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Then came a troop from French Joe's  four black eyed lads, who never knew what shyness meant. Frank drove down to the village in the cutter and brought lame Sammy back with him, and soon after the last guest arrived  little Tillie Mather, who was Miss Rankin's "orphan 'sylum girl" from over the road. Everybody knew that Miss Rankin never kept Christmas. She did not believe in it, she said, but she did not prevent Tillie from going to the Osbornes' dinner party. THEN CAME A TROOP FROM FRENCH JO'S FOUR BLACK EYED LADS WHO NEVER KNEW WHAT CHINA'S MEANT FRANK DROVE DOWN TO THE VILLAGE IN THE CUTTER AND BROUGHT LAME SAMMY BACK WITH HIM AND SOON AFTER THE LAST GUEST ARRIVED LITTLE TILLY MATHER WHO WAS MISS RANKIN'S ORPHAN ASYLUM GIRL FROM OVER THE ROAD EVERYBODY KNEW THAT MISS RANKIN NEVER KEPT CHRISTMAS SHE DID NOT BELIEVE IN IT SHE SAID BUT SHE DID NOT PREVENT TILLY FROM GOING TO THE OSBORNE'S DINNER PARTY
d at "The Firs" except those which Cousin Myra and Mr. and Mrs. Osborne gave to each other. The junior Osbornes had asked that the money which their parents had planned to spend in presents for them be given to them the previous week; and given it was, without a word. The uncles and aunts arrived in due time, but not with them was the junior Osbornes' concern. They were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Osborne. The junior Osbornes were having a Christmas dinner party of their own. In the small dining room a table was spread and loaded with good things. Ida and the twins cooked that dinner all by themselves. To be sure, Cousin Myra had helped some, and Frank and Darby had stoned all the raisins and helped pull the home-made candy; and all together they had decorated the small dining room royally with Christmas greens. Then their guests came. First, all the little Rolands from the Hollow arrived--seven in all, with very red, shining faces and not a word to say for themselves, so shy were they. VEN OR RECEIVED AT THE FURS EXCEPT THOSE WHICH COUSIN MYRA AND MISTER AND MISSUS OSBORNE GAVE TO EACH OTHER THE JUNIOR OSBORNES HAD ASKED IT THE MONEY WHICH THEIR PARENTS HAD PLANNED TO SPEND IN PRESENTS FOR THEM TO BE GIVEN TO THEM THE PREVIOUS WEEK AND GIVEN IT WAS WITHOUT A WORD THE UNCLES AND AUNTS ARRIVED IN DUE TIME BUT NOT WITH THEM WAS THE JUNIOR OSBORNE'S CONCERN THEY WERE THE GUESTS OF MISTER AND MISSUS OSBORNE THE JUNIOR OSBORNES WERE HAVING A CHRISTMAS DINNER PARTY OF THEIR OWN IN THE SMALL DINING ROOM A TABLE WAS SPREAD AND LOADED WITH GOOD THINGS IDA AND THE TWINS COOKED THAT DINNER ALL BY THEMSELVES TO BE SURE COUSIN MYRA HAD HELPED SOME AND FRANK AND DARBY HAD STONED ALL THE RAISINS AND HELPED PULL THE HOME MADE CANDY AND ALTOGETHER THEY HAD DECORATED THE SMALL DINING ROOM ROYALLY WITH CHRISTMAS GREENS THEN THEIR GUESTS CAME FIRST ALL THE LITTLE ROLANDS FROM THE HOLLOW ARRIVED SEVEN IN ALL WITH VERY RED SHINING FACES AND NOT A WORD TO SAY FOR THEMSELVES SO SHY WERE THEY
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