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ft CHRISTMAS I ' FAIRY STORY. •y t By AtLEEN OR 3. TIJEIjB whs ouce upon n time a lit we tilurk boy called "Billy. Tic had lived nil bis short lift* in a blatV-'cuiup w It'll his parents'* •• *nd n uii tuber of other aborigines of the trilie. Bill.v had never been very kindly . tri%ted. aud as I;* had a soft b •art liiuSsi If be sometimes felt it very much. • 'i. Now, one ChrN'tme.? time; being left alone as usual. witli no-, ptesenis of any pert and uo treat, he began to think of all the s'.or: s lie had lb"en ♦old ■ bout the white children'* Vhristmas ■iy determined then and there to find out what it was'really nke. lie had beard of thet 'hrlst mas hills In a couu tryuimuy—mttp!TTr.y ami |il:m[iitl>tir!-n --there, believing from t-frir uauie that tliese must contain all the mysteries of Santa Clans and other Joys from Which he liifd always been 'lsolated. With a loving fart well to his own tnla mill— the little shelter of branches Which It? had built for himself ajfuin-t the thnn,lersinruis he set off with only a piece of opossum skin bung round his wsbd for elofl'iiTSg a tut « booinerang lu his Jin ml. Billy journeyed for many luflirs over paddocks ii .d vlro fences, wading bravely .through creeks, water holes and bracken undergtowth. where the snakes were very numerous an.l p->i souous, till he found himself In a beau tiful valley between a blue and a pur ple niounlMi i. Approaching a vine yard, he asked an old gardener where the Chrlsinias bills lay. "Vender.'' y;i' I the man. pointing St rnl-ttl- 'in- Tp««t of tbeni t-nward tur bine ifteiiniain. " i'h's is A lira g!eii." Tile llltle black boy w , s very h ' and thirsty, for tne van tin 1 been beat ing fiercely upon him' nir the way along, so he beggt dot lew of the roun«l Jui'-y grapes wld h 'trim ; in ri h pip: it Bloti on the \ ii.ci. "By aTT me;Tns7- Ut 'lTie "ffilofl Hi* tUfed gardener as be pi. k"d him tee largest bu:i ii be uiH! Ibid, ripe an I with the bloom* upon r!n >u Billy thanked him. saying lie hoped Home time to be able to return hi kindness, nn-.t. taktng the fruit, lie cuti * 'tinned his way with a li;:ht heart. As he cilmbe'i and elirnii ij. rlsitv blgher and higher, the glen a'rew saia I or and smaller below bi~i ti'l he could not see tin* old man any more. Soon the hill became so sleep and sl-ippety S that lie was forced to d'-lw himself u; from tree to tree by holding first on to one bra hi h and then another. I'itio gum and wattles lose high abovr- 'hit.' In monotonous grandeur he be;;a to Wotulelf Where the ('hrtstums tree--' " 7y f. " rV ' : !l ,:7 ' 'J lh \v f:r\v IY f*\}/ I:.K thirsiy a.-: in ■ f}* H I '' was i' 111 1'"- • V #'* """""n n: re u, a JMy n 1 I,l,o,iuol "" Mi ■ t* r ' J V he., sudd uly I I ' ( V i 'celved a poo. VJ «c . od woman lytic. 1 */H /oa the groiiii.i ' \ ltHikitlg Very* lam .. \ undid. ' Ps. ' ./'j "'•he me sottf •OA 1 ?o'Uhr sh ■> .■ d. -i h„\. y .bull sr.US rill I. , -QITJ; K> itiUiXc- I hat e, Ki;.M> vot til.'' Traveled mar miles on fool and r...■ ; ;i- i«d wb.- tliirst." sm id I-.illy • ">• "1 am d. ing." groauid the oilier (•■ ■ J bly. ".IlrtMi p:U." Whereupon, ciiivid to sympathy. I. 1 g;:\ '• her nil In- !; d k-ri. To his astoiiisl.ni'Mit as ; .