The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-11-22

paper cornucopia, and doll; but she
remembered that Christmas so well!
Could it be that it was only three years
ago? How Polly had laughed and
chartered over her stocking! And Ned
now that she thought about it-she
remembered that they bought him a
pair of skates that year. He had made
a great time over those skates, and had
taken his little sister out to see him try
to use them. Ned was so loving and
gentle in those days. And then the
mothers heart reproached her. Could
she blame her boy because he
seemed to care so little for his
parents and his home, when she had
nursed her grief for the loss of her baby
girl, and taken no pains TO be brighton
cheerful with himp She thought how
clearly Mamie had told the story of the
Savior's birthday. Could her boy, who
was six years older, do as wellp He
went to Sunday-School sometimes, but
she had never talked with him about
Jesus-never since God took her Polly.
Aud her eyes filled as she shut the
drawer.
Mrs. Huntley went back to the kitch-
ha'. Ma h,.o,,oh+ IN tha nil and
iooted az his mn1her cur;onslv at hear.
80. houso,, ,'' .TbanI, ,,n, Naa !, Von-
ny nc, sIs "n ~ M ,ho,nht
H. &C.. 100 sho sa;d !. Eother -
a moonlight night; couldn't you and !
drive to the village? Ned will excuse
our leaving him alone
'.Excuser' When had his mother
. ese. "sA.u In, ~ Snn tha ,v.nnn
W. ha a. 80 ~, sha a.l,od h;n, ~ ,.ead
-. H. Sauso.,, It'll nnd srrei,,
H., uyoa' -, nu go. j., hnr a,.s ne father
oaa o ny W. ;,, So" as Mad raoJ :. And tbev
o,o .iti I' has 80 and fnnnd Nav and
G Iasn,h ~. and In tha haha iu;na, IN man
49,. / "''' '''o ''0 'e
Mr. urr,lev was hew;,dared too
no st.rt Of 10Y the v;llane ~ seven
a.o,nai, ~ tba auon;nr, When hal
such a th;no bannenad5 a-
~ ,hn rnad Mrs. u,,t,av told
ha ~ hrsha,d what Mam;ahad laid IN
har and she added - ,'''''' ''''
..p a me as I foil Il II don't seem
,,ah Ne = ,,oda No th;nl nf our pol
l., - 5n tha ,mom,an,s ro;ea hrote
H'd " .ha f,thor saddano5 TOO sn;d
cnn,fort;rolv :. Sbe,s safe NV dear in
IInno, 'is!' ''' 'o'
'ie ~ f..hor hr+ Tn, th;,l;ra of
g., ,,a.,., Ia. 80, an T nr;ad q III
tia o'Ie ,m. y ,u wsre naar raLt about
.a..; $50 sSo 49, n;no Ua,S Int
sI' mn ~, ona ha,5 Hi, noro of
Sh ~ as'' ond ' nnrbans Of tba child
M ,a" b ano, Ph ~, a@ - ,vo chow
b Ha, t M" gosms III hos n,ada on. hearts a
i n,,I ',,as u ". ton5 n"3 'i''o i '
i' VIII n,'i !, 'e nnst ,hot hard reserved
,o,, nn 60 sa I'll thot none Lnew Int +
i'll, n ~ W b b"y faIt di,,Iv how She
,,,nst hauo fon~ht WITH berself and he
nss -; nae fa, go .;raa A. iast he
was mas 'i, ,u;.l III t"na IS nIodnass in his
500 W." :. NJ, L. r., = al 20 ~ot hin,
sn U Hes Ha,s a aood how Ned is -
Wha. q n1aaSant f;me tbsy had and
ho 4 tho, !" oppmrht tha sn;r;t of Chr;st-
~" 'n1s 80" fanoht . sIaJ and States
= hool, -. t,vo and cand;es and Mrs
u,,utIa,, fo,na ;aot LITE tbnt was
;,,st the th;nm Nod wanted Then sbe
saiJ 70 bar bnshand.
..rJ Tta 70 Inv sometbing for
,Jor,;a II viii ho moo 70 Inv a rips
,s,.asant ),
IT,; .rto bo5 = l;tt,o .s tbev
chose q yondarfni little wash -t,,b and
hnord wifi a clotbes-borse IN match
How PoIlv,s ewes would have shone at
thesef
Meantime Nod n,used over his moth
er's tears and her STRANGELY kind tones.