Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-20
Vesy Little Folk

Little Soc ate her breakfast b1t refused Q
nice large orange. She also declined her
usual elass II milk. and drank cold water
instead. All day she vas very busy amona
her play things. dole. boxes and trinkets Al
night when her papa came home, be handed
her q pretty new book. She thanked him
snd At once sat dsvn 10 look it over. This
done she quietly put it assay in large boz
her mamma had given her thas morning.
She then began 70 play With her great NAL
tese cat that sat upon the rug before the
open crate. Pussy vas not used to waiting
90 long for his evenin q frolic, and be vinked
very long and vas about to settle down 70 bic
evening nap when Come, jump, Peter."
caused him 70 Jump up - quickly - though
he had heard the scratching Of . mOuse In
the vail. He stood Just 10 front OF Sue. and
o. she folded her hands and held them ont
~ far - she cosld reach, and - high -
she thought pussy could Jump he leaped
again and again until There, Peter, that will
do" sent him back to his place upon the pref
~ bright rug before the FIRE. After Sue
went TO bed that night she could not close her
eyes until she uamed over the ihings sne had
sased to give away. There's an orange, one
glass of milk" and here she left OF 70 say
10 herself. and I'm not going TO drink any
more milk Till after Santa comes-oh. and
my box Of figs, and my little cloak and rub
Der boots. Mamma said could give them
awsy-ive dolls and dolls sled. and-and
my new picture book" Here q tear almost
started - she thought Of the beautiful fairy
watching over the little cold shivefing child
rem in q miserable howell, 20 dark and cold
'but am sure I an willing to give IL
away" but somehow she felt just twinge
Of conscience, Just enough 70 cause her
to doubt whether 1t was quite right or
not to thus dispose Of her pspa's gift, 20 she
called to her papa. who sat reading in the
next room He came to her and
found her crying. He lifted her In his
arms and carried her to the sitting room, and
after soothing her with all the tender sayings
be could think Of little Sue became calm
aud finally told him all she had dreamed and
what her mamma had promised her that
morning. and all about what she had already
.avei. As soon ~ she had listened to her
papss sanction to the disposal of the pretty
new book, she WAS out of his arms in an
instant and before he could fully understand
all she had told him she had pushed the box
to his side. She raised the cover with See
papa, what have saved already--only the
glass of milk have marked on this piece of
paper" and she produced the document
which read: J, Dwlnk, Of Milk Her
papa wa. so amused at this that he came near
laughing right out. but in an instant checked
himself. for he was Almost sure be saw an
injured look in his little girls sweet blue
eyes 80 you could not quite feel to sare
the new picture book papa bought you
without first knowing WAS willing"
Soohe by the kind expression Of h) voice,
she went =, once to bed and in less than five
minutes was fast asleep. Her papa looked
over the things in the Christmas box, then
went To his desk and wrote few words on
piece of paper This he sealed in an eH-
veiope and directed it to my darling little
girl, then placed it under her plate for her
70 find next morning. When Sue found the
note next morning and WAS told by her man
una thai the piece Of crisp g-een paper was .
ten dollar bill. she was happier than che had
ever been before in all her life.
II will buy May Dolkins = pair of shoes
and Maggie Mailer = new dress and Frank
Joy q new cap,-only think, the wadding
sticks out of every seam in his oil one. and
Hodde Metime shall truly have q pair Of
new crutches. lie bss to bend right over on
his old ohes,-sDd oh the lots of oranges
and apples and grapes and Ags. and say NAM
MA. don't somebody want . turkey? and
that tiny little Christmas tree, III
buy and trim il all mvself AMI send
1t to the little girl across the street
and she must have = new hood and my little
cloak" But jus, here the bell rang and our
little "chatterbox" Was Obliged to keep silent
or talk 10 the walls, her mamma being called
out of the room to entertain callers.
The time between this wonderful era in
little Sues life and the coming of Santa was
the busiest she had ever known. Rides and
walks and visits to the poor snd sick; shop
ping and opening parcels after they ~ere sent
home took up much of her time. But in due
time the forged for Christmas morn dawu ed
bright. cold and clear. A giit,sring frost
adorned the brsUrhes of the trees and formed
a delicate fretwork on all the church steeples,
As little Sue opened her lovely blue eyes she
say the sun already looking in at her window
and heard the bells on oil the steeplss ring
ing out = glad welcome to the day
on which Christ was born. She
whispered her morning prayer then
quickly rose and dressed herself for
breakfast As she entered the dining room
she found all her gifts neatly wrapped and
directed, and not until the last one, The tiny
tree. had been dispatched BY Richard" the
general servant. did she think that perhaps
Santa had remembered herself. But little
Sue was not forgotten. for & lovely rosewood
writing desk stood beside her plate.
The day passed very much As such days
usually pass with good and generous hearted
children. and At night Sue said she had en-
joyed the Rive-awsy day q great deal more
than she did Thanksgiving day. only" she
added. II shall always like Thanksgiving
day for one thing--it will make me think Of
the pretty white dove"
And then che fell asleep to dream perhaps
Of the many children she had made happy
during the day.