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A ;? i n u d W i 1 1 i c's S r li y c r i
fPUELinrnTD BY eequest.
'Twas the eve before Christmas,
"Good night" hjid'len said,
And Annie and YvTillie had crept into -
bca ; i
There were tears oa , their pillows,
and tears in their eyes, - i
And each little bosom was heaw
with sighs, ' x
For to-night, their stern father's com-
..lnand had been given, .
f hat" they should retira precisely at
seven. ' J
Instead of eight ; ior they troubleci
him more
AVith questions unheard of than ever
x before ; .
He had told them- he thought this
delusion a sin; I
No such being as " Santa Claus "
ever had been,
And he hoped, after this, he should
never more hear "
IIow he scrambled do to, 'chimneys
with presents each year.
And this was the reason that two
' little heads 1 . ;
So restlesslv tossed on their soft
downy beds,' .
Eight, nine, and the clock oh the
steeple tolled ten ;
Not a word had been spoken by
either till then, , ".', 1
"When W illie's sad face from thg
blanket did peep,
And whispered, "t Dear Annie, is you
fast asleep?" . . .' -
" Why, no, brother "Willie," a sweet
voice replies, !
"I've tried it in vain, but I can't shut
my eyes; : ' ' '.", ; '' '
For, somehow it make3 me so sorry,-
becauso . , ' ' .
Dearjwpa has said there is no Santa
Claus ;'
Now we know there is, and it otu t
be denied- .
For he caino every year before dear
maimxa died,
But then, Fvc been thinking that
- she used to pray, -' 1f
Andy, God would hear everything
mamma would say. x t.r?
And perhaps she asked Wm to send
Santa Claus here, j
With the sacks full of present he
brought every 3ear.
Well, why tan't we pray dect a3
"mamma did thee, . x .. .
And ask Him to send him with pres
ents aden IV v x "
4iVe been thinking so, too," And,
without a word mere, "
Four little bare feet bounded out on
' the fiooi.. . ; . U'v.iV i'1
And four littla knees the soft1 carped
pressed, : ' -1
And two tiny hands were clasped
close to each breast.
44 Now, Willie, you know wg must
'. " firmly' believe y ' ', ; ' r : -: -"
That the prosenia we ask if or we're
sure to receive ;
You must wait just as still till I say
r the7 4 Aihen,' , ; . ; '-:: J: .,
And by'that ycu will know that your
ii turn has come- then." ; x j. -2 J.i
44 Dear Jesus, look down on1 my
brother and me,
And grant us the favof "we are asking
of Thee ; -ri;:
I want a wax dolly, a tea-set and ring,
And an ebony work box that shuts
wlth'.a spring; . . . ,: :
Bless papa, 1 deaf J esus," and Cause
n him to see - -
That Santa Claus loves us far better
:; than he' ' . i -y ' - '.' ' "
Don't let him get fretful and angry
again : ; t: ' ' .
At dear brother Willie and Annie,
; Amen!" - ' ' y '
" Please, Desus, 'et Santa Taus turn
dc-wnix-night, rrx'""
A h n b hn 2; j Vt s - some presents be
fqre it is light.
I want hashotiId dive nice,
littfe sed," ,
With bright, shiny runners, and
all painted yed ; :
A box full of taodNva book and
-' a toy,
Amen, and then, Desus, I'll be a
, : dood boy.,J " y ' '
The?r prayers bein"g: ended, they
" raised nn their heads, -. .,
And hearts li Hit and cheerful a-
gain sought th.eir beds:
Thev were soon lost in slumber,
- both peaceful and deep, .,,
And with fairies in dream were
roaming in sleep.
iEiirht . nine, and the little French
4 k .' ' ;
iFrathe father bad thought of his
children again ;
He seems now to bear Annie's
' half suppressed sighs -And
to see the bis: tears stand in
Willie's blue eves.
" I was harsh with my darlings,"
he mentally said;
" And should not have sent them
so early to, bed ;
But then I was troubled my feel-
irtsrs found' vent
For banktock to-day has gone
down ten per cent.
Rut. of course, they've forgot their
troubles ere this,
And that I denied them the
thriee-asked-for kiss ;
But, just to make 'ure, Fll steal
up to their door,
For I never spoke harsb to my
darlings before."
So saying, lie softly ascended the
' stairs.!
