Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-25

the clear, tender voice continued the
reading. with sometimes little comments
and talk with 'papa"-but we Were to
make no sound. We were at my graud-
futher's In Virginia, miles away from
amy neighbor, and nothing could come
10 break the hush his wrecked nerves re-
quired. And il was also bowling vim
ter weather. Imagine then, the strong
impression made ON me by the upset of
all this ordered calm. Noises came from
the front door, noises of horses and of
people. cheerful, vigorous noises of snow
stamped off, laughing, and the thump of
baggage.
And our mother was actually running
into the hall. while my grandfather, not
minding the noise, but looking all pleased
was standing up and holding out his
hands Of the big man in the snowed-on
clothes. For it was our fatherl Our
dear loving father who had come TO us
for Christmas and brought a big trunk
full of Christmas gifts for everybody.
! can see it all so well.
The opening of that trunk, brought
into the warm rooms that my grand
fnther. too, might see. We liberated
imps, laughed and nOised all we wanted
without rebulie, over our two big wax
dOlls-"London dolls"-and there was a
London cloak for my mother of black
silk lined with fur IA nursery treasure
in its older age. which makes it remem-
bered), but there We're things for all. In
my fathers chivalrous devotion to my
mother. lie never failed in love and at
tentions to her parents; we knew her
gold knitting needles and the gold knit
ting sheath, mounted on black velvet,
which she wore in the evenings, had
been given by my father, for my grand
mother was sweet sincere soul, who
loved to dwell on little kindnesses.
But the feature of the presents to us
Ia la11.l hn
rather mad brought, carefully wrapped
and packed warmly in the trunk for our
SICK grandfather
smile that ~ very close TO tears
rises as ! remember our gathering, IN
qdmirins silence, about hose. oranges.
con see my mothers beautiful hands
NJ she herself carefully peeled ana d.
ylleu-oheLint9 slim little sections,
Wiheh we an soIemhly TOOK each one DIT
'the peel carefully saved to ilayor things
llat IN Tnat ! see YET: put new ieel-
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