The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-12-25
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MOu6as sfy'et1t 1881 tosifo :rS =
Who from dite scospsss u. was siteafly
Ds.eIninea on nisahiefi y / ,-liis iothers
or sas q sly lesasas A thia same little
q Che paniy sg t.lha'I4 shsplasus 1 of the
3g.s h0uass IA = nlI in3s' 751si.]
Aha ~ HeAfs saeh .aotssipg that came, was
seg proofs 81 his habits Of picking and
Some lMsSa ah ths, ,slqsss hs'a raise suoh a
q e.. dsAkA7stss -; aSi',Iai.,S a;,
That pnssy would rum to nee what was
the matter; bn lsnsh ,sssr
|But ere she WAS seated all nicely within
The mouse would be of to his hole in a
l.sss minute 'f-s veg s
! 3|Apd .1 out Of his hole he was steelthily
That cold winter Ini night, a''e when he should
hdse been sleeping. a9Nl
Nov, dear little Lizzie had gathered
some nossas,. 20 80"
LOO work and 'Crogses;i ar a:'gn
Much time md much, thought che had
oheeffnlly spent, W.; !" ~,
Her afectionate heart on some kindness
intent, efl ~ tEh mos h-.Is
For Ohriptfnas was coming, and these
were to go,
As Lissis's 1o%a tokens - dear ones, you
kh0W.GcLAE R0R HNt AHE
The gifts wers all ~ finished, 4 and. nearly
The psate meath the moses to harden
,sanaiidsdEy;, sg}sad tEcc IaErtts ~
And her light little heart bounded happy
I, 10 and free. an,,, of33e.,f..
In hope of ithe pleasure that soon was to
Z: be- isJeghCA hns 3rI'n6 fct t.sr
But on that still night, when the ohil-
drenwere sleeping
And the mischieyous mouse from his
covert was pseping,
No0at being near, and no eve to discover.
Away sleroase the floor sped the sly little
Then spying abasket high mp on the bed,
II Will climb up and see what is in itr'
he said. sSDnH 51n9D ,d t.
No sooner twas said. than twas speedily
~ done; st.9,1raII ...'.
"Hurrnhi' said the mouse; ''here is CAPT.
talfuni = HE'
The psste in these moses is surely the
best, c
And the MOSES will make me very fine
nest;
I'll nibble and dnibble till dawning of day,
And then I will haste with my pluuder
away e% "'
I know they will say I deserve to be
beaten,
But tits really bad for this not to be
So into the basket he scrambled with
haste, i1'''T'' 2.' ''
And gnawed off the moss for the sake of
the paste; tFE1H+ d o.4
Not caring nor thinking, the troublesome
elf.
OF any ones pleasure, save only himself.
de nibbled away till the daylight gave
warning
That somebody soon would be up in the
morning; h.
Then. fearing the sight of the cat or her
He hurried away from the scene OF disas-
ter. -tss4 70.
What t. happened s,g.l thereafter it srieves me
And the great disappointment which
Lizzie befeIl,
When fastening down to her treasure
next days
Her late happy spirit was filed with dis
The moses were scattered; the papers
were stained;
No beauty or form to her picture re-
manned.
And sadly she told to each one in the
house,
The mean depredations of the mischiev.
ous mouse.
o mousie, if from your sly nook you
were peeping,
/ When over your mischief the dear child
was weeping,
Perhaps you repented the cause of her
pain,
And wisely resolved not to trespass again.
And Lizzie, be warned by the fate of
your MOSES!
When next you are tempted to make
fancy crosses.
Remember the mouse was in this case
the winner,
And give him no chance for another such
dinner.
Who's that gentleman, my little
man?' was asked Of an urchiD. "That