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A LETTER TO SANTA CLfUa
Me'd like old Smita CUu to iiond
. ' - . A dull dat don to lopp.
4 We'd liko to have tho buby'f
g friend ; , . . .
, uiso mo a woony Bnoep.
Mc'd liko a houso to keep my
, doll
And lotfiof nxziT thinR;
Mc'd liko to have a prottr poll
Dat hraghs and talks und
- sins. ! ' - ; u ;
But trben yon wrlto to him for
mo, "
' Bo Rur and tell him, mnz-
XOT, .-J !.
Dnt ho can kocp dem all if lie
tfill cnd a baby brnzzcr. " -
A CnntSTH'AS BTOIST.
(Copyright, ISD5, by American Prose Associa
tion.! In Louisville I met old Colonel Hablin,
and bo urged me to go home with him.
"My people are all off on a visit, and
yon know what It isfor a sociable old
feliowMbe Jeft alone,1 eaid he. 'Aud,
bythe way, yon; may not!' know it,: but
I h'avo ono of the niost.attractiye places
iit Koutncky,' r;inibling old house, built
Bymyjgraacffalherl aud all that eort of
thfng. Waii now before declining; for
$ nuFt. juention a stronger inducement,
one that a gontlemau jCaB hardjy'jffith
B t and ni .in t nncler. amber colored glasj
Don't qnito catch that, do y6u? 3'Jl ex;
plain,- and yon must parrlorj-'iilo if 'I npi
pear to ramble a little;.; In Kentucky
during the latter part of tho spring, all
of -tho summer and the first half of the
fall, a clodhopper can livo almost as
well as one of the bloods. And why? Be
cause ho can go along theprig branch
and'gather mint, can hang about a still
bouse .until somebody gives him a quart
Of liquor to pot rid of him, and then all
he bas to !o is to grab a handful Of
sngarf go away-' pom ow here and live.
But during tbo oil lime, when tbo sharp
teeth of tho frost has raked tho earth, be
can't cet tho mint, aud therefore can't
1 live "completely, .iNow IJave suffered j
from this incompleteness pt living and
have at 'huafproViflod against it I have
n mint hothouse, and more than that,
the sun rays are mellowed through am
bes.filasu.Jind" The "old gentleman
snatched out a red bandanna handker
chief and wiped his month. "Have you.
I bo Baadkercble9'! .hes atked noticing
that I had "not wiped my month. "What
sort of a man are you getting to be? Bnt
what do yon' say? Going wilh me?"
"Iam."
Upon my shoulder ho affectionately
laid his baud, unsteady with emotion,
aud looking straight into my eyes he
aid : "This world is going to tbo devil
as fast as it can, nud when I inept a man
who is willing to' turn aside and take
an interest iu mo, why, I gad, it moves
mo, sir. Now I'll tell yon what wo'll
do, " ho ..added taking my arm and turn
ing mo about. " We'll go ont 1hcre and
linvfi all 'old fashioned' edritherii Christ-'
mas. On in y pluco oro a number of no- !
groes that wore born- there, and to them
tho revival, of ,au old holiday memory
will be well, I hardly know what. to.
We wont straightway to tho railway
. . 't'.it-f. ... u. 1
station; the old man talking incessantly
of hia disappointment at tho weakness
of Christmas in the north. I let him j
talk.VIt was like the babbling of an old
and dearlyrrenieiubcred stream, whose
channel is worn doe'p and which holds
many a tender recollection, many a rem
iniscent gurgle.. . I bud known him dar
ing' many yenrs. '. Once he was in the
state legislature, and I ad a newspaper
correspondent had reported his speeches.
I liked him, took the kink ont of his sen
tences, wade bin any things to please
bis people, and bo warmed toward me.
' 1 On tho train' I sat and watched him,
living in tho past with him. An old
man's charm js. to live in the past To
bo wholly of the present makes him too
worldly, a lover of inoney, and a greedy
old man is a blight upon tbe face of the
earlh. I sat and looked at this old man, i
and I thought of the days wjieq his lifo j
was lordly ; when dusky bands clapped
in welcome at his return from school ; !
when the music of bis hounds aroused
at dawn bis sleepy neighbors; when
proudly he fed to tbe. altar tbe belle of
the neighborhood. It was oary to review
bis life. In a society forever gone his
place had been secura . ' ' . ' .
tion. A negro who bad just lighted n 'i
It was duck when we got off at a sta
lantern adjusted it as be came toward
"CO OK, TOC SOOCHMIEir
The colfjuej aked him if he bad
cs.
brought th- bupgy 6V tho earfiaga "De
carriage, sah." the negrrf answered.
