The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-01-04

Nss1 W.
"You must p-r-r romise not to
breathe one word p
"Keepht till We say you.may tell
"Keep it in a pansy."
"In a what, Susy n
ain a pansy. That's the way to
keep a secret | beard mamma read
it in a book
Ton gave q very provoking
laugh, but Susy hunted out n book
and ran to get mamma to show her
the poem IN which came the line:
"The secret keps inviolste."
"There!n she said, ga vioiet's al
most the same as pansy.'
an keep it," said Uncle Phil,
solemnly, Sin violet or pausy or
anything you say, Susy. I'll keep
it il have to get dozen people
to help mo-"
"Pretty ones, we want,' exclaim.
ed the two as they stood before
Uncle Pills showcase.
"With rosebuds, or forget.nie-
nots, and things on said Susy.
"Pshaw! that's what they have
on girls doings,' said Tom in con.
tempt. "When | was down to
Cousin Roland's he had a splendid
pair--a tigers head on his toes.
When he crossed his feet and put
'em up on the fender it made you
think Of a fight.
Uncle Phil had no tiger-headed
slippers, but lie found u pair OF
dogs heads. which charmed Tom,
though Susy did not like them at
all. She spied "a pair with daisies
aud q tern.leaf which exactly suited
her fancy. She declared the dogs
were ugly and snubby nosed and
PIGGY looking (as, indeed, they
werr), which made Tom angry.
"l'm a boy and I'm bigger than
you, aud I'm going to have The
dogs.'
"Isn't it polite to give up to
ladies', Uncle Philp
Uncle Phil could not say no to
such an appeal, aud began to realize
that he had undertaken u task
quite beyond him, AZ customers
waited and there appeared no pros.
pect OF these very differing tastes
being brought to an agreement.
an tell you," be said at last,
"each Of you tase one slipper You
like best and leave grandfather to
choose.'
Nothing better could be done.
they were wrapped separately,
and Tom wouldn't speak to Susy as
they walked home.
New Years Eve was always a
busy season, but mamma thought
IT, n good time to have a little talk
with the children; and she always
managed to find u half.hour tor
them.
SO, with little Bert on her lap,
Susy's curls falling over one shoul.
der, aud Toms short-cropped head
resting on the other, she tried to
impress on them lesson of lore
for the year coming, drawn from
experience of the year that was
gone.
As she whispered of kindness
and gentleness between brother
aud sister, Tom glanced shametully
over at Susy, aud wished he hadn't
been so cross. And Susy's little
heart was soon filled with a plan
which brought her back to mamma
as soon as the others were out OF
hearing.
"Alamma, let me 60 down to Un.
Gle Phi's please. all alone" She
had never been SO far BY herself,
but she c0axed aud cOaxed "be-
cause it was for New Years. so the
little tur cap went on over the
curls, and soon the small lassie
stood again smiling up at Uncle
Phil.
81 thought I'd change she said,
holding up the DAISIES and fern-leaf.
"Tom's the biggest, aud of course
he knows best, so | think l ought
to give up, don't youp
Uucle Phil had his own opinion
about that, but he kept it to him.
self as be wrapped up the mate to
Tours dog.
"But pll do p he said, resolute.
ly, and be went ont by the alley
| gate and down the street, reaching
the store not half-hour after Susy
had left 1t.
~ believe / prefer the other
slippers, after all, Uncle Phil" he
said, with very oif-hand manner,
~ think they will really be more
suitable.n
Uncle Phil looked puzzled, then
seemed abou. TO speak, then check
ed himself and turned quickly to
the shelves.
AS Tom was gong eut Of the door