, 1872-12-22
"what ever put such an idea


into your head ~
"Well," he answered hesitating1y, "it's not
to be regular party. you know, but, bu: =
and then the whole scheme came out Like q
bold General, he destroyed the bridge behind
him to cut of his retreat, and then uhfolded to
the delighted little woman his plan Of going ont
into the highways and byways, and gathering in
I'll Tie Little boys md girls, and giving party
to them only
II have 5 big room, bask OF tho store, that /
can clean out and fix up" said he, and maybe
Mrs. Wrinkle will cook dinner for us and
we'll givo ON all tho apples"
"Yes, md candy, and nuts. aud ralsias--"
-. that they can cat, md maybe they get
sick, and that's come comfort, with Kind of
Of despairing effort to bo gloomy.
In short, Miss Szomp was SO pleased with tho
idea, aud nodded hor conmendatlon SO heartily,
and laughed SO pleasantly that tho misanthrop-
ical man fairly forgot his melancholy, caught
some Of her enthusiasm, and rastled away ~
gaily as girl: ..
ssAnd veil hayo Christmas tree. And ii
sha'u't bo like the one at the church at all. Thoro
shall not be one useful thing upon lt,-,nothlng
but toys. There shall not be ono book with
moral upon it,-nothing but Robinson Crusoes.
Our party shall bo different from all others.
There shall not be secondhand coat nor boot,
nor oven O irst-hand milton, given away; not !
not . thing to convey moral lesson"
"Yes, and we Gun get Mr: Paugborn's advice:
They say he's q wonderful hand with children"
broke in Misa Skemp.
WALL. 5es, said u ~; farno", ooaot1n1y, ~
can ges hi9 ADVICE 5nen % ne %tnougns' patonsne1~
"Ies, yes, yes, and Ill run right over and SEQ
Mrs. Winklo, and tell her all about it. cried tho
excited little seamstress. SHOW, don't forget
Mr; farno"l app,es'
"Oh! won't it be grand 7" and the little crea~
ture fairly ran out Of the store and flew across
the street, 30 eager was sae 10 communicate LUG
he"s 70 MS W1iAao. 17.u..,u eaz.t,a .,,,,t
.ran9sd 7lv and ~ raypanaed tha boitlos On hia
a.laueea a,iu 49, ;.I5,it. ~, nnI 49,, o1,J
shelves, walked :1 e1cltealy up and down, ana,
whon young MlAe, tno Ivy mno h smePs Pi1atist hnu
anstea 1he store, ca1e " Pel1u1M nIs ut5neyS
task ne "as a. e. nn xcitad ~ pnsu and fant
U Woaoet " tua 1:e oAa ~; ;.aI 80
Riclon OF lnsaney nttea s ~ ~ E'a
faInow ashea ni1a u 10 ceuio 9s olinS iosot oo5o
and g1rls there tne no1t a1telnoon 70 pa1ty:
But young Nike vas cau.loos yooan Nnlb
appeuation Young was me.ei5 soli I;t.a aad az
70 nl .iGu .x,aa1 thar;fera 49,
~ nonm;tta ad h;mse1f
cotntotteu nal9s9u .>x,,.;,, an, e;,.;,. ~,
AIe you ~ so1n ~ nafo p'a54n "A e1451' AZ
maTon1n ,11' :, s,.E
| Whyi askeo farno".
.Cos, rare, can't otans no ooys' "of sn1s
neither.
MnI not 9aill asaIu tI nt ia,;,,.~.+;o
men, sa1o nLlAe, VIZ stsas , aG9e - ~,
/
some, an the Binsln' AMI 30 oaa he1tnel,L.wo'
could go both at them,-oat lts tne maIcnln
that glts uH. some ola cock rugs . o1n, an =.
| then they march around 3 II "9 wa, "an lot ol
9aolss sna ;s eInre.aad ] his 9ee1inrs upon % that lat
score BY sweeping 1ur1onsly.
| There enan % no Singing, nol Ptayns' HUI
I marching, sald tafno".
Nor readln' IN concert nof-not-nor no'n'
"Nor reading in concert. This is to DO party,
Mike, and You are to do just as you please. You
can make noise, or slng' or oance' or ans1nfns
you Like u:. ~
| "Then," said Hike, oIaeularly, "lt u be DUE
KUN. I'll bring all tho fellers."
Truly the evening WIS heglnn'ag to pc quite
interesting, for hardly LAD Mike gone, pear1ne
his tidings, before in come Mira. Winkle fully as
excited aa Miss oHomp nao oeen' quo plunaseu
dinner as she - had never nefofa re-
an1 grow ~. Viii ~ 10 ~. sti1i +a1hjnr g.
sncn seia'e aonad ~ nao IN n1 ~s1ea 1Ir Bane.
qoor a3ain opoAo'' d." A11 ""'A~@A ILL., '1'o
JUL IT,. ~.
MoM. "rs,a rsa ~ i!ac-;ta To Was a;mnl1
Pamg9oIn mas no1 atnn;S o;afaien man He Hal
eooa, ealn:os, nsusta s5a,.ca ~ 1 o1n abilities
a. W.. tio",,ht {i,st ali nosit;ons in life mere
~ :nousa' LIZ. tnaS ,a - po],i5 81 ;nto snv ot
tonna. @ - ava a4acIu % M to 1eaye no Taste roo He
1ne1 sy eAaI4J - ~ ~ ~ ,nan 5or childran
reauy sno. ~. d.a',r -; avsrv VOID he nttarnd
ana tn1t Lucy aa1, sr7er;sed lid anv one toli
liz, t,as l;s traatnent n ch;ldren was based
n1on n@ Inas isaten l se idea Of their requremonts
ous, 1nNa5oly, ~ MGaa n,e1, hain so 1nnct
ope papetratns nmu than the rest Of manfnd II
Was one o. tes1 PeGM1t r. traat;,ex t3,ern n;ther as
foi1nens 20 ~ No., an3 woman he haf
aat pnn.sS - .1waSa heen babv and knew of onl,
nlnase4 aA"nyn e neer noa,, tx lst;nct;on hein;
InesG wv eSes -, ~ ond "a ba enole to Then
mete.5 one ~ s.s &e,,rati,e bsyona connrehen
e!tnet u =: sl6 ir!ya1 90 onfs s,1cb man ca1
SION, CT u sucn oud Md'o4 randesceyns;ng1v snea!
epeaA. 40. "v s,o,, tha bs.d stTanc
20, VI ,e,st "a, r. .irava Jid H. Vii
poy; .,,ah S .oado tia abr;,kinr~ 1ittie feilo,
az a1i i'i a nta, ittleness and The nensity
1eel hs OWL ~ nati6 tbus 10 ,o aood mon hs nedes
~ IauSoo1nit; oait oa1onisnsncv netrifed ;nara eva1
oer;ng ~ ri stona Then Ittle hearts cried out 70
oreao' , J.. .,,;, =;
Mrs. "lnklo hao oeen oPposoo 10 "7A4us Ill
advice.
"Humph!" J" said she, him know anythn
ehron He ID a0n tx knGw T9os any m anoq
fayorite comparison Of hers, by the way1- He'
IN old fool, ;" and for once Mrs. Wrinkles 5uds