Show 7 7 3 W 5 Q X 4 14 v M W 44 g V N X cpr M T 4 u io Z J 0 X 1 vol I 1 X AY k L out and in fil christmas eve Wamboldt N im of tile lie best times I 1 ever had wl on christmas was waa about five tw years ngo ago said paid jason griggs 0 czi reminiscently as we sat in front of it a big biff log fire in III lila his cozy sll sit ting room christmas eve mrs griggs smiled and looked up from her sewing wo lid have a lot of 61 fun vint that christmas Christ mast we ja son we certainly did nin ma jason laughed softly and continued oai 1 I had haa gone to town christmas evo eve w with ith a loid load of wood tile sun was A N pretty well down whon when I 1 started home and as I 1 canio came along the street back of the baseball park I 1 saw a lot of lio household goods plied out on the sidewalk A man and woman and two little children were standing thero there looking at ulf th stun stuff like they know what to do I 1 stopped been put out I 1 asked yes res sir or said the woman the man say a word ire he had tile the most woebegone look 1001 on his faco face I 1 ever saw to have ones goods dumped onto the me sidewalk at any time pleasant but on christmas eve of all times Is just about tile worst got cot any place to go I 1 asked no ko sir said tile the woman then I 1 tui to the man row itow laid you got get this waya way I 1 naked lie lifted its his head and looked mo me straight in the eye carousing lie said frank as you ou please I 1 liked tile the way lie he setd it I 1 alke frank hearted diaks it if a m rosin in will be open OIK and above lioard with me X can always set long along aub him why dont you cut it out I 1 asked ns k e d god helping me I 1 have cut it out right now he said got a job I 1 asked no 1 he said want one I 1 asked mister allister lie said ill take tiny decent job at anything I 1 can feed my wife and children on well ell said I 1 im my v name Is griggs jason griggs ive got a farm out here on turkey creek and I 1 need an all year round hand ive got a nice little cottage out on my farm too empty it if you yon want to move out and go to work for me ill pay you 33 35 a month and give you your house rent your firewood your milk and your eggs when they aint too source scarce and let you have a piece of ground to make yourself a garden and lot let you have the tools to work it with well that fellows face lit up tip like 1 a I jack blantern olan tern on a lIn II alloween Iloween night ite he tried to say something but 14 just n no acted like lie ho was waa about to choke then a couple of bit big tears pus pushed lied out of his eyes and rolled iowa down his face it wits was tho the woman who answered she s said nad thank you mis mister ter I 1 thank you I 1 it seems like god must have sent you to help us 1 11 all right I 1 said cheery as you please lets pile this stuff of yours right into the truck and you folk sll spend ChIrst chirstman mas out on tho the farm with me and ana my old lady it take long to load up they have overly much and they nu nil worked like beavers include nig alg the two little ones we were soon rolling roiling along with tile the man and one 0 of f the children sitting on a mattress and tho the woman and tho the other youngster in tile the seat scat with me it was getting sort of late so I 1 kind of let the car have lier her head a bit for a man who lias has been married as long as I 1 have leave knows better than to keep supper soper walting waiting when we reached homo home it was vms plumb dark so I 1 stopped atthe house for a lantern and told ma what I 1 had lone done and she laughed and told me I 1 was just ns as crazy as over ever I 1 drove the folks down to their little cottage back of the orchard wo we loon n had things in and the stove up and ahil tho the woman tind annl the children were setting settine to rife liti took jim that was tile the fellows name and we went up to my back yard to got get a load of wood I 1 knew they have anything to oat cat so while jim was piling tile wood onto the truck I 1 went into the kitchen and found that ma luid had already eted up a basket for them after roa ma and I 1 had finished our supper ma says to me jason those young ones tire are not going to have any christmas presents ana I 1 said well that will never do so we put on our duds and climbed into the flivver and drovetz drove to town and blew ourselves we bought jim a pair of overalls a jumper and somo some heavy work gloves something lie he could use on the tana farm we bought bough mrs jim it a nice warm sweater an and a dress wo got each of the kids i a little red sweater a red stocking cap and shoes and some soma toys and candy and popcorn and oranges 11 we are fools fodis I 1 says to ma on the way home nobody Is ever grateful for what you do for them that the idea says ma to me to do things for people to make thorn them grateful you want to do things for folks because pilings ought to be done 11 I 1 giosso Gu osso youre right says I 1 as you always lire are early next nest morning ma and I 1 carried the things down to jims house I 1 never saw a more tickled bun i in my i life the kids squealed and yelled they were as happy as pigs in a goober patch and jim had on a grin that took in its ills whole face you yon sure have mado made a happy christmas for us 11 I 1 says mrs jim and her eyes were wet and yesterday afternoon it looked like wo we going to have hate tiny any christmas said jim and lili his eyes were wet vet too then mn ma and I 1 topped things off the whole kit and parcel up to christmas dinner with us that sure was one jolly christmas what became of 0 jim I 1 asked oh ob jims got a farm of his own I 1 now lies iles a natural born farmer jim Is and when lie he got a chance to get the henry farm next nest to mine on easy terms I 1 helped mm him buy it and get star started teJ lies iles making money too and I 1 reckon jim Is one of tho the best friends ivo got talk about gratl gratitude I 1 jim Is one chap who overlook the gratitude business 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