Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-12-17

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his two sisters. Then he looked queer,
as though trying not to laugh, and said
Scrouty had remarked, ''if dolls was
four-bladed knives they'd be worth
talkin' about" rSe ~
"Never mind, dears," said Mrs.
Mentz to her little daughters you
must remember Horace and Willie
Scrout are boys; go on, my son, we all
want to hear"
''There was books-oh, Johnniel"
"Never mind" said Johnnie, little
paler than usual.
.Oh. but they was SO splendid, and
Scronty said the inside O. one O. them
would take the ache an the cold all out
of feller a readin' of it, an when !
saw everyone agoin' in an jest buyin'
everythin', as tho twas nothin' at all,
1 thought what bully stuff money was,
and" @ "s
Horace stopped; his throat choked,
and he could say no more. Then all the
little Mentz family grew very still, and
Johnnie stroked Horace's hot head with
his white fingers.
'1f we could only have one Merry
ShlAoA1u1by lCot W oCC uOW ~ bCCACu,
said little Peter, looking down at his
bare toes.
''There is one precious Gift that
money cannot buy" said Mrs. Mentz,
whose face, in sympathy with her chill
dren, had been momentarily shaded,
but now shone forth with unusual radi-
ance, ''an' all this rejoicin' an presentin'
is because O. this Gift. God knows we
would celebrate the bestowin o His dear
Son to us, if the power to do it was
ourn but it amt. But shall our hearts
be sad an our lips dumb because O.
this ? Come, come, dearies, be joyful
to-night-be glad--God has given to us
a Saviour Let us kneel down an thank
Him for CHRIST"
And around their mothers chair, and
in their mothers voice, they prayed to
God to forgive their ungratefulness, and
to accept their hearts as their Christmas
Offering. Gold, frankincense and myrrh
was not theirs to bring, but their lives
should be consecrated unto Him and
His service. Thus the Mentzes cheered
up and were comfOrted, and God sent
His blessing down upon them.
hcITy NOlCtS were utdTu OulSlttc Us
they arose from their knees. and Andy
and Scrouty "a poor neighbor's child,
and Jimmy Reeves (ditto), rushed into
the room in the no;siest manner of
happy boys.
"Oh, Horace Oh, Johnnie" shouted
Andy, ''it's goin' to be the biggest
Christmas ever you saw 1t was a man,
an he give me a purse full 'thout my
askin' a word, and I've got shawl for
you, mother, an the lotzest, lotzest
thingsi and a big book for Johnnie,
too an young Scrouty has got four
blader / bought him an we've got
big cake for US all an somethin' for
Horace and little Peter, an the sissies,
an all and oranges beside -
sit was stranger man" said Scrouty
in low voice, to Mr.. Mentz,
while Andy and the children, frantic
with delight, proceeded to undo the
many packages, can he said he'd been
a watchin' Andy, an he had eyes like
his boy what died; an he just made
him take the money. It's SO little for
the rich uns to give thin's, but SO much
for US poor folks to git, amt it 2" and
Scrouty laughed, though his lips
Such an excitement as followed, my
pen fails to portray, but 1 just love to
tell you that the Joy was very, very
great, and that believe God was look
ing out for the little Mentzes all the
time, and that he put it in the heart of
that noble man to bestow his money
upon them.
1t was late ere they retired, for they
were not 10th to celebrate now that
they had the means. And as for the
benefactor of that family, had he heard
the blessings that were called down
upon him, and listened to the prayers
Of the Mentzes which ascended to the
throne of God, think he would have
said with ali his heart, ''Truly, it is
heaven upon earth to be able to give ,"