The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-25
A STORY FOR CHILDREN.


NE sink 50, too" said Ned.
II was Christmas Eve and the Children
were paying Avisitts Aunt Robsccs and
Uncle Tmsthy, who lived in an old,fash-
ionsa iarsa'hSuSs near the Chesapeake bRy,
IN Maryland. SuppSr had been over two
bour and the children had talked so much
Sssui KRIS and the fuA they were eoiur TO
have AsIs day thAt they felt very sleepy.
They had huAs their stockings On nails that
we're driven in the fireplace wall, for in
Aunt Bscky's old-fashioned sitting-rosn the
chimney was open aad a rice, warm backlog
nre burned every day.
80 you don't believe ia good, kind
hri.ss' laughed Aunt Becky.
When ! was boy" said Uncle Tim,
I'VE alwsy' fsuns something in our steckiass
on Christmas msrKing. Oae time Brother
Villas and | tried to sit up all night to
catch cid KriIs."
did ysu catch 'im?" asked Nsllis,
eagerly.
Ne" said Uncle Tim; 1--WE fell asleep
while watching, sRd As6t morAing we fsund
two hickory switches in our st ckings."
"OaCh, did zoe try, Nunksy" said little
"Well, we ssssA 10 feel hurt and to think
thS: cd KRIS had punished US for not DO
liovias in him when both Of us f0uad a
bright silver way down in the toes. Now
suppose ysu children watcs 10 aight. Wen
bring your bed and crib int this room and
leave the LAMP burning, and maybe when
krW csRss be will make so mach noise
getting down tAs chimney that you'll wake
up and sec bim.'
"OR thRvh just jolly" exclaimed the
tbrsO childrss.
So Uncls Tim called the stSbla.bov Joe
and told him to fstchin the bed and crib. Joe
was quite an Sdd,oQkiHg Id, He was tall
for bis ice ard was alme1t as slim rs the
hitcsiBg post at tho pSrd-gnte. Two years
before, whils Uncle Tim was in the city, he
touns Joe on the stfse.-a ragged, rough
boy, wh0 looked as though he were half
starved. As the ehinnsys al the cid tarm-
house need d sweeping, Uncle Tie took Joe
home wish ain and Joe lived there rem that
TINS on. Jos put the bed asd CHE in place,
eha VERY soon Lso children Ners fast asleep.
that be was to watch for the coming Of KRIS,
he looked towards tie Fireplace. The fire
had gene out, and in the place Of the back
log was pie Of gray aIhes. The stocking
hhd not been touched. Tho lamp burned
with am ign, on tA9 m ,.l NiU nut
tered 70 limself that he dlan't thlsk Rris5
would coue at all and again lell asleep.
"tioE-,ilN, lic6'lick y waat the old clock
N tae corner. A ll'Iis msu'e peeped out
trsG uRdsr he bureau and ran across to the
cupboard. Il vas midnight ard very still.
Suddsaly Nsllis pinchsd WIZ on thV arm
asd said: "Llftiu, whsps thar VIII rub
ped hi' eyss and looked at the fireplace. The
kils Of gray ashes still rested shout the feet
OF the brass Hndlrons Ihe ftceldsg still
hung untouched. The lamp stll! burnsd
vita dim light. Nellie and Wlll hZod
their eyes on the black opening OF tho CHM
nsy Jus. un2sr tho mantle and waited. The
bssld, rsk to tAO middle Of tie hoer raised
lie ears and all 81 once ilsT undar the bursau
as fast as It's feat would carry il.
THAT mousa heard something" whispered
Nellie, Gad l really thiRk old kriss maIt be
csmBg."
"Leok lookl" VIII exclaimed, dent
YOU ses q foot there in the chimney? | see it
and there's another ieoI--llt look
"Sh! 'th ship aaid Nellie, under her
breath, punching little Ned and pointing to
tho fireplace.
Six eyes wers et vide open as ceuId DC,
and truly, those six eyes saw lunay sight
Frtt two feet cGms down the opening IN the
chimney. On the fact we're very queer shoes,
which turned up at the toes like the runners
Of 3 sled. Next pair OF legs, elStheJ 10 RED
trousers &C wide and baggy as q balloon,
came into sight. Tsea the edge OF great
coat that looked like buffalo robe turned
inside out wls Ssen; thes two hands with
woolly glsvss on than, and hGslly . face
covered With losg, shaggy whisksrE. When
Krl,s get his feet on the andirons no step
ned into the roem and looked ArSuad him.
Ills eyes seemed to the children TO be as Dig
4, bankruptcies.
"Ho! you're awake, are your, sara hriiS,
in voice like thund'r;
tYes, mi'am, said VIII, family.
dds! he" laughed krss, IN wee, small
voice; "Im not m"'tm, I'm ar. |
thought you youngsters we're In ths Land O.
Nod OF i'd have kept on to the next house"
eve we're SO anxious Sl,, 70 So' you ooS'' S'ou
Mr.. Krinkl0, isid Meme Me-. ,s,.. ,,r o.t mad
You vera On! d.. Pt' t mmHo J. A'N"
and roar asd snake ms 1sqeo Gown ,n
"PlSsso Son't' mr. hrihNIo' We Il 90 rsH'
10 sleep tbs mlsut. -.p -..,,,, oloo,, -
"Thsn III Wa,. ee'. "'." " 40 ~" STo
said Kris 30 husi lo9h ssa. " i;,t w ny
arm-ch,ir aud VSlISs. by Hau ny lI'H' Noo
whispered: Nj hrnglV'
well ~ ''id nr'' ys;,...5,n.,;IN,5
"Pse ~ sep Ar d ny, sI ~, t 49, o
krss ifuGh'd sh9 . Mem oygi W Wv 80 al
agi. Into oas Of ~ III s'oy" lug. az ~ 81 az.
a eltlerpg thiEg o. sea ma mo lss ovutr