Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-06
CORNBLOSS0M.

only her little bits OF arms and her tlny ittfe
face could lie seen. Twice before since the
tall cabinet clock in the sop had struck z.
Gran'ma JAMS had opened the bed curtains
and called Coruhlos=oui, and the child hid
not awaked Every minute size beard the
sound of the little hoil that Jan. had fastened
To the shop door and that each customer
caa-ed to ring on entering Now. many PEG
Pile came 10 the Janss=, on this evening, be
cause they had the incest sweet cake men in
tie city And every time that the bell
tinkled, Grandma Jams asked herself
As it for SIX sou man or a franci Those
for franc have hair made Of white sugar,
and cheeks Of pink sugar, and those for SIX
SOUS are Of cake only Hans should have
made some for two francs also, because there
will always Re people who are willing to pay
two francs when others are paying only one
And JAMS wife waited on customers at the
counter, looking sideways at the street boys
who, with red noses and their hands
in their pockets, were continually re-
newing the throns at the window, before the
big sweet cake men, while jams called out in
the bakehouse; Come. Lads. Be lively with
the dough- am going to make a man for
Blossom ogt of it
And through the window OF the little room
arms, in white JACKIE. and trousers, moving
backward and forward in the light Of the
flames, beside the workinen who were leaning
over the kneading trough Jams took his
largest mold, rubbed it with butter, slowly
poured in the dough and suddenly showed the
mold into the oven
"Ah Blossom thought Jams wife, what
a [l.c man your father is going to make for
= l,,.a to-. al
Wavre who can give 50 Gne shape to dough.
Truly did well, being bakers daughter,
to marry uansH
Jams at that moment drew from the burn
ing ashes IN admirable figure, smoking and
golden, which he separated from the mold
with quick blow aud laid on board
sprnkleI vita dour 1t WIS hi, fellow. in
hose and brooches, with inter on his head,
queue down his back, cross headed cane
in his hand and playthings filling his pockets
and sticking out OF them. On his buckle
shoes there was flowing hlnd with the
legend st Nicholas" Then JAMS began to
glaze the saints cheeks and nose with pink
sugar, stuck anise seed in the queue, put q
layer Of chocolate on the coat, spread a stra-
tum Of currant jelly along the vest, sprinkled
gold dust on the cross and inter, whitened
the hands and the stockings with sugar, and
then called his wife and showing her his mas
terpiece said
Annette, the dough is mixed with slices of
melon, pieces Of orange and grapes. l would
not sell this st Nicholas for five francs, be-
cause might not be able, perhaps, to make
another one good for ten"
And Cornblossom suddenly awaked and
said i'll her little voice:
"Granmai that smells GOOD has ST Nich
olas come alreadyr'
Corub,osson's little voice resc-.,hIed the
last vibrations of glass dish VIII n struck
with knife and one hears only sound as it
die. AWAY
$40 tny child" replied Grandma JAMS,
putin, back tho eir.'s little arms into the
bel. st. Nicholas las not vet come. ont he
is uassia1 through ne city. and it i, that that
s1;isils .-ond
"Gran'u,a why docs st Nicholas s,,eu
rood when f., ,,,s7ps th,,o,,,-t tho citvf
..Bocans, Pima La. c,stl,s mi. syvea...a.,,
men in his oven And there arc some 1,r SIX
sol, AMI soma, nlso for a franc DO Won want
to drink a l.ftL.F
a dream dreamed that St Nicholas came
to Ind me IN my bed And he had great
be-id. Lac the image OF the good God that
goGmother D'ctus gave me And said:
Good morning. st Nicholas, patron of
good chuereh Ana ne spoke 10 he Just
TINS way OornoioSs'in, am your p-tron,
indeed because you are good httis 6.si and
love good little children Cons WA the.
And sad 10 60 where, good 81, NIedo.asf
And he answered me; 40 50 and play N
PARADISE lnen mamma and IApa and
gran ma gave me waite drtSs ana told Inc
that they would come oy ana % AND when
went INTO raiauise thery were Attie erls
ana htlie poyS paying ihey tooE me In
theH arms anu 'oiu me .nat they Played that
way hient am Gay an Inc Time ana that
tney hai pay Things that the good TOD gave
tneh' play 'hlISs even more beautiful IMAM
those thAt papa gave me last Ne" ear. Ana
the little girls uad COILS as big us themselves
that 'ila.ie 'es 81 enc ana tnat s''ii ihahSs,
madain- ANA theh 81 Nlcn"las embraced
me anu sald Auine youiseu love you,
uuis !" u" S'''14i nave u"iis w anu 'hey
"u' aL-' say ihahHs' madame ana
tnen' si'la H-l 7nieiI something good ana
WOKE up ~
Aere M rousseau coming TO say
good morning. Cornbiossum. SAYS Granma
JAMS, suddenly DR. Trousseau pushed the
door open, and going straight to the bed,
said
at Is Papa Trousseau How do YOU do
uademoiselle, Let's FRY tho ,nlse Hmm,
hum And the tonguei Your checks are
flushed, little one You have had a little ex-
element, OH sec Sc Nicholasr'
DR. Trousseau put bis bead on the child's
heart, then he laid his ear there, an. his ewes
suddenly tegan to roll around under his great
gray eyebrows like the ball in cricket At
this moment Jams and his wife entered in
Indian file, on tip-toe. ike ghosts. and bold
ing their breath Then DR. Trousseau began
to put out his cheeks so as not to let them
see his uneasiness NEXT be took his hat and
umbrella and ran to the parsonage to notify
tho vicar Now the vicar loved the Jauses
very much. and sometimes went there on
summer nights to eat tarts with them.
When the clock struck g. Cornblossom woke
up
Gran ma hasn't St Nicholas come yety-
"No. Blossom, not yet. but be is passing
across the square,
''Ohi gran ma, let me see St Nicholas mas,
scrR the square"
Blossom, keep quiet, St Nicholas gives
nothing to the children who have seen him y