CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-12-04
winters varying in age all the way

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sash and the easement.
There inside of the room stood
little Christmas tree upon n big box,
and upon the tree and all around the
foot of II stood dozens Of beautiful
Christmas gifts. Such n Christmas
tree you never saw! There were little
things In silver-spoons. forks, after
dinner coffees and knives. and II re
was rocking chair. also several little
| footstoois and little articles of bric-a-
brac, all newly covered with cheap
chintz. And there were toys. oh. SO
many toys! And upon the table ut the
side of the tree stood the best of wines
and Christmas fruits.
| How sweet of you, WIFI" Winters
pretty wife said as she threw her arms
around his neck and kissed him. How
did you ever guess that wanted all
those silver things for the table"
! And did any one ever see such
son-in-lawy" cried the old lady as her
eyes fell upon the table with the wine
and fruits.
II have got the coolest papa In the
world" yelled the six year old. while
the others chimed In -Yeth' as they
made n dive for the toys.
IL could sit in this rocking chair for
a week" murmured Winters wife.
rocking herself back and forth with
her foot ON the gayly covered footstool.
| "if IL wasn't that felt as II | wanted
to get up and kiss you again" she
said to Winter for the twentieth time
as she looked around.
! "Now go to bed. all OF you" cried
. for h..
/ one who starts first Don't let me
hear word from you again until to-
morrow morning at breakfast. and
| then wen have Christmas NIL day"
/ He hustled them out OF the room. and
/ when | tapped on the door there was
I no one left downstairs to open IL but
! he.
well. what are you going TO do
about ~" | asked. stepping into the
room and pointing to all the Christmas
| things.
/ Il don't know" said he. dropping
down by the table and hiding his face
/ In his hands Il don't know. ! am sure
/ II will Kill her II you tell her"
what made you take thcmr
asked.
| Because he's got 80 much he doesn't
I know what TO do with IT," said Winter.
$50 took them all easy like and
thought Il would blow over In n few
! days. You sec. we have 10 many ba-
bies In our family" he added. that
there wnsn't much left this year for
Christmas. and the children have been
talking about II every day for the last
| three months. IL broke my heart to
think I'd have TO dlsappolnt them. 30 I
did the best could for them"
"You watched the house nil night for
the colonel. did your"
Yes. except for about an hour; long
enough TO slip over here with an arm.
full"
'well. what are you going to do
about ity
God knows; | don't" he repeated.
1T win kill her II you tell her.
''Do you want me to arrest you to-
night. or win you walt until morning.
"Christmns day" he exclaimed.
breaking down and beginning to cry
like a baby Il know I'm wretch.
Only XIII me-do anything; but don't
tell her"
II might have been that the spirit OF
Christmas WIS In the air. Perhaps
the thought of those six little children
md th,t ,,.,.., ,,oo1 vs,. ha5 ,
stronger intu.pc, tban ,hev should
have lind oyor n de,,rtIvc,. hcnr, But
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