Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-07-17
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TIE CHRISTMAS PRESENT. {

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III BY LllurESASr MURRAY.
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The keen atmosphere Of n Christmas
morning was sweeping over the west end
Of London, when our story commences.-
/ II any observant person had been stirring
abroad so carly, they might have heard the
plaintive chant OF a chimney.sweep from
lofty house top, as he struggled gradual.
| IL towards the Top Of the fluo.' He must
have been at work long before daylight
10 have got so nearly through his job at
that early hour. But as the faint rays o.
the sun struggled with The mist and fog ol
London morning, the little laborer emer.
ged weary and dirty froniithe scene ol hls
abors. illitJ 1t = 400 dhia - =, Z,
Well,' said the boy, they do, say, as how
st. Nicholas goes down these ere fiues ol
! Christmas morning, but he'd a got wed.
ged in there, blow me il he wouldn't less
he had been up to a sweeps tools;' y
The boy stretched his arms and
| legs after the severe work he hal Just dc.
com pIislied in so contracted q space, and
looked about him 10 sec the prospect from
his elevated position and even went down
10 the gutter Of the house top, 10 look
down into The street below.
MY boss, that old cove as beats me and
drives me up these ere fucs, will give inc
regular rouser il | don't go down in no
time; so here goes,' snying which fhe
mounted the chimney TO begin his des.
cent (. y gj; -.,,sa q. 7....-4s alugitl.
down., down went The little sweep,
chanting his melodious though monotdn.
Gus song, 10 while away the dreariness Of
the work. Once or twice the boy paused
rs thougha little surprised at something
he saw, but his voice was heard again
chanting on'merrily as he proceeded.
My cyes!' exclaimed the little sweep,
(which by the way was about all Of the
boys face that could be discerncd at all
through the thick coat Of smut that shrond.
ed his features.) 'My eyesI he repeated.
sifhcre ANITA 90! Why, I'm blowedif |
amt gone and come down the wrong lue!
What!a jolly fine place this is--some-
body's chamber!o. Well who'da thought
ofisuch a thing?'a 7ag easfs E u asa
Asithe'liule fellow emrraed from the
Fireplace, he found that he hal come
down probably the fue The next house
to thai which he had dascended. THE "a.
! partnent into which, he had emerged was
indeed a splended one; hut TO The inexpe-
riencdd eye il looked like enchantment.!-----
Everything SO rich clean and comfortable.
In his widest moments Of imagination he
| had never dreamed. Of ssuchSnxhry. He
esemed aIus;os, q sei.l ~ -a,lre1sce ritoati,
room from The hearth, and his first i'm.
pulse was again to ascend. N an.
BLOW me, !ifI!didn't think Iswas com.
ling down the wrong aue when;l was W
there he said musingly.H y a4. s.
! Then he reasoned that il he went hack
he would get "a thrashing for being gone
so long, or il his mistake was discovered
BY his master. he would be whipped iol
thai t. He had been robbed half aInighl''
sleepi in order to accomplish this very job
lie was tired-very tired. sof'r9tHpa = p
'Wha, jolly finesleeping cove Nigh
get intha! ere bed. NV eyes! how softi
| Is, continued the sweep, as he laii his
aal1s .I :, IN tihorsnno,, m; ,nnt;nt NJ soot
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weary limbs, He was tired and sleepy
/ he thought be would Just lie down for !;
4 moment 10 see how such bed would
leel. but nafaly haa .ne Popi ~ !sa''l.' ~
tne iu1ury ora sol. iea.net osI ~ oSlg.s 10
,al, ,Hre ssset.ea nss rsnss n @ Smu "I r.,
w. u" ds.cr;hs ' in ' W n
We - 'NiSft ,1NiSIf ~. y ~ ~, al
ne areamea ne was n pataa'se az, s ! aHa h S'
music souhaea IN ms ears, alla looa ap'i' y:
uahs' luscious anu .s''esnlns, vas ~ py ha; ~
sloe. 4 geptie manu- slhoo,ne. .ne s., ha
from nus loleheaa, anu EIsssa nun: III moN "
ms near. oea'i KISS; ne alau n.y. hsI teeU,'ss .ss,
eSfa Sens oh;Iae.n he a, oee.
haI kissed him now He Mas clolhci II
b;s dream in cloibes n, While and snolIes,
as those m which he was living: and am ex
onisite sense Of refyeshei mowers sto!t
over him. - u" ~
Rnt wb;le tho hov,lav Tins in dream,
1 fo,ss,fnlnsss The mistress Of The .houst
on,ereJ Scarcely oble 10 supnress, m,
os,nni shment tbnt nossesse,i her. sle ye ".
reasoneJ nnon the matter. and tracing b,
he hov's racks from ,he chimnev.place
,hs h G fsc, that he had decenlel the fue. sbt
evan avs s,,essed ihe truth Of his mistake, ani
with ! s hearifnIl Of kindness on his Christ
mas morning. she determined 10 turn Iii,