Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1894-12-19
The High School Chronicle.

The following is a composition con
fributed by the East Side Gramma
Department.. The story is origina
aud certainly indicates some talent
Colly's Christmas.
/ Dolly was little girl of elevt |
with beautiful golden curls and SKY
Blue eyes. Mr.. Bird, her father, was
quite wealthy merchant, and Dolly
always had everything she wanted
He owned a large dry goods store
She had kind, wise mother. wEC
did al she could to help her little gin.
Ito be good and kind too in everything
dolly had one big sister eighteen
wears old, Fanny by name, but she
away at college most of the time, and
Eonly came home for short visit at
| Christmas.
+ Dolly and mamma had been max
ling SO many presents for all the fam
lily the week before Christmas, that
il nearly every place in the large
house something was slowed away.
Mrs. Bird had the safest place up in
the garret, but Dolly had her things
III. her own little room. The drawers
were nearly all full and as Dolly said,
Il guess | got enough presents for all
the girls in town" And, although
Fanny was away at college she had
been p eparing for Christmas too.
Wednesday afternoon the mail car
rier brought them letter from Fanny
which said that she was coming home
the next day. 0, how glad Dolly was.
Mary the cook, was very busy get
ting ready for the next day. She was
just making some Of Fanny's fayorite
dishes when she arrived. Then came
her large heavy trunk. Oh, there
was SO much to tell that it seemed
| the end would never come. It was
Talmost eleven o'clock before Dolly
would go to bed, while the others sat
Iup mtil twelve.
y, Dolly woke. up real early the next
morning and at once jumped out Of
bed to get her stocking which was
hanging at the fire place, where Santa
Claus could easily get at it. She
found it plump full. First of all on
top of d lot Of other things was
pretty Christmas card Then she
found a beautiful large doll, pair of
skates, a ball, cne large story book
and two picture books, pair of new
shoes and pair of mittens, besides
candy, nuts and apples. There was
also Il whole new suit of clothes for
her doll. There were sprays of holly
pinned on the dolls clothes. Then
size quickly dressed herself to be the
first to wish everyone Merry Christ
mas. She took her doll in her arms
and found Fanny ready to go down
stairs. "A merry Christmas, Fanny
called Dolly before Fanny had seen
her at all. merry Christmas, Dolly"
called Fanny. They then went
hand in hand to their parents
room. "Merry Christmas" they said
together and then vent laughingly
away. Dolly ran into the kitchen to
wish Mary Merry Christmas, and to
show her the presents she had re-
ceived.
But not all the families Of that
large city were so we'll off as the Bird
family, and many a poor little boy
and girl found nothing in his or her
stocking, Such was the McGreg
family. Mr. McGreg was dead and
his poor wife had more than she could
do to clothe her four little children,
the eldest of whom was q boy, Peter,
who was ten years old. Kitty was
seven, Nellie was four and always into
mischief, while little Jack, who was
only two and a half years, could and
did do nothing else except trot around
under everyone's feet. They lived in
wretched tenement honse. The
mother was quite strong though not
SO strong as she used to be for she
was worn out with worn and anxiety.
Peter was little news boy who did
everything he could to help his moth
er along. He wasthe hoy who brought
papers TO the Birds and they all
knew him we'll. Mrs. McGreg went
out washing when she was well
enough and Kitty did the work and
took care OF Jack.