St Nicholas [serial] . fairly dancing with joy at thprospect of the feast before him ! For it is a fixerule that, on returning from the Campo Santo, thesboys shall have a feast at the first small waysidinn. And what hungry little fellows they are !would seem as though they ate nothing from ondrive to another. One often sees the four sitting in a row onlittle wooden bench, devouring basins of macaron:brown bread and melons; while the poor inrkeeper looks on in despair, for he does not alwavget paid for all he gives. When the evening shadows began to fall, 01pleasure-seekers were ready to drive
St Nicholas [serial] . fairly dancing with joy at thprospect of the feast before him ! For it is a fixerule that, on returning from the Campo Santo, thesboys shall have a feast at the first small waysidinn. And what hungry little fellows they are !would seem as though they ate nothing from ondrive to another. One often sees the four sitting in a row onlittle wooden bench, devouring basins of macaron:brown bread and melons; while the poor inrkeeper looks on in despair, for he does not alwavget paid for all he gives. When the evening shadows began to fall, 01pleasure-seekers were ready to drive gayly back Ithe Santa Lucia, where a supper of brown bre;and fruit was enjoyed. Then, wishing the mothifclice no/to (happy night), Guiseppi, Francesc:and little Paolo (who was as good as good can bwould return, in the lovely, soft Italian twilight,their little home by the shore, glad to seek ttquiet and rest they found there. So we leave theto their simple, happy life beneath the sunny skiiof their own beautiful HAPPY DAY! 1877-] MR TOMPKINS SMALL STORY. 645
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