The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-17
the CHRISTMAS fRol|c.
~ HARRIET PRESCOTT sPoFFoRp.
copvyis.. 1899. by Harrte, P,s,coa spooord.

Not too far" said the fisherman
| Tomorrow bein' Christmas" added tho wife.
: Twould be q sorry Christmas an you not comm
| in safe
Il ollus hev come in" said Joe. II amt much
| fear but what I allus shell. I wouldn't miss
| my Chrismu getting into his long boots, for
the hest fish swimmn' Got the turkey
| Down siillar, on the swingin' shelf A big
gobber You want pcrtater stufn' ?"
| Wal I do no. Which you want Chest
nuts an thin q is tasty 18th summer savory. Here.
| you fix this string. Sis can get the chestnuts
| IN the corner"
20, the boys vert muffin along the fall an
| got quite a few set by. I'll put some rnisns
in. There's some left over from the pies
| Them pies II 60 rig ht To the spot Lots o. cider
| In en- Got some turnoyers for the stockings"
| An bunch o. white grapes apiece threading
! her needle 10 sew on .ooso button for him"
They n have thin's tic Sunday school tree But
| Id like en- ter have good times ter hum ter re.
| member bimeby"
| An So" looking up with a CLEAN n mischief
in tho buc oycs "youv o ben a.wsstin' money
| on Sis"
Il did les git her a littto fur collar" said the
| wife. hesit.tinrly
"Sho now, You don s,ippose I bcerutch
| anything u Sis? Didn't YOU git nothin fer the
| boys"
| "Ycs" she Sid npain. doubtfullv Of know
VIC hadn't or,er But Christmas on'v comes
once't , wear nm. ,bcv did so van, .Robipsop
| Cr,isoo en- Pilgrim Progress An IL keeps en-
to hum nights. An IN mske my ole bunnit an
| shawl du-"
! You're a good mother. Mary"
| You can't he children but onee', YOU know"
biting her thread of There
| 4 know. An don't wan, ter he Wen
| remember the licLins had all over III, pI,cc I
| don't want ter h, n child ovin Nv mit,ings drvo
| I'D ruther be a grown man 'itb Won for NV wife
| than all the children in Cbrs,,ndon you'rc ,
! good wife Nnry Efev.rIhavc Peters lucl an
| ketch A fish ith , nice, Of Nancy in his mouth
| IN dress YOU like n o,,e.n. now YOU be,."
| Mary stood ON tiptoe to kiss hin, She would
| have liked to s,v ,h,, sh. vouId rather bsx. him
| for a husband than all The Kings going Bp, sh.
was A woman offew words onlv The color sprinr.
ing to her check a. sbc twisted nm hcr d,,r hair
| only the sudden fame in IN. d,rl of her vistful
! eyes. smoke for her And a. her husband vent
| ont with his basket and lines st,idipv ,oup IN.
| lane like a Young giant going IN fght IN. IN. he
| was saving TO himself 81 never see ,nvtbin liz.
N,rvs yves Som.hoy ib.v oIlus do vat. mo
! ,bint n. stars n, , .umm.,,a nivb,-n,,if,l so,,
| a. stars George, This oin't goin' r., h. ,pv
summers night though Regular sou,r"
| And Mary. looking ,fte, him x,s aovi,o IN
| herself II do watch him nut n hi in hat
bo,, ',hon, tc.,in's "a ncysr I,y .y.s on hin,
! npin'"
| H,,, th.,. ,,s ,,o much r., do h.,or. d,rL 10
| WV N'u" w. r' 80 '"'N "
| waste hmc AT the window. The children would
| nuts vettofry "Jnmv lit.s hands an, 90 does
| nus se' o"s, Jimmy ''heS nanus, on no "ocs
Dave; an Johnny likes rings said the mother To
all sorts And she had JUS, Sc, them aside and
hflSlcu up the stove anu lnl1 thr table, when tho
| young persons stamped in covered with light snow
Land You don, mean ter say its SHOWN"
| 'Justa SPIT" said Jimmy
| II hon. that's all sid al. So,r- 10 ,h. d,o,
nrT na, n,i Sa.u ,.s s",nS 70 .ne 'oo'
| hndlo"klng up 'hclsne anu down the harbof.
.,S Say, ms said Johnny as she came sa eaes
d,d you know 81. was so'n np,er st P'ur' ter
he.r 'ef pn' up inc green 10 night
| school Chassis ro,n' An c,pec' Sis,cr'l n,
have reel nrr,,y win , fond lnol =, n. enu.,
sweet little cirl
and the sa1on's asst Jimmy
"ScNon, then,. asst Jimmy ter ring the bcll for
him to night Wish twas me
boots.
| There : more bells than one IN town said
| -,
| "'n"S
| BY gum 'hatsso'
a.r ro,d b.,., to., 80 ,,nn, .'o'' MN, ,n,.
An you "eue, NsSr aNn> rom en- ome.
back Ter keep no, 10y your fa,hci'I -
mus eve. suyTsy, said Dave, With his his mouth "'
full
sv.5s red STnIn ." 'A' BOD 'P'' :" sure an"
There ain, any had spirits sad Sis -
Less n ourselves SAID The mother guess