Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-12-28
Helena, Montana, Thursday, December 28, 1882.

determination to visit the rocky point on
Christmas Day, in spite of her bodily all
ments, was growing firmer and frmer.
II think he WILL" said Mrs. Scott; then,
correcting herself, "but he may not reach
here until Christmas afternoon, on his way
back from Fort Botkin."
Susie's eyes frightened with joyful ex-
pectancy, and her mind was fully made up.
Go to the point she would, if she had to
crawl. Her desire for information having
been fully satisfied, she contentedly sat by
the side of Mrs. Scott, who now opened the
book-a collection of Biblical stories with
colored pictures. Presently they came to a
pretty picture of our Lord healing the sick.
"Say, know Him !" said Susie, putting
her finger on the figure of our Savior, "cause
he's got that thing round His head" point
ing to the nimbus. "Ive got picter of Him,
too, what preacher chap.giv me onct !" and
Susie hobbled to her coarse bed, and took
from under the pillow small wood cut of
the Savior surrounded by children, and at
the bottom of it was printed, Suffer little
children to come unto me, and forbid them
not, for such is the Kingdom of Heaven"
Showing this to Mrs. Scott, she went on
"The preacher chap telled me as how this
was big man, Lord, I think, he said but
that He thinked heap Of young 'uns, and
wanted 'em all to come to bootiful place,
where he lives and that ev'ry one near Him
were mighty gladstone. and never feeled no
pain"
"And would you like to be with the Lord
Jesus, my poor child?" asked Mrs. Scott,
tenderly.
"You jist bet 'ud like to 60 there mighty
much" said Susie earnestly, "for I does ache
80 at times, and dad he don't want me
round, but cusses me out for no count gal: ::
eff on'y mamma was here aginw and, at the
thought Of her mother, the pale lips quiv-
cred, the dirty sleeve was rubbed over her
eyes again, and the frail body shook With
anguished sobs
Have you never been to school, Susie 2"
asked Mrs. Scott, after the childish form was
quieted, hoping to turn her
thoughts into another channel.
No; there amt none nearer nor seven
mile, and can't ride or walk; and dad lows
\ mighty leetle larnin' IL do me- answered
SuSia in a framu Inn q 'voioe
'Well, my DEAR" said Mrs. Scott, II intend
% give You this pretty story book, and now I
will tell you about the rest of the pictures, so
hat they will always seem like old friends to
you when you look at them y and the two
)nce more went ON with their book.
1t was worth while to see the personal in
crest Susie took in every person mentioned
n its pages but she was more deeply i'm
pressed by our Savior's birth in manger
han by all the rest I know not whether
he fact of there being animals, which she
NEW, introduced into the accompanying
pictures may not have had something to do
With it; but certain it is that the questions
he asked would have bothered the best
heologian.
Suddenly, Mrs. Scott noticed slight shud-
Ter pass over the girls body, and, glancing
lp to see what the matter was, she found her
ooking out of the window, through which
nan was visible riding at furious pace to-
Yards the house.
There's dad, and he's a bilin'," said Susie,
With frightened air. Wont I catch it! I
int begun to get supper on"
81 will tell your father that I have kept
ou from work, my DEAR" said Mrs. Scott
nd, taking her children with her, she was
DING out, when Susie pulled her dress from
ehind.
'Say, marm," she asked hurriedly, "ain't
1r. Claus the same as Him ?" and she pointed |
0 her wood-cut
No, my DEAR" answered Mrs. Scott, some
that taken aback; "but Santa Claus is a
reat friend of our Lord and comes round
nth presents at Christmas time, so as to re-
lind us of His birth"
Whether Bill Girling was softened by the
lought of making little more money for
hisky by the rent of his stable, or whether
e was afraid to vent his spleen ON the un-
Apply Susie before strangers certain it is
lat he allowed her to creep under her scanty
ed-clothes that night with fewer cuffs and
this than usual
AS Frank and Flo were getting ready for I
ID, the latter, who had evidently been !
linking over the matter, told her mother of :
e conversation Frank had with Susie, and :
hat he had told the child about the chances h
Santa Claus spilling some of his toys at t
e rocky point. =
Mrs. Scott was very angry with Frank for
tting such notions into Susie's head, and
G more she thought of it the more was she
,ubled, especially as she now saw through v
sie's motive in asking her about Santa "
aus; SO, when her husband re-entered the II
1t, she stated the whole matter to him. :
Suppose that poor little thing should try r,
go to the rocky point, and should come to G.
rm, or should find nothing there after her O
AIRY journey, it will be heavy disap- h =
intment to her, and will destroy what lit cl
good I may have done this afternoon. d
mot bear to think Of it." sighed Mrs .
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