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Inn is
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King liyiim- Unit xv-ro miiu hv thi stars of
tin ln.i. ;..
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I ui p.
Willi gi.al oil.-'atinns
Mi iu h 'P to tlii' nations
1h,lnrk night t. , o lia- an l ,1 in h is he
Rim.
Kiss, Imp ..f tli.. n i . ariso Ilk.. I In. miii,
All spir. Ii tin t iin,;.. . : li. ni ts I. at ns
o 10.
King the 1. 1, III i f nilim,. wit il olieluls of
ioxo-.
Sing out tli- .ir villi ni't and sin,; in the
lioX'e,
Till th,. li. iuti ..f no ..M.pi.- l,o,.p tiniv. in j
n. nl. !
Ami tin- v.i f II,.- xvorld i th von o,.r Hit. !
lord
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In trnii ronKr; atiilatiou.s, j
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Is gnu.
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I ho 1. ' olnjiig III ehoril .
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S,Z IH.' IS T.MAS morn!
f7 "n"W-il.'ekc..
; 7 " with th.- Lines, 01
tripped hriskly alotij;. takim,' in si
Jieepn and wli'lfs of the fortheomini,'
frimts. Ili.;e tt:rkevs tolilnd of nil
dignity, lyin luepless upon t ln-ii hacks,
their iHtik le's upraised 111 protest.
f-BVoty lookin,"; eoiiipounds lieiu- mived
hy cook's deft hands, w -hd- fi i..,.n,. .,
t-te., littered uji the kit. hen tallies.
I'lenty mul lo sp.ue fur linl'i poor.
At least so thou-ht one of them, as he
CP.ed into the kilt lien window of a
handsome ilwellin-'. Not in the.-e words,
p-crhnp-, would ho have evpics-ed him
self, hut why some, should have so much
morn than they wanle 1 and oilurs
notliint, was middle to him. A 111 merit
bp lingered, th.-n turned away with the
words :
"1 don't mind much 'Lout myself, hut
I'd like Biiinm it fur the little 'un."
H ither a coini, a! Iij;uredid this youu
tfr cut us his hare feet wended tlieni
Belvou toward a les prusp rous pint of
Urooklyu. Vet despite the ainpliti'de of
mpuiMl trow'sers and dilapidated frock
rout, with its skirts reaching almost to
his ankles, there was soniethin- in the
hoy's Btrii'fjhtforwar.l eyes and hiine.t
face licit ave evuleneu that he was .ht
Berv ng of it h.-tti-r fale thin that of a
wnif. ( lolhrs, hortevei', never troubled
him. Something to starve oT tho crav
inifS of hunfjer and a hole to crawl into
into at niirht, thee were tho things that
were the caicc of thought to this child
of the streets, more especially since he
hud token unto himself a charge. Here
tofore he had lei a happy-go lucky r
istenre, not iihsla-iding the entili- that
fell plentifully to his share. Forajing
for break fast was his errand this mom,
tvjt somehow, nujid. so much good cheer,
n rv t"1,1 ,iu'r,y !".
f of child, e s tliev
' thot 0 seomcl notliint; for him till a lit t Its J
old woniii-, vvlioso fjuili showt'.l scinti- j
, iicsa o iinoiti.-., pnusoil tit tho siolit of i
the luil, ninl, (ipi'iiiii a liaskit slits cur
riiil, suiil rlu or ly :
"Thrrc sonny, thi-ri.'s t onplo of Imns
nn.l :t few ookir? I tna.lc mysi'lf, that
I'm t.ikiiio to tho criitnlchilil.rn. It'-s '
not 1 1 1 it. h, tho Lord knows, I, tit jc'it
wi'li oini', ami 11 lilossc l t hrisiiiius ,iy...''
Ami with :i fiiemlly mul sho trottoil olT.
Ilrrovi-rin from his suipti-u', tin- Imy
litiri id nfti'r, ovc laimin I ireat lilcs.lv :
"Oh! 1 say, tlmnU yi .My iiutm:'s
Huh, ait' il" yer ut any woml to saw I'm
vn mati.''
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- T3H-J ri$mir
' l.or, sunny ; I hiivcs it in, in 1 nm. lit--,
lint you'u. the rilit heart, ami th.- I onl
lo 1 s a willino spirit," then w ith her
wri ikh .l fa. ,' a-lnw with kiiulliiiiss tho
w.uthy soul h i-t.'ticil on ln;r way.
'Hero's luck !" t'larulftto l Itoli, "an.l
I'm li'lievin' what .lohnnio's mother
sai.l," mul l!oli ri'iifntP'l slowly.
