The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-19
SUNDAY WITH THE CHILDREN.
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see Il Is rather an UNUSUAL thing. 80

see K Il rather an unusual thing, 80
am determined to carry 1t out.
On the library table Is the household
comfort. book that Will guarantees to
give you any receipt from the making or
q grand piano to a corn lotion. also a
complete Encyclopaedia At last
found the word Brothers" and I uttered
q smothered cry of Eureka" for now
I know I will learn something OF the
rising questions Of the day. Brothers,
a name given to a group OF six or eight
rocky is}ets Immediately outside the strait
OF el-Mandeb varying In height from
go to $50 feet Now" rocky would never
apl iy TO either of them, and besides they
evidently have never gotten their fuii
growth, / closed the book In disgust. III
would have been so easy for the party
who wrote the book to have put something
reasonable In II.
Well! think Dick IS an argei. he al
ways takes me 10 the theatre when l
have TO other engagement. ard when
hear about the dark eyed" stranger ne
never throws cold water on my enthusi
esm by saving he Is a bold unprincipled
fel1cw," bee suse he happens to eve MN
five dollars. OF course, he has his fauits,
Sometimes his feet become cloven ana
horns grow where his COW hex genefahy
IL. but he soon gets over his temper ana
orchard is himself again." But George
has one great fault. ne thinks he can
sing We really would not object 10 MS
views on the subject II ne only would NOT
illustrate them. He goes TO dnner anu
mentions how very fond he Is or music;
then II 10 one asks him TO sing 0hose
who love and those who love themselves
never do) he requests each person Sc
parately to favor us with song After
a while some stranger will inquire II he
tie" in a tone and manner that plainly
SAYS: "Nicolini is nowhere" After great
begging and positive refusals on his part
he Is literally dragged TO the piano. by
that time Dick and myself are exhausted
trying TO change the subject, and at the
same time by signs, coughs and kicks 10
make some impression on George. But
George begins TO sing-let us not inger
over that painful time. sufficient to say
the three children who have been moved
ont I'm the wing so that the talking Cthey
never anticipated anything like tbis) will
no: keep them away, also that the nursery
msy be used for the gentlemen's dressing
room. by this time they set up the most
awful howls, evidently not hiking rival
in the field, and nurse, who has gone
down to help put things away-this only
refers 10 the eatables-goes f1ying back.
Mr.. Jolly, an old gentleman. becomes vio-
IeHtIy cHoheu, ieaFSS tne room anu IL
great many friends with him, more than
necessary think, at least the last ten
could never even have the pleasure OF
hitting him In the back. Dick and soon
take our departure after this. Mamma IS
suffering with a headache you know, and
we don't Ike 10 leave her any longer
George says he is not going just yet as
they want him to sing again. AS we
drive home, Dick remarks on the fullness
OF the far end OF the conservatory.
But James has Just come up to say
breakfast Is served, and the young gen.
temen have been waiting for fifteen
minutes for me. SO l did get them up
after ali. ENID.