The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-12-25
[yGglT On XMAS.
sIS ToWN ~ CHRIST
Fh'I> COUNTRY.
rc,lsota Family lie Has
w" Moving 10 the city.
| k,d sihc

.t,r.t ton iitutlou'l
ve. ,r long time ergo :
thing arter it is past-I
y >, B5roagh, one of my
..,r. who was fixing to move
,, np the lane, that led to the
little John coming ercross
~ three iiue rabbits, as much
cary. for he was only twelve,
a,3 and waited at the end of
u,re he come, the picture of
with beaming face, though
coed from the tare of the
In covered with cue lebnrs.
r,kei lazlly erlong with him,
-, vas over and thoy were
a.
,,arc going to move to town,
al. a. he climbed in the wag-
,Iie
., hi, rabbits and began to
,st bis hunt.
slye your dogs?'
to Lave education-can't make
s.ning-'
~ ~ mere they went over the fence
.,.,tbe road, down TO the branch
rrgin, and little John had lit
y garon aud was right atter'em,
bs hands and yelling like fell
eeetions. 80,
no more of little John till sup
taere he could not eat for tell
\, davis hunt, aud of how old
nm ahead Of Blue and of how
M .QueaIed in the briar patch.
ny . head as listened and thought
M "yon'lI never be as happy In
me table was cleared and the
Washed on that Christmas eve
the ismly all gathered GROUND
ste place in the front room, and
iaher at in the corner putting
he and tn mother sat In the arm
vh he children GROUND her ask
p,stogs er0out Santa Claus and
.ga what they would get in their
E,s While the roaring log-heap
M. on, It's warmth and lighted
pa. thought to myself, you'd
biz .'.nted here.
gtEug TO the city, Dan2"
lasiccate the children-the farm
pos Can't make buckle and
NEST.
it'b3a the top Of Dau's smoke
w4s hanging with home-raiseC
aud fresh meat packed away
head not yet given out in the pau
pnd the sausages hung in groups OF
erooy9 the kitchen fire place, ant
vas TO be chlttlings for breakfas
morning the corn crib was full I,
raiters, the yard was filed will
lS, the geese Kissed at tn,
pups aud of turkeys ther
plenty yet, thought |, these folk
lng 70 Try moving to town.
children was soon in bed, snuI
harm, Dan piled on more wood an
e'd, and the work Of filling tn
lgs begun.
halAt got nothing like tow
nave to tIl the stockings with,
Up Dams wife, But she brougt
lcd as she hard-all home made
lle work OF love went on.
lI' one goes or home made dol
vote cloth stuffed with cottor
YES aud mouth, and nose, mac
APPLICATION Of SCOT from the chin
"eA then some little sweet bread
'aIaats and hickory nuts, wit
male outen syrup, winding U
oig ginger cake on top erlor
s.uter apples. This was all {,
os' aud the only difference in the
y 'ae style and color of the dol
wy The little boys had the sam
" lae dolls, aud for than he b;
Y wagon with wheels sawed out,
'. .Asum Tree, hung upon a peg wi
,VsA'hg' John was too big
'I'aas, b1t as the stockings we
~eu ! heard his horn blowing
" and | knew he was going
,.a win Q settlement boys
'rlV Tue blazing fire in this roc
OoAeQ over in the corner aud sc
PIE Of wood aud "lightered,
~. a-' y myself, you'll miss this
As morning them little childl
WI uappy capers the same as il
'ua dollars had been spent in
y, = y. y stockings and had er hap
!? Christmas.
!ears arter this I happened
aouse up at Atlanta on Christn
s''. There was still more Ii
W 70 be made happy in the mo
uadnt had the smooth sailing
,', - 70 have. He was poor-mig
O,b @au little John had strayed
b, - ss5 own custom of staying ou'
~ :, sad there the wife sat sll al
i " 70 cheerless CRATE, With
,saned down on her hands for
- uad been tucked away in |
i. : 'ase ~ coal save coal, ther,
ened Of. "' oouu'i man
r.5 51onlnS roused her up, and
ban elfound y and gathered up er
pI,a a =, coal and there we awaited
NJ S salhe soon, cold and shiver
N wa. ua' to collect for his work
"''e and there paying off his |
he had lust a few little Z