The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1880-12-25
GnANDMAS CHRISTMAS
TREE.
BY AtAi Adobe.

Bertha anI lila, TWO lltt.e girls seven
anu nine wears old. with helr h}g broth
ers, Frank and Jimmy, lett their home
IN the city one snowy, December day,
AND started 70: the country. where thclr
/ papa had bought farm, which was very
near the!r grandma's house.
When the cars stopped AT the dcuot,
they all Went odt on the PLATFORM, ana
there. waiting for them, stood their own
dear grandpa, with tAcil three Mt,tc
cousins. LILY, Mamie and George, and
their big cousins l.)u uni Berthe.
After q great deal ot hugging and
kissing and such Al loy of questions
as Only little boys and gllls know how
to ask, tncv al climbed MO q bou-svd,
which Ella thought was the queerest
] carriage she over saw, and started ior
their grandpa'S house, where they were
gong 10 stay until their own was ready
for them.
For the NEXT two days the httle people
We're very busy. Mamie. Lily aua
/ 1eorgie had sueh treasures e. display rs
made their little cousin 5 eyes sparhj5
+ with delight. First they al Went II the
+ barn yard To look at the cattle, and very
wonderful dill the great lazy booking
/ COWS seem IL Ella, While the flort a
sheep wee Bertha's great delight, aud
Size ,cci3ed thar She would like 10 have
one for her very own, to pet aud t~&e
care Of 50 her grandpa said she might
have her CHOICE ot any shccp he owned.
10 the gleat amusement Of the family
i Bertha chose tie oldest and uglie>t sheep
in the flock, great, tat. lazy fellow with
! dirty brown wool. sprink.ea 81! over
with black spots. Tne whole o. his face
was black except the very tip OF his nose
and one eyebrow, which would have
been white II IL had not been 50 very
dirty.
why, BERTHA said eens}n Lou, why
don't you take that pretty, little, White
lamt, the one standing over there by is
mother.'
No, indeed" said Bertha, do You
thirK ! would take tha. tltJle oaby lamb
away from It's mamma, besides lis such
pretty AltIe iAng everybody Viii bc
ood 10 il. bat my ord spo,ty tur 50
&. haa r*sreI her she. OLD and
/ uslv t.4a, ~ one will Ike hlmor ne KIND
10 him. and nm iust gong To put u red
ribbon round his neck AND wash ms lace.
AMI get broth Jimmy L make mm q
nice house, and then | guess h. VII ae
GLAD.
Grandpa thought Bertha VAS q very
tend er-h hearted little girl, ana then ht
told Ella She miGh, take her cho.ee Of
any ANIMAL on the tarn for her pet.
After looking az over fer some time
she saw tioek Of geese, and she thought
she would like 70 have one tor pet
her grandpa told Ter she could have .
pair Of them.
Ella thanked her grandpa, and star,e,
) towards, the two She had decided to take
but Mr.. .,andcr and Mrs. Goose though
they ought to he consulted IN the matte
a little, and prepared 70 detena them
se.ves
Mr. Gander spread hs wings aud rush
| ed towards Ella while Mr.. Goose TO.
lowed, tapping her wings and making
! GREAT nolse. cousin Bsrtle ran - the res
E cue ant Ella came back 70 grandpa SAY
: my:
= Nasty. ugly ,hings.I guess Won
!. have goose Tor my pet: ;llnk i haS
e some nice little chlckeEs:' AMI 50 Il ";
i finally settled that Rartna sholld have
: sheep and Ella Il wnlte hen and "A Yer
i, pompous, proud Cd rooster. You ga
q believe the little girls We're proud enon.
q oi their pets.
J. The next day it showed part Of Il
q time, and rained the rest, hut Bertha AL
$ Ella were determl lne.l t. visit the scno
le in which their cousin Lou Was teachin
T. and s., taking grandpa.s hig nnlbrcll
=. they started out, followed by Frank an
A. Jimmy, who were going over 10 sls
I'd their new home
pt The wind had blown the snow il the 6,
=. ners Of the rail fences and made llt'
III drifts, which the children thought Ii
et fun 10 wade through, and SO aughln
ct running and sometimes stumbling IL
came to the top Of small hill, when /
as Ia proposed To Bertha to spread the u
a bre.la behind them and LEI the wi
a. blow agains, II and 50 help them a!oi
gh The plan succeeded very well until Il
were about half way down the /
when an extra hard gust OF wind e
them right OF OF the ground snd splt
them out in the snow, little noses uov
!. ward. and then very kindly stuck
- umbrella up oyer them, making 2
- little house.
6 g. As soon as Bertha and Ella could
IA out Of their house and get tie snow
'be Of their eyes and ears they decided I
> any further help in getting down tie
a was not needed.
~ After few more tlnMh,es the Child
~ reac he'd the school house, where 6oi
in, Lou met them al the door. She thou
by the shouting and laughing liA
tribe ai Indians had CONT - visit Ac
III Tie next day was tic one y.
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