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BE HAPPY.

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affability!

Fade Scrooge hold his robe, and pas nephew. Ha, ha, ha!” sing on above the moor, sped-whi-

Not to sea? ther?

To sea.

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If you should happen, by any Sensoge's horror, looking back, he saw chance to know a man more blessed the last of the land, a frightful range car in 1 should like to know in a laugh than Scrooge's nephew, all #rocks, behind them; and his ears him too. Introduce nice to me, and wore deafened by the thundering of water, as it rolled, and roared. and raged among the dreadful caverns, it

cultivate his acquaintance.

It is a fair, even-handed, noble ad-

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had worn, and Rercely„tried to under-justment of things, that while there {it."" said Scrooge's nephew;." because/often, years ago, he might have caki-) with his guess quite loud, and very whole scene passed off in the breath) mysteries of wonderful creation, has"

water-rose and fell about it. like the

waves they skitened.

Scrooge's niece was not one of the "He has given us plenty al merri-ject, frightful, hideous, miserable; abyss, whose depths were, secrets as niece's sisters, and all the other ladies, For they were a-musical family, and profound as death it was a great expressed the same opinion.

kness, what they were about, when they blindman's but party, but was made ment, I am sure," said Fred, and it They kneeled down at its feet, and lips surprise in Scrooge, while thus engag- “Oh, I have 1" said Scrooge's sang a glas or catch, I can assure you comfortable with a large chair and a would be be ungrateful not to drink ching upon the ourside of its garment. ed, to hear a berry laugh. It was nephew. "I am sorry for him; especially Topper, who could grow footstool, in a snug corner, where the nis health. Here is a glass of mulled

"Oh, man! look here: 'Look, mech greater surprise to Scrooge couldn't be angry with him if I tried away in the bass like a good one, and ghost and Scrooge were close behind wine ready to our hand at the me look down here" exclaimed the to recognise it as his own nephew's. Who suffers by his II. whims. Him never swell the large veins in his foreber. But she joined in the forfeits, ment; and I say, * Uncle Scrooge *** ghost.

.Uncle Scrooge! they From time to time they all joined in and to End himself in a bright, day, self, always. Here, he makes it into head, or get red in the lace over it and loved her love to admiration with "Well!

They were boy and girl. Yel The phorus. So surely as they raised gleaming room, with the spirit stand his head to dislike us, and he won't Scrooge's niece played well upon the all the letters of the alphaber. Like cried.

*A Merry Christmas and a Happy Ish: but prostrate, too, in their low, meagre, raged, scowling, wol Bel voices, the old man got quite ing smiling by his side, and looking come and dine with us. What's the harp; and played among other tunes a wise at the gene of How. When, and Buche and loud; and so surely as they at that same nephew with approving consequence? He don't lose much et simple linte air (a mere nothing: you? Where, she was very great, and, to New Year to the old man, whatever trumility.

Where graceful youth 3. dimer."

nyo the secrer joy of Scrooge's nephew, he is!" said Scrooge's nephew. "He should have filled their teanres out, might lean to whistle it in stopped, his vigour sark again.

The spirit did not tarry hete, bar "H. ha!" laughed Scrooge's Indeed, I think he loses a very minutes), which had been familiar to beat her sisters hollow; though they wouldn't make it from me, but may and touched them with it freshest good dinner, interrupted Scrooge's the child who fetched Scrooge from were sharp girls too, as Topper could he have it, nevertheless. Uncletines, a stale and shrivelled hand, like

There might have Scrooge:" rice. Everybody else said the same the boarding-school, as he had been have told you.

that of age. had pinched and twisted. Locle Scrooge had imperceptibly there, and pulled them into shreds. When this strain of music old, but they all played, and so did become so gay and light of heart, that Where angels might have sat en and her must be allowed to have reminded by the Ghost of Christmas been twenty people there, young and had just had dinner; and, with the sounded, all the things that ghost had Sercoge; for, wholly forgetting in the he would have pledged the throned, devils lurked. been competent judges, because they Past.

and glared dessert upon the table, were cluster-shown him, came upon his mind; he interest he had in what was onscious company in return, and thanked out menacing.

softened more and more: and thought on, ther his voice made no sound in then in an inaudible speech, if "the gradation, no perversion of human- To change, to đẹ ed round the fire, by langlight,

Well! I am very glad to hear that if he could have listened to it their ears, he sometimes came ghost had given him time. But the ity, in my grade, through all the 1 haven't any great faith in these vated the kindnesses of life for his often guessed right, too; for the of the last word spoken by his nephew: monsters half so horrible and dread. is infection in disease and. SOITOW,

What do you happiness with his own hands, sharpest needle, best Whitechapel, and he and the spirit were again upon mine the earth.

Scrooge started back, appalled. without resorting to the sexton's spade warranted noe to cut in the eye, their travels. Built upon distal reel of sunken there is nothing in the world so irre Young housekeepers.

