The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-11-26
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HIS CHRISTMAS FAMILY,

HIS UHRlO1 MAD d MILL
Did YOU hear what the old man Sald
To me when he gave me the ten? asked
Robert Alertou of the bnght-taeed cash
ier. as they prepared to close the office the
NIGHT before Christmas He said: Take
that and make merry Christmas for
your family.
We'll. WASH that very appropriate
Christmas suggestion? inquired the cash
Ter.
MY family said the young man,
fercely. You tell me where my family
is. will you? Other fellows have mothers
and fathers and sisters to make Christ
mas for. l never had a single soul on the
face of the earth. 50 far as know, that |
could call my family. What good Is
Christmas. or ten n-dollar pieces, or any
thing. for fellow who don [ belong any
where and Robert gulPed down some
1 tline that sounded susplclously like A sob
Cheer up, and come over to our house
tomorrow; We Il help you to forget YOUR
troubles. said hi tender hearted com.
pauion.
1t isu merely good time want.
/ said Robert. II IN not baby II Is to have
somebody tha. belongs to me to make a
good time for
/ why don You adopt family Of your
own for Christmas asked the girl, with
a sudden inspiration.
/ Robert stared At her in amazement.
/ But. really. why couIdn YOU There
are thousand, Of people young and old,
I in thi, city. who never have anyone to
make Christmas for them There my
ear. sorry must go pon't -cl blue.
take ny advice, adopt family Of yonr
/ own for Christmas, and the ,irl huTrIed
/ away
+ Ador, a family. great Idea said
( Robcrt to himself but the idea still ling
ered in his mind aud really thcrc was
/ something strangely fascinating IN the
,hsughi of thc ownership Of a real live
family
T He stood On the corner. undecided wbrre
F e. ~. because If did see, really u1ttcr 10
+ ANYBODY where b., went bright eyed
I clear braiu,j. luvirg hearted youth gan-
+ iiiate far ~puship % some loging mother
or father pa~>,-sed with per'eos passion
. for helping those weaker than himself.
( yuuth 10 make a mother heart -upremely
happy. and father proad and glad
II m earuin. euoagh, though, Rob.
rrt Il could support a mother and a
f SISTER, too, and m sa'ng 60 be promoted
Mr. wilkins. the man-er, told me 80 to-
day Bu, what's the use, Il wIll only
F b. a few more dollars 20 pa, away in ,hc
bank X locs seem A. Il things were
pretty well tangled up in Ihi, wosii some
times / d give up ny job any day Il |
F ooaii haze family Ike John Wthcrb,c =.
and set be i, aivAy. grumblin- because be
has 60 help q, home
A. HObert walkc,l aimls,sly Iosu the
street. he found himself uno5a-ea'u-ly
scratiniHng cyery w9'nan and child. WEh
che iica q possible PruprIe,oFship
The door II a church .tood jnsitioGiy
vpso. and because Robert dad n9s hslong
aBywh,rr in particular, be- catsrci and sat
lowu n coTnsr some, hing unusual
us. evidently IN progress. \ man s'noi
ua The platform, snd seemed O. be acting
A. aacsioneef
Who I take ;hesn family af seven.
,vo SEX bab.r. ,hree ht,lc .iyls, an I'd
grandmothsF. and a lamc father pgaun
Bliss know yoaT generous heart yoa
al~ays bsi far the biggest and hangriezt
family The next nae Is slek mother
and three small chIidrca reThap, 4
better stop To explain before ! proved
farther s-~ theSc are uumLrr II
stranger. uho have csue 10 sincc wAs
talking We have = families "a our ls,t
for Christmas celebration. none ut them
wiil know that Tomorrow j. Christina. ua
les YOU help u tell them. Now get IN
your bids quick foE they are going fast
Remember the good Lend Who-oyycr,
and -uap them up ilvsly and lhe Salubl.
deacon pFacer,ied WITH hE- list.
Rober, ,aI and listened With added ia
lercsl Its not sach preI->,erous
idea, after all, this adopting a family fer
Christmas. Thought be | wonder il
there arr aus left that viii ir my case
Here the last ou uiy hist, called out
the ieacou q mother aud 8 dear liuir
woman ,he H.. l,-s-aui two little maiden,
u; three aud ten her only sou killed iu a
railruad accident six months ago. Nobody
want them Dear me that Is too bad
Yes. kHow you have every one Of you
taken Your share but We musn lei that
family 20. l u take it myself hrsl. although
+ | We FIVE booked against my name already
What that, Young msny Yuu'll take
them Ble>, your heart you D never re
srei il. One shake Of the dear cld moth
er hand viii pay you,
Il iid not take Robert more than I've
minutes to get directions a. to street and
number. and all the ume he was doing
some close calculating a to the investment
Of the ten dollar gold piece.
4 fine dinner YOU re getting for your
family, said the grocer, a he packed the
basket full of good things Are there
many Of them? Only mother and
two little girls, Robert answered with a
blush and We; with feeling Of satisfac-
ton
Suppoaing | should not like them ?
he thought, as he knocked at the door Of
a tiny cottage on an unpretentious street.
His first look into Mrs. Robbins moth
erly, worried face settled that question.
II think there must be some mistake
sir said the little widow; they re surely
not for Us, and her voice trembled as she
looked down at the two little daughters
who were lowering expectantly over the
bulky basket Are you the grocer :
young man, and are you sure you have
the right number?
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