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THE CAROLINIAN CHRISTMAS EDITION [Continued From Preeceding Page] CHRISTMAS STAR wards (he earth, feeling very proud and important. At that time there lived in the East three Wise Men, who wore tings in their countries, and who biade a study of the stars, AU Pi roe noticed that there was a now tme in the sky, shining more brightly than all her sisters, so they started to rend old manu scripts U> find out what this meant, i They discovered that when n j King should be born in Israel, a j new star would shine and so with- * cut even knowing about earth | Other, the Wise Men decided to go j Bnd visit the new King They had S studied the Jewish writings, and | believed mat this Child just born | would bring peace and happiness t Jr- the w orld. So they brought pres- j tents With them, such as would be | given to a king, and they set out j with their servants, and guards j »»nd herds of camels and donkeys | »o carry their mods across the ! desert to " d* Cine It. was a long and dangerous j tourney. Th« r only guide was the j little star winch moved ahead of j them high up in tho sky. They j trusted in her. and she led them j faithfully trntU their three enra- ■ vans mot and minded. The Wise j Men told each other where they j were : :.h:? T . ,v.id why They agreed, ] since all throe were following the star. tc> «o on forethcr T'K TOsf GUIDF The long weary weeks went by and th*\v wore getting near fhetr ? or! Jp.it then, without warning. ! he star disappeared and left them ] aot cornc hack, because suddenly ; <i( alone. They waited, but she did j die had forgotten what she had to jo f,i \ i. Very wisely she had gone i jack f»'- Paradise to ask the angels j to te'd her again vha! to do Os enurso the Wise Mm vyr.i surprised at losing flieir gtifde, so the' met to discuss what they should do. They knew as did everyone else, that I'.'rod. the Jewish king, lived in Jerusalem, and they decided to so to him first Af ter ad. he should in* able to tet| them where to find the ( 'did. 'Y.\> ** r r not like »: *s balk of k'-pgs. sis he way afraid the Joys vbo didn't like him might (>■ cidn to throw hit-, out if they had r. 'l* H- vb d many questions. and the Wise Men told biin fd'-uh the star that had guided them, thm suddenly gone away as thev poured too city. Best Wishes s.:;; ; Os ail the line tilings in this gran.fl old laud ol ours, we WISH YOU MOST ...GOOD HEALTH. GOOD CHEEK AND HAPPINESS DR. PEPPER BOTTLING COMPANY RALEIGH , — ..... n — Tiini l,l ii , ~nr--r—T-Tfi~fi'ri>mnri>n-|->nnM^inißii>niiiimi ini , \ l ! "siSTvALTER C Raleigh, N. C. • 1 am sorry." said Herod, "but I can't tell you where you will find tiie child. Go out into the streets, and look for him. but 1 have found him. come back ar.d ask a favor from you. When you tell me, for I too, would like lo visit him.” The Wise Men promised, not v knowing that the evil king plan- f ned to nave the Child killed as 1 j soon as found. They looked high c ; and low through the town, they 11 | asked everyone they mot, yet no- c j where could they get news of Use f j Child they looked for. So they left 1 ! Jerusalem, and started off home. I feeling very sad, Meanwhile the angels told the ! [ \ little star again what .••'he must do j - | and sort her on her way And she j ■ i went, determined that this time j * ' she would not forget anything. | So it was that just as the Wise ' Men came out of town, they say j ' again the star which seemed to _ | beckon them. Again they follow- J | ed. and saw her stop, at last, above | the roof of a stable. They were ‘ j very surprised, for who could t ; magtne that a king would be lorn * | in such » place" But they went in, to find a baby * I asleep in the mapper between a I I donkey and an ox. His father and j mother sat on the straw by him. i . and as they came in, Maty smiled j at them. 