Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-19
CHRISTMAS BASKET


engage In any Christmas-basket
distributing this year." said the whole
some-iooJxtnr n,atror "a b., .t,,,,,,n,- no,,,
-. '.11.i ol ~ loI snoppins conn-
p AZ u'o uepafttheHt STORE Waitlns
room, Il am going to be very sure Of my
ground before start out with my basketA
and not hermit novse,f 70 ha g,,,ded nv coy.
d,,sous ny ~ ~ eu'oeu ~ oon-
Se"A oiu' oiousH1 hheeeH "in
utes OF acute embarrassment upon myself
by doing that last year, and experience Is
an eloquent TEACHER avan tbauob tho and
AZ that .~r,arss,,s. - - '''e eA
"a 49,, Pp'.
nttie whiie peIore CHRISTMAS before
iast-that Is, the Christmas of 1901-I heard
of very unfortunate family living over IN
tha, northaast sao,,., a.. C...., a.,
faot 1,sa sss see.'o'i-n Swainpoooie. AZ
Iact. Inc person who told me Of the des-
heal ~ .he - vsa., OF .ne family saio tnat the
h. s.a ~ Ne re LIZ Mas nLse-Late nioc
= Sr,,,snas, VI s ss excehent wages, Dut
arniahin st-,,~-,,rs~ ...s9 : nSaau' was gu
al T,er Ia. ~ -. ~onan. wno w.
cf1fkiren. The eldest tw.s,,.I nc. .ou
har "a NC viuesS tWoVe-yeai-oid
stc,a sna h 'vv ia soHle oown.own
suprr,rted hi. ,,.cst.. sn.I suSy ae.ua ny
AZ thew vrar.. .,,s.r,.,s. s anu cnaio,rn, = III
wouid vorE ~ dsv. - -, 81. Inc . =. st
i,s,,s ~ Hr,... lev. lev Gays iong enough to get
- 49, " ~ liz nsoney. Inen ne would Knock
tis,,neas n,.tt, ' e., sounu III state OF so.-
y,ev..r II, ers, .,. a,s I"Oney Was exhausted.
his family II -. sp1no cent upoh
ana at.-,,,. = 49, veIy naiIo"lne stofy.
n,,ss ,so.e.t week Deiofe CHRISTMAS called
81 S",na ~ ply tne motner WISH:
storv ha.s SSMpiete Verinc2tion OF the
cesved ma 49, -. nS cowe9 Mother re-
Ssit M, s.' =, acIcusiy, ana aiter nad
fetoh 10. ..s "Sneu nef permission TO
tasnirr n'I AZ Cnristmas basket con-
tova for the ,,e,, noI anu perhaps lew
wornan hm,xt NC en ,ne poor ntlle
nressed har ..n .u .Safs ana Ierventiy ex
har5 ~ ara WHICH was Ieai!y
raf,,,a5 r-as.a' III sle was an exceedingly
n,oI.ad f,o,, "a u was ovsiousiy iar re-
honeless s,,rrn,,naiss.s n p,aAe , a.a,d such
wac niea, 80. ..xs I1eI pare little nome
erty u-ara a,rS S, oue n me signs oI pow
7ran ,vera al, ~. LHe 5ouhser CHI
ware cfaan 90 ~ ,aaeuoush the rags
scrubbed and the Iit,,e h"ron e,s anu anu
chaarIas. ~ INV "''ie Honie was coio anu
when NOS ..,,.
b,shand 80 s. uul 10 cohe away .ne
tbrouoh .ha 80 . caIie staggering
Gated and c,,a.st, 10y niuIh iato ..1i
ed mo or,atous, ~. ny Liission, ne insult
ana ali that go Sa,lns me pusypooy
ON nai,, 70 ko vi tnins; ana warning me-
keen arrao. frn. my heao beat on 20
to the mans tar rr ao anS at naoe no reply
hut n n,ad, .aun.s ana gfpes, or course,
sta orsr ;ntn ny neart heavy 10 see MN
haa3S r. ,, .uS pIohen Httie nome ana
be9par of hersaiS, MS "iie LOT making
.eS3,i, ~
T $50, Will CIiistmas Eve came around
-. a neap,is BASKET 10 tnat nome do
n ~ ilnaslne lhat l am lauding myself or.
