The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-30

Katy was crying. g
whats the matter?" asked Johnny. b
"Youll be so disappointed in the
sobbed Katy.
'OhI | can stand 1T. You won't eaten | i
me crying! God will do It'll lie can! v
You seew S
When the mother returned and was
lighting the candle, her eyes fell upon
the poor little stockings hanging there c
limp ana empty. II
son! it Is too bad-too badW she
thought, as the tears started lnto-he t
eyes. II might slip in lump OF sugar
and two or three crackers, Il there are [
any lett; but that would be such mean
thing tor Santa Claus to doP'
1t was still early in the evening, and,
keeping her shawl about her, she sat
down to do little more of the endless
sewing. She was thankful it was end
| less, though ii sometimes MADE her sue
ache and her eyes dim.
Yes, il was early in the evening, and
the rich man across the way had 1ust
risen from dinner and retired 10 MS IL
brary-such u fine room, with tlnteu
ceiling, "a world of books, lovely pictures
and warm, rosy tirelight. lie sat down
before the nealtn, and put his slippereo
feet on the lender. He mad hardly
lthouunt of Chris TN As-Vhe great lesGlVal
Itbut was lighting up the Whoie ciCy WIN
ImIrth and Joy. In the parlors they We're
Imakiup roau, for an evening with Saota
IUlnus ulmselt, who was TO appear pune |
t,,'iIv nL O o,,uock. Thoughts oI his |
lcounting-room were cAhSlhs W @ @h'o
brain, IL had been busy, eVentiul dag
lin the world OF money, and he was no
quite ready TO give him5el up 10 OhFloC-
itnas and its irUlIcsOm9 joys.
Il Outside, the Keen north Wlnd was
moaning and shrleklng; and presently
a blast. wild and sLrong, penetrated even
the perfumed warmth OF this pleasant
room. and the man sDrugyed his shOu
hers sniyeringly, and remarked, "Gou
"oin the noorl,
lie said il rather thoughtlessly and
marhauically, but somehow the words
acnned through The room and Kept com
! inc back TO him. III ,ugAts OF the lnno-
, 7,t az suffering lives thai the great city
! WeII came TO Ills brain like white breasted
+, sinpmr birds, and asked adnitLance.
RuG a burly doorkeeper, whose maine
/ was "Buslness," sLoou before NE Bran,
: and he brushed the white thoughts
oSida and the man went on thinking Of
the t,tpresLiug affairs OF Wall street.
r. Hut NV ana py white, compassionate
p ltbnuyhts came back again. And this
Vime tHev pot in, He g1t thinking out
rirht at last. about the poor. How was
Il c9I 10 ..neIp the poorW STUFF and non
a nnsrI If rich men admit hGIp them,
= sens ',,,1lh? H. was Christmas Eve, 100.
+ HnI hotv Inc White Thoughts tlILtered
= on' Nv his hrain. He began ihlnking OF
:. nv Ior neonln wuom he actually kne ~.
a V"U nHdP Pomonr Them was That poor widow,
a,ith mt two chiIdren. lust over the way.
what sort OF Christmas was she going
:, w I"C haypg ne wondered.
- ~ He Ie wnuld like to tear her old house
aown-the old house with It's splhal
4 cnrvature and patched wlndoWs-and
- uiId ~ una that wouldn't be an eye-sOre
n w Nm avery day oil his life. But that
NJ ~ ~omiIn;t w 40. of course. Property would d
p ,',, on to the dickens, if he was TO give
~ ~, c'nr Hthat fashion! Howeve., since ii
- , Ehristmas he might beStJW IL little
~ enn'athinp. Miserable Drats OF rag-plck.
S,,a wIthent doubt; but then they hat
etR''nocns very much like those Of his
~ ewm children, and PROBABLY knew VIVA
re a GOOD fire wus-when Lhey mad IL. Ant
~ |n9n The iun of surprising the LITTLE
~ Sh.hhv old nouse Yes, he would dC
H. it. and DO it at once. He rang the peii
= aoud the cook to him. Cook cam
tn shaking in his shoes for lear somethiht
M lhod cone wrong about The dinner.
np wNow, cook, L suppose LAere's plent.
of everything iii the pantry, eAT
ed Cook-reiocing that ne was not TO D
lie lscolued-anSWereE, --09"h9' pa
,e. "Very we'll. Find g 'oA-slzed baske
II I-the biggest in the nouse-and MI ]
nix with-leL me see-some chlckens, nam
iaIlv. oranges, grapes, and-ahd-'
- mNaybe some butter, and salad, and
ne loaf of the lruu-;ake, sir" respectful
IS. su~pested the cook.
@Sertainly, and some of your goo
by thread. and some potatoes, ana apples
~ md meal. and"
nv ssI b. pardon, sir, but the potatoe
lie and meal mad best be put i'll some sack
,as I,v themselves" Cook again suggested.
are !,sOl course! and lhen-lps noL Iar-
nd i,et tne old shanty over the way-yo
I'M Ind DICK may carry them with my con
en- ',iimpnts-and bushel OF coal also"
AL Yves. slr," said Cook.
IN. nVpIl. that is all, except some candle
us and nuIs-and oh! TO be sure, a pare
,es lea. Now pack tue BASKET, and Il
er. ~ if myself"
et- .sYn,I. sir?p said Cook.
in s.Of course! 1t is Christmas Eve, yo
kroyyu
tn YES sir.' said Cook.
in HAif an nour alterWard, while Il
eat ,oor woman across the way was St
it pwnarily sewing and shivering by tt