Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-12-25
IN a house on Mission street"

do you recO lect tile numbef?'
Tue Is no Necessity for that,
the house Is not the pow"
II l knew the number the
house used u have it would aid
me in my search"
II t. you i = DO use t. try and
d, q it that way, I've tried"
Let us Ste. into the restaurant,
1T Is warm aud pleasant and We
will have some ale and oysters"
l turned t wards the restaurant
but he ciutchei my arm in hard
/, grip, II can't 20 in there, il 8 pant
of the curse that 5 o. me. / eau II
| do 1t, cont e~k NE / cant touch
meat or drink, the sigh OF it will
drive me mad" He pulled me
| away aim 81 10y force and drawing
me iut, the recess of the building
tol me the mise Of his lie.
AS l have met you three times
| successfully on this anniversary,
tate seems to will that [ should
reveal t" you my stra ge history.
Five yeas go there was u widow
occupying ono .: my houses on
/ Mis- in ct eet. Her month Was
| up Christmas eve AMI passing |
! called tn col ecl the rent. Wnat
prompted me to go in as / did
could never understand. 1t was
u out light O'clock when l enteled
| the house and she hat just put
| h two Ill fen L bed When /
! demanded the lent sic explained
i that she had been disappointed in
gettlnZ home money due her for
sewing. aud the Ut few dullars
she possessed she had spent I d
! few Christmas presents for her
children. AS she spoke she glanced
| at the stockings in the chimney
corner where they lung bu giug
with tliukets. There WAS also d
fat tui key on the table anu other
preparations for the morrow's
least.
Il don't know wba, demon OF
aYatice took possession Of me at
tn ima, nut vii II ~he had finish
ell talking / Id her that ChiIst
was not born on Oh istm ls day to
aft ri people an excuse for roDhiuS
their landlords She gave me u
shaip aud hot reply and her words
ma ideneI me 10 that extent, that
L seized basket on the ,nie and
tiIlltfs 1t with the PROVISIONS set
aside for the Chr stm fe ,St, as
well rs stockings il tie chimney
/ carIied them from the house
IutO tue street. She burst out
c yiug and begged me between
he sobs not TO rub her children
# almo-t the My sol zee and ell
j ymeut they had had i'll a year.
5 Ie vivi1ly DIES Iibed tie eXpecta
tiuns the Ginning OF the day had
AROUSED, ana pictured the disap
puInIment t,ey wauld experience
in the mornin in di>cove ing that
Santa Cl.us had utterly iSno, ed
tuen.
"She fell before me on her knees
and oeggei that l would relent.
1 believe the woman would have
pawned b r immortal soul to have
seen those st ckin-s hanging back
alpDgside the mantelpiece. Bn 1
am IA stubborn man and never
more stubborn than then. 1 spuIn
e her from my feet, and alter a
few steps l looked back and saw
her kneeling in the d 'orway wi
uplitted hands invoking the curse
Of Iraven on my wretch ,d act"
Here GoId~eight + used, and
leaning CANT the building pl,ced
his naud- over Li> eyes as il to
shut out eve y recollection OF his
act of avarice Comp sing him
self with great effo t he con-
uuue'.
Every Christmas eve l hear
tn 1t dreadful curse ringing in my
ea =. Her words II t S. Ill in the
air, they mirgle with, and till with
ui-cnrd, every Christmas inIe.
do you hear :he bells now? Listen.
What to YOU is the lad tidiugS of [
CnIi7t's oi will t. men is to
me the wrangling OF thousand !
"iSc"ris, min2l-.' with ntv / /
wing words of III. cuIse which
IL Its on the vii & the bell , :
ii ing. aliiu-. linge ing III the ali
aud Il, ing "ut just as the bells !
liugrr AMI die cut. .
My he never taste 70 q or |
rink on Christmas. " Y lis .
meat ch, ~ hi ~, may his drink |
stl ugle him, may the PANS oi !
hanger sn W III his vItal5. NAV !
rngui n and TeIuniSe Ien,i hi- |
heart. may he never know ii thrill |
of Christmas " or feel the bless
Justice doAbIe the curse on him |
ev.ry yea his VIII le Ii etine.
Amen y When he had flushed |
tllt. MnItis OF the cIlrSe