New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-12-25

them, making them parties to every KIND Of ex-'
trayagance. .
Laughing and crying in the same breath, and
making perfect LAGOON Of himself with his |
stockings. &C am as light as feather--I am |
as happy as an angel-I am as merry as q |
school boy I am as giddy as q drunken man
A merry Christmas to every body. happy |
New Year to all the world. Halo here!
Whoop! Hallo!'
He had frisked into the setting room, and was |
now standing there, perfectly winded.
I" There's the saucepan that the grual was
I'M" cried scrouge, starting of again, and
friskinq round the Fireplace There's the
door by which the Ghost Of Jacob Marley en-
tered There's the corner where the Ghost OF
Christmas Present sat There's the window
where saw the wandering Spirits ss all
| right-it's all true-it all happened Ha,
ha, hal"
Really, for man who had been out Of prac-
tice for SO many years, it was splendid laugh,
! most boisterous laugh. The father of long,
long, line Of brilliant laughs.
al don't know what day of the month it is r
said Scrooge. ~ don't know how long I've
| been among the Spirits don't know anything.
Pm quite . baby. Never mind. I don't care.
I'd rather be baby Halo Whoop! Halo
| here p
| He was checked in his transports by the
| churches ringing out the lustiest peals he had
ever heard Clash, clang, hammer, ding, dong,
bell. Bell, dong, ding, hammer, clang, clash
| Oh, glorious, glorious!
Running to the window, he opened it, and put
ont his head No fog, no mist; clear, bright.
jovial, stirring, cold; cold, piping for the blood
| to dance to !, Golden sunlight; Heavenly sky;
sweet fresh air; merry bells, Oh, glorious,
glorious!
aWhat's to-day p cried scrooge, calling
downward to boy in Sunday clothes, who per-
| 1,nl 1o,% 7oot> h,,1+ i'm
| cen % returned the boy with all his might
/ Of wonder
WHAT'S to-day, my fine fellow" said
| Scrooge.
To-day p' replied the boy. sWhy, CHRIST
/ MAS DAY F'
'.lt's Christmas Day p said scrooge to him
self 81 haven't missed it. The Spirits have
they like. Of course they can. Of course they
can. Halo, my fine fellow
Halo returned the boy.
g DO you know the Poulterer's, in the next
street but one, at the corner~ scrooge inqui-
/ red s9
/ g should hope die, !, replied the lad.
can intelligent boy p said Scrooge ga re-
markab1e boy! Do you know whether they've
sold the prize Turkey that was hanging up theres
Not the little prize Turkey. the big onef
"What, the one as big as me " returned the
boy.
! ssWhat delightful boy r,said scrooge. "Its
pleasure to talk to him. Yes, my buck"
4 t.It's hanging there now" replied the boy.
els it y said scrooge go and buy it,
"Walk- ER!' exclaimed the boy
Il "No, no., said Scrooge, !" I am in earnest.
Go and buy it, and tell 'em to bring it here,
that may give them the direction where to
take it. Come back with the man, and I II give
you a shilling. Come back with him in less than
Eve minutes, and I'll give you half.a-crown! !"
a The boy was off like shot. He must have
had steady hand at a trigger who could have
got shot of half SO fast "
II 9Th send it to Bob Cratchit'se' whispered
scrooge, rubbing bis hands, and splitting with a
laugh g He shan't know who sends it. Its
/ twice the size of Tiny Time. Joe Miller never
made such joke as sending it to Bobs will be p
The hand in which ae wrote the address was
3 not a steady one, but write it he did, somehow,
[ | and went down stairs to open the street door,
t ready for the coming Of the poulterer's man. AS
he stood there, waiting his arrival, the knocker
: caught his eye.
t II shall love it as long as / live" cried
Scrooge, patting it with his hand. g I scarcely
3 ever looked at it before. What an honest ex-
preston it has in its face It's wonderful
t knocksr Here's the Turkey Halo! Whoop
!, How are yous Merry Christmas!
: 1t Dds a Turkey! He never could have stood
npon his legs, that bird. He would have snap.
ped em short off in minute, like sticks Of seal
n ing-wax. A
e sswhy, it's impossible to carry that to Cam
$ den Town. said Scrooge. CO You must have &
| cab.''
The chuckle with which he said this, and the
chuckle with which he paid for the Turkey, anc
the chuckle with which he paid for the cab, anc
the chuckle with which he recompensed the boy
. were only to be exceeded by the chuckle will
}, which he sat down breathless in bis chair again
and chuckled till he cried,
Cbouip uacsr tocir fnrh 10 hor,c
n continued to shake very much; and shaving re
quires attention, even when you don't dane,
v while you are at it. But if be had cut the enc
il of his nose off, he would have put piece o
sticking. plaster over it and been quite satisfied
He dressed himself 8. all in his best" and a
d last got into the streets. The people were b,
l. this time pouring forth, as he had seen then
}. with the Ghost Of Christmas Present, and walk
d ing with his hands behind him, scrooge regard
IT ed every one with delighted smile He LOOKED
SO irreslstibly pleasant, in word, that three o
four good fellows said 6 Goud morning
d sir A merry Christmas to your And Scroog
il said often afterwards, that of all the blith
it sounds he had ever heard, those were the bthes
W in his ears.
He had not gone far, when coming on toward
h him he beheld the portly gentleman, who ha
re walked into his counting house the day befor
rs and said" Scrooge and Marleys, believer
IS 1t sent pang across his heart to think hoy
this old gentleman would look upon him whe
re they met; but he knew what path lay straigh
before him, and he took it.
$, "My dear sir" said scrooge, quicking hi
p pace, and taking the old gentleman by both hi
ID hands. How do you dos l hope you sue
h ceeded yesterday. It was very kind of you.
merry Christmas to you, SIR
"Mr. Scrooge"
lie eyes" said Sc..ooge. ''That is my name, an
lie / fear it may not be pleasant to you Alloy m
Q, to ask you pardon. And will you have the good
ness here Scrooge whispered in his ear.
ne Lord bless eP' cried the gentleman, as
his breath were gone. "My dear Mr.. Scroog
I'd are you serious?"
elf you please" said scrooge, ssNot a fal
thing less, A great many back payments al
included in it, assure you. Will you do me this
e, favor?"
iii "My dear SIR said the other, shaking hant
lis with him. 81 don't know what to say to sue
st munif-"
'Don't say any thing, please" replied Scroog
e. Sc Come and see me. Will you come and see me-
he 81 will!' cried the old gentleman. And
r. was clear he meant to do it.
"Thank'ee," said Scrooge. 81 am mue
yn obliged to you. thank you fifty times. BE
you!"
He went to church, and walked about IL
nd streets, and watched the people hurrying to al
he fro, and patted children on the head, and que
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