Show christmas with the children the snow was whirling and drifting almost covering a little hopal house tk in a grove of trec about a haaf hal M mile lie f from ram th the main rod road 81 1 there wei were e no nir kr nel neighbors bors and andlee peorl iq hiag M bior MR A 11 1 t I 1 sw trouble jilb ab gesn fi 2 arm lived therm there any one that would take a peep in at the window would see an couple otting fitting by the fireplace in a room that ahat was neat talking of the JP past r they did nt cared care adyth anything ing for us ua stud the old woman belive they ave missed us a bt 11 naw reminds iiii me of di ih nl night ight vilf we t the four of them I 1 sa so codr beai us so occupied with thear own that they hardly took time to evar call and see how their old father and mother were getting along maybe we were to hasty in leaving like we did and not even telling them where we were going so BO they could coid write to us arld and oh we have never written to they ther and let them know we care for thea and how i only we are without them sad the old woman woma nwe we never appreciated what they were to us ua and never realized what they were to us id give the world to see our little grandchildren tonight to night well ave to go back this christmas efe ew ia s the loneliest lonel iq time I 1 have ever known its the first time we arve ever been away from our children on christmas the old woman began to cry and sob outside thie there was a sound of sleigh bells and the old man cooki looking na out of he he window saw two sleighs coming Ohi h mother come corne our children have come in crowded their ad grandchildren oil oh mother how could you ever have left sai said mary dMary well never I 1 let et you out gut of our eight again I 1 we abot we were never going to td find bousaid you said d john 1 I inquired Inquire dat at i store abd that I 1 house foia me that there was a lone old couple living in im his t house in a grove just outside of town it wa just getting dark when he told me so BO I 1 came right over ane an looked thru the window I 1 saw you yon and mother I 1 was so happy that I 1 could hardly keep from coming in but bulWAn td d usall to come together to gether C 1 so ident t homland home hoMo and told the res rest lot there w were etc area urea in an all the rooms and a smell of good things came from the kitchen they were so booi of nurry ing around getting things ready for supper alid abd the chec christmas airl atmas tree tre the houe baneth f the he ch a d lau laughter gho r ib they oy all spen athly af thel r 11 veit written byj myrtlia Myrtl ij jl P 1 junction T J 1 t P W 1 ruia le f |