The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-02
a Chri.tniss story.


Cold. damp, choctloss was thu, Christ
nss ,VN In Chicago. ln' street ldoipA
hrrned low the right mir WAS uursef, sud
utcLura iyr "illusss had thfuau ,is som
b.. .uH.|I, over tne great city F. "e7 ni
Ihr..Itu.a eve thst a prominent uH son 81
Chicago enter, Nd, legal houie, liW E'a"'
tltul 49, unlr daughter lore, me- hia in
the hail. Che slperbly pfand Ia tun'
of pale blue velvet, snd ~ she twiuod her
sbapsly arms around her is1hsrs n'cA hhu
tiss,d him Sghlu and rEsip, toe man
thought ne had never before sea HE onild
10 gsdiaStiy besu,iie.
"relI mo- der papa" sold lone, will
SANS 4 aus come tO-nirht-Uil. ne De goDu
aud generous 20 your precious litle birlf .
A look Nf pam shot uthWsft the proud
'athef hAndsDms face, IL was Win tue
gree est riifiuIlty sbAt be aapru reply,
"On, NV daIllug,h .aid he, nov can (
tell vou the bit'er TRUTH That last den' ~.
PORK has eaten my resources-l am afuinSd
man"
Iouo uttered shrll cry and to'taFsd
AgAiust The nA.rack. ~,
"Asi ava | then TO have no Chrstmts?'
shs moaned. 90, ia'her, father, ha7 ~ in
'eed come 30 this that your nRughter-the
proud aud beautiful lnna-is 10 AWAKEN on
CHRISTMAS morn add tind her stockings det'
ol.ts, furlotn. neglected. How ,hall ] ever
survive the humiliation. Alas, thai l
should lived to have thus been ovsr,nken
by thr bitter pill oi adversely
And with d Wild sob he beautiiul girl
sank 10 tho door. Tho pale, trembling
| father dropped lerTod,E into . chEr'
II nave uOl q penuY,' he eSid ht ar5elyi
Tiny once princey fortune Is no more
/ VIVA shall do--uh indeed, inspire me,
| KIDD heaven, what shsll dc?'
! rnus walled the broken man, ybile his
/ 'ovsly child made no answer fAvs In sobs
: ana mosBs. But a. lAtt nn Inspiration
I sscrlsd 20 dsHn upon lone.
A strange light cams INTO her beautiful
orhs. sud uer cheek. suddenly tutsed With
com mingled joy ana hope.
Father, dear iHthsr sle cried, spring
| ing TO kar fset and seiglug the quiVering
/ man bv thu arm, CONS vita ne-We may
vet be saved" Soc dragged him thi, ugh
| the elegant psrlor into the library.
"LoSk up, said lone; car YOU not see
the means Of our saystion hanging ON yon-
der uall2 Take H. and do with It what ycu
used TO do, and what our naughty ancest'
dill before us and iuilne-s and plenty may
vet be ours ere the Christmas chinler
/ .trsak the pals mir with melodies OF ~
the dotiug father looked from hi, dsugh'
ter TO the object on the wall and thea upon
! his daughter once more. Conflicting emo
tons seemed surriDg through the his bosom
but family pride and parental affection
finally triunphed.
Hand IL me down. be said quietly,
Ten minutes lator he emerged from the
house.
When he returned Tho gladstone chimes
were riu cling out 81 a merry Christmas
lone wes awaiting his coming.
"Whst bnng you, dear iather2" cried Tho
beautiful tirl.
diamonds and watches and jswslry. and
! thi. bag of gold" replied the man, gee
fully, as he displayed wealth OF these
treasures o her gaze.
con, what merry Christmsg we shall
have" exclsimed lone in joyful tones.
But let us not forget" said her father
sol,mnly, that II might have baen very
1icf-rcnt hut for this faithful sandbsg. -
! &c iicago Nsws.