Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-11-18
JOHN BRowNJoHs.

Has anyone told you q don't think that I
What il was that, the very last moment,
Miss Muslin to stay In the country all
through . %*
The I'M. months Of November and December
IT'S a most painful story; indeed there is
OF her many ''mtsfortunes'' 50 sad as this
Which I feel sure would never have hap
But for Master Miltiades Peterkin Paul.
"Now -, hat prom gromisingyouth one day said
You will stay at the farm till Thanksgiving
1t is possible you too may see the strange
That appeered to myself on last Thanks.
s giving night,
I shan't tell you a thing more about it,"
said he,
But ! strongly suspect that between you
Though he vowed up and down he'd not
say one word,
Twas the Ghost Of the Turkey to which he
referred.
But be that as it may, at least quite GER
Miss Muslin i N decided to l.nethen her visit;
And when, Thanksgiving night, she went
Upstairs, Instead
OF going, as might be supposed, straight to
She sat up, in her room, till each one in the
Was sleeping, and all was as still as a
Then stole quietly down lit was now near
Bent on following the advice that her cous-
in had given.
ITO see this strange wonder"-the latter
had said
You must creep slowly down, just before
And eat ali there is that is left on tho plat
OF the Thanksgiving dinner! Indeed, it's no
matter
If you eat some pie also, and maybe a few
OF cold boiled potatoes and plum dump
lings too;
Then 60 straight up to bed, and give you
You will see some astonishing things before
morning."
SO little Miss Muslin las already said),
Turning over this doubtful advice in her
Crept down to the pantry. But when she
got there,
She found that, although she climbed into a
chair,
And stood upon tiptoe, yet even then each
OF the things that she wanted was out of
'Dear me! I will have to set down, Pm
And wait til grow few inches," she said.
But she soon, with sudden resolve, pushed
her hair back.
And cb mgatis9ty planting her foot on the
BY taking firm hold Of the edge Of the shelf,
She h With great difficulty at length raised
High enough to get hold Of the platter
(How it happened, exactly, I'm sure don't
The shelf Sa;, it gave way and she felt herself
And the next instant, there, on the floor
she was sprawling,
While saqcers, plates, kittles, pies, turkey
Fell thickly around with horrible clatter.
Did it hurt Fer, o, no; but I think she'd
II, instead;of what really did happen, itAad.
VI course such noise could not fail to
The people who slept in that part Of the
It was Grandmother Gray first appeared
with light
And fonnd the poor child in a terrible
For it happened a pail Of molasses that
On the the shelf had come down in regular
On the head of Miss Muslin Of Quintillion
square,
And quite saturated her beautiful hair
Alas, poor Miss Muslin! Again and again
They brushed and they soaked it-but al
ways in vain,
Till at length, not without protestatious
and tears
On her part, her grandmother brought out
the shears
And cut her hair close, leaving not one
stray curl
To show whether she was boy or a girl!
Now someone has told you please don't
say that did)
What it was at the very lost moment, de-
cided
Miss Muslin to stay in the country all
The months of November and December
too.
Wide Ar0kp for N0rp,nher