The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-01-03
Tbc Californian.
FOR THE. BOYS AND GIRLS.
Harry'~ Christmns Morning.

pleasant uav, two weeks oe'oTe NHtistihhs'
"Do Won really know what YOU wish llar
w." said laughinglv. for since winter hac
wranreA its snow wreaths. around our noun
tains. he had talked great deal about
Christmas, and every day found him wishing
for some new thing for that glorious morn.
ing.
Yes know, ard III tell you a5ont il, v
he continued, sliiin. down to my feet. and
weaving my arm round his fingers. " Now
have been thinking about it this long time
and I want it to be a nice Christmas tree,
with LONG branches and, ever so many little
candles blazing upon them. And on every
branch want little silver bells 4; and then
would shake the tree and the bells would
ring so sweetly and say Happy Harry, hap
Nv Harry merry Christmas; just as al
.ays think the bells do on the horses
Don't you know. think my cousin llar-
-ya stranc. little bov to wish such wondrous
things 2" sai,l !, bending down, and placing
nv hands each side his plump cheeks. HIS
pleasant brown eyes grew seronS, as | look
ed into them, for he began to think disap-
proved OF his wish
But don't YOU think it would be nice
Helen. for should want the.. to ring loudly.
when had been good boy. and when had
been doin. wrong they should tell me, by
not letting me ring them at all. u>t the
great Princes did in the fairy story
1t would he very pretty no doubt said
I,"on!y it is an imIo>>lbli,y. And don't
you know. every one has a heart monitor,
that is, little voice that talks to your soul;
when YOU have done wrong It's earnest warn
ing voice makes you very unhappy. But
when Won do right, it talks with you. seeming
10 say, well done, and Your heart leaps with
gladne>s.
Now Harry" continued |. after mo-
mrnt. hav n, all the Christmas days of !yonr
Il:tr life been happy ones
TO be sure they have, it seems to me
they have been just "a pleasant as they could
be"
And 10 van suppose every one has a.
happy 4 day a> Won do =:
WAY ro .u-s> they don't INDEED there
!, p.rv white, who lives ever the mountain,
j.. A: u,!i,ln. hut dry bread to eat last
Cnri,r.n,>. f'lou.h he will fare better this
:. ". >I,.r. his father is we'll again. But
Piti,p Dean he has no father you know. and
b.. lives witt! l.s uio,'r IN that little house
,r,t down nv thr brock His clothes. are
WORT, 30 hin. >tou!, i,oi link he co.ld keep
wlrn n all.
well. Dear. wouldn't yo, IKE to make
HIM happy. by .ivin. him Christmas pres
emit:
Yes. indeed, but what can Give him ?"
"PcrhaI's yonr father and mother. and ]
could help YOU, and so get something of real
value"
20. DO get him a nice thirk coat like
mine"
IL ha! been th,kiu. Of that and be-
li.v- | could vi time to make 1t, before the
Chri>';n,> DAYS. But W" will hear what your
p,rrn'> have to say when they come home
10 ni!ht"
50 We will cried Harry fairly dancing
with .l,..., AT the pleasant thoughts whrh |
r,in. rrew,!n. ny" his generous heart. And
how wish coaid have a subscription paper
iu,t As m II do, who come TO have father
SIN.
"rha: is \ funny idea for a LITTLE boy"
sud |, "h.n am willin. YOU should have one
II Won ra;I write II out.
IL have net learned to write well yet, but
can print nicely with pen, 4 yon will
please tn let nv.
81 l gave hun sheet Of paper. and for
the next hnnr he was busy printing first upon
u slate AMI then on paper, these words.
PLEASE GIVE SnI.ErIuN'i To tEG rCOE
PlullIn DFaS CHRISTMAS PRESENT.
When he h'on4lt 1t tor my inspection, |
eoald but >:ulI-, AT rs to,i>h brc>itv, when .
compared with the more rrrrmonlou> efforts +
of bu>in..>. men: but 1t answered our rur-
pos. very well. Tor the next day we had silver
enough H. purchase material for the coat and
pair Of stout shoes beside.
ChrI>tmt> dawncd AT last. and before the
sarS, which n. to Us of that first blessed
Christmas morning h".an TO fade. llarry
was WRAPPED in his multi ready to carry a
cross the field. the little budget composed of
the coat and shoes for Phillip Dean and a
warm hcoI for his mother And when dav-
Ii .ht BEGAN TO grow BRIGHT IN he east Harry
returned
80. am 80 clad we dill it," cried he, as
soon aS he peg fairly within doors, 'tor every
TANG louk-,.'so so-rowtul down there, the
odd tnar'!~.,,ng loose on the walls OF The house
and the windows wt:- broken and mened
with lltfir patches o. paper. and saw great
,.hink> in The !.oor rs walked softly up and
ru, the hruIir on the stoae step, where Phil
IN would be sure 10 SEE it. And then |
thought Id like TO see what he wou!! do
WHEN he came ont and found it. So ran
ar. hid hrhlnd cump OF alder bushes near
i,v philip OPENED the door aud took one
step forward and then >'ors,i. and rubbed
hi. rv-. As II to hr sur" he saw right You
should have seen cousin. how y lad he looked
A he >'oo;rI down and traced with his little
CO.! in."r> the words wrl'trn ON the card.
Aui vE-a b. ic:in,. ii vas Christmas pres
,.,.t cr han. H.. caught it up and ran into the
49,. - >,,,n - the d nor WAS shut, came
t.'.r M! Il r',r way il seemed TO me the
.,.. =, i't! ,! NV. sweet VOICES s,I M,ng hap
g., /. y. h.npv llarrr.' :. .rear 'ira! pr"t-
,.-- -'. =, 'h"u>tun silver bells could ring
...e ! ..n 80 .Iad gave my half dollar
.. OIL. '.'.,, III hoes"
.n,,.n i, not need bells TO tell voui
-i... w.. have done right DO YOU Harry ~
-, IN indeed; what foolish wish that
s.. - w.,'nt II Helen think know now
wha, Won ,n-,nt the little voice tor heard
a.: :h;s IN ,rtrin4. and am 50 happy"
A!i !! Won hal seen his bright face as he
vat in'o the breakfast room, Won would not
sar.!, his n's,i hr;.I .,'lnrI>. which could
>..,rrrlv be bri 4ht-nr'i 10y the pretty presents
which awaited him there.
/ few DAYS after. when Mrs. Bean, and,
Philip came across the fields for some new
milk. Mrs Dean .old with earnest words of :
thu wonIrou. christmas Gift sent to them :.
and the tears flowed fast down her pale cheeks
when she mentioned whata heart burden it
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