The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-01-26

tells the former the whole SAD MS
tory Of both their lives and Viola's
to which be listens with tumultu-
Gus beating heart. It Is almost too |
strange for his comprehension.
Again and again he places his
hand coufdlngly in his fathers and
assures him of bis whole forgive
ness.
If one could look in on these
two they would see the elder man
crushed and bowed while the
younger strives to comfort and
cheer him.
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A deep snow lies over the great
city and the poor find an occupa-
ton in removing this beautiful
white gift OF the heavens from
doors streets and crossings.
The joyous sounds always ac-
oompanying Christmas are heard
everywhere. MANY hearts thrill
with joy and pleasure, while thou
sands in this great ocean of human
beings beat with dull cruel pain.
1 So II is. and so it has been through
ont the ages, that you have only
to turn your head from the right,
where the picture is love, luxury
and case, to the left, and there
your eyes rest on poverty, want
: and woe.
r This beautiful Christmas finds
: the picture of Yiola's life with 3
radiant lovely side out. The bal
/ ances weighing happiness against
misery are found full. Life love
/ and joy have come back to her.
G This morning while the world is
+ rejoicing in remembrance of "The
Babe Of Bethlehem" there is nc
/ happier heart under the canopy Of
a heaven than this pale sweet faced
s woman who lies.upon her bed in
her room at Mr.. Singleton's, with
a a tall handsome man seated neal
l.. her, and looking down into hel
4 glad eyes.
This is Viola whom we saw 1
: short while ago struggling agains
G a cruel fate that threatened hei
e life. This is Viola who has suffer
y ed and endured pain and sorrow
o all these long years.
r And the man, who is he? All
d he is the man who has suffered too
n but how differently, and yet from
3, the same cause.
a ooh, Cecil I know I am we'll AM
e can get up if they'd only permi
Y me. And after to day she say
a her Dyes Frightening and he
D voice quivering with nervous OK
10 citement, Il cannot fail TO improve
n oh! | shall see his dear old fac
u once more and he will call me hi
d little Belle, as be did when wa
a. a child. God bless my old father
II If mother could only come, swee
10 beautiful mother"
O. Tears are standing in her eye
e. and st George gently smoothin
as her hair, says;
le Don't Viola darling. Don
y excite yourself. Your father wi
to be here directly and you will nee
l. all your strength. You are S
y weak is why we have not let 20
is see him before this. Don't no
in let your feelings get the better
of your judgement"
m 81 know I'm weak and nervou
IL but this meeting with my dea
w dear old father will not make n
If worse now. There, I will be
good girl" she says trying
smile up at him. "Cecil, she E.
70. claims suddenly, twas there cv'
a such a noble handsome boy as oil
Roscoeg"
to He smiles down into ner ey
to and playfully answers:
lie "You remind nae of little Gam
on liza sedley" in Tbaoksray's Vanif
re Fair. There was no boy like b
u, 'Georgey' and there's none Ill
es your Roscoe"
* "And are you Dobbin or the
ut der Georgel"
George, fear" answers he.
9s- @"No, no, I say you are the mob
re old Dobbin, though you we
- aaeiar turnnd from, vour love I