Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-21
OLD SERIES.


,lo girl, and candles, cakes, and bonbors
for all. All the baskets are alike. excepting
that some contain wine and inyalid,' food,
extra, for the places where thcro are sick.
These trees vary according to the agcs Of
ofthe children. Have done right, Claire -
"Ye.. little sunbeam"
"Now. Claire. as soon sit is dark.
there will 10 a furniture car AZ the door tn
carry all these things to their respective
destination. Carrie and are going with
it to take sly peep a, some Of the children.
Will you Gomez"
&" Indeed will You two stay here
while | order 'he carriage. We can ct
out the at corners OF the streets"
jus, about dusk. there stopped at the
corner Of little cour, near street. a
furni,urc.car and carriage. Two men
90, down from the irs,, gentleman and
two plainly clad ladies from the second.
James" said Eas. I" You are to take
this basket" And she indicated the one
in the car. And, Glare, will you take
the rce2 II is no, heavy"
Mother" 'aid little boy, leaning his
head agains, hi' mother. knee. "to.morow
j. Christmas Day, and we won, have any
Don, you wish we wer, rich and had big
room-ihis one - 80 lii,le--and had some
money to buy Christmas dinnsr?"
Rap rap rap a, thodoor. 4 scream
Of delight followed 1t. opening.
"Oh, mother mother come and look :
here's real tree. Christmas tree, and
big basket See here. Ben" as another
little Roy came to tho door. Bring them
in. See. they arc really or US Here's
mother. name on the cover Of the basket :
oh, So what big turkey. and pics, and
Oh. here. oyster, Oh Oh and here's
lot. of thing. on tree, doll that must b
ior Jenny. Oh. wish she'd como in :
Oh. mother. here's sold.piScc In this little
box"
May God blc.. tho kind hear, that
think. of the POOR IN this happy scl'on ="
aid the widow, f-rvently and the door
was r!os.d, none Of the happy party seeing
three figure, standing hack in the dark en-.
try. looking a, the Joy they had gwen.
Hero como. James again. with 81"
Mason. basket" said EI,. =" That's on
III, mex, nor. Come. Jane. q"
Here. again, reader, We will peep in b.
iorc our generous party.
on low mattress. laid upon the noor,
lies young girl wasting with consumption.
Her sister .it. beside her. plying the noodle {,
anil on ,h. door beside tho candle j. a li,'ls
girl, also .owinr.
Mary" said tho invalid, edo pa, by
your work for little time. Itis Chri',.
ma, Eve surely you may re-, a few min
ute"
Rap rap rap
Mary opened the door, and then gave n
Try of delight.
"oh. Lizzie. come here anl help me car.
~ In the.c ,hius'' They are marked with
our uam,. Thi.li,,lc tres mus, Do foryou /;
anl hero D. larc, basket.
Lizzie assisted in bringing them in, and
while she danced with true childish delight
around the tree, the elder sisters opened ,ho
! basket.
, "A turkey, pies and oysters for you.
dear Jessie, our Christmas dinner; and
here. bottle Of wine. and oranges, and
. white grapes. and little boI-,en dollar'
! Oh, Jessie, who can have scn, m''
Gods blessings 90 with the siyer -
aid the invalid, s,l,ly "Now you may
, rc.; on Christina. Jay How long the ha'k'
. =, will last u.s. Mary, dear, you forgot 20
, close the door" Ani again three wa,cl'
crs were shu. our.
| We have no room 10 follow in Eiho''
| footsteps tina, happy evening. Here there
wa. an ailins baby relieved by a generous
eift Of money to pays doctor [, here wholc
, party Of children made joyful; in another
F.. place, studiou' boy was made happy io'
Q months by jadiciously 'olec,e! books; an
X. in one place a poor, chiidlc's widow had AZ
=, order Tor groccric. enough to les, a year
4. besides her Christmas dinner.
At abou, ten o'clock, f,i:, Claire, an,
e Carrie came home a;li', p. tired aud hapP.
y a trio as were in ia, city on Christina
= Eve, 1854.
o The next morning Clarence came into h
}. sisters room. Effc," he said. e. G.,nI
q talks OF leaving me-"
Leaving you ,"
y y ,"r INV sunbeam was very pale.
"a he's going west
T. Efio bent her head AMI lowered her eye,
Is A" Efno little sister, how pale you are
-e you tired yourself las, night"
u No. no !! | moan ye, Why /. he goin
vest1r
= Twill tell you. EiEo, eau you ianc.
me doin; dishonorable act?'
;. no"
. "Wcll, | did ono last night wen,
Y alter len you, to sec Gerald, foun,
him writing q letter. p~ped over hi,
}, shoulder and read IL. and then crop, ava,
again, leaving tho envelope I told you about
, week ago; and he does not know wa.
/ near him bat know his secret"
Secrct?"
Yes. Hes in love-"
, Z" Gerald7"
. A" Yes, Gerald. In love with an heirO-s
; Did you ever hear Of such presumption
lie, a poor clerk 80