Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-12-23


Ever since "on. PLEASE. DooD
was born" he LORD. SEND Us
went on. I'VE poosE.
have had roast goose for Christ
mas"
Ever since he was born. 1t might
have been hundred years before,
from Toms tone and manner. and the
audience was tremendously impressed.
And" continued the orator. I'VE
must have one now. We will have one
now"
They almost stopped breathing.
81 have plan" They shuddered
and drew nearer. I'VE all must com
bine!"
"Oh" in chorus.
do you want goose. Sue?"
"Yes. indeed
"You. SAM"
Eyes"
"Ike?"
do /? Well"
"Ann?'
Eyes. SIR
"Me. too" said Baby Deb. With
great earnestness. for it was clear to
her that it was question of eating
and she did not wish to be left out.
"Of course you. too, you deary dun
ping" said Tom. Now. then" he
continued when order was restored.
what shall we contribute? I'll give
my new salboat That ought to bring
so cents"
His new sailboat! Why. he had only
Just made it and had not even tried il
yet. Oh. evidently this was a time of
sacrifice. Who could hesitate now?
"I'll give my Shells" said Sue hero
ically.
MY sea mosses." sighed Ann.
You may take my sharks teeth
said Ike.
And my whales TOOTH" SAID Sam.
The sacrifice was general. The light
house would yield up its treasures.
"All right" said Tom. Now let's
hll father"
And father was told. and for some
reason he pretended to look out of the
window very suddenly. but he did
not. He wiped his eyes. and Mamma
Stoughton wiped her spectacles and
winked very hard and said:
''Bless their hearts,
For, you see. these parents were
very simple hearted folk. and it SEEM
ed to them very affecting that the
children should make such sacrifices
to procure the goose for Christmas.
And what does Baby Deb contrib
ute?" asked Papa Stoughton by way
Of joke.
II des Is not dot muffin" was Baby
Deb's reply when the matter was ex-
planned to her, ''cept 90 tate Stulpin.
Oh, what a laugh there was then.
for If ever there was MANNED aud
demoralized doll 1t was Stulpin. But
Baby Deb was Rugged and kissed as
if she had contributed a lump of gold
instead of little bundle of rags.
Papa Stoughton and Tom were to
go out to the mainland the first clear
day to buy the goose; but. alas. a storm
came on, and they were forced to wait
for 1t to go down. 1t did not go down.
1t grew worse and worse. The wind
SIITLckcu luOahtu anu N'NStASt
with the lonely tower. and the waves
hurled themselves at it and washed
over and over the island. and no boat
could have lived at all in such weather.
If goose be only a goose. no matter.
but If it be a Christmas dinner-ah.
then!
Yes. they had good reason to feel
dismal at the lighthouse. 1t was no
wonder If five noses were fifty times
day flattened desparingly against
the lighthouse windows. Yes: six
noses. for even Baby Deb was finally
affected. and. though she did not know
the least thing about the weather. she.
too, would press her little nose against
the glass in most alarming way. as
If she thought that pressure was the
only effective thing.
1t took some time for Baby Deb to
realize the Importance of having
goose for Christmas. but when she had
grasped the idea she became an enthu-
siast on the subject. She explained
the matter TO her dolls and was par