The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-24
NUMBER 4S.

2 nldaen amid her golden hair and pulsateG
! upon her Joyously throbbing bosom.
. OF an hour there appeared to be q cease
iess GINNING OF sleigh-bells and ROSY Jaugb.
ing loads deposited at the door Indeed e.
many were the teams that Mike was frantic
20 Know what to do with them But tie
Deacon believed in "the more the merrier''
principle, and kept every one busv and ron
tented. ct for all the paiIy dancing sDd
singing company q shade of perplexitT nov
ana then crossed his face. he had not
solved the mystery Of the ta5lsats, and it hung
upon MIN IS troublesome nightmare
For hours the house rang and tre1nb b1s5
tpHH us s0lid foundation. 1t was veritable
/ UteIlNe OF fun and frOlic. and many a soft
SEeeh Vooh on deeper roses from stolen kiss
. % many an innocent heart bounded mora
s"litiy from the encircIing arm, and Inanv a
palr oi ears tingled from the sIapping OF
wHIle hands IN payment for saucy Jest or pil-
Tered caress.
But good, buxom dame Hannah had almost
as much pride in her cooking as in her oDe
GEAR lamb, and when the ancient clock made
Is huge, heavy, cOfnn-like case throb with
i &c 14nEiI'g oI ten, she whispered to her hus-
gI@Hu, good prudent soul that she was. that
the children must be getting hungry. and sbe
was gong TO see about the tables
-, N response TO Eer suggestion, he sourff
iheir daughter ana told her thew were rr0irrl
20 nave supper, and that the yOungsfoIks had
letter stop romplns and cool off, or some of
them would be certain TO take their deaf6 of
cold. '' '0"'" u .
,,,,,-I Yes, father, she answered; 'but we
IhuSt nave the taJleHU first" " and She looked
up pushing more deeply than a dsmask ross
III = uhe into the face Of NJ. Frank FmuoTIe
upon Pc whose arm she happened 70 be leaning.
a. a. I5shy. responded the old man with
: SlEI OF rellef, Tor the burden would soon he
help you ." ---S ~
y Ne but tell mother, please, I want her"
ana MISS Minerva darted awav to her 0v,r,
private room, while the old man told tho "a
IiieIS 70 adjourn 20 the kitchen and male
III HTtlsSiFtS comfortable until wanted arsin
Il. = iulully some Of the girls understood
what was going on, if the Deacon did MOI. Tor
Ihey cleared one end Of the hall hrInga -
gJktcIl-Wofk bed-quit across and marsbalIed
ne NE com pahy INTO something like order
! IleI' aItef Dref pause, in which there was
= ucu whispering, the improvised curtain yvas
lIa"n aside and disclosed Miss Minervs
5,s'LluiLE nand IN nand with Ar Frank Tm-
.oHs' WIN young lady and gentleman ae 7
pot -S - ald the old minister before them.
amazed, but silent, the Deacon looked on
ne uid not comprehend the affair at am had S
10 practical knowledge of claradas mi T
sheD certain words had been spoken and n . C
- i'aSSsu' sudden light broke in upou e
ue uarkness OF his understanding. and he c
1cIalmed X with an earnestness thai startled
-, ,,,,Je-ru-sa-lem 1t looks like MARRIAGE, 1
1 ne hearty laugh that followed sJIfficed for g
M tu-I explanation and il needed not the a. tt
G-dilce o. the minister to convince lfln that cl
= uSuEAteT was honestly and legally mar Je
- - the man OF her choice. And vet at 20
~ ne was disposed to be angry. Then be M
I" ne robustness OF such proceeding
7pst.tiit as he had previously given his az VI
5HL 10 lhe selection Of his d8uHftaT. ar5 Sc
lteieo heartily into the laugh against him 10
nat s what you call a-Jerusaleurr 7
~ speak the new tangled uame-is it5 u
et u WASH hardly fair to fool the old man an
: A1IheFVa. did expect YOU would find II
aiie'nIhS IN your stockings tonight child IA
lt hoJ great, live man. However If i All le;
5AI lanythlng she could have done would IN
We Oeen sO) and ve'll make the hest ~ If hL
"a your mother and VIII have plenty to
~ gel.ihg Things ready 10 ill the little oe
y soIJ White hand stopped his words red 30
d ripe lips were pressed noon his o,r,, q
Ken race was laid upon his wrin!zla1 one ryl
eW te2rS OF happiness were rafned down du
On MS broad bIe9st, and with faI+arfpr- ant
lStte llie old man called the vOunr E1S- the
"a 70 HIS SIDE, gave him the hand of his
-iiH"s ana said, Take her. and NAV Cod ha
Ss you Doth, my children. If have LOST wa
iShlei L nave found a son, and shall have bee
ltAer arm 10 lean upon when NV ewes tha
~ :" uiIA ana steps unsteady and 10
1otS e ne would nave said but great ring
ol cei!S summoned them to sunuer-sr5 see
n Z supper 1t would have made s-i1 taIE
nine commit suicide in despafr to Iava thrt
heG upon the tables, and Time throw VII.
y Ms LouT-glasS and sit blitheIv down pat
ENJOY Ihe feast. The good mother had
wi Ine secret from the first and with edll
prize simulated had distanced ain for %.
eHOrts, even to produce 2 CbrfstrYas pale
per ana the only complaint was of ey- ''
'ING Iui!ness, when again the yiolfus su-o Dl2C
led the party to the hall Mr.