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Vol. XXIX. No. 51 HOW TO KEEP CHRISTMfrSPage 5 ...... -I ':3 & s ,Sg: : The Carol in i n iii n iif ir llTP ' . - - - A Farm ajtf iHnmeWeeklv for inasfiiu?oi:gia. and Florida. FOUNDED 18 86, AT RAiGH, N. C. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1914 $1 a Year; 5c. a Copy 3t 1 ) 44 1 H, it 's Christmas Eve, and moonlight, and" the Christmas air is chill, : Arid the frosty Christmas holly shines and sparkles on the hill, And the Christmas sleigh-bells jingle, and the Christmas laughter rings, As the last -stray shoppers hurry, takin ' home the Christmas things; , And up yonder in the attic there 's a little trun- die bed , . Where there 's Christmas dreams a-dancin ' through a sleepy, curly head, And it's " Merry Christmas' Mary, once again fer me and you, With the little feller's stockin' hangin' up be- side the flue. . 'Tisn't silk, thai little stockin', and it isn't much fer. show, ; v And the darns are pretty plenty round about the heel and toe, 'Audits color's kinder faded, and it's sorter worn and old, But it reely is surprisin' what a lot of love 'twill hold; And the little hand that hung it by the chimbly there along Has a grip upon our heartstrings that is mighty firm and strong; So Id-Sdntf don't forget: it, though it isn't. -fine, and new, V n ' .-" - :-' :-..-r? ; w. That plain little home-knit stockin' hangin' up beside the-flue. And the crops may fail, and leave us with plans all gone ter smash, And mortgages may hang, heavy , and the bills . use up the cash, But whenever comes the season, jest so long s we've got a dime, There'll be somethin' in that stockin' won' t there, Mary? -every time. And if, in amongst our sunshine, there's a shower er two of rain, Why, we'll face it bravely smilin', and we'll try not ter complain Long as Christmas comes and finds us here together, me and you, And the little feller's stockin' hangin' up be side the flue. Joe Lincoln, in the Saturday Evening Post. DON'T FAIL TO READ Pace Advice to Those About to Leave the Farm 10 v A Whiskey Cursed Home .... Corn Silage for Horses . . Harvesting the Hog Crop .... Home-raised Pork and Sausage . How to Have a Good Pasture . Put Your Cotton Under Shelter . . Sheep for the Southern Farmer The Negro and Southern Farm Life 1 v
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