Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1854-01-06
IOWA FRIDAY, JANUARY s., 1854.

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plenty Of taper fingers pulling over hi
wares and plenty Of husbands. and father
who re turned thanks that New Years. didn'
come erery day
"Don't stay here, dear susy, il it makes
you cry" said the elder of the two littl!
girls Thought you ssid it would max,
you happy to come out and look at the New
Years presents, though we couldn't hap'
any" Ago'a & : -
az did think so,'' said Susy .but il
makes me think Of last New Years, wher
yoa and Ilay cuddled together in our little
bed, and papa came creeping up in hi
slippers, thinking we were asleep, and laid
our presents on the sabis, kad then kissed
as both, and said, God bless the little dar-
lings!' Oh Katy-all the little girls in
that shop have their. papas with them.
want Ny papa" and little Susy laid her
head on Katy's shoulder and sobbed as il
her heart were breaking. =.
"Don't, dear Susy," said Katy, wiping
away her own tears With her little pinafore I;
lfsdon't cry-mamma will see how red your
eyes are--poor, sick, tired mamma don't
cry, Susy.'' s1c1etsqo1g sa ,Uog Safras
b "Oh! Katy, can't helpit. See that tall
man with black whiskers (don't he look like
papa p kissing that little girl. Oh Katy, -
and Susy's tears fow ed afresh.s I
Uncle Jolly could stand it no longer; he
rushed into the toy shop, bought an armful
of playthings helter-skelter and ran after
the two girls. ui afg41 3sfa Lidisaq
"Here, Susy here Katy % said he; sshere
are some New Years presents from Uncle
Jolly.''bs eiusmaa4s 8 ii sst8i7r !.
"a ".Who is Uncle Jolly?' osst
"Well, he's aucle to all the poor little
children who have no kind papa 'aa
81 Now, where do you live, title pigeons?
got far to go? toes all out your shoes here
in january Don't like it!--my toes amt
out my shoes; come in here, and let's see
if we can find anything to cover them.
There, now, (6tting them both to q pair,
that's something like it; it will puzzle Jack
Frost to find your toes now. Cotton clothes
on? Idon't wear cotton clothes---eome in
here and get some woolen shawls. Which
do you like best, red, green, or bluea-
plaids or stripes, hey ?8' snes d ssa
!" Mother wont like it2 Don't talk to
me - mothers don't generally scratch peo-
ple's eyes out for being kind to their little
ones. Ill take care of that, little puss.
Uncle Jollys going home with you. : How
do know whether you hayeiany dinner or
not?'a I've got adinner--yoS shall haye
dinner too. Pity if 1 cant have my own
way New Years day, too. g.9di taai
q 6 Thai your home? p-h-e-w! Il don't
know about trusting my old bones up those
rickety stairs-old bones are hard to mend;
did you know that % ga ,slo.tss taal
Little Susy opened the door, and Uncle
Jolly walked in! Their mamma turned her
head. then with one wild cry of Joy. threw
her arms aboat his neck, while ,Susy and
Katy stood in the door-way,s uncertain
whether to laugh or cry. .vs4sso7inaa !.
"Come here, come here, e,',Gsaii Uncle
Jolly Isl didn't know l was so near the
truth, this morning, when j called myself
your Uncle Joilsi / didn't KNOWN hat made
my heart leap SO when l saw you there in
the street, Come here, Idsay; don't you
eyer shed another tear--you see ldon't''-
and Jolly tried to smile as he drew his coat
sleeve across his eyes. saas .bua iesidgs
y Wssn'tthat . merry New YEARS. night lin
Uncle Jollys little parlors? Wasn't the FIRE
warm and bright? We're not the tea cakes
nice ? Didn't Uncle Jolly make them cat
till he had frightened their apron strings
Were their toes ever. out of their shoes
again? Did they wear cottoas tshawls in
January?.u Did crnel landlords ever again
make their mamma tremble and cry 2iaom
In the midst of all this plenty, did they
forget "papa ?" No, no Whenever lit.
tie Susy met in the street tall, pripcely
man, with large, black whiskers, she'd look
at Katy and nod her little curly head sor-
rowfully, as much as to say-" Oh, Katy,
! oever, never can forget ny own dsqr papa
|avaElfts5 Wit and wisSeA.naoa bra
xa-Pa,ience is very good, but sperseve-
renee, is much better-while ,he former
stands as q stole under difficulties. the
latter whips them out Of the ring, -
Take company Of boys, chasing
Butterflies. and pu, loag tailed coats on
the boy s., and turn the butterflies into
dollars, and you will have, beautiful
panorama Of the world.
Many persons fancy themselves
friendly, when they are only ofitious.
They counsel, NOT SO much that you
should become wise. as that they should
be recognized az teachers Of wisdom.
Atm high in life. If you don't hi,
the stars. you can land in the mud
Anything 10 better Than stupid insction
Even q m uddy man is worth hal dozen
lazy ones. Ia ros9 lsalb yllsg4gteli D9
/ Is The Cleveland Herald addre sses This
to- old bachelors: i ..lf our M ahsrs tho !,
is " rong for Adam 10 live single whe n
there was not q WOMAN oao eaIthaiiiow
Lcriminally guilty are old bachs lors, with
the, world full Of pretty girlsala4g s4aB
l4os-1IMPoRrAsr 10 BAciiELoRs. ---A soil.
ed shirt collar has ruined many a clever
fellow--snd a careless dropping Of sali.
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