The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-11-16
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MISS MUSLIN DECIUES TO SPEND
TIA VA SGIFING At THE FARM

Has anyone told you Il don't think that / did
What 1t was that, the very last moment, decided
Miss Muslin to stay in the country all through
The month of November and Decembe too?
lis a most painful story; indeed, there is none
vi her many misfortunes' so sad as this one
Which | feel sure would never have happened at
But for Master Miltiades Peterkin Paul.
" Now'-that promising youth one day said" if.
my dear,
You will stay at the farm till THANKSGIVING this
It is possible you too may see the strange sight
That appeared to myself on last Thanksgiving
night,
| shan't tell you thing more about it." said he,
But strongly suspect that, between you and me.
Though he vowed up and down he'd not say one
Twas the Ghost Of the Turkey to,which he re-
ferred.
But be that as it may at least quite certain is it
Miss Muslin decided to lengthen her visit;
And when, Thanksgiving night, she went up
stairs, instead
Of going, as might be supposed straight to bed
She sat up, IN her room, till each one in the
Was sleeping and all was as still as mouse
Then stole quietly down Gt was now near
Bent on following the advice that her cousin had
given.
ITO see this strange wonder"-the latter had
" You mus, creep slyly down, just before going
to bed.
And eat All there is that is left on the platter
OF the Thanksgiving dinnerl Indeed, it's no
matter
If you eat some pie also, and maybe few
OF cold boiled potatoesiand plum dumpings too:
then go straight up to bed, and give you fair
warning
You will see some astonishing things before
morning.
So little Miss Muslin Gas already said,
turning over tins doubtful advice in her head,
Crept down to the pantry. But when she got
there.
She found that, although she climbed into 2.
chair
And stood upon tiptoe, yet even then each
Vi the things that she wanted was just out of
" Dear me! will have to sit down. Tn afraid.
And wait till grOW few inches she said.
But she soon, with sudden resolve, pushed her
hair back
And impatiently planting her foot on the chair
back,
BY taking firm hold of the edge of the shelf.
She with great difficulty at length raised herself
High enough to get hold of the platter-when,
(How, it happened, exactly, I'm sure l don't
The shelf it gave way and she felt herself fall
ing,
And the next instant, there, on the floor she was
While saucers, plates, kettles, pies, turkey and
platter
Fell thicklY around her with horrible clatter
Did it hurt her? o, no; but think she'd been
glad
If, instead of what really did happen, it had.
OF course such noise could not fail to arouse
The people who slept IN that part of the house.
1t was Grandmother Gray first appeared with a
light
And found the poor child in terrible plight
For it happened pail Of nsOtGSSeS that stood
On the shelf had come down in a regular food
On the head of Miss Muslin of Quintillion
Square
And quite saturated her beautiful hair
Alas, poor Miss Muslin! Again and again
They brushed and they soaked it-but always in
vain,
Till at length, not without protestations and
tears
On her part, her grandmother brought out the
shears
And cW her hair close leaving not one stray curl
To show whether she was boy or a girl!
Now some one has told you please don't say that
did
What it was at the very last moment decided
Miss Muslin to stay in the country all through
The month of November and December too.
John BrOW0jOhH, in Vide AJCdke for N0reDlber