Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-12-08

~. IN NNssS ~ y rlV IND gave
u, a hope 81
IS Christma as the.
11 laasal st eamb oat 81 We nt2
~ on its daily
1 ~ 81 trip, breaking the
way through the
crust during The ni t, and lea.viTls;s S
hind a highway Of driff ng ice On.
II q bank beyond they could see ttasseI
houses and the church. but could not
go there sSs
I may even forget when Christ
n is comes sal d II Ben ,as Mess We
Notch a stick, / like RobInsc Grusoe.'''
ST shall not forget sal d Della II:
Tor t. said Mamie Scudd Ter. ii
The .Bigbees lived i on an island.
There was. one. house besides cir
own. where Mrs Scudder and Mamie
lived. Mamie never crossed the va
ter in cold weather, but the Bigbee8
children rowed across every week to
Sunday school, until December
brought ice and snow. Isl!
Peonle$ living on small island must
take boats instead Of carriages when
they go to church Of post office or
market But the Bigbee children did
not think that a hardship. f3 8=a
I'VE want clear water all winter, a
said Della
Fl hope you will have IT," said the.
teacher. & at least till Christmas. We.
are going to have carols and Christ
mas tree. Il q s3s5i
This was great news to the Bigbees,s
who had never seen q Christmas tree
Thev4 talked about It, and told Mamie
Scudder They knew there would be
candles aon the tree and shining.
things among the boughs.
But the first Sunday In December
q binding snowstorm kept them at
home. The next Sunday and the next
II zere wasice tossing In the river,ssso
that no little rowboat could venture
abroad.
One more Sunday and then Mon
day would be Christmas. All the.
happy children across the river would
70 to church and there would be- the
tree full Of gifts ~ /.
cts s. cold dav and growing cold
err said Mr.. Bigbee on Saturday
The family kent close round the
fire More Of them spoke Of Christ
r,as. There had heen no secret prep
arations no shonping trips. Money.
was scarce in the Rigbee family
When Zen and Della went to their
beds ~ night Paul. who followed
~
en- with serious face.
Mother he. said. they have hung
ND their stoc'sirss,!' &s
sNfrs bee set her Inns tight. THen
r''ts her arm round Paul and ne
Heed him
ttN.ever5 mind" he said. 6 IN.
non corn and crac1 nuts. 3
Mrs Pigbee st.-ed IN late that
night BY: 1 O'Clock she had made
cooks shaved in various ways.
birds docs halls: hovs horses. ele.5
pharts .a ccarnels# heart s sheep and
rabbitrand not one tor big to, Slip
easily into child's stoc'-ing
She ,,+ % into eec's nf her chill
dren's stockings. hangiro PAWS ,lp
also sssr elanced toward Mrs Scud-
der's HIT Tho 1ights were out
erry G r7.,. It n. as, rry r'',rfst-
ma ~ = 81 ol,tod he Sct,=Id7,e- thaanevt
n orr:r I'll = bose rang With s'a,seh-
| I ~ and nnirth There wa grent EEK
3c:+ 80 art II over tbs rtoclines Even
No : a,a
sToar 'ittt4'asr, oil ar : b E said. softly.
II .-,efo rvith her efnclSingfNl,
4 ID q Svs,,3 . a. y anavar;e
~. "a re for hours
TO s. = =, ade no trim; that
- ,fs I, 4 ! rrss were seen. 81
$50 rlris trnas the
4 ,4E-s r coid PAIL
i.33sS, III IN B ,-So-,t the window;
'3 s-5
r153E - s. a silence fell
's :'s5 s the. carols we would
f5ts'33 ' said Mrs PIG
: rs b. a s--5o - time Oh ,aren
L It wp TIA r'isssstst
5..s5 Il III rs;+ road '' AZ.
folks are gesng
n, 8 4 81
IN own the ban ~ Il
..s teodli,v
III i 81 "a, &
fr,e,',rs rh Il, we're coming
fr,r,r- u
q PAUL.
&. \ didn't
:3 III
.55 s. 50 once 81 ago.
said sis|aee
Es her
hc',en s''Y-sev'r sing g 81 she cried
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tn II sol
90 sriss9 nd clsarev boys "a nd
.''nss the he
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