The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-09-08
THE LITTLE FOLKS.
An Only ChiId's Tea-Party.

An Only Child's Tea-Party.
Described by Juvenile Walt Whitman, in Aun
Judy's Magazinel
When go to tea with the little Smiths, there ar
eight Of them there, but there's only ono
me,
Which makes il not as easy to have fancy tea part
as IL there were two or three.
had tea-party ON my birthday, but Joe Smiti
says IL can't have been a regular one,
Because 10 tea-party with only one tea-cup and
no teapot, sugar-basin, cream-jug. or slop
basin, he never heard of such thing under
the sun.
But 1t was very big tea-cup and quite full of milk
There wasn't anybody there who could really drink
milk-and-water except Towser and me; .
The dolls can only pretend, and then II washes the
paint off their lips
And what Charles the canary drinks isn't worth
speaking of, for he takes such very small sips:
Joe says a ktchen-chair isn't a table; but it's got
four legs and a top, 80 1t would be 4 the back
wasn't there;
And that does for Charles TO perch on, and have
to put the Prince OF Wales TO lean against
1t, because his legs have no joints to sit on a
chair.
That's the small doll. / call him the prince Of
Wales because he's the eldest son, you see
For I've taken him for my brother, ana he was
mothers doll before was born, so OF course
Towser is my real live brother but don't think
he's old as the Prince of Wales.
He's perfect darling, though he whisks everything
over he comes near, and tell him don't
know lat weshould do If We all had tails.
His hair curls like mine in front, and he's clipped
d
ened, for he's as good as good
And to roaring like a real mensgerie ion
eating people up, don't believe he would If
He has his tea out of the after I've had mine
out Of the cup;
You see I'm sure to leave some for him, but if I
let him begin first he would drink 1t all up.
The big doll Godmamma gave me, this birthday
and the chair she gave me, the year be-
fore,
1 haven't many toys, but take great care of
I them, and every birthday shall have
more and more.)
You've no idea what beautiful doll she is,
and when Ipinch her in the middle she can
squeak. ,t
1t quite frightened Towser. for he didn't know
that any of us but he and 1 and Charles
able to speak
I've taken her for my only sister, for of course
may take anybody if 1 choose
Ave called her Cinderella, because I'm 30 fond of
the story. and because she's got real shoes.
don't feel so lonely there so many of us !;
for, counting Cinderella, there are five
She, and I, and Towser, and Charles, and the
Prince of Wales-and three OF us are really
alive;
And four of can speak, and I'm sure the Prince
of Wales is wonderful for his size;
For his things at least he's only got one thing take
off and on, and, though he's nothing but
An, wood, he's got rea. glass eyes c,o ,,or.
as many of us AZ the Smiths. for five and
three make eight:
shall be seven years old then (as old as JOEY but
don't like TO think too much of 1T, it's so
long to wait.
And after all, 1 don't know that want any more
Of us; think III rather my sister had a
chair
Like mine; and the next year should like COL
lar for Towser, If it wouldn't off his
hair.
And 1t would be very nice If the Prince of Wales
could be dressed like a Field Marshal, for
he's got nothing on his legs;
And Cinderellas beautifully dressed, and Towser
looks quite as If he'd got a fur coat on when he
begs.
says it's perfectly absurd, and that can't
take Pomeranian in earnest for my
brother:
But don't think he really and truly knows how
much Towser and love each other.
didn't like his saying, "Wel. there's one thing
about your lot-you can always have your
way"
nd then he says, " You can't possibly have fun
with four people when you have to pretend
what they say."
But whatever he says, don't believe shall ever
enjoy tea-party more than the one that we
had on that day.