Tho l.onl cares for the orphan," ml
il nu' emphatically, ".in. I I'm hles-cil if I
ain't an ont an'-out'T ; fur a feller
eoiil. In't l e ..rpii in.-r thau a teller wot
never h.el no lailter an' mother, I take
; il-"
Merc, w ith a who.ip, Hob ilaite 1 a, ron
! til.- street, A l-airel of tiiola-s"s had
I lieen stove in, and a swum of wnnt
( sti rs were sci.opino up the sii, ky mess
o. every availul'lo tin litis. Seiin- a
I'loke.i di.h from out an a. c-iiiiaodatiii
a-li l.arrel, lloli scenic 1 11 sham of the
; prize, tittci im; :
"I'm a squealer if wc tiin't iii fur a
r.-ijuliir lodilication."
! His dish full, olt he started, and after
; sundry turns made his way to a vac.rit
lot. whore shielded hy a pile of luii ks, lay,
till. .1 to one side, a iatoe crate, partially
stulled with straw.
"Hello, Johnnie' Wnko up!" should
, I!o!,. at which a little fellow, with tin
i holinicst of lilue eves and the sun'lie t of
culls, p ike I In- lira I from out of the
sliaw in the crate, witlj..
"l'se here, lloli. 1 iui us have bte ih
I fast;"
j "V. u 1m
ith- treat,
f.'
lepTed lioh, displaying
I 1 oiitiuuiii..: with "We
do tliinu's in stlo this
t,
! tin i -im is. Nihlilo on that whle I -.t
j the tal.le." and l!ol. to-sed the little
j ( h ip a cookie . then, onively pilint: s. v
' rrnl liricks to-etlier, he placed thereon
the Inokeii dish of mola-scs and li e old
: woman's donation, who 1, w, -illivu him-
sell in i't-sid,' .lohuuie, and tuekniLT I ho
stiaw sniioly nl,,, ut t lii-iii, hf e acnlated:
"i'ileh in, li'tle '1111, and siy "lace."
Folding his tiny hand-, .'ohnnio
lisped, "i.e. cly :
"For what us 'imnt to eivo, I.ord 1c
thankful. Amen."
To w Ii i -1 1 H0I1 sulijoim-l :
"llcie's t-i the old lady's ,
'ciiv tin istm.-is ; Hurray!"
Alter this rather peculiar
d In alih!
;.a. u the
least pi. needed without, iiitemiptioli
until Johnnie ropounded :
"What's Santy ( laws !''
"th, he's a chap with a jolly, red
face an' white heard, wot goes round
Christmas with 'm ap, of toys and s;c!i.'
"Will he come here.'' fried Johnnie,
his eyes opeiting wide.
"No, I don't b'lieve as how he'll visit
our establishment. I only hear tell of
him going to the nobs, use 111 buy plenty
for them-elvcs,'' answered Hob, grin
ning.
"I"haps oh. lioh! p'haps Mrs. Santy
Claws 'till come to us poor folks;" inter
logaied Johnnie, wistfully.
"Mrs. S.iutv 1 laws 1 never eart y
heaid ..f sich, but 1 hear .-ay tin-re's a wo
man at the bottom of e.etythiu'; so I
guess there's a nice, jolly old la ly Santy
( laws,"' r. plied Hob, iissuruigly, as he
noted Johnnie's anvious little face.
"Whole's Santy laws live i" was
Johnnie's next .piory.
")h, in u twill house," and Hob,
coolly drawing upon his imagination,
added, "no end of tip top furniture, nl
gold and heaps of pictures and blaing
Iii os."
" - h!" uttered .luhnnie, with 11 wistful
si-h, and "it 'ml be nice there, wouldn't
il?" Then, nestling t loser to his com
panion, he uddeit : "lint it's nice lure,
too, in this warm straw, an' 1 like being
with you, Hob, 1 docs."
A burst of inoiis bells lloa'ed toward
them on the crisp morniii air. .V melo
dy of welcome to loid'shousn of prayer-
"Johnnie," called out Hob, "how'd
ycr like to po to church?"
"What's there?" ,Ue.stioned the little
fellow.
"Oh, they pes prayers, an' plays tho
orgin, an' sings, an' Mas as want, to
take a snooze.
's it warm:" anxiously asked John
nie, cuddling into tho straw.
"Warm? You bet! A n' sof ys as soft
asas mud."
"I'll go!' ci it'll Johnnie, rnvxlinj; out
of his nest.
Siuh a tjuaint little I'-guic as lie looked
all tnu'l'ed up 111 an old shawl, the ends
trailing on tl.e ground in he marched
happily olT, his band in Hob's. Shortly
after thi-.e two children sto.nl watching
the handsomely dressed throng as it en
tered a fashi . liable pla -c of worship,
till Hob, with "Now, Johnnie, look
alive, o: theiop'll nail us," pushed the
child I eforo him into the croud, and,
sure enough, an abut p iliceman, spying
Hob, made a grab f r him, which Hob
deftly club. I, but mennw hi!e .Minnie
was catrieil on towatd the baic door
amid a sw irl of .silks -mil sali is.
