Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-31


RELIEF, how tine we are! We live in pink cot
ton, don't we.s
"Shut up, you impudent Jack knife.s re
sponded the doll, sharply. " You're only ii,
to make a litter and play humble ty peg"
When Johnny heard this, he was on the
point Of Interfering, just as he had SO often
seen grown folks do. He wanted to say:
John, You should not speak SO TO your SIS.
ter; and Susan, are you aware that yoM
conduct is very unisdylikey" But he stopped
himself just In time, aud merely reflected for
second that such squabbling did sound
disgraceful-much worse, la laet, than he
had been accustomed to think. But the mex,
thought banished everything else. For il
occurred TO him that this must be the very
jaek-kniie he had been waiting for 30 long
ever since he snapped the last one 10 Jimmy
Mcbride for brass watch that wouldn't go
he had told Win all about 1t last week, and
VIII had said; "Oh, your old knife wasn't
worth anything. Only one good blade, and
four blader, heyT and he had thought Will
was very heartless TO twit him that way about
Ids bad bargain.
Presently along came the jack knife, talking
very earnestly with memorandum. book
!" say" said the jack-knlfe, Il know YOU
You were in the same stocking, just above
. .s an 80, au July pa.e ~ see' mes
therey couldn't half hear. 1t began when
/ was In the table-draw aud then they
talked about it after was put in the stock.
ing, but the sugar-pums ratified so about my
ears that couldn't tell what was said
"Oh, 1t was so dreadful, you can't imagine y
replied the memorandum book, talking very
fast. You see know all about 1t. WASN'T
in the drawer. Chicken Little had me- She
bought me at The fair with the money out OF
her sayings bank. IL took all the money she
had, ana she hesitaied some, because she
WOULDN'T De able TO get any more presents.
But finally heard her say TO her mother: II
think ia rather give Johnnie the .pret;iest
one can md, and then III have TO kisse every
body else and tell them love them dearly,
but haven't got any money for them this
Tune. won't that do!
AT these words OF the memorandum book
Johnny, had harder work than ever to keep
sun. gaaat SOD caihe up ~ us throat ana
ne squeezed the rug In his arms SO tightly
that anything nut rug would have shrieked
nus Iuss are aeeus'3neS 20 hard usage ana
sle ,e,y iugsso' "ei'' INC nien'ofahdum-
we "so ~" III h w $500
=. ~. 80 Nv INC gnu .a'i'ea ,hs nohe,
s spu 1Drtn:, ai1ei sapper, sne spent nan an
S Spai "a y Sonu nae ;, on my ny ieai
,n.., a' ~ WIN l ioaa PenSn "a very laIs.
r. anu 1870 do ~, ~ 'hAs can iee'
use'' ~ covered tne "hoie page aa.
JON YER
ON HISDE
ARC HICK
INLITEL
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,,, carr;sd w Ill, ,',b, me upso
,,.., hriS my my "oous asne'y SIaspea IN hei
rS', rnu' n,us ilrS .nust her apron "hen
L
NE 49, i,,a. oouia NOV az ABOUT sne trouble
~ h. U.s. o''g'u , net 9eu. oonnhS oegan
hov II ,noros ma trarbIa -, ~ 49, an ~
po5. ~ ni"Nes ue treihoic 10 Lnlnk Oh Deiong.
ny , ~ hini am sue nc VIII tnro" me al
i's 20 90, ne e ! ,,,s,,,,, I,,. /, ..
robnry tort,,nataIv si,t,ant 49, loan" NV,
st.sntin,n '0' "''"oo' "''i any
= rror,,t oa,, o,o, o,,, .f ,,t. in, -.
IA ~ IA ~ ~ " pat,onae VIII VIII. hili'
S eli ~ naN W W Se"' W oeu' swearing H"-
apsbao,m ,ofa ~ tai, tt. IL. A.,
- saa .ne tou u no.,
~, Gn,,I, ~ You innoSont ht tti
sa,nen s Ni"o anu '"e"iii'e +" ho' inc
Perhaps not" said the memorandum
pook, but guess They're GOOD deal alike.
anyhow, aler ne was gone MS iather SAID his
condnct was OUTRAGEOUS, and All his presents
shouio De put away again. lben they al sal
very sun lof minute, ana Nlll SAID "ltii
be pretty rough on Johnny, SIT, And Susan
said rather, ne was very oonging 70 me AT
me ialr .he other gay lie walled on me al
oay, anu rah erTahoe lor me; ana ieel as II 4
OWED MN lheSe slppefs'
:, 10 lnat ms iatner sald' IL 10 TOO bad; II
VIII spoli All our christmas pleasure, know,
Dus thaL Always the way. Inc innocent
must suner WIN the eu,prlIs. oont thlnh
sonhny Is pau ooy' pn. we must not SHRINK
TON , ssug pam IA ofoer 70 cure nun OF ms
ihui,s. WHAT 90 you ssy' my aeaff VIII
go " you, suViee. anu Mfs. cooper sala
very .oW. 4 tnihA you are tight, ana began
Put paea III the drawer oeautnui WofSled
coi ~ W -,
les, salu tne comforter, IN fhumed
,H,e .nao oVerheara inc meniofahauin-
pooh ~ NC was passing yes, ana she maae
me ~ uanip cropping Hars on me-,
"en, .ohtInueu tlle neinofanuuhi'Dooh,
.nou9ht u was all over lof 9onnhh, ana
m ri.., very eofry, thoogn : knew ,hleken
hitue leit aWlulty aoout IL. hei nhgets
usnsheu around me, anu hef breast heayeo,
rs snc SAT on her etooi, eagerly ioohlng
rom one 70 anolner, put suddenly she
rushoa FORWARD Win poth arms outspreau'
anu seooo IN the mlooie oi Inc roollt say