W 'Liwr-d dat ytra wan twine come
raH'fwT-f h'oitie Cy yo'se'f. . ho, he!"
drrl kiiows me.", be fail Ana yon
i,r,jw that I'd crane bak sober, eh?
, ob..yM. sab, o" coVe I knowd dat
knowd dat yoa wan gwine diink dat
oouliii tufX rn-fiin-ler Then ycn'aa
pot fie best tt U'Xim ulmifo o' rotnt
dat dean h:ncd cn icroEgn yaocr
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drjjV " a.d lbCviv
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MOT -Pif
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, . We bad now quitted the platform aud
were walking toward the carriage,
Which we coo Id see dimly outlined in
the deepening dusk. 1 The negro was iu
advance of ns. He tnrned at the colo
nel's romark, and I saw his white
teeth gleaming. "Ain' no nse'u er man
tryiu tor hide bia mind from Mars
Lem," heenid, jolting himself with n
lacgh. "Koter bitrrne, cazeho gwino
read er nian'a miud liko ono deze yete
books wid er lather kiver on It." '
; j "Go on, you aooaudiol I" the coloool
replieci --.;";!: i'-.Si ': .A:
" STas, sah ; dnt'a whut I'zo doin. " J
''Anything been going on , ein.ee I
icftrv ..".""::t;7x"v : :
"No, gab; not innch." Sam Pardy an
Jim Bates got inter er sqnabblo. an Sam
stabbed him, an de doctor say be aiu
gwine lib. " ,
That o7"
V VYas, sab, an Miles Parker wax finng
bo er colt day befo' yitrtidy, an i du sny
dat one o' his, laigs got ter ooiue off."
: "Ytra don't toll roc?" . ' .. . ,
" "yas, sah,' an ole Miss Nancy Lee
trod on er ronnd stick an fell an .broke
ber bip, an da 'low fJie. ain't gwino git
well, caze she so old."
"Whnti" '
! ' ;'.' Yas, sah, j an. Cnp'n Bowles sont
word ter Mr. Hicks dat ho wnz or bar
face liar,- an erbont snudown I seed Mr.
Eicks ridiu toward de cap'n's boose, an
dar'8 no tellin wbnt has hoppoued by
dis time." . 1 ' :.'
- "Well, you've all had a Duo time
since I left " Hop op there now and
drive tis home. " ; '
!, The next day was the day before
Christinas, aud how dreamily delight
fnl did I find this old place. I fancied
that in every corner a romance was bid
ing. The lond creak of the old windlass
at the well was a cry from tbo past
There had been killing frosts, but now
tho air was softened with Indian sum
mer's hazy breath. 'At early morning
the colonel look me to see his mint bed.
Tho carriage, driver .bovered near ns,
grim,, sly, ball langbing., "Look . like
somebody dun spit tobacker jnice on dat
glass," lie .said, ..aud . tbo. .old colonel
turned npoa him. "If yon don't go on
o',vnyuiitwjd .to-jenr- own affairs,
I'll take a stick"1 to lyon. ' put. wait a
minute.
YoUi tell tho niggers that I m
gouigvt ive., them u tM, foshicmed
(jurisTmas;; 'fell - tuom men,;" women
and cbildren to be in front of the big
honse early in , the inOruingr Do yon
benrf" . - fit , i ff-t, t
" Docs I yero?" cried the oM negro,
bdwBg'almofit to tlio groniid."Doe8' I
yero? Did Moses yero it thnnder when
ho went up' inter do inounfaiuir, sah?
Did Aaron yero de bolls dat wnz (icd tor
his gyarmenfs? I reckon I does yero, an
I thanks de Lawil"5. . ;
'Early the next morning, before the
j winter birds began to twitter, I heard
the negroes assembling in front of 'the
bonse. Tho invitations -had not been
confined to the tenants on tho colonel's
place, but hid included those, who lived
on some of the adjoining farms.
i Tho colonel was j early astir. Ho
brought a julep to my room, and baud- j
ing it to me remarked: ' Under amber
glass. - Don't Jet Mult ipoint got away
from .Ton- Listen at 'cm down tliere.
