The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-12-25
ToOT'S MISTAKES.
A Little Girl That Had Lots of Miaha
when She Went Visiting.

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A Little Girl That Had Lots of Miahaps
when She Went Visiting.
Mamma and have been TO SEQ Aun,
Susan. and we had bu'ful time. Aunt
Susan is my namesakc--I don't mean
my loot namesake. but my real name
sake. She is Quake'ss. asked Tn
Gle Jack what quake meant, and he said
to shake. | said: do people quake
when they shake hands?" lie said:
You're a goose, Toot, go ask mamma. "
So l went and mamma said Quake'ss
says thee" and ''thou" when she's
talking to you, instead Of you" Aunt
Susan wrote q letter and asked mamma
to come and see her, and bring me.
Minnie said: Il shouldn't think you
would want to take such bad acting
girl as loot with you, mamma wish
l could GO"
said: "Ain't you 'shamed of your
self, Minnie, to want to go where you
wasn't 'yited: | wouldn't say any
thing bout bad if got a hair in the
cake And she did-mamma lot her
max. cake, and there was long yell
low hair in it. Papa said il she was go
ing to cook sho must pin up her curls.
When ! talked bout the hair Minnie
went right of to school. Uncle Jack
said: foot. you must get in Aunt
Susan's good books, and then maybe
she will give you nice present.
said: Then I'll get in 'em as quick as
can"
One day when mamma was telling me
things / must and mustn't do when We
got to Aunt Susan's, said: Mamma.
you've told me SO many things can't
member half Of 'em, and I'm 'plete-
ly 'scourged tryin' to be good. !"
And then mamma kissed me and said:
Go and play. d ar" and | went It's
an awful ways to Aunt Susan's-more'n
thousand miles. We started right
after breakfast and role on the ears as
much as twenty hours and didn't get
there till near dinner time. Aunt SUI
san was lighted to see u.s. She kissed
mo and sail: $50 this is my little
namesake.' And | put my arms around
he neck and kissed her and said:
YES"
didn't say any thing while we were
eating dinner, for mamma 'spressly for
bids my talking at the table. And aft
or dinner | went to sleep awhile. then
| played with Aunt Susan's kittens
Uncle Isaac took mamma out to ride
in the evening, ana Aunt Susan said
she would put me to bed. When l had
my night-dress on ask her to sing te
me like mamma does, and she said: III
sing hymn to thee. dear" | said: .Oh,
Aunt Susan, do sing that b'u'fui hymn
the hired man sings. You know it. dom
you, bout the slippers? goes like this
Oh, dem golden slippers. o-o-oh, I'm go
ing to climb dem golden stairs"
Hut Aunt Susan didn't know tina,
hymn. SO she couldn't sing it.
The next day mamma and Aunt Susar
went visiting. stayed home with
Uncle Isaac. II was awful warm. and
Uncle Isaac said: Now. Susie. dom
you go out of the ROOM" (They called
me Susie hcre.) Pm going to sleep q
little WHILE" / said wouldn't and he
laid down on lounge and put big, red
handkerchief over his face. and breathed
like tea-kettle. l felt lonesome, and
so looked at every thing in the room
Aunt Susan had a good many hooks in
a bookcase, and membered what Uncle
Jack said. SO pulled the hand chief of
Uncle Isaac's face and said: Am those
good books. uncle?" And he said: YES
yes. put that hand'chief hack again.
real cross and put it back.
Then / climbed upon chair and
opened the book case door. 1t opened
awful hard. and l kicked it little u
make it open easier and cracked tho
tho glass and broke it some, but the
door came open. | took all the book,
off OF one shelf and put them in q ring
on the floor, real quiet SO as not to wake
Uncle Isaac. Then laid down in the
ring and went to sleep.
| All at once heard talking and walked
up, and there was mamma and Aunt
Susan looking at me. Uncle Isaac sa'
up on the lounge with the red hand
chief hanging over one side OF his face
like table scarf. Mamma took me by
the arms and pulled me up. Her face
was red, and she shook me as hard a.
she could. What did you put those
books on the floor for. Toot?" she said
began to cry. and said: Uncle Jack
told me il | got in Aunt Susan's good
books she would give me a nice present
and-Uncle Isaac said they were all good
books. and SO | got in them the bes
way could. And the glass was rotten
mamma, like your blue calico dress tha
feared SO easy, and it feared little
too" Then mamma said: "ldon't know
what to do with you. loot; I'm 'shamet
Of YOU"
Ipulled my hand away from her ant
ran to Aunt Susan. and cried. and cried
Aunt Susan said: Never mind, dear,
so | stopped crying and didn't
We stayed week with Aunt Susal
and don't know when lenioyed m ysel
SO much. Uncle Isaac took me ever
where he went, and talked all til
time and he laughed at every thing
told him. The last day ] was Their
he took me to the village and bough
me a chain with a beautiful locket o
it. Then he went TO another stor
where there were bushels of toys an
he told me to pick out doll. ! too
one with long yellow curls like Mir
MES. Iasked Uncle Isaac if he though
hair made any difrence in dolls di.
p'sition, for If that doll was going I
have like Minnie didn't want it.
He said he guessed not 50 took i
Then he got set Of dishes in a mic
box. He asked me if wanted any thin
else, and choosed big red trumpe
that made a 81 lendid loud noise. The
we went to another store and got |.
OF candy. l Rugged and kissed inc
Isaac, and told him il papa and unc
Jack would let me / would be his lit
girl. He said "all right"
When We got back Aunt Susan took n
up stairs, and there on the bed was
elgant red dress. She said: Lets 81
lit fits thee Susie" SO sho put il Z