M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-02-14

lol Hcr OWL. nc moro lncJ cull'
demncd and ridiculed the Book, the
more bent was she Oh having it. On
the very nexr day she went oyer to
see Susan Glenn, and tab to her
about the matter. Susan told her to
write letter to Mr.. l.. A Cooley, in
Philadelphia, inclose her three dollar
hill in it, aud ask him 70 send the
I.ad,'s Book.
I'll do it, said Lilly Martin. And
she asked Susan 10 Jet her have a
sheet of paper and IL pen. The let
ter was soon written aud the money
inclosrd. AS Lilly went home she
,t'.ok the prst.otlice in her way, and
dropped the lci'ef in herself,
What have you IHnght, Lillyl
asked Uncle Jrln. us his nnce came
into the parlor where hc wac Sit
ting. on her return home.
I've subscribed for the Lady's
Book replied Lilly.
why, LiIlyr said Uncle John. in
u tone ui surprise, the thing is moi
worth having. | read in a paper
the other day that it was a mere
Itrifing, mawkish affair, tit only ior
silly glrls 10 read
'lt'll just suit me, then, you know,
uncle, retorted Lilly, smiling.
No, but, dear, even a young girl
like you ought to read what is natu.
raj. sensible, and healthy
Lilly argued her point, but the
odds were against her, for everything
was bold assertion, and she had no
pro ols at hand to set of against them.
In due time Lilly's letter reached
the publisher, who promptly dis patch
ed the magazine. On it's arrival,
there was general expression of
contempt or diSapproyal; but, strange
to say, notwithstanding LiIly's three
dollar bill had procured the Book, "
! it was monopolI2ed first by one and
then by the ether SO entirely that the
day PASSED before she could have il
all 10 herGeil.
This is the precious affair." said
William, taking, almost by force, the
number ont u Lily's hand after she
had torn off the envelope. Let me
see what it looks like. Lady'G Book
Eunph! Two geese swimming in a
mill pond. Capital design! Or, a
pair Of billing and cooins doves
would have done IS well. flates!
Let lis see what they are like. Lob,
slcr Sauce! La! la! hs! That is
good! Eia! hal First rate! just
look
And William held up the graphic,
bat laushable plate OF cat caught
| by y lobster in attempting to steal u
| fish from the lardcr
All laughed heartily at tho plate,
which pnt them in u better hnmor,
and their heads formed n knot, as the
further embellishments Of the nul;iLer
were examined.
'Deanlilulg ? said Mr.. Martin, as
"Wanlering Lille in the East" WAS
displayed.
'Bcautitul ! said Aunt Edith.
a very [rclty picture SAID viii
liam.
Two pages Of music remarked
The bloih,r, AS he turned leaf.
'Fashi"usn
Aunt Edith shook her head graye
y,
'Isr't that SWEET broke forth Lilly,
unable to rrpr, S. nr admiration.
'Church III the Advent in PhiIa.
dclphia,' said William, reading the
title Of the prxt picture. a fine
did Goihir structure he added, and
really Az embclIiShncpt.'
After the plates, model cottages,
and other embellishments wera ex.
amined, William ielt II very natural
desire to look Il little deeper into the
gingerbread" affair, rs he had called
It, aud without SO much as saying to
Lilly BY your leavu, sister, sat
down in a corner Of tho sofa and waS
soon buried in the numUer. Some.
times he would laugh out involunta.
rily, sometimes pause and lift his
eyes thoughtfully from the page, and
sit in q rnusing attitude for some mo.
ments, and sometimes ejaculate-
First rate!' without being conscious
that he had Listeners.
'What is first rate, Williarnl' asked
Aunt Edith, on one Of these occasions,
who, strangely enough, experienced
IA tidgety desire to get hold Of the at.
tractive looking magazine; and with
difficulty reir.ined from asking Will
liam to read aloud.
tWhy, 'Parson Scrantum's Dona.
ton Party" replied the young man,
laughing aloud.
'What! asked Aunt Edith, with
an irrepreseible smile breaking oyer
her face.
Let me read it for the benefit OF
all. Oh! it is too good = And Viii.
liam read as gravely as he could,
"Annt Magwire's Account OF Parson
Scrantum's Donation Party"