Happiest people on tbe face' of the CHrth
tho only.real philosophers. Do yon
know 3vhflt I've got for them t. Molasses
catK?y for the children 'and eggnog for
the men and women. : Yon know that n
lidiffn tins 'atumvff ttinnntift tliflf (A Iiava
negro has always thought that to have
enough eggnog ia to catch n glimpse
of heaven. We got np before day and
made a wash kettle fall of it. Drink
that,-. Amber glasst I'm afraid- that you
are about to, let that point -get away
from yoiif" , -.rJ. v -.
I assarcd him that t was not . I told
him that it was really better than tho
mint that grew along tbo'' branch, and
this pleasei? him. "Ah," said be.
see that yon have not lived too long in
the, .north.. , Well, let ,us go down and)
pen np.".;.,"y,'.i.;, . . :,.,,.M ,
What a day that was C With q yoke of
steors tho negroes drew 'on onormons
hickory log into the yard, bored auger
hole into it, loaded the boles' with
gnirpowdcr and jarred tho neighborhood.'
Tbey ran foot races ; they danced and
sang strange songs. At boon tbey were,
feasted and at evening they took their
departure, some of tbem wabbling as
they walked. "
And now I have come) to a mystical
part of this recital; I havo never be
lieve ,in tbo- mysterious, have, mildly
booted at -it practical owl, striving to
deal aloue with plain rcalitios bnt I
am impelled, even at the risk of being
charged witn nntratn, to tell of sonie-
tbing that occoiTed dnring the night
that followed our nuisy merrymaking.
Until late tbe colonel and I sat m tbo
parlor, a room which once bad been
richly adorned, ' bnt which 1 u now
dingy with fcdod finery. I admit that
we had talked a great deal about tbe
amber glass. , I confess that tbo old man,
as be sut in a rocking obair opposite me,
became shadowy and uncertain. . I ac
knowledge that I lay down upon aa old
borechair sofa. , I had nothing lo say,
but the colonel oontinncd lo talk. He
told me that tbe north, with all iu
wonderful resource, could not set tip
that was bis tTrm -could not sot up
snxb a Christmas as the one we bad jnt
rem. Of coarse mint could be raised
there nnder amber glnaa, eggno-f could
be niado there, and hickory logs could
be blown asander with gunpowder, bnt I
no rach a spirit of loo pest could vo In
voked. I didn't argue with bint I
couldn't - '
- It must bare been about midnight
when tbe old fellow, grttir? np and
feeling aboct for eomctbiug which ha
did net find, turned to me aad said:
"I'm going into tfce other room and lie
down. An idea fur tbe betterment cf
my country, sir, has Just oecnrred lo
roc, and I must .needs go and work it
oct Yoa rosy go to yonr rocnt Of Le
there, jnst as yoa please."
He f ambled hia way oef, and I con
tinnod to lie there. My bead wss clear,
yet Tcryt4.ing 1 looked at ajrr'ared to
bare an armber cait. lbs pirturm, 0
farn'ttrrr. and especially an old barrel
bd In the comer. It was an ancient
aaiiiu:i. v.ih tfiudla Vt aai wiJi
Its feet turned under, as if it Would
foiren ira weigur upon ine noer. x miui i
have dozed oil to sleep, for r remember
that for a fow minutej I knew nothing,
and then, opening iny eyes, I was con
scious of a light in tbo room, not tbo
lamplight, for that bad gouooutj not
merely the moonbeams that fell in at
tbe window, bnt luminous, hazy fog.
It roomed to float about. Yes; it was
floating, for it crossed tbe room and
hovered near the harpsichord. . I knew
that it had no existence except in my
own fancy, and yot I watched it intent
ly. Suddenly I saw motion, quick, im
pulsive a low' banging sleeve, white,
lnceliko swept above tbo keys of tbe
old instrument And then there cam a
soft and thrilling tinkle. Btill I knew
that it was a fancy, bnt I was afraid to
move lost I might frighten" the vision
away. Tbo tinkling oeased, and then
there came tho most marvelootdy beau
tiful air I over heard, tho love song in a
fairy's opera.'" In nearly all tunes there
is a' memory of other airs, - but this
brought up nothing that I had ever
known. It was now in its- delicious
sweetness. Over and over again it was
played, and I lay there with my eyes
wido open, entranced. There was a sod
den darkening of the room, and tho ruu
sio was bushed, I arose, and, walking
up and down, whistled the tunc. I wont
to tbe old man's door, still whistling it,
and tapped to arouse him, but his snor
ing was the only answer I received, so
I went back to the sofa and lay down,
the tuno still running, like a sun reflect;
ing rivulet, through my hoad. I dropped
to sleep and awoke with a jump. The
sun was shining. Tbe tunc I I strove to
whistle it. Not a bar of it came to me.
