The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-25
CHRISTMAS WELCOMED.
BABsPENDsTsE MEbRY DAY WITH
THE LoNLY.

/ Other Naggie's Bswilderiug
Acknowledgment Chimnie-LonR-
| shcreman Connelly's Cheerful Family
! Departments-ASu Sufferers Decorated
| Bed-Canipe Affection-Chsrlie's Nice
holiday Presents-Conv.ct Eilly Is
Santa Claus-The Music Box Plays
Maggie Murphy'5 Home and "Auld
Lang Syne"-A Good Physicians
Ala - The Blessed Virgin - Babs
Christmas Benedictior-God is the
Maker of Us All.
CCopurrJht9
NEw YonK, Dec. PA year ago o-day
was down where the ''other side" lives,
and watchst through the night with CHM
mic and Maggie beside the death-bed Of
poor Katie. To-dey-for now 1t is today
have justreturned from there, but have
| been to party. and as look at myself in
the glass see a woman in pink evening
dress with Der hair decidedly unused. The
sad result Of flying round the room with
| Mis- Conneily's husband in full chase after
me to get the kiss tina, would be his right if
! he caught me Gimme saved NE, but it
was at the expense of rufiied bang.
How did happen to so TO party on the
other sidel I'll tell you. In the early part
of the month, Maggie told me that she and
| Chimmie and two girls and one OF the girls
gentleman friend and the little Jew boy
/ who was fond Of him, were busy making
| things tor~Nis Connelv's ChaFlles Christ
mas tree. ! asked Maggie to invite me to
| come help, and then | asked her to ask Mis-
/ Connolly to invite me TO the Christmas tree.
| This had to be done with a great deal of
/ IL had 81 -g-rl - ~
| nelly that would esteem it q favor, and
that l wasn't one of tho sort who would
come down and put on airs. There is moth
ing the people on the ether side dislike SO
much as being patronizsd, and don t blame
them for it.
REMEMBER THE HELPLESS.
Mis- Connelly's Charlie is a little cripple,
who, day in and day ont, lies on his bed !,
| and sees nothing in the future except that
Every child in,tneneighboghood cares for
him, ard you who know nothing about the
other side would be surprised to see how he
| is remembered. Bad little boys d. Iiberately
steal piece of ice from the ice cart, then
tauat the iceman, thai they may carry the
cool bit mp to Charlie, and there is never q
| bunch of flowers in the neighborhood that
| isn't at least shared with him. The little
Jew boy knows how to-read, and. he makes
! life bright for Charlie by reading to him
| from books gotten at the free library, all
| the stories of adventure and romance, the
stories OF great heroes and of dreadful pi-
rates, stories that make their little bodies feel
| creepy at once with fear and delight. Mag
gle was experimenting the getting up of the
Christmas tree, Mis- Connolly sent out the
invitations, and Chimmis promulgated this
| rule: House can't come 'cept you've got
yer faces and hands washed: if you try to
sneak IN dirty Mrs gonneAy's husband will
! thrash you" ltwas limited to me that it
would beconsidered. courteous on my part
if appeared in evening dress and wore
| some rings, and, Of course, did it.
The party was to begin, promptly at s
O'Clock. At 1880 O'Clock I started for st..
First, was put in q cab, then a small dog
with broad pink ribbon having a Liece OF
mistletoe fastened in it's bow, came; then a
bird cage came With canary that would
sing; then great big cake wrapped up in a
white cloth;
/ A rFiEG A. Bsa DEMIJOHN,
and then my very best punch bowl. The
driver asked il there was anything more.
aud / said MOI then; screamed 'tNaitl''
and there was brought to ME mysterious
looking box, so heavy thatit TOOK two peo-
| pie to carry it After that we started
| When we got down there Chimmie I'M
packed us, and we Hllsbundles dog and me,
went up to Maggie's room to be taken apart
Maggie was poem in ribbons; blue rib
bons tied her hair long blue satin ones
streamed from her shoulders. and blue
| ribbon belt was about her waist. Il made
her old dress look very fine, and she showed
me, with the greatest delight imaginable, q
gold brooch representing a true lovers knot
which was .Chimmie's present to her. II
Maggie was dream Cbimmie was pict-
u-e. His hair had been egt.a5 the BARRIERS
and he was redoent with some perfume
much affected. by the African gentlemen
who barb, bis hands were scrubbed until
they were fiery red his collar was so high
1t nearly chokedss him; his scarf a
brilliant blue, was tie0 in what l have
since learned is called butterfly bow.
When Itook off mYwraps, Chimmie looked
at me, then nodded, 20 Maggie and said
Mag, this 'ull be q proud night FOR Mis-
Connolly Youse always knowns just what
to do" Down we went; for the CoDnellys,
being well-to-do, had four rooms on the
next floor. / was met at the door by Mis-
Connellys husband His profession is that
of a longshoreman; and although he was
not as finely dressed as Cbimmie,. he was
quite as red from the liberal use Of soap and
water. He shpok hands with me; said that
he was glad to meet me-. as he heard me
we'll spoken Of. L told him something
about being glad that he was prepared to
like me. and that | thought the pleasure
would be mutual. ., -
THE LABoRER's MODEST HOME.
Then l greeted Mis- Connolly. If Mis-
| OOuhciiy 10 any lHlu2s SnS Is tnOCuSIty. one
had on the blue and green poplin dress tt at
Connelly gave her last year, when cousin
OF his went over TO Ireland on visit. said
cousin bringing IL back. AS she weighs
nearly 200, 10 would have been better IL Con-
nelly had chosen plain color; but as she
was happy, 1t was all right. Mis- Connolly
kissed me, and then we went TO Charlie.
The little chaps bed had been drawn out in
the middle of tue room, snd-he was propped
up by pillows, SO that he could see
everything. Maggie had put punches
Of holly berries here and there on
the clean white spread, and a wreath
was just at the foot Of the bed. SO that the
little invalid, with his soft, pathetic eyes,
looked like the spirit of Christmas. Close
TO him, on low stool. sat his chosen friend,
the little Jew boy; for thank God, among
the people who are loving and kind to each
other, the question Of belief seldom comes
up. Itmay not be considered to my credit.
bat before I hung the mistleros over the
doorway, / held IL over Charles head and
kissed him, and then over his friends head
and kissed him. The little dog jumped on
the bed, walking so carefully, walking so
| that be never touched the lame leg, and
went up and licked Charlie on the face, and
then sat beside him, satisfied as could be-.
| POOR CHARLES XMAS TREE