The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-12-27

M uNuaf ~ iabNit-"Nrh nDHah, VIZ"
the silver touching her brown hair.
Taking from his ,>ccket a pencil.
he tears leaf from hIs memorandum
book. and writes Please, tor hu
ruanitys -ake, accept the Christmas
gift which will reach yOu tomorrow.
Blessed are TIE uerciful. for they
shall obtain mercy" Placing this on
the table III The center OF the room,
where it would stirsct the eyes Of
Miss Sallie, he quietly walks out into
the street, not havinc the courage -
face the 1"uan he deserted for
another.
Leaving the PASTOR 10 enjoy his cup
Of tea, Mis- Sallie proceed, to the
paricr. The man who wished TO ,ee
her j. not visible, hut She finds the
raper he ha> left. She docs no. rec
rghiae Che i,ani writing. 80 il Is dis
guisci. What does IL .Uea';, Some
one H. ria. ilS "a a joke ou her. She
returns &C. tie pastor. and they Wolf
der iaughiugIy What Miss Sai!ies
Christmas prescnt 1, t0 b-.
"A kitten suggests the pt-scr.
Il hope MOI. rapli's Ni-s eailir.
Kittens grow inLo cAts, AID ! have
NO already.
"A pet crocodile from :ae shores ef
Florida, perhal.-.
/ "Or an amishie -rake.' laughs Mis-
SaIlie.
well, never mind. Miss Sarah. ="
rtjoins the pastor. ",:o not let ~ hr
too curious yeu sill find out al in
good time You NAV expect nae to
morrow 20 wish rou merry Christ
mas and 10 SEE your present
taristma- morning, Hannah. v>hn
= ia Ike kitchen. u startled bv cry
~ the hail She rushc. 10 the spot,
and finds Il little gir! Of three years
Standing there weeping, and crying
icr it, iatiier. On the front 90 AZ
dress is q paper with The enirra,y
that ,iiss Ss!i;c viii take tie lit;le
tcrneless one, the li::ic mot.erle-s
one. worse than an orphan, because
its father is bound hand aud foot bv Il
vice which prevents him Caring "a,
his only child. the last of seven.
Miss Saliie and her nephew. VINO Is
at home for the holidays from col
lege, have just taken their seats al
the breaktast-table when Hannah
walks into the room, bearing the lit
tie one IN her Aries. What j.
that ?" asks Miss Sallie. Whose
child have YOU there in yoar arms =
Indeed. naiam. do Dot know
found it crying IN the hall"
Miss Salie puts forth her ..ani-
and takes the little one. She read,
the paper, looks at the child earAgsly.
then al her nephew.
This is pretty thing, a most
high-hsuied measure 10 thrust this
child upon me. Whose child i
she ?"
"Nobody's child SAYS the young
gentleman. The ssddess thing in
all creation
Sad. certainly; but must send
her to the city, 20 10 'Sheite,iug
Arms. "
"No, no. pleads nc ,oung man.
"Let US keep her a-re: lct ours be
her sheliering arr.s ~ae. Aunt Sal
lie, how she clings i lou can any
thing be lOvel;er tl.aA ihuSe large.
dark, liquid eyes, frineed w;tb those
dark lashes :"
You have a mans &c :"r leauty,
Edward, but your rapture aill not
affect my decision"
Yet Miss Sailie feels tenderness
stealing into her heart for the deserted
child thrust So suddenly upon her
care. There Is something in the dark
eyes which reminds her Of eyes into
which she loved to look in the JOYOUS
{ days of her girlhood. She turu. Ia
the little one.
I What ~ your name ?"
! "Sallie."
'.Sallie - she oxcIairus. ":Sallic
what ?"
1t insists that Is all, >" aud then
, gets down from Miss Sallie's lap to
hug the cat stretched before the fire
/ "N1w, Aunt Sallie, saws the young
tcolleglan, you are very much fav-
ored ia receiving Christians present
like that; ii throws nv Byzantine
brooch quite into the shade. | wish
that some one would give me young
lady tor Christmas present"
Suppose you take the one that has
been given to me, replies Miss Sallie
Eli not deprive YOU of her just
yet. You may rear her as wife for
me teach her to love, honor and
obey, especially the last; those are
the three graces that should accom-
pany young ladies TO the altar. You