Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-12-25

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SANTA Oiaus exclaimed Ned, hall
mocKihg!iy'
les, lhSisCed M MAI WHAT'S he gong
10 oring you Ned
uon know, ana don't care much,
he answered, nor tnere Is no santa Clans.
why, Neu c,ieu mamie, III astonlsh'
.ient' Even my pig orother Harry believes
III SANTA oiaus' iies coming nome from
school oo-nieh., anu we going 10 hang up
our S,1chlngs.
,shaW Saiu Neu, must go nome.
"oou,pye' a,
VERY nCOie Mamie sooou IN amazement,
ana then ran indoors 10 her mother with
'er PerPiexiy
Wny' mo'ner she CRED, " Ned Hunt
icy Salu ohere WASH any santa Claus-and
ne was real cross ABOUT u, 100.
wen MAMIE, said her mother,
wouiu NJ oake any hotice OF Meas being
cross ABOUT ~ Hnflsttnas t'ne' Inc huntleys
uoi = Keep OhrisImas.
Do,i heeP IhriStinas exclaimed Ma
me- astonishea beyond measure
SEEING Una. ner inother was busy, she took
. iel uo'i' iiele'la margaret Constantine We
Oollne, IN her arms ana talked the matter
over Nun her'
VIVA. 90 you MINK, my dear, sad she,
eney uon Keep CHRISTMAS at Ned Hunt
icy mouse ! don KNOW just what mother
m'H ny hoC keeping IT, ior you know santa
0'aus tG u, uowl tne cnl,nney' ana so ne
can gee IN curing the hlght ana leave Christ
, 'ias .,eie. on, yes, put they don Keep It,
lily .u,il II ou., , suppose Just like mother
Soiu me 'ney acte9 ABOUT the dear little baby
saviour, .ney hauii any room ior hlm and
1 guess NITS. Ilu1lIleY DaSn atlX room to
Keep christmas In. wonder what she does
with tne christmas things Santa Claus
pIrIngs wonder II She throws EN- away
liz in1"' W 20 anu ASH hef ! ana putting her
o'iru carefully III us craole' mamie started
ihele was some ruin IN wha6 Mrs Gas
you il ,:, 'oiu 1er iittIe daughter the Hunt
,,eya uiu no' Keep IhrlStiiias IN loving
lIeal's way iney KEPT II IN SO iar mat TINS
Wy aiue,noon 'ir9. iiuh.,ey was BUSY max
ing in,hce pies, dressing the turkey and do
lng an sue cou'd 10 oe beforehand win the
eA. . ohrls,'nas dinner: Mr. ituntley had
Juo0 s'eppeo ihoo Cme kltcheh minute TO
say 10 ms VIE, what nave yon settled on
LOT Ned christmas
We bought MN pair oil arctics-he
ueeueu en' ana IL you want 10 spehd more
tilan coih,noh, you might get nm halt
dozen n, OF handkerchleis' y.
well wi1e, ! was thinking that perhaps "
n'ne ia'iher ',ied 10 ne particular ABOUT
MS "orus' ior Ni,S iuhuiey did not seem 10
oe II, very goou huihor-" was remember
ing now you used 10 ENJOY giving the young
ones canuies ana Toys so perhaps
now, Moan iiuntiey' IN surprised at
you Duy candies ana toys Tor great
,uiiioerlhg BOY iike r., Ned why you must
ue crazy man ne next thlng Will ne
tlat you Will want Chr'stmas-tree your
sell
wen, ana ~ "ouiu,t oe pad ldea,
,hough, the iatner. There my man, Fritz
ne mas oeen III the WOODS and cut ilttie tree
lor ms cniidreh' ana ne seems TO get heap
Oh pleasure out oil IL strangely enough,
the we was thinking the same thing, as
she slGed ana suited and weighed. "lt 1T
tle rohy had Ived IL would nave been dlf-
lereht' pue we can throw money away on
nonsense ';.. ior NED,
i,.i i.'iie ata aioah Hashed oy 'ne WINDOW,
h''ie uiisn. FACE; JUST ABOUT the age OF
our ,l.eie ro,'yS peeped III AT tne door,
anu mamie a,, "sheu' May come IN, MrS'
'iunsiey ~, -
oertalhly' chlld. Heres a fresh cookie.
suppose you are iuii oil christmas over at
your mouse
oh' yes ma am ana m so sorry
you non keep IT, WHAT'S the reason
-, Don Keep IL! Why' we nave a regular
ohris.n'as u'hher as sure as the 2oth OF De-
ceinoer COMES rouho' ana pa gives me a
new aTeSs' OF something that need, and we
Si!e Neu sun Oh clothes' or shoes, OF some
'hlhg oiia1 ne ,eeus.
well SAID Mamie, but like our way
oes'' May teii you now we keep Christ-
mas
LAX AK away can lsten' -,
wen you see goou WINE before
oh,is'lnas my nolher peg'hs 10 get ready
ana often see her hide up something quick
Wneh ! come H. ana tnen she laughs and !
.hliih, Oh' yes something's coming, ana
.nen ihotIer taxes me inoo her zap ana tells
me now Jesus Is coming ana now ne did
come, 10 you khow' MIS- unntley Z!
lou can tell me- chlid
gu see ne came long, long time ago
as h''Ie oaoy. mamma says that ne began
d. ,ne pegihhihg' so t,at no Iittie Ghiid
couiu say can De IKE Jesus lor Jesus
never was SO little as me- That irst birth
DAY OF his there wasn't any room Tor him at
the tavern and when tne dear little baby
Jesus was sleepy they laid nm right IN a
stable manager, and the shepherds found HIM
lying 'here, Christmas Is ms birthday, and
| '"ff''. WY 81, - va .".'''N" P'.'."'
because Jesus loved niue children; and then
Santa Clans--oh, Mrs Huntley, that's what
came about; and l most forgot II you
don't keep Christmas-l mean as we do,
she added as MIS-. iiuntley irowned' land
u you don't use tne things that santa Claus
leaves here, cant come over and get 'em
Only IA rather Ned should have EN-"
>, "Chiid alive How your tongue runs
Here now take these cookies home with you.
guess Ned's too busy to play with you"
THANK you ma'am: And you'll remem-
her about santa Claus SAID iittle Mamie,
as she walked away with her cookies
Mrs Huntiey worked on Tor few min
utes longer, and then, leaving her dishes,
she went to her own room and opened bu-
reau drawer. There lay bright little dress
and pretty white apron-foliys best things
the lit'le clothes In which she used to
look so lovely Ihere were the last Christ
mas toys the mother had ever boug.ht-only
a little TIN bank, paper cornucopla, and a