The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-01-02
UNCLE EOLLY.
A NEW YEARS STORY,

"Well declared. here IL is New Years
morning again, and cold as Greenland. tOo,"
said Uncle Jolly. rs he poked his cUItVn night;
cap out OF bed-"irost an inch thick on the
windows. water e. frozen in the pitcher, and
an old bachelor. Heigho! pObeJy 20 give say
PRESENTS to-no little fcest0 oIme batting ap
to my bed to wish me a happy New Year
Miserable piece tf business, Wonder what
ever became of tina, sister OF mine who ran
or with shai poor artists Wish she'd turn IN
someM here with two or three children for
IN 10 love and pet. he gh-hUl lis mis-
era,ble pieee Of bus ness 10 DC an old saehc-
lor."
And Uncle Jolly broke the ice in tie basin
with the lrosi-nip9ed fngers, sud butioned
his dressing gown tightly 30 MS chin; then he
went down stairs, swallowed cup ~ csiiee,
an cgg, and slice of toast Tim he button
ed h,s sVrtout snusl, up over them. and snt
cut the front door iuts The street.
Such 4 crowd IS thsiey' buying New
Year. presents. They toy-shePs we're filled
villa gr.sdpsssnd gftsdmas, ana a1niA sHs
uncles and cousins. a 70 the sh,FkeeF ars.
What with teilues prices, answering forty
questions n a minute, and doing up parcels,
ihey we're ss crazy as a bachelor tending It
cry ing baby.
Uncle Jolly slipped along over the icy pave
ments, and Easliy haltee ia front Of Tina
n one sachs toy-shop. Yoa shoOid hsv> seen
AIS show Window! Beautiful knTish ddiis
nj Eve dollsrs spice. dressed ike Queen
Vice basier, with rach plump i,iiS shoRiders
and arlas that enc longsd 10 pinch EN- and
tea sets, snS dinner sets, csnHirE eHoagh
for fairy ,e keep house With. Tnen, there
were dancing. Jacks and jumping JeDnys,
an "TopsTs," and "Uncis roms' as black
IS the chimney back, with wool made o.! a
FaFeled black stocking. Then there were
little w0rs-bo1es wiki gold thimbles and
bodkins, And scissors IN crimson velvet cases,
and snakes thar squiSmed SO naturally rs 10
make you hop up on the table 10 gei out Of
the wayc end lite innocent looking boxes
containing n little sPry mouse, that jump d
into your face as soon as you raised the I'D,
and music boxes 10 place under your pillows
when yos had drunk too strong cup OF green
tea, aud vinsigrettes that yeU could hold 10
your nose 10 keep yov from fRinlng when
! Tou saw q dandy. OH can tell you that
Mr.. Nonesuch understood keeping toy shop;
there we're plenty OF carriages always in
front of it, plenty Of taper fingers pulling
over his wares, and plenty Of husbands ana
lithers who returned thanks that New Years
1idn't come susTy day
J "D1n't stay here, dear Susy, il It makes yor
cry" said the elder of two little gir'z;
thought you said il would make you happy to
come OUT and IOos at the New Years presents
Though we could n't hare any,"
81 did think So" said Susy; but il makes
me thing OF last New Yesr's, when you and
lay cuddled together in OUT little bed, and
papa, came creeping up in his slippers, think
ing We were asleep, and laid our presents on
the table, aud then kissed us BOTH and said,
God bless the little dsriings!' oh! Katy
all the little girls in that shop have their
pspas with them. / want MY papa" and
I little Susy laid her head on Euiy's shoulder
and sobbed Os { her heart were breakiRg.
Don't, dear Susy,' said Katy, wipug away
her own tears with ner little p.naiore; "don't
( cry--mamma will see how red sour eyes are,
poor, sick, tired Tnamma,--scht cry, Sn-
sy."
'fOh, Katy, can't help IL. See that tell
man with The black whiskcrs, (don't he look
like papal) kissing That little girl. OH Katy"
and Susy's tears flowed aIresh.
Uncle Jolly could MT stand il any longer;
lie rushed into the toy shop, bought an
armlu OF playthings helter-skeher aud ran
alter the two little girls.
"Here, Susyl here, Katy" said he. "here
are some New Years presents from Uncle
Jolly"
"Who is Uncle jolly"
"WeiI, he's uncle TO all the poor little chill
dren who have 10 kind papa"
Nov, where DO you live, little pigeonsl--
got far ~ gO!--toes al! DOT ypur shoes here in
January! Don't Ike il,--my toes aiu't out
my sh0es;-come iu mere, and let's see IL we
can find anything TO cover them. There, now,
Citing them both TO a pair that's something
Ike; it viii puzzle Jack Ffos, to 6nd your
toes now. Cotton clothes ont don't wear
cotton clothes; come in here and get some
WOODEN shawls. Which 90 YOU like best,
red, gre, n, or blue l--piaidsOr stripes heyl
"Mother won't Ike ia Don't talk TO - c;
mothers DON'T g ,ralE scratch pso les
eyes cut Tor being kinl fythsir lite Z ones,
III take care OF that, Little puss Uncle Jo,-
ly's going hrme with you. n ave DO knry
whe heryou we golnny 81 ner or no = I'es
got no dim --yoI shall have aaae too.
Pity il eau have my own~ay-NeU Years
, day, too.
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