Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-12-27
Che family Circle.
Tafy Whites Christmas.
BY CHARLES +. HI RID.

BY CHARLES Z. uURD.
1t was the 9th of December. \ sharp
til ging sort Of day. that ma lie the boy
on their way to school pu their caps down
lighter ur,i Their ears. and stick their WI
n'ttcn, Il h ,nds deeper int" their pockets
The iricic~ winch hung from the e..ve-
wer,. brittle with the cold The snow
ook,.i winter. AMI III ice in lh'' mead w
blurr uri smoother Thrre was not
brct h Of air >illrIng. The smoke rose
Straight u, f.nn tie rhimnry,. and tn
half dozen wIhr leave, that still c!u .
to tn >cragg> limbs of tn naples in D,.a
Goa Wa lbun's .!oory I'D hun-s IS slil ~
if ijley We're only pArl~ of Il pointed pc
t,rc ,nI had II yer moved 1t all.
On HE front steps of the Wa hburn
iltn,ion ~'"od 81 rdy little fellow OF tnur
years VIZ ,ruu~ly kicking he lower panel
Il lie door, snl IN ie,,v"rnG by shouts to
/ tract he At cntpn of the nmt es. H.
.sns we'll protected from the cola; hi
wt.in fur cap and heavy WOODEN cotnfurtcr
showing hardly more than the tip Of hi
">r, wnl h the >h lrp air hid painted 4
bright pink color.
= Enln" come in. Emna come in, "
he shouted mp ,litn lv, is be ceased kjc>-
lnr for Il moment. to rattle the door knob
Ihc door sad i'niy opened.
.\ow. T,tf> Whit. 90 rich, AWAY rion
the front door ttlls minute Your feet ar.
ali over snow. and amt going t. have
You stompiug through the front entrg All
| lay. There enough 10 do in the. kitchen
vi h"ut keeping 4 girl to run round after
! J., r',,,nI ,h.,,,h,.r WV,
" Bat want to conn. in this door.
Gran MT Was burn | GOT some business
! our hu,in, s :.int very driving.
rn,.,, Why don't You 20 and stay with
li>. in the back Kitchen? It, nice ana
" rn thcr., ami m1vne he'll tell vou a
story
= don't " mt anE story. want t,
come in the from. door, ami | w.ns my
,pl, lrtlcr"
BIS, the bow" s,il Mrs. Wasbbl n
tn,e,ri.n ". H.. vii, fltv,. his own way
ami ll.re can ans Of Il, help it. Com,
n, -h,.u. am! lnu'r keen M. ,t,nljnr !,
IN. .1,,r with NIX bare arms. AN .j,v
/ Nv pom, WIS gained. and H. m m h
c,l pehini H. gr:,n,Irn"t hrr in @ The Ni;chel
conscious of htviny achieved a sign Il vie
tory.
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vun-I " INT to ken +, ,i,.. 10 Shaw ,,,n
when he G. M,
Il want Won ,n r.,J i, +, me- th.n
"I've r,.td il to Won. uv + IN over an.
: 50 h +, everybody else in the h3n,r. | can,
NJ. the time Go md ,r.t >,lts 10 req,
it,
IL w,nt Won Ia read IT." AMI T,tfv'
,.h ~ ,,,.,,,l ana Ii, voice. ,r,,.,y Io,l,i.
..D,u'r..rv Mercy ON n. chill dom.
vnI Sc. now busy ry,r,bolv - Yn,
n.'}l br here tn-lnurruv. n.rh,n, an
thr-l l,. eve: 20 much better than Won
letter"
B;f + .tfy insisted.
Well. men, do read it to him, Jan.
. '~th qlrlc-t way to get ril # hin
: Yves n b. We any peace til You 10 "
50 j M : % ,el rhoppinr mincr mol
for !. IN men . iran NJ on h.l hni.,. whit
~li,. rrtl H.. lr;t.r aloud:
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f.r,,D, H.. IA t;,s. ,l pa..,,h.., ant 49,,
J., ,,..u TIN vnu christmas send I'll. -
ia. Gr.,nIn, W.,,hhurn.s l,1t,r -, !, Mi
,,n safe. hone, 10 find Fatty =, r,n1 h,,v
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80 n,.,r,L ..,s p,r,
INK listened A.. in,.n,)v =. if he Ia,
-. never hear :. wor. of it b,.tor- anita, 80,
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lave was uIstin,t.
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