The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-06
Monday morning.

Bout uouuio ABOUT uie Noou-bl4 NoOu
byr
An active, trim figure, IN a warm wrap
compact walking hat. short walking skirt
and common sense shoes. opens the front
gate, closes it carefully, and sails down the
street before the wind TO the cars.
"Thc deuce take itl How lonesome It H.
nov she's gonol p
Papa, Mamic's got my wagon"
scufio, a vigorous "Noww from Bob,
and Mamie is yelling with rage like year
old Comanchc
/ lose no time in getting 20 the dining
room, whore / find Mamie, with her teeth
set. clutching a wheel Of Bob's wagon and
pulling with all her might, while Bob, with
most distressed expression, is holding on
for dear life 10 the handle
Ny presence causes Bob 20 let 60 but
Manic is her mothers daughter, and she
never capitulates
Papa, dust wanted Bobby's Vaughn 70
/ div dolly wide in, an Bobby wouldn't let
me, IN / toot It."
But what is poor Bobby TO play within
I ! ask.
lie tan play Wit my uver dolly"
IL don't want your dolly. Girls play with
doiies-not boys, puts in Bob, grualy.
The difficulty is soon smoothed over, and
in another minute Bob and Mamie arc both
giving dolly ride in the wagon on the most
amicablo terms
Tho children had been dressed by their
mother, and think what a pretty picture
they make-Mamie i'm her dainty white apron
and Bob iu his clean shirt waist
The breakfast things are still on the table,
and ring for Mary % come and clear them
away There is nothing particular 20 DO,
and may as well write that policy for Jones
that I have bad on my mind for tine last
week j must have the table cleared first,
though Mary does not come, SO ring again,
and again.
Sull no Mary / have waited half an hour
for her, and at last 60 into the kitchen. Not
there. but hear voices and laughter in the
back yard
Wen, rn be dashed There is Mary,
leaning over the fence, talking TO the girl
next door, with an. Irish gentleman, evil
dontly IN The potato vending business, by her
side, all convcrsug in choice Celtic, and as
regardless OF tho flight OF time as a rapid de-
livery messenger boy. a red faced woman,
whom do not recognize rs part Of my house
hold, is standing 40 tho laundry door, assist
ing i'm the symposium with an occasional
h0arse observation that always draws forth
O storm Of laughter from the other three.
"Maryr 1 say in a dignifod tone.
"Yls. sorr'
~ should like you to take AWAY the break 7.
fast things
Mary's eyes open wide as she replies, EN-.
phatcally. Faith, sorr. an don't yez know
NJ
McFiun, So Oh am. It's always coosthomary
for yerseli TO carry out tho platters Until the
kitchen, an ON wash EN- whin / have lay /
shuren
Am ncquiescent nod from the red faced /
woman-who, / presume, IS Mrs McFnn-
and a smotherei giggIo from tho girl in the
next yard, convince me that objections viii
be useless
! 60 bacl; 90 the dining room, just in time
TO prevent Bob from pulling down The bird
cage canary and ail which hangs By the
window, and which ho had climbed upon a
very wabbly little table To reach
II tod Bobby 20 dit up dere, says Mamie
unb.ushingly Mamma always teams ont
birdie after beciluss"
take the hint and, IN trying TO clean out
tho cage, manage, somehow, 20 release
birdie" ann IN the midst of Il hunt 20 get
him back in his cage and have already
knocked down my wilss pet vase from the
and fallen over Mamie, when
susie enters with the baby.
son, Mr. Smith, ] can't do anything with
baby 1 believe he's going 70 have dt."
"Whyp
take tho baby and look at him, with my
heart going ike a trip hammer.
What's the matter with himP gasp as
/ lool, around helplessly.
81 know announces Manic, authOrita-
lively. He dot some bead in his mOuf"
] put nay fingers into his mouth, and sure
enough there is a great wad OF sucked bread
ldhcrng to the roof.
"Oh, papa. birdie is in the hall" says
Mamie
1 hastily give the baby to Susie and return
10 the chase of the canary, which, having the
whole house 20 fly in, leads me a pretty
lance. Shall / tell how Mamie falls down
stairs, how Bob breaks a window with
lro0mstck, how 1 climb up to all sorts of
lut of the way corners, by means Of the step
adder, only TO see that COMPOUNDED bird Ay
away just as l reach him, and how / catch
lim at last. with several Of his wing feathers
broken, and frightened almost 10 deathi
IL is now II O'Clock, and there are the cups
md saucers and other breakfast things on the .
able still ] hustle them OF into the kitchen
md look around me
you must mind baby while Susie sweeps, q
,apa, says Mamie, aad may here remark
hat. If over thero was a bright little darling
% this world, 10 is Mamie I
am soon sitting in the low rocker with L
ably, who, before going to sleep, has oblg
lgly pulled OF the tap Of bis bottle and
piled half pint Of the milk over my sleeve
Q causes me some discomfort, but do not .
mind 10 Until Susie begins % sweep in an ag
rcssive style that envelops me ia a cloud %
ust and turns the milk on my coat sleeve
40 o. fhicl- r~ov r. .
An this time hear the talking and laugh 81
lg down stairs aud 10 the back yard, though O
1thout The potato man, who was obliged re- p
Inctantly TO depart an hour or two ago. a
papa. when are we going 70 have dinnerf' b
SKIS Bob ID
Bless my SOUL have never thought Of T
inner e
"Susie, what about dinnerf ] ask. IL
"Well sir, on washing day Mrs. Smith n
ancraily gets t herself But viii get 10 II q
1u like / can't cook, because was only L
lgaged as nurse, but 1t you viii get some q
eak or something might fry it.' q
"ldont like steak, announces Bob, stoutly
/ see a CLEAN Of hope CO
mamie do you want some meatF "
eyes, papa, want some meat, AN 'tatoes IL
D. corn, an bead, am tea an -an'-pickles,' cl
lswers Mamie, nucompromiNngly cl
Mamie, suppose we hayosoms-some eggs M
ld bread and butter and cold meat, now. n
ben We will have dinner when mamma In
mes homer / say, insinuatingiy. N
"Vewy we'll; We will, agrees Mamie, and al
= the kindness of Susie we soon have a h.
ugal lunch before u.s. No
! am in the midst of the lunch, and am Nh
st considering whether am equal to wash 10
3 NAMES face and exchanging her now re-
arly black apron for white one, when wi
10 door ben rings for about the twentieth W,
ne since breakfast m
Another peddler or book agent, | sup inn
se, " and 60 TO the front door with Mamie
ldlng my hand and Bob marching behind. or
Good afternoon. Mr. Smith. Is Mrs IN
NTH al homer a.