Having them shown to him in this not sharper than Scrooge; blun! às be

Much they saw and far they went way, he tried to say they were ne rock,, same league or so from shoresistibly contagious as laughter and say. Topper?”

which the waters chaled and cast good humour. When Scrooge's nep- Topper had clearly got his eye upon that buried Jacob Marley..

But they didn't devote the whole took it in his head to be.

and many homes they visited, but children, but the words choked them- ed. the wild year through.

The ghost was greatly pleased to always with a happy end. The spirit setves, rather than be parties to a lio bere how laughed in this way-holding his one of Scrooge's niece's sisters, for stood a solitary lighthouse.

Grest Sides, rolling his head, and twisting he answered that a bachelor was a evening to music. After a while they teaps of sea-weed clung to its base, his face into the most extravagant con wrenched outcast, who had no right played at forleits; for-it is good to be find him in this mood, and looked stood beside sick-beds, and they were of such enormous magastude"

Spirit! are they yours?" Scrooge and storm-birds-born of the wind onestiors-Scrooge's niece, by mr-to express £3 opinion on the subject. children sometimes and never better upon him with such Ervour, that he cheerful on foreign lands, and ther might suppose, as sea-weed of the rage, laughed as heartily as he. And Wherea: Scrooge's niece's sister-Į than (at `Christmas; when its mighty i begged, like a boy to be allowed to shy were close at home: by suugging (corki, say no more.

their assembled friends being not a bit the plump one with the lace tucker; Founder was a child himsell. Stop until the guests departed. But this the men, and they were patient in their greater hope; by poverty, and it was

**They are man's," said the spirit, not the one with the roses-blushed: There was first a game at blindman's spirit said could not be done. behindhand, roared out lustily.

And I "Here is a new game," said rich. In almshouse, hospital, and looking down upon them. “And they **Ela, ha! Ha, ha, ha, hat" "Do go on. Fred," said Scrooge's buff. Of course, there was

Heno more believe Topper was really Scrooge. "One hall-hotf, spirit, only fait, in misery's every refuge, where cling to me, appealing from their But even here, two men who watch-

He said that Christmas was a niece, clapping her hands. ed the light had made a fire, that

vain man in his little brief authority fathers. This boy is Ignorance... through the loophote in the thick humbug, as I live!" cried Scrooge's never finishes what he begins to say blind than I believe he had eyes in one!

his boots. My opinion, is, that it was It was a game called Yes and No. had not made fast the door, and barred This girl is Want Beware them stone wall shed our a ray of bright-nephew. "He believed it, too!" He is such a ridiculous fellow

Scrooge's nephew revelled in an- done thing between him and where Scrooge's nephew had to think the spirit out, he left his blessing, and both, and all of their degree, but most **More shame for him, Fred:" sak

of all beware this boy, for on his Scrooge's nephew; and that the Ghost of something, and the rest must find taught Scrooge his precepts. As on the awial sea. Feining their }

Bless other laugh, and as it was impossible of Christmas Present knew it. The out what; he only answering to their home ind over the rough table at Scrooge's niece indignantly.

to keep the infection of-though the

It was a long night, if it were only brow I see that written which is which they sat, that wished each other those women; they never do anything sister tried hard to do it with way he went after that plump sister questions yes or no, as the case 413 a night: but Scrooge had his doubts Doom, unless the writing be erased. Merry Christmas in their can of grog:by halves. They are always in

aromatic "vinegar-his example was

in the lace tucker, was an outrage on The brisk fire at questioning to which and one of them-the elder, too, with earnest.

the credulity of human nature. Knock he was exposed, elicited from him that of this, because the Christmas holi Deny it?" cried the spirit, stretching unanimously followed. his face all damaged and scarred with She was very pretty exceedingly furd" weather, as the fgce-head ai preny. With a dimpled, surprised-

"I was only going to say." said down the fire-irons, tumbling over he was thinking of an animal, a live days, appeared to be condensed into our his hand towards the city. "Slan- the chairs, bumping up against the animal, rather a disagreeable animal, the space of time they passed together, der those who tell it yet Admit it H was strange, too, that while Scrooge for your factions purposes, and make" ar of ship might she struck up a booking capital lace a ripe little Scrooge's rephew, that the cox piano, smothering himself among the 4 savage animal stanty song that was like a gale in mouth, that seemed made to be kissed sequence of his taking a dislike to us.curtains, wherever she went there growled and grunted sometimes, and remained unaltered in his ourward worse And hide the end."

