The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-01-02

been bastIng the turkey, her checks all
aglow with the heat Of the stove. ''And
now everything is doing beautifully,
and may rs well dress for dinner.
Come Sally" she cried. ''Dodie viii
watch tho dinner. while we dress up IN
our pretty clothes. That was part OF
your s'posen. you know. And then
wen tend stove while Dodic and the
boys tidy up"
20. sposen my s'poscn does come
truc.' almost shrieked Sally. as she
sprang to follow her sister 70 their
chamber upstairs. She did scream out
delightedly a. she entered the room;
for 10. bright fire was blazing on the
hearth. and the atmosphere Of the room
was warm and pleasant.
"Oho, Oho." 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 SILVER
| ing and shuddering up 10 our cold room
| to put on our pretty clothes, 10 and be-
hold somebody had been and made
lovely fire ~"
You precious little midget said
MaIy, Siuee1'hS hci aSh'sy -
hug. you shall wear your very best
est blue sash to-day. You're such lit
tie cheerbody."
sMary,' said the little lass" II
didn't 90 to sleep right off last night. !
prayed to God long time. ! asked 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 Won give'me the nuts
to pick, and-but this part hasn't come
true vet, and the other has--I asked
Him 10 let every bit of my s'posen turn
out sure enough. Oh. Mary. won't il
be just the sweetest Happy New Year
il He does?"
well, it's possible that He may,
answered Mary. reluctant to quench the
child's sweet hope with any expression
Of her doubt, ..but we musn { expect to
have everything that we ask for, yor
! know. Some things are better KEEP
from us for a while. We must say
Tiny will be done,
: II did" said Sally. cheerily. But
guess God tended TO the whole Of m,
: prayer, as long as He paid attention Z
the least account part of il. | bctter
! my s'posen'll come true. And SO doe
Jim"
. When the clock struck two, an'
: Mary was smoothing over her n'ashe'
! potatoes and turnips with nicely-sea
soned cream. preparatory 10 gisinI
: them brown in the oven. and George
was arranging the pickles and Gran
berry sauce on the table. with an eve I
. the color-etfect, and the turkey wa
T done to turn; when all eyes were q
the savory-smclling cooking-stoye
: great stamping was heard on III
G outer porch. and in another INC
ment the door was Fshrown open, an
the fullncss Of Sally's s'poscn wa
0 realized. when who should pop in. ius
in time TO sit down in their places, bu
: the dear papa and mamma, who ha
4 been kept away so long by the storm
e and were not sick. nor lost, nor an,
q thing. but just hungry as hungry coul
e be for all the children they had left ,
e home and big taste Of the children
2 New Years dinner.
X There were happy eyes, merry voice
e and grateful hearts about that cheerf'
II table. Mr.. and Mrs. Lester heard wit
n delight Of their children's mutual hell
:. fulness and bravery. Both parents an
children contributed to the pleasure I
?; the after-dinner hour with stories I
their several experiences.
q And of all the stories, the sweete
= and most precious TO the listeners, an
" the only one twice told, was that OF Il
tie Sally's Happy New Years Sposel
For it was the true story Of child
n simple faith. and its lesson was receive
into hearts tender with gratitude al
'e love. Mary 4. G. Uyeth, ~ N. 4 4
?, dependent.