And arrived at the door to hear
both of their prayers .
His Annie's 44 bless papa " draws
forth the big tears, x
And WTillie's grave promise falls
sweet on his ears.
44 Strange, strange I'd forgotten,"
V si(I he with a sigh,
44 How I longed, when a child, to
have Christmas draw, nigh."
u I'll atone for my harshness," he
inwardly said,
44 By answering their prayers are
I sleep in my bed."
Then be turned, to the stairs and
softly went down; k
Threw oft velvet slippers and silk
. dressinsj-srown, y
Donned hat, coat and boots, and
was out in the street; r
A;- m i 11 i on a i re faci n g ; the col d ,
.driving sleet, i
Kpr stopped he had bought e;ery-
4 thing, j
From the box full of candv to the
tiny gold ring ; -
Indeed, he kept adding so much
to his store, - ' ...
That the various presents out
numbered a score. ;
Th cn h pn'iewa rd he turned with
his holiday load, v
And with Aunt Mary's aid in the
f.nrsery 'twas stowed
Miss dolly was seated beneath a
pine tree; -j . t. ,
By the side of a table spread out
for her tea ; H I 7 J x '
AAvbrfc-box well filled in the cen
, tre was laid " " x - v.f
And on it a ring, for which An,
nie had pmved, " ' -
A soldier in uniform stood bv 'a
" With brigt shining runners,
and all painted red (
There were.ball?; drVs,- and hor-
kcs, books pleasing to see,
And: birds of. all colors .were
perched 4n the tree ;y ' fc?
While Sdnta Claus laogKing,
" stood up in the. top,
As if getting ready more presents
to nrop. :
1 .
And as .the fond , father, the tpic-s-ture
surveven,?
He thought for his trouble he had
amply been paid,
And he said to himselfTas brush
ed olfa teaT, - 1
I'm; happier to-night 'thian I have
been for a year;' . 4
I've enjoyed more true Dleasure
man ever ueiore,
What!
care I if bank stock
falls
ten
per cent, more !
Hereafter I'll, make it a rule, I
bel
eve,
To have Santa Claus visit us each
Christmas Eve."
So thinking he gently extinguish
ed ihe-liht frr -.
And tripped down the stairs tbariety of soil arid climate. We
rtsiire ior me ignu
As soon ias the b'rfeht
. sun" f '-
x x tm
morning
Dut.the'darkness :to fiightand tlie
sfarfvone liy ohiey 4 T -Four
jlittle bin eteyes put of sleep
opened wide'- xMu ,
A nd liat tie isime, 5 moment the
prsentsspioli' - :
Then.: OttiMi-fr.-tHJr. -beds
they
spranpjn &f qui a p
And' theverygittr? Orayed for
were ajJSf them .found. ; v
They laugired and they cried in
tneir uiocent giee,
And shouted lor 44 papa to come
quick and see
What presents old Santa Claus
bronglmin the nigbt,
(J ust the Ipings that they wanted,)
and left before light,
44 And now," added-Annie, in a
' voice soft and low,
44 You'll believe there's a Santa
. Claus. papa, I know;"
While dear .little Willie climbed
up on his. knee, ;
Determined no secret between
them should be; , x
And told in soft whispers, ho
Annie had said,
That! their dear; blessed rnamma
so long ago dead,
Used to kneel down and pray by
the side of her chair
And that God up in Heaven had
answered her prayer ;
44 Den we dot up and payed dust
. as well as we tould, '
And Dod answered pur prayers,
now wasn t He dood t"
44 1 should say that He was, if He
Fent vou all thesex
And knew jut what presents my
children would pleasex, 5
(4 Well, let him think so, the.dear
little elf;
'Tvvould be cruel to tell him I did
it myself.")- "'l yf"
Blind father! -.who caused your
stern heart to relent?
And the hasty word spoken so
soon tdx repent.
'Twas the Being 'who bade yon
steal softly up stairs
And made you his "agent, to an
swer theic prayers.
American Rural. Home.
Slicep Husbandry.
IMPORTANCE
OF ADAPTING
LOCALITY.
