The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-12-22
lCHRISTMAS.
lLIDAY STORY.

=. "S pas Eve, ana despite
Dltter, p1wind, the Bowery was
one moVBs' of humanity, laden
WIN oas packages containing all
sorts OF angs, or bent upon pur-
.chaslng' ing one of the many en-
tertalnm1ed on this thoroughfare
OF all haRs, which has no cou-
terpart U may be found in the
WhltechaH OF London, England.
Mlngnng this crowd of buyers
and pleak kers. were manv who
couiu Ou,Pnd long. Children
whose ohile of Christmas was the
gayly oec1es, or Whit of the
goodies peg the frosty nigbt air
from some Many y dirtv Iit.
tie, eager pressed tioht against
a window kino in with eyIdsnt
satisfaction bne9ore scronings of
Christmas led them. Outside of
one of theSv cook shons whare
cakes, piesayerc beinG ranidlv
passed over ter 70 their rcsnecf.
i've purcha9d :. bow of probably
twelve or tlears whose dark eycs
appeared u large bv reason of
ms thin, Heeks, and unkempt
locks. How tags he wore held tp
getner was snly to themselves,
ior the win' as if determined to
reno tnem every tine it took it
INTO lts heao in their direction.
Hungrily the ched the toothsome
1alhUes' as ed eagerly of the
kitcneh s ou..arose from below,
starving amy. The throngs
loStleu each shey passed to and
iro, put the Dept his stand, as
II fascinated light of so much
brightness anSeerl Close beside
nm shlVered aIfd bones of
cur VINO was Of The scraggiest
OF coats, Whlie MS ears was en-
tirely gone, AMI ID ever possessed
a waggable aplhe smallest anol.
ogy OF STUD tat remained to
tell the tale. hnar ewes couId
nave expresseaff,tion than those
OF TINS dump o hgazed wistfully
at his young n hlstrn G to heat
with MS warm fh boys chilled
hanos. Ana Eanot misplaced,
1or with q caItR dogs homely
,1t's ChrlstIlmgow, Sandy,
ana there IL Perhoend of boues
fur ye in the $els Do won re-
member the nAer We had last
week., The Stseda responsive
yes and the Doyledhalf to him
self and half to .foded friend
GIVE often beinlwhy there's
so many folks AUD a heap of
things, and otb In, and Won.
Sandy, as has nout eafn't come
at the bottom COW sere's Nat
he's a prig and ad hispto have a
regular blow olrh,A,aown at
old Mother MowN was a
prig, but ye sec Know
how it is, but er %ood at
stealing. They "a aHred of t.
the cops. 1t ain'pd Alosr1Snow
as ] know whit III fkeorn,t
dot
"Here, sonny, yan 0 srn ten /.
cents" The bol ofto5dence
was cut short by E q&stibs AS
he turned, coIthek lm;ng
woman confronte d ne arm
was a big baskeg 4 ou all over
with good thingslat tkkd bro,
ftruded its long Il ddaktair.
and refused to alld toAe cbsed'
A little boy and a rae iIely
seven and five, 4eitM ske.of
the thick, warm word bythis
pleasant voiced Noths3uebdnp
parcels with their ed thdY
'If you'd like tdcen3 sonny.
by helping me carisken Sew
enteenth street ale BkhTIll
De fl9nJ giau TO lta little
more than l can alonlI find,
since / had the rh.in marm .
A look of genll shodin the
woman's eyes as 1 til boys
pinched cheeks aed parel.
Then as she giRip hino her
own warmly. clad ilher dnpas-
sion grew apece, arpped, IN as
he eagerly held ands ( the
basket, saying; III of Il ob,
} ma'am." " A look q disabint-
ment crossed the se. tenents
, meant so much to ! a mSent
1t changed to one hse, athe
: woman, turning intoe shop, 5d
| al guess we'll all lNtter ( a
4 bite, and sup of sthis Nd
night. Cow% sonni X in ait