Th -liit . fellow was u trifle awed at
the church's solemn grandeur: but as
Hob never failed to turn up all right,
Johnnie made for an empty pew ami
curled himsilf up 011 11 hassock to await
his fiieml's coniiug, J'les, ntly the or
gnn pealed forth, and Johnnie's eyes
grew round with astonishment a the
voices of the unseen choir mingled with
its wondrous tones. Hut soon the lit
tle he-id drooped, ami lulled by the
sweet strains and the unit ual waiinth
and cmnfoit, the child slept. Nor
heeled he the advent of a plump, toy
checkc I lady, whose white hair eon
Hasted so picttily with her still young
face, and whose companion a stout,
jolly, lloriil-t'aiTTl gentleman-- pos-iss,..!
a bushy head of hair and beard of silvery
w hit, ii. ss. , fa nt t-M aunal ion escaped
the lady; then, turning to the gentle
man, she w Icspcred .
"I nnk ! The po,,r little I null "
"Sha'i I .-po ik lo tin usher." ipies
tinned he.
'lie swift gl nice at tile pa'e, litt'e fan
nad the lady shook her he id, an-weiing.
"No, no' I ,1 him be, tin- deal'.''
Many tunes during tlie service the
lady's link cos st raved to the little
sle. per, and 011 e w In 11 the child sijrr.-.l
utuasily her daintiiy gloved hand softly
btroki d his pretty curls
A swish a rustle the c..i..r. uat ion
was dismisse I. Tin- lady of tie- losy
1 lie. ks and white hail dr. w le r sea'sk in
about her, but her ;:ie it-ted hngT
ingly upon tin sleeping il.il, 1.
'Well, ilamo .' and a tiieiry twinkle
glistened in the speaker's ce. as he ad
ditl: l-l.in,ks as if a till key bone might
ieli-li, d-n t hi'.'"
"Hli-ss h s htt!e heatt, yes a id, oh,
don't you think we in ght .''
And so, what wa- Hub's astiui i-limi'iit
-for he had lingered toiiiid, aiiiiuing
himself as be-t h- could to sec a lady
mid geulliuilil coin,- loiili from the
t hutch, followed by a footman beiring
the sleeping Johnnie, t ait'lully lolhd up
in a liand.sonii' carnage rug. I'rawn up
t 1 the curb wu- a -tyli-h tiirno'tt, into
whith the la. ly anl gent I. in in stepped,
the footman placicg Johnnie on the seat
I esiile him -. t b. 11, a- the lackey sw ung
himself on to the bo, aw ay started the
tarriage ibiwn the strict, Hob yelling
out :
"Jimmy era, ky! if I don't believe
Jolintrc'.s slriu k ile ."
l u ting after the 1 iirringe. hi clung on
behind, taking good eaie. however, to
keep out of sight of the driver and loot -man.
l oon they drew up before a handsome
house, whose w idc porch wme an air of
1 hoery wt-Ii iiau'. l!ob,w iggling himself
down from his perch as the door closed
upon .'ohnnio ami his new ly-loiunl
tii, -mis, ejaculated, somewhat rueful ly :
"Hole's a go ! I '.Minder w hat 'till turn
up ii. !.' A i v how, 1 hope il 'till bo
something soft fur the little 'un. He
ain't 1 iilctilated to lough it, like inc."
.1 SU -li I: .
A moment later ' the little 'un" was
ga dug y oinlei ingly at his luxurious sur
roiiinbn!s, his little hands softly palling
the old gold In. fade of the lounge on
winch he lay. Il was every bit .true, he
thought the gold furniture ami pictures
ami b g fui's and "Oh!" lie exclaimed,
as the riisy i lit I'ked lady fame smiling
toward him, saying :
"Wi ll, my little man, are wc n ndy for
turkey and pudding.'"
"Yes, please, ma'am, Mrs. Santy
Claws." nnsxcrtd Johnnie, eyoiug the
lady curiously, s ho added, sagely: 'Tub
sad there w as a x oinaii in every thin',
and he giio.ssc'il there'd be a Mis. Santy
Claws."
'Hie lady laughed ii.rnily as a 1 buckle
issued from the region of an easy chair
ami a voice loinarhed :
"I nc for yo i, Man.e "'
"Who's H0I1, dear'" ipiestioned the
lady.
"Why, he's Hob. lie takes ca:e of
me. ou'io .Mr. Santy ( laws, ain't you;"
continued Johnnie, gaing knowingly at
tho stout oent If mait.
"Hey? Why? What makes you
think so:''
"'Cause -'1:1111 - " and slipping
dow from the sofa, the child exclaimed,
eagerly: "oh. Mr. Santy Caws, please
won't you bring Hoi. and me some
thin'I 'cause we never has nothin'.
mm
We's pour folks, but we ain't bid, we
ain't."'
