The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1880-12-24

Soul uH tit i'dNtHlfVt bt WIZ
Eghlrd street, aWl movin. with the
crhwd 0r paaSing At the shop-wln
avs 10 See the unusual aud tnal
attractions of the Season.
III people would dIrat" facts in
stead nt dreaming drramS, joe
Foot might have SMILED Ia himsrlt
as he lay asleep In his latI' bed
room in snle posN,sSion of the
house, while thr whole family had
gone ufi. novel by one i'm ~, 81, IN
an erland which noI onr of them
would have told to an1iIrr. Joe
awake and un his feet might have
hru resisted but Joe asleep, with
thnSr tw0 eNpArtant Stockings
paaning Ia lh,. basement. WAS m
imirrsonaiion f thai fiiIh which
uo,rs munntaiis. II all came
about very naturally aud easily,
Nj. Foot himself. first expressing
= me- regret thai The knili. h gave
Jr ON his hi thdal had not been
of better gaallIN. and. uoN TINT
hr bni ha lo>l u. II seemed only
lair 10 get him another. This ar.
colnplisled at the first cutlery store.
I his n0lher followed IN be- purchase
at new boys hook, which she
very mueh regretted she hal not
heard at in time 10 get tor his
birthday. HIS sisters, lou, r,rnrn-
brrrd various title thin sIhai Joe
/ liked. or had their memorir> qnlrk
eard hl the sight of uev dr' tees
for goo' boys, AS they walked
along, and 81 they we're each well
laden With thrlstmds things Nhrr
| the, hnally rracnr,l tl,rir oNn
door
| cannot. ,loubi that Joe saIllr,l
then in his sleep, and IT The faith.
| iul stockings ran over with then
numerous gifts, the family wisely
concluded not TO MAKE amy IT,
narks thar might brlng into light
The Inconsistency Of the si,erS
lslr Osrs and actions.
The uext murniug, all but Zoe
awoke With i slighl feeling ot un'
certainly whether il WAS Snrl,N
or some other day. Joe knew hr
for e VAS awaAr that u WASN'T
SUNDAY. slill. he did lri Il llitl'
lmlhlIul u WAS Christians.
! Bui Stowrd away ~ a srldnm
ns,d nook of his closet Wrrr Sol,
prl good rrminnctsnt ChtiStu -
main he snuuld descend tn %,
basement. Jor's father would hIN
heu pleased rnouyh II hr con,'
have hooked into his hoy : rIn,e
jus, then, ~ joe was ;asil! 90
from ih-il hidiug place SIX >uai
paceagcs, aIl neatly wrdppr al'
. lied with loug hops, 81 That the.
could br huus un dopr-kuIhS
These presents he had purrIi isr'
with some n,anrA given hln 4
. speid IT,, him>rll.
With the IiIllr mmlles i ringr'
on his arm IoI Il sltibu ion. he's ol
; softly IN his slOcaliig.f,et II'rous
the hall. hanging each article .
, its respective knob, Without di'
). turbing thr Orclpants Ot The room
/. who were still cozily abed.
1his hoi,, ,,.Doev,Iui on tn The has'
! ,n,nt ia ras, hominlnrss. Aud h
, aas not doomed ~ diSa a,,pOliInirnI
, the GROW died stockings lirldln
|, more than n usual amount ot ju
;. aud admiraton.
: Aud " hen the family ,'anic dow
/, to breakfast, how delightful u Il
+. was! Every one was so pleasr
: with the pretty present Joe la
/. purchased ior tln ~, that Il was
!. long time before the family coul
!, subsi,lc tn the iormalifN uf N
) nutnins meal. Joe himself l"cnn
, conscious ot u i.hcr pleasure ha
q Christ mas hal heretofore hs"u II
uhn his father expressed u
y hearty satisfaction IN the alii h
ii spn had, unaSsiStrd. given hln
- nd, turning 10 his Aol'ligr'
daughter. he said Bessie, let
Il have Christmas ntxt YEAR." whl'
:. rans,d A general ,mile all aioun'