The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-07-23
Mrs. Miffet's Gamers Hair Shawl.

Mrs. MiHet's Camei's Hair Shawl.
BY MRS. E. s. CoRBETT. ....
Mr.. Miffet always called his wife Ma
Miffett." So, after a while, all the
neighbors and friends fell into the same
way, and each one of them said "Ma
Mitfet and "Pa Miffet" as naturally as
could be.
The Mifets had three children, two
girls Is and aHe hey and their names were
Matilda Mary, next Lydia Lucy, then
Jeremiah julius. Ma Miffet had named
them all, because, as she said, "They
might not like their first name, and SO
they should each have second name to
choose FROM
But when the children grew up they
were SO we'll pleased with their names
that they would not have them shorten
ed IN the least, and Jeremiah Julius
even wanted to add James to his and be
called jeremiah Julius James. But Pa
Mihet objected to this because it took SO
long to pronounce when he was in a
hurry, so jeremiah Julius WAS forced to
be content without the James. One
Sunday. as soon as they came home from
church, the Mifet's all began to talk of
Mrs. Snapper's camePs hair shawl, which
she had Just bought.
Ma Mihet said it was just such a
shawl as she would like if Pa Miifet could
afford to get her one.
Matilda Mary said that Mrs. Shippers
cook had told the milkman, and the
milkman had told their chambermaid,
and their chambermaid had told her,
that the shawl cost $500.
Lydia Lucy said that was more than
whole camel was worth, she thought.
jeremiah Julius said it would be a
good idea to buy a came, and then they
could get as many shawls as they wanted
out of it's hair.
Pa Mifet was much pleased with this
idea, aad said he knew man who owned
a whole menagerie, who might sell a
camel cheap.
Besides,'' said Pa Mifet, we might
take the camel in the country with us in
the summer and use him to ride on, in
stead of getting horse. That would be
real saving these hard times
eyes, indeedW said jeremiah Julius.
81 have heard that camels eat very lit
tie, so perhaps it would feed along the
roadside, and save the expense Of buy
ing hay and OATS
"But don't they sometimes swallow
bits of glass, and nails, and such things?'
asked Ma Miffet, anxiously.
"Oh! no, Ma Mifiet! you are thinking
of an ostrich" said Lydia Lucy, who
had studied natural history.
"Oh we'll! knew it was some kind of
long-necked thing ostrich or camel,
it don't matter which" said Ma Mitfet.
"When will you go to see the man
who owns the camel, Pa Millet?" asked
Matilda Mary.
"To-morrow," replied Pa Mifet. eff
he wants to sell a camel cheap, | will
buy one. You, jeremiah Julius, will
take the beast in the country, and we
VIII follow you next week.
"Perhaps / had better ride on it and
save my fare in the cars" suggested Jere-
miah Julius.
"Perhaps you could do that" said Pa
Mifet.
"Then couldn't I 60 with him." ex-
claimed Lydia Lucy. "Two people can
ride on camel, Pm sure"
eyes, so I've heard" said Ma Miffet
"But won't you be afraid when he gal
lops, my dear?"
ooh, camels don't ga!lop," said Lydia
Lucy.
But Pa Miffet would not consent to
let his daughter travel i'll that way, he
said, 50 poor Lydia Lucy had to give it
up.
Two days afterward the whole family
were terribly excited by the appearance
of Pa Mifet leading camel into the
door-yard. Ma Miffet ran to meet her
husband and take a look at the camel
too.
"But where's his trunk" she asked
at once.
ma! camels don't nave trunks, only
elephants do" answered Lydia Lucy,
who remembered her natural history,
"Nonsense, child! Why shouldn't a
camel have a trunk as well as an ele-
plant? Never mind, we can let him
have big carpet-bag and that will do
lust as we'll" said Ma Mifet kindly.
Well, the camel was put into the yard
for that night, and early the next morn.
ing jeremiah Julius came out dressed
for Journey. He carried small satch,
elm one hand and lunch-basket in the
other, and all the family followed him
into the yard to see him start.
"But how can / get upon his back?'
said poor Jeremiah Julius when he had
kissed them ali goodbye and looked al
the camel.
81 know" said Ma Miffet. "You
must have the step-ladder, to be sure"
So Pa Mifet brought out the step
ladder and rested it against the camel.
"Stop one moment!'' said Ma Miffet
"Let me get rope and tie it to the
cameps tail, SO as to keep him still while
you get on"
So Ma Miffet brought the rope, and
Pa Mifet tied it fast to the cancels tail
Then jeremiah Julius mounted the
step-ladder and threw blanket over the
camel's back, while Matilda Mary stoot
on the lower step with his satchel anc
lunch basket ready to hand it up to him
But just at this moment the camel
who was little frightened, and was get
ting impatient besides, started violently
and upset the ladder. jeremiah Julius
fell off head foremost-so did Matilda
Mary; but Pa Miffet. who was holding
the rope, began to pull it with all hi
might. Away went the poor camel, gal
Looping out Of the gate at a furious pace
with Pa Mifet hanging On behind. II,
knocked down several children and Oh;
old woman, frightened two horses. AM
at last ran into butchers stall, wher'
he was stopped.
The butchers boy brushed of Pa Milf
fet's clothes, which were quite muddy
and went with him to lead the came