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102
JOIINNY BLOSSOM
and always carried a silver tray in his hand.
Even when Uncle Isaac had nothing but gruel,
he had it on a silver tray!
Johnny Blossom was nearly out of the
grounds on his way home when the servant
came running after him to tell him that his
uncle wanted him. Johnny turned back with
great delight. He had known well enough
that Uncle Isaac would wish to see him after
receiving such a beautiful present.
Uncle Isaac lay in the big carved bedstead.
My, oh, my! how pale he was! almost as pale
as Jeremias the wood-cutter.
"Sit here beside me," said Uncle Isaac.
"Thank you very much for this beautiful
Christmas present." The frame stood on a table
near the bed.
"Yes, but you mustn’t look at that corner,
for there’s a tiny piece off there; nor right
there either; and here it is badly carved, as
you see, Uncle Isaac. But if you hold it like
this and just look at the whole — why, it isn’t
so bad," said Johnny Blossom, beaming.
"I will remember," said Uncle Isaac. "I
am to hold it sideways and just get the general
view when I look at it."
"The writing might have been nicer, too,"
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