The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-20
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A. Chris Fairy.


( There was nothing wanting. The
:: beautiful: big: library wore q: festive:
air, as indeed it should. Was it not
Christmas eve and was there not q
child in the house? In the bow window
stood the tree. Surely no expense had,
been spared to make it beautiful, and
instead Of being lighted in the old
fashioned way with little baby candles.
which drip on things and have to Be
watched, it was gorgeously illuminate
ed with true electric lights; i A special
man hadsbeen there that morning to
fix the wires, and another had come to
decorate the tree so that it would be.
correct and artistic: : And all for, one
little girl only ten y ears old. She felt
very small and queer as. she sat, curled
up in a great leather chair, watching
the man putsthe finishing touches TO-
her Christmas tree. <. 81 a,
We'll, miss, ! suppose Santa Claus
will be along after awhile with his bag
Of presents. Yon should run away and
:. giveahim q chance, z said he. coming
down from the ladd ri; :s3s s S$ s
: There: isn't any Santa Claus. TIN
: too big believe 81 him. and my pres
ents are all piled up on the hall seat.
You may have seen them-there are
quite lot. <. The, forlorn little voice
caused the man TO pause again ass he
was hurrying away. ~ ~ :5s< f ST + il
" ( NJ Santa Claus Well, that is just
81 little people believe You know
people, little or big, can't all think
alike, but my little ones say that every
s1one isS Santa Claus who gives a gift
or does q kind deed at Christmas time.
Good night, and Merry Christmas
to you, miss" 1z:-: Ply S.E: s SRI; RI
= Es1'.Does q kind Decd" thought: the
child, hugging her dear Fritz closer.
Mother said she gave $25 to the
orphan asylum for ,me-and n saw
it in the list in the paper Mrs.
James Marcus Crewes, for her daugh-
ter, Rowena, $685. / wonder If the man
wouldn't think that a kind deed p sE& 4
4 Fritz was: q s.,ssympat b etc, tiny
brown dog and he knew that when his
little mistress squeezed him like that
around the neck she needed him badly,
80 he Struggled up closer and put his
cold nose on her cheek. Sure enough,
the tears did come, and this poor little
grille sobbed and sobbed, and Fritz
could do nothing more to conf fort her. 8
She drew in her breath suddenly and
stopped when she heard some one en-
ter the room, and king up, saw Sally
come to light clamps. !; Ii S.
-'"Wen, and cryin', are ye,2ye poor
little lamb! What il: troublin' ;yes
now? The same old story sure; no one;
to play with R viii, niver mind, child,
the Henley-Jones children will be
down soon to see your tree and--why,
II they amt here now sa III !. s s. s.s
Miss Margaret Henley Jones and,
Master. Duncan enley-J ones were IN
deed Herewith their governess. .E z... i:
= How do you do Rowena. i All, that:
is. your tree, il, it? II IS very pretty,
lighted; hut 4 am afraid oursis q little:
taller said Margaret, ID. ahe ho,ok
hands exactly . abe HAD sesn her,
mother dor .sfs5} s5S
: DO not say = little taller, i, Miss
Z Margaret, =" said the ever-attentive
.governess. SAY some tallsrt You "a,
member the rule o. 5fsy
Isl Yes, but can e always think an;
sVered Margaret. Have YOU very sveri-y
B many presents yet 7'' she asked, turn,
ling TO sRoWena.
:f! have 81 in al, Z answered. Rowena.
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