Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-02-15
TED'S COMPOSITION.

heavy one, you see, for chap of 10
but | can't make out such a mass OF
scrswl. Here, mamma, suppose you
read it,
Before Mrs. Gloss could reach on
her hand Uncle Joe, Mr.. Gloss bach.
elor brother. interfered with, "Let mC
have the boys letter; always did Xix,
that young scamp of yours.
After smiling at the down-hill ten.
dency of the superscription, Uncle Joe
soon became absorbed over the page.
that began in texthand, continued in
sp der tracks, and at last rose to the
dignity Of hierogyphics.
The Gloss family, tired out after the
holiday season, were having domestic
evening in the dining-room The H.
brary hung in old Spanish leather,
lacked the embellishments that grow
out of daily use, and oppressed one
like great bronze extinguisher; the
long drawihg-room, the conventional
New York parlor, was too like mann
moth and splendid hearse to permit OF
even its proprietors feeling at home in
it. So about the dining table were
gathered Papa and Mamma Gloss, the
Misses Lou and Rosie Gloss. Mr. Sorg-
hum, a gentleman of many smiles and
compliments, of many suits of fine cloth
ing, of dog-cart, and gorgeous living
generally, and Uncle Joe, unmarried,
crusty and rich. There was also a
young fellow called Fred Tremaine,
but he was only a chap in papa's office
ut a small salary Though he had six
good feet of uncommonly good looks,
still he was very modest. ''And no
WONDER as Lou whispered to Rosie.
'He ought to be. Twelve hundred a
year, indeed"
Sorghum remarked, in his sweetest
tones, ''How seldom a poor dog of a
bachelor like me has the chance of en-
ioying a happy family gatheiingr'
A sigh carefully given out for only
Rosie to hear, was a graceful hint OF his
dissatisfaction with bachelor existence
Mamma Gloss clasped her plump hand
IN a little ecstacy, and answered: mo
one can have an idea of the peace and
content Of family life!" A smile, both
maternal and encouraging, showed that
Mr.. Sorghum was an approved candid
ate for the position of son-in-law.
Lou, who was clever, and had a
lofty bearing, 4 marble-white skin, and
wonderful rows Of coal-black scallops
on her pretty forehead made prop
erly and girlish comment on the bach
elor remark; but Rosie, who was CON
iiding blonde with big gray eyes, said
nothing, and kept on with her crochet
work. Sorghum used inwardly warm
emollient of Wall street invectiye, and
wished himself the Afghan stripe that
could so hold her attention.
just then Charlie Hedge (the young
stock brokerage firm was Hedge &
Sorghum) dropped in, and noddine
Familiarity to his partner, Joined the
family circle by taking a place at Lou
side. He exclaimed;
How Jolly! Aregular boom in bust
domestic evenings, eh Miss Lou?n
Now Uncle Joe was sixty at least, tall
grizzled, clean shaver, heavy-browed.
with n cast-iron look that seemed made
10 withstand humbug, and steel-cold,
sharp eye that could pierce the neatest
coating of sham. Having at last finish
ed-his reading. he sat while shading
his face with his hand: then looked UP
suddenly, as if he had made up his mind
to something. east a searching and dis
N"ilLpt tluS SldICt dlOlill 1T tHe tdUic
aud said.
''Would you like to hear Teddys
letter9''
H." said Sorghum, with the liveliest
interest Ted must be capital boy
He's your brother (This last is an
aside to Rosie.)
Zine boy, confirmed Hedge. Saw
him here New Years. SO cheeky.
Chee!l is business capital Ted will sue
coed Let's have the letter"
IL think my Teddy is very bright"
remarked Mrs. Gloss. land 50 always
keep him at school. where he has the
best Of advantages.
Yes answered Uncle Joe, with an
inscrutable intonation; boarding
school is such an advantage to child
of TO-"
"Oh, yes, undoubtedly" sighed
mamma, with Il pensiye look at the dia-
monds on her nice, fat fingers; land
we mothers sacrifice everything to the
good of our dear children"
Uncle Joe coughed noisily, and then
asked
the letter, and that you'll sit still until
the end?"
Quite an amiable clamor of voices as
scented; so he began the epistle, which,
dramatically and othograp hically, ran
in this wise:
DEAR FATHER & MOTHER: Professor
Whacker gave us a subjec for our first
composition when we come bac after
the holidays he said we must rite an
account of new Years s put into it all
we saw herd vile we was HON at
New year SO rote mine & Yesterday he
give it back to me with very good mark
ed onto it & he Sed to me not to leye it
Lynn roun luce So guess he thort it was
pretty good guess will send it to
\ on SO rs You can see make some
progress brush my teeth very care
full evry mite & am entirely out of pockit
mOnsy your aft son TEDDY"
A murmur of amused admiration went
around, and every one composed him
self, with Il smile, for further listening
IAN ACCOUNT OF NEW YEARS"
Boys x gurls have fun at Christmas
x get presints in their stockings &c but
new Years times is for grown folks cris-
mos eve children has lots of fun so
think Grown folks ort to have fun New
yiars eve. idontto be mean about nothin
so i dIndunt anser back nothin TO my
sister loo wen she called me mean
horlid Troublesome boy for sittin down
in herfoom after dinner New years cave
she was.
"Skolding little woman wot was a
dre>smaker \ had brort long tailed
pink dreS home sumhow fixed up Wrong
y she Had her har all in ltttle ion
grlddions to make it Skullup nice the
next day"
Miss Lou flushed. then laughed aloud
nervously 10 show that she enjoyed the
joke Uncle Joe. without so much rs
Il culver of his bushy eyebrows, went
on:
.'rosy was settin with her feet kurled
ub under her citing candy and reding
story book in her room she sed 90 way
Teddy X ma She was in her room havin
q row with kamil the Made about her
close she 90 way Teddy too then ]
SAYS where shall go to n she says YOU
may 90 to the club find your father j
know where the fink club is just roun
the korncr but father was busy playin
cariswith some men y he said go and sit
down son.
$50 set down & looked at some pic
turrrs there was two men talking 4
guess they didunt know me but they
knowcd my sisters good kauSe one says