. Harper's young people . ave grown young andglad in spite of itself, because it was Christmas-eve, rangout as plainly as if its tongue were made of flesh andblood instead of iron, Make it go round—make it goround! If little Biddy OBrien could have seen the Christmastree that greeted Mintys eyes that night, when the mys-terious preparations were completed, and the doors thrownopen to the uncles and aunts and cousins and grandfa-thers and grandmothers, and brothers and sisters, andfriends and neighbors, that swarmed in. she might wellhave thought that Santa Claus was tired out before hecould ge
. Harper's young people . ave grown young andglad in spite of itself, because it was Christmas-eve, rangout as plainly as if its tongue were made of flesh andblood instead of iron, Make it go round—make it goround! If little Biddy OBrien could have seen the Christmastree that greeted Mintys eyes that night, when the mys-terious preparations were completed, and the doors thrownopen to the uncles and aunts and cousins and grandfa-thers and grandmothers, and brothers and sisters, andfriends and neighbors, that swarmed in. she might wellhave thought that Santa Claus was tired out before hecould get around to Peaceable Court. But it didnt seem quite fair for him to empty his pack,as he must do, in this house every Christmas, and neverget as far as Peaceable Court. These were thethoughts that were dancing in Mintyshead all through the merry Christmas games; and beforeshe laid her head on her pillow that night, just as theChristmas bells were ringing their midnight peal, she had 100 HARPERS YOUNG PEOPLE. VOLUME TRANSFORMING CLEOPATRA INTO A MONKEY. confided her plan to her mother, and to a great many ofthe aunts and uncles and cousins, and even to Biddy thecook, for Biddy was a little cross sometimes, and neededcoaxing when her services were needed for a special occa-sion ; and I hey had all agreed to help. Christmas isnt all gone; theres some saved Minty. drowsily, to her pillow. And you would have been sure to think so if you hadseen what happened about night-fall of the next day. Avery large covered express wagon stopped in front of the door, and into it wentthe Christmas tree, with itsinnumerable little tapersand its gayly colored ballsstill upon it. Heaps of gifts followed; ev-erybody contributed some-thing. Kasty gave every-thing he had except a bicy-cle and the pink and bluechina monkey. Minty wasvery much gratified that hecared enough for that towish to keep it, especially asthey would not be likely tovalue it highly in PeaceableCourt,
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