Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-23

Away went the bee, and was soon lost to sight.
Buzz buzz few another, and long before night
The hive was most empty, its inmates all gone.
Except wise few with the queen and drone;
For all that went out on that cold, frosty day,
Were frozen to death or were lost on the way.
And down in the meadow was found on the ice
The poor silly bee that disdained good advice.
Dolly Warden Among the Little Felix's.
1t was done in an instant. You see
Mary Jane Smiths mamma was clean
ing house, and Lulu Bunnells mamma
took the Bazaar. That accounted for it.
Well, how did it happen? Why Mary
Jane Smiths mammals housemaid was
taking down the chintz curtains, and
Just as she let one of them fall to the
floor she saw through the window the
grocer's man, who was cousin of hers,
going through the front area-gate. So
down the ladder she scrambled, and out
of the room she ran before any one
could say "Jaok Robinson" though, to
be sure, nobody wanted to say it just
then. Well, as Mary Jane Smith lifted
an end of the curtain from the floor to
admire its lovely peacocks and splendid
sunhowers, who should come running
in to see her but Lulu Bunnell, whose
mother lived next door and took the
Bazdri
ooh oh oh p cried Lulu wildly as
soon as she saw what Mary Jane held.
"Oh OIL Put it on mer'
Why, Lulu Bunnell, what do you
mean?" exclaimed Mary Jane in great
astonishment.
"Why, put it on me. That's what
mean. OIL it's lovely! Get some pins,
quick. And OIL I've sister Helen's
six-buttoned party gloves right here in
my pocket. She gave them to me this
morning, cause they're mussed. And
oh look at that brush l declare if l
can't have lovely feathers to stick in
my hat! Why, I'll be all the rage.
Where's the pins? Big onesr'
Poor Mary Jane! She was SO puzzled
she could scarcely move, but she
mana ed to cross the room to where
lay paper of pins on the table.
"Good !" cried Lulu in great excite
ment while Mary Jane prepared to obey
orders as well as she could. "Now pin
me up! Oh isn't it too lovely. DOM
be so dumb Don't you know what /
want? Here, hold it up to my back.
Now pin it, Lift it up Catch it up this
way Pin it herel Sling it over here
Now pin here Lovely Hoist it So
Now pin up this bunch Herel I'll
do it Now for the gloves! Hi but
they're beauties! only too big. Give us q
feather or twol 'Twon't hurt the brush
Oh no, not Bit Let's have it. Here
take it up moreno, no, not therein
the skirt Can't help the dragging
Oh splendid Now stand off, and tel
me if I'm all right
Mary Jane did "stand off," and take
an observation. Folding her arms anc
turning her head this way and that, sh'
exclaimed:
"Ohl don't you look stylish You
look like queen. It's perfectly el-e
gantl You look like fancy dres
exactly. What country is it?"
Why, Mary Jane, don't-you-
know about it! It's Dolly Warden
Dear me don't | wish | could Just go S
all day. Wish I was big enough t
dress up stylish. Don't your Mar
Jane didn't answer, for just then tn
housemaid came in.
"Well, l never!" she exclaimed
throwing up her hands.
And she hadn't ever.
But before the summer is over yo
Just see if the housemaid hasn't SUI
Gay OTcSS Ike Lulu DQ
nell's Dolly Varden.-Hearh and HON
AWorm-Peddler.
We know good many boys VIII
would hardly have the courage to /
angle-worm merchants, but so long 8
something must be earned and there
nothing better to do, it is good way I
turn an honest penny. Read this tru
story, told by new nephew:
A gentleman who was returning frol
a trip to the White Mountains la
summer, saw little boy get on the stag
with box which seemed to be file
with earth.
what have you got there, my lit
boy?" he said. Worms" "Worm
What are you going to do with them
"Sell them. Two for cent. tt
fishermen can not get them in tt
lower part of the mountains, and 80
so up the valley, here, dig them, an
bring them down and sell Them
But how do you pay for such lor
stage-ride?" ~ don't pay, l shines.
shines his boots pointing to the drive
$50 you have an occupation besid
peddling worms p
"That is the way | get my living.
have fifteen dollars already laid up, al
it's only the beginning of the season
"You are a smart boy" said tt
gentleman, but is this all you are ev
going to do?"
"No, indeed, sir. go to school, ov
in Vermont, during the winter; p
two dollars week for board" $50 y
have no home then p mo" s.
father?" "No." "No mother ?" IN
nobody. make my own way, and o
of these days am going to college
"To college p g Yes, to one of t
best in the country" Good for t
worm-peddleri He will make his W
through the world, we have no doul
Any boy with such spirit will obta
an education. He is not ashamed
poverty, nor is he afraid of work.
Hearth and Home.
A Japanese Letter-Carrier.
The Japanese do not have the sar