The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-12-25

thing else were to happen in my alb.
:. senoe, why, should never forgive my.
self. And 50 gave up all thoughts Of
going home, and busted myself in max.
ing the plum-pudding for us three, fol
granny said she should ask Mrs. Moss
to come to us on Christmas Day, as she
lived all alone, and I could see that
grandmother was pleased at my moi
wanting to leave her.
Well, father came the next morning,
as he had arranged, to drive us over
and he was sore put out to find that
neither of us was going, though he
was very gentle to Granny-as he is to
all wonderland said he hoped Uncle
would turn up at last; but l could see
he didn't expect it by his face.
1t was Christmas Eve at last, and
Granny and sat by the fireside in the
twilight chatting to one another, for
tried to be as cheerful as l could to
prevent her thoughts from dwelling on
the past, for last year Aunt Alice had
been sitting there instead of me. The
old tabby cat had climbed onto my
knee, and was rubbing herself affec-
tionately against my shoulder, when all
at once shadoS fell across the win
dow. l saw it, but Granny did not;
and in another minute there was a
knock at the door, rather peculiar
knock, one, two, three, and then a
stop, and then one, two, three again.
Granny started, and clutched hold of
my arm, as she cried out, '.It's James's
knock. Oh! pray God it is my boy
come home at LAST
ran to open the door, and there
stood a big brawny man, who peered
at me in the twilight, and then muir
muring, Its not Alice passed me
and strobe into the kitchen. follow
ed, and saw him clasp dear old Granny
in his arms, and heard him call her
mother. 1t was indeed Uncle James
himself, and what lot he had to tell
of all he had seen in foreign parts,
though he could not explain how it
was that Granny had not received his
letters.
II wrote three times,' said he,
land got no answers; once when l
left my ship at Durham, and joined two
or three comrades who were going up
country to the diamond fields; you got
that letter, mother?"
Eyes, my son, I had that one; but it
was the last, and in it you said you
couldn't tell me where to write to, but
would write again and let me know"
"Strange," muttered Uncle James,
"fOr wrote twice after that; but as
had to trust them to anybody I could
get to post them, as we were hundreds
of miles from town, l suppose they
must have forgotten to do so. Well, I
got so homesick at last, and anxious at
hearing nothing from you, mother, that
l threw up my business and another
fellow had been keeping a provision
store-and made up my mind to come
home. I'd made a good bit of money,
and I've got lots of Christmas presents
for you, and Alice and Ruth's BARNS;
but where is Alice, mOther?''
So then we had to tell him of Aunt s
death, and of all the changes in the
family, for father hadn't lost his money
when uncle went away. His face fell
when he heard about aunt, for he cared
for her very much, as much as l care
for Dick, l should think; but after a
time he got more like himself again,
and then when he heard about our hav-
ing promised to 60 to the farm for
Christmas, he said, in his former
CHEEKY manner, "It's not too late now,
mother; Wen be there by nine o'clock
tomorrow morning. I'll have car
riage from the Golden Lion, and drive
you both over, and We'll take all the
presents, and Mrs. Moss, too, if she'll
come. I'm sure George and Ruth will
give her welcome; and your pudding
will do very well for New Years Day,
won't it, Esther?''
And so it was settled, and the next
morning uncle fetched the carriage
from the inn, and we drove over; and
how we did surprise them all! and
what tribe of us walked to church,
listening to the joyous bells, and then
sitting to hear the old, old story, that
is always new, of our Savior's love to
man! And, after all, instead of being
the most miserable Christmas 1 ever
spent, as l expected it would be, it
turned out by far the happiest; and l
learnt then what have never since for
gotten, not to meet troubles half way,
for there's silvery lining to every
cloud eff we only wait to see it,
tits two years since that Christmas
tide, and in another few weeks the hap
py season will be here again. Dear
Granny is still spared to us, and live
with her. Uncle James is married, and
lives close by. We are all going over
together to spend Christmas in the old
Manor House, if all goes well, and 1
sincerely wish that all those that read
my simple story may have as happy
Christmas and New Year as we hope to
spend.-British Worksoonsan.
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in their indemnity among other things
the following: Fences and other ward
fixtures {; also store furniture and fix
lures and plate glass doors and windows
when the plates are of the dimensions
of three feet or more" It is important
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be included under the policy. Careless,
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patterns, printed music, printed books,
engravings, paintings, picture frames,
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bullion, bills, notes, accounts, deeds,
evidences of debt, or securities. These
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If building falls, no insurance will
attach, or cover it's loss, unless it is
caused by fire. Stolen property is not
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