'Well, well," somewha huskily
spoke the geuli incn, and whit is your
name?"
As the child, with a look of surprise,
repbed ' Johnnie," the lady cried in
eager tones :
"oh. Hen! Our baby's name, and the
pu tty cm Is and blu. eyes. . like. Isn't
il alini.-t tis if (iod had sent him in "
change for our darling r"
"If you phase, sir, tie re's a boy what
insists 011 j-e.-ing you. S.iys h s tiamo's
Hob, sir," 1'. livering hiniMlfnf this
itu'ssnge, the servant awaited his ma-ter's
pli iisuro
"Its Hob. My Jiob!" uttered the
ihil.l, delightedly.
"Show Ii i 111 up," was the order.
Hob paused upon the threshold of
the luxuriously furiiisle d room, feel
ing his dilapidate 1 condition for the first
time, but Johnnie running eagerly
toward his young friend, dro.v him for
ward as the gentleman said kindly :
"Come in, my lad, and tell us what
you want."
"It ain't tioihin', sir. only I see y.-r
takin' Johnnie, an' I just followed t-.
know what yer w as luinin' to do. '. ausc
I told his moth, r af. re she .lid that I'd
try an' keep an eye on the little un, as
there w. -isn't nobody 1 1-e to tin 't. Hie
was allots go-id to inc. sin was, an' a
lady proper, too, if she didn't rig out
line. Johnnie he can say grace an'
prayers which sh-- . ached him, light up
lo the liand'e, nil' he's pretty, loo, il l.e
had livings like iih young un-, tin" if
y.-r feel sorter like adoptin' him, why.
I was (join' to say" here Hob puis. . I.
then added ra'hcr Icri iedly ' I'v n- ih
in' agin it. seeing as yer d , th'- sipiaio
thing by the little un.''
CoavingK dtawin.; .'nhnnie toward
her. the lady said
'Would you like to live with ine al
ways, Johnnie."
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"Oh, yes!" cried she little fellow,
: clapping his hands ; then, interrogatively,
a grave look gailu-ring in his pretty blue
oyi s. "And Hob, tiio? '
A glain o passed betivien lm-baml and
w ile, when the fonner n d h. aitdv :
, "Suppose d.iliu, you keep the little I'l l
low through the holiday, and, well, I'll
look to the lad. How is it. my hoy:
Would you like to wotk l-r nn :'
"l ip-top, sir." was the icady icply.
And so it came about tint these two
waifsd'ob in a neat suit, lint h s kilt I
benefactor ha-l managed s,.i..-how to pro
cure, ami Johnnie in a Ir.tn- frock, long
treasured by a mother's constant love
sat down to a Christmas dinner that was
a series of astonishing deligh's, to these
small folk-.
Tears had dimmed thot yes of gentle
".Mrs. Santy t laws," as sh,. ehuhd lie'
1 tiny waif in garments th.i once belonged
1 to her little son, her one ye.v lamb. Yet
; somehow the touch ot Johnnie's baby
j fingers carried comfoit to her lonely
j heart and eased the regret that had long
j dwelt there.
That evening as the rescued waif -tond
ciiioying tin bl i, ing logs and .(iiaint
andirons of l In old fashion. 1 fireplace,
Dob suddenly exclaimed
"lieu we've been bavin' no end of
shindv, an' yer ain't said- grace. .1 11-t
I yer lire ahead now, an' an' I'll shove in
' prayer, an' don't forget tny old lady,
! cause she st ilted us in on our lie k to-
I 11 neeling, the iluld, clasping his
hands, obediently n peited
"For what us 'bout to 'coive, I.ord he
thankful. Cod b!. ss Santy ( law s, Mrs.
Santy Claws, the old la ly an' Hob an'
me, and plea-o let in live h re, amen."
"Amen! An' don't yer fergit it, lit
tie 'un," subjoined Hob, giavoiv.
As the ch id knelt, the tirelighl e iress
ing his golden lo ks, husband ami wile
' stole softly in and listened to the prayer
of his baby lips, till, -lined to lis ery
depths xvas the mother's love of th s g.-n
tic woman's heart, and so, o asping her
helpmate's hand, she murmured 1,141 rly :
'. 'ur children, husband."
'So be it, xxife," was the earnest
answer, a , reverently I owing his
-head, he added: '-Anil ..'oil's gift.'
Holly' firs) Until.
Cliristiiins iii Many ( liin.s.
In lielatid and in St ot land, as well as
in the inosi ,,f ih,- Hrltish pr-nin.is. the
Christinas (ii-loins arc veiy imu li the
si.ine is in Kngland, varied . liioly le.
local custoins ami 1 olorcd by the history
and habits of the coplc. The midnight
ina-s in Ireland, i.ttetukd by a torch
light procession, is very impressive.