|; > v s eat . ing Uiecl s!;e turjjed Jalo a queen all dressed in soft, slii.nui.-i1 "l)iue. the color i.f Ihe sl;v As y on have done iae a service," «!:e] sa-ld. *"1 m '-.in To re , er»l yon in th I way you most want. Volt shall have a real Australian-»'hrlstmas," Billy way oVT-r;oyrd. and at hr hid Jlng followed her ihe leisa i they reached WonderTul (.aid a tl! ".: . With brilliant flowers jind lniit w'.,.. I surpassed his wildest dreams. Straw J berries.grew In masses all along the —, borde-s, and the trees were laden" with luscious ripe peaches. ne.-htrmei«, tig snd every other southern fruit he had ever thought oi heard of in or out ot season. . Here they entered, nnd the bide fairy summoned ten other little fairies Just Billy's own size und age to watt upon and entertain him. They wore all In different colors, so thr.t r_s they flitted about him In the sunlight with their floating gossamer gowns they looked Uke a rainbow. FeapUthe little darky boy; G!v# film pudding. frult*nd toy; Glrig and (lance end merry mnke: Don't forget the Christmas cake For the goodly darky boyt \ Ilaving sung and danced'for him. tbey then set the ChristniaM dinner on a long, norrow table out In the gar flen. There were strawberries and cream, and grape cake, mince pies (Gunsler so many that Christ mas he never missed those the fairies •tole). chocolates, pineapple dumpings, ■nd last, but most important. Instead of a hot plbm pudding with bolly, as the cold countries there was a buge Ice cream puddiug. with precious atones lqstead of raisins through It. and a piece of yellow wattle bloswoms ■tack In the top. Fire fairies sat at one side of the table aod five at the Billy sat at tbe foot, and the blur queen at tbe bead. They filled their glasses with magic wine, so that all .who drank would be lucky all the aew year round. Each fairy's wine mtcbed her Areas; tbe green one bai - • - r : . ■ - green wine, tbe pink one pink wine! end the purple fairy purple wtne,! end so on till "ft came to Billy, nud his was black with a crimson light in It, ami he thought it more-delicious . than anything he had ever tusted I Then they were given each a large j slice of the grape cake, and afterward ' anything they wanted till they had up 1 petite left for only the lee pudding, i • .which on such a hot day was nuMt refreshing. Each fairy found in hT i j share a precious stone again to match f,. her dress. The yellow fairy got a topaz, the heliotrope an amethyst, the blur a sapphire, and so on tilt It* cauie to Billy, who. after eating for some lime, suddenly closed Ids white teeth Hp>i: ! something very hard and. taking It I out and. looking at- it. found It was tin | opal with every one of the fairy col j ors combined gleaming in It. ' All the fairies gathered round him nn i e\' lalnied, "That Is a magic opft'l. and the owner of it "will some day 1 become chief of his tribe."' Hearing j tills, he put It in his month under his 1 tongue for safety L for. as he had no a ItiotTicS, of course i •'*' • ' u> ' l:u ' j J!j // '\ f.ilrles. then / / » \ seeing he had no j \>. ; stocking to bans i V presented him V f° r a it j—\— 'lirintinns —bo*. ' y - - / with a new boom | r j- -/—ermot, teHrng +ile«»J \ \ '• " as !1 charuKHi one. so that who:, j *V\ \ j-rer lie wnnte-l n uythinj? be had I \ V only to throw the ' weapon high into thk ooiit.ts KNOCKEnthe -air and II ! uisi down. would return with | the object of his 'choice and lay it lit his feet j But alas, there was n wicked little [.goblin peeptiu; through from the boitt h —of a tree; irtrtt. rtmngh hi , -lr j d it t f I heard about or seen the boomerang. I ■\ be bad can.'