'Have you come to see my |; | Son?” | t Seeing the Cliild, it was as if a | great light shone upon themf. and j they knew without any doubt that , ( this was indeed the Saviour prom- j i ised to the world. So they knelt j C | humbly to adore Him, and offer j ’ j ihcir gifts of geld, myrrh and in- , ’ : cense. As they did so. the angels j J I came down from heaven, and sat on j ; the roof, singing loudly and joyful- j ijy “Peace on. earth to men of good 1 J will.” j | Others had gone flying over the ' whole country side, singing their . ] sonff of peace, telling the shop i herds that a King had been, born to j. I them m the nearby stable. These j ' ! angels guided the shepherds and , | their sheep so thov too could adore i i the Child. But when they saw the ' ( j three Wise Men, kneeling down, in | ( j their rich-robes and their crowns. | the shepherds felt shy. and would j ! pot come in. , ar y ppokft I<** tVirm, eitin fi*J ! . . j Wise Men moved aside so thai ~\a ♦*-- f-UiM Arm S everyone CM.iW the ■ . , I Jesus waking up .just then, smiled ; ; on rich and poor alike, so that all , , i felt hapov and at ease. SHINING BUT SAB Theri it was that one of the king- j S remembered the promise to Herod: j , j -We must go back to Jerusalem ■ ( i and toll him we have found the ; i Child-King.” Alt three got up, j j I ready for the journey, but an an- , ' eel stood before them "Co hack i, t another way" he said to. them. . i “Herod seeks only to kill the , , Cliild. Do no*, tell him where he : , can be found. , Thcv otnyed and went home the , iomt way round, while Herod j waited in vain for them in his pat- j ace. Above the stable, the little star still 'hone, but she was not very proud, thinking of what her sister stars would say about her failure, "it is j ; true that one of them would have done much better than ! How stupid the angels must j think me, after taking so much pains over me. I am the most j unhautvy star in the* whole world.” So saving, she started to erv. | But the angels wiped her tears j sway, tailing her that for such a : : baby she had done wonders. They j I told her riot to worry about her ! | mistake, because we all make j ! some. So they made her happy a- i i vain, and she joined in their sina | ing. "Peace on earth to men of good will.” You --ve, she had tried to do her job the best wav she ; could, and that is all that God asks ; of any of us. LIVING TREE ST. BON IF ACT! Than* is a popular belief that the origin of the Christmas tree dates back to 724 and has to be attributed to St. Boniface, the Apostl of tire Germans. M any to whom he revealed the glad tid j ings of the Gospel would have j liked to err,brave Christianity. But | fear of the oak-treegod Thor they f had been worshipping held them back. On Christmas Eve of 724, ' st. Boniface told them: “The i Cross of Christ shall break the hammer o fthe groat, god Thor this very night.'* Then, with their reluctant permission, he hewed down the oak of pagan worship. Standing by a young fir tree, the missionary then proclaimed what may bo railed the panegyric of the Christmas evergreen: “Here Is the living tree, with no stain of blood upon it. that shall he the sign of your new worship. See how it points to the sky. Call it the tree of the Christ Child. Take it un and cany it to the chieftain's lull. \\ You shall go no nine into the j , shadow o fthe forest to keep your feasts with secret rites of shame. You shall keep them at home, with laughter and songs and nte' i of love. The thunder oak hot fallen, and I think the day is corning when there shall not be | ( u home in all the land where the i , children are not giuh ved around ( the green fir tree to rejoice in the ; birth-night of Christ.” SIGN Os FAi I’ll Another legend of the fir tree deserves to be told. One Dtcem-, her 24tn the Christ Child knocked. at the door of a forester's cot- j ta.se. Cold, hungry, exhausted, the, smail Traveler was taken in fori the night by the kind couple. The next morning He revealed His Di- ; vine identity to them. Radiant! and thankful, He told them: i "There is nothing I can give you * beyond what you already have, I except one thing. ' From a fir tree He broke off a branch and plant ed by the doorstll, where it promptly blossomed. "Behold", continued the Child of Bethlehem, "My gift to you.: Henceforth it shall always bear its fruits at Christmastide, when all e world is empty and dead. : To you it shall be a sign of faith that does not die. In some parts of German 1 , the Christmas tree is still made to typify the