I ;. til ing and open-air games amuse the
peasantry on Christinas May. In the
Scot, h h ghl inds the dav is devoid to
fi ii-ting and drinking, ball-play ing 11ml
open-air games.
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in M. in 1 III M w.
-avs the Two 't
pul'li, s. "et lelitat. . hris:uia . ith a tie,.,
the Mei:n!i. wi'h a pnata lliery night
tdi the twenty 1'i.iiitli i:u lusie, the pm
ala is broken. It i a large onkeu vi s-t 1,
ga, ly de, oial. d and t iled with tooth
son-.e diilees 01 can-lies, hung fiom the
le ling in tie-1 1 nlei ol tin- 10,1111. The
1 hildteii nr.' bliudf .,i-d and aimed with
stick- to break the jug. Many aio the
ell. .it- ma le by the laughing, rollicking,
loyoiis young volunteers to make theai
seivc-s ma-teis ,.f the situa'ioM. wliteh
they liitally accomplish wh.-u some mem
ber of the bliinlfol.it . I brigade with a
lucky blow shatter :he pinata The
rr.isli of sjilinti ri d. sf atti re, I c ockcry,
the rattle of I .11 b-ms and the 1 audits
on the lloor.i. tie- si.;nnl f, ,1 lie wn lu ll
ing ut of tie-111 mk, an 1 the 1 lid, lieu
throw theuiseh.s upoti th" sweets,
knowing that '1-'hidings is hivings'"
I'l'.-sonis ice then pied urouiid, aiimng
tie m China ba-k. ts, figures and silk and
satin boyes w it h cand it's. Mailt ing then
comineiices and lasts until morning'.
In llodaiid the pation saint of Christ
inas is I 'fit Nickel i!-:iint Nicholas
dre-sol ju fur, ; he is also called Santa
Klaus. He is lfsf rihi-d as a round. jolly
fellow, w th a rd fa-e and merry,
twinkling eyes and while b, aid, who
with re ii'li'i r and sledge drives upon
the house to s and come down the
chimney willt pie-, tits for the children,
w ho ai, taught by their parents to plare
tie- I shoes and sto kings on th" hear'll,
w In re he w iii lil! them I t foie inotning
if ibi' t hihlron ha e b en good.
It Austria, l'..-hein;a, Hungary and
I ' ' i : 1 -. I the day In fore ( hri-t'iias is eli
sor, cl si rally as 11 religious fast. No
meal is eaten, bill toward e. oiling, when
the ti'st star appears, the tables aie
li 'hid and the great ban, plot is spread,
tin 1 nil pai'lakc w til appetites sharpen, d
by the la-t. At 1.' o'clock guns are
tired, drums are beaten about the streets,
mid t veiy suit ,. noi-e is made until
mass beg ns.
5 1 - Vimtit.
f
Aim feik
i? -is s 1
m
0' i
Ut - olil MM. I .'I; . II : I 1 M s.
hri-lmt.s live wilh tie' pi. on- . ..unity
folk in Suabia does not mean a mole ex
change of pit seals and compliments, but
a devoid thankfulness f u bles-ings 10
coi I'd during the year. The pom and
tin ri. h are for the nonce made one,
their ob, 11 t be n : to insi-t the few ol
the r lellow towtispoople living in
squalor an.l want. Muring the evening
hours of the day pre. t iling tin Saviour's
h uh ipiiel joy holds supreme sway in a
g. odli poitioli of the thiilty villages of
the oot:e No. ksr a'ley, and a good
will to all is e.pn--ei upon the well fed
fiu a - of young and old.
I l.e large front room of every cottage,
whose sci iipulousl y t lean tin ir is covered
with shining sand, is .1. curatcd with em
blems suitable to the high holiday. The
broad sill by the tjuaint, old fash
ioned, small paned window -upports a
gay (hiisimas tree loaded down with
good things to eat and embellished by
ilocns of witi lan.lles, yxliosf bright
light da !es the i-jo. 'I ho s.ii iro a-id
hoaxy four trough in tho comer is cov
ered with gifts for the 1 ttlo ones. The
substantial i.akon table, which has done
tint in the family for per banco a eon
tuiy. is alino-t breaking down undtrthe
weight of tooths line morsels.
ClirNtiniis Ileaiioiiiv.
"Mary," sni 1 an etoiu.mioal hu-baiitl.
"I want to make you a( hristmas pro-i-nt
this year, but I reid'y d . not km.w what
to get. I guess I'll its1 pone it uiitit next
year and then get something ni. c."
"John, y. 111 said that hist y :if."
"Keally now, d il I ' Well, tint p fo ea
that I never forgot you."
"Hut, John, you may be dead by xt
year."
