Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-28
SLIPPERS.
HSh-h-h-h no

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...a "Sh-h-h-h now! Somebody might
hear. ''na .aa.4 afl..ta.t a.,. .ha.t....
mo, they won't. Listen, Uncle
Phil Me and Susie wants to buy a pair
of slippers for grandfather, handsome
ones, YOU know-for a New Year S
present. We're going to put our money
together, because one OF us hasn't got
enough. We've got thirty cents apiece
will that do?'' ., .t .5 -as
Yes, l think it WILL said Uncle
Phil II . .el -.... ..,q.ol .r.....-.
..''Or p raps that's too much?''
Well-no, 1 think il will be about
right
=" Wen 60 down this afternoon and
you can show them to us. And, Uncle
Phil. you can keep secret, can you"'
You must p-r-r-romise not to
breathe one wordn' ...-....-.,......: ..... -
Keep it till we say you may tell
keep it in pansy." .........,.
In a what, Susyo"
.'In a pansy. That's the way tot
keep a secret; L heard mamma read
in book.' .-e'i re -. .-a-i.a1 f.F
Tom gave very provoking laugh,
but Susy hunted out book and ran to
get mamma to show her the poem in
which came the line: r-s.r..
''The secret kept in violate -s5.4r..,
"'Therer' she said. ga violet's al
most the same as a pansy.' "'s 1861
Il Ii keep it, said Uncle Phil, sol
EMMY, In violet or pansy or any
thing you say, Susy. l IL keep it if
have to get dozen people to help me. .
II Pretty ones, we want exclaimed
the two as they stood before Uncle
Phil s showcase. - .zf-nrr
with rosebuds, or forget-me nots,
and things on said Susy. sf,
''>.'Pshaw. that $ what they have on
girls doings.' said Tom in contempt.
..When | was down to Cousin Roland S
he had a splendid para tiger head
and put en- up on the fender it made
you think of a fight. ...-.
Uncle Phil had no tiger-heade1 slip
which charmed Tom, though Susy did
not ike them at ali. She spied a pair
with daisies and a fern-leaf which ex.
actlv suited her fancy. She declared
the dogs were ugly and snubby nosed
and puegy-looking (as. indeed, they
were), which made Tom angry.
"rm boy and I'm bigger than you,
and I'm going te-haye the dogs"
''Isn't itpolite to-, give up to ladies'
Uncle PHILIP g., .,t..... .......
Uncle Phil could not say no to sucf,
an appeal, and began to realize that he
| had undertaken a task quite beyond
| him, as customers waitel and there APP
! peared no prospect OF these very diff
fering tastes being brought to an agree
| ment .-.-.
I'm tell you he said at last, ''each
of you take one slipper you like best
and leave grandfather to choose
| Nothing better could be done. They
were wrapped separately, and Ton
wouldn' t speak to Susy as they walked
| home III" H
New Year Eve was always q busy
season, but mamma thought it a gooC
time to have a little talk with the chill
dren; and she always managed to find ;
| half-hour for them. ..-..- -............. .
! SO, with little Bert on her lap, Susy'.
curls falling over one shoulder, ane
Toms short-cropped head resting on the
other, she tried to impress on them ;
lesson of love for the year coming
drawn from experience of the year tina
| was gone. .-..-.. r.. ......
As she whispered of kindness ant
| gentleness between brother and sister
Tom glanced shamefacedly over a
Susy,T and wished he hadn't been 81
cross. And susy's little heart was sool
| filed with a plan which brought he
back to mamma as soon as the other
were out of hearing. -; E4f p.' 5t,H..r
s'Mamma, let me go down to Uncl
Pills, please all alone" She hat
never been so far by herself, but sh'
coaxed and coaxed ''because it was fo1
New Years." so the little fur cap wen
| oni over the e.irls, and soon the small
/ lassie stood again smiling up at Uncl'
Phil. s1a i asag' -. = eai :.
81 thought I'd change" she said
holding up the daisies and fern-leaf
Toms the biggest, and of course h
knows best, so l think ought to give up
dom t you?'
ii Uncle Phil had his own opinion abou
| that, but he kept it to himself as h
wrapped up the mate to Toms dog.
She wanted to get into the hous
. without Tom seeing her, and she did
for he was at that moment in the barr
looking lovingly at the puggy dog
head
..But I'll do it! > he said. resolutely
and he went out by the alley-gate ant
down the street. reaching the store no
a half-hour after Susy had left it.
~ believe prefer the other slippers
after all, Uncle Phil. he said. with
/ very off-hanG manner II think the
will really be more suitable vl~i
/ Uncle Phil looked puzzled, the
seemed about to speak, then checked
| bimseIf and turned Culickly to! TIL
shelves. l sse#s- ~. ~ aC
AS Tom was going out of the door b
stood holding it half-open so long that