New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-01
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MY wv YEAR GIFT TO PAPA.

MY wv YEAR GIFT TO PAPA.
Papa W in business down town, but The
}act nate of it / do not know-some
hing in cton, l believe. Before the wal
was th{ {ead of house, and we lived or
tytania bet, and ma says that she could
I've rad in her carriage if she had
tshed. \ papa, somehow, lost both his
ftune anhis business by the war, and
bee then have been content to have q
lat little {tage in the Sixth District, and
be only ctiage We can aspire to is the
Feet car.
We, hover, had managed to be very
lppy in 4 little home, and, although no,
h in thebrld's goods, we're wealthy in.
s5ed in ouSve for each other and in the
,ktual de& to render all around US com.
ktable. seldom visited anybody but
imme4e neighbors, the Markhams,
DO, beingl poor as We were, never put
y to sham\y superior toilets or excited
envy bldulging in theatres or balls.
But last Fing papa's affairs suddenly
peared tolow worse, and he seemed to
IA the mon for the simplest necessaries
nife with p greatest difficulty. Then
next thidwa one day when strange
In came toe house and said that he had
bue to servo writ or something. Papa
b long bversation with him in the
Flor after tch he left, but later in the
y noticedet he was standing at the
tner, and i9ct he coul be seen there
8 a week or RE regularly every day, and
Ter Susan fs that he stayed there all
1ht, too.
Dh it was t1ble to see poor papa the
fning that In came. 1 never thought
It his joviaAce could have worn such
Expression that upon it when he re-
he'd to thelning room, VIII ere we were
hitting him. Ia asked no question, but
r eyes soughis with an interrogating
? D, and her bds shook so while pouring
his coffee + she spilled some on my
pc. My hd appeared as if made Of
q. ] knewjat something awful was
lr, nt to happ@but could not guess what.
uster SusanA 10 never was discreet, had
lex papa vi allied him. He seemed
esoked at theestion, but the dear old
/ could not her a falsehood. "Some
mess affair, lid he, (which annoys me
dElrly." And I Susan began crying and
aging her h$. took her by the arm
led her int} II room, and 1 was very
eetIy with Sushnd told her so.
'A7hen went * to the breakfast table
igntf pacifying IAN, papa was gone, and
sat with h@offee untouc he'd before
silently we\g.
lt1sne, our fu1 IRE has been seized for
SER, and next * We will be houseless
salehDmeless, mild" was all she said,
1ohss ION NJ that shekt repeating "houseless
,g ut's Of mot knouE it was, but at that
as; a -, l appeaito lose all my alarm,
con eðing b me whispered hope,
EY. Aw nothinb brrible in being with
IN II use and me. So I tried to con-
te day oe sale, when saw one
s, 4a her Of dhings sold to strange
mt of Net taken g, my heart came near
""' Mgl and ! than once l should
hslf% upon floor in swoon if it |
haAo\n for tecessity there was to
wat tpst. sat in a corner of the |
sittg b, Witt drop of blood in
his ed whipping eyes, clutching |
conNlA the 4f his chair. He had |
grow yearar during the terrible
veel hs4t passed. Ma and |
Susa nd frctom to room. noticing
no OF Eeari1 thing that was said.
lsat,y, anft my hand upon his
shoulder kne@ he liked to have me
i th ION, endeavored with all
w. ny pwd did his mind from what
was pi1 b}ng q thousand ques-
tons bo ID
"Ho, 70 prd proceed when a
Ma tnaat pet, to collect by law"
ER- "Wht thg Of Fl. fa.r" "Were
ON all tie psb beat the constable, or to
the lndsl , be like. 1t was not
witlthe 3estl etting information
Ma tha l tD he but it kept his
foot thoghts ssy, It that was doing
m hirgood.
Or neyhousdery small one, still
furter uttown entire effects did
g. not6ll oe carl talked hopefully
fpn nexmornng abbusiness prospects
,cc nen fac, md l ftain that We had
littl to loik to esent. Ny hands
;tchd to make aey, and deter
mind to try az Susan, who by
!, thisine had groSand as strong as
. ever talkedit ov& and we decided
to lok for work. tok we did, week
~. after week, but none that We
. couh do People killed labor. and
we we're skilled : that is, skilled
like he girls We different shops j
D6 at work. Goodnfhey made the
sewing machines ID how nimble
, their fingers ver4w I regretted
neve having bectient like them. q
If lad worked q p all the time
had wasted draw batting, could
+
to Sowe could get do, and poor !
. papss earnings VI sufficient to s
L buy Is acrust of b pay that ter f
riblerent He new pay day pass .
now, for he sid u r sale would .
kill loorma. It VI 70 see that old '
n.nsallI ont s'F. Porning. look t