"Why. tha'". tine an 1 ;f I -l-'ti't wn-te
tny money on lit i -1 1 1 1 1 - p'. s y "n',1
be so mil. h btTler .'!'. I . .dly. ,.'ary. I'm
glad to see you lo-k .it III lite', i tl -IH 'l U
si nsibic liglr."
I lirl-tlll.l ( llll.'kles.
j The season of t hrisi uen ha- many ,1
I yuleogl-t.
A ( liristri.n belle Tlie gill i!h til
ling in her v..u e w ho will alw ly - b ee'
in yyh.n anything is t-hd
Why is it th it Chiistm 1 ,s .. ,. 1- I
by t, II ta'e pi opl.-r I'. an .- t i .. y then
lniM1 a iliiiuo io giie ibiii'js iw iv.
It is not tin- e p, ti-i of .1 ( hti-tn :
g ft that iieikes il pi u-. Il is ih
heart and good f.cli-.g th-.! g-'- with :'.
A ,b n!i r in t-.ys ao 1 i- "1 '. an I
I It esc" us a Chrislin 1-g mi.'. Tao ' !::-'
mas gone profit red Ly 1:1 ' " ' ; ! ; s
the tuikiy
I very one lamt h 1 u.,; c I : ii 1!
when a man fetches home 1 nn-t::: .-pii-st-ii!
for h will- it i- 11 u.diy so jai: i
that he 1 -itinol 1 oiu-.-d it. whil. on :h
other hiinl lb-' wile's t . hi l' : io 1 bus
hand i- n eiliy hid h n ::i 1 -le t he ., in
.rhelgl.ee.
'lav. ho I., .lay ' Ih ' - i - ' , .ui .
I lie pres. 11" s 0 'V tl, . tai - 1 11 1
lo.t..' n, .1 1 'hri.tni I - n - a I
I 'out. 111 Ii- .th th-. ' ( i 11-: n. a. 1 . '
A I lll isl ma 11m S-t eiiad '.
fvmf m
Kiis.i.m Clirisliu.is Spur!..
All of the racing i- don 1 ti. i, ,
'llieie aie many hoi-. - with r--.'ids
whith would do en dit to the Amor'e 111
turf whi. h w.ti) never giv-11 an oj.;i.-r-tun
ty for speed 011 n din . ,: . I hoy
have run on ice an-1 lliricigli tie ptitu i;-a!
streets of the city ami . ail b- so :i in li,,'
races w ith. nit inconvenient c. The m-iiii
streets are vcrita'.'o lace i ui-e- during
th winter months tiiere (.n g i laws
10 pteient horse, no Tig atiywh. re. l!n
driveis simply assiiuiitig the tespons;
bility of .Linger. All tneti of so. al
slam'-ng ..wn fa-t horse-, ami otiCht i-:-in
is day they dine tln nn foe -c, t;o ii
brdbalit The -leigln -ire beaut il ui. anl
nr.-.li iven by women a- well a- 111 a.
Often three, to. 11 and I'lM-li'i-o -i'i.!,
ire in tin rices, and the d it eg 1 1.'. ed
i- witnessed mux here else.
In some ot the ha at'- a' the i hiin li- s
and winter gat . I. u - ! 1,' g 1 's - ho ate In
.lest of hu-baiids go 10 1 ni. 1 th 1
petition of wife hunter-. Tiny u:e
dresseil ino-t In illiani ly. a ., I t In-y - ir-
men who aie in tear h . f w ivo . ae
lie. . nipaiiie l by tin ir t it!;.- -. M.-ic in-t.-ie-t
centres i-i the gi-!-- :in. tlei
co-iiniies than the ha nil Win-ii a
young man sees a gill be I ke- I." makes
a mcmoraiulum, ami the next d.iv Ins
negotiator visits her mother or guardian
nm I negotiations b.-jin. : may b- ml
till a match n in-uh that lie- two see
each other l.uc to face.
'I he holidays aie not alone ci h biated
by the chit r pels.,;,,. 1 1,. , hi iiii n h ue
theii sport-. As soon as they app. .1. 011
the streets in the morning Ih. v hi gin t"
' p. Il each other with 1 00, I 1 .1:1- Im ''i-
and il sei 1 cl tin ts It ,- a kit I ,.i a
flee tn-at. in v. I, t h th, j- m 11' - I .
i ntly indulge an i make up w ha' t ike.
' t he .. ill ol lit I- t to 1 1 1 1 1 in 1 1 : 1. ..
I'l 0 cliihiien foi ,1 in gi.oii-- ., .1 o. . . ll
through tin stu i -s 10 , in. in h.. 11 . ',.
hoil-e, sillg.llg cal I-. a-'d aie g:..'li
sweets yxhenver tiny go I I,. v a e a
11 ipl'V lot. even though they li 1 . n 1' ihu
a lxantages ol scho il ami tiaiinn. the
while children of many other . oiintries
rii '. v. ''., .',' hi , '1 .......