"Have they no refuge or re- form the ghost grew older, clearly as no doubt it was; all kinds of good and not making merry with us, is, as

Scrooge had observed this once?” cried Scrooge. plump sister was. He wouldn't catch walked about the streets, and wasn't Again the ghost sped on above the little dots about her chin, that melted I think that be koes some pleasant went be. He always knew where the talked sometimes, and in London, and oder. Mack and heaving `sen--on- Linto one another when she laughed; moments, which could do hou 20 anybody else. If you had fallen up made a show of, and wasn't led by change. but never spoke of it, until urtil, being far away, as he told and the sunniest pair of eyes you ever ham. I am sure he loses pleasant against him (as some of them did) on anybody, and didn't live in a menage, they lets a children's Twelfth Night Scrooge, from any shore, they lighted saw in any little creature's header companions than he can find in purpose, he would have made a feint rie, and was never killed in a market, Parry, when looking at the spirit as they stood together in an open space, They stood beside the Altogether she was what you would his own thoughts, either in his mouldy endeavouring to seize you, which and was not a horse; or a 159, or be noticed that its hair was gray. helmsman at the wheel, the look-out have called provoking. you know; but old office, or his dusty chambers would have been an affront to your cow, or a bull, or a tiger, or e, dog, Are spirits lives so short?" asked in the bow, the officers who had the satisfactory, too. Oh. perfectly satis-mean to give him the same chance understanding, and would instantly or a pig, or a cat, or a bear.

Scrooge. watch; dark, ghostly figures in their | Factory.

every year, whether he likes it or have sidled off in the direction of the every fresh question that was put

My life upon this globe is very not, for I piry him. He may rail at plump sister. She often cried out him, this nephew burst into a fresh, Christmas, till he dies, but he can't that it wasn't fair and it really was roar of laughter; and was so inex-brief," replied the ghost... "It ends help thinking better of it-I defy him! But when at last he caught her pressibly tickled, that he was obliged, to-night."

-To-night?" cried Scrooge. if he finds the going there, in good when, in spite of all her siken rust- to get up off the soft and stamp. · At}

"To-night at mid-night. temper, year after year, and saying.ings, and her rapid flutterings past last the plump siser, falling ito a

The time is drawing next." Uncle Scrooge, how are you? If itim, he got her into a corner hence similar state, cried out only puts han in the vein to leave his there was no escape then his con-

The chimes were ringing the three- poor. clerk fifty pounds. that's some duct was the most execrable. For his

quarters-post eleven at that moment. thing: and I think I shook him, yes pretending not to know her his pre-

"Forgive me if I am not justiɓed: terday."

in what I ask." said Scrooge, look- tending that it was necessary to touch It was their turn to laugh now, at her head-dress, and further to assure

Which it certainly was. Admira-ing intently at the spirit's robe, "but THEN your child has whooping of no use to him. He don't do any the notion of his shaking Scrooge. himself of her identity by pressing a tion was the universal sentiment, see something strange, and not be. good with it. He don't make him- But being thoroughly good-natured certain ring upon her finger, and a though some objected that the reply longing to yourself, protruding from cough fonse and expectoration easy by giving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as selt comfortable with it. He hasn't and not much caring what they laugh certain chain aboth her neck-was to Is it a bear? ought to have been your skirts. Is it a foot or a claw? may be required. This remedy ill also **It might be a claw, for the Besh Estify the togh mucus and make it the satisfaction of thinking-ha, ha, ed at, so tha: they laughed at any vile, monstrous! No doubt she told, "Yes"; imasaich as an answer in hathar he is ever going to benefit rate, he encouraged them in their him her opinion of it, when another the negative was sufficient to have there is upon it." was the spirit's sor- easier to expectorate. It has been useri successfu ́ly in many epidemics and as it wind, and thinking what a solemn as with it.”

merriment, and passed the bonie. blindman being in office, they were sa diverted their thoughts from Mr.rowful reply. "Look here."

contains në murcotic or other injurious From the foldings of its robe! i substances it is perfectly safe. For sale thing it was to move on through the "I have no patience with him," joyously. »

very confidential together, behind the Scrooge, supposing they had ever had lonely darkness over an unknown observed Scrooge's niece. Scrooge's After tea. they had some music. curtains.

I brought two children: wretched, ab-1 by all Chemists and Storekeepers. any tendency that way.

d. ship:

several stations; but every man among He's a comical old fellow," said them hummed a Christmas tuze, Scrooge's nephew, that's the truth: had a Christmas thought, or spoke be- and not so pleasant as he might be. low his breath to his companion of Fiowever, his ofences carry their own sose bygone Christmas Day, with punishment and I have nothing to say homeward hopes belonging to it. And (against him. ̈ ̄ every man on board, waking er sleep- I'm sure he is very rich. Fred," ing, good or bad, had had a kinder hinted. Scrooge's niece. At least, word for another on that day than on you always tell me so." any day in the year; and had shared to "What of that, my dear?" said His wealth is sae extent in its festivities; and had Scrooge's nephew. remembered three he cared for at a distance, and had known that they de lighted to remember him.

It was a great surprise to Scrooge. while listening to the moaning of the

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"I have found it out! I know what! it is, Fred!" I know what it is!"

**What is it?" cried Fred. "It's your uncle Serò,0-0-öge!

Hark:

"Are there no prisons?" said the spirit, turning on him for the fast time with his own words. there no workhouses?”.

"Are

The bell strack twelve. Scrooge looked about for the ghost, and saw it poc. As, the last stroke, ceased to vibrate, he remembered the prediction at old Jacob Marley, and lifting up his eyes, beheld a solerin phantom draped and hooded, coming, like a mist along the ground towards him.

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