The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-17

| young giant going 10 fight the foe he was
/ SAYING To himself. Il never see anythin
I like Mary's eyes Somehow they aiius
I do make ne think o stars on a summer $
night-pitiful sort o stars. George This
/ amt goin' ter be any summers night
though. Regular sauall-
| And Mary looking after him. was say
| out o sight in that boat 'thout feelin' 5
/ II ID never lay eyes on him aginv
! But there was too much To do before
dark to waste time at the windy7y. The
children would be sWarming in Directly
and there were the douglnuts xet 10 fry
Jimmy likes hands and so does Dave.
an Johnny likes rings. said the mother
10 70, herself An Sissy likes the hole. So
I'll cut out all sorts And she had lust
/ set them aside. and brushed up the stove
and laid the table when the young per
sons stamped in covered with light snow.
Land. You don't mean ter say its
snowin'"' exclaimed the mother.
Just a spit" said Jimmy
4 hope that's ALL" said she. going TO
the door and looking up the lane and
down the harbOr.
Say. ma" said Johnny. as she came
back. did you know Sis was goin' up
Ter ST. Paufs ter help ter put up the
green tonight
IVY. o course I knowed. All her Sun
day school class is goin'. An L expec'
Sis ter behave reel pretty" with a fond
look at the hOwer-sweet girl.
And the saxon's asst Jimmy
''Sexon." said the mother. instructively.
.Sexon then's asst Jimmy ter ring the
bell for him tonight Visa twas me-
y wisht he'd asst me- said Dave. tug
ging at his boots
There : more bells than one IN town.
said Jimmy
by gum that's SOL
Wall, they amt your bells, said -deir
mother. An you'd better keep away
from en-. Come. here's the beans all
baked TO a crisp My, Don't they smell
goOdg Come. l want ter git the rest back
ter keep hot for your father.
4 wonder what they ring the bells Tor
Chris mus eve. anyway said Dave. with
his mouth full.
There re- amt l' any bad spirits. said Sis.
"Less'n ourselves, said the mother. I
guess they ring the bells because they're
glad Christ was born m sure De.
An SOS your father
Say. ma. is pa a good MANI
John Markham, If you're ever half as
He don't go to church
He done his church-goinn' early. He
loves God an he loves his neighbor.
There amt better man walks this foot
Say. I'm glad he's pa said johnny.
Som L. said his mother And
wisht he was hum this minute It's
gittim real thick. outside. an ned orter
ned his travis set long ago. 1 disiut
feel TO let him go anyhow wen 1 see ii
sci lalilH NtdtNtF All the NiHU FISH,.
Wal. he knows all the is about Il boat
And as he says he alIus has come in
L guess pas all right. ma. said JIM
my. pushing back his chair and coming
and putting his arms round ner neck.
The sea amt run yit that's goin' Ter
swamp him..
You're mas great boy. amt you. jim
my2' said the little woman. leaning Der
cheek down on the rough hand. She do
no where she'd be thcut YOU"
An 'thout me-" said Davy. his rosy
face peering over the other shoulder
An me- ma cried johnny SpTinginar
into her lap. while Sis ran to get there
first.
Without any one o yei'' she said half
laughing and half crying.
You're the best mother / gotr' cried
Johnny
Il declarer' she said then. You amt
half ct your suppers. An it's time the
like a dish cover. these days If You're
goin ter see Sis up ter st. PauFs You'd
better be off though An YOU wait an
come home with her, Jimmy. You put on
your comforter now You got your
artics. Sis Yes, | do wish Your father
was in There's the lights to the D0in.
blazin' up Ny land. how IL come on te.-
blow You all be home early now. or IN
be real worried
Don't you fret ma, said Jimmy
We'll take care of Sis
Bring ner back for n Chris mus pres
ent. echoed Johnny.
wen be nome in time fer the stock
in $. called Dave But their gay voices
came back 10 her on the eddy O. the wind
that puffed out her light as she held the