The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-25

II Is, {lntlo girl had bee, sitting ~ u,
window mpat!ently5 FOR IA ~; ~ Y
Lawrence Rivers, & her fnyorite uncle, Ei$
oh, mother, what time is II? WI y no
never, 4 never come nj Mother. don * tell
him my secret: please don t. Oh y goody y,
good y; here he ST. land g R'a scampe = e.
the Elittle8girl to the door to meet Y n .
LARRY, who Gimme dhtel causht lN3 ,l w
IN hisarnls and seated her upo n his shout.
der. RI fss 81 Ri
5 WHY don't yo,,s kiss me, F'lorrie sl
am going 10 toll gspnta. not to put any
thing II, your stockings beca use you re
4 bad l.ttloS girl. s3s ust think tina tiS!
came all heESwnYy here % see you \, 5anG
Syo,lIwon,t so5Inuch5 rs kiss me Flo lsfor
5sl,ame Never mind. 4 my title maid I
viii pa YOU bn ok for! such treatment
I'm going to gXe fall the good thi y
Sin9 my peck OTIS to allot Ter u we re III,
!teased Uncle 4 La rr'y. ~ .g \.
IL; All this time the little girl had been e.
wrigg llng and trying to get down SO 3 s1e
could k;ss.h her uncle, but he n ld t
out OF reach Of his face. 81
Please, dear Larry, lie e me &c.
down, and will kiss YOU g e, 81 hundre .
times, oi.snore, you want me to please
take ne down. pleaded a orrie. s5s{ 53f
SS No. mo. indeed; I'm going to- take vow
4 5wnys and hide you, SO Santa can Y ill.d
yot,,, replied Uncle Larry, At this 81
tears started to the tile ess ne
knew he wa 81 only teasllg her, bu y she $
was a spoiled little girl, and q g nitSl,ke
10 $Ee teased and beside, there was n9,nIS
er {, "a father trying to hide some blildics
she Thought titEreal mean o. her IN
clelto hold her 80 long beca use she want f1
I'd Is, seq what mother and Bfat hers!Weer.ee
9coinrto do Hith- all those bundl les. BIT
Sy5nljncle II .arry.sir you don't. re me
down, 7 amt never going to love you, any
more ~ 81 . I, u, AZ, ], I,
Uncle Larry took her off his IS onaer
and stood her In n hair where he8cou.s,
reach lis big Vs. nus , P'le'-
fled Florrie began to reach IRIS ~ ol's
pocket and them nnot q s 'Nl
things she did find H. Eete, s W TWO
@hoxes Of candy and an orange and "a a
IollySan,d Oil! SO many other things, That aEl
She began to wonder how he could IlIltl SCI
y nan MI In his pockets. She thanked
min several times, and then lle too l =, heeT
little hand and led her into the q re- wing.
room. where MOI herand 8fnther were ir'' NV
.,Herc 8 q little girl found ,s5 % YOU
know 81 any one who wants TO pllY$ het5 +
81 viii sell her for five centsor n ostJnnSI
thing; Just to get rid v}ll5you
buy, kind, sir say - :,
slid is sweet because she has 3 Wcets ~
hoths hands, AZ sa d Uncle Larry, 70 !,
p reckon i Will buy her but g ennAt
inossl bly ma such a. large amount Tor nor.
I "a il give two cents, but not one penny
amore said father !. /. 4 \. z Z, \,
snOh, 81 can do better than that s ~ {.
mother Gun 81 yc four cen ~ my = v, -
9fnthar Will give me tle5otllcr cent WV
buy her d your price \. ~ !.
highest bidder nj wa Us WI .'s and ,,ne
passed Il orrle over g her; moi y or, Il ne
dinner Hell nov rang and they ~ 3to
dinner .S . " 8 7, !, 4 ~.
her ana took her or toS bed "a nd y y q slepI2
until old snntn arrived, llnclesst Va I'M, \.
!,nothertald. thonthegnn y. dresss ne
ChrstmasEtrcs and TO ~ lsorr.s NJ
,es,a15irhere were 40 mans hllngs llla 4
thev had sto5use nearly hole 40 oli'.} 4 ls9
w,,nnt Santa cnn,c he wa 70 lillla
5t,,nf "a M ono Ind lleen nleddl ~
5hIsgl!ttla girls stocklngs efnre ~ 70 s..
riwed md willie he was irving 4 ~ ma
d, place to nut the things he ~ ~ prov 81
who should walk IN hut 4 teRi 9 e ,laaaS
herself. lie started 70 up ln 4, cum,
Sney,3iut tho llttle grl callg l1ll'8 q NJ 9,
ihald lin tight =, {. N, |, =,
Einob,S j, ye caught you Mr.. sall No fslallS
jltve becn watching for YOU pa long,
long time, md now ] want z 70 g sli ~
tfivDri ~ yo,,,'s said SFlorrls a. , "
I'm at your mi ~, mn am. Sal s'.'
Seeing TINT lie nouldn' easilS esfaPe y, ! ~
5had decided to max the best OF FL, w
NJ your service, ina am, What can = 90
suIk an. IN dontElnow how ( q sa Y It, er'-5
n oYr,t 90 stamlnered 'lorrle,
sSs5i 'Dn you wnnt-f9?1@l
'sj, ON no. pol Just wanted YOU to, OH
ST mean. Viii you give, the things thaf
Won were going to give ms 10 p easle, fha
gjStlla girl Tint lives ", the lane 2 nh'-
Side tho city, and vii you Slyo her poor g
5psrarsmother son6 money - ! Eye Y 80
Vi lSyYi,h All my heart said Santa III
huyei heard that 4 you 81 were q 2 aspoo'ilti