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All the French Joe boys got a pair of skates apiece, and Sammy a set of beautiful books, and Tillie was made supremely happy with a big wax doll. Every little Roland got just what his or her small heart had been longing for. Besides, there were nuts and candies galore. ALL THE FRENCH JO BOYS GOT A PAIR OF SKATES APIECE AND SAMMY A SET OF BEAUTIFUL BOOKS AND TILLIE WAS MADE SUPREMELY HAPPY WITH THE BIG WAX DOLL EVERY LITTLE ROLAND GOT JUST WHAT HIS OR HER SMALL HEART HAD BEEN LONGING FOR BESIDES THERE WERE NUTS AND CANDIES GALORE
 a little stiff and unsocial; but they soon got acquainted, and so jolly was Cousin Myra--who had her dinner with the children in preference to the grown-ups--and so friendly the junior Osbornes, that all stiffness vanished. What a merry dinner it was! What peals of laughter went up, reaching to the big dining room across the hall, where the grown-ups sat in rather solemn state. And how those guests did eat and frankly enjoy the good things before them! How nicely they all behaved, even to the French Joes! Myra had secretly been a little dubious about those four mischievous-looking lads, but their manners were quite flawless. Mrs. French Joe had been drilling them for three days--ever since they had been invited to "de Chrismus dinner at de beeg house." After the merry dinner was over, the junior Osbornes brought in a Christmas tree, loaded with presents. They had bought them with the money that Mr. and Mrs. Osborne had meant for their own presents, and a splendid assortment they were.  AT FIRST THE GUESTS WERE A LITTLE STIFF AND UNSOCIABLE BUT THEY SOON GOT ACQUAINTED AND SO JOLLY WAS COUSIN MYRA WHO HAD HER DINNER WITH THE CHILDREN IN PREFERENCE TO THE GROWN UPS AND SO FRIENDLY THE JUNIOR OSBORNES THAT ALL STIFFNESS VANISHED WHAT A MERRY DINNER IT WAS WHAT PEALS OF LAUGHTER WENT UP REACHING TO THE BIG DINING ROOM ACROSS THE HALL WHERE THE GROWN UP SAT IN RATHER SOLEMN STATE AND HOW THOSE GUESTS DID EAT AND FRANKLY ENJOY THE GOOD THINGS BEFORE THEM HOW NICELY THEY ALL BEHAVED EVEN TO THE FRENCH JOS MYRA HAD SECRETLY BEEN A LITTLE DUBIOUS ABOUT THOSE FOUR MISCHIEVOUS LOOKING LADS BUT THEIR MANNERS WERE QUITE FLAWLESS MISSUS FRENCH JO HAD BEEN DRILLING THEM FOR THREE DAYS EVER SINCE THEY BEEN INVITED TO CHRISTMAS DINNER AT DE BIG HOUSE AFTER THE MERRY DINNER WAS OVER THE JUNIOR OSBORNES BROUGHT IN A CHRISTMAS TREE LOADED WITH PRESENTS THEY HAD BOUGHT THEM WITH THE MONEY THAT MISTER AND MISSUS OSBORNE HAD MEANT FOR THEIR OWN PRESENTS AND A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT THEY WERE
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