Telegram-herald., 1888-12-21
OH CHRISTMAS TINE



ifsr snr.e nsli drszss ~asof the pus~zs
sa.is G-iAil.n. fastened At the slseses st.ad
rs9sa a. ~l-st ~l4h El.ls Elbbon-ol1leE
tl..is "a e5eA
aas. 2aswersd Lefty. Il want u
c.-less zIA g.s.i.
Ilsss aaaca at al end, f.etty tried y
s.l.sls. q n.-r golden enrts into order with
Or li-1s hsll,is and tlea. opening ker
p itF 3lle eges - their fslt. sid.
Gefss FoSater. / sao1sl lks some
oraia
81. IattF said the young gentle
nll1 l1lf.-1.ti. AID E..ere Lem0nz.is
alf negus and such . sys5aEe cake.
81 ize d4lcins ~ita y0u better than
an oae. i~--g.' SD eeesge. - AAs prssty
- yous Whys~ replied Lefty. her
xe.ee r-si.er elstrslctsd ny Ihs sponge
ca1e
81 think is is b.scsanse ike yoa-you
a. 80 pretty replied the young galiant.
"a llusn SAY that. or mamma MI
scolt Tsl. CeoEgg She seoids every
oi.e who tei4s nle an pretty. said The
ysunE lady.
f.ot rhe words had been spoken. and
q lm faal nighE until tins sad of the
C.rls-ssi..s holldays. George .a11 Lefty
a. Lheg we're s~eethearts.
IL
Some fur 90 fiqe years had passed and
LrttT Green and her mamma were
s.lIlE togethef lasier the ssranda Of
tielf Pretty raltaTe. working. ard talk
Il ~ q ~ ..,s.4nr dlY iheg hAi spent az
Mr. fevntcr s. ~ ben Master George came,
b aid. o. bid them good-hy. as he was
O. turning O school OF LIS following
c.ornlng.
.Aa4 want 60 Ask YOU a favor. Mrs.
Green. and ietty a favor, said George.
eol1r.ug aiiehtiy.
Mrs. 6,roen would grant it. q course.
an so woglf Lefty. II shs could
e want Let.y to ride Rufus. my pony.
widlsl / an ~ school Papa has 40 use
Tor b.. and b carries a iatv BEAUTIFULLY
"bas to-cceQt this proposal would give
- nplc1 trouble.
"No5 in the least. Torn-that's our
groon-says /, won't. ard papa says It
wont, ant | say t-e same 50 please say
ypu y Ele tie pony. straps, the harness
maker. WIZ lend q side saddle
Mrl. Green acccpted Georges offer. ns
Iatrv N.ts rather frag1le. and pony
riding had been declared % De- good for
lr. bui 2frs. Greens income would not
allow oi to expense. she said. There
were rcoElo who c4ile1 Mrs Green
mean woman. and hiated that she loved
mgney betler than Ter child.
George POINTER went . school very
cheerv. becauso be had made such cap
ft1l arrangement about his pony, and he
ofton tfoerht, when the weather was
f.so. q Rgfus. and wondered II Lefty
vcro ri11E hiu. George had not for
fo-ten. perhaps. that years-years ago
j. aul Iotay had called themselves
s...a..t p. art 4
Moro years had passed. and brought
their ch.-1ge3. George and Lefty were
aioue together IN q small book room ia
Mrs Green's house, tho windows open
ils< % the garden. George was attired
IN deep ulolra1ag, and there were strips
81 black ribbon here and there on Letty's
white drtss They had been talking of
death ami sorrow until both had become
silent. After tlrno Lefty took Georges
Elnd. and sasl:
Dear George. you must strive to
rncct your great afliictiOn with = brave
sp.rit-indcod you must.
Il have--I ID strive replied George.
l0okin.- away from LStty; but resnem-
ter Wl13 has come % me- Two years
a. my father died. a year before that
viirin. Jcc-sol. ruined ny father
broke his heart-k4iied him. o Lefty,
what have done 10 deserve Ibis: What
ca 1 lo3"
Trust stnl to TIE father Of the father
f-ss % re-lial i.ettv. I'VE do not know
why greet olfictious aro permitted To
orcrt1 zo us lrv moro than VIC can tell
vhr rTeat rp1d comes % u when we
lf-st e-rec. or deserve IL. dear George.
No1 ere F5alr. clever. good and have
many friends. and oue-who is more
than a friend
ehe raised Ceorgcs hand to her bps
when sao had said this they we're true
s,vcctte1rts nowl. a-l hc-what could
B. % bit PRS her to his bosom. ard
kiss her cheek burning. wlsh blushosg
M-s Green he'd been walking in the
e rIen. asiIeatlr busy with her thoughts.
$40 had topped ncar the book room
.vlrlow. nrar e-oUgh - hear what tho
'~ce4rearis wcre saying 20 each other,
ell she appeared g. DO made moro
thf ugh.f1l hT what she heard.
Whom Sir. PcTrtcr was q thriving rner-
eh1nt ,lrs. Green had been moro than
c1n-c1tnr party % her daughters
Sru-4nra of George Pointers attentic
-.aaacd sas had by several inditCc
means encouragcG tho young people 20
tri1- lovingly Qf each other. But now
riet5ers were changed. Master George.
g. he v3 crncr..llv called. had neither
Houses nor laaCis. nor had he ships gone
a. o FAR cnuntrie.~ and Mrs Green was
yernioxei how 10 act She knew that
iettr ilvel .tcr first sweetheart. and
v~0nii uestars love him more pow Tat
to Nea rccr.
Hrs Dr-rn was relieved from her per
fisxifr more erTeeahlv than she de-
srrssi fo have been. So Ciocrge Pointer
r1Ucl Sic ness dar. hrin-inr with him a
t-cr rfam his Uucse. rich oil Sliss
Cicesraao. promising q provide for his
oily ers only son. AMI biuunZ that
f.efr-e rt, ,.fi.t llv rcosl conduct iook to be
ieit tl AZ rs thrii y savings.
4 rs q bachelor. having been
o. t-i if fs ~rutb. He them took to
l.rn asd hai been a most SIC
Y voer. "a tscsa cievcr 5peoplo
who sraw evarrbcd7's business but
tcr o1a declared old Silas Cheese-
ra .1 8. worth h's hundred thousand
prr,r .f-lrs or lcss-
Ur Ei'rs t2d sso procured 4 sitna-
t.e.r-e Ia tile nciEh.s~i1< tow
e. 1eVei7 a probationary sit
sra CD q timber merchant.
ve se4 Er.er re-uni.ry otiiratloas -
SIS Ahtns was ve-v cheering. and
v-r- ~ Ircis Slsas. although sfr.
T rc lrtrr merchant. was t1icli-
r-re or-n g. surr1iss tilss Ciec-Se was
ii.s i.sa-leut IS spT. ard
&, tle s-rsts IT bis Uncle.
Cr rri f.Fe e-rrned slch posi-
ta1 lef ~ s. ll.e 81 rs lad - give
Az.
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