on tba hacS' =, ~1u,u say. palting myself
tnor, ,,,,th ..o.t, .ofi..S you lnis' lor IL mas
shirt thae hn,ae " 'iIit seiI-compiaisant
49, Ia nave oeen making myself self
i sly n@ppy ny pestowlns these old-fash-
.'n'', GniIstIas baskets ever SINCE my
800 Woi,Iauhoou. In the basket there
We turkey ana lot or groceries and
why nv, a.. ui canuy ana toys Tor the children.
~ niue wlIe anu mOther met me In the
10 h anu $500 me WIN tears OF pleasure,
"a ND va
~ ss ,ns rear room-and mes that way. she
az, ~ she "ouIdnt nave me insulted
ny .Iin aSdin Ior WORLDS. But he overheard
u in. 'a a,,t IN .ne hail' anahe came lurch-
iHs ~, out, anu again ne poured out the walls
VI ms drunken wrath upon me. calling me
d nledeiei ana rubber and various other
peasant Things While he was abusing
t LII nomeIer, I noticed that his wife was
SIeFei anu cautious enough to hide away
the pdsket IN the rear OF the house, and
wheh L saw ner DO That l knew that bar
I,hs .ie hopeiess ana british condition of
the head OF the family, there would be at
ieast some httie sign OF Christmas cheer in
lle nome. L nad previously sent little
coai 70 the mouse, ana II was warm and
eolnIortaDie. w en the husband had got
waU sna haa ts,i me IN ms thick..ongued
800, H. - ea. 81 suishy 10 me rear
arms arnn,I nc ana nra aiIo Il, .hIeW he5
obiIdran 70 IT, =. 80. T IL my p's Gu
ohla dnarsand 800 80, an oii"oo!' KISS
When the folJowins Sshrist,,,.s +b.+ T.
10 nc
thnrbt &c 80. i: -Sii,iI ,ironnd l
49, ~, ~ ,,n,I5 ds atn' anu ueieInilhed
hasi,at ~. 49, wine III II IstHias
,,isit thi. ti,na h,t aaaiaa, aus pa M
ba sirst nm ~. cShristnnas 80 J ,s IN lug
the unfortunate LITTLE vito and A ,,,a,bar LOG
.syyaii whan + cave 70 ~ -,
cd down with tho ha sLst snnaathim,s sie
ferant IN the evtar;nr annaann iS W u
house strncL ma tror one th;n 49, VI e.e
nf warm light came thrnn,t re- , neioan
ara The bo,7so bad 49,, ,i ',,o ,.1 vs. w.
another tb,ne even Wiz, ~, a. - III
T beard n man,s rn,,;nLina $500, ~ me SIS
.".Why, saia :, ,,,.,,aes ,aush.ei nistoe:
ALARM .nerhans ~. Sar,ii,,'s ' r,o Ss'i y,
otbar napn,a ~ n,, . 49, nIo'su anu
tbat dId not thin, g 80. ~ ouo
&C. 49, I ~, Ll,tA u eia. IL can oe
,,,;'h h.. % ,ni,u ~, S,ristSaas a, iaushins
". - =, ,,..a; IN n,Ia1 Ai Ia. eve!
49, -, - aroa =. Sd 49, oi .iio uoot. anu
' - a , Upo =. .ot mo nc was III MS
,li. s ue';. i.io, VIZ ihan iooheu
posI.iseiy haiusoilie IN luge. rougn sort
"a ~ 49, iianusoiiie as picture! All OF
.he u'il'h hau gone GU. oI ms race ms eyes
VIZ do ISL az Souiu oe. ms cheeks were
Iuuuy WIN heait., anu there was good
ma, natuIeu sria playing around the corners OF
ms mouth.
Goine III, taay, saio the man to me-
anu ma nau no sooner sot IN the door Than
.as nt.ie woman, plump ana pretty and