Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-03-03

g And while they gazing I'll whisper to you
The way to the shining shore:
The balloon viii hold two; we both will 90
And never come back any more
MRS. MACGARRET'S TEA.PARTY
Mrs. MacGarret was an Attic cat, and
lived in the garret, but Mrs. O'Cellary lived
in the cellar Mrs. MacGarret had three
children, and Mrs. O'Cellary had three
children. Mr.. MacGarret had gone away,
and so had Mr.. OCellary. Mrs MacGar-
ret's children were all of age, and Mrs.
O'Cellary's were all Of age. The MacGar-
ret children were named Spotty MacGarret
and Tabby Macgarret and Tilly MacGarret.
The OCellary children were named, the
first, Dinah O'Cellary, after its mother; the
second. Thomas O'Cellary, after its father;
and the third, Bengal Tiger o 'Cellary, after
one of their grand relations.
One day Mrs. Garret said to her children:
my dears. have decided to have com
pany this afternoon. / shall invite Mrs.
O'Cellery and her family. Behave well or
you will be punished. At supper eat the
poorest, and give the best to the company.
Be very quiet, and never interrupt That
you may look your very best, 1 shall put
up your tails in curl papers. Now don't
cry if l pull some. And they shut their
mouths tight, and never uttered a sound.
Good children said MacGarret sNow
you may 60 down and invite the company.
"What, in curl papers y cried Spotty.
20. not in curl papers r cried Tabby.
"You can't mean in curl-papers !" cried
lilly.
"There's no telling who might see u.s."
said Spotty. Perhaps the Gray Squirrel
peeping out Of his cage; l should be so NOR
tilted"
"Or the Parrot" said Tabby. And so
should l."
"Or the new Lap dog" said lilly. "And
so should l."
True" said their mother. "You can't 90
in curl-papers. I'll step down myself"
But we're afraid to stay alone" cried
Spotty and Tabby and Tilly. Dent go !"
Don't go r. "Dont 60 = And each held
up her forepaw and begged aud prayed and
wept.
"Poor darling !" cried Mrs. MacGarret.
How can 1 leave you? Now, if we we're
but good friends with Mr. Rat, how easily
he could do the errand ! for yonder rat
hole leads TO the cellar straight"
Cant you speak down to her ?" asked
Tabby. 81 think you might speak down"
said Tabhy. do speak down." cried
fifiy.
ITO be sure" said Mrs. MacGarret ''Of
course l can. 'Tis often done in hotels.
What smart children you are y
Then Mrs. MacGarret spoke down and
invited Mrs. O'Cellary and her family to
tea at seven o'clock. And Mrs. O'Cellary
answered up that they would be most
happy.
Quarter before seven the curl papers
were taken out
Charming !" cried Mrs. MacGarrett
"All stand In a row. that / may see.
Charming? Don't move p
At seven o'clock O'Cellary arrived with
all her children, and two young cousins,
a grand occasion, supper was laid out on
black leather trunk, bordered with brass
nails, and nothing could have been more
elegant.
Now this is what Mrs. MacGarret set be-
fore them for supper: first, mouse; second,
scraps; third, Goldfish dried; fourth, squash
in the rind, brought up from the kitchen
in the dead of the night Mrs. MacGarret
lamented that she was out of milk, but
their saucer was licked dry at dinner, and
the milkman lad not been round. But
the company all said they seldom took
milk, and that everything was lovely. The
talk was very entertaining, being mostly
about a little mouse. who would peep ont
of his hole at them, but popped back again
the minute they stirred. They also talked
much of the boy. A new little whip had
been given him, and the whip he used
freely. Travelling through the passages
was really quite unsafe.
1--WE were In great danger coming up, /
assure you." said Mrs. OCellary.
''Very great danger, ma am, said Thomas
''We ran for cur lives, s'am." said Ben
gal T.
"Be not SO forward to speak in older
company" whispered Mrs. OCellary.
After supper aneighbor dropped in from
the next attic, bringing her children, and
there was very merry party. And all
would have gone well, but Tabby Mac
Garret, who did not do the right thing.
This is how it happened:
ALI the mothers sat down on q spinning
wheel, to have . cosey talk, while the
children had great sport with the funny
his hole and wink at them, and when they
all jumped for him he would dodge back
again, and next they knew. his little black
eyes would be pesping out from another
hole. Then they would jump again But
he always popped back Just n time.
''Now do come out little mousey, and
play with us, they said.
20, know you very WELL" said little
mousey. II like this better"
Now Mrs. MacGarret, had given the
children ell that was left at supper, to di-
vide among themselves. They chose one to
divide it, and Tabby MacGarret was the
one chosen, Pretty soon Spotty saw her
clap something under her paw, in very
private way. and guessing that all was not
right, she stepped softly round behind, and
Just bit the end of her tail This made
Tabby lift up her paw. and then-they all
saw She had taken the best piece for her.
self I! !
Such time as there was 80 shame r.
Shame r Shame T. cried Spotty and
Tommy and Dinah. 'And Shame y cried
Bengal Tiger O'Cellary. And they all hiss
ed and sputtered, and Tabby ran down the
garret stairs with all the others after her,
and all the mothers behind. The boy was
standing in the passage with his new whip,
and he snapped il and cracked it and slash
ed it and lashed it, till they were frightea-
ed out of their wits, and scampered to hide
where best they could. But Tabby got the
smartest blew Of them all.
And it was in this way that Mrs. Mac
Carrots tea party was broken up.
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