The Red Cloud chief., 1882-02-09
4 HAPPY NEW YEARS DAY.

II WI, thrrc weeks hyfou. CHRISTMAS
hut Ia, Widow Eyviran little cottage
on the 81 - Of a lrnrl forest. ~ sh"
northern part If Maine. Wt~ fragrant
with the spicy ul'r II pine holly AMI
h,miu,a. -r,I branches II winch vrr'
hcaprI upon the tlrar ut the small
kitchen. while Millys Efilc nu-rr~ wrrr
,ir-d enough II trsakiu. "a ,hc prsrAlv
twi.~. and maxim. them iut" hun'hrN
for her mother amt brother Jim. who
dcitly { wiuci them into graceful gar
lands. wrcathc~ and f"~iuuu>, Tor >'-'u
there would - a call from the C~.yt
CITIES for Christmas grvCn~, with which
Ia deck their homes aud churyh,- AMI
the H~-rtrauS hoped. hN supplying tht~
need. ta carn enough money {" Keep
them comfortable through the long, ruli
winter. for they wcr' very poor. AMI
sometimes hal hard work Ia drive the
wolf from thu door. and JIrk Frost
comes early and STAYS late IN th1; iar
Northern State. ~ >rycu-ycar-uld
Min hal io help all she could. and her
hands were very ~killful. AMI her bright
eyes very quick in picking out just th"
right spray. or bunch 81 BERRIES, and
she worked away steadily. only stop
ping occasional, to hug MI~~ AraEIinta
Cleopatra fliZ james "A curious little
specimen If a doll. mad" 1T a r"rn-c"h,
and dressed in 4 hir If faded calico, e"
which Milly hal given So hiSh-~"undiug
a arn u some compensation for "'h"r
Deficiencies. and which sue loved with
all her aiTrCiionIir little heart
Their. mother. in that 1l"7ut,
said Jim. boiling up a wreath b" hai
Just finished 81 rich. heavy '~yrryr",u~.
dotted with the bright -ylri"i HOLLY h'r
ric~.
TIL" vrrttirSt M 81 MI. said Mliy.
Il Wuudrr VIII" will huy it,
' II don Z matter. 80 luuy a. "" at
the money" said Mr. Hrrtrlm, ~l.h-
ing. Il hal hoped &" give yuu ,hll-
,lrcn q little ta-tcnfC Christmas this ,'.r.
hut it has been such q bal season. ! ana
afraid there won't D" ANYTHING for TOYS
or candy. even If Ne can pay the rent
oh. never mimi VI. m"thc-. -1tI
Jim. chccrilS. Perhaps g'-~l luck
will come with the New Year; and any
WAY. wc'y" all W. want. only ! wish
Mllly could have 4 real nice doll in
stead # that >car"-cr,w Wonder.
Don't call my dearest. sweetest
Aramiuta cleopatra NAM. crir,l
Mil;y, catching mp the cprn-c"h. and
,~h"w"ring kisses upon IT,, rather
scrIhhy heal.
Inu ought Just To- SEQ IN" dolls |
saw in the toy -tnr. nj T. continued
Jim. with real hair. and cried when
they were p,inchcd a, natural ~ M.
I;at'l"'s baby. tell Won. they i mai"
Won open Your ewes You'd never lr.k
at Aramin'a Cleopatra Iitz jane
again
Yes. / should. said Nilly. I~nyally.
though | would liz" To- ha'" . real
dolly: hut I've never even ~rcu ono
Mr.. B"rtram sighed again. and soft
Is wiped away a tear; but Jim cs-
claimed. I've thought Of a splendid
plan
oh. what asked Milly.
You see this sumner IF 4 wreath
I've just made
'Ics.
Well think ! deserve something
for the extra pains I've taken. - I'll
writ" = note. telling who-ycr buys il
about yuu and asking them - send yuu
a doll. and Wen 'ir II in ampuy H..
greens. and - hn know, bat some Kind
hearted person may find il aud 10 n ~
ak. Wouldn't Il b." jolly Il ihcy
should"
''Top lovely :or ANYTHING o.
claimed Millv. anil she capcrr,i round
the ru"m. AZ the very idea. cuiiuy her
impr"mTtu dance hy embracing Ar,-
minta Cleopatra. AMI declaring she
should never love her any lc-, even n
she had a hundred china Labie- ,ha,
cried just Uk. Mr.. Rattle Tommy
- that evening. when The pine knpf-
that served both for fu.l and li.his were
blazing m"rrily IN 10" open fr.p!aee.
Jim hunted up an old Iuk-'and and pm.
that bal not seen the ligh' fer many 7
day. earned n sheet - paper from 4
n"ighb0r hy bringing her 4 pail q
water. and together he and MiIiy COIN
pT~ed tn" letter. badly written and
poorly spelled. but filled wifh a -Jr, Il
path"- that must find - way % any
heart NJ the hDiy Chri-tma-fiIr
Wi tho oD@ VIII go. IN. roth r.r-Ha s--i
n 81 o. NV siafTr wIIfv. sbs never 80 .r-
~pt aTsmirtrT k~i~rpat-sr ? jam wbH -
n0-hin' tut a o"ru1Ih We s~s arful {.-s- ant
make up gr"'r4 - - mtEg Bun ~ ART
mpth|r ant -" " has urs hsI a .r.rs4s
pr SeW f""rz p-r@srr sIrfa , 49,. fsT H-
father .Df kIi-i hlu pira-a tz-. a. s.r.I ?,
.~vrn azf 7 arr tn
T"u- truly. liz ByErss4
THT 'Ia~ER- h surrry. nam.
Thi- epi.,ie Jim RAJ alo,si Nth =
great deal 81 pride. aa,l then D.. aus.
Nlly ti"ii j; -~rrurciy in amony,hs y-a.s
ful heW.o~k branch.- while The mother
laughed AZ h"irfn,li-hn~-- even thanh
he h0p~i and prayed that the, m..st
not - disappointed. and two tay. lste-
the y|-tInau wra'A. A. the children
czii@i ~. va Park-i 1.,h hundred. q
";h"r- and shipped 20 SeH YDr.. wher-
!; wa bought % An Gptosu DEALER anil
sp!d Ia an old gentleman whD rzrriei i
home 70 Ei- d4ughtsr. aud he, pro
nOuncIng y exquisite, yFc u the
m.~i o"D.pscuDts place On the yarlcr
wall. without. however. d~-oTeriny tn
little mis.ive % -nugly hidden axsy,
Il Eas Christmas night. and Nr
LaDgdon spa-IDus hpn- VA brilliant
with IRE and ga--lghi. tha; .hOn- r.
splend@ni and 1T up the gariaud- and
wrea;hs thai hori~roi the cO.,lg pant
ing and dscked the fre.co-d vail.
While music sounded through ih- apart
meat, and in carol. dance and game
children and grandchildren joine,l -
celebrate the happy fes,al dan But in
a los chair By the IRE =, tn 0snye
darling and PEI e the household Grari~
LangdOn. = iaiy-like little creature. 1
~iih soit bl1e eyes and golden euris
tightly in her tiny arms Al i'm
mease waxen doll-a present. TIA, yery
day from good Oh Santa Claus
She "a, very stall. aud slowly her bl1e
eyes Travelled arOU.ai The rUom until they
were finally rsi-ei 10 Z picture q the
Matolaa and Child aDJre TIE maatcl. |