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Christmas in the alley (2) [Christmas in the alley]

  Christmas in the alley (2)            

"They'd pay quick enough if they could get work," said Ann.
"They're good honest fellows, every one, and paid me regular as long as they had a cent. But when hundreds are out o' work in the city, what can they do?"


"That's none of your business, you can turn them out!" growled John. 
              

"And leave the poor children to freeze as well as starve?" said Ann.
"Who'd ever take them in without money, I'd like to know? No, John," bringing her iron down as though she meant it.
"I'm glad I'm well enough to wash and iron, and pay my rent, and so long as I can do that, and keep the hunger away from you and the child, I'll never turn the poor souls out, leastways, not in this freezing winter weather."

"And here's Christmas," the old man went on whiningly, "and not a penny to spend, and I needin' another blanket so bad, with my rhumatiz, and haven't had a drop of tea for I don't know how long!"

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