Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-01-14


! lreindsor snd wa hsre ia lwinkhpg. 4, Thea
lelalsF, elailer. agsin sounded lhe hoofs 90 ne
Foof. and iDa moment more The linle man Rim /
self ssoOd by cor beds, Iookiag dowu WAh soe6
,la msrrE smils thas he plunp Faaad face alossd
lss bsiehfly e lhs nd applss he psed = hsise
IHs. Then bending over and Kissing lhs lips oil
each sleeper, be eas oFer We The eprjous nan.
/ itIs Of dreams, and . minute aheFvaFdi hssfi
! tbe iiutls u he liSls slsieh ssiIs GO Say 10
lthe eisieDeei sTrlst 8 e asssfssn tcf-.
The lisle ooes. not fully ssdefHandine the
imPOr Of IheiF sisters dream Fsmsined silepi
I. Pohderihg eser a While 6FeR6Fy saispeted 10
/. her sSF~-' Ess.ysss Sgss ystk kAEvaagtrE god.
; 'hnughls ae vs eelst lhsn eaaa.aa, sd piaag.
} anier ihan L0ys-and brigh dFssmsehsa anpk.
: en- hopes sheh leaf us o. i hlgh, ailsin-
E menw' ~ ' ..'.--s sfasf - q So
'Thsfs funny dream ! shoSls slsssdsaI
!. raiheFhays she soRarpIams.' 'Fis1sps gspr
p -toPinioas laes.' said be peshsr, pspAe him-onl
abe head. las time you we're asleep, Ionki
$ agO.' The kind good nights were said, suS
:, Mrnny aud Jack Sero soon safe locked in the
: aims Of sIUmber.' t.a .rH.
r Alier Ihsy we're gone Gregory Iurnrd 10 Sue.
{ and said THAI plague OF Jack; you'll hard.
g ly be able 10 convince him Ihst dreams are ex.
S acIly the ihiogs-he has nice IOoIh lOr the
goodies
$ 'fia ha 4 laughed Sua. HE swallowed IL
= with a much beIIeT grace than expseIed. and
: should not be a BIZ surprised il he were sbso.
!. uiely certain tomorrow mOFnng that Santa
! Claus himself had been throwing around him
his magic cloak. You'll see, bell have some
wonderful vision 10 relale.' s .a.f -s
$ Minny and Jack we're awake long before u
was light, and made the litle dwelling ring with
!. their Joyous shouts Of Wish you a merry
Christmas = which was warmly answered back
e in mildeT tone by Father, MoIhsr, Sue and
lie Gregory.
h The two children busted themselves before
II breakfast with The wonderful figures On the win.
dow panes, which had been Iaced there by the
K rOguish fingers Of the merry artist Jack Frost
le There we're towers and trees. and men and
10 beasts, OF as various kinds as those which came
b. from Noah's Ark. and lowers and birds-in
I. short, everything their busy heads could imag.
{. ine. They were sure, among the rest of the
y images imprinted there, IhaI they could discov-
eT The exact semblaace OF their friend Sanla
d Claus in his liIle sleigh, with he six reindeer
!. aud all. And 'Ho = cried Jack, III he hasn't
/. got the queer cloak round him now-I am sure
}. | heard his liue bells linking Lass night and |
g had such pretty dream Here Sue aud Greg.
s Ory exchanged pleased gances. j Ih"UghI |
: was back where We used To live, and had my
is nice lrIIe blue sled and was sliding down the
!. hill. On il was so smooth and slippery and
IS went so nice and dreaml thai after thai 10
k the evening you and had Gregory Virgil aud
were reading il all through. ! wish we could
6 read in il II ~uDder if it has got siuTies abOu,
\ L L L. .
y 50 do L. answered Minny; but last night
r. neard such pretty music away, away off,
o III was Santa Claus bells know said Jack.
70 mo, | thought il was the angels singing to
!. me, and | saw Sue weaving long wreath OF
roses. Oh they were so sweet and she was
n going to put them round US all, and bind Us 10.
e geiher.'
We'll DONE cried Gregory; 'uPon my word
}, Santa Claus was here last night 10 soma pur
9 Pose.'
}. i suppose shall be excused from relating
any visions this mOrning, as entertained you
n so long last night said Sue. But Whist did
a you see in your dreams, Gregoryt' Il had
d such singular dream-l thought | was on the
i borders Of another world, watching a conflict
u between lwO beings whO seemed very uuequa4ly
c matched. Oae was tall mun OF giant frame,
:. 30 cold and stiff that ne seemed Of chiseled mar.
It be in his hand he welded a mighty sword.
d before which Ihe nations Of The earth had tong
Ir Irembed. What magnihcPni being he Sas |!
did moi wonder that the nalions almost id0llzso
U him. The other was slight and lrail, looking
u as il breath Of wind would annihiIaie him. anj
u bearing 10 his hand no weapon. Yet strange
. TO say. The moment he fixed his calm gaze upon
5 The face OF his opponent, the strong man fell
before him Us If assaed BY some Invisible Yea.
8 pom. For time ne lay as If dead then al last
rising up he bowed, and humbIy acknowledged
} himself conquered
{ III mus, be that he was vanquished By the in.
vincible sword Of the spirit that Right prevail.
ed over Might said his mosheV who had been
5 an attentive listener TO The conversation 'and
. you may profit much BY your dream. Remem
ber, ever. to do battle for the Right and at lasl
} you will be victorious over evil H s#...s /
Tho Christmas dinner kept the children 10 a
} happy state Of expectancy all the morning aud
its appearance was hailed with eageTness.
{ Strange how line sufices 10 satisfy the unso.
} phistcaIed appeIiIe; though they were served
with no riiy dain,ies. no dinner was ever rel.
ished better, and they were never tired of prais.
| ing the favor Of the game, and The superiority
of the pies and puddiogs baked by mothers own
hand. Love and harmony ..uned their hearts
, to sweet accord and never was seen happier
g,oup Of smiling faces than those round the Ia
} Bile OF Mr.. Culver on Christmas day.
Trip, their faithful liule dog, who was by Tar
too we'll trained TO come into the house without
an invitation, had s,ond outside in The cold, ilh
, his ears erect, squirting sideways into the house
every time the kitchen door happened 10 be left
ajar, and evidently much Interested in the culi'
nary operations going on within. Nov that the
dinner was over. Jack and Mnny claimed The
privilege Of showing their good feeling toward
him BY carrying him ihe remainder OF their re.
past, and were much. delighted to see lhe evident
gus,o with which he dispatched his meal.
The afternoon was spent by MInny and Jack
in linking npar Kriss Krpple and The Rnlln |