Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-12-28
A NEW YEAR STORY.
Somebody came running upstairs,
singing in loud tone:


singing In loud tone:
"Oh all the world is Jolly.
Oh, all the world is gay,
And every soul Is merry
Upon . New Years day."
"That's Harry" said Madge Brent,
ss she spraug to open her room door.
"Come in, my five feet of happiness, "
she exclaimed, as her brother hesitated
In the doorway.
No wonder he paused q moment. Any
lad of Is would feel somewhat abashed
IN the presence of a pretty girl, a par
ticular friend of his sisters. Beside,
Harry Brent had been shouting through
the house In q most ungentlemanly man
ner, he fancied, although the impro-
priety did not occur to him until he saw
Tennie' IS bright face.
Nothing pleased Msdge more than
Harry's happy, noisy manner, and as to
his mother, she was ever quoting. -.
merry heart doeth good like medicine. !"
The father had died long before Harry
came to be a lad of Eve feet, but the
children always remembered his pleasant
smile as he said: "Make all the good
natured noise you please, but excuse me
from illnatured confusion"
Tennie Tuttle had long since promised
Madge o visit at New Years, and Just
Tor the fun OF the thing Madge had kept
1t . secret from Harry until he bounded
into her presence that morning.
The two girls looked 50 happy and
comfortable In their cozy room, with its
open CRATE and cheerful pictures, Harry
kdecided to accept the invitation to enter.
81 did not bnow you had visitors in
ur sky parlor, or / should not have
entured mp. However. now that 1 am
here, what are the orders for to- day (!
You are not old enough to receive calls.
and mother does not entertain this
year. What viii you do to make the
day a time to be rememberedl'
Harry would be in torture il be
could not quote, " said Madge: laughing,
: from her perch ON low stool.
why don't you go with the fellows
and slAte Z That is the way mos
brothers do" said Tennie. with {
twinkIe of her pretty eyes.
Because, most worthy princess,
'-t4 already passed two mortal hours or
sk4Ses In the society of = the fellows.
and frankly confess my preference fol
my sisters companionship. Iawait you
: orders, Queen Bluff."
n11fy always called Madge Queer
Bluff, from q certain little way O
speaking her mind, as he called Ii, il
a very dignified but straightforward,
manner.
Madge was lively, bright girl, a Lit
tie younger than her brother, but al
ready far beyond him in her studies
Madge studied her lessons conscien
tiously, for the sake of knowledge
Harry gave his just time enough to es
cape rePrimand in the class an,
bring home o respectable report
mother.
Tennie looked up from her sewing
waiting for Madge to reply.
"Well," said Madge, after tappin,
the toe OF her slipper on the carpet
suppose we 60 outside"
"Go outside where 2" asked Harry
IN surprise.
"Outside Of ourselves" said Madge
quietly,
eff 1 am Judge" said Harry, Z" yo7
are outside Ct yourself most of the time
Qneenie, what's up7"
When Harry uttered the last words
both girls clapped their hands and de
manded ten cents fer the " Prophet,
Box" Slang phrases were not allowed
by rule of the household, and ever
offender was obliged to pay fine of te
cents for each offense. This money, N
small portion of which came from Hal
rvs purse, was expended for charitabl
purposes.
Harry tossed a bit Of scrip into hi
sisters lap, and begged her to free he
mind at once or he should becom
bankrupt. 81 e. efff
"I was thinking" said Madg,
thougbtfolly, show nice it would be
we could take the horses and the largei
sleigh, and carry out that poor little fe
low who lad his feet amputated Ia.
summer. His sisters might go, too"
"Capital," said Harry. 81 viii as
mother at once. Mike and 1 will driv,
Queen Bluff and the Princess will er
terrain csn guests, and we will take Oh
poor things into some nice place for
good warm dinner. ] will ask the b
loved at once"
Tennie dropped her dainty embroie
cry on the bed, Madge rolled hers a
neatly in one corner of her work baske
and all three went down the soft, ca
peted stairs to Mrs. Brent's room. Sh
was arranging some gifts on littl
table as they entered, but paused {
once to greet her children. Wei
dears," she said, inquiringly, "what
it7" e- - -
"Nothing, only Queen Bluff has gon
outside of herself, and wants to put Y
out, too" said Harry. Queen Blu
perched herself on one arm of he
mothers chair, Tennie took the othel
and both girls captured hand of tn
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