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Show & A (Eljrlatntafl m jg ij! Su CCljnrlra Sirftrun W J hnvo been looking on this g Kf evening ntn merry company jS iff of children assembled' round SS S that pretty French toy, n T Christmas tree. Tho tree wns 3 if plnnted on tho mlddlo of n M &f great round tablo and tow j& '55 cred high above their heads, Sr it wob brilliantly lighted by a M a multltudo St llttlo tnpern M Stf nnd overywhero spnrltled nnd jZ Cgf glittered with bright objects. jS fft There Wero rosy-clicokcd dolls J2 2T hiding behind tho green J Sf leaves, nnd there wero real jf & watches (with movable hnndfl, iS nt least, and au endless ca jg Sr "pnclty for being wound up) Q W dangling from Inuumcrnblo M wf twigs. Thcro wero Krcnch jKj $g pbllshcd tables, chairs, bod- jg K stonds, wnrdrobes; eight-day if cloclcs nnd various .other nr- fm tides of domestic furnlturo fjL & (wonderfully mndo in tin nt jL ffi Wolverhampton) porchod rfi mf among tho boughs, ns if in 5 If preparation for eomo fair M U housekeeping. Sfg Thcro wero Jolly, brood- jg K fneed llttlo men, much moro lr ngrecablo In appcardnco than jtm M ninny real men, and no. won- dcr, for their heads took off Si K nnd showed them to bo full if of sugnr plums. Thero wero W fiddles and drums. Thcro jm Uf wero tambourines; books, Sg workboxes, paint boxes, peep Jg show boxes, sweetmeat boxes W nnd nil kinds of boxes. M Rf Thcro wero trinkets fnr tho jf 5T older girls, far brighter than 5v nny grownup gold nnd Jow ft 5r els. Thcro wero baskets nnd Jro P plncitshlon.s In nil devices, jjk S Thcro wero gvns, 6vurds nnd jj bnnners, rcnl fruit, mndo nr-Tt, nr-Tt, tinclnlly dazzling with gold 3 W leaf; Imitation apples, poors g wf and wnlnuts, cnimmcd with fi jKjr surprises. In short, as n jS gju pretty child beforo mo do-5f do-5f Ilglitcdly whispered to nliolh- jm W or pretty child, her bosom jPb M friend, ' "Thcro wns every- if K thing, nnd more." |