ndles.

    tle  and  Jack leaped in circles top. Noo play h!

    As soon as Aunt Eliza er and Alice and Ella and Laura and Mary began to run and s. At last Aunt Eliza told to be quiet. t;Ill tell you s do. Lets make pictures.”

    Alice said t go outdoors to do it, and Ma t it oo cold for Laura to play outdoors. But er all, for a little  and mittens and t her go.

    Laura doors in ter and Mary, making pictures. t his:

    Eacump, and t once,  umps into t, deep sno on tried to get up  spoiling t  exactly like four little girls and a boy, arms and legs and all. tures.

    t oo excited to sleep. But t sleep, or Santa Claus  come. So tockings by t to bed-Alice and Ella and Mary and Laura all in one big bed on the floor.

    Peter rundle bed. Aunt Eliza and Uncle Peter o sleep in ttic floor for Pa and Ma. ts  in from Uncle Peters sled, so there were enough covers for everybody.

    Pa and Ma and Aunt Eliza and Uncle Peter sat by talking. And just as Laura ing off to sleep, ser say:

    quot;Eliza  Lake City. You kno big dog of mine? “

    Laura  once. So  dogs. Sill as a mouse, and looked at t flickering on tened to Uncle Peter.

    quot;ell,quot; Uncle Peter said, quot;early in tarted to to get a pail of er, and Prince o  to t eet and pulled.

    quot;You kno go, and rong s get aill ore a piece out of .

    quot;It ,quot; Aunt Eliza said to Ma.

    quot;Dear me! quot; Ma said.

    quot;ore a big piece rig of t,quot; Aunt Eliza said. q