The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-08-27

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tage after having admOnished them
all to 90 early to bed aud thus save
their eyeSieht and promote early
rising. Unpleasant people never
sleep late
Cal au'l Jack had enlisted Uncle
Job, one at those faithful souls, II
grny.bca led old darkey, to assist
in briugiu. IN the yule log as soon
as he watchIul eyes of their guar
dian were safely closed.
Unce Job had placed it on the
fire with many hints that it "Gwine
to smoke, sho; an if it don't do
dat it done gwine to burn down de
house, ole Miss an all and she not
know bout it and den she be blams
in de blacks bout it,
Guss and Jack we're too much
interested in themselves and in
each other to give much thought to
the younger members of the
circle. The holly boughs were
brought it and the busy hands be
gan to decorate tor Christmas.
The glow of scarlet berries amid
the festoonS of green made the
room assume quite festal appear
ance. Jack made many blunders
and finally broke one of Calls tall
vases, but the work went briskly
forward until at last Cal mounted a
chair aud announced that she would
then read the programme for the
evening.
There could be no music, Aunt
Del would hear. Jack couldn't
even declaim, Aunt Del would
hear, although she ought to be
entertained by the "Death of Bepe-
dict" then how programme could
be carried out any way she aud
Jack would have pop corn compe-
tltive feast while Phil read SER
mon to them and as he was study
ing the pulpit anyway 1t would be
practice for him. Phil began to
object, but search was made for a
copy of Spurgen, Munsey, or any
OF the Bishops ; but it being a
wrong season for Bishops at the
Camp Ground, they failed to be
there, aud at last an old Sunny
South was found and Betsy Hamil-
toms sermon on "Go to the Anti
was substituted forthe more solemn,
but Just as Phil had reached the
point where the hero of the sermon
had borrowed his uncle's clothing,
IL sable face was popped in aud
Uncle Job announced:
"Here's done come Mis- Maston's
man to SAY lhey'uns wants you all
to come light over dar; they's done
got a phlaatum party, but you
'members, Mis- said she didn't want
no tlantin out after dark"
"Send the mau in,' cried GuSS,
ioytully; "of course we can go ;
the children can stay here. Phil
can 20 if he likes"
"And me and CAL" added Jack.
"But our decorations will all be
lost" sighed Gal.
they'll keep, hurry aud get
ready, CAL"
"Children, [ am surprised at you
to want TO leave your Aunt alone in
the house,"
"She1l keep it too" cried Jack,
'Eand she amt always had me and
Cal to sit up with her at night"
Gus swept from the room and
Jean sauutered out. With haste
Jack and Cal secured wraps and
um mhrellas and stole out the side
aud off. Guss, at last
came down quite radiant, and she
and Jean went forth. Phil sat
scowling at the fire, feeling bitter
that he should thus be deserted.
He must stay to drOne away the
hours while the others had pleas
ant evening, and Aunt Del none
the wiser. He hated himself aud
all the others. He had studied
to please Aunt Del, and it
became a burden. Life's labor has
always its discouragements when
Ine selects his profession, but when
he work OF lite is thrust upon one,
d becomes doubIy hateful. Mean
while, as Guss and Jean went leis-
lrely ON, Jack and Cal had arrived,
lnd in all the glory OF a phantom
transformation, refreshed their
with Aunt DePs Oft re
ieated saying that children should
De seen aud not heard, for they
we're seen, but feared 20 talk less
hey should be found out. The
louse was filed with phantOms,
light and music aud all went gaily
'Orwarl, but by and by Jack found
himself near Bert MastOn, his "high
particular" as he called him, aud
grew very confidential.
ebert you must join our home
parts, l mean to have some fuu.
Cal Just would have yule log and
80 1 got a big pine knot ready, bOr-
ed a huge hole in it and put in a
sight OF powder. You know Jean
aud Guss always send Us to bed so
early aud have a nice time after
they get rid Of us aud Phil is so
poky that he goes too but mean
70 hang around and poke up Gals
yule log with that knot Won't it
be fun TO see Gus rush of when It
goes zip zipi l didn't put m
enough 10 blow uD Aunt Del. i
wish they'd hurry and have supper,
ion't you p
We must leave the phantOms for
a short while. Philsat brOOding over