Stem of Jesse —the hu man genealogy of the Sc>n of God. Small figurines of Odam and Eve stand at the foot, while the »er pent, also a figurine, is twined a-j round the trunk of the tree. At the top is a star representing the Light of the World, the Seed oi tiie Woman destined to bruise the head of the wily serpent. How the tinsel came to the tret is not known. But a quaint little : legend tells us that long, long , ago the mother of a large family trimmed a Christmas tree with : nil sorts of shining things. Dur ing the night the spiders visited the room and left their worn, on every branch. All this the Cbm, Child saw. and His heart was , moved with compassion for Ur mother who had lobarer! long and lovingly over the tree. To reward her selfless charity He hies ■* ri the tree and suddenly all the grew webs turned to silver And that, says the legend, was the first tinsel. THE CUSTOM SPREAD Gradually the tree custom spread across Europe. Finland a* dopted it in 1800. Fifteen years later a prince of Nassau-Weil-' burg lighted a Christmas ever-1 green at the court of Vienna and urged Kaiser Frum I to adopt si. About the same time it crossed the eastern frontier into Poland. Prom there the custom branched ' out into Britain. France. Holland, Denmark, and Norway. Just when the tree became aclimatized to America is not known for sure. Some say il was brought over in Germans who emigrated us the United States in the early 1830'x. But there is also a story told that the JO,OOO Gertnon conscripts who were hired by En“t: nd at 25 cents a day to fight the American colonists celebrated Christmas with a tree, while George Washington and bis Continentals were, wintering at Valley Forge in 1777-78 Christmas trees are believed have been first sold m New York City in 1851 by Mark Carr, a fanner in the Catskills. This sug gests that well over a hundred vtars ago the tree was so connect ed with Hi? iuthity that an en- : terprifins American coo’d make' a profit by staffing a Christmas tree lot. MANGER’S FOOT might not he too Sate to hear the angels sing. Before he left he told the iamb i that he wa- not going far, which was true. But he did not say that In* wp.s going to Bethlehem, for that sounded much farther away, and he wanted the lamb to think that he was near. And the lamb knew* why. So. With all made clear, he wn.s halfway down the hillside before ; he realised that it was ho who »va» : really going to Bethlehem to see a King. By the time he reached BetMe* j hem the little shepherd, who had j been so confident, began to wonder j were he would find the King, for ; he knew that there were no pais- j res in Bethlehem. And when he | passed all the dark houses he felt. j certain that he was too late—-until i ho happened to remember what | tlie shepherds had said, and loote d : up, and saw that the Star was o- 1 ver a stable. A WONDERFUL SIGHT At the moment, the Star was tar- I ger, and overt more brilliant then 1 before as it cast its golden light j duw ii on the stable roof Thi little shepherd went quietly up to the stable door, and opened it ns quietly—and pocked in. No one ran say how long he j stood there, breathless with all he j saw. There were Three- Kings who hud come bearing gifts for the great,est King on earth, and there was a holy light above the manger, where n Babe lay fast asleep. Thee was a Woman with a beauti ful face and white hands, and v'ith her was a Man of kindness. ! They were ;P tint side of the i manger, and the Three Kings were ' at this, and above were angels, and j even a sm a 1 i gray donkey was j looking over tiie headboards of the crib. Ail were there to adore the newborn King-Out no one was at the foot of th • vn:,need The liiiin shepherd, startled at! Vis discovery, continued to stare <it j the eniptv place and wished with I nil his Ivart that he could be! there, nod fid the small empty ! place at, fern* feet of Tllo King. He was si, startled as he thought j about it that he stepped backward ] and very nearly stumbled, but this i time* thera was no lamb to frown at for his own cUunbiness, which j had been heard even by angels! To be cauebt whore he felt, he did not belong was exactly what tiie little shepherd did riot want to happen, .