| Show STORIES BY SCHOOL CHILDREN CHILDRE HOW ORAND grandmother HOTHER SPENT HER LAST CHRISTMAS i grandmother and grandfather rand father young were sitting by the small email fire which was not burning very brightly only snapping and cracking I 1 wonder said the old woman how we will spend our christmas 1 I dont know enoi said eaid the old man 1 I should think our i i grandchildren would think of us perhaps they wilt will sold said grandma edith jane and mary were at han V every aery busy preparing for chhist chi MISS maa they were making cake cooking turkey making pumpkin pies and were very busy indeed christmas day arrived there was a great hurry and bustle about the city theold the old woman waa was outside out side bending her poor back picking up small pieces of wo wood od which were scattered about the streets A soung ming sturdy idd dd stepped up mam may I 1 I 1 carry the wood for you youa lavoo if voa please said bald the women the lad took the burden and carried it to the house honse As he turned away lie he heard the old woman say god bless blesa that boy he w went art away with it a very heavy heart he was the son ofa of a rich merchant when he be entered the house his ansual look on his mother saw an ged Mt mother her he said am old woman it a chris christmas t an mg to rive give very welk weh ait said I 1 present his hia mother the boy bounded out of the door at the store was moment and aan in a of lie he bought a nice warm pan pair shoes a coat also a nice drea diem eve when n it was waa christmas the boy 11 wrapped aped the night came neatly a and ad put them dw dow n things up next al mornin 9 fly by the door step sa as the old woman MR H was waa eoina along ou on t of the door she ahe an saw w to her a when she ahe ur i a tar large ge package with a di cried wrid wrapped ped it all ahr almost standing by th e she was likht light at tl III ie heard a rep rap ith she he hen table B there it stood oil her gran dehil alren door and basket filled w wi ta aih with a large th the old won laa to oat eat things thinea good araas happy a verry spent and man last christ item it was ri the old comans womans happy chris iava t aa a unas maa a and it it SARA MATHESON |
