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CHAPTER XXVII.
Continued.
' "That fellow Price," continued uncle
Sam, not noticing roe, "was specially
trained to uphold and disseminate all
virtuous principles as well by example
s precept. In the way of precept, I
fhonld think ho has performed hig
part. L-ufc I never had the misfortune
to hear him in circumstances where I
eras not privileged to reply. As for
his example well, he is hypocrisy,
cowardice, meanness and ingratitude
personified." .
1 was no match for him in, argument,
raj besides, if.I-had been, this was
an inopportune moment in vhlch to
cross him. I chose rather to turn the
conversation by asking my uncle if
he had in any way notified Mr. Price
of his displeasure.
"What do you think?" asked uncle
Sam in a contemptuous tone, as if he
regarded the question as absurdly un
necessary. "Had him.prom.ptly thrown
out of the Investors' Guide office; am
pressing him by the quickest methods
for repayment of money advanced; '
moved Rosenberg to do ditto in respect
of he value of a diamond he was fool
rnougli to let him have on credit, and
have the reverend gentleman under
surveillance of two of Pinkerton's
smartest detectives, so that should he'
attempt to leave the State before he
has given full satisfaction for the
laims upon him he will be instantly
laid by the heels."
'Where is Mr. Price now?" I in
quired. ' Staying at a boarding house some-!
wbere up town. Pinkerton's people
will inform me to-morrow whether he
is likely to square accounts or not- I
r.m sure I sincerely hope he may be
unable to do so, for in that case I may
perhaps .succeed in fixing him here
long enough to spoil him of that cure
if souls your neighbor has offered
Mui. Ey-the-by, how long can the old
la fly keep the job open for Price?"
T confessed my complete ignorance
of the subject.
1 did not join in the laugh with
which uncle Sam preeted his, own
thought?, but rose as if about to leave,
though with no fixed intention. The
unexpected aspect of affairs in New
York had greatly disconcerted me, and
seriously deranged my plans. -Uncle
Sam perceived my disquietude and ir
resolution, and (somewhat unnecessa
rily. I thought) inquired the cause of it.
' I shall be very anxious until I have
seen Constance," was the only expla
nation I could offer.
' Until you die. you mean," corrected
uncle Sam. "At present it seems to
yon that when you possess your dear
Connie and her dollars there will be
no desire in your nature left ungrati
ticd. My dear sir, d.on't abuse your in
telligence by believing any such non
sense, and pray don't contradict me,
for I know more about you than you
Icnov.- about yourself. The only way
o escape anxiety is to avoid knowledge,
for that is the poison of which it. is
mad?. Take a Suffolk agricultural la
borer, who has never been ten miles
from the hovel in which he was born;
be 13 generally the father of ten chil
dren, and his weekly income is rarely
mere than ten shillings, and that ho
has to earn with bis muscles, is ho
anxious? Never a bit! He whistles
and sings, or rather he makes strange
noises which he believes to be such,
which is quite as good; for, as we
liave just seen, faith is a very useful
thing. Contentment is compatible
ouiy with illiteracy and Isolation. Now
look on the other side of the picture.
I have a wife not much older than
your young lady, quite as beautiful as
she, and! the possessor of precisely as
many dollars, while as. for myself,
there are not more than seven men in
this great country whose means ex
ceed mine. But I can't escape anxiety.
On the contrary I have had rather
large doses rf it the last few days."
"But you would have avoided your
anxieties if "
"If I had not done the things
which have incurred them. Precisely.
But there are matters of which no man
ever estimates the consequence, and
when those matters go smoothly he
must always refer the gratifying re
sult to his luck and never to his judg
ment." "I hope, you have no objection to my
calling upon my aunt and Miss Marsu
to-morrow?"
"Not the least in the world, and you
can take to yeur aunt a special mes
sage from me. I have actually accom
piished that whiehvshe insisted upon,
and now, according to her own terms,
she is willing to return tojme. To
morrow, i or next day at tttrthest. I
shall be in a position tocffer you titf
use of my own house. Meantime, you.
can't do better than remain here with
me."
Supper was now announced, and my
tniele accompanied me to" the private
room where it awaited us, but he
"would not eat anything, preferring to
E.-noke another cigar and chat to me
while I partook of some much-needed
refreshment.
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Li-i CHAPTER XXVm. ' t ;
MISTirasB AND WIFE.