‘,et urns exactly the very thing that did happen. Because he was upset, he made Watters worse by frying to burry away, and stumbled a* .-ait.—just as a small angel with freckles tapped him on the- .should £l\ THE FRKCKTBD \NGEI The little shepherd, not a frai'l. but puli'* worried that bo bad behaved so. felt some xth'tt reassured when In* saw shat the freckled angel was grinning and had a finger to his lios. H'* tpof ’oncd tile lit - (to st»- >.•!>( •*• to follow, and l«*d him av’v from the stable and whlsocred in ids ear. “A— lamb'” said the little shepherd. And the fr--*kU*il angel grin ned a'»ain and nodded. So there was no dnuht that evi n a smaM binib might be a rift for a King. The little shepherd va* excited, (h,, frnrkb r, angel raid that he ! -,vouiri necompor.e him In ihe fold : ,r>d p«-ebons h'*ip him select his ifi. sc«*.ino tbnt it was fit to He : given, O*'. the vav ffhf'v t of it hut been!ise t'ncv had So glance at one another jv>w and then the bet * trr to hear, the little sheeoherd turned his attention to freckles-- i for the angel bad quite as many ! iis hr. And he asked the small an „rT how it could be that he brought ! freek’,' S from HOSVcn. Ann the freckled angel told him : that on'**.* be '•.•’me upr-n a* C>iil*:i j ~-ho was so *:>• happy because of j r'-.f-ekles he felt soitv for him, and ; if be r. > :ht have them in ! ~tt , nd of the other. And this vvas ! done. IESUS r BIRTH jell tilings according to the law of I The Lord, they returned into Ga)-!i* ! lee, to their own city Naz’a-relh. Ami the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, fillcit with wisdom; and the grjee of God was upon him. , Now his parents went to 3e-m sa-lem every year at the feast of : the* passover. And when He was twelve years old. they went up to Je-ru'sa-tan. : after the custom of the feast. And when they had fulfilled ten days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Je-ru sa ke:; and Joseph and mother knew I not ot it. ! B;;t they, supposing Him to nave i boon in the eoni)>ahy, w-nt a days I journey, and they .sought Him | among tht ir kinfolk cod acqualn- And when they found Hun not : they turned back again to Je-rusa ! 'em, seeking Him. And it came M pass, that 3 f i.*r three da?/s they fi'uiet ilim in the tempb*. sitting in the midst of the doctors belli hears tic them, ;iiid asking them questions. And all that heard Him were isionnhcd -,t His understanding and answers. And when they saw Him, they v'ere amtir.'il: and His mother said i unto H'm, Bon. why hast thou ~le it with ii* ” behold, thy father * and I hew’ sought time sorrowing ; And He ■id unto diem. How is jif that v • piuiid’t n**'? w ! s» ye not ! Hiat I mvist be about my Father's business? i And they unrtardood not the say ing which He spake unto them. And He went down with them, and .ami' to Naz’a-rnth. and was subject unto them; but His mother kept: all these staying* in her heart, And J"'s*i« increased in wisdom j ' j I Y AS Happiness and good are order if £2 4 of the day. RAWLS MOTOR CO. | “Tour EDS EL Dealer" 1 i i 1 and statute, and in favor with God 1 and man. tiSTEBAN’S GIFT THE REWARD As he passed the house of the ! ! mint* superintendent, the man cali- j | ed: “Esteban, come in.” “You’ve done good work for us I Esteban. Here’s your reward.” The superir.ti ndent gave him a bag of money. *T didn't do it alone. I only helped Father Ernesto.” “We gave his share to the ! Church This is yours," replied the I superintendent. “Until your father j ' rail drive again, you can take bis I place for the same money. When j we need first aid you’ll be bandy” Esteban .breathed, "Thank you Til try.” Starting up the path Esteban re membered Luis. What would the I priest, mine superintendent and his j on rents think if he ran away now? i But bow could he keep from stoma ! with the bully, Luis? Esteban thousrht he heard someone following. The path j was dark. He shivered: No ns“ trying, be thought. I i ouldn't be a doctor. There’s not enough money for that. Suddenly a shower of stones olattercd but Esteban saw no one. Something heavy hit him Esteban fought, clutching the - money bag. Then alt went black' I Esteban did not knew how long | he- l.a y on the lonely path. When i be came to. the moop was bright. Esteban groaned. His money was j gone and with it all his hopes. “Help!” the cry came from below. | Esteban felt dizzy. Maybe the robber fell into the canyon! He struggled to his feet. Again rhc. cry came, "Help!” I’m weak’ Why should 1 go? i But turning, Esteban followed the i sound of the voice. “I’m coming.’’ he cried. "Keep calling, so 1 can | find you!” Finally he stumbled over Luis, , “You got my money bag!” “Help me, please,” whined | Du'S- Esteban felt like running. "I can’t j walk!" cursed Luis, j Tearing a limb from s shrub, . Esteban bound it to Luis’ leg with ! his poncho. “Lean on me.” be urg- S ,-d. staggering. "It’s not far to I Father Ernesto's" Luis fainted, 1 | Pushing and pulling Esteban reach - ! f*d the yard and called. t dream comu iJiur l)r, Manuel was there. He help , d the pi i: ,-!■ iwl GUIS llilll i:-’ii I Luis opened his eyes, staring n j round. “Esteban saved your life,” said i the doctor. "I’m sony T took your money, | Esteban. Father, l must confess, j whispered Luis EJohan felt like * weight was. , ! lifted. j Dr. Manuel smiled. “With this ! money as a start, you can go to | school ’’ “But how?” asked Esteban. “After yoim father’s better,” the doctor rep Hod. “you can stay with lie and help for your board. When , you’re a doctor you can take cate of the village and mining camp and 1 won’t have to drag my old bones up there anymore.” "But Doctor, why should you : helo me?'* j "You've earned It You can’t re j fuse to take a Christmas gift for '■ou. your family and me.” tbo | Doctor chuckled. . | “I must be dreaming," said Este , | ban smiling at last. “No. Dr. Esteban." said Father [ j Ernesto. “T told you the Lord I ; would provide." “He has ' sighed Esteban bliss j fully, "and given me ray best J Chistmas gift.” MISSING KING He struck a match to light the candles on the mantlepiece over ; 1 the huge stone fireplace. MKAf OKIES Then he pulled aside the cur | tains to let in the pale Is yin from j the street lamp. Out of the shad- I o*,vs rose the room they had i known together. Stacked against I the walls, just, as he had left them ! two years ago. were his paintings j He took up a candle and went ' j over to examine them. Yes, he re : j membered that pile His Mexican | period. Like a pain the memory of | j Acapulco—Kathy and Alcapuleo | smote him. The Mexican shapes | mocked him ir. the candlelight. Thai was three, almost four, years ago. Kathy was wcl! (hat year in Mexico, glowing with what seemed an exuber ant health. Then they had eonte home, for it** had an im portant commission i« sculp ture. And in no time at all | she w r as gone from him She had left him with memories-- i and stacks of unsold paintings l he no longer recognised as his, and sculptures half finished. Anri that was all. ail he had possessed tor the past two years— two years to this day. In fairness, that was not quite all. Kathy had left him with the Faith that ah > had brought to him. bu this re j ligious faith, since she had pun. j burned low and flickered like J < I candle he was holding, j Suddenly there was a sharp ran ion the door, and he could 'near the muffled sound of n voice. 'Open up. open up!" A moment later Jack Russell was in the room. “Jeff!” “Hello, Jack. Come in." “I .saw the light. On my way down town tor some last-minute shopping before the stores close. You know i)ow it is. Didn't know you were back, I thought maybe i somebody was camping out here or something.” “I came bach today." “Say. this, place sure looks gloomy. You too. Like, a ghost In j biiftb C.aimicliHUb. “I guess 1 am a kind of ghost, j Jack. Everything's dead here." i “Say, fella. I didn't mean to put you in mind of Kathy t mean, this !s no time to be gloomy. It’s Christmas Eve. I : know what. We’re having a party over at. Pete’s house night. Come over and hang on a few.” “I might just do that, Jack.” “Sure, fella. Well. I’ll see you i later. Stay here and you'll get i pneumonia like—l mean, you come |on over to that, party. Well, I d j better be going nor THE UNFINISHED STATUE Yes, he could go to Pete’s live; up with that university crowd.! 