The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-12-29
Christmas Carol
Continued from page three)
By Charles Dickens.

H1ONSU ~ NuN SNs'o-
81 understand you" Scroose return
ed. "and woul, do II IL | could. But
I have not the ,ower. spirit. have
not the power"
Again il seeme 10 look upon him.
"lf there Is an person in the town
who feels emOWp caused by this
mans dea tn" sal Scrooge. show that
person to me. spit. beseech you"
The phantom bread Its dark robe
before him for \ moment like 4 wing.
srd witbdra wineit. revealed q room
bv daylight. whe. a mother and her
children were.
She was expechg some one and
with anxious page,ess. for she walk
eil up and down T. room. started at
every soq;ud. iookeOut from the win
dow glanced at thelock. tried. but In
vain. 10 work wit her needle and
could hardly bear Ie voices OF the
children in their pla
At length the lon expected knock
was heard She huied 70 the door
and met her husbat man whose
face WAS careworuand depressed.
shougb ne was youu There was a
remarkable expressio In 1t now. a
Kind of serious deliC Of which be
fet ashamed and WIN he struggled
TO repreSS. =
L~Ee sat down to theuner that bad
been boarding for hins the fire. aud
wben she asked hinfaintly what
news. which was not vi after long
s;lence. he appeared enrrassed how
To answer.
. .Is II good" she saitor bad?' to
j g6clp him.
lS Bad" he answered.
81 I'VE are quite ruined
..S mo There is hope yCaro!ine."
.sf he. releutf." shield. amazed.
Sz There IS Nothing is paope if such
ss1fsa miracle has happened.
"He is past relenting. id her hus'
F9 ,and. He is dead
"a She was a mild and pat creature
q her face spoke truth. II she was
&,ankt tsal 10 her soul to hh. and she
aid sc, with clasped han She pray
IA for:iyencSS the neStnent and
;U,s scrry. but the first the emo
zion Of her heart
ts What the half druh woman
SS$ whom | told you Of last 1t said to
me when tried TO see 9hiud obtain
! weeks delay and wh though
was u mere excuse to avne. turn:
or, 10 have been quite Il BE was
NOT only III. but dying th'
ITO whom will our dee trans
1 ferred?'
"a ~ don't know. But bef'hat time
(RtI& swe shall br ready with th1ey. and
kSeven though we were not'ould be
g Sbad fortune indeed 10 .hndlerciless
creditor IN his succeSsoEe may
ss.r ,p tonight with light b. Caro-
.e,~
Yss Soften IL aS they I. their
~ besrts were lighter. Thtldrens
Y faces, hushed and clusterHud &c
hear what they so little rStond
were brighter. and 1t wasappier
mouse for this mans death e only
emotion that the ghost show
him, caused by the event. one OF
= pleasure.
= "Ie+ ME see some tende con-
4 nected with u death. satooge.
-. ..or Lat dark chamber. spwhich
we left Just now will be TO pres
~ mt to me.
The choS, conducted hitougl
-. several streets familiar to III. and
- as they went along Scrooge There
and there TO find himself. buhere
was he to he seen. They enpoor
Rob Cratchits house. the dE he
bad visited before. and + the
no,ber and the children seaund
the fre.
Ouiet-very quiet. The nttis
Cra,chits were as still as Il,
one corner and sat looking Qr
ter who had a book before rhs
mother and her daughters we4g
cd in sewing. But surely tire
very quiet.
".And He took Guild andn
in the midst of them.
Where had ScrooGe hears'
words: He had not dreamel
The boy must have read then.
no and the spirit crossed the tn
Why did he not go on:
The mother laid her work u
table and put her hand UP to Ut
"Ihe color hurts my eyes. $
TIE color? All. poor Tiny l
.They're better now again
Cra,chit's wife. 1T makes tue
by candlelight. and | wouion
weak eyes TO your father "
comes home for the world. IL
near his time"
Past 1t. rather" Peter al
shutting up his book. but
hes walked a. little slower
used these few last evenings.
5 They were very quiet again.
So The said. In a steady. cheerl
-. %,Itarad only once: