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PearlS.Buck
Heawokesuddenlyawasfouro’clock,thehouratwhichhisfatherhadalwayscalledhimtogetupahemilking.Strahehabitsofhisyouthstill!Fiftyyearsago,andhisfatherhadbeehirtyyears,afouro’theHehadtraiurnotosleep,butthism,becauseitwasChristmas,hedidnottry.Yetwhatwasthemagiasnow?Hisrownupandgoalohhiswife.Yesterdayshehadsaid,“Let’snottrimthetreeuntiltomorrow,Robert.I’mtired.”
Heagreed,areeremaiiry.
Whydidhefeelsoawaketonight?Foritwasstillarry.Nomoon,ofcourse,butthestarswereextraordinary!Nowthathethoughtofit,thestarsseemedalwayslargerandclearerbeforethedawnofChristmasDay.Therewasoarnowthatwaslylargerahanahers.Heimagimoving,asithadseemedtohimtomoveolongago.
Hewas15yearsoldandstillonhisfather’sfarHelovedhisfather.HehadnotknownituntilonedayafewdaysbeforeChristmas,whenhehadoverheardwhathisfatherwassayingtohismother.
“Mary,IhatetocallRobinthems.He’sgrowingsofastandheneedshissleep.IfyoucouldseehowhesleepswhenIgointo!IwishIanagealone.”
“Well,you’t,Ada”
Hismother’svoicewasbrisk.“Besides,heisn’taymore.It’stimeforhimtotakehisturn.”
“Yes,”
hisfathersaidslowly.“ButIsuredohatetowakehi”
Whehesewords,somethinginhimawoke:hisfatherlovedhim!Therewouldbeeringinthemsandhavingtobecalledagaiupafterthat,stumblingblindwithsleepandpulledonhisclothes,hiseyestightshut,aup.
AhenightbeforeChristmas,thatyearwhenhewas15,helaythinkingabouttheday.
Hewishedhehadabetterpresentforhisfather.Asusual,hehadgostoreandboughtatieforhisfather.Ithadseemedilhelaythinking,ahathehadheardhisfatheraalkingintimeforhimtosaveforsomethier.
Helayonhisside,hisheadsupportedbyhiselbow,aofhisattidow.Thestarswerebright,muchbrighterthanheeverrememberedseeingthem,aarinparticularwasshtthathewowerereallytheStarofBethlehe
“Dad,”
hehadonceaskedwhenhewasalittleboy,“Whatisastable?”
“It’sjustabarn,”
hisfatherhadreplied,“likeours.”
ThenJesushadbeenborninabarn,andtoabarntheshepherdsandtheWiseMenhade,brimasgifts!
&struckhiWhyshouldheheraspecialgift,too,outthereinthebarn?Hecouldgetupearly,earlierthanfouro’dtetallthemilkingdoalone,milkandclearup,andtheherwenttostartthemilking,he’dseenitalldone.Andhehohaddo.
Helaughedtohimselfashegazedatthestars.Itoulddo,asleeptoosoundly.
&haveawakeimes,sgamatcheachtimetolookathisoldwatight,andhalfpastohentwoo’clock.
Ataquartertotupandputonhisclothes.Hestairs,carefulofthecreakyboards,ahimselfout.Thebigstarhuhebarnrold.Thecowslookedathim,sleepyandsurprised.Itwasearlyforthemtoo.
&ehayforeadthengotthemilkingpailandthebigmilks.
Hesmiled,thinkingabouthisfather,aeadily,twsteamsrushingintothepail,frothingandfragraaskwehanhehadeverknownittobefore.Milkingforoachore.Itwassomethitohisfather,wholovedhiHefiwomilkswerefull,ahemahemilkhousedoorcarefullymakihelatch.Heputthestoolinitsplacebythedupthemilkpail.Theofthebarnahedoorbehindhi
Bahisroomhehadonlyamiopulloffhisthedarknessaobed,forheheardhisfatherup.Heputthecoversoverhisheadtosilencehisquickbreathing.Thedooropeill.
“Rob!”
hisfathercalled.“Wehavetogetup,soisChristmas.”
“Aw-right,”
hesaidsleepily.
“I’llgoonout,”
hisfathersaid.“I’llgetthingsstarted.”
Thedoordhelaystill,laughingtohimself.Injustafewmiherwouldknow.
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