Show 77 wivigin kill 4 nt 1 lop 12 p ellie R g xa W K w wn a v Z af 4 ro ira JI 1 i h ZV I 1 U 7 y out and in ill christmas hristeas eve rab of tile alio host best times I 1 over ever hail ad on christmas was about five IQ w years ngo sald said jason griggs giggs 1 S reminiscently as we sat in front of a big log fire in ills cozy sit ung room christmas eve ee mrs graggs smiled aul and looked up from hor her sowing sewing we did have it lot of fun fan that wo ive ja son wo we certainly did ma 11 jason laughed softly and continued 1 I had christmas evo eve with a load 0 of wood the sun was pretty well down when I 1 started home and ns fig I 1 caroo came wong the street back of 0 the baseball park I 1 saw n lot of household goods piled out on the sidewalk A man and woman and two little children were standing there looking at tho the stuff like they know what to do I 1 stopped abeen been put ault out I 1 asked yes sir said the woman the man say ft a word no he had thoo tho most woebegone look on ills faco face I 1 ever saw to am have e ones goods lumped dumped onto the sidewalk at tiny any time pir pleasant amant but on christmas eve of all times Is just about tho the worst got any place to gol I 1 asked no sir 1 said the woman then I 1 guined to the man how did you get tills this way I 1 1 ile he lifted Ms his lead and looked TOO me lt lit in the eye carousing Caru lie said frnnk cs P you please I 1 liked tho the wicy ho said it 1 I like frnnk folks if at mait ly V ul ill be open tind above blaid with me I 1 can nl fays go eo along milli will liliu why dont you cut it out I 1 asked god helping tile nip I 1 have leavo cut it out right now lie said got a job I 1 asked no lie he said want one 1 I asked mister ster lie he said ill tako take any decent job at anything I 1 can feed my difo and children on well said 1 I my name Is griggs jason griggs ive got a farm out here on turkey creek and I 1 need an all year round land hand ive got a nice little cottage out on my farm too empty it if you want to move out and go to work for me ill pay you 35 n i month and give you your house rent your firewood arewood ure wood your milk and your eggs when they aint too scarce and I 1 let et you have a piece of ground to malce make yourself a garden null and let you have tile tools to work it with well it alint int fellows face lit up ilk alko 0 a jacko lantern on a halloween ile ho tried to say something but lid he just iio he acted like he bo was about to choke then a couple of big tears pushed out of hla his eyes and rolled down ills its face it was the woman who answered she said thank hank you mister I 1 thank youl you t it seems like god himself must have sent you to help us 11 all right I 1 said cheery as you please lets pile tills this stuff of yours right light into the truck find and you folk sll spend spena ChIrs tinas out on tho the farm with tile mo and my old lady it take long lone to load up they have overly much end they all worked like beavers include nig the two little ones we were soon rolling along with the man ind and one of the children sitting on a mattress and tho the woman and the other youngster in tho the seat with me it was getting sort of late so eo I 1 kind of let the car have her lead head a bit for a man who has haa been married as ag long as I 1 have knows better than to keep supper waiting when wo we reached home it was rag plumb dark so I 1 stopped atthe at the house for a lantern find and told roa ma what I 1 had bad done and she lau glied and told mo me I 1 was just sis fa crazy as ever I 1 drove the folks folka down to their little cottage back of the orchard wo we soon had things in and tho the stove up and tile the woman and the children ivere setting things to right I 1 took jim eliat mint was the fellows nanie name and wo we went up to my iny wick back yard to io get a lond load of wood I 1 knew they bayo anything to cat so while jim was nas piling the wood onto the truck I 1 went into the kitchen and found that ma lind h nd already fixed up a basket for t them hem after ma and I 1 had finished our supper nia ma says to me jason those young ones are not going to have any christmas presents and 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 some heavy work gloves something ho be could use on the farm we bought mrs jim a nice warm sweater and a dress wo we got each of the kids a little red sweater a red stocking cap and shoes and some toys and candy and popcorn and oranges we ve are fools I 1 says to ma on the way home nobody Is ever grateful for what you do for them I 1 1 that the idea says ma to I 1 me to do things for people to make them grateful you want to do things for folks because bilings ought to be done 11 1 11 giesso Ou osso youre right says I 1 as you always are 1 early next lext morning ma and I 1 carried the things down to jims house I 1 never saw a more tickled bun bunt t in my life tho the kids squealed and yelled they wore were as aa happy as pigs in it a goober patch and jim had on a grin that took in ills whole face if you sure have made a happy christmas christinas for us 11 1 says mrs birs jim and her ter eyes were wet and yesterday afternoon it looked like wo we going to have tiny any christmas said eaid jim and ills his eyes were wet too then ma and I 1 topped things ot off the whole kit and parcel up to christmas dinner with us ug that sure was vas one jolly christmas lo 10 what became of jim I 1 asked oil oh jima got a farm of ills own now hes a natural borri born farmer tim jim is and when he got a chance to get tho the henry farm next to mine on easy terms I 1 helped him buy it and get started lies iles making money too and 1 I reckon jim is one of the best friends rive ivo got tall talk about gratitude I 1 jim is one chap who overlook the gratitude business 0 E 1628 1929 western newspaper union onion 6 fsr |