Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-12-23
A CHRISTMAS TkBLEAU VlVANT,

W. 'A'''''N ~
1t was a fayorite cXplctive of good
Deacon Parks when excitement got the
better Of his usual placid way, and his
wife looked up in astOnishment as he
came stamping into the house. slammed
the door after him and stirred up the
fire until the h co y hla2cd and r0arrd
like an incipient volcano.
"Grarious What is thcmattcr now.
Joh?' she exclaimed, pausng in her
baking operations, wipins the flour
from her hands upon her huge apron
AMI lowering her gll,'2s from her fore
head to her nose to obtain a better look
at her husband and satisfy herself that
he had not suddenly lost his wits.
"Why, day after tomorrow is Christ
mas"
AS if | didn't know that, Haven't
been making preparations for it for
more than Il week? Catch me without
mince pies and fried cakes, and cram
berry jelly, and great. bouncing turk
cyY" and she smiled complarrntlv at
the thought Of the good things already
prepared.
"And nnvnr thnugIt ,f if until ;r.t
uow- been So busv van knnv." , ha
apoIogized, as if in reality he had been
ruilty of sonn orrot crin,o
well il dou't mottr,, Toh. o,1 !
wouldn't worry oLnnt !, far '"' r,a.i
taken core of ryn,y Him, r,r ",'r, W,
blessed d3v and NTmn,.y, win Ln r,n''
from tporhinr srhnnI pn,r ~ aTiiI, 'iGi'I'
how She must suffer lbis ,,o,IInr I,,
slcepinp in cold ro,ms ,nI ,n,n "o,,',v, ,.' -,
without a feather hrJ ,"% ,i' ''"' tt" ''''
"It's all her own r,rIt Ir,n,o, M,
pond ord knows vo L,r, ,I",i.. =
her and half n dozen mora onJ + 5II '
will ncrsist in wearing Iorsnlr d,,t - 'i', ~,
to,rhinp nthor ronuln,s I,n,t, .,. WV II, :,
"Wbat then ," uuestinncI a n,n,.rr
voice. MS u prrtty rosv niooo ~ '''u, vi!
chief r,mc honnIing irin tI tI,o W LILIES ,''o'
Stalking the snow from Lor inno 'oo ,,oiI
an curis md rnnnina m (' ~ I",s, hnr ST','' 1
fairlv smothernJ him ~ ,nona"n+ Nv m '",'ir. ',li,l
kisses ond thnn dnrtnd on,n" ''I"t ,t,,i.,. ni''l
tn hnr mn,h"r, tw,moI ,rT %a, %m"l' l"uS ''ll4
her neck and grnetoJ C, hor "'''n n' ,',',, anJu'
.Torusolom" "oyo,a,,na1 r'' 90 "I'''i'l
rs soon nc hn conIJ ronafn Wv ~, ",' ,,,., '''Il
tholrh with his h,n6yt c,nn "'' n',%'il n,,', il,
with iov an1 Ii, ',, Iins ,,;'.i, ,',G ,'s!,, i,,
emotion rnr L;s daI,rhto,. rJ i"!'v,'"S , ,, Mlt'
MS the annie or his c"a orI I"1 ,,'' '''''v' '.,'
thinU mon eo,,L nIt,,,,t,,a,'I "'T' ','' yin
"Niv dam. nr,.in"., I,.'I.. ,'",I w., ,r.l'
ihe fnnd Imnthor tI,r,moh ,"' t.,,,. N"'S!'rie'
rinoss nc VIII, ir,,. ,,'G'sn 'i5 'p,u' o' nap
ihe iaunty l,tln can rnr n'', ,i'',,0 l'',,o' Ct e.
glnySs "tG tlinr; w" n,ra "'' ,,',' ,,o'N ,ll'
Iy LocI, tn ,nmn"oo' w., '''''o ,"'.' Sal''
"Zow "intorrn,,taI ,IIIo ,,,,,,;,,, ".tI .r .,..,
like to know wrat r,tI,o5S S'n ,,,.' ! '''%,' ',,,
ohort whom | canro IN e" woo ''''"''''
"Sn mnvnoct"J =" "s,i,, ',i u,o o.,..,
"Wa did mot In1, @ rnr 'mo ,,,,., '"".',ri' ,,,I
morrow nioht '''" ''' "" "''''' 10
.,G,, 'ho,,'', hoI ~
renlini thn % %irI himshin I'si'ip ~ @ l,ue Ao'lle
missio, to iet "mt nS'i,..1 ''S' %''' Sot per
werr tIlkinr nhout mo 't.oI', fn.h.nyi, i'"' '"'
"\yali yes =" Inv ' nns,,'"nnI ,'',.J' .,n.
merry twinkIe in hi, nr"a o'v,S ,,,,., WIN
roing tn sav y,nn '',' '.,,, .S' ",' , wa
like von1g hnar ohont ',,,' Nv oa'. "'.'I,lS ., u
mini G1,,t u'". "9''S W ''|, 'ho"SI
teochin, other mn,'rin,, ~" H'P' VI
wouldn't hnyn .trarath :, |'"'I' ,'ar W Wlo
own Whom ,on c"t 7't t,a,, u" .''.yl you
IounhaJ Ionli, -, H.. ai'' '"."'' "li' u
sion of her r,cn " '''''S'' oNl'ic'
"For shame" rosn,n1., vi.
"Rnt TN rav vn, cn,. t,'n, %,,,''" hl'c'N' =
mnmhor nm >, W. ,o',noInJ,. m t'r. '",''ct' h'
rm'f inke With m" m,itI & ''E", i.',,'',;, "',t so
vn,, oHcn did" "'''' ""p''''' /"
"a youno 1,dry uvh..., A.,
s,,nnoSo s6,,a aS So,,,,. " noH " anu
himsnlr tn i,n,nonSn 7 lilly SoItie'tia'' pU
Won home thronnh tho aUu'io aoTI 49,, ~ , uLill
and didn't rnr,,nf g. Wv III CU,u "Ir, SUIT
thc hridyo, 9VV ro,,, m 'oilouv , ioIl I Ut II
douchters ~ 'o'' ups SOFT
'oi ma civ, ooI,,,, .,,r,
bustioj aro,'"d 'V ~ ',''i ti, more @ ue Ply'all
tho loH toI,o "fU',,h fn 1 70 "Gp Iler motlier Sc
ono u L,' tio iU' u'r''Ti' ',laI sue might e.
eIpI t'lo 'e''siHE' uuV i,ef Iatller enl0l
=" .'who ~ w. ,'i, ml''ciI' y; "ilt asked;
,,o ,'o Nv .,,, m'' ~ g'l'iof some OF thcl
Si".o 'iVlNH lloHl beaverton, /