The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-27

pierce the neatest coating Of sham.
Having at last finished his reading, he
sat awhile shading bis face, with his
hand; then looked up suddenly, as II
he had made up his mind TO some
thing, cast q searching and discom.
forting glance around at the table and
said:
WHO would like to hear Teddy'i
letter."
a." said Sorghum, with the liyellest
interest. "Ted must be capital boy.
He's your brother" (This last in an
aside to Rosie.)
"Fine boy" confirmed Hedge.
l"Saw him here New Years. Sc
cheeky. Cheek is business capital.
Ted Will succeed. Let's have the let.
ter"
az think my Teddy is very bright, "
remarked Mrs. Gloss, "and SO always
keep him away at school, where he has
the best OF advantages. 7"
"Yes," answered Uncle Joe, with
an inscrutable intonation; boarding
school is such an advantage to a child
Of ten"
"Oh. yes, undoubtedly" sighed
mamma, with pensive look at the dia-
monds on her nice, fat fingers; "and
we mothers sacrifice everything to the
good Of our dear children"
Uncle Joe cOughed nOisily, and then
asked
"Are you all sure you want to hear
the letter, and that you'll sit still until
the endP"
Quite an amiable clamor Of voices
assented; so he began the epistle, which,
dramatically and crthographically ran
In this wise:
"DRAR FATHER & MOTHER; Professor
Whaoker rave us q suhjec for our first COM
position when we come bac after the holidays
he sad we must rite an account OF new Years
& put into II all we saw g. herd vile we was
HON nj New year so roio mine & Yesterday he
give IL back to me with very good marked
onto II & he ged for me not TO leye 1t Lynn roun
luce 20 guess no thOrt II was pretty good !
guess will send II 20 You so as You can soc /
make some progress ] brush my teeth very
ca eiull eyry mite am entirely out OF pockit
money your an son TEDDY.'
A murmur OF amused admiration
went around, and every one composed
himself, with q smile, for further listen
ing.
"AN ACCOUNT OF NEW YEARS.
"Boys & glirls have fun at Christmas got
preslnts in their stockings &c but new Years
times is for grown folks orismis eve children
has lots OF fun so think Grown folks ort to
have fun New ylnrH eve. don't want TO be
mean about n0thin so ! didunt anser back
nOthn 20 my sister loo when she called me
D..
room after dinner New years cave she was
'SkOldlng little woman wot wass dress
maker & had brOrt n long tailed pink dres
homo sumhow fixed up Wrong & she Had her
hair oil In little ion griddlons TO make II skull
lup Moe tho next day."
Miss Lou flushed, then laughed aloud
nervously to show that she enjoyed the
joke. Uncle Joe, without so much as
CULVER Of his bushy eyebrows, went on;
"rosy was slttin with her feet hurled up
under her citing candy aud reding story book
IN her Room she sed 20 way Teddy & ma She
was In her room having row with Kamil the
Made about her cloes X she sed go way, Teddy
too then | says where shall ] go TO g. abe says
you may 20 20 the club and find your father
know where the fcnlX club is Just roun the
korner but father was busy playing cards
with some men & he said go and sit down my
Son.
$50 set down & looked at some pictures
Their was two men talking 4 guess they
didunt know me hut they knOwed my sisters
good kauBe one says charlie you 20 In for loo
" You can stand her temper and lie go In for
the blOndy then, we will make the old man
gloss settll our bills lilo brake her temper II
got her says charlie q Twill get more capitil
for the Firm.
abIondy il meek s win stay at Home 4 not
intoFfeNr with me. Guess, says the other fol-
Ter anyway we will share the projects"
A funeral silence fell upon the room.
Hedge looked unnaturally childlike and
unconscious. Sorghum pulled his mus
tache over bad imitation Of a smile.
''then Father he after good while he got
up Il put on his Cote to 20 homo and lust Out
side the door Of the club House man said
something 70 father and father he said lots Of
fessor Whackcrs skool q 1t was all bout
sand father said he Hadunt Got the money
for It., SO th0rt II was nOw-years presint
that Man wanted pa 70 buy him,
then we went home. Mother says TO pa the
gurIs will look elegant tomorrer 4 thoy VIII
DO sure 10 catch something wurth vile ct last
"fRthOr says they had better ketCh Il pretty
quick then FOR things IL comm to an end then
all Of suddin pa pounsed on mo q sent me
70 bed.
"tho next Day, wlch was new years, nobod-
dy ct breakfast down stares but me aud
father; father looked splendid 4 so did l. We
had ON our hes oloeA & the carriage was reddy
90 take us calin. Wen ma 4 the Rurls came
down they were very butiful espeshully loo
tho like Rosy host.
'ma says % what do you think OF your
chick or hiddyS, and kissed him.
''Pa says humfl And we went Out and no
banEed.the frunt door,
Mr.. Gloss used every vile 20 turn
Uncle Joe's attention; but he went on
mercilessly:
"Some Of the I,A9ys we called on was old 3
some was yung, The old ones mosely had no
necks In their Dresses & O good many had or
fully pink checks and dirty eyes with black
Bmudg under them.
''but Pa sed the same thing evry where's
"H0w charming You are to Day says pa TO
all OF Thorn q he bowed q bowed. And he
kinder laiFed and Bobbed roun q looked silly
and then he come out and jumped In The car
rtaRe q says Swear words Rgen
'sAye 10 itfuu 70 mako calls Pc
"Hay1 pc 10 nuSense 90 says wpt makes
"sosleTty says pa then asked who sosierty
was 4 pa says Nueense agcn then no tells me
70 hold my tunG,
$50 mon We went to see an ugly old woman
with lots Of diamonds 3 she wanted to Kiss
Ne a wouldn't do Il & after Wards pa
aNoiAnN ms q naid ch0 Was MiaeaS KOOnnuc a