1 They always had a business like \ | Jack Bussell along, for laughs ; j They could have an artist .for I ! laughs. But he had not come back for j : that. What was it? he wondered, i | What pulled him across the ocean • i back to this house, and on thiv j day. of all days? He set hi* candle down on j a rough table, the one he used to mix his paints on. As he did he remembered the table's short leg, and the ingenious j | suggestions Kathy used to have for fixing it. He looked j ! around in the semi-darkness iim-Timminsum n iM.mawi>weuwmiiMwnm,n*oiiwwiiiiieiiWiHU'ininwwninMi—mnimiwnwenrmmwwnrr in i »>-m ni i mw ■ m win r> ii rr«i -i— - • I | V Jm the hope that our fro nd' hm ’ as ' will increase during the coming \cir. "v t j ISiSMfe DUNN’S (fssa) SERVICE i-TTiimmMrerMiriwniPiWxniM'iwiTiW ~ wiirniwmnMllDMm r< >i»i|t HI -«<rini>WM iml' «»« mx*n —f-*ranr-im—r • i*•»■*«« ’•cnMßiWiMMv- QELJltijP*, - ~ /i;« 0 ° WSC ’ V - /ay & m . ' <v°,s $ c AND BEST WISHES * j '•• FOR A to-V sp ■ j WOOD’S 5-10-25 c STORE Marlin Street, Raleigh, N. C. for something to siip under the leg. He’d get a fire going and eat out here, not in the oh kitchen. In e corner he stumbled over served figure, a foot high—un iini hed He examined the statue beardvn man, in robes, h)r> hand outstretched, bearing a gift. A half-formed memory nagged at him, then broke on him like a flood. It, was his last promise to Kathy. He had been working on a. group of figures for the new creche for Iheli parish church He had carved them nil except for one of the Three Kings. After Kathy’s death he had simply packed up what he had finished and dumped the figures at the rectory door. He had forgotten until this moment that he had never completed the job. Moving the figure closer to the candle, he approved t wun professional eye. Just, an hour or two more of work and this jour neying gentleman who watted so long to complete his journey . . That’s me, he thought, the miss ing king, following soiru thing, following a promise It was nearer three hours whim ! he got, up from his work satis-j fieri. He looked out the front win- J clow. People were passing by, hur rying along to Midnight Mass in I a light snowfall. He put on his coat and hat, j blew out the candle, and stepped! out into the snow to join litem Under his arm he c:' tried a gift. |FORGOTTEN SAINT are flabby of sou! where strength really counts. Ever*- little wind of a temptation that comes along blows them over Yet they try to ore!ena that ! this weakness is manly i St. Joseph was a real men. bu ! within and without He nwolx .s j ; among the giants ..f sout Ivimo* i I he siotxi up to temptation ant! ; 1 fought because be knew ft mm: ] j character is more important that: i a strong body. As Tennyson said: I ‘My strength is as the strength of ] ten because rnv heart is nitre.” A JUST MAN j St. Joseph was obedient. Tl> re 1 is a virtue for our day, cspi-t ally for young people. Joseph was told to do something and he obeyed. He did not back talk or make excuses or try to wiggle out of an assign ment. He accepted; he obeyed. Finally, in the Bible it tells us that Joseph was a just mar). It is hard to think of a virtue needed more now, from the highest politi cal figure to the lowliest shoe shine boy. Let this forgotten saint teach us justice above all. Let him toil us that nothing is more im portant than to be bones! will God and with sc if and with one feliowman. The star-and-snow scene of tr cave at Bethlehem is viewed o>. every side during Use f<v;‘iv Christinas season: the Child, 1! ; Mother, and Joseph Tt. i.< right a".l propr-r. of course' that the Christ Child should be the centra! figure in this dramatic setting. And f.tm ! surely should have her right T place beside the Babe, for what ; child without his mother Jesus was hei little Boy. - But. tills Chri irnss let us wd i !oreet Si. Joseph, the protectoi: youmt, strong, virtuous, saint so every youth asul for us all the j greatest saint in heaven besides the I Virgin Mary. DRIVE SAFELY! ij j j t \ !••'< ; Y> 9 VV ' I ma> ymt hAn. a | MEK2Y CHRISTMAS AND A HAWY NEW YEAR! BAKER’S SHOE SHOP HO K. Hargett Si. i WrX—Ti'MSlq MUM I'Ufc'a i,WWIWJ4*II»*. fc.alMtA’v-C-UW »> *»■». •»»-«»» '
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