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

Just the same. So did Topper when he came
So did the plump star when she came. 30 did
every one when they came. Wonderful party,
wonderful games, wonderful unanimity, won
der.ful happiness!
I But be was early at the Office next morning,
Oh he was early theres If he could only Ne
there first. and catch Bob Cratchit coming late!
That was the thing he had set his heart upon,
And he did it; yes, he did The clock struck
nine. No Bob. A quarter past. No Bob he
was full eighteen minutes and half behind his
time. Scrooge sat with his door wide open, that
he might see him come into the Tank.
His hat wss of, before he opened the door !;
his comforter too. He was on his stool in q
jify; driving away with his pen, as il he were
trying to overtake nine O'Clock
Hallow growled Scrooge, in his accustomed
voice as near as he could feign it. Whist do
you mean by coming here at this time Of day r.
I'm very sorry, sir" said Bob am be-
hind my time
You are !" repeated scrooge. "Yes 1
think you are Step this way, If you please.
It's only once year, sir" " pleaded Bob, APP
| ed. was making rather merry yesterday, sir. ?
| ''Now, rllstell you what, my friend, 2 said
Scrooge, :" am not going to stand this sort Of
thing any longer And therefore he continued,
leaping from his stool, and giving Bob such a
dig in the waistcoat that he staggered back into
| the Tank again Il" and therefore am about to
| raise your salary
Bob trembled, and got q little nearer to the
ruler. He had a momentsry idea Of knocking
! Scrooge down with it, holding him, and calling
to the people in the courtfor help and astraight-
/ waistcoat. ~ ~ s-.s ~ l.
"a merry Christmas, Bob!r said scroowe,
4 with an earnestnass that could not be mistaken,
4 as he elapped him on the back. "a msrrier
Christmas, Bob, my good fellow, than ] have
l given you, for many q year I'll raise your
salary, and endeayor to assiat your struggling
family, and we will discuss your affairs this very
afternoon, over Christmas bowl of smoking
king bishop, Bob! Make up the fires, and buy
another coal-scuttle before you dot another i,
Bob Cfatchitp r. VI
6crooge was better than his word. He did
I it all. and infinitely more; and to Tiny Tim,
who did NOT die, he was second father. BE
became as good friend, as good master, and
as good man, as the good old city knew, or
any other good old city, town, or borough in
the good old world. Some people laughed to
see the alteration in him, but he let them laugh,
and little needed them for he was, Wise enough
to know that nothing ever happened on this
. globe, for good, at which some people did not
have their fill Of laughter in the outset; and
knowing that such as these would be blind any.
way, he thought it quite as well that they should
wrinkle up their eyes in grins, as haye the NAL
ady in less attractive forms His own hear
laughed and that was quite enough for him.
4 He had no further intercourse with Spirits
but lived upon the Total Abstinence Principle
ever afterward; and it was always said Of him
that he knew how to keep Christmas well, i
any living man possessed the knowledge Ma,
that be truly said Of us, and all of us! Ant
50. as Tiny Tim observed, God Bless Us, Ever.
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