Happy New ear.
r.ruig moa ros-. ami hi 1111; 1110 a 1 111-
ti.l I fine m a l.tll, - pi 11 ui 1 alo-my ih'.-u 10
'I'll,' old Vi ill 's out H lilttio lli.'.l ' ..'ll . In.
Anil wo niiist lia-o -"in. iliun, to uiiiko us
t hterv
n
li
11 -l.'l-
Hoke up the (ir. lusher mul liiejier,
l.iHht ni" the ciimlles, ami ilraw inothe
em tain
1 il.l Jneky Frost may limit till he's lost,
tint he never will llnil the way in, that's
i m lain.
mm
Sin,- lo Mr.
('ii' ..f tl - ill ii.-o wake ni" a s-'inj
I: -ii'itiml. s:,., -o t nn.l l..w:
I. 1 11. I --1 1 - r lniisie S..1111 i nlong,
.ii I in.: e-i h 1;..'.' -tii 11 wall of woo.
1 1 111 aiol bear,
. !,-'- - la-t leal',
1 iii' of t h- n t'i.- a by inn,
i .;;., in shi.lvws soft an-
t 1 . ' I! .. : Iin- ..f your heart -
A t :. i.s-ii! I s l.g .il - slooplll.:; then
'...l,. oi 11 -!,. tie . l-il-l of art'
'i 11 f 1 Ii i' ' 01 a I ist .lo-p-iir,
I'lk an I I w,
A eh ml . : w.H.,
I f Hi- il- - 1 , i y l a .
1 . 1 I - - :i ..ii . , ti ,1, i - a a ii.-. in.
1 'a' . 1 ih ! 1 i "k ii- s- i! i.l, iii a s ai.'.
I. , i.'lv .tut I. at 1 .1 Uiy bri.-ht.
I.' I It -I'" pa- a lone slur sWis-ps nloii
ii -1, , .::. i; -i, .in- r til-- 1.1 lit.
Vi h..-.. i,. th 0 - 1- ,b , ii' or -l.ti k or dim.
Air! CM Hi s s ir , into lioa velily lu lu:'.
' i'alli. r llvan-
111 .noKoi'.s.
A f '..ii'it'T--tatein.-'it: ' It "i.l w i-h.''
'Iii' 1 11 iii-; of a 1 1 1:11 t n m to buy
ll-.w t i mil.- iiiot:-y 'i.t ti sitaatier
iti a 11 fit.
A it: Uary pt ! ii -otivthi-i-. 1 0 x hir !'
tin a: : '.' 111 : ti, li !.
i- :; .1 man .- n - "a a i-:i:.a:;a skli
h- I- thr-w ! ii ion I- owi resuurees.
W:. a ..ll ai.' it It a fl in iinininjj
ii'nii I iintii vt I-jo, nut gd thoro
' ':'
j I. i 'ks ,,.-c not i-i' tyUiia ; tho homa
' li -1 n.'iti a a '.w.,ys inaiso tho bctt
j l( !.!. . an I I : '.' -.
i A 1 ..' a 1:1 in 'I 1 1 -f the lomiaatinf
f ki i' lnclie -e iv:' ;vi nctlliliy
; !,", til 1 1- In and ke;,:
A a -,r ;':, -," sal I M : -. MeC.Hii
I -a", i - 1 1 : u . 1 1 0.11 ih: : 'iti- r; "I
a apo.i- :liey ,ii-- w h it tiav .1 h 'Jti eat
,l!'.''
(;.,..,, A l-r M'-'. I l ink, rlif
i Arey-'U -o il ',;,1. Ii 1 lilacr.' Ilili -i
S.1.1 l; I., iv ti t:- I am with h-r lathot
1 am p.-tii', I.
"A1', I -"'," -ii I -i'l e.pi .'.tiian, m-jet-iti-
a on.'-h.'g.rj I iti 1:1 i : tin r. nil, "ymi
h'.v-.- !i i I y. ut' 1 1 : it : 1 siwol oil
j aa 1 r l.op i.i aiiou: m nao t) in
; bili'.iin -nl ol ati elect i 1 in t !''
'I ho in - I,' .yal A a I vi y lixliibitioa
j yy i.i !.:.x . h to pair of s ,et elms by a
j prominent l!:;!ish lii.ti.iri I, ono ol
; xx Licit w ill ri'i'ti - 1 1 aeii'le pi iying; on
ja hat p a-i 1 ih: olli-r of w:,i,!l xxill
! s'liT.v the s un ::;.!. .: I i 1' lnil'pi.17 Oil :l
!.y. I! ; ;;:.! n cmvui-i 1 over th"
; i.'.i -a... 1 .01 a--, ,-! '.li- 1 ...ie,.;;'i III.
