The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-12-25
UNDER THE SNOW.
Che Queer Way In Which . Fam
lily Spent Christmas

"And don't forget the Christmas din
uer, papa" said Willie.
Specially the chickens for the pie!'
put in Nora
An the raisins. pipcd up little Tot.
standing on tip-toe to give papa good
bye kiss.
II hate to have you 20. George. " said
Mrs Barnes, anxiously- 1T looks to
me like storm"
20. guess il won't be much" said
Mr. Barnes. lightly. land the young
STEERS must have their Christmas dinner.
you know"
"well.- said Mrs Barnes. ''rcmem-
Der this. George. il there Is bad storm
don't try to come back. Stay in the
village till It j. over. We can get along
alone few days. Can't we. Willic?"
turning to the boy. who was giving the
last touches to the harness Of Old Tim.
the horse.
20. yes! papa. | can take care Of
mamma" said Willie. earnestly.
And get up the Christmas dinner
out Of nothing?" asked papa. smiling.
II don't know" said Willie. h,sitat-
ing. as he remembered the proposed
dinner in which he felt deep interest.
What could you do for the chicken
Pc. went on papa. with a rognish
ding?"
''Or the raisins!'' broke in Tot. anx-
iously.
Tot has set her heart on the rails
ms. said papa, tossing the small
maiden up higher than his head. and
dropping her all laughing on the door
step. land Tot shall have them sure.
if papa can find them in s.. Now
goodbye all, Willie. remember 10 take
care 81 mamma. and depend on YOU
20 get up Christmas dinner IL dom
get back. Now wife don't worryr'
were his last words as the faithful old
horse started down the road.
Mrs. Barnes turned one more glance
e. the west. where low. heavy bank
Of clouds was slowly rising. and went
into the little house TO attend to her
morning duties.
Willie" she said. when they were
All in the snug little log cabin in which
they lived. I'm sure there's going to
be storm, and II may be snow. You
had better prepare enough wood for
two or three days; Nora will help
bring II in
Me. too! said grave little Tot.
Yes. Tot may help. too" said
mamma.
This simple little house on the
prairies away out West was q busy
place, and soon every one was hard AZ
work. II was late in the afternoon be-
fore the pile Of wood. which had been
steadily growing All day. was high
enough to satisfy Willie. for now there
was no doubt about the coming storm.
and. being but few days before Christ
mas i would probably bring snow. no
one could guess how much. in that
country of heavy storms.
y wish the village was not 20 far on.
90 that papa could get back tonight.
said Willie. rs he came In with his last
load.
Mrs. Barnes glanced out Of the win
dow. Broad scattering snowfIakcs
We're silently falling. the advance
guard. she felt them to BE-. Of numcr-
Gus host.
80 do r. she replied. anxiously, ''or
that he did not have 70 come over that
dreadful prairie where i h % easy to
get lost"
But Old Tim knows the way. even in
the dark. said Willie. proudly. II
believe he knows morn some folks"
mo doubt he does about the way
home,' said mamma. land we won't
worry about papa. hut have our supper
and 20 70 bed. Tha.'ll make the time
seem Short
The meal was soon eaten and cleared
away. tho Dire carefully covered up on