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JOIINNY BLOSSOM
never understand came over Uncle Isaac’s
face.
"The wood-cutter is right. It is balm," said
Uncle Isaac finally.
Well! Here lay Uncle Isaac with the green
silk eiderdown puff, with the servant in livery
always carrying a silver tray; and there lay
Jeremias the wood-cutter on his blue homespun
pillow, with the wind howling at his very
bedside — and both of them said that there was
balm in those words! Johnny Blossom thought
it was very queer.
"Some presents will go over to your house
this evening," said Uncle Isaac when he said
good-by.
My, oh, my! Johnny Blossom hopped over
every gutter he came to on his way home.
First over the gutter and then back again and
over again just because everything was so
unspeakably joyful, because it was Christmas Eve,
because Uncle Isaac was going to send some
presents. They were sure to be wonderful
presents, those Uncle Isaac sent!
He met Tellef’s littlest sister on the street.
"See here!" he said to her; "here is a
Christmas present for Tellef; but just as surely as
you meddle the least bit with the paper, I’ll send
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