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At noon they had dinner. The train hands were invited in to share it. The minister carved the chicken with the brakeman's jack knife and the khaki boy cut up the tongue and the mince pies, while the sealskin lady mixed the raspberry vinegar with its due proportion of water. AT NOON THEY HAD DINNER THE TRAIN HANDS WERE INVITED IN TO SHARE IT THE MINISTER CARVED THE CHICKEN WITH THE BRAKEMAN'S JACK KNIFE AND THE KHAKI BOY CUT UP THE TONGUE AND THE MINCE PIES WHILE THE SEALSKIN LADY MIXED THE RASPBERRIED VINEGAR WITH ITS DUE PROPORTION OF WATER
ugh a cold one. Breakfast first thing. There's a sandwich apiece left and we must fill up on what is left of the cookies and doughnuts and save the rest for a real good spread at dinner time. The only thing is, I haven't any bread." "I've a box of soda crackers," said the little mother eagerly. Nobody in that car will ever forget that Christmas. To begin with, after breakfast they had a concert. The khaki boy gave two recitations, sang three songs, and gave a whistling solo. Lucy Rose gave three recitations and the minister a comic reading. The pale shop girl sang two songs. It was agreed that the khaki boy's whistling solo was the best number, and Aunt Cyrilla gave him the bouquet of everlastings as a reward of merit. Then the conductor came in with the cheerful news that the storm was almost over and he thought the track would be cleared in a few hours. "If we can get to the next station we'll be all right," he said. "The branch joins the main line there and the tracks will be clear. AVE OUR CHRISTMAS DINNER ALTHOUGH A COLD ONE BREAKFAST' FIRST THING THERE'S A SANDWICH APIECE LEFT AND WE MUST FILL UP ON WHAT'S LEFT OF THE COOKIES AND DOUGHNUTS AND SAVE THE REST FOR A REAL GOOD SPREAD AT DINNER TIME THE ONLY THING IS I HAVEN'T ANY BREAD I'VE A BOX OF SODA CRACKERS SAID THE LITTLE MOTHER EAGERLY NOBODY IN THAT CAR WILL EVER FORGET THAT CHRISTMAS TO BEGIN WITH AFTER BREAKFAST THEY HAD A CONCERT THE KHAKI BOY GAVE TWO RECITATIONS SANGS THREE SONGS AND GAVE A WHISTLING SOLO LUCY ROSE GAVE THREE RECITATIONS AND THE MINISTER A COMIC READING THE PALE SHOP GIRL SANG TWO SONGS IT WAS AGREED THAT THE KHAKI BOY'S WHISTLING SOLO WAS THE BEST NUMBER AND AUNT SYRILA GAVE HIM THE BOUQUET OF EVERLASTINGS AS A REWARD OF MERIT THEN THE CONDUCTOR CAME IN WITH A CHEERFUL NEWS THAT THE STORM WAS ALMOST OVER AND HE THOUGHT THE TRAP WOULD BE CLEARED IN A FEW HOURS IF WE CAN GET TO THE NEXT STATION WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT HE SAID THE BRANCH JOINS THE MAIN LINE THERE AND THE TRACKS WILL BE CLEAR
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