.lit nil regarding the tniigle , '{ opal and had- scan Hilly place It nil- i ( d.'r his ton .lie. S'i when Ihe little] l ( black hoy h 1 bidden gi lihy. thank t Ing the failles {■.,r his ("hiislma.s feast. ; and ht.iytg.l botne 1 he was v, ~-\ -1 i la ill Hi il:el'ii-h by tile evil goliiTn.vf r j,«lni had It llowed him out of the gar- ! : den to rob him Hilly refused to gh e ' j up his stone and cried for help. I ut j the. gobllir knocked hint down and beru i ■ .111111 .till lie lost consciousness. The;) ; I the wleketl creature forced open hN ' : mouth, stele the tn.igle ojtal and ran ] awav wl:h it as, fa-st as he could. ! I When poor Biily recovered lie soon ! no.tii ed 111 it the opal was gone anil ! guessed v.ho had tuken It. but he w is ■ In despair of ever 111 ding it a gain', ko. ' i Kitting miserably on the gtV.nnd, he! 'opened his riontb-'-w iie and cried let'™ ' ' and loud. But this ho soon reali cd ; j was n silly, usi less thing to do. .In t . J tlieli he spied- his boitinerailg, whli ll , i lit' had qhile forgotten. n the g'.'oui"! 1 ; reTi-by: ainh —n rrry l i'. in ; h:g —tV r ~ ! blue fairy had told Mm, he pi kel II .up. finl. jumping to his feet, he tlit'Ci\ ! jlt skillfully liii into the air. i Away it swung will out toil -h.lng ihe i | trees, and. sure ns the gohilu. | ! a couple of i dies uR'. was Just in]'nir i -| li ;: his plund r. Hie boomerans: lii'ii > ! jit out of bis hi tid before his | very ryes und i arrb d it back to ' J tl-.e v ft et. of its ri...hi fill owner. I'.il.y | j sboiitid . joy. end. -| uttitig b oil' e more In his nan '"!;, be to Lis- wonder: I toy ut;d r I urn land Sped c, - *tv 111" III) \. i-a I: j I .'l'll :ii' \ "t".v J.'l h • s.'o" i ] .1 ticij.r Slifi lit WOll,. SO. I! hieif It.- ! j 11, . a ..•] I.IOU li'te IS toki ! jof urailnid •f >i tic ri i l * l »o, I nan looked 1 on i.p an I >; '■ n ai ' , Ij. •rd. ' 'i :«•! !••• is !• i ?..«• ii u :iii; j .j fe'iu-.v like ye.. ™ ;; :. l l-. f.er + r — I "1 c- ndi my 1.-s;." s • 1,4.11 !v. j. '• . .V is 'a '. o'l" ,1 I ' j s: MH e r 'di a. i d'y . I I I | ! !';o. "lire l. o .I 1 hi-f ill tile bll | .» " * j a-Vf,ir s mi r -m! ! Mi. m f'!■ r •. • . t J w*r:it w :n;.; I iiru'i i n !. u* is :;' i? - 1 ft>rc. r!i a h'w ». '!*> ii j:. . .1" • - • /% ■ 1 ' " :i M ' I J r'/ i b , I: v pi, ;i , f lr h -. ~,d v | e / \ \m * "■ Wr ' —is, man -Ja*pr-d h ' i i I" his arms, hic' j - Co] C M Billy triu in ' together and Journeyed on ' Bgr.tji - oa cr pad dock and fence CAME FIOATISO t „j nt " BWIITI.V BACK. fonn(l hirilK( ., f back In the Llm k camp where his lit tie mla nila and aborigine companions were. When they found how success" fully be could throw and the wonder ful tilings the boomerang brought ba k he grew so very popular and rich that they at length made him chief of the tribe. .Then he married a sweet little black girl with tbe tighresf v rlny bluet , curls ard the blackest possible eyes Hound her neck he hung the ntugle ( opal, and as she wore It always they lived happily ever afterward.