Then it must all have boon a (lream,
and I was willing to lot it goes a sweet
nightroaro, but at breakfast the negro
that waited on tho table asked mo if I
did not try to wake the colouol during
the night ; said that he thought he heard
me tapping on his door. Then it was
not a dream." .' V
," I said, nothing to the old man about
the Vision, but all day I strove to catch
that fund. It wouldn't come. Ad yet
I felt it, beard it humming deep within
myself. ' 'And thus it was day after day.
I have bad a simplo tune tornlo mo, bet
at last I could fight it off, whistle it to
dnllut'Stii and then throw it away, but
this mystical air mnstoreil mo would
not let mo whistle it nestled in my
THERE CAMS A SOFT ASH TITraLI,Hf(! TOT KI.S.
heart and hummed softly. Bnt tho hum
ming gradually grow less, and one day j
it ceased. And thou I wished for it back
again, I had lost something. '"
Another CliristniaS was approaching1,
and I wrote to tho colonel, tolling him
that ha might look for mo. "I don't
want any old tiroo hurrah,'' I said iu
my ' letter, "bnt I do want to sleep
on that old horsehair sofa ono more
Christmas night. " . -
The old gentleman' answer was fnll
of blotted exclamations. His pcoplo
were off Again, he said, and ho sworo
that ho was on tbo point of writing to
mo when be received my letter.
I arrived Christmas morning. Tbo
weather was cold, and we, did not walk
about tho place, bnt sat down in tho old
parlor. Nothing had, been disturbed.
Thore was the harpsichord and tbo sofa.
I waited for' the colonel to parado tho
virtues of amber glass, bnt on this sub
ject be was silent I took out my pipe
and lighted it Suddenly tho old man
became nervous.
"Yon don't object to smoking at this
Into day, do yon?"
"Ob, no, for I smoke myself, bnt if
it's just tho same to yon, won't yon try
one of my clay pipes? That amber on
your stem sorter riles my stomach. You
remember that mint bed. Well, it was
all right, bnt I don't want any more
amber fijafs. My dear boy, there's noth
ing that makes a man sicker than too
much of a good thing: And that was a
good thing, bnt "here tbe old man
gagged "bnt I don't want any more.
I'll get yon a clay pipe. " -
We cat np nntil nearly midnight, and
then tbo colonel went to bia room. I
lay down on tbe sofa. It was a long
time before I wont to sleep, hot I dozed
off at last, and with a sensation of de
light I awoke. Tbe tone was tinkling
on tbe barprfebord 1 raited np aud
gazed at the instrument I could see no
vision, but Ike marvelous air wm as
beautiful and as distinct as it bad been
Ibe year before. 1 listened nntil it
ceased, and then, whistling the tone, I
ran to tbe colonel's room and aroased
bint.
"What !" be crfed, opening tbo door.
"Where did yon hear that? It wae wj
mother's tm rbe composed it, nevet
bad it written duwn and never pLtycd
it except on Christ dim night
I told him of the virion, and he lie
tered. wilh tbe tears rolling down his
cheeks. "It's wonderfnL" be said. "I
have often wlrhed that 'I could bum
that tune, bnt I have no ear for music;
There's a music teacher not far from
hero, and early tar tbe morning we'll go
over and hsve him take jt down."
Ws talked a long lime, and I whis
tled ibe tune over and over. 'And I lay
down with it strong and clear In lnr
I mind, bat when I awoke it waa gone.
a or have I since then been able to recall
U. lint I hare mads my amngratent to
jatch it Wkl Christmas ' I am gafog to
Install a maxician in the old bonse. so
iht I mr.y give him tlie notes bufute
Ujbfht divts Ibcin away. - .
CrnrBrux
CHftidTMAS IN THE ARMY.
Seaeral Thorn a J Itradr Pawed Four of
, , , Thaaa at the Froub . : . .
rfRTCTHf AO fn it,
l4 dnring the war I Four
Chriatmases found mo
at the front, bnt all of
them - except the first
': were much like'aii'other !
day. notwithstanding I '
and many , of themou-of j
ray company for my rank was then
only that of captain bad been in the
servico since the firing on of Fort Sum
ter, having served out a three 'mouths'
term in McClollan's West Virginia
campaign and then re-enlistcd for three
years, or "during the warr" Dec. 85;
1861, was tbe first Christmas to find us
in camp, with tho enemy not far away.
