Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-01-01

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the door'
what are you doing herew he
asked sternly.
Reen having a few things" said
Jsck.
-. -. ann - ..;d hi. father.
TT t.Srhi;rgly o,sred his nack.ve
w. Ala yon set ths monev I"
WIN cusijs . ssid .Tsck meeklv.
u;s fsthcr 1nmhled over the things
nth h;s bir. mittened hand. and said
| crste s.rtiv. For the girls' Ts'pose."
~" ansvered lack. beginning
~ Cal ,si;eved
Wsll. run along home"
"Jack ~. only too happy to do 70.
There vasnst much sympathy between
him and his father. nor indeed, between
his fsther and any n at the family
10 Il. there didn't seem to be-: but I
cne~ the stream was frozen over. and
oniv needed : few CLEANS Of sunshine to
make il bubble on. laughing and curg-
linz - in the best Of hearts.
JACK related his adventures to his
mother In whispers. and hid the Christ
mas articles In the wash. boiler until
such 4 time a. they should be wanted
for certain email stockings. He told
his mother how sorry he was not to have
. present for her, and that little speech
went q long way toward making her
happy. That night she sat up-I
wouldn't dare tell you how late-mak.
ing cookies-something that hadn't
been in the house before that winter.
She cut them out In al manner Of shapes
that feminine ingenuity and a case-knife
could compass, not forgetting a bird fol-
Janey, witn remarkable pump Dill,
and . ,itsie gila Iof Maty' WIN me vGst
tuireo out Sne also mace some paiie
OF Drown sugafttn IN boyds never tnougn'
OF sucn = iuxurJ rs wnite sugalI, q
MAKE oe!ieve candy, Iof sne oion,'
KNOW J1ck nad Dougns any canay.
10Y am going 70 tel wnat MI. boyo
Gla siser no mcs cack " Tue soy-storo
ne naa gone % ne viisge 70 nave !
,gooo time. Anst dioh.t mean, Ms y
does WIN some men, 70 get tlPssy; out II
meant ne Wasgoing 20 munger sgrocery
wnelc 70 could meet people, anu tsii
md JOKE M 1eep warm.
Mr.. Boyd . zen choPpI,ng woot
for . farmer, and had received his pay
but instead OF going dutifully home ana
consulting with his wife about what M
should buy. ne wal going TO "looi
around" and see what Munger had
he was touched at the sight OF Jack
poor litte package OF gifts; but doub'
II 1t would have made much impression
on his mind II somebody hadn't waiket
into Mungers and asked, in 9 brisk
loud voice: SCOT any Brazil nuts
Mungerr
The man with a brisk voice bought.
don't know how MANY quarts of Brazi
nuts, and walnuts, and filberts, and al
monde. with all the louppers looking on
very- much interested in the spectacle
Then he bought ~raisins, and candy, an,
oranges, Mr.. Munger growing NOR,
smiling every minute.
"Going to keep Christmas, l guess,
said he rubbing his hands together.
"That I am; Christmas comes bu'
once . year. and there are little folk
mp at our house who've been lookin,
for it with all their eyes for fortnight
Then he bought a bushel of apples
and, filing q peck measure with them
passed them around among the me-
who sat and stood about the stove.