The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-02-05

oNei'us inS oe''N' ~
uttered II mental prayer mat lnere was
to be a white chrlstilias.
"huccuin dat wagon a-suopp'n mean
he querled as Il 'ohe cart lauep WIN
Christmas trees stoppeu peiore tne
door.
Fifteen minutes later Uncle refer
hopDled INTO tne hllcnfn' Ms eses
showing great eXpanses OF "n'te anu
his mouth open III anlazeo eAclieineht.
"Lawdy' ne preatneo neaViS' ~
KIN never guess wnats noppeneu' ~
sic.
Aunt 10 looked up from the nuts sne
was cracking.
Speak up niger. she said calmly.
"Massa Rogers done sent up Cnrist''
muss Tree ana pie iVt VI "'eA'nS ~
ue uoo'S hnu "inno"S' De NJ "'"
up uere 10" nA'n e'n " a., %
neap' JOSIE 'ns s'"l'neN
aunt 20 pus,eu oio" = pi'ene' iu''
VI eiuei 'o""'u "s' 1poo
""e 'V % ua' =. -
Gu VI ~ SCI. ~
uen ""'Sa 'oSe' uo'o 'o :,
ne si"N! a.!
" ~ ~. "" ''"r 'ov'n W ~, -
anu niS ASSISTANT we'e w. N's ~.
", tranSiortiinR Tue sun apa'' u'en.
INTO power OF ereene'y WIN lope' u
s'sen anu ao''' "1u
ANU. Tue p'.u'e a"u uo
wrea.ns guy wiz n''' :" ""
uo"' r'oin i'o"' ~ 'oo" ny 49,
40. io'see''"S ."e n a'1 ~
u"i' nen 'ne '0i'
servants i"'nieu ni' a"ea', Aen Sup
IN 'he uinins Iooui, ""'en n'' .no
htinosi'oeiN VI Sn' ise'i'"' 'io'i'
"els " ,oo'nS niep'"
rore haSSa n"se 10 90
n"t'er' ""s 'iie senei4' 10
'hey wen. "oo'' '"e'
Roger Burdick scarcely recognized
himself as he whiried In a taxlcaD |
from one shop 10 another' eacn uine
emerging With an armful or packages
which he put In his CAB TO start afresn
In another direction.
Almost before he knew IL the grave
student, the man VINO had rorgotten
Christmas had caught the spirit OF the
Christmas crowd OF shoppers. he ex-
changed laughing glanceS WIN otner
men who were as heavily laden as
himself He whistled cheerliy as ne
went to ana FRO.
once he met Hodges the curator OF
he museum, ana that wltnered and
ineient gentleman was conveying two
'ager girls ana boy through the TOY
department OF one OF Tue snops,
MY grandcnlluren' sinlieu iouges.
ma burdlck. VINO hau never gwen
hought wnetner tnf curator was ''ar-
led or single or otnerWise tnan
waking Dnnole OF uSelui lniorinatlon'
miled PACK ana gave nearly Cnrlst-
nas greeting.
IL was WINE ne was p'i~~iiiE MS
ram over the choice OF an apron TOT
ukey. the housenaiu' that Ne nearu
DIV. rlch note OF laughter at MS elpo"-
lie turned ano saw DORIS Ahen'
tately anu 'uore oe"u'iiui tl"" '"e
roniise oi ne' cary sii'noou
e hau KNOWN uer' one n"u 'i.eu
lster' anu the! u'u ue.e' INV N'"'o
nat ia'eiui On''s'li'"S u'' 'o many
ours ago 90
Roger nuruicN, Do,is ue'u ou'
tue sioNeu n"nu' "nu u was iuiu
lateiy loSt III hoeer 'aiEe Eiasp'
lsh |nris'ui"S 'pe 'e'! oe'e Saoon
ali' IL o'inss gu, o'u ''ie'u' ~
pPear 20 oe purieu ine s'e"'e' p"'' "
re year !.
Il am just beginning 10 iearh the
sal blessings Oh Cnristnlas' su'u nos-
:, suddenly feeilng very young
nat are you trsins " o'y ,,
prom smiled Doris.
Roger NODDED. rot Suhey' "y
ousemald. Wnlcn 90 you IKE pest
'oris. TINS fancy one Win tne PINK
ows or the pam one'
Il M sure Sukey wouiu IKE tue p'nK
ows' repileu Doris seriously
ncie feter sun VIII you' anu aunt
oF
Yes You know my ratners serV-
ats remained with me. I'm doing
'me Christmas shopping Tor them'
here isn't any one else TO make
for. he SAID u quite prac-
cally while be was paying the saies- y :,