The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-01

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IA 3etlicsia Lindsay sat BY her ga FRET IN =
dow looking &5s thought " N dow thet
crowded street, but there was a and lookSs
OH. her face d look tia is not svo ri
most OF tis OH IL Joy q mas Eve u
Gethesln has had trouble, crio,is trotl--3a
sbiel9 Only two months a 90 was her dehra
heart broken mother laid to rest y. q the
citySofEthe dead and only q short time be-
fore WAS her tier wrecked on his. shin
and lost III the dcer, 'rlie omforta Die It
home had 10 go$ for doctor's bills and fuel
and nov abe was living In the gnrret8 Of
a wretchot1 tenement, and her tlef br 4:
tier, two years youn ger than herself,
selling matches for bread ss How gladly
would she have taken tins Totr,'s place
orr even to help hin, sell the mate l1es
would be a comfort For dethestn g WIZ. +.
"a laStender heart, and d She sud, * Gould
not bear Il depend on ID II tile fellow like.
that But helping was npossible ~ she
twas lame, I and 4 To walk ito the rest
corner and back would cause her such
extreme pain she would be ICED to r IS VI
ina Ia &in bed FOR days to come. s'nnd this
would make n II bac for Toni."'s3s But oil
this va not what she was linking q f3
as she sat with her Il tile face TOWARDS
tho shifting throng I Ter thoug lttt:s were e
this $i'There Will be no Santa Ga VS. q 70 "a
Christmas. There will be no good an u 4
his little heart will be broken Wh , ne Fl
hears the sad news. A; ID al ss
5s 1. CHAPTER II. n
SS Mean while In another part 5of the city
a boy wittabig blue eyes apeeping 81 Wy
through his long gold en- orrls (so =, likn
,Gethcsia s own s. questioned Matches Ri t
toSall tho $passersby.3 VIZ AS mono could res
sstB the winning little lad I. twilight he
had 4 sold quite a number at q penny -
box. Delighted at his good II fortune Sal,e!
turned Ills steps home Ward but was
growing dark and he did not 81 n pair
Of & muddenng horses suddenly dash IN
sight. IN There was s. a u scream but too
latelsthe little one lay cold and pparent- !;
III ifeless ITO all the ca ger crowd Until
a lady ebowed her way through and knelt
by Ills side She tore open his shirt ana
displayed a scar upon the right 81 ouldder.
tits as i thong e; m long lost nepneW
is found. III said she, And he treYiv \,
+ shal ii al soS find my3niece.H Then Kissing
Him, softly she took him in ler4ari,1si and nd
Disappeared ina carriage near by 58
33;sa NJ III CHAPTER III. "a #.5ss
Bys morning little Tom was w dcsnwak e.
|5butl very: sick indeed b His first words
g SIC, Where nm s ee ~. !.
sia? His kind aunt then told him al
that had happened to y n1scll I'M ZIG ~
had been run over by the horses, md Nd
how she had Identified 8him&and brougl "
| him home. A doctor had becn summo red
Who, after careful examination, had said !:
>.'No bones are broken. and he Will 3D's
we'll ina few days 4 A Il q
aS46.i,'B the way 1t is Christmas morning,
and here is your stocking checked from
top toe. was Saint n lex AS q
|And YOU here so earl W. u said the aunt,
handing him tho ockir q . exp Ing TO
see delight written on his very face. B 3|i
she was mist TAX en-. d s
IIe took 1T thankin ms a her svye We and
|then said 1854 can not ope m tockin;;
|untll I have my sister to- Share N ,'8 50
1.-The aunt enqured his tldress and lin. y \;
med lately sent a carriage for her niece,
who had not slept throughout the tn, ut
for fear. H ftSi i ga 81 II
Az soon q ethesa arrived at her new home,
and was 50 delighted at eelng her bro;
Their safe, and at finding SOMEONE VITO
would care for them. she broke down
completely,4an and wepts for pure JOY And Z
heurd her tell her aunt, S. his is the fap-
piest Christmas i have ever lsno Wn,5 a = q
Its all because you are 50 good IS 8