Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-12-20

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s.Yoo must be very anxious to be
truly s'prised,' remarked msmma.
FIoris saw the point. She sabsided
once. She smiled at mamma with ths:
irst elder-d -un hter emile that hsd dEVer
crosaed the bright chiId+f>ee. =
81 guess shau be truly s'prised' II
we are s'prtsed." she said. with q
funny little Rrimsce. IS she laid her
ne~d on the piilow.
"Now, remember, Il Is to be a truly |
keep sut, warned Afs- Dewey
-You are not 70 enter tie tkitchen AZ
sll-not once sil day Tomorrow
"Why, surely, mamma Dewey. you |
are not to do anything tows'ds II te-
fore break fast, /" reasoned little Katy. !
81 shall At least notice whether l
am oheyed."
YWhstn happen II we don't?', In
qs qgSs,hias'il ny happen theu.p said
mamma. quietly. i
The little voices said no more, and
mamma went down stairs. They
>aid not u single word more.
b. cause the little Daweys we're
80 constructed sthat hal there NOT
been sfaDding command that they
should not spenk after mamma closed
thef door. their Iftile pink ton suesI
woal have fun sslI night: bot they
Isqueexed each others hands very
tightly, and also remained awake
somewhat longer than usual.
Mrs. Dewey stDted next morning 10
zee her daughters seated at their Itssdnr
in that part of the sittiagr0Om furthest
| from the door that opened into the
| hall and thus into thes kitchen. They
never one directly referred te last
nights conversation; but they we're II
ItremeIy civil TO her prs nally, mot
lcharminely civil, obsdient,s and
lthoughtfuI. Indeed, Kstys iittir round
shinpied hesd wou.d tOb0ut into the
Ialms-tnsll every time msmR.x's step
vas heard "Yuu must LET me bring ys,u
can, 'thoat going duio the KITCHEN. ]
mean"
But. to Ksty's disappointment,
mamma wished no assistsnce. F1"ris
offered to &c down town, II mamDa
Ineeded. But mamma wished nothing
that Fioris could do. HO rever. to
their delight, they saw the delivery.
man, when ne came. taking down
lois of orders in his book ''sfcuid il
be. w'eng 10 listenfin 10 the hsll?' KATY
whispered. "Cause ] could hear
Everything she told him, II l was a
mind to-"
Floris told her 1t would be very
wrong.
Tue elder little girl studied, and
played, and sang. and amused her
doll all the morning, and refused 10
Iisiento auy pleasant sound she hearc
from the Kitchen. She shut her little
rose, slso, against u sudden v hiff pt
Righteousness ass0me door Opened. She
even went to the well, and brought
hard water for her room, because the
rain water would have taken her near
| the forbidden regions. 1f-f- rfss
But little Katy was as restless as a
bee. Sne had thousand errandJ
fhu3le b the . hall. When sFi0ris re-
primsnded her. she seid She dhin't
tend togo = near the kitchen door.
Floris OOked out often; but, ut last, the
| little one settled on the hall stairs with
her psips box; and tbs elder sister felt
| at rest.
But even to her 1t finally grew a
long forenoon. Before, ten o'clock she
found herself Infected with the same
trestltassness. Thenthe various sounds
which she heard distracted her, such
busy sounds-she would, ut last, have
gi zen almost anything to know what
was going on out there.
The man;el clock. was just striking
eleven when the hall door unclo- ed,
and Ksty's plump little person
partially appeared ~
..Cesne here, quick! or she'll be back.
TIE found out, Fo'y!"
20, hare yuu-N ny, Katy Dewey"
FlOris overturned the m0sic-stoOl as
Ishe ran. Katy, her head turned listen
ingly toward the kitchen door, bliudly
crowded spoonful Of something into
her mouth.
"Thers! isn't that 'Iicious good? O,
FlOris, such things as have seen out
there!-the box Ot raisins is down ON
the table. and all her extrAch Luoin
bottles. couldn't stay to look mu b;
but, Floris, there's twelve0f the most
beautiful Dince pattie5-O, the mort
Ibeautifuli ali iced, and Merry Christ
mas 10 PING sand, on every one, aud
there's twelve more 10 the irsn ready
to fill-,oasn't that gave you crarsn,cd
with raisIns!'' $500
FIoris's eyes danced. "Ktt Dewey.
Pl bet we're going to have Chris
mas party Of little boys and girlsi
What else was there, do tell ine!"7
40, d'no, there was heaps Of rsissns
and, n1e66e, there was ice cream;"
suddenly remembering Eioris's fond
ness tor that delects bic.
Flofis knew better than that; hui
still G her eyes danced; Suddenly
lthey hesyd the back kitchen door, and,
NJ Ssuddenly, FlOris turied white.
1.-The mipce-spOon, Katy! You've
brousht the mince-spOOnl Mamma,ll
lknowpbaoI 49, <-zz--7s : s-laa'ss;'sl.z44
Katy's little mouth dropped open.
i=s"Quick! She's coming this way!'
Fi0ris spftly got into the sitting
room, 80 did Katy.
> seWhere IL the epOon?" hurriediy
whispered the elder girl.
II stuffed it under the stair carpet,
W here that rod was up."
Tney could hear mamma coming
through the hall. But she came only
part way. After a pause, she return
I'd to the Kitchen.
katy, what il she's found it?''
s..She couldn't" kt7
They stole out into the hall. The
spoon Was goD.!
30, Katy! I'll bet you left II stick.
| ing Out!' said Fi0ris, and burst into
tears. Katy dId the same. With one
accord they ascended the stairs to their
| rOtdm. 40
When, with red yes, s,.hey came down
to dinner, tney SQUAD ,namms ia the
dining room rs placid ss usual. The
kitchen door was wide open. After
dinner FlOris was requested to wipe
the dishes. Her work took her into
every part OF the kitchen domains.
and her red eyes peered about sharply;
but nothing unusual was to be- seen
not one trace of the beautiful patties,
not rsisin-stem, even!
Christmas day came and went.
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