The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-12-12


singing. flowers blossoming. and be
heard the strains Of music.
Il am going to heaven" the boy said
where there are neither poor nor rich
don't like to be one of either"
At O'Clock In the morning Franks
nurse called his mother and told bel
she thought there was a change fol
the better. He was sleeping quietly
The mother went into the sickroon
and. looking down at the face Of hel
boy, delighted. said:
''The doctor told me the crisis woulC
pass tonight. and believe it has. How
sweetly he is sleepingl There Is al
most smile on his face as II he were
dreaming of heaven"
Then she went back and told the IA
Their to come and see He did SO and
heaving great sigh Of relief. said
You are right Our boy will live
When the children awaken we viii
tell them what has happened that they
may make merry as usual on Christ
mas morning"
Before breakfast the doctor, who
was anxious about his patient, believ
ing that during the night a change
would come. appeared at the house ant
went Immediately to the sickroom.
Merry Christmas. DOCTOR" said tbs
patient. II want whole lot of things
to eat. Can have 'em"
What do you want firstf'
Grapes"
THE very thing" said the doctor
What nextT
''Beefsteak and creamed potatoes"
Good! You're all right"
Then turning to Franks mother, he
told her to bring the grapes and wills
pered to her to follow them with some
broth.
Doctor" called Frank as the former
was about to leave the room. 'can
get up2"
mot just yet. my boy. You don't
want to get up You're comfortable in
bed"
''Yes. but l want to go out with q
whole lot Of things to the poor chill
dren.'
''The poor childrenl What do you
know about them?"
II know lot. died last night, and
an angel In white who looked Just like
nurse took me all over. didn't like
1t at all; it tired me-"
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this family. Frank having been spared
to them. During the morning one by
one his brothers and sisters were ad-
mitted to see him for few moments
only. But when Alice came Frank
begged hard that she be permitted to
stay longer. and II was finally decided
that she might remain half an hour
I When they were alone together be told
her all about his strange vision OF
dream. or whatever II was. and she
listened to every word. and when be
had finished she said:
You and can't do much ourselves
this year at taking presents to the poor
children. though ! will tell papa and
mamma about it and ! think they will
let some Of ils children go In the auto
mobile and take some things 10 the Nc
Cams. who used to work for us. and
some others. But next Christmas
promise you frankie. dear. well spend
most Of our Christ mas money in that
way. taking our gifts to the poor chill
dren. and how nice 1t will be TO see
them made happy"
THAT'S what the angel said.' Frank
put in. ''He said that the giver was
more blessed than the receiver
Alice didn't stay quite through the
half hour, for while she was talking te
the invalid she saw that Is eyeIids
were getting heavy. He had his hand
in hers. so she ceased to talk to him
and sat motionIess till he was asleep
and then she quietly withdrew het
hand and left him.
The next Christmas was a very dit
ferent one in this household from any
that had preceded 1t. Alice and Frank
having proposed the change. they
called II their poor Christmas" ever
gift being to the poor There was NO
surfeiting OF good things at home ano
no surfeitinR for the poor for much
as was provided there was room for
many times more. Nevertheless they
all voted that IT was the happiost
Christmas they had ever spent. ana
they agreed that they would have a
poor Christmas" every second year.