VOL. XXyil.
WALTER BLOOMFIELd
;nexrmdffirfl'g. The' "greater part of the
night had been spent in a fruitless en
deavor to compose myself to sleep, and
when, after many Weary hours, I at
last lost consciousness of external ob
jects I had not even then escaped the
sense of oppression,, so that when 1
arose in haste, surprised at the late
ness of the hour, it was with none of
ithose delightful sensations of refreshed
vitality which commonly attend the
awakening of healthful youth. But the
nought that I was this day to see
Constance Marsh acted as a stimulus
to my feeble, will, and I dressed my
self with much care, thoneh hastily.
fcre me and had already breakfasted.
I found him standing by a window in
xhe room where he had received me
'on the previous day, thoughtfully
twirling a cheque around his fingers,
An opened letter lay upon the table.-
'After the usual brief salutations my
uncle bade me to breakfast without
loss of time, a command I .was not
slow to obey, as he informed me that
he was in receipt of ah unsatisfactory
Communication, the nature of which
he would explain on my return.
, When I re-entered the room about
ilf teen - minutes later, my uncle was
(standing in the. place where I had left
jhim, his hands clasped behind, and
fetaring vacantly at the carriages as
they swiftly passed up the avenue to
jwards Central Park. I was much
impressed by the evident change which
"had been wrought in this extraordin
Siry man in but a few short weeks.
Two days ego, and I could not have
jconceived any circumstances that
would have induced Samuel Truman
So remain quiet and pensive for so
long as a quarter of an hour.
i "Ah!" exclaimed uncle Sam. sudden
y turning upon me in his old energetic
way; "read that letter, Ernest, and
tell me what you think of it."
I examined the contents of the en
velope to which my uncle pointed, and
found they consisted of a cheque on
Drexel's Bank for four thousand
two hundred dollars, drawn by Evan
Price in favor of my uncle, accompan
ied by a few polite words from that
gentleman, stating that he forwarded
the said cheque in satisfaction of all
claims, and awaited a receipt for the
same.
"Well," I said, as I replaced the let
ter and cheque in their envelope, "I
think you are to be congratulated. Mr.
Price can't do you any further harm,
and you have recovered your money."
. "That's true," admitted uncle Sam;
"but I'm balued of my revenge for
the present. No matter; all things
come to those who wait if they be
furnished with watchful eyes. Mean
while it is pleasant to "contemplate the
awful vacuity of that humbug's purse
now that he has disgorged thoe few
dollars."
"Perhaps he has borrowed the money
to pay you," I suggested.
"I don't think anyoody would lend
him so much now he has no connection
with the Investors' Guide; but I may
ascertain that later on. I have sent
him a . receipt, and the cheque I will
give to you. It is an open cheque,
and when I have endorsed it you can
cash It at Drexel's, in Wall Street,
which is quite close to my office."
I was about to thank my uncle for
his generous gift; but he would not
listen to me, and went on to say that
he was in momentary expectation of
the arrival of Mrs. Truman; that she
had promised to come to him at the
Windsor Hotel and to return with him
to their house in Thirty-fourth street.
"Connie," he added, as he consulted
his watch, "is -at Orange; and if you
start for that place within an hour
and bring her on at once to New York
you will find on your return your aunt
and me in our proper places, and all
ihings fixed comfortably."
This was delightful information, in
finitely more pleasing to me than the
possession of the cheque which' I had
just placed in my wallet. Uncle Sam
noticed my satisfaction and remarked
upon it, bidding me never to, needless
ly complicate my affairs, for that way
lies Perplexity, handmaid to Madness,
but always to prefer simple courses,
and then small things would never
lose their power to please. Having
expressed himself thus, he reclined
upon a settee with his feet superposed
on the back of a chair, and lit his first
cigar for that day.
"I suppose I shall experience no dif
ficulty in, finding Belle Vue Cottage
when J, arrive at Orange."
"Not the least in the world," said
uncle .Sam; "everybody in Orange
knows it."
"Than I will $tart at once."
'fs'o, don't go till your aunt comes;
she can't surely be many minutes,"
said uncle Sam, consulting his watch
for - the twentieth time in an hour.
Ah! here she comes," he exclaimed,
as the door slowly opened and my
aunt entered the room.
