The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-12-23

mother" said Nina. Il Will 60 TO
the grocer's and get some"
She took bowl from the closet
and a penny from the old purse,
and ran out of the room, shutting
the door softly behind her.
There was grocery in the lower
part Of the house, and she went into
it and up to the counter. A rosy
faced Dutch boy gave her the ice,
and he looked so good-natured that
she asked him q question.
DO YOU know where Santa Claus
livcsY She said.
The boy scratched his head.
"Yes-he Ibis in Germany" he
said.
Nina's heart leaped high.
"BidAy-little Biddy Flvnn," she
called to a child passing the door,
will YOU take this bowl Of ice up 10
nv mother, and give her some, and
STAY by her until | come back. I'll
only he cone a few moments
Good natured little Biddy took
the bowl and ran up stairs, and
Nina ran down to the streets that
she knew led to the river, as
rast go hcr rrnt could corry her
Shn ;,od two rnnts in her nocket
and thought that would pay her
fare.
A sailor was standing near a
frnit stand Nina looked up into
h;s ronnd brown fare with conf.
danco
M. cai1o~" she said "will Won
,olJ mo which of those shius oo to
C,,r,nanvg,
u,h, tb,4 onc vonlcr nv little
.!,se" " noint;ng 10 one over which
rho German, ffar foatcd. But Nina
fhonghr he mGant 1be little ferry.
boat fhot ran n yvarlawknn
.Thonlz vop'' she said and flew
o,vav A hnll wos riocino. she hnr-
r;nI nos, thp rrrrv-ho;,se droppino
hor tn,o nan+s ;,fo +ho hanJ Of tho
fa.,,,. ,,,ootor anI ~ hoot was off
lI,a ',,o,.E moment
'I :, ",I "a nof ta(.o i,ac J., cross tho
,.;,.or o,3 1I;,o wafi .... ,,orn and
Il.I.', Il'I'' '',, aIl', o-raot aoa1 NO.
.,,n',,i 1oaI,in,r ,non 5at .,nof;ng lii
;ia - ~ NO. II,Sr a. shoomal,o,'s
FlP. 80 ~
lIf I;,,, want -, 4a him and said
.or,l,. ,..'' =
',.Ir ,,b,aa.u ~ will van tnII mo
-,ara w. Sonto Clons Iivos2,
'C .l1n ca"to CI,nsn5" coid tho
,on :, hraj.n, English "Voll r
hnma+ ,',, l,,ow-doos bn knon show or
Wv ,,,, ,io' ~ +roIns- Won toll mo
'o+ ho is don mavbo T remember
t:, @ " " ~
rDon,4 ~, l,rov. +Lounbt
.a,. auo l,now H. SAINT, Clans "
' ea;d N;no "Ua makes tovs for
I;..Io ~ an;LIror "
''.ts go, sa;d tbo corman,"So Vas
know 60 on dis street and alonp
70 Tho next corner don Won sea .
I;ttIn aata Bobind dat Won find de
,nan dot makes tovs for do chill
drcn"
M;no so;d that sbe was mucb oh.
Iigad She felt that people were
om;obla in Germany and her homes
:. "nnn -, l'' h;nh Sho follnwnd her old
corma4's direction and soon came
- a b;gb tenrr, There was q gate
w w II Sbo lifted tho latch and
nn,nod ~ ~, + and before her was a low,
hrovn bousa SOFTLY she crept mn
- lo tha willow Yos vcs She had
f,,nI Sonto clans of last There
hosnra the fire. sat = little fat old
nan with white hair and ROSY
il'il, i2. ",nn tnna " Dr' norl, With a tnrnino
1atLa nI A. old woman as rosv as
Il" "' Wa, was l,lr;rg n;eros of wood
i taa.othor no %'o, r;tb M hTnsh-tov chairs
.oIIVn 49, hadS+oads w1yons milk
.;1s '''oi1' ;a;ntad dolIs and ot q table
nat li,,'' fnr,r 'I;t41o airls naintino away at
,Io O GnieboI fovs With the briohcst
nIau. 'n ~, tb;e wos deliohtfnl
o ond Santa Clans and his wife look
''t'' 80 i';n1, '',
GU ~: ~ My" ,.aoo1.od ., tho door Some
-''n': n;1I ..Moro;n y and she on
one oii0''
49, e. s+oo5 Of tbn threshold and
Jno,I'r,J ,l''o ~ +hn IittIo courtesy her
n'o4ho,. th had touoht her. and said:
sPlease. Mr.. Santa Claus, l want
70 s0oak to Won particularly. 1t is
about Christmas"
"Sor' cried the old gentleman
and truly he was German-rising.
"But what did YOU call me, little
one?"
..Nr Santa Claus" said Nina.
.rye been looking for You all day,
and poor mother IS 50 sick. That
is why | want to see YOU. You
used TO come in at tic window on
Christmas eve when she lived in
| Germany and YOU ALWAYS put some
thino in her shoe. and now she can
not earn money because she is sick.
want YOU to come down the chin
nov and mt enough in her stocking
! to last until she is well, for father is
dead and we have nobody who cares
for rs. And you-oh. you are so
good, always going over the roofs on
Christmas eve, and giving presents
to everybody
The child thinks you are Santa
Clans WHISPERED the old German
woman in her husbands ear. Oh,
how like she is to our little Nina
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