The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-24
by.
FINLEY =. OUNNE


ioes ous r. hauaslif' Ts' sM~a'iv s~sa.
~sg1 g. roaaa latte bss~ ~sa so~sz.
saaiY ~ shat 4 trn lv IN noble esrss
an rvfset a. fguE~n &sss. ~a ta''
vanity ~ hur~sAn AFnhstssss ia tn smsa4sf
lire Ar saas nswhs fAsseS 9Yf~@Fysx
g.sssin as sas place. ~aa A@ns sr.~ tAS
same rerpsFk that bee handed sn@ r r
thirt> years mast s. hwYse &si-s
fr to-nsorrow - me hasy aaY, nssd
,son't usind Il don't cxre ~aseS
people set isdsEvstlea frna ewer~~A44
ing its y hka thep nANs II firm nuxf
seitin cnessh 20 eat that I'm ~-xTsa.5
sAy- he
Father Kelly @ass chris raa. 80 n
feeling weli A. s@ast. Abeot thsA<
time IL N yaar IN t-sxtE" MAJ r~~lans
cvfner along AR gives Ne nudge
we're thlnbtn' about sEfftn' da&xa ss
penRc~ au' sastn' money. an tha
Christmas spirit whispers Ia v~er ~AF
Come. give az HaL says IA. "whys
shud be busdn' things rr peoples
that dent want Thin. because thes'r*
xolu. - buy things r. sno that l don'r
want. because they think m has sGn"
thingN fr thlm that they don't mart.s
bccauss / think They're bnytn' thsngaa
rr nae that I dnn't want None "
s,'er buYiness. says tn spsrss lv cshrs.' =
Inaa Loosen up An the nrss things
1 know ye'er ia jooiry ntor~ bayfn !
"A good watch an chain an = dinong
shirt stud Fr mr. l think not eat
hope.
- always hope about Chrip'rss-
time that I'm Euin' to act nouaothtn' I
that I've always wanted. bat - far.
+! haNiu' Basss-d metihef " sixty
I chris rllnaea. I've had iistie luck tv~r
i since wus q boy an wanted pony
an rot eaddyehlsm. have ~ o.
cellar a. large collection tN sreen
i necktler slippers an book marks sa
Jake E'el~enthai has sale An vet
I don't mind IL Tn HuGerinsA ! en.
dure FIRM getting prisinta ls offset lt~
tn pleasure ! infltct ~ gtVan' thtiu
know that on chris mas eve yc u
come n here ar III reach undhsr IN
bar an tors out 90 - small tsos
with tn remark Here htur
: som ething ! got Tr Se' An Net "pTu
il M an pretind to he overwhelmed
with pleasure an surprise whin y H-es
y yellow cravat With green ettiper
Well. upon me wrrrud. how did -"
come To think ~ thisT There must
bc smethlng ia thought trsnsfer.nce.
fr this is Ia very thing j WEB hopiu
some wan wud give m" An thln r"
reach into ye'er caaitatl pockef a.
pun out package f""i WIN j"f
To hang on tn we'll aa take Ye be "a
hand an sav 'Isa -al,. HinnisHF. !
feel oughtn.t to take this Nhg dld
ye 20 20 such expense r. rec II
rnakes my poor little gift look 50
trivial. An III next week obsarN =
that Nc'fc not wearin' tn millinery
give W an sc note that ! ptil get me-
matches out iv me vest pocket Al
.payther v ur cares Sfiif"" van NaN
| or another iBut II y" hadn't gwen
me anything or II ye.d given 'n"
something an hadn't given yc ann
thing. We'd both feel mad here
amt ans wors" feclin' thin not Ert''n
aapethfug fT' TN some body thuf ys -
give something 10. except ~ set
grnethiug fr'm somebody that SeN@
ipiveu nawthin to- In van cas" =
FEEL Ike sucker. an iu tht oti' :
like an en- bezzler. I've often th"uE ht
sttyuld be "a good iGce rr peopIe to get
together y week of two befur" thriF :
mas an SAY. II ycll proulitr not ~
give mo tn necktie that -" ~ - 'r
eye / viii promise not " s'Fs - u5
lpenviper | intind 20 give v" 10 - "
lgef{n.e' But both IN spirit ~ chris
mas am ] Fclpenthal tell me this y
nr tx They both say. noeh an
they' re right
wen ts grarfd p"eryod. amy.
how I begin to Fe" tn effects ~ I
ALREADY Tn amount Is arntahif
grfnnfn' has already increased ab"u
so per cent Tn stores Al" brighten
ing M see me iriudh gptng hfFo'
wjth bundles undher their oF"feoAt
I'll. salvation Army SAMMY fIaHF
ia. corner with tn false whiHk"fN =
fingllug his tambour4nc Even ot
Ig;rogan give me % pleasant bow thh
,nornin He has aint wurrud II hll
dep1sN.tors that theE can dhfs~ 90
their money II tb@y'n prornsFr =
spind II on presents an not OF nous
lb.1d erufnpes or other base iuSuff"#
tr,a a4 Cr m chlldher chris mae hh
br.n comm rr about two months
l,hlra. ar. comm Rtbtongrr an Thihih
in their cheerful. hopeful aEaTlel"'
u,tt. faces No matther = hat kind 4
n christina this ls r. nunNb"os IS
ttt'u De 8 good ann r. p Eios ib''
uiver war 3 bad van n thin
II cud eu3ye chriz'rnas NOR" =
y.as yo.lnger'' said Ar Hrnr"rs5
Not to mention ntiiy"n ~ -
other things. includin M ~A41
tber.re ali gone. an bus thAt ma 9
box hasc N IN dnra~er = mex - y
tb.t IA defy ye 20 wear - ball 4
~. s5rgal ordher iy ~ sons
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