Yes, it was my aunt who entered; biit
not my uncle's wife, the gentle lady
Gertrude. No; it was my mother's
only surviving sister, the companion
of my childhood, the woman who had
caused the unhappy family division of
which I had so recently learned. It
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PITTSBORO, CHATHAM C(UNTY,;N. C. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22 , 1904. NO. 19."
"Why have you come here?" askefl ,
uncle Sam in a husky voice, suddenly
springing to his feet. . -" ' .
Annie Wolsey closed the door as de
liberately as she had opened it, and
leaned her back against it perhaps
for the support it afforded, for she was
ghastly pale, and seemed unable to1
close her colorless lips to give utter
ance to her thoughts. -
"Why have you come here?" asked
uncle Sam again. "You have received
my letter?"
"Yes, I have received your letter,"
said the agitated woman, after a pain
ful pause, ''and" I will not believe Its
contents In that form. With those
lips with which you have so often ex
pressed you interest in me must you
you tell me that you have no wish to
see me again, or I can never believe
it."
"Annie," said uncle Sam sternly, yet
with a slight tremor in his voice, "what
I have said to you In my letter is true,
every word, and must be acted upon.
Jt is entirely your own fault that it
is so. Had you but followed my sim
ple advice, this had never happened.
How many times have I warned you
of the probable outcome of your com
munications with your rather I The
result is only such as I feared and
foresaw. Now you have regained your
father, and your father has put it out
of my power to be to you what once I
was; but in whatever part of the world
you may choose to live you shall al
ways be provided, with large means."
"O Sam, surely this is not to be the
end of our friendship? Oh, don't for
sake me; defy the world's opinion in
this as you have defied it in so many
other ways. Consider your great
wealth and the independence it con
fers; what censure you cannot afford
to ignore, you can stifle with your
gold. Don't forsake me, Sam."
The speaker's face was flushed how
and having found her voice, she spoke
rapidly, but In a plaintive, pleading
tone that was painful to hear. In the
tall, graceful woman standing before
me I could with difficulty recognize the
Suffolk village girl who but a few
year3 before had been my almost con
stant companion, so cnanged was she.
But her face and figure were none the
less familiar to me, though for another
and very different reason. When An
nie Wolsey first entered the room I
had started involuntarily, so great was
her resemblance to the portrait of my
mother which hung In the drawing
room at Holdenhurst Hall. I woulJ
at once have withdrawn, as having
neither the right nor desire to be pres
ent at such a conference, but that
Annie stood against the closed door,
and my presence embarrassed the dis
putants so little that neither of them
took the least notice of me. "
Annie Volsey's passionate appeal vis
ibly disconcerted uncle Sam.
"Anaie," said uncle Sam, advancing
towards her and taking her hand in
his, "I don't think my regret Is less
intense than yours, but what I have
written I have written, and come what
may I will adhere to it. Good-bye,
Annie."
"Annie Wolsey took the hand which
my uncle extended towards her, and
muttered ..a brief farewell in a voice
make out the words of which it was
comnosed. turned to leave. As she
did so, my aunt Gertrude entered, the
room; and the two stood, scarce a
yard apart, regarding each other in
silence. .
Aunt Gertrude was the first to speak.
Bowing slightly she addressed her In
icy tones; but with admirable restraint:
"I beer your pardon. Miss Wolsey. for
so unceremoniously interrupting your
conversation with my husband. Would
you like me to retire until you have
concluded your business with him?"
The calmness of the American lashed,
the despairing Englishwoman Into an
uncontrollable outburst of fury. "No!"
the screamed; "I would not!" and
with these words the enraged woman
drew from her bosom a small packet
of papers and cast it contemptuously
upon the table. Then, drawing her
self up to her full neight, and darting
one last Indignant glance at ray uncle.
with flushed face "and flashing eyes
Annie Wolsey passed out of the open
door and was gone.
Uncle Sam. who had been a silent
spectator of this scene, made a motion
as though he would follow her, which
aunt Gertrude perceiving, threw her
arms around his neck and prevented.
My uncle endeavored, to put his wife
gently aside, but could not. "follow
her, Ernest, follow her!" he cried;
"don't leave her while she is in this
mood. Quick, or she is lost!"
I hastened down the long staircase
and reached the sidewalk in front of
the hotel just as Miss Wolsey was
stepping into a landau which awaited
her. ' . ' . .
