The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-11-05
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What bat, Became Of lhe Pocket yal1 book.

"Haye you any tOy-trtimpe Z" asked
ipld Farmer Campbelf Of The talkative tin
Epeddler whose red cart With its ho ase i
}keeper-teinptihg array Of brooms, mops,
tscrubbitg ,bthshes, pals, tubs etc stood
one sunny spring morning Under the
budding naples before the. farm house
L aLoss Oh 'enl,q qssir red ones, blue ones,
lgreen, yellow and white ones sLsil on 'em
l,shiny ones. Which, will you have ? ~
Amt they ,hansnm now ?" and be jingled
| The attractive banbles before the smiling
old gentleman $ face. i''-s1'f' saiige 1uo-l
sI'p,piek out these two" he said, tax.
ling one in each hand and putting his
hands behind him s'Don't say anything
about them yet to Catherine. Perhaps.
when she settles up for her rags there'n
lhe enough, coming to pay for them -
There, shes coming out with another
lot" - sai''is'',' ~! ma "o}q 9t'i sa1oi
? aWevs been making rugs,o explained
Cathafine, d plump, good looking young
woman OF thirty, running briskly down
the walk with a huge bundle ia her arms,
Fthal's how we happen to have 80 many
}coiored rags to-day" :. shaa saiad zfo
WHere'so another little wad,n cried
Mother Campbell, very much out OF
breath, hurrying along after her daugh.
Rter H"I don't want any 1eavings for
moths to congregate in" ine H{a 2 sH is
s.I declare ms calculated her husband in
Ldismag. 81 declare that is my sleeps
fgray vest. / shan't have rag left to
lput on, and shall be driven TO wearing
nv go.to- -meetin' suit every day."
Catharine had been diving her shining
brown head and plump shoulders into
1.-The cart, bringing to light sundry pans,
cups, measures and skimmers, while the
artful peddler had beguiled the mother
! into purchasing pair of sparkling glass
/ pitchers, AS the accounts were being
I balanced the old gentleman laughingly
held upathe blue and the green trnmpets
1 to be enumerated, while from a branch
OF, the tree above their heads the tame
! crow, Jetty,l laughed, "Ha, ha, ha," to
call their attention to the red trumpet
4 which be had stolen from the cart y r
] "Father, You don't want that trumpet
more n the crow doest Come down With
THAT, you black rogue" scolded Catha-
rine {" ;" - 9@H5isq ~ eiga7sd . .
NJ promised the twins when 4 was up
Ito, Dolly Jones to have q tootmaker on
hand for each Of them when they came
down In May" said The old nah deci.
iIdedly. ssand grandpa mustn't break his
word to, the little fellows.'s afsdj ss1iDpa
1, a"Those boys are too old for .rum4
1 pets,s'. put in Mrs. 'CampbefIS H"They'n
drive me distracted With ltheIro noise. y
sasf hope they'll never be too old to en-
ljoy toys and fun said Abe Did gentle
man, rogushly 6lowing blast upon
both frdmpets al the same timeea 81
guessII wiIl have .epa for myselfs TOO
and aasf for the dwinsahey won't be seven
tilieJuneH Ia I0gal ai0iss1inam gB
esssThey'h heEeight,' said his wifesYiry
hesIve ,gots it down ON q paper in my
pocket b1okIr replied the oldgentleman
feeling afrst ain one pocket and then in
anothera es.snd I'm pay money for ths
ttampe,s, fJetty'slsauh 1aih ,gCatharine
fetcIn my pocket book from the mantle
islIelf in the ,hedToOm M dchamber,"a ht
called after hisIdaugher, wao was hurry
| ing toward the house.igosg 96t 30 GoHee
sIt isn't there;' she replied, 'as she re
burned presently d bag of dried ap
Piles, i.sandBl didn't sslop 10 look itaup
because there will be enough comins
from these to pay for the trumpets.' %
IIsldsI swauty 10 make fathereome ginge]
snaps after Cousin iRuth's recipe, and
cart end the paper on which it,is writ
iensdown,' remarked Mrs. Campbell neg
morning, as, busy about The, Saturday,
baking, she hustled around looking owe
boxes, baskets and drawers. -, odl i =,
Z ST is in my pocket-book," said he
husband, glancipg up from his newspaper
: 81 sawtitlyin on the banging table th
last time you made snaps, and reckon
ed itmight get mislaid and you have al
bexcuse for not making me any for lonI
spell So ] took possession Of it," ami
he began again to feel first in one pocke
and thenD in suotherg II declare" b
lejaculated presently, 81 haven, seen ths
2 pocket book, ks I remember, since.
looked for it when the peddler was her
yesterday" .''s'' sF'c % Doc si3
MAKE ginger snaps With currants /
them to-day, mother" suggested Caths
lrine.. II can't take my hands out OF tn
pound. cake TO look up that pocket. boo
, now s"'D . 'i'Tls.i 'aa
"Have you wound the clock, father ?
J. asked Mrs. Campbell, next morning, a
she was tying her bcnnet.strings in
square bow under her double chin, prt
Iparatory to starting for church: Ioi9Etu
ap"No," said he, shut I@as calculatih
: to just before I started, so as to be sur
and take the money for the mlssionar
box out Of my pocket book when too
the clock-key. .Calharine, bring me m
q pocket.book from the mantle-shelf in tn
bedroom chamber "''si.r /, aaIt f,,,..,...
Is sit isn't here replied the daughter,
J, who was rustlingt about in her best blao
4 silk dress. "Did .you find it yesterday
IH5you did, i didn't hear anything sbou
it, and it. slipped my mind" -.