My regiment was a part of Jeff O.
Davis division and had gouo into win
ter quarters at OMcrvillo, Mo. In Do-,
cember it was learned that large bodies
of roornits for Price's army were . on
their Way from northern and "Western
Missouri trying to roach hint by Christ
mas, nud that Price had sent a force
from his army to act as their escort
About the second week hi December a
concerted movement was begun which
had for its object the . capture or dis
persal of theso Confederate , bodies. , It
was successful, I know the command
to which I was attached made a forced
march of 35 miles ono: cdld . December
day through freezing and frozen slosh
and mud. - So tired wero. wo that whoa
we flunlly went into camp that night
wo mado our beds on the bare and, froz
en ground, without shelter, for we bqd
for outstripped onr wagon "trains 'aiid
fell asleep instantly and slept all night
as soundly ss thongh we woro -lying Oil
conches of down. When wo awoke at
daybreak, wo fonnd ourselves covered
with snow that lind fallen on us in the
night without our being aware of it '
The Snow waa really a good thing, for
it helped td koep ns warm by excluding
tho air. ' 1 - ' " ,
WTe got back' to ' Otterville with our
prisoners nud enptnred material of wnr
two or tbroo days before Christmas. Tho
war department at Washington and Gen
eral Halleck, commander of tbe depart'
ment of Missouri, regarded the section
we were . campaigning in as friendly,
and the pqinlation really contained a
good many Union men. When the men
went out in small squads to forage, they
carried money with thorn, and scrupu
lously paid for all tboy took. True, in
tko absouce of good money they dealt
out "wildcat" bills on. broken banks
and bank notes that bad never been
signed, bnt they were cheerfully, oven
thankfully, received, end I havo no
doubt continued to circulate down there
till they boenrno worn ont.;; u ' ,;
: Soon tbe men began to show a desire
to enjoy tbomsohos more ns they bad
been wed to do at homo than they had
been nblo to do at any time siuco they
bad become soldiers. . While discipline
was maintained, tbo tolatious between
officers and men were cordial -and
friendly, and with tho holiday season
every liberty compatiblo with the safety
of the command and the performance of
necessary do tics was permitted. . Bmall
foraging parties scoured tbe country
roundabout and gathered up a supply of
chickens, turkeys and pigs wherewith
to eke out tho army hard tack nnd salt
horse. Tho mails that reached ns at
cirsrsAL ttioiias 1. vuaot. . .
tolerably iTKUlar intervals contained
many package from mothers, wives,
sisters aud sweetheart. And - every
wagon train that reached n from the
nearest railroad te'rmiuns brnngbt boxes
from borne for both officers and men.
They were filled with a great array aud
aaaortment of article supposed to be
neceasary for Ibe welfare and comfort of
the men. In the main the articles ran
to things to eat, especially cakes, jel
lies and preserves, all homnnade and
therefore doubly relished. There were
articles of wearing apparel in every box.
In those day paper collars, some linen
lined, and other nothing but paper,
Were in high farcr thronhont the west
Nearly every box contained a supply of
tbem, so that the recipient could present
what the xjt called a "Sunday go to
meeting" appearanea. . ( ., r
Ai our coniuiBoicatfon with t Loci
was cot retrolar, those boxes did not all
arrive at the same time. Tbey began, la
fact, to cone aboil week before Christ
mas and cootinnod to com at interval
far a month afterward. Pretty much ev
erything the boxe curtained waa, so to
speak, grist for the buy. Bnt ween on
young fellow fonnd a feu: hot ptTJow ia
Lis box be failed lo jia Tiff Ibe-laugH
bn, -opiraderaied and never seemed to ,
faU;h being dnfUd "Private IMUrw."
ClrUtst com bright ana clear, a
W
splondid winter day. ; After- the usual
morning routine. Of .a military camp
tbo regimeuts were formed,' with side,
arms only,' and marched out to tbeir re
spective parade grortnd to attend divine
service and listen .to sermons appropri
ate to tho day in a time of war. - After
this the men were dismissed to enjoy
themselves in tbeirown way all, that is,
except those engaged in guard and other
military duties. ; They played ball,' ran
foot races, held jumping matches, pitch
ed horse or male shoos in lien of quoits,
got iip tnnio races ' and ' generally' dis
ported themselves like a lot of school-;
beys ont for a holiday.-, Tho inoro quiet
ly disposed read such books and papers
as the camp afforded or wrote lotters
home. : Some just loafed, t Others drew
their tent flaps tight aud played cards,
the groat American game of draw poker
Ming tho favorite, with groins of com
for chips. , The 'Officers passed the time
in much the same .way, only, as. a role,
niore diguiflcdly, as became their rank.
