The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-11-23
know something's without askino,. ], q .
Jane. shouldn't you, Chris p'' &idns

- "'iIoutt asking sAt,nt
mamma said we must be gooa >,
said Chris, "and do as Aunt ~ IT,,
thought best. Come on, let's o. zane
ask her. may be she'll let us ro = and
They found Aunt Jane in the kitoh.
baking, and when they came in sbe n'lt
something into the oven very onn;o paI
and shut the door; and to Chris 10y any
question she answered, shortly. Sa
chestnutting! Why no, indeed, 70
looks as if it would rain every minn,o !,
g | knew she wouldn' t let nss,'sirhs !,
Katy, to her younger sisters as sseu
sat together on the haymow in thu oIs
barn. -a-- A' oic
| "She never wants us to have anu f,,
and think it is just horridn' 'un'
ed Chris. 1883 '''''-- '''-
I "Man'mo always does sonieth;p,, :,
please us, it it is only to make us somo
seed-cakes, meanedu Dora. S'Ai0
So these three. naughty little girls 60.
on the hay and pouted and made them
selves as unhappy as possible,il Rht
Chris and Dora soon grew tired of ba'
ing miserable. 891 ,asS002 mi ~ o7
i. Let's play something" said Cbr;s
..Let's get our dolls and have anar
ty,' said little Dora. 9K gd I,f,a r. "a
But Katy shook her head and declared
she should not feel like playing 4 thi6@
all day." .tin0 4 n 'nl .., ''luoo
So they sat for halt an hour loncar
and chewed their. bonnet-strines. and
thought how they were Furnishing Aunt
Jane. "'17 1p}ip5 a8ig9'gF9 ln -, 1'
After, a while they heard some ope
calling: Girls! Chris, Katy! Where
are you ail!'ilthl 20 ~ ilp0s fgdT
"Hushr" said Katy. ..:She wants tn
have us bring in some wood, most Ike
ly." - . So Inv
But Dora slid off the hav and "a,
down the stairs, calling: -,
Here we are, Aunt Jane. ~ Ard
Chris and Katy followed close behind
her. ,,.... ~, .,...,aa -,
Aunt Jane was waiting for then With
a very smiling faeesOeg ssgglp fs9j5.ei
cit is some one, sslbirthday to-day.n
she said, STOPPING tt. kiss. Dora,srosv
cheek, land | want to have YOU All en-
JOY yourselves; so I've planned some
thing new for you. Instead of the Gem
mon birthday party I am going 10 let
you have garnet party; run up and see
how you like it. = --al------
Did they runp ..r7si F-,es, -
Didn't they9 And what do you think
they found in the grand. hroomy old
attic!I ,tIrEfpf,.afF gr;.sras-...,,.ts
The great beams and rafterss; were
trimmed with evergfeens and BRIGHT
berries, and the old, tail clock, also.
was made bright with autumn leaves.
Then between the two bic chimneys
was the funny old table, with lions feet.
set with grandma'siold willow, dishes
and loaded with all the good thngs
that children like There were biscuits.
seed-cakes,. jelly and tarts.s andlin the
middle of the table was q class dish
filled with grapes and pears8 Gsssiia
!" Oh, ism t it just zoo. lovely for any.
thing?'' cried Chris, when she found
her voice. .s9tT n trtII
land gramma has let us have her
best dishes?'i added Katy. = h sss
''Hark! l heard something behind
the chimney" said Dora, in whisper.
.f THAT was Lou Dittenhavers .giggle
- i know that" said Katy; "she's hid
ing somewhere ~ t1Es,i1S'sgg.B 1slH
They ran around the big chimneys.
looked into old chests and trunks, and
found hidden in these queer placesssix
of their dearest friends.
Such a happy day as THAT wasl Such
fun as they had! They, dressed up, in
the old-fashioned bonnets and cloaks
which they found, played all kinds Of
games and were having, such nice times
that they had no idea it was night.
when Aunt Jane appearedEa t the, head
Of the stairs, to tell them that it was six
O clock, and was raining SO hard that
Joe would take the little girls all home
in the big family carriage.
After their guests had gone. 'Katy,
Chris and Dora stayed up garnet for
some time, and Aunt Jane wondered
what they were doing, but when she
went to bed she found the following
note pinned to her pillow:gih NJ
i 'dEER ANT JANE we think, garet parties
are splendid and we think you are to we thort
you did not want us to have no fun and we
was cross ana said hints about yoii'ou ongthe
nay but we are real sorry and il you will for.
give US we won never do so no more from
...,. ,.. KATE AND CHRIS AND DoDE
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