Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-21

10 OfOAtH, anu we would all StarVe,
know"
She succeeded at last in getting him on
his feet, and rubbed his leg and comfort
Cd him.
When Maggie found he could stand,
and was beginning to stop crying, she
turned to look at the lady who still stood
by them. asI
She saw beautiful girl, so lovely and
SO richly dressed it seemed to Maggie it
must be fairy; for to tell the truth,
Maggie had always been expecting to
meet fairy ..s.
Her grandmother had told her about
the wlerd folk, till she believed some
thing might happen to her as we'll as to
Cinderella. The lady stood locking at
the beautiful golden HAIR fir ON which the
faded shawl had slipped. and scanning
the ragged little boys, and trying to re-
call their words about being poor.
"Don't you have any nice Christmas st
your house?" she asked.
"No, indeed; we're too poor" said Mag
gle.
"And you came out to sec the pretty
toys you cannot buy" said the lady.
And Maggie, still half believing it
might be fairy or magic god-mothe,,
or some such a creature, told her all
about their hard times-about her sad
father and her weary mother, and the
strike, and how hungry they sometimes
were, and how she tended the baby all
day, and kept just little bit of fire be-
cause they couldn't afford to be very
warm. People passing turned to see the
curious group, and many sriled because
the grand, proud young lady had so for
gotten herself as to talk to dirty set of
children in the open street, where every
body could see her.
But the proud young lady cared very lit
tie for the opinion of the world Just then.
She was not even conscious of the peo-
pie who were passing. After a few
moments she turned back to her carriage
and drove away.
Maggie thought how happy she must
be, she was so beautiful and so rich; but
if Maggie could have seen the torn and
tortured heart beneath the velvet robe,
sheIwould have felt more pityIthanI admira-
ton.
The children fingered till they knew
everything in the window by heart, and
then, helping on the limping Georgia,
they went on to others, till they had
seen, Maggie said, "all the pretty things
in the word" otis fun to look at them
if we can't have them,' she said, as they
turned down the dark street and into
Anderson court to their desolate home.
And very desolate did it seem to Mag
gle that night. She wanted to cry, but
would not, because it would make her
mother and father feel badly. There
was just little fire in the CRATE, for the
coal was almost gone. Her mother was
walking with the crying baby, and had
not even smile for the children when
they came in; and when they told her of
Georges accident, she only said: ''I'm
glad it was no worse.'
Mr.. Burton was seated on low bench,
his elbows resting on his knees and his
face buried in his hands. Georgia went
to his fathers side and said" Papa, big
boy hurt me, and purity lady came and
said she was sorry, and 1 saw the purti-
est horse and every fng; and can't
have the horse for Chrlstmas?"
"Go, away, said Mr.. Burton surlily
"there amt any money to buy food fol
Tomorrow"
"Father,' something good will turn up
soon. I'm sure" Maggie said tenderlv,
and then took her brothers by the hand
and led them to dusky corner of the
room, where they talked low for long
time. Then she undressed Georgia, and
the three curled down on bed which
you, my reader, would have called a pile
Of rags.
"There amt any stockings hung up in
this house tonight" said Johnny.
Christmas morning the bells rang out
on the frosty air, filing thousands of
hearts with joy; but there was no glad
ness in the sound of this detected faml-
ly. The bells said to thousands of
hearts "Peace on earth, goodwill to men,
but Mr.. Burton shook his head sad
ly and his wan face wore no smile. He
said it was not "peace on earth'' when
the rich lived in luxury and the poor
starved. When the children awakened,
there were no ''Merry Christmas" wishes
exchanged in that dismal home.
Mr.. Burton had no word for his child
rem, he felt gloomy and detected. The
mother spoke low and sadly-it seemed
to her it would be mockery to say merry
words when they had hardly clothes
enough to keep them warm, aud bread
enough for the day, and the future looked
so black and ugly. They had just taken
their scanty breakfast when a loud knock
at the door startled them.
"Does Mr.. Burton live here?"
eyes," Mrs. Button said.
II have some packages for this house, 5"
the man said.
ut is a mistake growled Mr.. Burton,
"there wasn't anything to come here"
''This is the place." said the man, with
smile, and he placed on the floor box
which Mrs. Burton began to examine.
"Oh, there's my horsey!' screamed
Georgia" 81 knowd I'd have that horse"
"And there is the doll with the red
dress,' exclaimed Maggie. ~ . ..
"Aud drum !" screamed Johnny, grasp.
ing the article and giving it a few sound
raps with his fist, which made them all
start. -#
"There's been some mistake" said Mr..
Burton, but nobody needed him. The
baby squeezed the rubber doll to make
it cry, Johnny had found the sticks and
was drumming with all his might,
while Mrs. Burton kept taking things
out of the box, and baby helping her.
Mr.. Burton stood looking on, very sour
and suspicious, when another knock at
the door aroused him.
"Mr. Burton live here?" ~a
eyes"
~ have Some aonr for him, and some
other articles" E.
In came barrel of -four and TURKEY,
and halt dozen other things which taste
good on Christmas.
This time they all began to laugh.