Litchfield enquirer., 1863-01-01
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HOLIDAY PRESENTS.
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| -Dt14 - usAHr yyssss 2. F - =. - I1izsy ssked Nsrgsret Changer sf her cousl'
 Ijxy Green.
 sNo. not even of . strawberry cashioa. spok Imp Lizzys sister Jane, that he might h:'s tI.ou.ht flor . sixpenee think he's righ ldown mean. srlfi-l. stiaey fellow. So l do; a'' i if he doesnt keep Ezzy on bread and wzis
 when he gets her. ': n,eis 2 nst ysue Gfeeis.''
 I woulds't hase his., szi.i Aarssret. jssti..s Ises h.If 2 eessrsas sl1e seSss 'zs.s !. .ad not make his sweet heart er her sister I pressn, of tLs no~t tsshng value. He ms.
 have penny soul. My Harry Lee sent T. the sLeaa.sss ef Memsas. and . Iasir of h. swecsert fower vases You cyer saw. asd Le OF. 4s.D,ss ia see nse as . iri~ari And Cousin Mi liam made me ptesent ..f sf.scB.li [. J | Mrs Halls Sk.,ch~ss the most in .r.s. lssk ~vrr rad. Besides. I received lu:s s things. My my tsl.se is fall of presents. You dave been quite fortunate, said Lzzs ina quiet soHe; .a.neh mose so tL:n Jane :sis Ii, if ioieeessa great nsaiy lssen,s Is to be considered fortunate
 .Eat don't y,u think Edwsr,l might have sent yuu salne iokei. oi good w.u and s:.n: ciiea i. tLs holiday season, when .vs.y .... giving ., receiving presents asaed Margaret. sN0ihag of the kind was, needed, Cousin Masss. as a,, expressian of his fet.;iaSs towards me, replied Lizzy. He knew tlsat uasl.rs..,s. their ,.ne qpaiiiy, and felt that any present would have been Il useless f,riaxli,y' You can't say the same in r..gasd to Jane He might haze passed her tte azi.a; coaipli- s,ents or tue season..
 fte,taiuiy he mights said Jsne. .Iizzy needn't try 10 excuse him alter this lame iasi,- ion.s 0f cparse sllere is nc cause far ihe e,sis. sion bu. mssaness .shsts my opisi0a. and l speak it out boiaiy.' sssss z .s.s .It.isn's right to say that sister, remarked Lzzy. a1sdwaia bus atler Feasaas, am x.l. assasel. As ts tae hsFge Of u.eas.,.ess | .ls..i think ,he fact you a. egs as1fieieat ground ior making it. ssss # ; | < ell. ldo. sthen,' said Coasis Margaret. .whv.if I were . young nan, and engaged in marriage to . lady, I'd sell my shoes but what Id give her something as , New Years pes cnt .zsss zsss.ss.szF-sr4-
 .Yes-or borrow or beg the mouey.' cLianed in .sne.
 Every one must ,lo as he or she thinks best replied iixzv. .As- for ,ae. I am eonseat to re= ceive no loIdsy sits. being well satisfied that ulssns,ess oa tie part of Edward has nothing to sio with II.
 notwithstanding Iizzy said this shecoald not h lp fesIinga little .iissrf.eia,e.i--n lerllaps. on account of iae srpeara,.ce ol the thing tI.au from aay suspicion that ineaaness,ss alleged by Jane. had aay,hing to do M;th tue omission. s: s .:.
 .I~isi. E.lHard had made I.izxy .soa,e kipl of a arfsseutst sai.l Ars. Green to. her husband. day or tao after the ho:iaays had passed. - t bud hesn aaiy Ger iL.s- i--.---'' ''''.i r..-.---ssslr Issssng ker sleas it ever Sises, aud calls t nos!.iag Lpss meaancss in Eiwara And Inn afraid he isa iissle close.
 .ne,tsr taas se should be So tkan too free rsIli, Il Mr Green s,!lnash a.iast confess that a slol.ar ar twe. or rraa ten dslass. spent isi Il lpr.scst ior his iassaslssi bride. ceaa hardly lave besa set .lcal ais.e srure of p'eaisalit. It d.ss k'ok mean. esstsisls.
 He is doing very well. said Mrs Green.
 ssfies gets | s..s.ty u Ss0a, aud sa .ps'se is |.socsa cost hul oser four U sse haair-l dol liars ,o iise--st least .,.ssi,. ,sol sp ,la ss'. He has bought himself ; snug liitls house. l an told If he's done that he's done very we'll said Mrtssesn; and I'll Iswsive him fus not sle:nslias his money in lressnss. that a.e nevsrsof much Iuse. s,.y the l.vst yea wiil sft them, T rsthss Edxa,d would have ! comfortable house to put his wife in. than s..ei.,e hin ls.ling her siown lbse.ts narises. with preerats S one tooi,si thing u snalher. 5
 .True. Tut it would aat haxaz hurt him te have r,,en the xirl soass hing. # t had oa'y been a boek, ' passa, .; sesne saeh trilie.'
 For which triisrs he wouli have been as strictly charsed with Dseauhess as he ls now now
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 rsasons for his conduct.
 Tlps Mr: Green and Lizsy sletepded Etiw@rd while the mother and Jane seoldel aboat |. neannesss ' ihsir heast content. Eawarl Nssdeld, sae lossr of Iizzy sf, q rr ffrus ' youag man of sood priaei;,,es, IF. lel.
 h.biis. and raalIY senssoes tssImss; Ius Ii lfenegus,iy did mot. consist ia wasting lis < ar.
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