Christmas Tree Land

<p>It was not their home. That was easy to be seen by the eager looks of curiosity and surprise on the two little faces inside the heavy travelling carriage.</p><p> </p><p>Yet the faces were grave and there was a weary look in the eyes for the journey had been long and it was not for pleasure that it had been undertaken.</p><p> </p><p>The evening was drawing in and the day had been a somewhat gloomy one but as the light slowly faded a soft pink radiance spread itself over the sky.</p><p> </p><p>They had been driving for some distance through a flat monotonous country; then as the ground began to rise the coachman relaxed his speed and the children without knowing it fell into a half slumber.</p><p> </p><p> </p>