The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-06
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mia Marian in Misehief.

MUI SOlGtH NAl' hue. "o'e thOso
.,lrnmner days in the Austrian CAPT.
nl and what sights we saw, anil what
,I,entures we had, and how lovely Ma.
ri,n grew in the bracing air, and how we
loved her more and more as the weeks
vent on Well-nO-we didn't mind her
m,chiel very much because, you see, she
never man, to be nlisChievous, and that
makes all the difference in the world.
Sbr generally thought she was doing
risht-and her little prAnks were most
1lEays mere errors Of judgment.
She would never have cut oil IIarrys
long hair, but that she thought it would
). more becoming and comfortable short.
She would never have pinned red stripes
to the shoulders otmy dress.coat-whiCh |
wore to a court-reception, and wasn't
avare theywerc there until \ fellow.Count.
ryman asked me il they were q pair Of
Young shoulder-straps, And I'm sure she
didn't mean any harm when abe put a box
Of toilet-powder into the hat Of a diatin-
pui.hed United States officer who came to
call on us, and he, poor man, who was
po,hing il not dignilie,i, and not much IL
he was, felt very angry when his red face
and bald head and black coat received a
white shower. We we're very much NOR.
titled a. this, and Aunt Elmer looked very
severe and said:
"Maran--Marian, why did you do it
it wn very naughty and thoughtless ~
and the little lady replied that she had
oaIy hidden il there for moment from
Harry, and forgotten to take it Out-and
she continued
at didn't hurt him bit, and it wasn't
hlli a. bad as Harry did-fur he stirred
Up our mucilage pot with the old gentle
mans umbrella.handle, and didn't wipe
it Of again. Harry was Just going 10
wipe it OF. when he came out Of the par
lof 30 mad about the powder.box, and
.eitei his umbrella right out of IIarry's
hands, before We could tell him-and %,
nv didn't it stick 10 his gloves.
Aunt Elinor grosned, and no wonder.
And l, | looked very stern, and said j:
Children, I'm surprised, when you know
Icharged you to be especially good while
lbs, gentleman WAS here"
"Well," said Marian, beginning to cry,
"Ee tried to be good, and went down into
the courtyard 10 keep out Of mischief,
and bis carriage was there, and We
Vould have staid there till he came
down, only the pins gave out"
"Piu-What do you mean ~ asked
Aunt Eliuor.
"Oh, We had paper Of pins, and we
stack them all in the carriage.cushions,
and spelt words with the heads; we wrote
old boy with pin.hesds way across the
iront seat, and it looked so well We
left it for him to see
Aunt Elinor groaued again.
And We made cat on the back seat,
and then Harry made a fence all round
her to keep her ina lovely fence! We
lifted up the linen cover OF the seat, and
stuck the pins point upwaris-and do
LOpe he noticed it before lie sat down.
didn't wait to hear more, but seized
my hat and hurried of to the gentIeman's
house-and found him looking very
au'hed and angry, and "a il he might be
just on the point Of striking our names
Of his viSiting.list. | did the best
could With an apology, but the old gentle.
sion. and aid -
ali. outrageous air outragaous 7
shall notbe Aria 10 it,lown With rom
Iort far weekp
| told Marian and Harry what he
said, and both children looked verysOrry
how 10 nerd The ininrv for when few
DAYS after ven, ~ search ior NV coN,t
plss,er ca.e Marian looked vnii,y and
sid. very beseechingly:-
w ,; va" - Se"' Ii W we" WIN s'''tl
GOlOS0m Trro,ne5 and forlliko
tearips nv hair
"DoR't iecI so badly dear Uoclo VIII
tSas a yery nice notsGI have a conv ~
il bere;r and shc nrolpceJ a ls,,sr ib,,
read a follows
Dear Gsneral. We ara vary ,or,v
that YOU hnrt you when Won a., down
We send Won some cnurt.nI,sts, AMI
hone il viii d. vou 1"oI ~ ,I;JnS,
mean to be optr,iSs and we ao"'l T ,bi"k
iva, much tronSie ior Won to ,s S1t The
order ont ofyour hair because voS Isvs
% little b,ir on i'm Of vonr 5S:S Tu ana T'' !,
viii brush ont Of that little fringe ,T n
The edges easy enough Harry s.VS bs
thinks yorr head ys1y prsttv bsS;3J. \,
look. ina, ILL., ~, Al co. h s" !"
museum 30 ~ "a" :" =
"Dil Won 400 vb,, Lsvr,,o -, ror,
sarrldre snsbin,E.SiIs v "S' I'm oJ !ou
VA, lI;nLinv h..r viii "". 'C "n.,ns y
PIe,se sand tbs mir, b'oi " ,,, O%, - or'sr
set iimsS Wv ''' '4'" ~ Al" "te" you
"Don't van ,b;o,. h.,;,.,,,.,
noteyS y" ''"N '"8' j. P'''E goo"
aY.s Marian !, :. ,.,, 0,o,,,L .t;,
elf bnt von "nnLs ~, "e' smousu Q! IL
Won Ar. ys,v nsrsL %' 70 I I',, uoae u
sithout ,st;," 49, " W. '"e" '"'"sS
"WhaI 40 van s,'Un,,, At, 49,, ,,,;.,.,
said Aunt EIinor bsrI, .S n, s.a"E'
er to cTv or laurb ''A' N"'"'s ""''"'