Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-17
Che family Cirtle.
A CHRISTMAS STORY For CHILDREN,

Miss Prim's Surprise.
A CHRISTMAS STORY FOR CHILDREN.
d" don't believe there's person in the
village who hasn't a Christmas present,
exclaimed little Nellie Dutton. dancing
around her own treasures, which were
spread out on the floor, unless it's ole
Miss Prim. don't believe anybody gave
her present"
Neles sister Maud. I'm very sorry tt
say, sat by the window sulking. Not be.
cause she had been neglected, but because
She had not received the little gold watch
and chain that she had set her heart on
Somehow Nellie's careless words brought
to her mind, us in IL flash, the forlorn and
lonely home of the poor little sewing wo.
man. She could see the tiny brown cot
tage of two rooms. with its patient. sad.
eyed tenant, sitting by her low window
sewing No Christmas tree, even nc
Chris mas dinner, she feared, for she knew
Miss Prim had to sew early AMI late tc
earn her living
81 don't see how can help it," Maud
said to herself, for she couldn't avoid feel
ing that somebody ought to do something
I've spent every cent had"
Fer while she sat thinking silently
Then, almost to her own surprise, she ex-
claimed:
"Nell, suppose we give her some.
thing?"
"Who9 said Nellie. " Oh! Miss PrimP
What can we give her? She wouldn't
care for my things, and we can't give
away presents. you know"
80. don't mean that; let's give her
something not to wear nor to eat, nut TO
enjoy"
Let me see
"Oh! m Ike her .frrnery!"
can't do that on such short notice
but know what can make, and believe
| IL do It now"
Among tie rubbish in the woodshed she
had noticed an old dripping-pan. Now
she went and got it. asked her mother il
she could have il--teIling her something
of her an-and at once proceeded to
work
What can yon do with that old black
thing?" asked Nell in disgust. I'm
sure Miss Prim won't thank you tor
that"
won't she. Miss Nel!" You come
nm INFO fine attic with me- IN see if she
won't.
Nav N,rd was worry fond If tine woods
and nvurv G,v dnr. thr,rTh tho lony sn,n.
n,nr ,nt !.n,,,,nm' ill., h,I maJ, nxrns;nn.
into them, returning loaded down with
rn,enrrs .bn ronln bn,r to le,vr-hn.u.
XII n,,,s.ns and li"hrn. Iov.lv stonas and
thousands Of tI,inUs Won wood lover.
know
Now Mrs Dntton was a neat bouse.
knnnnran'I .u,hnrrpJ -, g." liter y So SHE
rorhnde MnmI dIliny her loom with These
tbinns bnt oave her, rrrmission to ns4
mo o,,ir SnnIrv trnnkS and shelves
,hnrnf,rn bnII III ,hn br,ntips and T.,
ihrm M.nd md Mile w, Mt
6 E;rst >" said u,nI ST muyt covnr th.
bo,ton If ,lis nan 60 if won't soil Mis-
pr;n,'s nn,t hopso !,
Aror snmn hrntirr .bc G,nnl -, nl
moth eotrn cont With WINS inst the limo
Cn,,in~, nincn - fnw inches Erver thn,
thn nnn sbn cnycrnJ lhn hn,tnm nf thn'
much.nsoJ ortirIn hronuht if IN the siJrs
and f,s"nnaI il snrnr'Jv t. ,hn wirn ,rounr
the nan nv means Of holes whirh sh,
nnnchpd with a shnru nail and hammer,
:" rho rnyt thimr IL tn cnvnr thn siJns nj
tho n.n co II will ho orp,nen,ai :, W
The sidns nrn cnvnroL" soid Nall
who w,. imn,tinnt r. 600 NV what nncro.
Nancy Mani conij tnrn IN old drinniny
MN i1to n wnrL NJ srt
p' 4" We Vac. lnnw th"v nro-wi,b o,J cloth
hnt 7 dnn,t thinC tbnt,S vnrv nro,Iv Ic
vnupn
"Woll no-no, very. INIT its nc nret,v
&C thn inside >, Wv
"Ohi Won whit iii 7 oct to thc inside
ME- Mi" sn;J Nl,n1 now in biol
snirits :" NevI 7 mnSt m,ke soma cluG )
Eron, tho .LoIf rho tnnL IN old ,i5 nnr
AVID sn, W., ,t 5 o ' wont donn in,o ,bl
iit'hon I ~ aS,ait Il Nrs Drt,on yas h,sr
hnI,,inn tba onoL. abnrt tbn Chr;stn,". lily
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n nv, ~ hnt sba toIi M"rd sSn yorI
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S"nd Mis, Prim -
Win tho not of olue Mani yont b,ol
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