Show I 1 1 A christmas trees ml reles 1 1 good for something by martha Ba bading thorns romas t 4 it I 1 MINCY like old scrooge al said he did not belied in christmas he ele said it nas all bunk which Is the modern term for humbug scrooges own word for it mr mincy was sixty three years old and had never es espern leil a cc cent it ot of money or a drop of land kindliness liness where it bring in a 1 ino fine return that was business nil all that mr mincy cared for once however business took mr mincy to a far outpost in the canadian woods lie ile found himself liim on the of 0 december trying to get transportation back bach to a tiny village from where lie he could take a train the only person who could take him was a man who aho said lie he was on his way to get a christmas tree for the kids christmas tree snorted mr mincy never heard beard of such foolishness Is ish ness 1 auf buthe he finally had to go much time was squandered on selecting and cutting down the tree mr mancy raged finally they were ready to start on they came to the steepest ste eliest hill of oc all one side a sheer rise of cliff on the other a drop to a deep gully brakes wont hold on this declared the driver hardly dare to go down mr mincy was almost violent in his remarks at last a means was devised of oc holding the car back on the steep grade the christmas tree was lashed to the rear leng lengthwise it dragged on the ground and its weight and branches served to keep the car from crashing down the hill at a dangerous speed you tee see said one of the men in a slow dra drahl Chris christom Ch trans trees are some good after aall all mr mincy was obliged to admit they were but it was like pulling teeth to drag the acknowledge ment from lini him C n wo woin in ew union |