The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-01-04
Sketch for Christmas.

the malignant influence Of a cross school master,
burst into my room, and broke dream that j
had drawn prize in the lottery, to wish me a
merry Christmas. All his little miniature sor-
rows are now forgotten. His eyes are as bright
and his cheeks as rosy as If he Ind never been
beaten for not knowing the difference between a
eopuIative and a distinctive conjunction, or for
forgetting that tao word which bis tyfant called
hste. commenced with ap. The young dog has
hung up hi. stocking, and received such lavish
gifts fiom the good St Nicholas, that the over.
fowlngs oi hIs delighted heart would no longer
permit HIM to refrain from calling upon mt, his
rusty friend and ally tO participate ia his Joy.
lie Las magnificent huDmlDg top and a Chinese
puzzle, several profound volumes OF history and
travels, enriched with wood cuts 0t various places
on the globe. and their inhabitants, some admlra-
h!e story books, and other fanciful gifts TO cay
nothing Of liberal supplies Of sugar pums and
new Year cakes, and, putting his arms around my
necA he whispered the Important secret with ev-
cry sign eIhIliraiion, that lac was 10 have "hol
may inr whole week
remember to have heard nm nnccdote OF
o"y' connected with this famous fashion OF hang
my up the stocking which though u mere trlc,
viii not be devoid Of interest, at least 10 parents,
IL seems this little fellow had committed some
"lckcdness III tho catalogue cf youthful crimes
on the eve "f the long wished-tr.iestISal he
did not retire I" rest, however, without having
suspended lls st~ king 10 sncit lie bnGnly If the
patron SAINT ut infant New Workers, and HfusC III
the morning 10 examine iuto thr nature Di his
treasures.
with rxclanatons OF delight his little lro'h'rs
and sisters drcorered their stockings abundau,ly
suppi"d with everything 10 crafty their iarcy
and make thar Happiness complete, tcsid.s en-.
c"uraSmg notes lr"n th' ir afec,l"nate and inyls
Die DIVINITY but when lie cApl'rcd lis own re
ceipte, nnag'n" hl- cruel disappointment un draw.
itg iord'-h "h'p. Ihe anger Ui ST Nnhoi"s
aud Ills own III conduct betrayed :" publicly. aud
coming ul "h nm WIN Tue shidenne's Il q thnii.
"rfl"it N u hi"mrnt 81 such ihShiS wrought aud
J"! iul expectation I'VE led III mn",'hi heart
nrnr!y u" breaking Or MI rmnni de ct'" II
~ stsFh'c manner "lI,I IL " scene Nli'h w"nd
have htinrd IN apt yr'i II" l"t"ir. lie
nlnoIr "m'iem It sui"'h'iGlal o'-l l.eH-Nrr was
u" '""nrr li'dA'ed mn tie IA. .i"np' N'ly
N"un. 'hhufrn we're >i'u'k mi""" t'n e>~ n,trn
hhth. lt'h lNeiN 'it'- v"Ic hu hv'I ~ n
instant lhc mn and si'i'rn- Fragments "i
chlIui~h shl"n""' lay "I"und, uhitg.ri"d, 4" III Z
NE h'r" %. lie tragedy, ~ h tile dark i "hIig
thorg "a IT. hand. stood IKE statue, his gi"wIng
CHECKS turned I" an ANY lml'nts>-hIs up!li'd
eyes streaming with tears, and giving no otler
I >gn OF lie tiG'n quir"rng ot the Up, and Il
lhroUUng oi the heart TIL he TELL senseIess t" he
h""r. NE alarmed parents FASTENED TO recover
bun and soHght, by convincing him that they
themselves and II" angry angel had put IN tie
"h'p az Il method "i pGm>h'ng INN '"r hls late Of
FENCES, TO iehe'e h, 'trrofs and calm 'i' gii'i,
but Their scheme had taken stronger h"id "n a
l'ely anu UNIFORMED imagination and struck
more deeply tender young heart than they sup
posed. ihe con'equ"nce WAS II lever and delrI'
"m "i an alarming KIND and bitterness Of an
gnl'h' wh'hi io"k mnh- to s"olhe.
/ Uus' ~ 'h- season "cr young iriemis VIII not
lie troubled WIN winp-,'lhrr On Their shoulders,
or IN lhtf Stockms-. ''r consider ihem ~ The
rs" iH' 'hNr,i''fs 81 most - The real mri'nnrnl
al ircreh' "foa'' Indeed ihu'h a. We tar "i III"
several h'hia,N nhd festivities which dNrr>it, the
year. u" enc reefs ''rIh VIII SUI II hr"IiN vel
'o'he W. 'he ooSs 'heS '.''hie Tie h'7It 81
t!"r ny 'hese gr'"' landmarks. On tile
hih I" Apri'' you hha n letter pti'Ah'ir,
l"Nhe' 1'oH' or cht'k tf hNr 'l"u-an
dollars III me s'r'e' h'm sop r,k u Up, ir
~" a. you grasp AZ ana t','k g""d ln'H h"' he
ii'e"ded You ~ ia.' VIA d's"pps"r ir IN Cc.
tween Your hhg'rS hhn the Suppressed 'lttrts "i
,t"'p VI n's' ",e'ous 'a''efu,'"l'''s' c""'rnI,u
] " II