Ruby's Reward — page 165: what you’re looking at

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The farmer and his wife greatly enjoyed her pleasure. They had bought the geins unset, because they did not know in what form she ¥ vuld prefer them, and thought best to let her select the setting for herself, They had spent one wholo happy day to- gether in choosing Christmas gitts for this family, who had been so kind and courteous to thent, and for mauy a mouth after it formed the theme of pleasant converse for them. Min Gordon was the recipient of a scl of vlevant taleb articles, w hile Me Gordon wes presented with some choice books, which he bad been heard to say he would hke tu possess, But their chief thought had been for Ruby, whom these plain but honest people were Iearning to love with a fondness sel they would have lavished upon thei own daughter had she been sprrerl te Chem, Mio Geodon presented Mrs Rugeles with a fine silver ladle, and Myr Gordon save Mr Kugeles a substantial gold chain for the handsome gold watch which he already possensed. But there was no gitt from Ruby to her fiionds upon the table, and when all the packages had been ovaminued, she turned to them, a little tendee suile wicathing her lips, saying :—~ “Will you come with me for a few moments, Mr and Mrs Rugeles? Ihave something C would like to show you.” She led them to a smail parlour ov recep- tion-room, opened the door for them to pass in, and then softly closed it after them, -leaviny them alone, comiiedbaskes com