New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-12-30

Sot WnO1 4eIu09 t0eaf Oa9ket0 out
here7 Where they finding place FOL
their wraps? Who's lighting the resi-
of the lamps7 What time is itr' de.
handed Mis- Winsiow, cutting he'll
cakes. J. 4 # 4. 4 81
"Oh." said Mis- Bates from a cloud
Of brown butter about the cooking
stove, Il dunno whether we've done
right. y dunno but we've broke ouz
word to the Christmas paper. l dunno
whether we Amt going to get ourselves
criticised for this as never folks was
criticised before"
Mis- Winslow Strengthened up from
the table and held out hand with fin.
gers frosting tipped.
We'll" she said, with q great period,
III we have broke our word to the
Christmas paper I'd rather stand up
here with my word broke this way
than with it kept SO good it hurt me.
Is It half past Z yet?''
wish Ellen Bourne was here" Mis-
Bates observed. "She sent her salad
dressing over and lent her silver and
her Christmas rose for the table, but
come she would not. l wonder If she
couldn't come over now if we sent after
her last minute?'
Simeon Buck, appearing few min
utes later at the kitchen door to set a
basket inside, was dispatched for Ellen
Bourne, the warming oven and the cof-
fee pot collectively He took with him
Abel Ames, who was waiting for him
without. And it CHANGED that they
Knocked at the Bournes' door just after
Ben Holders had driven away with the
little boy, so that the men found the
family still in the presence of the little
tree.
"Hello! said Simeon, aghast, Christ
massing away all by yourselves, I'll be
bound, like so many thieves! rec'lect
not seeing your names on the paper"
mo, I didn't sign" Ellen said. II
voted against it that night at the town
meeting, but guess nobody heard me. -
''Well." said Simeon. land so here
you've got Christmas Of your own
going forward. neat as kittens
foot
"Ain't you coming over to Mary Cha
vah's?" Abel broke in with kind of
gentleness. Cali of you?"
Ellen smote her hands together.
II meant to 60 over later,'' she said,
"and take She paused. II thought
we'd all go over later" she said. II
forgot about it. Why. yes, guess we
can go now, can't we? All three of
us?''
Abel Ames. stood looking at the tree.
He had guessed that she might have
dressed it for no one who would see
it. He looked at Ellen and ventured
what he thought.
Ellen" he said. 'if you amt going
to do anything more with that tree to-
eight. why not take some of the things
off and have Matthew set it on his
shoulder, and bring it over to Mary's
for the boy that's coming?"
Ellen hesitated would they like
tt" she asked. 'sWould folks?"
Abel smiled. "1'll take the blame,''
he said, land you take the tree And,
seeing Simeon hesitate, Now let's stop
by for Mis- Moran's coffeepot," he
added. Hustle up. The local must
be in.'
So presently the tree, partly Invested
of it's brightness, was carried through
the streets to the other house-in more
than the magic which attends the car
rying in the open road of tree, stat
ue, cart filed with flowers, for the
tree was like some forbidden thing
that still would be expressed.
"He might not come till Christmas
is way past" Ellen thought, follow
ing. "She'll leave it standing few
days. We can go down there and look
at tiff he. comes"
A little way behind them, Simeon
and Abel, with the coffeepot and the
warming oven, were hurrying back to
Mary's. They went down the desert
ed street where Abels candle burned
and SimeOn's saint stood mute.
when was a little shaver" Abel
said, they used to have me stand in
the open doorway Christmas eve, and
hold candle and say verse. 1 for
get the verse. But I've always liked
the candle in doors or windows, like
tonight. Look at mine over there now
amt it like somebody saying some
thing?'
"Well," said Simeon, not to be out.
done, when we come by my window
just now the light hit down on it, and
l could Of swore see the saint SMILE
Like enough" said Abel placidly;
like enough. You can't put Christ,
mas out. see that two weeks ago.
He looked back at his own window
If the little kid that come in the
store last Christmas eve tries to come
in again tonight" he said. "he won't
/ find it all pitch dark. anyway. I'd like
to know who he was"
Near the corner that turned down tt
the Rule factory they saw Ebenezel
Rule coming toward them on the old
Trail road. They called to him.
"Hello, .Ebenezerv' said Abel. CANT
you coming in to Mary Chavah's to