I (ulTom. lent ol tile 'liliii-se Jac.llliU
j O.;,. ol t U iiT-t 1 1 11. ia ; in i n.ie 1 lion
1 of a i ir-1 foot f un.l ia ll.e iiitlo Clli-
in--- ji.atit, ulsti I. n a xv liter bird ii
I its haunts an-l hal it' an-i yet i- not so
1:1 a j.peai ii: ie. l'.s f oil 1- b uti-.l Set
1 tin 1:1 i.-t part o t lie-' '.euvjs of tin
aijuatie weds 'vliich ri-" above tho s-u: -
lac.' of the xx.i'er, a-.d (onsi-ts of tha
tiny ins, , 1 ;i;e a'wavs so atund-int
; tier,-. 'li.v of tli'-e a.t:-.tie plant:,
j net ib. y tliolhy, 1 vyr the mii faco ol
i tie xx.-itit with a rank 1 ut ui-t.ibl,
.-rowti'. N . 0:1 or t" . of tiio leave-)
i w. .,; I tT-.r I a -iiiin 1-".' r"sti" ; pliie-i
I lor t '. .1 I il.l ; : u' .1 1 -l 1 i hut tin.
I w.:!,i 0: a -ni.!i I ir-i iv r sev I'll ot
1 tiio 1. i;x M..1 i: c u .1 n aa h r ex ' th".
I 11:1 I t.'.al ing s 1 : r : : r with p.-r.'ect satety.
j '1 li t,.e- 1,: th : j .1 ,.i;.i .it , so li;propor
j t:.-i.:.ti-!v elo:i--..t.. I t'.nit th' lesire I
j 1 . n 1 1 1 j. 11 i. i,t tai :i ,1. anl it can pa-t
I Mi'iirelv , vor a carpel of limiting xy.-eds
xxlire a li-.'hler I. ml, l..t u::g the ol on
gated to--, xn u'. l sink at one" i it O tho
xv, t r. Tl.e juatia en lures til.' xvater
j xxeli enough, hut It is o ; t he siirfaeo aud
I inn ia ihe xv. .l-r t'ui' :i lia.ls its food.
I When ."'armed, ll dive- at once into til!
i ixul i a d sw i is s. in d i-t iieo beforn
! ciinin ; u;,. A -1 von then il does" not
cm- ..,.;v I, th- -ill i.e.'. In' merely
ihi 1: t ! !, n iii .-ut . f xx il , 1 unit!
t! ,. 1 ... t: . ,1 . x I. an I -., bid lea
, It I i ll, .:. . II It ll 1 et I p l-t. , , 1011-
! l"'e Am.. 1 ,i-t'i.
Long I an ils
Ac I'. 1 g'.i-;i in. w -; 111 1 -ix-.m lie fnl
loxx I : .- ll .1 o! Lo 1 ; , , al ; f e Imp !
lial cm ill ol China n ov-r inn:) imlm
Ina:'. In the year ol l'-s xx m inm.
pit-led 1 ho etc 11 ub'i I ik i-ig of tlui
kind 011 ill-'. I'.uropoati 1 -nit i'li'til, tha
cii-il el l.iujuoloe, 11 tliuCt'iiil 1I11
Miii. 10 connect the At -u.tie with the
Medil .-. 1 1 11 r v . It. length is I l uiilm,
it h i- in ,10 than loo 1, i,s an 1 a bunt
liliy ..jieimt, and It- hi ;h --t part n
1,0 I,--- than tli 10 loot iiluivu ih sen,
whi e 1: is ei.vi-il-lo lor vu-, n-U of up.
xxard of l'.l tons. Tie) largest ship
cu nl ii Hump: is tho grout N nth H il
, nl ca :n, coin plete I il ls.'.i It it
I .'1 I cet wi lt at tho water -urfnii, 111
l.tt xvidu i,t tint bottom, and has a
depth of ) feet, and extends from
Anistt r lam 10 the Held, r, "il miles.
Tie t i.c Ionian Car.nl, ia S laid, hal
II ti t.il length of I'el mi cs, iaelti lin
three li.k'-s. Tli" Sin Ciintil is Sst n,iGa
long, of which mi 11 i'e. nr.. i dual
canal. 'I'll - ll-i- Cm, I n :i"i.i I '2 miles
Ion-; ill- Dili Ciiiii', Cleveland to
1' .1 tstc.euth, I'.:!'.'; tlui Mi .'-nan.! I! io,
('mil r mi in lol d . -J'.il . and ihi
Wiiii-h aid F'f, Fv ,;. -villi, to tho
Ui-' Uuo, iJil - llJjuyUlya Cilizau.
j y - l ,.JU -lM-rz,, -.u-u::-,,, . ......,.,.. ij