The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-12-21

overs OF apple and mince,
which were the incest Of any
thing. Mary had kindly made them all just
as she did for the growH-up folks, only
smaller, of course, on purpose for Meg's re-
ception. And now-oh dearl
"Louie's mean to have her throat sorei''
walled poor little Meg. Sand should
think Mamie and Dolly could come il it did
snowi Iwould if promised-I.woulA I'd
run away. / b'licps I'd run away, II my
mamma did say couldn't"
Now you know all about 1t, don't you
why there couldn't be any reception, and
alll Louie Porter had sore throat, and so Of
course her coming was out Of the question.
And Mamie Dixon's mamma and Dolly In
CALLS mamma had sent word very early
that morning that the little girls couldn't
go out in storm, so, if 1t should happen to
snow
And it did happen to snow, as If it never,
never meant to stop. And it kept on snow
ing, though Uncle Tom said when it began
he didn't believe it was any thing more than
asquall.
"But let's don't have squat inside as
we'll as out :" said he, chucking Meg under
her mite of chin. "Wipe UP now, and
I'll bring you paper of the best chocolate
caramels can find when I come up to
supper"
That was one comfort in all the grief But
it wasn't very large one, because supper
time was a long way of. And so Meg
cried and cried and cried, until her eyes
were almost as red as her cheeks, and
mamma thought she should give up. But
she pitied her little girl, and offered her
every crumb of comfort she could think of.
81 don't think it SHOWS quite so hard as
it did," she said, coming close to the window
where Meg sat "May be they will come
yet dear. Harkl What's thatF'
Meg listened. The wind whlstled and
ratified the windows as if trying to make all
the noise it could, but through it all Meg's
sharp ears caught the sound Of hand
organ. It was playing "Home, Sweet
Home"
"Oh my!" cried Meg, forgetting her
tears and trouble for the minute. 40
mamma, where is it, May be there's Q
monkey to it"
Mamma smiled, glad to know that Meg's
spirits were on the mending hand. She
looked up the street. and down the street,
as far as she could for the snow. She
listened again.
81 think" SAID she, sit is in our alley"
"Oh," cried Meg, ''may 20 and see,
mammar'
Mamma nodded eyes," and away Meg
rushed. Very soon she was back again,
her hair flying, her face rosy and smiling.
20 mammal mammaw she burst forth,
breatblessly, "there is a monkeys beauti-
full one, mamma, with q red coat on, and
blue pants, and cap, and every thing. And
he'll dance just as cunningi And there's q
little boy, only not very little, you know,
and girl that's hitler than he is that
makes the jingly noise, when the boy
grinds on the organ. And it's q real little
cunning organ, and plays lots of things,
and they went in there to keep out Of the
snow some, and they've been there ever'n
ever SO long. And they both Of 'em bowed
and said Happy New Year, real p'lite,
when they saw me, and the monkey did,
too, bowed, you know, cummings could be,
and low down, and his cap tumbled of and
he put it on again. And the boy said his
names Jocko, the monkeys is, you know,
and his very own is Peter, and the little
girls is Elsie. Isn't that pretty onel And
% mamma, want