Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1882-12-15
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Mommy Pie had been awakened by
the cold air blowing in upon her from
tue opened scuttle; and wondering how
II came open, she got mp TO close II and
found Gincvra Alvcretta gone.
Moro frightened than she had ever
been in all her life before, she aroused
the whole family, each and every men,
ber OF which began to laugh as soon as
he or she unclosed his or her eyes. But
they became MS serious rs Mrs. Reliable
Pie herself when they heard the alarm
ing news she had to tell. They dressed
themselves in haste, and, guided by Mr..
Reliable Pie, who went ahead with n
lantern, they followed the child's foot
steps in the snow until they reached the
chimney of the fiat house, and from
there some larger footsteps led them to
the roof door, which, 1t having been left
slightly aiar, the wind had blown wide
open. and stepping into the cupola they
looked down the stairs and saw with
glad hearts the object Of their search
safe in the arms OF q lovely lady.
And Grandpapa Bush had Christ
mas party after all, for he invited the
unexpected visitors to supper in such u
cordial way that they accepted the invi-
tation at once. And didn't the good
things disappearp They did, in most
marvellous manper And while they
were disappearing Ginevra Alveretta
told the kind host and hostess why she
had left her warm bed and stumb ed
through the snow to fall asleep beside
her neighbours chimney. "I guessed
Sunday y-Clothes' come dar to he GER
tainly," she said, AMI then the who!e
Santa Claus story as Grandmommy Pie
had told it, came out, the reindeer
hosses wot flowed like rs dey was
birds" and the way Santa Claus had
of leaving ode waluabilest things wild
de waluabilest folks" and all there of
it. And don't think any of the Pie
family ever laughed more heartily than
Grandpapa and irandmamma Bush did
while listening to it.
And when the janitor and his rcla-
tions took Their leave, Grandpoppy Pie
carried new pipe and large bag of
smoking tobacco; Grandmommy Pie a
package of tea, and gingham enough
Tor three old-fashioned aprons; Poppy
| Pie cane with horse. shoe for II
head; Mommy Pie handsome Bible
and the baby; Berry Pie ar of ounce
preserves and n blue satin-on- one. side
and silk-on-the-other hair.rbbon; Gus
tard Pie q red necktie and book for
boys, full OF. pictures; Ginevra Alver-
eta doll with golden hair, bottle OF
cologne, and n box of candies; and the
baby q rattle, and a gutta-percha dog
that barked when you squeezed it. And
the next dav, as Americus, a turkey
leg in one hand and piece of mince
pie in the other, danced wildly for the
fiftieth time around the table on which
the presents were spread out, he shout
ed, triumphantly: Hi granny! ho.
granny we did get some OF de waln-
nbilest, things, an ,ce's very onwalu-
abilest folks. indeed. Pears like ole
Sunday Clothes been list min an left
dem ar splendificent presents dar cause
he knowed we was goin' dar TO sup
per-
Shouldn't wonder, honey" said
Grandmommy Pie; '.dat ar Santa
Claus he knows mos ebberything. He s
gathered pow'fu lot OF wisdom the
few hundred years he's been goin'
roun'. But of all de good times he
ebber glib us, dis yere takes de cake,
fur Idon', b lieve if we lib to be as ole
rs he is hisself well ebber see anudder
holiday like Ginevra Alveretta's Merry
Christmas. No. indeed" Margaret
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