The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-16
GOING VISITING.

pie IN Gno SGro6GS, hurried Dy, muIHou
up almost to the tips of their noses,
while the window-panes were covered
with frost fern-l leaves and branches of
coral, that were very pretty to look at
if they had not looked so cold; and no
one who could help it cared about going
out.
Three little people, however, took
this dreadful day to go a-visiting. They
did not go very far, to be sure-only to
Cousin Nellie's room; and when Cousin
Nellie, who was busy writing story for
little readers (Which she often did,
heard a slow pattering down the stairs,
and then whispering and laughing.
and finally loud knocking on her door,
that was kept up until the visitors fairly
got into the room, she wondered little
what was coming 1aO1O.
But she was used to funny things, for
she had two little cousins and small
neighbor next door, who played with
them great deal, and Cousin Nellie
was not very much surprised even to
hear sort of bark, that seemed to be
suddenly stopped. Then there was a
little barking in whisper for Billy,
the dog, always felt that he ought to
bark whenever there was anything
going on. and he was quite sure that
there was something going on now.
When Cousin Nellie said: "Come
in" the door opened suddenly, and in
tumbled Billy, the first thing, with one
of the boys caps on his head. He
looked absurd enough, but he was sup
posed to be gentleman who had come
with the three ladies. They introduced
him as "Mr. Bill" but with one shake
he knocked the cap off his head, and
picking out the warmest place Gas he
always did), instead of attending to the
ladies, he settled himself down behind
cousin Nellie's stove and went fast
asleep.
"Why Mrs. Brown" said the lady of
che house Chat was Cousin Nellie, you
know, rs she saw Clara's bright eyes
peeping out from under her mother 8.
black lace veil, while the velvet sacque
fairly reached her feet, 81 am very
glad to see you-do walk in. And this
Is Mrs. Smith. isn't it? So kind of you,
Mrs. Smith, to come out on such day
as this. :"
"Mrs Smith was Mamie Rade, the
little girl next door, who was gentle
little thing, with great blue eyes and
cheeks like damask roses. She was
bundled up so in a big shawl that she
could scarcely move; and she had on a
large bonnet with great bunch of
flowers in it.
But the funniest figure of all was lit
tie roly-poly Alice, who was nearly as
broad as she was long, whose dress
trailed so that she nearly tumbled at
every step; and she carried grand
mamma muff, that was nearly as large
as herself. When Cousin Nellie called
her "Mrs. Biscuits, AMI gave her the
rocking chair, she was very much de-
lighted-it made her feel quite as though
she WGs grown-up lady going out
visiting.
eve have brought all our children, -
said Mrs. Brown, who thought that she
ought to say something; and she displayed
her largest doll, "Flora Matilda
closely muff,ed up.
Mrs. Smith seemed to have pair of
twins in her arms; and little Mrs. Bis
cults held out an unfortunate infant with
only one foot and no hands to speak of.
1.-THE darlings." exclaimed the lady
of the house, as though she were very
much delighted to see them, but are
you not rather afraid to have them go
out such cold weather as this? ,
''Oh, no, replied Mrs Brown, ''we
thought it would do them good, for
they all have the smallpox and scarlet
fever
"But that is very wrong" said the
lady of the house, ''for such things, you
know, are catching, and l am really
afraid to have them here"
Mrs Brown looked as though she
did not care in the least; and Mrs.
Smith said in her gentle way:
"They amt rerg sick, l guess, and
may be they'll keep it all themselves.
They cried to come, and we had to
bring EN-
The lady of the house shook her head
at this, as she replied.
THAT is not beginning right, Mrs.
Smith-you will spoil your children.
When I was a child | never got any
thing / cried for"
"May be you didn't cry very loud"
said Mrs Biscuits, who was pretty good
at this herself; and then forgetting the
play she added, as though she had just
thought of is: al never heard you cry
at all: Cousin Nellie
This made Cousin Nellie laugh: and
then they all laughed at Mrs. Biscu Is;
and poor little Mrs. Biscuits began to
cry quite in earnest; and then Cousin Nell