"Annie," I exclaimed, "Annie, dear;
wait a moment. I want to speak with
you."
"I have nothing more to say to any
one who bears your name," said the
companion of my childhood, regarding
me with a stony, immovable expres
sion as she fastened the door from the
inside. "Drive On!"
And In obedience to her command
the driver lashed his horses, and my
girl-aunt was borne swiftly, away. I
watched the carriage on its course
down town until it turned aside to
wards Union Square, and then slowly,
and with' a heavy heart, I re-entered
the hotel and ascended the stairs. -
WThcn I reached my uncle's room I
was net at the door by aunt'Gertrude,
looking very pale and "agitated. "Er
nest," she asked, "will you please go
below and fetch some stimulant' as
quickly as you can? I don't want to
ring for It."
To te continued, .a -
Fame is often a bubble that comes
from puSne and blowing. a .-- -'
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( THERE
-IN
WAS
BETHLEH
THERE was a baby
1 Know tney say
That this and that's in doubt and, for the rest.
That learned men who," surely should know best
Explain how myths crept in, and followers'. tales
confused the rrurfv
I know but any way
There .it'Jj" a baby 'bain, rn Bethlehem
; Who lived and grew and loved and healed
4 and taught
And died but not to me
When Christmas comes 1 see him still arise.
The gentle, the compassionate, the wise,
1
Wiping Earth's tears
Walling," fviy
way is
igpr Vi&il-rl-'ivLii rnii uu
BY ANNA WENTWORTM SEARS.
t:
H yes! It was easy then
to rromise Martha any
thing. . Who, indeed, can
refuse , to grant Martha
what she chooses to ask
wueu sue urts uer eyes in iiini uc
seeching way? I am utterly incapa
ble of using any judgment or fore
sight, for I am so eutirely- overcome
with rapture at the thought of pos-1
sesshig her vhen she is in a beguiling i
mood when her curls make partlcu- j
larly adorable little ringlets on her !
forehead, and her dimples, her eyes,
everything about her is so generally
overcoming that I lose reason' and
yield, iguominiously, completely.
There was Bobby, too, bringing up
a rear guard of persuasion, so there
was no hope for me from the first.
My son and daughter held the field.
"And we will have all the' cousins
on both sides," Martha dictated.
"And all our friends, of course," was
Bobby's finality.
"Please leave me some room In the
house for a few fathers and mothers,"
I pleaded, beginning to realize what I
had undertaken when t had said yes
to their demand for a holiday house
party of children. But who is a moth
er to a Bobby, and Martha who would
not take all the trouble that the mis
tress of ceremonies has to take in plan
and execution far such an entertain
ment? What is better worth while
than their gratitude and apprecia
tion? We began our preparations early in
December, just after we had received
the acceptances of .the children , who
were to be with us for the holidays,
including Christmas and New Year's
days. Luckily our bouse is roomy swid
we have all outdoors for a playground.
A house party presupposes a country
home, aud the more country the more
fun, especially for children.
"We must have a place for our very
own, where we can make all the muss
and uoise we want," my tyrants exact
ed, so we turned one of the big veran
das into a play room, inclosing It with
glass at small expense. - The sun
poured in allday, but some stoves were
there for additional heat. We put mat
ting rugs on tbe floor, hung hammocks
and swinging seats iu the corners, and
had all the means possible for indoor
fun a ping-poiig table, parlor cro
quet, darts, a bookcase of selected vol
umes, hobby horses, blocks, and all
that we could find to make probably
stormy days endurable. ' .In this rooin
every morning at 11' o'clock milk jand
biscuits were served all around, and
every afternoon weak cocoa and cook
ies. .The "between meals" were vot
ed better than the regular functions.
and they made a break in the day's
routine.
But, in passing, let me say, lest ay
one condemu m at the start as a
0
11 H
A BABY
born in Bethlehem
away,7 stilling her strife
patn is peace my
life ! " v
persou of small understanding, that
never, at any time, rain or shine, were
the "party" left long enough to their
own devices to have unrestricted play
develop into boisterousness, and bois
terotisuess end iu tears, as happens too
often when there Is no tactful guard
ian spirit hovering over a number of
children to suggest at just the right
moment a new channel of diversion
and thought.
