Chapter 37
Chapter 37 Merry Christmas 1879 Emily Picks Up the Story "Christmas Eve 1879, of all the days I remember from our time in Deakstown, this day and Christmas day would always come to mind. Deak says that it marks a kind of neutral point between all the death of the previous year and the tragedy that was to come. All I know is that it was my "happy" time, a blend of traditional and modern Christmas; whenever someone talks about an "Old Fashioned Christmas" my mind always travels back to Deakstown, Christmas, 1879. The only stranger staying with us was a down -on-his-luck cowboy, and in the spirit of Christmas, I didn't charge him for his room, and if he promised to drink in moderation, the drinks would be on the house. Alice, Sally and I spent the after noon setting up for the Christmas ev
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