaint little low armchair, singing in the dark, until Lizzie came back. The person of the house had attained that dignity while yet of very tender years indeed, through being the only trustworthy person in the house.
“Well Lizzie-Mizzie-Wizzie,” said she, breaking off in her song, “what’s the news out of doors?”
“What’s the news indoors?” returned Lizzie, playfully smoothing the bright long fair hair which grew very luxuriant and beautiful on the head of the doll’s dressmaker.
“Let me see, said the blind man. Why the last news is, that I don’t mean to marry your brother.”
“No?”