It was urged upon me to "think of
things to do for every moment" of the
Party's stay, aud I considered it wis-
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Christmas Morning
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9 - '
dom to adopt the suggestion. With a
gathering of a dozen or more persons
under fifteen years of age formality
holds no place, and quiet corners and
facilities for.' uninterrupted converse
are not to be thought of. Active busi
ness only makes the hours fly happily
with no dragging minutes.
"But how can we do things togeth
er with so many ages?"was Martha's
first inkling that there might be a
rift in her lute of joyful anticipation.
Bobby was not comforting. "And
there must be just as many boy Ihings
to do as gb-1 things," he insisted, .vig
orously. I surmised a "scrap" in pros
pect, and hastened to give vent to
some of the schemes that I had brood
ed over in the small hours of the night.
If the ideas put in practice were not
all eutirely original, they were so suc
cessful that I must urge them upon
prospective givers of children's house
parties.-even at the risk of being con
sidered uninventive. With small fok
it is better uo't to attempt novelties
that have not been more or less put to
the test. -
' The outdoor games come first in im
portance. I think that the one voted
the most fun was the hitching party.
Into a big sleigh made warm and com
fortable with buffalo robes and hot
water bags and hot bricks we tucked
the "tweenty-weenties" with trusty
John to drive and engineer everything
the steady horses and the route over
unfrequented r' roads and around
abrupt corners. He understood just
when to slow up and when to quicken
the pace. Attached lo the sleigh was
first a big sled, after that oue smaller,
and so on. the' long tail of sleds hold
ing three and four occupants, some two
girls and boys, every one taking turns
at being on the coveted last sled , of
all, so likely to' upset at the corners
aud spill the occupants into a snow
drift. ' -
It was most exciting to have to hold
on for dear life and be whirled :pver
the laud, and, when you fell off.;bav
ing to get on again and never knowing
just where you were going;uo wonder
it was thought a splendid afternoon's
amusement! - -
Next in popularity was the paper
hunt. The modus operandi was' for a
.person with a good instiuct for the re
quirements' of the situation to ' go
ahead, scattering in his wake bits of
paper. The ."pack" of children'. fbU
lowed, running this way and that in
seai'ch for the trail, mor often off
than on the right path, but called back
to it before getting too far away by
horn and voice. The one who arrived
first at the goal at this particular race
received as reward a veritable "brush,"
silver-handled and useful for removing
dust. " :"
' At the goal we had improvised a
"lean-to," and in front of it burned a
huge bonfire. Balsam boughs" had
been imported from the mountains to
make a fragrant resting place, '"and
while we roasted apples, popped corn,
and were served to a gala spread from
tea baskets and hampers brought from
home, we told stories and bad a de
lightful "winter picnic."
,But perhaps the best ol all the out
door festivities was the outdoor Christ
mas tree, because of its novelty.
Thanks to the kindly" sun, which shone
gayly on Christmas day, we were able
to carry out this, our cherished sur
prise. If any one missed the tradi
tional features of an prdinary Christ
mas tree, he or she d'6 not reveal it.
and no regrets were expressed. Against
a big growing fi" a ladder was firmly
braced. The ladder and tree were gay
Ij attired In appropriate dress of holly
and red trimmings.- the rung of the
ladder and the sides being wound
with wreaths of green, and te every
ruiig were fastened bundles big aud lit
tle, while the tree was laden, with
boxes of candy, strings of popcorn,
tinsel, and packages. On to the low
rungs of the ladder mounted tin small
ones to find their presents, the older
children climbed higher to get their
rightful belongings, and after the ladf
der was all denuded of its spoils the
trees was stripped. Harper's Bazar.
HOLIDAY COOKERY.
Two cups of raised bread dough, one
teasDoonful each of cinnamon, nut
meg and salt, one-half cup of butter,
one cud Of sugar, one cup of milk,
one cup of raisins; three eggs, si t cups
of flour. Let raise; pour into one large
a nd . one small . tin. ' When done, ar
range as illustrated. Roughly, ice.
Circle' with holly. Delineator.
A S nnny Chrlstma.
