The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-12-25

out her ruTpnre
- declare said tie former. I'm afraid
IT vail be Ieli as too setioDs a,disapymnt
nrpl"
And 50 am l." returned the latter.
| i Is sncb useless waste Of money"
! II know it H."
! Besides. it does thiIlren 10 TEAL
Igood. IN fac'. as far as my obsereaiian
goes It does lhcm hatm
4 'nihis MIS- Laghclion agreed.
Then, said lhe husband. viii Il not
oe ; mefe "eakre'o on rni pall, If er
follow the old custom his year aid not
have tue rega'd for our thiidirul'
81 suppose s0.'
VIII We be acting ,ieh theul"
Perhaps not But Il viii be sach d
dissppoinlmrht."
Nm drubr Of th.'. But light ons
| compared to "hGi hey will have to spf
fer in ahr' He Tic iscti. riisl like
I'lGs eiIl belp 10 prepare rb,m ior tie
severer ones to cofne in lbc future"
Thus arguing tie question Mr.. and
Mrs, LaHbetion finally came ha,k 10
their old Original determination. which
wee TO dispense with The usual 'rouselse'
I"f toys, that would he biuken rr thrown
aside in az hour. and hea the wunrded
hearts ocessinned Ihc,eby. ~lb a zen
ipiOUs. distribution uf tew sixUeLcps aDd
Nhilllnps This would ne saving; aud |
an of aid The economy ia the new order
t things, was. in rrality, lis highest ~
commeudaiiou. Bed time At lest came,
aud Mr.. aud Mrs Laubertuu retired f,t
Tue night, leaving the expcctpd stock
'hss hanging emmy in the chimney cor
ner. The mulhsr jus, before lying down
had occasion TO 90 into tie rpp.n adiiu
ling. II was the one IN which kriss
hrngle wac expected 20 o-make his sp.
Pearance some time duling tie night
There was CbarIey's little stocking.
round almost as when his foot was in Ii.
aud bent 10 the very shape. Mrs. Lam
berton sighed gently, as the image of his
hopeful face turned up to hers, presented
itself; aud heard, in Imagination, hi.
5 sweet voice az it Mingled his evening
, prayer with words that showed his thoi.
To be near the earth.
Hours went by after the moiher'5head
/, rested upon lis pillow. before sleep
! came. Aud then she dreamed that it
r was Christmas morning, and that The
'chlldren's Stockings were all filed, and
, that they were wild witi. delight Char.
ley was Un her knee, showing his wagons.
and dogs, and horses. Harry was march,
ing about the room with his sword and
drum. and Auma was .hBgging in her
aims wax doll with almost as much de-
light as young mother ever felt IN clasp.
ing to her bosom her new born babe. A
noise which seemed to come from over.
| mead, where Uncce Joseph and Aunt
. Rachel slept, awoke Mis-. Lamberton
frum this dream. She started UP and
, listened, but all wes silent.
The mother slept again. Bot this
5 time her dreams were less pleasant
, Christmas morning had come; bu. il
broug ht 10 joy 10 the expectani children
Their stockings were empty and their
hearts we're well nigh broken. Sleep
; passed once more from her eyelids, and
though itwas long before The approach oi
dawn, The gentle vistant came not again
10 her pillow.
And Ioug ere the morning broke, Mr.
! Lam5ertOn found himself awake and
. thinking of the children.
They will he so disappointed, ;" sighet
e the mother. When she found that her
y husbauPs sIumbers were likewise brok
EN-.
"ls there nothing that we can put iu,
;. their stockingsN asked the father tho
indicating the state of his mind.
9 i've been thuking ofihst; but ,hcr
isn'ta thing in the house that would dc
= I'm sorry we hadn't bought them some
! thing, replied the mnther
I'VE eau do su still. will 90 out Iii
, rect'y after breakfast and buy then lot
| of things" said Mr., Lambefton.
. The mischief will all be done long
r before breakfast, The disappointment
? Of their eoger hopes-lhe scattering n
| their delightful dreams-will almos
beak their heats. Dear little Charley
! He couldn't say his prayers last night fO
, thinking Of his well.iilled stockings. AL
mel We have done wrong--I feel it.
! Suppose put a half dollar in each q
D their Stockiugs!" said Mr. Lamberton.
I "Youcan do 50 if you like; but il W OF ;
. satisfy them"
Undetermined what To do. or rathe
seeing no mode whatever uf remedy
ing their error. Mr.. and Mrs. Lambertor
lay awaiting the approach of day. ye
dreading 10 see the dark curtain that wa
; close about the Eastern horizon begin /,
Ift itself up, But at length morning
= broke, aud dim, pale light began Il
= steal III at the windnw, showing first on,
object aud then another, until all parts q
the room became clearly visible. In 'ex
prctaliou IF trouble with the disappoinl
ed children. Mr.. and hts Lamberton lei
? their bed aud commenced dressing them
selves hurriedly in order 10 be prepare
. to reet them &offer the little comfort tha
was in their power to give. som ther
was a sound in the roam abuve wher
the children all slept with the nulse
y Their patleriug feet were next hearr
upon the stairs; anon the door of the ad
joiuing room was burst open. All wa
j. then still for few moments. Mr. a"'
Mrs. Lambeiton listened with oppressed
!, feelings. There was low exclamation
h ID e ~ ,hiLlran that suuuIe ed