Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-08-22
III.


is teaching me to dance. Uncle 10 helps
her too When I am through NY lesson,
she catches me up and kisses me, and then
uncle 10 kisses me too, right on the same
spot. Isn't that queer?
Cousin Lizzie is going home soon; I'm
sorry SOS uncle 10. heard him tell
him so, and then she stopped to tie my
sleeve ribbon, ard grew very red in the
face about it. That's funny too.
I've got little sister She looks pretty
well for girl I remember when did
not look any better. [ think I'll be good
to her; but she must understand at first
that she must mind her elder brother.
Cousin Lizzie has new bright ring on
her finger; guess uncle 10 gave it to her.
She don't scold when he pulls her curls
now.
Oh! ant I glad I've got a Gamma, for
cousin Lizzie forgets me now sometimes,
and mamma Emeline is SO white and still.
But Gamma don't forget-not she; and she
isn't so taken up with this girl-baby that
she can't remember a fellow who used to
be No. 1. She says my nose is out of
Joint, but it don't feel broken.
I don't want to be ugly, but I do hate
to see the new baby in my place; and l
hear them tell her that she is the dearest
little dot that ever lived.
They used to tell me just SO. And I
don't like to see my dear mamma so very
still, with her eyes shut
".
[ knew it was sorrowful world when [
came, and that is why I cried.
I've tried to-day to wake dear mamma,
and cannot. She will not speak to me,
OR move, or open her bright eyes. She
does not even turn when the baby cries.
Both her little hands are laid upon her
breast, and full Of flowers. And cousin
Lizzie and Gamma are all in black frocks,
and I've black ribbons on. And Bob sits
by her with his head in his hands; and I'M
Gle Jo cries as he stands beside them both :,
and lays his hand on his shoulder and says,
"GQa help you, brother" And all the
while the son is shining in the street, and
the people 60 by as they always do. The
canary might know this was no time to
sing-wben dear mamma will never wake
again.
She held me in her arms last night, and
kissed me, and said, "Good-by, little 10. "
They tell me she has gone to heaven but
it is no comfort to me. [ don't know
where heaven is, nor how to get there.
looked up the stars, but [ liked the shine
of mammals eyes better And [ wanted
her here. | must be good to the baby,
and [ mean to be; whatever happens, I'm
going to stand by that baby.
WALKING A RAFT.
There was fellow once stepped out Of
a door of tavern on the Mississippi, mea-
ming to walk mile up the shore to the
next tavern. Just at the landing there
lay a big raft, one Of the regular old
fashioned whalers-a raft mile long.
Well, the fellow heard the landlord say
the raft was a mile long, and he said to
himself. Il will go forth and see this
great wonder, and let my eyes behold the
timber which the son Of man hath hewn. y
So he got On at the lower end began to
annbulate over the raft in pretty fair time.
But just as he got started the raft started
too, and as he walked up the river it walk
ed down, both going at the same rate
When he got to the end Of the sticks he
found they were near shore and in sight
of tavern; so he landed and walked
straight into the bar-room he'd come out
Of The general sameness Of things took
him little aback, but he looked the land
lord steadily in the face and settled it in
his own way.
publican" said he, care you gifted
with twin brother, who keeps similar
sized tavern, with duplicate wife, COM
porting wood pile, and corresponding cir
Gus bill, mile from here?"
The tavern keeper was fond Of fun, and
said it was just 50.
"And, publican, have you among your
dry goods for the entertainment Of man
and horse any whiskey Of the same size as
that of your brothers?"
The tavern man said that from the ris-
ing of the sun even to the going down Of
the same he had.
Then took the drinks, when the stran-
ger said: Publican, that twin brother o.
yours is fine young mana very fine
man, indeed. But do you know, Pm a.
fraid that he suffers a great deal with the
Chicago diptheria %
"And What's that?" asked the teddy.
sticker.
''Its when the truth settles so firm in 6
man that none Of it ever comes out. Com.
mon doctors, Of the catnip sort, call it ~
in. When I left your brothers confec
tionerv, there was raft at his door which
be swore his life was a mile long. Well
publican, walked that raft from bill tt
tail, from his door to yours. Now, I know
my time; an I'm just as good for myself
as for boss, and better than any man yot
ever did see. always walk mile il
exactly twenty minutes, on good road
and I'll be busted with>an overloaded In
jun gun if I've been more'n ten minutes
coming here, steppen ever tie blamed
logs at that"
| A year or so ago ruitian in New York
in a playful moment cut his mistress
throat from ear to ear, and she died il
great agony. He was arrested, tried, con
demned and will soon he hunr The heau