The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-02
Wee Macgreeg0r
Goes to a Party
By j. j. BELL.

! had shortly after suffered from q sort
OF nightmare, and, half awake. had
startled party in the paror by frantic
beating on the wall and weird ceilings
ito the effect that some one was trying
to suffocate him. LITTER that he was al
| lowed to snoro In peace, and Mrs. Nc
! Ostrich had to explain to any new Wis.
| itors the meaning OF the disturbance,
This SHE did to John and Lizzie i'm
! mediately on their arrival.
! They were tho last of the guests to
appear, the six others being already seat
ed round the parlor, doing a little talk
! ing and q good deal Of staring It the
| decorations, the number and glory OF
| which seemed to have quito paralyzed q
little woman who sat In the window
Nav" whispered AIacgreegor, who hnd
been accommodated with hassock at
his mothers feet, those blue vases IS
awful like your ones.'
"NVhisht!" said Lizzio. '''"As We was
! sayin', Mrs N1cOstrich-"
Nav. there's tidy WI yellow par
rot on it"
'.Whlsht, Mucgreegor!' said Lizzie, Civ.
ing her son q severe look.
''IIes q sharp lnddie." observed Mrs.
Nc Ostrich, who did not really mind, so
long as her guests recognized only their
OWIl pdClCuluI COulTlDullONS TO tho
grandeur Of her surroundings
''Away an sit aside yer paw Mac
gyeegor" snid Lizzie. - John, see II
YOU can keep MacgreeXor uuict."
Tho boy dumped his hassock over tho
feet Of two OF the company, and sluatted
beside his father, He felt rather outfof
his element among so many adults, most
Of them elderly ana he was DISTURBED ut
seeing his father. looking SO stiff and
solemn. .E
A dreary holf-hour went by, at the end
Of which no could keep SILENCE no longer.
Paw" he said to his parent, who was
listening conscIentiously to the long
story Of a Mrs, Rowley concerning her
husbands baldness-''paw, what's that
nose?'
cav. never heed, my mannlo." replied
John. aware that the noise proceeded
from the slumberlng Mr.. McOstrlch. TITS
Just a noise" M
"t's awful like n big grpmphy. paw"
Ssh! You're not to speak now"
IF had big grumphy-"
whats the laddie snying'?" inquired
Mrs. Bowley, smiling SO kindly that Mac
greegor accepted her as a friend there
and then,
"It's grumphy." he explained conf
Aentially. DO you not hear IT."
Mrs. Eowley laughed and pattod his
head. rye mustn't speak about grunph.
les now dearie," she whispered. "I!cro's
q bit O. sweete for ye,''
ncgreegor put the dainty In his mouth
ana drew the hassock a tribe nearer to
Mrs. Bowlcy, "Ye're awful kind" no
said. In hoarso undertone. ana he and
the good Indy entertained each other for
quite a long time nuch to Joints relief
About half-past nine the company drew
rs near to tho oval table as their NUM-
bers permitted, and did Justice to tn,
light refreshments which tho hostess had
provided, Macgreegor, ignoring his moth
er's glRnces, ana evidently forgetting
there was such q fluid In the world MS
castor-oil. punished the pastry with tho
utmost severity, and consumed two wholn
bottles OF lemonade.
TITS an awful nice party paw, Ito
whispered, when the chairs had been put
back to tho walls. Are wc goin' home
,low?'' ls
Before John could reply, Mrs. A1cos,