Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-12-19

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A nrht wss shining dimly through the
stained glass: snagches 81 music. oroS-
en- and repeated. came through the
door. which was oarciy alar. The hrs
climmer o. an iGeS he hsd had "a his
min6 since leaving the hotel arose N
Peter. Rather hesitaungly he opened
the church door a At1e wider ana
hooked in. IN the organ lon The choir
was rche2rSlnE the Christmas music
for the iast ZINE. Gathered about tAc
pulpit were several busting women
sr-aaeinE EreenSry and flowers. feeo-y
experimental BY solitary man IN
ministerial ga-o.
10 Won Know any poor Qersoa 70
. whom, 1-au could give this turkey
4 Peter asked. when ne had secured the
/ attention OF one o. the women. A. the
T sound % his voice two OF the others
f hooked around. and a third took the
+ opportunity q put wreath y here she
/ alone thought one ought 20 40. TIE
sound Of her tAck-hauner recalled the /
attention 81 he woman he had ac-
5res sed. and replying quickly. Il real
~ can't say that I DO, she sprang back \
f 70 the platform 20 see what bad been I
. done ia Ter absence.
Peer waited q few moments, but as I
furthor attention failed 20 come. De
wakes out q the church and back GO
Market street with q neT soreness
added 70 the lonely feeling already
troubling him. TIE crowd had in
creased au- It's elements were TIE same
ana Peters chance Of ulclE welcome
fer his turkey seemed as slim as be-
fore. tl the sound % 6 drum ard tam
uourt-e ca led his attention 20 group
% exhC-ters from mission hall stand
inr a. the corner. They ilDec lately
s-ur.af PLAYING. however. and marC1e5
indoors 20 -Lelr meeting place Peter
k1ew -11t -hey gave dinner 10 poor
uen every Christmas. and believing
that here his turkey would find We
come. was giving Up the steps which LED
f 20 The mission hail when be encounter
ed q tawdry red canton flannel santa
Claus. wi-n hair and whiske0s OF waite
cotton de held 8 con box ready for
: donations. but Peter paused he had
q tender reooll ecton o. his clildisl
: beief in santa C-aus. but this carc2-
} tu-e outraged H. lie knew tie mission
hall would be open Ill ,ate and in the
r. end he "a Eht have 20 return there Sl-l
hts bird. but sc decided 20 make one
j usre effort 20 dispose % 10 elsewhere
AEa-- be joined the stream % hu-
+ naulty or Narket Street feeling him
3 self 20 be the only alulless one in the
rhrorg Birds o. a feather fock To-
rerher. and perhaps bl7is without q
T. feztaer have che same habit AZ any
Z rare. wl-1ou- any Vo- -ntary act OF als
3 park Peer found himself Standing ~
= f-oat of -le window o. a poultry mark
* cazl-- az the teuute1 counterpart
: % TIE toWl beneath his arm a feE
= STEPS away. looking En- the sane w-n-
IT.
Il peter did nc- nolce her particularly
ur-u be turned 20 saulter OF, and -le-
,o q cLI--se % her face made --- c-alE
n as mind 80 1brlp-ly max be teare.
AZ ste 81 El- notice his sudden halt bu
she Ras TOO a1so-1=d ID admiration o
az -1e dangling fowls 90 heed aly-1lnl
"a else u Was the girl clerk w-o ~
y minded Lin o. someone A. home. 81
hooked less slim and pale tonight. el-
"A q iau-rv Gr-Ie hat over TIE lEry hal,
- AID a white frlL Ll.loW-lE CL- from
- her jacket A less 5ashful nan Nigh
=, nave considered their slight i1-e-
- course IL The once as warrant 70
~ speaking 20 her. 5ut -1at holiness e
- far beyond Peter. Pulling hts Ia
Il, doEn lover and averlnE rs face Z
stood as near her as be dared, COZ
- scsous @ her 8 gates moT eIect Jus
80 as he gathered his se1ses tOgethe
~ enou<h 20 wonder a. her being cox
= tow acne OF such a night be hear
-. hey voice ard yenc1red e g.arce in he
- direction
-ey -Dtr you gel a turkey, Grandma
sic vas asking snxiOusly.
- 80. KATE" res pondsd little ~
-a1 nan who lad 5ust come out o. 9.
70 poultry ship An cO1t You - u