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little hands piled warm clothing,

wood and a New Year’s dinner as
the New Year kept singing: “Oh!

I’m the little New Year. Ho! Ho!
Here I come tripping over the

snow, shaking my bells with a
merry din. So, open the door

and let me in.”

Old Joe came to the door on

hearing some noise outside.
When he saw all the lovely

gifts, tears ran down his
cheeks for gladness. He carried

them inside and whispered,
“The dear Lord has been here

this night.”

“Where are we going next?”

said Maurice, as they ran down
the hill. “To take some flowers to a poor sick girl,” replied the New

Year. When they came to a small white house, the New Year stopped.
“Bessie lives here but I didn’t know she was sick,” said Maurice. “The

window is open a little, let us throw this bunch of pinks into this
room. They will please her when she wakes up. And they will make

her happy for several days.”

Then they hurried to other places, leaving some blessing behind
everywhere.
tripping running and dancing
“You have a wonderful cart,” said Maurice. with quick, light steps
“You have taken so much out of it, but it merry cheerful
din a loud, continuous sound
never seems to get empty.”

“You are right, Maurice. There is never any end to kindness and

love. As long as I find people to love and be kind to, my cart will
have blessings for them. This cart will never get empty until I can

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