Nevada County picayune., 1889-01-02

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 That was one comfort in all the grief. But 1t wasn't very large one, because suppertime was long way off. 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 of- fcred her every crumh of comfort she could think of
 Il don't think it snows quite so hard as it did," she said, coming close to the window where Meg sat.
 Maybe they will come yet, dear. Hari<, What S that =
 Meg listened. The wind whistled and rattled the windows a. if trying to make all the noise it could. but through it all Meg's sharp ear caught the sound of hand-organ. It was playing Home, Sweet Home.''
 Oh, myn' cried Meg, forgetting her tears and trouble for the minute. 70, mamma, where is it? Maybe there's monkey to it.
 Mamma smiled glad to know that Meg's spirit 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.
 Il think" said she, tits in our alley"
 O." cried Meg, may I go and see, mammat"
 Mamma nodded Yes" and away Meg rushed. Very soon she was back again, her halr flying, and her face rosy and smiling.
 "Oh, mamma. mamma! r" she burst forth, hreathlessly, there is monkey--a beautiful one, mamma, with red coat on, and blue pants, and cap, and everything. And he'll dance just as cunning, And there's a little boy, only not very little, you know, and little girl that's lit tier than he is that make the jingly noise, when the boy grinds on the organ, And it's real little cum hing organ, and plays lots of things, and they went Tn there to keep out of the snow some, and they've been there eyer SD long. And they both of em bowed and said Happy New Year, real polite, when they saw me, and the monkey did, too, bowed, you know, cunning as could be, and low down, and his cap tumbled off and he put it on again. And the boy said his name's Jocko, the monkey $ Is, you know, and his very name is Peter, and the little girls is Elsie. Isn't that pretty one. And-O, mamma, l want"
 "Well!" said mamma, smiling. l thnk she kne~ pretty we'll what the little nyiQg Meg was coming to.
 Il want to have my 'ception, after all, and have them to it and the monkey. o, mamma, cant l.! Cause just the same as know they haven't had anything to eat to-day, not so nice, anyway and I'm sure they're real real good-behaved. And it's New Years, you know, and oh, cant l, mamma?"
 What could mamma say! l don t believe she would have said anything 1 but yes" for the world.
 So Peter and Elsie came in, hang ing back little bashfully, as was quite natural, but looking very much 1 pleased and happy for all that. And close behind them came Jocko, who ! didn't seem bashful bit, and was quite ready to make friends with overy body.
 What funny little fellow he was . ! Meg declared over and over again that she didn't believe that there was ever anything half so cunning before. How gracefully he danced when Peter and Elsie played "Dixie"'
 Meg clapped her hands until they were red and smarting, and laughed until her sides ached. And Elsie and Peter laughed, too, and their black eyes shone with pleasure, tho it was nothing new to them.
 Now, .Iocko, be gentleman, sir, said Peter.
 And Jooho climbed into d chair and sat down, crossing his legs as grave as judge, and holding the pa ..,. ,,.1,;.h Ilnt.. Ian1al hin, nnsila