EREEDS TO
Sheep husbandry, as a science,
has made small -progress in this
country.. Spasmodic efforts have
beeiTmade from time to fime put
forward some particular breed,
and to iive it a prominence but
as yet ho well sustained "effort to
achieve a particular end Ins been
systematically loiiowea, as in
Great B ri tain for hundreds o t
vcars: until tlicv4iidu&tries of the
country ive snaped more or less
by its sheep husbandry,
In a cotintrv of the limited- ex -
feilt'lbf eVen flie British Xsles. there
fs found both d divereified soil and
climate. The exigencies of thir
industries have eventuated in
shaping their fanning largelyto
the production of shen-and wool
m special channels A classifica -
special cnannei
lion of their sheep and woolvould
be to divide theni jnto longhand
short . woo!, and mutton sheep.
The Leicester, or the long wool
edLvarietytwith its various grades
abounds, wli ere grain is, cultivat
ed and the prod n ction of herbage
Tp'rlwim'mer arid winter eep is
abundant, and around (the great
centers fpopulatwrT:! On the
Tirkivn wherhxTiiistnraire is scant
and has Id Le tsojht , by?, much
exercise;' tne;'8outh.dowu and, its
-1 : T 1.1.. . .
crosses prevail. In the; moun
tainous ,': regions of Scotland, a
smaller and hardier breed, as the
Cheviots, and in the Merilc moun
tains of ' Wales 1 a smaller and
equally hardy . breed, "the Black
Faced, prevail. These four are
the generic breejsuth&eheep of
BritainJ They are crossed ,,and
com min'gled in" every possible de
gree according to the fane' ot the
farmer; and to subserve some real
or imaginary reqiiiremeVits of tbelL"do.n as an artist. He
locality -wherein he resides.
Over this cpntiiient,Jrorn ocean
thave the Enfislr Ijreeds of sheep,
1 X - t - .1 .-1: X .". ;
qu some w men xney tio nor pos
sessbut the question is whether
we are.judicious in their-distfibn
tion'. ' In the older,, States, , both
north and, south, the I)py ns oiigjit
to.be the prevailing breed, espe
cially where the- could be crd$s6!
with the lank Merino, or the long
Pegged gaunt sheep -of the cotton
"States. In the Blue grass re
gions of Kentucky and Tennessee
and the eorn-produVnW States;
the 1 on cj-wooled Leicester familv
should be adopted. On the plains
ot the pastoral btates, and over
that vast region for the Mississip
pi to the Kock? Mountains, the
Merino should be introduced,"
while in the rockv ranges of the
mining regions of the Pacific
slope the improved Cheviot and
WTelsli sheep would be invalua
ble.x Already the cross of the Meri
no with the .Mexican sheepjn
both California and Texas, has
shown how rapidly, for wool pur
poses, a flock of valuable sheep
may be built up, and at how cheap
a rate wool can be produced. As
soon, then, as the depredations of
the roaming Indian can be re
strained, soHhat the introduction
of sheep husbandry; and stock
raising generally can be carried
on safely, a new era mustdawn
uf on the food-producing resources
ot the countrT. .' ,.-x v '
N As regards theimportance of
multiplyingbreeds by judicious
crossing, Jts utility is shown in
the practice of Australian wool
growers. By making a cross with
either the Southdown or the long
wooled breeds, like the Cots wold
or the Liecestcr they have pro
duced a long stapled wool, in
high repute and great demand for
shawls and delaines. Our- flock
mastcrs will do well to follow the
hint thus given by their Austral
ian friends t .. . -
T. C. Heters.-. .
my -4
Rai$iiiIakiiis in CaHfornia.
For making raisins, tliey wait
until the jrrape is fully ripe, auil
then carefully cut off tbe bunches
and lay them . either oh a bard
clay floor, formed in fHej opeivair,
or on brown paper laid between
the vi n e rovs: Thev do1 not trim
out poor grapes from the bundles;
because, as they assert, there are
none ; but Isuspectthistwill have
to be done for the finest raisins,
such as woud tempt a reluctant
buver. 1 le bunches require tron
f eighteen to twenty-lour; days of
exitosure in the sun to be cured.
During that time they are gently
turned from time to time and
su ch as a re earliest cured are at
once removed to n raisin-honser.
