A Christmas carol . H Cbristmas Carol No, no, said Scrooge, I am in earnest. Go and buy it, and tell em to bring it here, that I may give them the direction where to take it. Come back with the man, and I 11 give you shilling. Come back with him in less than ve minutes, and 1 11 give you half-a-crown ! The boy was off like a shot. He must have had a steady hand at a trigger who could have got a shot off half so fast. Ill send it to Bob Cratchits ! whisperedScrooge, rubbing his hands, and splitting witha laugh. **He shant know who sends twice the size of Tiny Tim. Joe Millernever made su
A Christmas carol . H Cbristmas Carol No, no, said Scrooge, I am in earnest. Go and buy it, and tell em to bring it here, that I may give them the direction where to take it. Come back with the man, and I 11 give you shilling. Come back with him in less than ve minutes, and 1 11 give you half-a-crown ! The boy was off like a shot. He must have had a steady hand at a trigger who could have got a shot off half so fast. Ill send it to Bob Cratchits ! whisperedScrooge, rubbing his hands, and splitting witha laugh. **He shant know who sends twice the size of Tiny Tim. Joe Millernever made such a joke as sending it to Bobswill be ! The hand in which he wrote the addresswas not a steady one, but write it he did,somehow, and went down-stairs to open thestreet door, ready for the coming of the poul-terers man. As he stood there, waiting hisarrival, the knocker caught his eye. I shall love it, as long as 1 live ! criedScrooge, patting it with his hand. * 1 scarcelyever looked at it before. What an honestexp
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