Show fa little best christmas by WILLIAM ROSSER COBBE L cola right niti it 1 was UIS just seven years old she was loin bom on oil a i Chil still is day and this was a calist nias illas lay day too ali lins is was one I 1 acason ca soil wily why so much so 1 I ery ry much palus pains was taken to make arery I 1 ery a delightful delight fu 1 one for tier i 0 0 never before had so much been done for hei to be surp she was older than she was a year sigo and could apple f 1 1 chate b otter better what 10 N was as done foi her A yet somehow sh ah it was not lot neally neaily so IJ cappy as she t li 11 0 u 9 11 t s she 11 c should be such a glorious christmas tree stood out in ill the wide hall of the hie gleat mansion in which site she lived it contained such I 1 a load of presents lor her almost i slie she de jared to herself her seir as they were taken down doii one by site one and opened tor for her inspection and adial admiration ration ni ta was an all out only child and this was aas another reason why wb tier her parents made much of 0 the day for tier her sake there had lieen been another but it had died before nita could remember member le site she had been told about her dead ba baby by brother so often that it seemed to tier her that flint she could recall him and there abie times when she felt he was looking at her and wanted to be tit nt her side this christmas Chiist mas day id ass s so long somehow alte sh e hd had but just iun to nurse nurge amy to ask it if it wele not lot not that site ghe wa was s liry bul she atad gojak iret r 0 T i playing by hers elfr NA nursey ursey had said it nas us only it 11 and she had tl 11 ought it was nas almost night what were acre playthings anyhow she had bad always had mein they run around the big grounds and play with tier her at hide and seek as she had seen other children do as she had one with wilh tier her cousins ou sins when as she lie sometimes did slie site visited them in ili ir far away northern noi thern honie home it was lie adful cold up much colder than in ili tier her own own sout southland liland where one might play outdoors all tile the year round but she would bo be willing to live thele alicie if only site hall had playmates uke like other children of course everybody was good rapa papa was as good and ina mamma ninia was good and luisey ton but they wei e so often busy and anal they wele grown up till toland too tou and be expected to play gaines with a little gill it would be icier site she thought it if would bivin tile the country to the hie city alen she might play with the neighbors neighbor nita yawned dawned 1 I id ll 11 be willin to let aril cm play willi c esti c 13 thing I 1 have and wear ivear my wit halcli tell some and lide my iny pony she bile said 1 I do wonder why they dont let tile me see mamma slie she aked herself fre ikeie its boen been about a week since le seen her and every time I 1 start ull sall 3 to tier her room go governess erness or nurse or the doctor push tile me back fab a you disturb manima for bahos sick As it id disturb my fear dear dear mamma tor for anything in ili all this bild 1 I alieve I 1 dont care cure for t toys any ally mote mole I 1 gaps IP im rouin lt too old tot tor them I 1 alieve 1 ail 11 cl L 1 I papa to give away to some poor children chil dien that dont have any elpie I 1 pie she strode to a minor before which she stood and stretched lif tbell to her lic r full little seven year height 1 I 1 lechon ill haie to glow a heap more before im a woman she sighed but anyway im getlin tired of didis mases and and toys if 11 I 1 juat did lit hate soui ethin to amu annice me ine sonie body to play with that islet clean cleall glown up tip and alii then tills this blabe child of if seven stretched alk ached herself out upon apoll tile the floor slid and soon coil was fast asleep when she awoke burse se anly amy was standing beside tier lier 1 I reckons yer lu niu ariner iner wants tor ter see fee yer loney honey ahe said with a smile without questioning without it hout replying the little litti t ahl bering to tier her feet and wily flew up till the road broad oa oaken stall way 0 ru mamma allima slie she cued cited is as she sought to throw herself into that par edit auts s arnis arms no nut ft gentle hands restrained tier her arl and 1 I then she was shown something iome thing that thrilled tier her with delight A present mamma aud and a birther bi other too it Is illy brother that went to heaven sot not that une one dear deal lint but another sent lit bioni heaven ilc him my illy presents mother jall all of 0 them llos aith nil all of 0 them all and inetie e too ilay I 1 hold him and benit aith etli joy blell tills loquist was glanced gian toil lic i TI aliis I 1 Is god li h s pies eyt lt it Is makinia main nii lesus jesus pre present yo you 11 enow you yet told me ile liow how lie lod little children ile he knows knois what little gills nv want a n I 1 better than their inot lieis and 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