The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-12-16

e4we5h the good and
In her nature, but It was
teant only, and she lifted her
With joyful acquiesence saying In
tH1eeGnl uttesance, "Oh, uncle Ross,
llsn la1ancst o1ad she lost 1t now, for
Iy0a know i didn't mean to take II! ~
He klsDed tho anxious lips In reply.
ssYOusll almost get your flrst guess at
ssehall We 60 then and tell Miss
- and turning toward the door.
IssOh, put brave ftOnt on the matter,
'l1lttle one - she hung back re1uc-
ttantly; ssthe trouble b all oyer now;
and mamma and papa viii ask no
jquesti0ns when they sen we are good
friends sgain.' And thus encouraged
she caught his hand and trippeds,ehy-
ily into the sitting room by his side.
Jts occupants wisely kept their own
lCoursel George deeply Interested in
mammals and Miss Alice's confabula-
ton over the Approaching 4 holiday
jgAyeties, and papa blind to everything
but the details Of his newspaper. 1t
required but few hints ere Miss Alice,s
quick wit got an inkling Of the secret
scheme, and with womaniy tact she
soon discovered some nlI-important en-
1ion 81 M. mcs,s and @f =. co.,rs, ,,nc,a
Rnea accor norio,l te, seli;,,o 70 Mir.
~ - ~ ToISiaSl MI Aiice,s ,csoaL
ahrsut he,r s.19et vour wrans sRXH
Rirlin~ Hoc.d J, .,,,rhe,a vo,, can fs,,d
eo,,no .n,,oraia.,, hoI,., r,r C,r-;a,s
vonnd. Christnoa. u,fr ,, ,yaa his
nr.4e.,sieel a~1i. ,r e 1,ss Alice
ar,hich 1sacrar;o rs,,,,,ts ,,,;ssi,,o ti,is
afkernco,, -, WITS al,r,,,t svo,,r, man I,
eslsiro~.ice, tho .n,eII r,ar s se,vi,o
stT,rd .o1erlv ws rroi,,o himseiy ,taSnre
the r,,llei,, crate e,,oi1r the Yresr,Sy;,,1
|denerfnre siwhw slnnT vo,, nrrn s,se
some anliant -, ners0nal snhstitute for
~ n,1os,Sesi 49, n ,ni~ft -,rrvS tbs
-, nnrnrts,sii4s, hersisii,e . harvest
81 iGfeseEf - so au eiistai,f deviu
y T1IS fnrSet n t1Sis lit 81 Wit was
m carnS n, IN ~ G.,,x,,,oi ,,,n,.rsn,
n ~. erno,.e .,e,ver ts,r,Ttefi tl,s, rim
erSviev ~ M 49, e, reiar info the
ohnsH - = sr-,,le.s: "a s.
The little rarfv ,,resenfIv rat,,rneel
s,,c1,lBua WRITTEN leriblv npor, one hanpv
te6l-tale face. and when Mics Alice.
sasru,vfe.1 Z -, ,,,1.lo Pc hcJ1 p,a11rion
the1m or,,fl.nf0l,t- and mar, an,1sf 4ssore,;e
were snug n bed. Minnie fingered at.
ter her nravers 81 her mother;s knee
With s,,ch restless ,,el,ctanf.e tn uiveI
M the last farewell kiss. that a hint
of the tr,,th9 fawneI ,inon
- and with loving svmnathv for the
kiral little heart that fhrohted with
,uch. timid lon1inr to repose perfect
poul3elence In this ,anfhflfnp friend in
81 nee1fs. WITH IovIn0 words and en-
courncinn smiles she f3naIlv won nom
~ ma terrible con1ession. and beneath
lie tender ouarriianshfp ar q mother,s
vindIcatIng love. she was
non wrsnDed In the, rnxshued slnYn-
bers az Nanny. innocent childhoofl
TINE 10 the favorinO atoms Of wind
md weather. the lonsetl-f5r eve came
lrrayetl In ita meet enchantinp rol,es
81 holiday sDlcn,lor. ana annnng the
,warminO cr,wd ~ cagar faat th,,+
,pesl to d., It homage none frinnetl f.
With more ioyous liehtness than those {
II the bright robeti fairy who Fitted
Ike 4 strav sunbeam hifHer md thither
N JOYOUS welcomenex,s Of the time.
plsnsl worked street.-the enough with
,ncle Roses sft1nwearvinr interest and 1
enerxv to head the van. and Is
Niee Alice:s lovely lace beamefi the
star that pointeff with
index to the GLOWING, horizon
Il q happy Christmas Eye. The fes-
I've tree was a miracle of tlazzlinp ]
,eauty, its tastefllly decorated branches {
bending beneath their rare ,
md generous Weld of fruit. but uncle S
Ross, whose services had been exacted !
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