I remember just how it was that da

the first hint of spring floated across the rive

mixing with the coal smoke from the factorie

As I turned the corner on my way to wor

and came to the toy stor

I thought of the collection of toys in the dusty windo

and I remembered the approaching birthday of a small niece of min

to whom I was in the habit of sending modest gift

Therefore,I stopped and examined the window

to see if there might be anything appropriat

and looked at the confusing collection of unattractive objec

-a red toy fire engin

some lead soldier

cheap baseball

bottles of ink and pen

And thus it was that my ey

finally came to rest upon the doll in one corne

a doll with the strangest ,

most charming expression on her face