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"That baby is such a dear little fellow," said the sealskin lady gently. "He looks something like my little son. He died eighteen Christmases ago." Aunt Cyrilla put her hand over the lady's kid glove. "So did mine," she said. Then the two women smiled tenderly at each other. Afterwards they rested from their labours and all had what Aunt Cyrilla called a "snack" of sandwiches and pound cake. The khaki boy said he hadn't tasted anything half so good since he left home. THAT BABY IS SUCH A DEAR LITTLE FELLOW SAID THE SEALSKIN LADY GENTLY HE LOOKS SOMETHING LIKE MY SON HE DIED EIGHTEEN CHRISTMASES AGO AUNT CYRILLA PUT HER HAND OVER THE LADY'S KID GLOVE SO DID MINE SHE SAID THEN THE TWO WOMEN SMILED TENDERLY AT EACH OTHER AFTERWARDS THEY RESTED FROM THEIR LABORS AND ALL HAD WHAT AUNT CYRILLA CALLED A SNAP OF SANDWICHES AND POUND CAKE THE KHAKI BOY SAID HE HADN'T TASTED ANYTHING HALF SO GOOD SINCE HE LEFT HOME
yrilla 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. 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." The idea met with favour. The khaki boy passed his cap and everybody contributed. The sealskin lady put in a crumpled note. When Aunt Cyrilla straightened it out she saw that it was for twenty dollars. Meanwhile, Lucy Rose had brought the basket. She smiled at Aunt Cyrilla as she lugged it down the aisle and Aunt Cyrilla smiled back. Lucy Rose had never touched that basket of her own accord before. Ray's boat went to Jacky, and Daisy's doll to his oldest sister, the twins' lace handkerchiefs to the two smaller girls and the hood to the baby. Then the stockings were filled up with doughnuts and jelly cookies and the money was put in an envelope and pinned to the little mother's jacket. ER 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 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 THE IDEA MET WITH FAVOR THE KHAKI BOY PASSED HIS CAP AND EVERYBODY CONTRIBUTED THE SEALSKIN LADY PUT IN A CRUMPLED NOTE WHEN AUNT CYRILLA STRAIGHTENED IT OUT SHE SAW IT WAS FOR TWENTY DOLLARS MEANWHILE LUCY ROSE HAD BROUGHT THE BASKET SHE SMILED AT AUNT CYRILLA AS SHE LUGGED IT DOWN THE AISLE AND AUNT CYRILA SMILED BACK LUCY ROSE HAD NEVER TOUCHED THAT BASKET OF HER OWN ACCORD BEFORE RAY'S BOAT WENT TO JACKIE AND DAISY'S DOLL TO HIS OLDEST SISTER THE TWINS LACE HANDKERCHIEFS WENT TO THESE TWO SMALLER GIRLS AND THE HOOD TO THE BABY THEN THE STOCKINGS WERE FILLED UP WITH DOUGHNUTS AND JELLY COOKIES AND THE MONEY WAS PUT IN AN ENVELOPE AND PINNED TO THE LITTLE MOTHER'S JACKET
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