How John Norton the Trapper Kept His Christmas

John Norton the trapper is sitting alone in a log cabin lit only by firelight. He is reading an old Bible and has come across the part where the imminent birth of Jesus is announced by the angels. His only company is two hound dogs who are sitting by the fire with him. He reads the well-known passage to the hounds and then says to them, «Pups, this be Christmas Eve, and I sartinly trust ye be grateful fur the comforts ye have.»