The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-12-29
MEG'S RECEPTION.
HOW 1t Prove a Success Despite
the SnowStorm.

Dear me! how the snow did viii,
down that day, in big feathery flake
that looked as if it wouldn't take
great many of them to make prett
deep drift. And they came so THO
and fast, tool Why, it was as much a
ever that you could see across tn
street!
Little Meg Mather, at the window
could not see across, though he
brown eyes were staring wide open
and her face was pressed close aeains
the pane.
But then, Meg's eyes were full O
tears and running over, just as the,
had been all the morning. suppos
That made some difference. Poo
Meg!
1t was something of trial, think
myself, though ofcourse it might have
been great deal worse. That is
what Meg's mamma said, trying tc
comfort her little daughter.
"Just think, dear, what if YOU
hadn't any nice house to live in, and
were out in this dreadful storm! Or
If you were sick, and had to take Bit
ter stuff and lie in bed all day! You
must look for the silver lining, dear.
1t isn't nearly as bad as it might
be-"
But Meg couldn't feel sure of that.
1t was very hard to find the bright
side OF this black, black cloud of dis
appointment, which had spread over
all the New Years day that ought to
have been so happy. Every thing
was as horrid as it could he Mee
thought. And then the tears flowed
faster, drop, drop, dropping down on
her cunning ruttled apron-a New
Years present from grandma; and the
cloud seemed bIacker than ever, and
Meg felt dreadfully miserable, and as
If her heart must break.
~ know it will!' she sighed. "Oh
dear me! | can't stand it one mite
more! Oh dear, dear mel"
Because she had been going to
nave a. New Years reception.
Dolly INGALLS, was invited, and
Mamie Dixon and Louie Porter,
with their dolls on the lower shelf OF
the china closet was little store OF
good things to eat-tarts and jumbles
and O. frosted cake, and some turn
overs OF apples and mince, which were
the incest Of any thing. Mary had
kindly made them all Just as she did
1or the grown-up folks, only smaller,
OF course, on purpose for Meg's recep-
ton. And now-oh dear!
"Louie's mean to have her throat
sore!,' walled poor little Meg. "And I
should hink Mamie and Dolly could
come if it did snow!" I wou]d IS r
promised-I would! I'd run AWAY. II
o>lleve ldrun away, if my mamma did
say couldn't.
Now you know all about it, don't
y.ou-why there couldn't be any recep-
ton, and all? Louie Porter had sore
throat, and so OF course her COMING
was out OF the question. And Mamie
Dixon mamma and Dolly Ingalls,
mamma had sent word verv early
that morning that the little girls
couldn't 60 out in q storm, so. Il f.
should happen to snow
And it die! happen to snow, as if it
never, never meant to stop. And it
kept on showing, though Uncle Tom
SAID when it began he didn't believe il
was anything more than squall.
But let's don't havea suuall inside |
as we'll as out" said he chuckling Mee
under her mite OF chin. swine nn |
now, and I'll bring you a. paper ofthe
best carmels can find when I come |
up to SUPPER
There was ono comfort in all tho
grief. But it wasn't g. very LARGE ona
because suppertime was a. long wav
of. And SO Meg cried and cried, until
her eyes were almost as red as her
cheeks, and mamma thought she
would 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 as
hard as it did," she said, coming
close to the window where Nee sat-.
May be they will come yet, dear.
Harkl What's that?'
Meg listened. The wind vbist]ed
and ratified the widows as if irving
TO make all the noise it could. but
through it all Meg's sharp ears
caught the sound of q handorpan. r.
was playing CLONE, Sweet Home"
"Oh my! cried Meg, forgetting her
'ears and trouble for tho minute
20 mamma, where is it? Nav be-
here's monkey to it,"
Mamma smiled, glad to know that
Neg's spirits were on the mendinp
'and. She looked up the street, az far
ts she could for the snow. She listen
ID again.
:, II think" said she, ut is in our
llley."
"Oh," cried Meg. "may go and see,
Mamma nodded eyes," and awav
aeg rushed. Very soon she was back
md smiling. I
20 mamma! mammal" she burst
orth breathlessly, "there is a monkey
a beautiful one, mamma, with a red = =
oat On, and cap, and every thing. !;
ma he'll dance ] ust as cunning! And )
here's q jittlt boy, only not very !