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Show { 3) th2 'fl;hmg~ IBh? bmJlgh t for 113.;;' !3 i ~ f;e~:.;~ t,Jp.;ce thi)1tg~ lShp <..,ran\tl'?d herse lf. Shr ,was a loving and g r' Z'p rotU 3 p ~) rSOl1. BV'::"" rytim'-.: sh,..., e cHn" '~O town Bh~ bou.ght :C~1n1i_ ly Yfl'"'iTihl" rs Bom.-, thing. Aftrr ~:hr @ehool l1ous~ b1 Bloomi.r.gt.on vJ@.S l~uil t:~ a l l 'eli!"' P_'r.'o~.f1rai'M! ana dl2net=:" S "i;;r-' r"" h '? ld ~h~ r-'! .. Clu:is'tnleurtim alwflYs had :b ~ C' n ~ spr-:> el:tal t:im8 tjf ~hp y","ar. A tall pinr tr~ ~ d ~ car~~~d with popcorn and eandles was put in thr- Bloomington School Hous ~ . rSaaor..- would ~())lCl" {G;o {l;O\-In wit.:h h.~r '"'99 ~nd but:t:Pl!' mon"' y and buy ~ qH:t for r.vr ryan(-- ~o br pUl't lU'idp r ~h(' Chri@trn~8 TrpE". Thr rr' v.r'i:r' roany who '11::"1:(' so poer ~h("y @ouldn 0 t l'mvE' cUlything und -:·}!' thf" t:r~ "" 6 but S~nta 4&lW3.Ys bl'O~9ht @oll'l"'t:hing for thE"iYl b r- ~8US(" Tho Z"P sh~ Tt ~ielS took (i!€lrr' of t.n3t. W'a~ ~lways a dl?lightful, fun time. loil';s of rnoltu'!s~@ {2cmdy, poPfJorn bCl.ll@~ dOt1gh- nuts. and eooki (' ~. Thr.· .1:'r \..,"39 plr-i1.~y of r'U'I'r.y'thing ~o 1:"'i5."t. Thpy i1."''Y''- r laekF:' ci! for food. Th'"".rc r ' ~ Jl:P alwaY15 g-oodir--sl' but not many m&t;r- rial things. It ~s vpry diff'-Z"0iLl ~ th~n our Christmc.\ses of today. GrandmOOi \~S 01"lr of thrc- lad;'r.g ~lho fumishrd cU@ht:='s for t hp Christ::roas epl r-br~~ion I!!nd it: i ~l jCpmrrobt:='r.=-o "thl§lt: she carried th ~m to thp s@hool hou ~e in ~ #3 tUb . Ev,., n~hough she h:Nd h~ ' r littlr' boys sh~ S11~ys bought ~'U~e littl ~ things for th0 littl r girls ~ On8 Christmas sha gave Elves CC!.rp0ntF'r a br(!tlli:iful doll=onp tha~ pp.xhap~ sh'" would heivo;:> givpn on r of h pr own childrf'!'" n h~d t:hf"'y 1'H"'011 girls. ThE" fa@hion ;a t t.hGlt time for l i'tt:lr- boys ~@ drp~seB. bla~k stockings " ~nd xin~flE't;s.. ShE" dreStsed hpJ!:' boys about th", time' tbry El~z~ !"'d to Benool. this wray until On('> nig-ht Dr . 'Ii.'bodbury ~s el~ll p.d fL'om St:. Gr--or9'@ 'to e!om~ down t o h I" Ip ~ii ~ th!'" birlth of elnoi~h(,> r ont:' of ~h("" B lake b~i ':) s .. As h~' was @ominq <aeJ:toss th(-"\ Bloomilngtol'l bl?m:~"!h in hi~ blac;!k bU9gy wi t h th ' wh:i.t:f' ~op, somd;hingo spookcd hi.s ho.rse~ ~nd i\:t.:"'~ si;Olr~e d to run. Tom Shlllmp 'WGi9\ living in b""lr.· first &'~k hous~. His qife~ Rhod:a c eaiCi sh~ eoo.ld h~ ;tu:' @Oiil(>onr-- yf'lling~ '~trfuoael;.,hoEl" whoa!·~ Shr wok,' up h("'~ husband and t:h~y z~n out ~o S (' P ~lhCl.t. was thE' ma~tr r. Th~y ~oul cm o ~ trll who it ~~s so ~hpy hurried and got thr C'arp""n 'tpZ"s and Fa'W"Cf" 't'ts out of bpd. ~vith t.he help of sevel'CLl ron e!way2 ':1"' Jt:~ !3'toppt='d ~nd Dr. \JIbodbury ~()nep rn""d e!i~iz <? ns ~hp got ~h("' rr in tim~ t o drlivr r th2 b~by---Cla~k. Ev0 ryo1'l: ill Blocrml.11gton \.-r n t: to 'thp dem.ee~~ whicb W"'rc h rld at th'"' school no1l.uv n '?<3.rly ('v<=,zoy WN"1rt. John M@X'i:in f...!Ctrson, Aunt ~s ~hr. cC!llle~.. Th<"Z'E' was iii f~~ddle" ~ i'nl!lndolin ~ ~!'!d foE' 'thpir music.. ~l'''':r~ti9 ~oolt @11 tllf.'ir kids" ~eootp d thf' ~chool bpnehl"~ (.\1~in s t: thf' \;,""-0111. fbueJt.!2Q th,.. kids in ~ quil 't @~d t h r y al p pt ....,hilp t;hpir folks drul~(~d . "r't ~i9n Ut long bp.for'~ Z r- l1~ ~ s ~d . el harmoni~a 6 th ~ Bloomingto!s"l dan.Cic s wnrr:- lftOptlllaz.- thcr ~ hajfraek loads of ~o wo~ ld 9~ to Bloomington to ~hp d~n~p. Ts ~s m~ ~i~al1y tn~linp.d. She h~d a b~au~i~l voi ~~ . p~ opl p Not: many lu:'a rs lop for~ gh ~ clie a !!11hl? bO't~ghit (in organ, (':tn a t a ught: h.t="' r ~ If to play i t. whil ".,. raising lJl fam :t ly.. r-Ian,; ~ ~s s ( 'r-by h~ card h r. r praeticing thr S~d.EiY S~'hool HYtTtDS. Sht=' d id p lay f o r va r ious ~t:h"' rin9~ · D |
