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JOHNNY’S BIRTHDAY PARTY 163
elbowing his way. It was Jeremias in his tight
coat.
" I want to say thank you, sir, for such a day
as this. I’m only a poor man, but I can say this
much, Johnny Blossom can do many a good
turn"—
Jeremias seemed to have no more to say.
Then some one lifted Johnny Blossom up.
He was warm and red, but beaming. "Come
soon again, everybody!" he called out.
Little by little the room emptied. The colored
lights shone like small suns along the dark
avenues, and the stars twinkled and gleamed.
In the tiny bedroom in town Johnny Blossom
laid his brown head on the pillow. "Thank
you, dear God, thank you, thank you," he
murmured, and said no more, for he was
overpowered by sleep.
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