The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-27
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CHARLES z. WALK
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| NNNHN''NN' ffoH ObF last lhthN'
S1XTEsi" said the child. brimfu
OF gioe Home. for goot
and all Home. for cyei
and ever, Father Is so much kinder
than he used 10 be, that homes like
Heaven lie spoke 90 gently e
me one dear nlght when wa
golng To bed. that | was not afrsit
10 ask him once more n YOU might
come home. and he said. Yes
you could. and sent mo In "A coach
Ia brine YOU Aud you're to be d
mani" said the child. opening hei
eyes. and are never 20 come bach
here, but first. wo'rc Ia be together
all the Christmas long. and have
tho merricst time In all tho world
You are quite woman, little
FAM" exclaimed tho boy.
She clapped her hands an
laughed. and tried TO touch his
head, but being too little. laughed
again. and stood on tiptoe TO en-
brace him.
Always "a delicate creature
whom a breath might have with
cred" said tho Ghost. hut she
had large heart"
so she had. cried Scrooge
You're right will not galnsay
IL. Spirit. God forbid"
she diod woman" said the
Ghost. and had. as think. chill
dren."
"one child" scrooge returned.
True" said tho Ghost Your
nephew"
scrooge seemed uneasy In his
mind. and answered briefly. Yes. d
Altho they had but that moment
left the school behind them. they
were now In tho busy thoruiares Of
a city, wher" shadowy passengers
passed and repassed where fshad
owy carts and coaches hattled for
tho way. and all tho strife and tn.
mutt OF real city were II was
made plain enough. by the dressing
of tho shops. that h-re. too. I, was
Christmas time again. but II was
evening. and the streets were
lighted up.
The Ghost stopped at a certain
warehouse door and asked Scroosc
II he knew a.
Know g." said serooFe. Il was
apprenticcd here"
They went in. At sight % an
old gen .leman Ia a Welsh wiz. uit
ting behind such a high desk that
" he had been two inches taller he
must have knocked his head
against tho ceiling. SerooGs cried
IN excitement:
Why. It's old rcrriwig, Bless
hts heart; its FezriwlE alive
again"
Old FcrEiwiE laid down his pen.
and looked np A. tho clock. which
pointed 10 the hour OF seven. aud
called out In a comfortable. oily
rich. TAT. ioytal voice
''Yo ho, there EbencEcf' Dick p"
scrooEo's former self. now grown
YOUNG man. came brlskly In. &C.
companicd BY his fellow prentice.
Dick Wllkins. TO he sure" said
Scrooge 20 the Ghost. Bless me.
yea There no is iis was very
much attached To mo. was Dick
Poor Dick, Dear. dear"
70. no. my boysl" said Fozri.
wig No more work tonight.
! Christmas Eve. Dick. Christmas.
Ebenezeri Let's hRvo the shutters
NJ" cried old FcEziwiE. with a
sharp clap Of his hands. before n
man can say Jack Rohlnson,"
You wouldn't believe how those
two fellows went at It, They
charged into tho street with tho
shutters-one. two. three-had en-
up In their places-four. five. six
barred 'em and pinned 'em--sevon.
eight. nine-and camo back before
you could have got to twelve. pant.
. Ing like race-horscs.
"Hliltho,~ cried old Ferrlwig
skipping down from the high desk.
with wonderful agility. Clear
away. my lads. and let's havo lots
OF room here flllilho. Dick
Chirrup. EbenezeriT
Clear away There was nothing
they wouldn't have cleared away.
or couldn't have cleared away. with
old FezEiwig looking on. Il, was
done In a minute Every movable
was packed off. "a n u we're dis
missed from public life for ever.
more. tho floor was swept and
wstercd. the lamps we're trimmed.
fuel was hcaped upon tho fire, and
the warehouse was as NnuR. and
warm. and dry. and bright ball.
room. as you would desire 20 see
upon winters night
In came a fiddler with a music.
book. and went up TO the lofty desk.
and made an orchestra OF a. In
came Mrs Fezziwig. one vas' sub.
stantial smile In came the three
MisH Fezziwigs. beamiug and low
able In came tho ak young fol-
lowers whose hearts they broke In
came all the young men and women
employed in the business In came
the housemaid. with her cousin. tho
baker In came the cook. with her
brothers particular friend. the milk
man. In came the boy from over
the way. who was suspected OF not
having board enough from his mas.
ter. trying 10 hide himself behind
the girl from next door but one.
who was proved to have had her
ears pulled by her mistress.
In they all came. one after an
other. Away they all went. twenty
couples at once hands half round
and back again the other way:
down tho middle and up again:
round and round in various stages
of affectlonate grouping. old top