Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-24
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Christmas tree, bu, thought nigh. o
well bring II along sccin' Is I'd ls,cucd
Il down the mountain"
lie feld out his Tree hand In cheering
greeting and Anicc let her own fall into
II IN helpless mysdhcltion.
'Pd like = know wherein creation YOU
come cross mother 20 them trees 1--WE n
this an Pine Gulch," called out Dan
Greene, catching sight of Abe's burden.
u ben ever near cytry inch % them
mountains 10 never say uu. item two.
One o you must found my tree 70 los.
In the slide. got 4 sure way % Gudi
out which one o. you's BEN piliefin'
my 'iul jes 10y the way hacked the
branches cultin' Il down. That blamed
axe mine slipped an shcared oil all
~ branches an bark . one side.
'Iaint yours" he said. critically exam.
lining the tree Abe had set inside the
door This'n ain't seen the tear an
aXe-ts ben pulled up by the roots"
The snow done most O tibet work. "
said Abe. Seems IL "a commenced 4
slide from tn side o tibet precipicc wher
twas growin' an rs won1c. didn't take
the tree long. TOO"
Dan gave q queer exclamation. "You
must had some trouble mlneuycrin' =
glt OK tner cfost the snow Ter that tree
'ihOut bein' buried alive"
ether want any kind mancuverin'
bout a. "said Abe, c5mplaCently The
ground he'd be u swept clear o snow bv
the slide, 20 when I was comin co.
home again / mentioned bout wle c
you sod yc'd seen the bushes and was
lookin' out fer EN-. All had . do ".
~ HItUHh safItfs a 4 o
the tree"
"'Twas mighty sclly climbin' out
there u twas On bare ground, said Dan.
81 didn't hev m gut T. do il N amt
ever shirked a trick that was anyways
reasonable
81 was glad . find reasonable way
o bringln' i. home" said Abe, looking
at Auce.
Here's my tree" said Dan, turn.
Jog the candlc-decked bush around {, r
Observation. "Inem's the marks where
hacked IL. Steve must hilei Il out
o tn snow q the loo, u he mountains.
By gum he exclaimed Ia disgust, SUD
denly sensing the situaiian, Steve migl I
a sent one o Bob Gliddery's kids do the I
fer q give 'em . little fun; tibet i mighty
easy play fur growed ~ folks"
"a hNhAAh " NANIRAk ANlAlH NhIl tlt
next room. "T0O" BleWns was exc.
culng the sailors Hnunpipc" to the
music Of his fathers fiddle, and Dan
VITA the rest OF the people. crowded
into the dance room" TO see the youth.
iul prldiEy's performance.
Abe crossed to where Anicc was
standing 10 the corner OF the big lire.
place. 81 was thinkin up there on the
mouniin," he said In low tone, I'll
whet you said OF him might bring ye
tuet ire-bush was true"
81 never thou't you'd think low
inough OF me q suppose I'd send either
70 ylu o sech q trllln' e,rant,n said the
girl pas,ionalely. II want ever ihet
trilln p"
81 never give you credit fur bsin so, I"
said Abe. What | thau't most OF was
whgt ye said bout bein' bound = care
Ter him tibet brought ye tn tree. OF
course II ye didn't mean tor It's
som body else, why"
81 did mean Il, an It amt anybody
else" said AIicc, smiling into his eyes.
All the people were clappins at
"roo's" clever leats in the next room
and that which took place IN the sha.
dow Of tho great fireplace In that in.
stant's sudden silence, none were sup.
posed TO know.
JOSEPHINE SPENCER.