Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-12-23

than any thing else In causing the gen :
eral Indifference with which I am now
regarded. "
And what's that ~ l asked.
" Furuace-heat,n he said. What
sensible person, old or young, could
expect fellow with bag on his back
to come down fiue and through an
iron register 1t would be absurd to
try to make even child believe that
any thing ofthe sort is possible"
And then he put away his bag and
took the lines again with a look OF
resignation.
" It's all wrong, said /, all wrong
The old way was the best.'
No doubt of it," said he, +" but
what can you expect ? Every thing
I'D is changing, changing, changing"
How about old furniture - |
asked. "That seems popular enough. j."
That's changing, too he answer
ed. Coming down out of the garnet
into the parlor. AS to people, in
general, | scarcely know what to
make of them. There will soon be nc
such thing as Christmas. Hereabouts
IFS losing ground every year, and New
Years Day is taking its place. The
Jolly old Christmas festivities are al
most forgotten, aud the young men
are satisfied to trot around on New
Years Day and nible cake and drink
vine at hundred different places,
while the women sit and smile at a
hundred different men-some friends
and some strangers-till the day : done
What's all that to the grand old times
we used 10 have? But, $ | said before
what can you expect? There are men
/ now, who 90 so tar as 10 assert tina.
matter contains within itself the prom
Use and potency of every form of life
| Would you expect the children of sucl
/ persons 20 hang up their stockings p
/ No, | SAID. ~ don't think
would.
/ "Of course tot, - said he, with con
siderable aspeIity for so iovial an ole
| fellow 1T would he entirely out o
/ keeping. Go long there! Get up
Vixen Why, tell you. sir, there arr
not haif-a dozen houses in that town
behind US that could get into. If yot
do manage to squeeze down a chimney
you're pretty sure to land in a kitchen
| fire, or in a cellar furnace | hate fur
naces They're the invention of tn,
Devil, sir, aud pure air and pure Christ
! ianity are dying out with the opet
fire-places. Go long, you Blixen /!
expect the next thing will be that thu
children will leave off their stocking
altogether.
| saw that he was getting excited
and | did not wish to say anythin!
that would fur ther irritate him, so
simply remarked that he seemed to b,
driving faster
Yes, y said he, whipping his rein
| deer into asmart gallop, Pm going t.
fine old farm house that stands dowr
yOnder in the valley. There the peopl,
| know how to live. There are grea
open fire-places with grand old wood.
! fires in Observation-Disclosures andirons
big back-logs and merry cracking
blaze Hi there, Vixen There tn,
children have been playing wild rOl,
| licking games all this evening, anC
/ there they have hung their stocking
/ by the b'g Fireplace in the kitchen
Go long there, hi hi ~
The old man WAS now in glow o
delight. He cracked his whip anC
shouted to his reindeer. The gallant
creatures seemed to catch his enthusi
asm, and they dashed over the snow a
the top of their speed.
Isn't this-rather-rapid ," said /
as cluug fast to the side ofthe sleigh
ooh, yes :" he shouted, this is the
right sort OF driving. This is the way
people go when they want to get there
Hi hi! Away with you, you rascals
/ There's the house, right before us ~
" Are you going to drive-on top?'
sail / almost breathless from the IA
| pidity of the ride.
Certainly" he cried. "But yol
needn't be afraid. just take that sheC
| first, then up to the roof of the kitch
en-, and then, clip! and away to tn,
top of the hOusep'
At this he rose, aud stood up in tn
sleigh, cracking his whip and shout
ing to his steeds at the top of his voice
The reindeer dashed forward lik
mad-they reached the shed, the,
bounded up, the runners struck tn
caves with bang, and out shot int
a snow bank" EtchingS, " lScribne
for January.
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