The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-01-11

your father know where to find the
feniX club is just roun the korner but
father was busy playin cards with some
men e. he said go and sit down my dear
Son."
$50 set down 81 looked at some
pictures ther wer to men talkin ~
guess they didunt know me but they
knowed my sisters good kause one says
charlie you go in for loo and lie go in
for blondy then we will make the old
man gloss settel our bills lie break her
temper for her if i get,her says charlie,
u will get more capital for the
firm
"blondy is meek and will stay at HON
tS will not interfear with me i Guess
says the other fellow anyway we will
share the proffets
A funeral silence tell upon the room.
Hedge looked unnaturally childlike
and unconscious. Sorghum pulled his
mustache over bad imitation of a
smile.
'thrn father he after a good while
he go; up and put on his cote to 60
home and just out side the door of the
Club House man said something to
father and father said lots of Swear
Words that Amt allowed boys in Pro-
fessor Whacker's skool and it was all
about settlement.
"And father said he Hadunt Got the
money for it. So thort it was a new
years presint that Man wanted pa to
buy him,
''then we went home. Mother says
to pa the gurls will look elegant to-
morrer & they will be sure to catch
something wurth vile at last.
"Father says they better ketch it
pretty quick then for things is comm
to an end then all of sudden pa
pounsed on me ~ sent me to bed.
''the next Day, which was new years,
nobody ct breakfast down stares but
me and father : father looked splendid
& so did i. We had on our bes cloes
S the carriage was ready to take us
callin. Wen ma e. the gurls came down
they were very beautiful espeshully loo
tho | like Rosy best
"ma says pa what do you think of
chick er Biddys, and kissed him.
"Pa says humf ! And we went Out
and he banged the front door"
Mr.. Gloss used every vile to turn
| Uncle Joe's sttention but he went on
mercilessly
"Some of the Ladys we called on
was old 81 some was yung. The old
ones mosely had no necks in their
Dresses q good many had orfully
pink cheeks and dirty eyes with black
smudg under them.
"but pa sed the Same thing evry
where's.
"How charming You are to Day
says pa to all of them & he bowed 81
bowed. And he kinder laffed and
Bobbed roun 81 looked Silly and
then he come out and jumped in The
carriage and says Swear words agen.
says is it fun TO make calls pa
''Says pa its nusense so says | wot
makes you do it Pa.
"Sosierty says pa then asked who
Sosierty was & pa says Nusense agen
and he tells me to hold my tuug.
$50 then we went to see an ugly old
woman with lots of diamonds & she
wanted to Kiss me & | Wouldn't do it
1t afterwards pa skolded me & said
she was Misses Koopons & | must al
ways kiss such Rich ole lady Then /
asked pa if he was sick & he said he
wasn't and l told Him l herd Misses
koopons say he was sick Offant,
"And father sed more Swear words
81 made the Coachman drive me home
ma ~ the gurls were in the parlor & so
was the two men that talked A bout
lou And rosy at the club The big fel
low with the mus tash said to Rosy
she was crewel darling & rosy she
turned her back to him.
"then ma pinsed Roseys arm and
said she was a little fool & had no
fealing for her family and rosy cryed
softly rite down on the Makroons | was
citing cake all wanted & nobody no.
tised Me.
"charie forgut all Bout loo's tenn
per | guess because he said to her my
bu,iful kween | will be good and
obediunt husband loo laffed S hit him
with her fan then lots more came in
~ they all looked silly like father &
all the old men told ma she looked like
rosy's sister. that amt so because ma
is orful fat.
By this time the whole company had
risen, and were trying to interrupt the
reading, when Uncle Joe in voice OF
thunder, commanded attention. They
all fell back into their seats, and re-
mained with many curious changes of
countenances, silent TO the end.
"tben Mite come on tS Loo & rosy
went Up stares 81 put more wite pow
der on their faces 81 looked at there
Back hair in the Glass & loo said rosy
ort to marry mister Sore Gum because
he was so rich & loo said she was GO
ing to marry mistere hedge because He
was rich All tho he was fool Il then
they went Down Stares.
ga big tall yung mau come into the
library were had my handy & rosy
sed out loud i want to show you this
nice room. they was behind the door
& he said havunt you got emmy new
years for me Rosy & she sed yes free
& gave him kiss behind the door &
he sed rosy if / was only rich & thel
ma came in to the entree S and they
ran out and looked Silly two.
"then i went to sleep sittin on my
bundle of candys & when ma woke mt
up every Boldly had gone away IL mi
sed she hated new Years & loo sed th
men were all munkeys and rosy had
Hedake. then went to bed but Som'
thing made me orful sick tho don
, belief it was cake tE | went to rosy
, room softly. She was cryin IL sittil
5 on the floor by the fire then went int
, mas room & she was cryin too 10 p
! was sayin We are Livin on volcano
l tell you.
( ii was kinder scared be cause volka
l neers burn you all up S and are yer
dangerus. Ma says samuel Kau
: help it the girls must dress q we mus
keep up appearances says j ma VIII
l kant we mooye off the volkaner &c bu
o | n npw honsp nm IN Santril park