-Lesl ley Weekly. I i Why Not These For the-Girl f A stgDet ring, bangle bracelet, sash and balr b>w sets, postcard album: die stamped monogram stationery I band bag. sp"wlng set In fancy case music folio and rolls, a stunning lenth- i er belt or sterling silver buckle, a daln- i tv pendant and thin gold chain, wood | burning outfit, a camera, silk petticoat. ' a pair of white kid party slipper*, a ( silk rubberized raincoat, roller skates, i doll bouse, white spangled fan. leather- I desk set, metal trlhimed pliicui'iion 1 and Jewel box combined. I A MEMORABLE WATCrMEEIiC NEW YE .MI'S EVE en ME RLCM lu the middle of u pcrirs of "protracted meetings" which bad Iwn started lti a little church in the northern part of ludhiun F ne twenty-ttve years n;to. The faithful few had ben gathering after uiglij for a month. and "at uviy than a dozen .persons had knell at the mourners' bejuh. Including the rhr n -I%* lTaeUsllder«; When t.'.e «• •'•AY.'H hymn was nnixumi'cd niJ licst it.-; I,\!i been taken, and a-detiso ■ r««,>, i f t—ys and yntwg men oei uplcd t'lf.pnv l"»- tween the door utid the last row of Keats. • As the hours slipped by ntvl the end of the old year approached tile J-. rvi e I changed Into a season of -prayer and testimony. 'IIK> little chx U which hung on- t!ie wall behind the puipit I finally poiiitod to 11 o'clock, and the I ■ A ".W-- I.K l\— fgll & >m \'\ V l ' \ v, f : n "TmKxi "act DO tv N ON v..rii Kvvmm l ti. HKTK • VOl' At.lVl ! " preacher n'-ow- to male one !a«t su preme effort to reelaii.i simtc soul fr in eternal torment. At tils uiteciiuo the most zealous members of th'» congiv.:; i tion left tlieir seats and initialed'wit li the andlenee. looking for n,« ha nee eon j VeH. —----- f-r*"" 11 was at this c- rft I n 1 moment that an unlooked for Interrupt h II dwtnrbcd t,he passing of the old je.ii' and marred the pe.H efnlni'- sof llir moeiing. i'oa cyus Wiley nnd MiJls had lu eu so hold as to approach the j_. diets epmvd around t IK 1 door and iliat there was too mil' h lit'' —l' 1 ''4 and lalUiii;?. They had even d iced to ti ll two or three of the h adhr,; spirits that a fail ure to preserve i ni.r meant ejcctmepl frn»m thi» ( taiKinic Hie!,;. mly reached the ears of tin- worshipers, nnd all heads turned tovyard tlie door. I.on I i nitios and. atiirry words, uplifted il.-ts and st:uuji« Infeet told that a lien ,' :.!nn.'. le was taking place. nut of Hie tangled mass presi'iitlv laimi I'rao.aisi Wiley and I p'Mills* •rnrh-frr-t-r'mrp iatit i»«*--•«t»of a | tut i''g, di-hc. cled. I' u1 • t i:iir prison j or The en[j riis \\, r • the wins of | their eappi s. ju -l ari• ;i -t all th-ir ! I:iclltig a" 1 ?■ *|'l;i'nll•»*c they .Were! for cd slowly :i'• > I ;r U.'t iti-ps on e i -li j Side of tlie Clmi'i'li IN (ho lll'i'll'io i.s' I bench. li:tlK I'e: o\ei > iit- h i.if the way. ' "'o i down *>n vour knees, dim y.e v pit lure!" «-ii!11II1:■ i;'Ji 11 I >i■ i■ -. n Wile H". . Ills soil In I In l ■ sholl ;d"l'S *JI nL| nil-iv •!!•; ii! ( ire" ': ei (, dli ih j i:i ister.v. "(let il'iui o:i in irlT's oi j I'd skin you iur. e v. 1., n I gel «. . i j lei,:-:-. . " - I "ke.p your s"t \ !