The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1904-12-23

hanging 10 the mantcl 10 be- filed with
10Y. Tor the children who were sleep
ug ,pundly. doubtless dreaming Of
what they were 60 receive In the morn
ug The face Of one Of them del
riic. fair haired boy. was turned u.
ward the doll aud she did not tire look
INK at II. for the face, though pale aud
thin. was very dclicatcly nodded
On the mantcl were two figures Ia
porcelain. one was hos iu an old
FASHIONED coat aud knee hrrcchcs. with
snsh around hi, waist and q cooked
hat aud feather Ills right hand wus
thrust iutn hi coat iu front. aud be-
looked Ike figure ~ Napoleon The
other was girl. with O. short dres,
md % sailor hat Her head WIS poised
one side and she looked very well
satisfied with herself Indeed. she was
,crJ pretty
How Il, you do said the glr im
agr Ia the doll Don't you think this
pleasant room
"Indc,l II l.. but I've not scc many
was only barn She paused 90
think hEnin when she was born bit
couldn't rememlcr 50 she said instead.
Isn't II hsauiiful worldr'
"Io You think .oY" said tho boy.
Ny sister and have had hard time
citing Into H. We werr baked In a
furnace. and n wns ~ hot
"well. don't tell me about II" inter.
rup,el The doll ia rather hear about
pleasant places"
The hgur,s told her great many
things but the gir was very vain Of
her beauty and the boy was taken NJ
with what be knew atout the world
~ Whlch the doll knew nothing ~ al,
% she ditht listen long. but fell asleep
while they we're talking
suddenly ~" awoke with a start.
What was that noise ~ the chimney ,
She hld scnr'ely time 10 think about
u when ont on the hearth popped a IT,
dc ngurr 10 FUR Tie uustmppe-i q pack
De- carried and nllr,i 90 The stockings
win ia,. Then be- jumped back into
the chimney and vas gone In n twin
klins Til. sei the dpll 10 Nundcrlne
mDrr tlHu ever
E,cf1thIn- was again silent EXCERPT
she clr,k vhIrh uskvi very loud
There vrrr ihr ,h.ldrru ~ D. Iu l''sl
the little pI'r fi,ri boz, VI bis ben,
resting ON Obj. 1rm the "a mugc %
tie mantle. with her hr1i uu unr sld'
thinking loU prrtt, size vH. lul %,
10y iUIutin- huv much be- knew ahou
she world The doll soon went Co ,lccl
again.
IN thr morning sbs vas aWakcu~
BY shouting Tho chihrru VIEW mn
ninr about iu their uighi ,loihr.. O. 3
inc thrIr toys frpm their stockings AM
clustering hkr monkey. The fair hat
"a boy sat M ii led and looked ou. a.
no was too Delicate tn get ~ Ike th
other children The DOH noily,sl tia
DO bad grrat blue eye. Wh.,h scrmc
ever ~ large rs be Looked wunicrlngl
Hi ~ that was gn.ug nu Then ihyr
,HWc % knu, kiug uu tir wall Hui %
shihlrvn Knew shat Il w. ,isnHi a.
thrm ~ srt la,s 10 t,l iul MOI TAI
,uid and back the, scrambled lpugl
Ina rud tumldlng U,et 900, br1the
nnd yu,vr,yi Themselves up
Presently tho futhcr anil mothr
sams .u and distributed the to,t IN
doil WIS Cor uur uf thv l.rl, lui th
i'ny Insisted on ha,lns It himself The
when all were luadrl with pt,-rul
thry yhrrlVl them down IN the hrcal
ftst rum
What u day " wis' The vhlllrt
were mClus about. plan lng win the
to,s AMI p,iplr wcrr yrning IN y,r
tinuilly IN ssv the presents. 1ud N
sun .honr hulhili uu the snow uu
side and The nrv shnnc brightly viii
Iu un the huss anlirnns pui tensile
and after dinner stuflr. wvrr tud n
yhihrn illl ihry wvr all u.ioul~h,
hi The number " wonderful ibInl
that happ-n The ~, with thr url
hair sul blue csc, lny In hi- mother
arms. hugeIng thc doll with be- ltra
prgss,,i uriiusi hi, sn that sI. ynu
bear BIZ heart teat. AMI she wonirr
why ihrrr Ms no such lsaiins boz D.
own heart This was the bappl,-,t uI
mrnt she he'd vyrf known Size wi
uniy u day oil. but somrih.uc told D.
that nuth.ug Iu the world ,uuld .,
make hcr happ.cr
When thc childrcp went uusiair, d
i,oy Insisted ga keeping thc doll
him eau be- pot uin b,l. whom q
mulhc persuaded him 90 part with
till morning She PLACED Il on yh.
lwfifr the tire where be- could sex
uIl hr shou,d uu tn slvvp aud thv m
ihIul uu awHkvuinr he the morning
When the children Wrrr Bll aisle
she doll looked NJ from the chair
thr .magrs ou tie mantrl SJ" "
b-, hBppy BE- 10 T. slrvp
!. "Wmt lo,v', day ha,, had" =
sbl
"iHsi wait rpltyi che IN, ml
"tnl sou have lvru buucbOl about
Nurli awhile uui yuu'll sc'' IT, ~
sins wise as an owl
y ihmk Il Nrfy nirr." said the !
imaer. ''sh hong a. you arc young 4
priiy. hut dunt Tie the hica u s
ting obi and cracked, perhaps havI
my arms ~ legs broken Oh"
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