To give some one a little gift, " '
All wrapped around with Christmas Iqve,
This frosty Christmas season,
Tied with a string of smiles bove,
With lots of wishes, good and gay, -In
every corner tucked away,
Will bring you just the sunniest day -
I wonder what's the reason! ct
Se'ectea,
CBBISTMAS CAKE. - '
RATES OF ADVERTiSIN6lilI
One f quire, one insertion Ui- $l?tf0
One square, two iO8ertfoni"l:80''
One square, one month ' 2.5G
For Larger Advertise?,. '
ments Liberal Con- :i
tracts will be made.
IN BOSTON.
Mamma "And liat is the Uory of
Santa Claus." 1 -
Emerson "It seems to me,; mamma,
intrinsically Improbable. How can he
raise the vast sums necessary to de
fray his annual expenses?" ' ' ' : "
HARD LUCK.
Mrs. Grabberly "My poor, dear,
good little darling Freddie has been
most outrageously defrauded." ,
Mrs. Lamberlie "Why, how. did it
happen?"
Mrs. Grabberly "For ' three whole
months he exerted himself like a little
major to attend four. Sunday-schools,
and he has just found out that only
oue of them is to have a Christmas
tree." .
GOOD THINGS, TOO!
. The Christmas Tree "It is strange
that children are so green as to ,ler
lieve in the existence of a Santa
Ciaus."
The : Christmas Candle (sputfering
ly) "But they afS not evergreen.", .
UNKIND. .x . "
Miss Komiu "What did your brother
Georgie give you for Christmas, .Liz
zie?" - .
Little Lizzie "Mamma says she'.Is
afraid lie gave me the mumps." '
QUAIKT CHRISTMAS DECORATION,
Here is a quaint ida in Christmas
decoration, suggested by one of .'the
English newspapers the words of VThe
Mistletoe Bough," aud two bars of the
refrain, the words carried out In the
mistletoe itself, while the: notes Qf
music are holly berries, fastened upon
lengths of pale green ribbon, placed
along each side of the table. At each
end of the table is nn arch ,of hoJly
aud mistletoe, lightened by the intro-
ductloii of white narcissus blooms.
From arch to arch is festooned a gar-
and of.mistletoe, from which are sus
pended five bells, varying in size, and
made entirely of blosoms of lily of the
valley, so arranged that each bell ap
pears' seinl-transpareut and forms an
deal shade for the little electric globes
contained within them. In the centre
of the table is a cluster of narcissi 'a'r.tl
a few sprigs of holly, while here and
there about the table, is placed a sheaf
of crackers.
..r-MT-
ftIP
HE ARRIVAL OF TEE
DINNER.
CHRISTMAS
'; A Sacred Festival.
Yuletide has been held as a sacred -
festival by numberless nations. Chris
tians hold December 25 as the anniver
sary of the birth of Jesus. China, ou
the same day, celebrates the birth of
Buddha, son of Maya: (See Bunson.)
The Druids held during the winter sol
stice the festival of Nolagh. (Hig
gins.) Egypt held that Horus, son of
Isis, was born toward the close of De
cember. Greece celebrated during the
winter solstice the birth of Ceres, Bac
chus and Hercules. Numerous Indian
tribes keep Yuletide as a religious fes
tival. (Monier Williams.) Mexico
holds in the winter solstice the festi
val of Capaerame. (History of the In
dies, Volume II., page 354.) Persia at
the same period honors the birth of
Mithra: (Gross.) Rome celebrated on
December 25 the festival of "rsatahs
Solis Invicta." Scandanavia held at
Yuletide the festival called . Jul, in
honor of Freya, son of Odin (Brewer,
page 321), etc. -
i- King's Baron of Beef.
The royal baron of beef, which al
ways appears cold on King Edward's
sideboard Christmas Day, at Osborne,
is invariable cut from one of the bul
locks bought at the King's annual sale
of fat stock, early in December. This
year there will be 450 sheep, 100 swine
and thirty bullocks to be sold. Chi
cago Chronicle. '
The Diplomat.
I kissed my bonny love on Chrlstma uigijt.
Nothing unusual " you say? "
"The' mi3tletoe helps many a bashful
wight?" . . ; ,
And "He who will not when he may?
Ah, but this kiss the Christmas-tide im
' pearls' ...
The memory my very being jars;
For 'neath the mistletoe I kissed the other
WbSeher 1 kissed outside beneath the
stars. Madeline Orvis.
-THE'"-"--
TfTrTT i- ' -
1 It was past 1Q o'cJqcJe when I awjke
was Annie mxey, - - -