Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-12-26
wordcd each with large apple turn.

George choppedfaithfully for an houi
OF two every day, and when tho fierce
cold came, he had good sized pile oi
wood. Yet, to his dismay, IL consumed
away rapidly. The cold was terrible
Frost covered the windows, and in the
room where no fire was kept the cold
was benumbing. Mary said her fingers
felt as II they were freezing, while she
hastily made the beds.
"And we're going to have truly-uly
Happy New Year" cried little Sallie
as Mary set about her preparations foI
the feast in good earnest. Lets tel
s'posens' while we'ro stoning the rails
ins aud cutting tho citron. Won't 1t be
funp"
And Bud and Bic Ginning heartily
with the note, Bud at once began tc
s'pose what he would do, il he were O
great Indian chief who had snow-shoes
that would carry him over the deepest
snow that ever fell, and Bic s'posed he
was the Governor of the State, and
indulgad In many amendments to the
prevailing order of things. Little
Jim g posed he was sister Mary. III
that case he thought he would cook
/ sausagcs and buckwheat cakes three
times day, and let the children eat al
the BITS of citron that fell slantwise ON
the plate.
"Why, most of 'em fall that wayr'
said Sally, You'd be Tom Clip
wouldn't youP"
Then Sally s'posened and Mary said
hers was the incest and iolliest s'poscn
of all. "a right, regular Happy New
| Nao,'o ofnDcan ~ Gno,.r. ,Jl,l
How hard they all worked, and how
cherry with chatter the bright kitchen
was for two days before the feast
On the eve of New Years Day the
great turkey was plucked and hung up,
the chickens dressed, the pantry shelves
stocked with pies and cake and krul.
lers, and Georgie's favorites, raspberry
tartlets.
"We're tired; but we're ready for to-
morrow" said Mary. "And we cant
have our New Years dinner in the
kitchen, George. Not if l have to &C
out in the moonlight and chop wood
myself. We must have dining-roon
| fire."
(Which reminds me-" said Georgia,
with mock groan, as he took his cap
and mittens and went out. Mary heard
the blows of his axe long after the little
ones were tucked away in bed.
In the morning second snow-storm
was raging
"Dearie me!'' sighed Mary; "if it
keeps on at this rate they will never
get home"
"Oh, they will arrive in the spring,
no doubt, or by Fourth of July, at fur
thest;" answered George dryly. And
Mary blushed; for she remembered that
she had resolved to keep the feast with
cheerful mind. So she sighed no
more, but prepared the breakfast, not
forgetting little Jim's sausage and
buckwheats, for which the small lad
was hilariously thankful
After the mornings reading all
hands set merrily to work. George
fed the fires, and ran down
cellar and up for the vegetables
and apples and nuts; and he lifted the
heavy pots and kettles, and even tied
the legs of the plump turkey when
Mary had prepared it for the oven. Bud
and Bile frightened the silver and
secured the knives until they shone,
while Jim and Sally cracked and picked
the walnuts and hickories, and heaped
n glass dish with the meats. So busy
were they all that the clock struck
twelve before they took any heed of
time. The dining room blazcd cheerily,
and the silver and glass on the table
sparkled in its light, while in the sitting
room Mrs. Lester's white chrysan-
themums bloomed bravely, as if there
were no SHOWS nor bleak north winds.
at is getting milder,n said Mary as
she rose from the oven, where she had
been basting the turkey, her cheeks all
aglow with the heat of the stove And
NOW everything is doing beautifully,
Come Sally" she cried, 'Dodie will
watch the dinner, while we dress up in
our pretty clothes. That was part OF
your s'posen, you know. And then
well tend stove while Dode and the
boys tidy up"
80, posen my s'poseu does come
true!' almost shrieked Sally, as she
sprang to follow her sister to theil
chamber upstairs. She did scream out
delightedly as she entered the room;
for 10! bright fire was blazing on the
hearth, and the atmosphere of the room
was warm and pleasant.
"Oho, Ghom she cried, in ecstasy.
"Another part of my s'posen has come
to pass. Don't you member, Mary, |
said, and s'posen when we went shiver-
ing and shuddering up to our cold room
to put on our pretty clothes, 10 and be-
hold somebody had been and made q
lovely fire p"
"You precious little midget!" said
Mary, squeezing her tightly in loving
hug. You shall wear your very best
est blue sash to-day. You re such n lit
tie cheerbody."
"Mary," said the little lass" "I
didn't go to sleep right oil last night.
prayed to God long time. Iasked Him
TO make Geordie's arms strong to cut
lots of wood-so that may be we could
have nice fire to dress by, and asked
Him to please let you give me the nuts
to pick, and-but this part hasn't come
true yet, and the other has-I asked
Him to let every bit of my s'posen turn
out sure enough. Oh, Mary. won't il
be just the sweetest Happy New Year,
if He does?"
"Well, it's possible that He may"
answered Mary, reluctant to quench the
childs sweet hope with any expression
of her doubt, "but we musn expect 10
have everything that we ask for, you
know. Some things are better kept
from US for q while. We must say:
Tiny will be done, "
81 did," said Sally, cheerily. "But
guess God tended to the whole of my
prayer, as long as He paid attention to
the least account part OF it. beLieve
my s'posen'll come true. And SO does
jim"
When the clock struck two, and
Mary was smoothing over her mashed
potatoes and turnIps with nicely-sea-
soned cream, preparatory to giving
them brown in the oven, and George
was arranging the nicklns and ornn.