The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-01-17
Our Young Readers.
LITTLE MISS MUSLIN "RE-
CEIVES'' ON NEW YEAR s DAY.

LITTLE Miss MUSLIN, of Quintillion Square.
Had great many ssrious crosses to bear:
Yet, if one thing could trouble her more than an
1t was (and indeed f1as too badD that her
mother
Had firmly xyowed that for some years to come
Poor little Miss Muslin must still stay at home M,
And was even too young to have beaux, or make
caiS. g
At last, little Miss Muslin. OF Quintillon Square,
One bright New Years morning was heard to de-
clare ssp .f IN 81 y
She'd No longer submit; and that very same day,
She dressed herself carefully-iust what she
wore
I'd not venture to say, though m morally sure
There was not to be found IN all Qnintlilion
A more genteel young person than abe anywhere
"There~ said little Miss MusEn, of Quintillion
As she spaf PUT iast & finishing touch to her hair
And curtsied quite low 70 herself in the glass;
There, my little Miss Muslin, think you will
Just T. though you weren't old enough to be
Why, What; what s0s1a your dear mother be thinking
Then she hurried downstairs, for twas getting
quite late, t.t.5i.f 81 81 go
And sat down to receive" in magnificent state.
But little Miss Muslin, Of Quintillion Square,
After waiting long while, arose in despair.
" l declare Ii this isn't too badw exclaimed she
don't s, see where my gentlemen friends can
I'll just step to the front door and take a look
out.
Mnss sns sS s ss%s # AsR WPy 5 sssi
To sit here all the evening and not have call"
Yet, little Miss Muslin. of Quintillion Square,
When she GOT a the door. could
there lf4t p E
Save an ill-favored stranger, who looked up at
With a questioning glance so she said, MY
dear sir,
wde1 y0g mind coming in just a moment, to
To be sure, you don't seem a nice person at all;
But perhaps you will dol can't have people say
That haven't had even one caller to-day"
But first" said Miss Muslin, of Quintillion
Square,
Z" will take you out into the dining-room where
The refreshments are ready And SO, with
The stranger quite willingly followed her In. =.
" Here are chicken and salad and mlnce-pies,
said she,
" Pray help yourself freely and here is cold tea.
l do hope YOU excuse my not off ring you wine,
But I'll never give that to caller of miner
So the stranger accordingly drew up chair,
And then sat down and ate nearly all that was
81 there;
Then arose and looked round. ABR said he,
there's closet. t
/ suppose it is there that you keep on deposit
All this plate and those elegant spoons see here?
Are you sure you can get them all in there, my
deari"
"Oh, yes" cried Miss Muslin, throwing open the
door, t7
" 1t will hold all our silver and very much more"
But alas! poor Miss Muslin! The very same
minute
That she, opened the closet she found herself
in it.
With the door closed and fastened behind her
quite tight.
Whereupon, she sank down, nearly perished with
And perhaps twas five minutes, perhaps it was
Fer she found strength to cry out and pound on
the door.
And twas some time, even then, before Bridget
got there
To release poor Miss Muslin, of Quintillion
Square.
She was no sooner out than Miss Muslin's first
Was to look for the man. He was no longer
therel
1t would seem he had made up his mind not to
And had gone-tking with him the spoons and
the plate.
And although the police were soon put on his
1 am sorry to say that he never came back
As for little Miss Muslin, don't think you'll
She received New Years callers again for a year.
John Br0Wnjoita, IN Wide Aicdke.