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As for the money, I think the mother is the one for it to go to. She's been telling me her story, and a pitiful one it is. Let's make up a little purse among us for a Christmas present." AS FOR THE MONEY I THINK THE MOTHER IS THE ONE FOR IT TO GO TO SHE'S BEEN TELLING ME HER STORY AND A PITIFUL ONE IT IS LET'S MAKE UP A LITTLE PURSE AMONG US FOR A CHRISTMAS PRESENT
e minister came too, and listened, and even the sealskin lady turned her head over her shoulder. By and by the children fell asleep, one on Aunt Cyrilla's lap and one on Lucy Rose's, and two on the seat. Aunt Cyrilla and the pale girl helped the mother make up beds for them. The minister gave his overcoat and the sealskin lady came forward with a shawl. "This will do for the baby," she said. "We must get up some Santa Claus for these youngsters," said the khaki boy. "Let's hang their stockings on the wall and fill 'em up as best we can. I've nothing about me but some hard cash and a jack-knife. I'll give each of 'em a quarter and the boy can have the knife." "I've nothing but money either," said the sealskin lady regretfully. Aunt Cyrilla glanced at the little mother. She had fallen asleep with her head against the seat-back. "I've got a basket over there," said Aunt Cyrilla firmly, "and I've some presents in it that I was taking to my nephew's children. I'm going to give 'em to these. OF CAMPAIGNING IN SOUTH AFRICA THE MINISTER CAME TOO AND LISTENED AND EVEN THE SEALSKIN LADY TURNED HER HEAD OVER HER SHOULDER BY AND BY THE CHILDREN FELL ASLEEP ONE ON AUNT CYRIL'S LAP AND ONE ON LUCY ROSE'S AND TWO ON THE SEAT AUNT CYRIL AND THE PALE GIRL HELPED THE MOTHER MAKE UP BEDS FOR THEM THE MINISTER GAVE HIS OVERCOAT AND THE SEALSKIN LADY CAME FORWARD WITH A SHAWL THIS THIS WILL DO FOR THE BABY SHE SAID WE MUST GET UP SOME SANTA CLAUS FOR THESE YOUNGSTERS SAID THE KHAKI BOY LET'S HANG THEIR STOCKINGS ON THE WALL AND FILL THEM UP AS BEST WE CAN I'VE NOTHING ABOUT ME BUT SOME HARD CASH AND A JACKKNIFE I'LL GIVE EACH OF THEM A QUARTER AND THE BOY CAN HAVE A KNIFE I'VE NOTHING BUT MONEY EITHER SAID THE SEALSKIN LADY REGRETFULLY AUNT CYRILA GLANCED AT THE LITTLE MOTHER SHE HAD FALLEN ASLEEP WITH HER HEAD AGAINST THE SEAT BACK I'VE GOT A BASKET OVER THERE SAID AUNT CYRILA FIRMLY AND I'VE GOT SOME PRESENTS IN IT THAT I WAS TAKING TO MY NEPHEW'S CHILDREN I'M GOING TO GIVE EM TO THESE
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