The Cooks got np1 the best dinners they
could, the tabled boiug graced with all
the dainties and good things that bad
come from the loved and loving ones at
home.- Men and officers on joyed this the
first Christmas in the army for all, and
the lust on earth lor. many,, for these
troops, then so- merry,'' werO' destiiied
within a few weeks to pass through tbe
three days' deadly storm; and strife of
Pea Ridge, known to the Confederates
as Elkhorn Tavern, the first pitched bat
tle of the war after Bull Ran and the
first : considerable victory , of Union
troops iu tbe field. ' Bnt for that one day
strife und death were far from their
thoughts.;, - fc&4"'pV M
' Such was my first Christmas in the
army and tho only one which'1 made
much impression on me as Christinas.' -
Hot aa Xmaa.
i-l.' U'jkJL SiUia'U&L'li i.i'
ai ijiiu h vciy uaiu uw ' tuo
street and Torn- Sellsbor t wos feelinr?
poorer than,, a millionaire with porsoual
taxes due. Consequently, ho felt like
running for 'tho'-door when his'wifd
greeted him with a cheery, "I'm making
out a list of Christmas presents, dear,
and yon 'ro jnst lu time. " ,
-"Time-Mhat's whatl'llheetl if I pay1
for then),',': thought Tom, but lie kissed
his wife and nt down to assist hor,
"How much havo yon rpeut nlroady on
pais?" - .' ;" ;'" ' ! ' s' f
. V Well, ifa $300; "she admitted slow
ly, "but yon see- that buys prosonts for
four -fonr people. I duu't think that's
very bad. Do your dear?" ' '.
"N-o-o-o-o," Tom replied a littlo
doubtfully, "bnt how how many .uro
wo going to remember at $30 per re-itaetiiborr'Vv.'-i-.--;.'!.'
.'""
. j'Thero are only eight more expensive
presents, dour, bnt bora is another an.
other little list of nbont
i nbont CO presents, dear"
Mrs. Sellshort began tint
.idly. . '
" What fr Another list?"
Tom exclaimed; ."Never
mind Hie items. How
much . are.wo sborl?"
? Tho pretty woman be
side him buried bar face in
her kerchief, and sobbed,
"I I think yon yoa aro
Very unkind, after'' I've
worked so hard pre-propar-
ingtho I-llists" :,
"Thoro, thore, dear' Tom said sooth
ingly, patting her -shoulder.' '"Never
mind., It's all right My credit's atill
good at Btnrcy's. What's the total of
your little list?" ' '' s " '"'
- . ,"8ix six hundred and th-thirty dol.
dollars," was tbe faint reply from the
depths of the handkerchief, '
"Let me sec," thought 8ellshori
"Six hundred aud thirty and two hun
dred is eight hundred and thirty dollars,
and that added to the eight hundred dol
lar piano I have promised tbo littlo girl
here makes sixteen hundred and thirty
dollars for merry Christinas presents,
eb 1 Never mind, little girl, " he added
akmd. "Uot-itbem all at Btarry's and
bare tbem charged. Tbey sell overy-
thing there from a hairpin to a bouse
and lot' 80 draft cry any wore."
It was cold wcallxT. bat Sellshort
paused a moment to mop bia perspiring
brow. ' I II get tho piano of Uoetnoven
Bros.," he thought, "and bang them top
for it, tnmporarily, I nope. And so tbey
call Christmas Xnias, do tbey? Woll, if
things don't brighten up protty soon it
won't bean Xmas for Starry and Bee
thoven Bros, this year. It will be just an
IMDCXXXmas, sure pop 1" ..
TIm Trae CbrMBM ftplrlt.
' The best Christmas gift that any one
can give to the world ia the manifesta
tion of spirit if mntnal oonfideuca,
cotiaidflrat haj end belpfo luces. Wherever
and whenever that spirit supplants the
unlovely trait of Warring : individual
greed, tbo .good acod is sown again to
multiply in other minus.
- Bikimen the Peer.
Every scan who prepare for Cl:rlst-
wuh tbekuowkda Ibat kis own
children art fed and clothed and can
enjoy ll:o f&ttviry of the season iboalj
maik h:s gratitndo- for good ftrtno
with- a coorrilution to prcrcut other
irc.-j i ui&vin that holiday in coll. and
hunger.
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