I This is fitted ; with isholveg, on
' which the raisins are laid about a
foot thick, and here they xare ; al-
ioweVl to sweat a little, j If they
swea't too miich; the? suar can
dies on the outside, and this de
teriorates the tualit3 of the raisiu.
jjt.is an object to keep the bloom
1 on the berries. They are kept in
the ralsin-lrouse, I believe, five or
six weeks, when they
are
dry
enou 2, li :to box. i: Jt ie as ye t1 ens-
tontary to put them in
twenty
doubt, live poniid boxds, but. no
as more experience , is
gained.
farmers wilb'cbntriye otherpar-
cels. Chinese do all thd vork in
raisi n xmakiug,; arid are, paid $1 a
day, theyM 8upplyingv themsel ves
with food.' v There is no riain dur-
ins: the rawiiVH1"?
onscuentry the whole out-door
.nul' innir lm lrtna efnlr QO TOoll
work may be done safely as well
as cheaply. Mocre's Rural.
An Immediate Answer.
! Washington Allston,one of our
bftst paiffteTsanct poets, teTTs us in
wliat .he w-as left froth the enjoys
meuits of jests? at sacred subjects,
into an abinding .trust in them.
Haying married the sister of Dr.
Cbannrngl -he" made his second
visit. to Europe, and settled in
met
at a
with little suecess ; nay, was
loss iorane means 'or procuring
the necessaries of jife.3 Reflecting
one dajalmbst;with a feeling of
desperation upon b.is condition,his
heart all at once wasfilled -.with
the , hope that GoJ would help
him if only asked. , ; Accordingly
he locked his door, withdrew to a
corner bl his . room, and- threw
liimself upon his knees in praer.
He was aroused by one kuocking
at the door. He opened it to a
J . -11. '
Stranger, wno annonnceu nimseir
&s cbe ilaiTjuis ofStaflord, who
inquired if his painting ot the an
gle Uriel was sold ? Receiving a
negative reply, the nobleman paid
him four hundred pounds for the
beautiful production ; was so
pleased that he introduced the
poor.A ainter to the leading nobil-
,ity and gentry, and thus to ipi-
meuiate iame aim- ioriune. Eli
sion never ' regarded this as a,
mere happy coincidence ; he feel
ing which ledhim to prayer and
the immediate relief, he looked
upon as tbe direct interposition
of Cod in hfs behalf. Fixed de
votional habits became predom
:nant traits. in his character to the
end of his life. Rev. John XVavgh.
r-rr-
Two
Kates
of cotton on one
Acre.
Thomas, II.x Sandidgc, near
Brpwrisville, Hinds couuty, Miss.,
put sixteen one-horse cart-loads
of a compost of scrapings of the
cov lot, cotton seed arid decayed
vegetables from the bottom of a
pond, 011 one aero of land. When
preparing the land to plant, ho
scattered -,sixty bushels of green
cotton seed along the centre fur
row, and b'ededto them,cultivated
inv the usual way. He planted
the common seed he .had been
using for eighteen years. Re
sult : The first picking, which was
finished on the 19th of Septem
ber, 2025 pounds, leaving at least
1080 pounds to open by the next
picking. ' The yield will be over
two bales to this acre of land, at a
cost, for extra laber and manure
of not exceeding six or seven. dol
lars. The surrounding land of
the same kind, (ordinary Hinds
county hill land,) will make about
1 about, half a .bale w ithout ma
nure. Farmers Vindicator. .
Fence Iosls.
; A writer says.: 4'Tako boiled
linseed oil, ands.tir. in pulverized
charcoal to the consistency of
paitl Put a coat of this oyer .the
timber, and there is not a man
who will live long enough to seo
itrotten. I have taken out bass-
wood posts, after having been set
seven years, tnac were as soiuhi
as wheu hritputinto the grouna. .
The posts cau; beprepared for
lesa than two cents apiece. They
should be well "seasoned before
the oil and charoal are applied.'
L .y A Perfect Waterproof.
The following recipe, taken
from an English paper, is said to
riiake good Scottish tweed entire
ly - imperviors !to rain : 4In a
-bucket ot soft water put a half a
pound of sugar of lead and halt a
pound of powdered, aluni ; , stir -thjs
at intervals until it becomes
clcaF;4hen pour it off into anoth-
cibucket; and put the garment,
therin; let it be tweety-four hours
and then-hang it up to dry witn-
out wnnni? it
5 , Have the courage to be igno
rant of xgreat number of thing?,
in order to avoid the calamity of
.being ignorant of everything.;;
Kcyef mind where you work ;
Never1 mind ho sees, if God approves.
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