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

scrooge's former sell. rev iarger at the words,
III 1.-THE room became little darker and more
tys The pannels shrunk, the Eindows crack
8 fragments Of plaster fell catsof tho ceiling,
nd the naked Mths were shown instead bus
how all this was brought about, Ecrsoge knew
no moxs titan you do. Hs only knew that ~
was quite correct; thxt every thing had hap
pened 30 that there he was, alcne again. when
jolly holidays.
4 He was NOT reading now, but walking up and
! down desparingiy scrooge booked st the Ghost,
4 and with mournful sinking 81 his bead,
glancedanxiously towards the door
It opened and q little giri, mgch ycsng~
than the boy, came darling IN, and patting hE
arms about his neck, and often kissing hi4BD-
dressed him as her Dear, dear brosher's
81 have come to bring You home, dear
brother~ said the child, clapping her tiny
hands, and bending down to laugh. g To bring
4 youhome, home, home r.
4 /" Home, little Fan p returned the boy.
"Yesy' said the child, brimful Of gles.
Home. Tor good and all. Home, for evsr and
ever. Father is 20 much kinder than he used
to be. that homes like q Heaven! He spoke 90
gently to me one dear night when ! was going
| to bed, that l was NOT afraid to ask him oncs
more If you might come; and be said yes, you
| should and sent me in = coach to bring you.
! And you're to be man p said the child, open.
| ing her eyes, "and are never 70 come back
| here; hut first, we're to be Together al the
Christmas long, and have the merrisn etns in
| all the world ss<s
aYou are quite woman, Iistle Fass' er-
She elapped her hands and laughed, and tried
to tocgh his head but being TOO little, laughed
again, and stood ON tiptoe 70 embrace him IL
she began TO drug him, ID her childish csGsR-
ness, towards the door and Ne, ncshing 10th TO
\ go, accompanied her.
A terrible voice IN the hi ersd, Bsine down
Master Scrooge's box, tkt md il ths hall
appeared the schoolmastsr Himself, Who gIafsd
on Master Scrooge with ferocious condescen-
sion, and threw him into dreadful state Of
mind by shaking hands with him. He then
conveyed him and his sister into the veriest old
wellsef shivering best parlor that ever was
seem where the maps upon the wall, and the ee-
lestia and terrestrial globes in the windows,
were waxy with cold Here he produced . de-
canter Of. curiously light wine, and block Of
curiousIy heavy cake, and administered INSTALL
ments Of those dainties to the young people: at
the same time sending out q meagre servant to
offer glass Of g something to the postboy, who
answered that he thanked the gentleman, but il
it was the samastap as he had tasted before, he
4 had rather not Master Scroogs's trunk being
by this time tied ON to the top 81 tho Shaise, the
children babe the schoolmAstsr gco1 ~ right
Ethe carfien .aveen ths nn;ck whSjS1s inc tho
H.. frost a,5 sr,o fra If tbe Sss
the eyerureens like suray.
ssAlways delicate creature, whom breath
might have withered,' said the Ghost. But
she had large heart r
TIL M ,,o;nsav & cn;r;t Goa farhiir y, =
Shd d;ad ~ oTaa . sid ths fsho.t 8. and
baA az 1 th;nt children > Is ~ Z s. ~
One child. = Scroooe retnrned
ssTrne . sai.l tbe (1bnst g Ynnr ,,erhew ~
scrno~s seeusd ,,nsasw = IL mind and an.
svered 6riefy. q Yes.
u Althouch ihey had but that n,nmei,t left the
school be6ind them. thev were nor n the busv
thoroi, If III cifv vbere shadorv M.
senrers nassed and renassed where shadow
cara and coaches hatt1ed far the- wav. and III
thssStrife and tumuIt Of 1 real 4.iyv we're. IL
wns made plain enough, by the dressing Of the
shors ,hat hare teo L uess fsFr;s;n = t;ma
acain. Int n was evening. and the rtreets were
LIGHTED nm. = - go
, THO Ghnst atanrad at g ca,ta;, w.rsX& ,usa
door and asked Scroope H he knew n
uKnow itIn said scroooY eesWas + anpyen-
ticed here ii @ =
Tbay wont in Az s;oht IF an old oartlapaa an
Ws,ch ; =, sttina kat;r "a s,.s s;ah dssr
: that If he had been two inches faller &c must
q have knocked h;s head .arainst the CEILING.
!. Scroore cried II treat IL citement ~
I ssWbvga it.s o,d Fa,,;,v;cf Riaaa bia hear4
e tia old Fezziwir alive again II 4
! ()ld Fesziwir laid down liz nan. ana looked
n up ii The clock, which pointed 10 the hour 3
t seven. He rubbed his hands. adiuSsed his o.
q pacious waistcoat, lauahed al over himself
from HIS shoes q his oresn Of bensyoiance. snd
called ant a 4 cornfortsble. DIV. ricfl. ~ To-
E | vial voice ''l 5gss
,e ssYo no. there! Ebenezeri Dcktr
is scrooges former self, nov grown young
lie man, now came briskly in, accompanied by hi
ei fellow prentice.
I'll ''Dick wilkins, to be sure I" said Scrooge t.
u the Ghost. g B ess me, yes. There he is. HI
}? was very much attached to me, was Dick. Pool
it Dick Dear, dear II I
&c Yo no, my boys!" says Fezziwig. "Ne
e more work tonight Christmas Eve, Dick
8 Christmas, Ebenezer! Let's have the shutters
up cried old Fezziwig, with q sharp clap Of
his hands, g before a man can say Jack Rob
: inson.'' sss'ss
+ You wouldn't believe how those two fellows
: went at it They charged into the street with
g the shutters-one, two, three--had 'em up in
n their places-four Eve, six-barred 'em and
/, pinned 'em-seven. eight, nine and came back
8 before you could have got to twelve, painting
d like race-horses. sss4s ss5,5-.
"Hilh-ho!" cried old Fezziwig, skipping
r down from the high desk. with wonderful agili.
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