-r-"f"n re) - t e\' la lti ed I•" I . :i r I.- - j 1. r, -1 his '.MI : i i : . r.' . : V."l|" 1 ll- Ii 'S ~ wo 1i,..y . • ! Sir 'lii ** 1 'f: Oi'l 1 1 1 -'V.'' •' 11 to I ' I i • -fe V.:'•; a s-.i ;I ■ !t:tr rle : J 11: E.-'L* V. IKI IMC; LLA« P;," E LR«C i; I er,T V I K'l •:! \■ i . ILL" \v*t: -! I >" I P :' e-V -r Col li d .1 v. :r 'r..e l.irt | I h. I .■ •! -It II- f. 111. el s" -lie: ... e ,i. i ' ■ f.n e . lid fell lie- ti- Ii; •■ ii on . t ■ "-l ' I t V a'-' ": t' e Ii" e I" , I K-! W I . till.' ! "-r « . rI, | V. ,i 'l I. ttn'TTimrrt j,, f,T r,"!d ii'd -.i ,v 1 j eo tip.- it' ia i.. ~. ' i 'd., " '. , 1 • r;> III" like ;t I. -:. v. I n>t !ir a la-' ■ • ! li'* St i'i'eil: 'I Wi. Il p. (lie .. | | 111 ;Ihe . e ! ills killer's striae ~rn- for li.. > ! down on Id" kttt t-s. A i thr*-s:rittr> lira") "Diddy" • .Mills weni d->wii tindir the 1 ' on his ti{ioii ! d' rs. , "Who will In. i!it> next'.to rnine for ward'.-" s!e> uted lee*'. I a wer tI:i; !j-. :'. j d.mci'litf l.i"k lUL'J -fort !J -LeSul'o I lie. l-i'l j pit Willi a joy -lie i Mild not conceal I "The Lord bless these j oifniT na'ti wli e hiivi'sivn the erri.r of th 'ir w;iys. Let Us a I! unite in prayer," Every lif-x!/ proved. Ueiicon Wi'ev Jp.njl3tt.lJ3k ; mufinnriiMt elun-n . wltJi a fervent entreaty to his son to for (%o the vvlcUjedness of the wurld nij.l unite with the dmivli. U'hen lieaeon Wiley ceased Iteaeon NUlls begun t. pruy aloud fur Ids wayward boy. li wan very funny-to the crowd arouti i the door, but after jrtwhile Koraethitttr seemed to choke their laujxhter Sister Mills' high pitched and quavering voice arose In prayer, and there was a pathos In her appeal that started tears Info the eyes of the roughest row.dy ln the crowd. Sister Wiley,unable to restrnin ■ her entotlons, jolniHl l(,er crie» vvi: h . of Sister Mills. Suddenly' a win • of increased excitement swept throu«h the congregation. Two of th» touj.h est young men of the towri walked slowly down,the aisles nnd knelt at the low railing. They were "hardly ( down when two more .came forward. Such a revival was never known be fore In tlie history of,the church as the one which started with tlie watch meet ing that nicht. Rev. Ebenezer Ilatker I aald to biniMelf that It was due .to his powers as an exhorter. Two mothers talieved in their hearts that the effica cy of prayer had been demonstrated in a wonderful manner. Bat. suppose those muwular fathejs had remained * Inactive. Would the protracted meet bar# lasted another week ? • .V ' M ■ ."t kielilm - Tm '■ - ' •* -''-I - ■ ', ■ • : :! .a* ■ mi ©i®. . ■ Bkfr IMSL v x> 1. *■ " - ■ Mr. and Business Man & -■* -+ J* —— W' IE,; the Manners oi "hIH MAR VIN COUNTY BUGGY COM- PANY, are now offering at a mininum price carrying the COM. hraUd Ten-Don /XFES, F!ra?S Line Boxes and Cape ' v I Hardened Axles, claimed fo r;;n 1000 PH! s with one application of oil. ----- \Vc also m.i.Uiiact oi-j Cat ts and clo ft shoeing. We Jiave u itjj us Air. rrar.k Packer, one of the best painters in the country, therefore can fijiish your huggy' in any style your desire. (HJR-ni»terntl-tTr-t'Jfir bcst^firtTvTVXlT«tfig"We inake is guaranteed. 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