The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-12-29

Jlngly noise, when the boy grinds or
the organ. And it's @ real little Gun
ming organ, and plays lots OF things
and they went in there to keep out o
the snow some, and they've beer
there ever'n ever SO long And they
both OF 'em bowed and said sHanny
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 off and
he put it Oh again. And the bow said
his names Jocko, the MONKEYS is YOU
Know, and his very own is Peter, and
the little girls is Elsie. Isn't that a
pretty one? And 20 mamma, /
want
"Well?" said mamma, smiling. I
l. thlnk she knew pretty we'll what the
little f1y-away Meg was coming to.
~ want to have my 'ception, after
| all, and have them to it and the mon
| key. mamma, can't l? Cause I
| just the same's know they haven't
had any thing to eat to-day, not so
nice, any way; and I'm sure they're
real good. behaved. And it's New
Years, you know, and oh, can't I,
mammal"
What could mamma say? don't
believe she would have said anything
but yes for the world.
SO Peter and Elsie came in, hanging
back a little bashfuly, as was quite
natural, but looking very pleased and
happy for all that. And close behind
them came Jocko, who didn't seem
oashful a DIT, and was quite ready to
make friends with every body.
what funny little fellow he was!
Meg declared over and over again
that she didn't believe there was ever
any thing half 50 cunning before.
How gracefully he danced when Peter
and Elsie played "Dixie!''
Meg clnpped her hands until thew
were red and smarting, and laughed
until her sides ached and elsie and
Peter laughed. too, and their black
eyes shown with pleasure though it
was nothing new for them.
"Now Jocko, be gentleman, sir" said
Peter.
And Jacko climbed into a chair and
sat down, crossing his logs as grave as
q judge, and holding the paper which
Peter handed him upside down before
his funny nose. Meg fairly screamed
with laughter, and mamma had to
join in, too.
"Jocko, be soldier now, SIR" said
Peter.
Whereupon Jocko took his little
wooden gun and strutted up and
down the room with it on his shoulder
with a very soldiery step indeed.
And by the time this was done,
Meg had set the table in the best OF
style, and lunch was ready-the little
tarts and jumbles and frosted cakes
with flower on each, and turnovers.
ana great deal more beside. Idon't
believe Peter and Else had ever seen
such a feast before, much less tasted
OF one.
They were so hungry! Meg felt sure
that they hadn't had any thing to
eat before that day. And Jocko sat
upswith the rest and eat as much as
any OF them; and what he couldn't
eat he stuffed away under his Jacket
which made them all laugh harder
than ever.
And right in the middle OF the finn
3he door opened, and there were Dolly
Ingalls, and Mamie Dixon and Louis
Porter, whose throat wasn't so sore
ouC what her mamma could bundle
aer up and let her come in the sleigh
With Uncle Tom and Mamie and DoiIv
IND nice treat of nuts and CANDY.
ION, you're most too late!" cried
veg: but there's enough, l guess.
IN, isn't this the splendidest!"
80 1t was, OF course; and of course
mere was enough, too, for every body.
And when dinner was over. Jocko
vent through with all his tricks again
IND again before the merriest little |
audience he ever had, I an, sure.
And at last he pulled off his funny
ap and passed it around gravely lust
~ ne had been taught to do, thouph
elsie blushed and Peter scowled at
i'm and said: ''No, no, Jocko!" a.
God many times.
But Uncle Tom laughed and said he
uessed Jocko was a. business sort Of
chap; and then he divided A. hand
II OF loose change among the children
OF every bit.
So Meg's reception was a. complete
uccess, after all. The little girls de-
Jared they never, never had so good
TIME before in all their lives. =
I'll have another 'ception next
ear" said Meg, when her sleepy it,
le mead was laid on it's pillow that
light; ''and I do hope Elsie and
'eter'l be to it, and Jocko." {
ana then she went to sleep and
reamed that a red and blue monkey
as o11erlng her u turnover in his
ap.-Ada G. H. Stoddard.
BLlNDlNG A SHARK,
low Diver DOdrad Shall ~,