West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-16

hastily made the beds.
And were going TO have truly-uly
Happy New Year, cried little Sallic
as Mary set about her preparations for
the feast in good earnest Lets tell
sposens' while we're stoning the rails
ms and cutting the citron. Won't il be
fun?n
And Bud and Bile Ginning heartily
with the note, Bud at once began to
pose what he would do. if he were "A
great Indian chief who had snow-shoes
that would carry him over the deepest
snow that ever fell, andSBiic s'posed he
was the Governor Of the State. and
INDUCED in many amendments to the
prevailing order of things. Little
Jim 5 posed he was sister Mary. In
that case he thought he would cook
sausages and buckwheat cakes three
times day, and let the children eat all
the bits OF citron that fell siantwise on
the plate.
Why, most of EN- fall that wayr'
said Sally. You'd be Tom Clip;
wouldn't you?"
Then Sally s'posened; and Mary said
hers was the incest and iolliest s'posen
OF all. "a right, regular Happy New
Years sposen, George added
How hard they all worked, and how
cherry with chatter the bright kitchen
was for two days before the feast.
On the eve of New Years Dav the
great turkey was pluckcd and hung up.
the chickens dressed, the pantry shelves
stocked with pies and cake and krul-
lers. and Georges favorites raspberry
tartlets.
We're tired; but we're ready for to-
morrow, said Mary. And we can't
have our New Years dinner in the
kitchen, George. Not if | have TO 90
out in the moonlight and chop wood
myself We must have n dining-room
fire"
(Which reminds me-" said George.
with mock groan, as he took his cap
and mittens and went out Mary heard
the blows OF his axe long after the little
ones were tucked away in bed.
In the morning n second snow-storm
was raging.
"Dearie met sighed Mary; III it
keeps on at tbs rate they will never
get home"
"Oh, they will arrive in the spring.
no doubt, or by Fourth OF July. nj fur
NEST answered George dryly. And
Mary blushed; for she remembered that
she had re olycd TO keep the feast with
a cheerful mind. SO she sighed no
more, but prepared the breakfast not
forge ting little Jim's sausage and
buo kwheats, for which the small lad
was hilarlously thankful.
After the mornings reading all
hands set merrily TO work. Georrie
fed the fires, and ran down
cellar and up for the vegetables
and apples and nuts: and he lifted the
heavy pots and kettles, and even tied
the legs of the plump turkey when
Mary had prepared it for the oven. Bind
and Bile frightened the silver and
secured the knives until they shone
While Jim and Sally cracked and picked
nc walnuts and hickories. and hcaped
glass dish with the meats. So bu.v
were they all that the clock struck
twelve before they took any heed of
time. The dining room blazcd che.rily
and the silver and glass ON the fable
parked in its light. while in the sittino-
room Mrs. Testers white chrysa1-
thcmums doomed bravely. as if there
were no SHOWS nor bleak north winds
1t Is getting mlder" said Mary "a.
She rose from the oven. whore She had
been baSting the turkey. her cheeks all
aglow with the heat Of the stove. And
now everything is doing beautifully
ana | may rs well dress for dinner
Come sally, she cried. "DOdic will
watch the dinner. while we dress M i'm
our pretty clothes That was part of
your s'posen, YOU know. And then
Wen tend stove while Dodic and the
boys tidy up
20, pOscn my 'poscn d9eg come
true. almost shricked Sally. "a She
,prang TO follow her sister TO their
chamber upstairs She did scream ont
deiightedly a. she entered the room.
for lo~a bright fire was blazing on tho
hearth, and the atmosphere of the room
was warm and pleasant
"Oho, OhOI She cried. i'm ecstasy
Another part of my s'po-en has come
to pass Don't YOU member. Mary I
said and po-ru when wc went -h,ycr-
ing and shuddering up 30 our cold room
20 put on our pretty clothes. lo and be-
hold somebody had been and made q
lovely fire 2''
you prec.ou. little midget" said
Mary, squeezing her tightly I'm LOVING
mug. You shall wear your very br.i
est blue sash to-day. You re such liz
tie chcerbody.
MARY, said the little lass. %
didn go 10 sleep right OIL last night
prayed to God n long time. Iaskcd Him
20 make Gcyrdie arms strouy 10 cut
lots Of woOd-sO that may bo we could
have nice fire 90 dress bv. aud asked
him 20 please Jet you give me the NUT.
20 pick, apd-but tHi- part hasn't come
true yet. and the other has a.krJ
Him tD let every bit OF ms uo-cn turn
out sure enough. On Mary. won't n
De Just the sweetest Happy New Year
ID Tie d0e-y
We'll ills possible that lie may.
answered Mary, reluctant TO- gurncb the
cnid sweet hope with any expression
oi her doubt "but we musn Q expect 10
bave everything that we ask for. Won
know Some things ore better kopf
from us for q while We must sax
Thy will be- done.
'I did. said Sally. choerilv. .BufI
que God tended TO the whole of mg
prayer a long Ho paid attention 10
lHe least account part of TO- TIchlte
Wy poscn ID come true And .o doc.
Jim
When iho clock struck two. and
Mary was mDD.h.ng over Der mashed
potatoes and Uumips with ufreIr-.ca.
'ne1 cream. preparatory tO ntiu0
'hem "a brown iu The oven. and GeYryio
was arranging tnc pickles and cram