The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-12-21

IN window, and ne walked as 1af Us the DOT
tom OF the hill with me. He told me he
would come over in the morning and take me
coasting. / do hope good crust win form on
the snow tonight, for do want a jolly
Christmas Tomorrow, Auntie; and some how
brother | feel as 1t l was going to havc.a real
good one, too.
!" Why. child, your walk has made you quito
lively. Don't you always have good time at
Christmase
'Auntie, feel this year as IL I wanted to
hang up my stocking like other children do,
and have big doll to dress and undress.
Don't You think Kriss, would fillmy stocking
If hung it upa'
No, do not, Bess, for the money it
would take to buy things to FIJI your stocking,
he'd think wodId do more good If given to the
missionary society for the heathen."
This all seemed strange to Bess. She
could not comprehend why she should be the
one old Kriss should miss. Anyhow, she'd
soon 60 to bed, say her prayer and dream Of
her wax doll.
Bess was the only child of parents who had
died when she was five years old. They had
comfortable home and loved and INDUCED
their darling, but wheti they died little Bess
was left destitute ard homeless orphan.
Uncle and Auntie, as Bess called them, had
been long time acquainted with Bessie's
mamma, aud at her death offered to take Bess
as their own, being themselves childless
ibey were very religious people and tried TO
1--we uprightiy, but forgot that dolls and
kriss kfingle belong to chiid's Christmas.
they wrongly thought any such expenditnle
OF money waste, and the poor heather
would be just so much the loser oil chance to
learn OF me oir'h OF saviour ana inc pan OF
salvation.
Bright and early Bess was up on Christmas
morning oo"o nv" Ut o'ner sue was very
e'ao oi ne"'., no ooup' 10 eApec'a.'on OF hef
.'"o''"s 'fono' ""o ~ i''i' uope VI o'e WAX
I,i,, oa,,, ,.,' aaar COIL, ,,i,h
a., Re.s and haaav .. Marry ch,is,n,s J,
h,rs,;,a from his l,ns aud bear,ino from h;s
o,e,v foa,,ro
g p,,d,. IN al, pess eor ;,,s ,;,,;no o,,d
aud ant 20 s.av ont ,,a ,,nr v,.ua !,
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wb.,,s tha ma,ter with ,he child onv
houo !. sha ca;nn on;,o o.an.o,, ,nou,i,
A,,,;a far Ross had NOT ,,,d no, hov sho
had nraved e.,r tho doh
Iohn aud pess s,aved ont sovoral ho,r.
and iol,v GOOD Tina ,hov ala ;ndead ba,a
as ,,a;r oiow,nc cheers a,d .,errv ,a,a,,,.r
a,a ,.a,, ,as,;sr
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:, s,,, n.;,,n,as .aad,, - 10 Sog ...;n ~
fund an onnor,nn;,y howove, 10 s.v -
Ress "K.cn 1, o,od boa,t i,s onIv ,o,
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AS Uncle was absent from nome Aun.'e
did NOT prepare turkey aihnef' out she ana
bess o'ned most heartily on stewsd oh'cKen,
mince-pie, &c. bess was happy thus iar'
completely 80 John had maze the morning
so pleasant Tor her, ana SIZE sun hoped Tor the
oig wax doii.
Before bess went TO hye win Anntie' she
mad playmate year oder than herself,
named L'iy Craig. Inc famiiy had moved 70
Boston ABOUT year aiter beSs nad foSt neF
parents. They were people Of large means,
given to hospitality, never forgetting there
were poor to be fed ana clothed aud many sad
hearts to gladden..
Some days before Christmas, Lily said.
. Ma, I've been thinking SO much about dear
little Bess, and wondering if Uncle and
Anntie will give her Anything for Christmas.
You know they don't think people should
spend money to buy anything to please little
children and ma, DO so want to send her a
wax doll, good big one, lying in a bed, look
ing as If it was taking sweet sleep. She
would play with it 70 much, and it would
make hey feel happy many times, ? think,
ma" rg
8 You shaft send II, my dear, and Pm only