The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-27

Al She sat knitting
kS, iN hy the kitchen Gre
IL - her mild eyes fixed
II on the snow-nakes
which were iiu,tcr-
Ing Ike tiny white
butterflies against the window panes.
~. IN The distance beyond the square
wooden tuusi Of Travail church. she
could sec the. crooked white stone under
which lay her old husband with leaf.
iezs rose-T!nes tangled above his eof-
hn-lid. aft'sr all. shat was there 20
watt for7
"Don'ttaltfo Aunt chrys,enah," sail
Nm. John lanes. who had come down
from New York 70 see her aunt. and
alao. II the uuth-nust be told. TO try
20 borrow a little money from her
Tor Aunt chr.sicnah had laid up some
thing. and hei niece had an exceeding
. great longing TO- be able, this Christ
mas day. 70 givea little present 70 her
patient. har9-worklng Young husband.
No. laney," fald the Old lady. I'm
obliged TO you for the invite. an the
same az II vent But I'm TOO siin IN
the bones and hard In the hearing 20
take much comfort away from home
nowadays Youll have 10 keep your
Christmas without me. I guess. this
year And as for lending you money.
I've but one answer 10 make. and that
is-noi"
"Oh. Aunt chryslenah'-
= mean 10 leave you all I've rot.
explained Aunt Chrysienah. zone o
|, thsse days. but not an Tn done with
u myself. II begin lending Il 20
yon In drihleis there won, be no;hin'
left Of H. ms an put away. sah and
sound, and it'il be yours some day"
a ianey thanked Aunt Chrys,cnah.
9Th a siekenlng at her heart. ncserthc-
less She fully appreciated the old
lady's kind intentions. but. on. n she
could only have known how tartar
more acceptable a little Of that money
would be now,
I would pay you back In a very
short time. Aunt cArystenah." said she.
If
No, you wouldn't" said the old
woman. because you won't have the
chance. and Ahat settles the natter
And nov. n you've a mind to 20 up
siags IN the garrett and get that old
lherd's plaldahawi used 10 wear IN
Ffhe days when was able 10 60 10
meeting. you're welcome 20 Il for a
Christmas present Il can BE- dyed.
and viii make real nice shawl"
Thank you, Aunt chrysienah." said
the young wiz. rather spirltlessly.
she vent slowly up the garrett stairs
into the great hollow. echolng space
shadqwfd. BY dark beams. with the two
odd little semi-clrcular windows a,
either spd. where she had been used
20 pig MA child.
Directly at the head OF the stairs
stood a great wooden chest painted
blue which had belonged TO some sea.
farlng member Of the jenkins family
She opened q with something akin q
awe-lq her childhood's days Il had
been penal oncnse TO NEEDLE viii
the ~-hlg blue chcst"-and searched
among its lavendcr-scentcd treasured
~ the plaid shawl. AZ she turned owe
lhe vaflols'articlcs something ehinkct
uaasr her hand. and. to her amarement
bowed TO be an old gray yarn stock
Ia luil efetwoniy-dollar gold pieces
lalytarcully among homcspun blank
. cts Nod lhFtlly preserved articles o.
longIpaEt year.
fancy. 1aneyl you Amt a-iookln' Il
the blue chlsi. be you" Il was Ann
chryssenah'a voice calling from the FOO
Of the 9AhRFay, ats In that ehlst O
draws asasOu under the caves. clos
20 the Cd splnning-wheel and swlits.
Eyes, Aunt chrystenah."
fancy Jones started away like
guilty creature. and presently she cam
downstairs with the old shepherd
plaid shawl over her arm.
it's veH nice. Aunt Chrysienah.
said she, lind thank you very muel
Tor g."
\ The hrsf thlng that Mira Jones ali
when sAo came back to the gloomy cit,
aat that f,prosenici homo 60 her wa
% "a so around 20 the jewelers. on Thlrl
avenue and purchase the seal riag Wit
the onyx sgtiIng uhlch she had so GOV
cted for John. She loved John 81
dearly she lonEed 70 SEE him dcrke.
out like other clerks IL the bank viii
something Whiea should prove tina
he. too, vas not utterly forgotten a
Christmas. And, after an. she wa
only borrowing from Aunt Chrysiena
taking what would one day be- he
own What harm could there be q
E lhatg =
And yet Mrs Jones had reckone
without her conscience. aud that gtlI
sentinel uprose IN her heart when 81
least expected a. And as Christina
approached. with the shop-wlndow
'ssrlandad with holly and red berries
!. and. the house-roofs sllstened Wit
= snow. Mrs.. Jones was mlerabl
- wdmahsi
II only she could In some way ear
twenty dollars to pay back that none
10 Aunt Chrystenah's blue chest b
core chrlstmasl
a thief. a THEIR she kept ropcatln
10 herself. ''That's what I am Pee
pie don't know u when they pass N
IN the streets. The children In m
sunday-sehool elnss don't mlstrust
when they stand a. my kree. job
don't dream Of Il when he tells mo VIII
IA htsuthrifty wife ] am--bnt ! kno
n allihe timer
's.swe4l keep Christmas IN sma
way. this frss Christmas Of our ma
flea life. jsncy.' said The young he
80 III