The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-24
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] Christmas, said Mrs. siiekeFby. -
she climbed stiHly d0Wu from the
chair on which she had been stanfling 70
deck the chandelier with holly. "Hew
nurpFlsed Josiah will be when be eotnes
in. cold and tired. to iud the place iook-
tnE 80 like holiday tiHes. ! dsclarr.
have a good mind 10 make = Ore ia ths
stove just 20 please him. he kept asking
fur ID u, l0ng-thunsh. come Ia thtnk ~
Il. be hasn't mentioned Il lately thasiga
l always told hina IL only made dirt
for me 10 clean ~ and the furnace heat
Ell tho whole place any how tie sail bis
mother used 70 have = hiee tire Ia The
stove when they came is evenings bf
e0urae, sha did. bis HiaihsF nrseF saN
furnace In her life, ani Wealdnt have
knoNn Il from = Telephone Il she had,
she paused with hrr hausis an her tips.
n admire the result II hvr labafa, Yes.
guess / will light = hFv iu that stssr.
anyhow. il will serve 81 a tssf fgr more
remarks about the rsld Hat f~a mare
hints aa 10 bow 1 do nersl nrw zat %
fuFa this Christmas Josiah i god
nAu. bat be i az cipae wheu IL eaais@ ~
a question: of msuvy - . p,stato = 70 IT,
skin ="
/ She vas hnstiing ahsnt ~ she talked.
ina tinE her prrI,aFnllaue 10 bsht nf~
In the brilliantly polished stowe. There.
declare shv es.ra. ~ shs oPeaea the
aoag. N Josiah hmsat s,,t thsa stuye
ail allsd np wtsh papeva aRd trash, sitter
all my talking. IL do~a s~~nn - II Ywa
I eaat tsseh q mas tn - careful atoat
hnsss any more than Fua cas- gsnsh hea
90 play rhsckvFs' Nsvrs nIini. an Just
lat my kluAiiags ou top - tbs trash sud
not scnld--C hFtstmas h u8t ths lime fat
scotiIux. anyhpu wiga yen'vs
E0s 10 live wlgh man rs bsas ~ taHs
evsry OPPORTUNITY 10 tsarh BIN uhats
right"
AZ the ere began h. rfarkia ehssrfsiiy.
she left Il aud weut over TO she sha-
tashion~,i ruph,sagd in ths ~sfsnrF. F~aehsd
carvfuliy 20 The top sh~lf sud tosh dove
bansir
't'n just take tast p~~p ~ Joalah's
present" she said. - tel yna. thers
was e i1g q wgfk IN the kaitlinE II ghat
afghan. and II 10 dn9uut give nu those
fura bell feel q koad deal n.aanfd vrvfT
time be puts " over bis ku~~a IN the
buEEY this Water -aud ths fuFs are hat
n the house. I kuna that. fnr I've b~gn
aver every squarw inch - IL IN hapaa
ia hnd he'd htiisa 'rtn apmruheFe. .
EAaN NAN @AAAaNA#st NHfAH+ANs - AAaHfsAtA#A=
ton % eoipFs IN wpal shirh wanh lave
made Ioaeph'a c0at sutlshgF Garmsui By
comparison, ana boxed 81 Il With great
admiration. Then ahr carefully Fwpiaessi
Il. Il don't kuew ss it.s Iast nervzzasT
10 keep Il away up thsrvhs wpHidu't
sss il " IL WAS right under BE Bass-
. Dear me. I CrFtniuiT small something
. burning. sonFigF II Vt ran ~ M eaks
tn the oYru. bad almost f1FEuttan u.
{ wlth aii these Other thipss ON my mind
} There comes josiah nowT she rrtssi
ten minutes later. as ahe heard the dpur
Of the slttinH rHs5m open si'u atHy out
here aud sre what he does. Well surely
he must 10 pleased with the dscura lions
!. ana the Ore IN The stove. u sounds sc
II he was dsins q iiz al over the ruafa-
= and bim protesting Christian. too
a Five minutes later she opsnsd ths sit
, ting ruzlm donr and ntsod transHNed On
q the threshold WHY, Josiah Hiieksrby
. what GA earth is the mattsrf' she shrts2
h Cd. "You are ~ black a. a sweep and
4 your beard IL all sinErd. and what IL thai
I. awful smell In here. and wwhat h that
n you hare In your handf'
q sft'a your new eel Of furu. that's whsi
II Il L." fstortsd Josiah. Grimly. e Euot
r. ast Of furu that coat a lot II msnsY. goo
{. and looking like . cat that had beet
q sitting on q can o. hrssraeksrs vhsI
N they went orr
is "But how on earth eouid----"
- 81 had hid 'em In the stove, that
=. howl you said you'd never maze anoths
b. IRE IN Il now we've got . furnace, and
hid 'em In Il. sos could surprise yO'
r. for ChriatmRaf'
,. "weli. goodness knows. you have snI
% prised me9'
"Yea, aud when I came into this rom
ID Il was all full Of smoke. and flames wer
nd bursting out Of the stove door. " was .
oF full. and II hadn't kept my presenc
Of mind and hunted out that old thin
TO smother the flames with, The Who'll
place might have been burusdf An
ss he held mp the afghan, which vas scare
We " In better condition than the faFai