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? ? ? ??>??' ? ?? ? ? eeoeOO* f&ssralfo Mary's I I ClWstoasis | ii^o V* ? . r _/v 4 ? . rf- - ...t. ?> 1 ? ? ?* ? Copyright i r?' '< H. Svefi. ? e ? ?> e ? .-??. #yrO ? ? ? "f7T uiu't for V ; > KIV you | I tlllu'. ii - to sunwin. ?. raudiaiker. f. ? it i.::> It's set tu for u t -lg s id." There tvus n r Ifflil ipihir ?!??" little . :ah Mary's Hps us slio said tills, !<ut she pressed them firmly ti ?-tlier. nail, brushing the flukes of mow from her |iluiij shawl, i he uimg It 1 ,? on u i all boliiu 1 the kitchen iloor uml ait uUuit gettltt? the hreakfn.1 "You've 1 :i ? t la tl I t i ? t n good look at the sky. 1 r. ??kon, Sarlth .Mary," said ?. in I ;? Nichols i" a tly. Sarah V I. A . air lit11 sound cat o 11 an her throat hut she did not speak. "Well, Id-' It docs appear to he a kind of a ii Mary -a kind of a -t; - - I i..an slowly V f '- ,7 "aN'l lol AV11 I 1IAVK A 1'IIKTKNH c IllUKTMAS I1U11E?" us be carried In some kindlings for the stove In the IIvIiik room and stooped down to o|n i the stove diss- and start the lire. "Here she was lottln' 011 that Sunday school Christmas tree for weeks and weeks stiddy," said <? rand father Nleli ols. apparently addressing the flicker ing Maze that seemed loath to start tip briskly, "and then 'twas put off to New Year's on account of the minister lieln' sick, and now, after all the wait ; in', she's got to lose it. Never boon to a Christmas tree ill tier life, Sarah [ Mary ain't, and thinks I haven't nnther.' "I was golu' along with her. Full : moon due tonight and mild weather for n week hnek. 'Hie tlrst snowstorm 1 of the season, this is, and Sarah Mary j ain't fitted out for stormy weather. ! Them three miles there and hnek three | more was goin' to he about all 1 could 'a' fetched In good walklu', but 1 wouldn't 'a' In-grudged gettln' master tired, not a utile." "Breakfast is most ready," said Sarah Mary, with a faint smile. Pres ently It was quite ready, uial they sat down at the table. It was a very nI lent meal, but at last Sarah Mary I broke the silence. "I-list year was the first 0110 they ever had. but 1 didn't mind missin' that, grandfather, because you was ; sick, but now it just seems as if"? Poor little Sarah Mary could not fin ish. but rose abruptly nud began to , clear away the dishes. "1 know, honey," said tlie old man. patting her head as he, too, rose from I the table. When tin- door from rhe kitchen Into I the shed \\u< closed Surali Mnry Hunk | into the splint hottomcd rocking chair and sol died despairingly. Gradually | the sol.s ceased. Then she 8topi>ed rocking and sat up straight. "Grandfather," cried the little girl ' cy eeril\ about half an hour later, "you inwv liaw sl'lit l|l? niore'n enough kin dltn's k. ">'* time. Gome In. 1 want to talk to 4" I've got a reg'lar splen did plan.** The old nuiiN"""1' ,n oulrkly. rub bing his hands. "Kind ?? cool in tfld jv'1"1 ,hl* Illor? In'." he said, looking nt?Jlo"sly at Sarah \hijr, ItTifisc eyes trs,1' 't1'. 'houch sin- smilaj bravely at him} J**?sit right down here In front of. the stove nut I get tearewd Up," she said, drawing the olil rooking chair for ward. "I've been thlnkln'," site went on. speaking quickly as she stood quite close to her grandfather, "thnt this is the last day of the year, and tonight will tie New Year's eve, only we'll Ik1 to home 'stead of down to the church." Here her voloe trembled a little, but only for a moment. "And I don't see why you and I, | grandfather, can't have n pretend Christinas here that'll be m<*d as good' as If we'd gone to the Sunday school I one. "Of course." said the little girl wist fully, "we oou'd do It better If we had ever seoti a real Christmas ent'taln mejit. but I reckon we can make out. gramlfatlier. don't yon V "! see a Christinas swt'tatnment once, tree and ?U." sai l the o'd mam. " 'Twas when your father was a Ifttle chap, anil ho was vlsltln' with Brother Hen < ry's folks down In the city." I "Oh, grandfather!" exclaimed the child, drawing a long breath. "Then i you must be more dlsapjiolnted even i than I am, Itecnuse you know what i you're mlssln'. But you can tell tne t what It won like, so we can pretend Just complete." I "Well.* I ' gau the old man. "there was a tree all covered with aparklln things and olored ones ami candles, t aial then tl e folks' presents was hung on the llmls too The room was all I kind of trimmed round with green, and there was words on the walls, i le.i e on ll.irth. Good Will to Men.'! ? txl sev'ral others "Anil there is a Santa Onus, a tiinii ail ilts 1 up In furs, with longj iilii.e whiskers and lookln' as If he'd been 'tit In a snowstorm, and he made e ten "i. fit ' ..ud then give out I the pre "IP Tl" ?" was a parcel of 1 for i -li child. I roe'leet. 'Twus a hitudsori .? t Ight." "W. : d i "it of It If you'll 1 help, grand t' cr." she said. i io re: aui tliln ; you suggest, 1 i in'iu " i ? ' tl old tnatl as he rultlted i ... . 1 i en his own : rem 'i pal "V> " ,;i the child briskly, ' "I -i - have your din i wen. so | ran have '?o! t : itHiri to gat ready to 1 pretend I iV" "Have It t"ii thntty If you say so." said her grandfather gayly, "So." ro rue.I Sarah Mary, with mm h g sit. : "half pat I 'leven will lie eni gh Now, there's two or three the you euu do to help. I I li'in't tee 't we can have a real tree, but If we could bring lu that tallest ' ; ie wood chunk that's out ill the ' hed and out some notches lu It nnd ! lick some of the twigs from the brush ' ink' III Ihi' notches I think twould 1 ttiakc n ri'iil good pretendln' tree. ' "Ami then, of course," she went on, ".vou iiiuel he Santa Clnus, anil you'll know Just how, 's long as you've seen one, and If you rottld spare me some of your old papers I'd Is* obliged. Anil 1 I'll do all the rest." "Mu sy sukes alive!" ejaeulateil Grandfather Nichols. "What a little planner you lie! Well, well, I guess there's quite a little Joh laid out for inc. I'll look over the old luqiers fust and see what I can spare. I 8'|sise It's no use askln' you what they're for?" "Not a nifte," replied the child mer rily as she took down the broom from Its peg on the wall. "(Iliess I'll step out If It's house elennln' time," said Grandfather Nich ols as lie heat a retreat. In pretended dismay, to the living room. "Here's four nuinliers from the three years' ago file that haven't got any thing of no great Interest to me In 'em," said the old man, cautiously opening the kitchen door at nlxait 1(1 o'clock with a Utile package of old newspapers In his hand "Will that he enough for your purpose? Seems to he great doln's in here this morntn'. Haven't I ante!led uiolas"? "Grandfather!" said Sarah Mary In a warning tone, and the old man drop ped the papers and retreated. ".lest like her ma, that child Is," he said to himself as he put on his coat, preparatory to a trip to the cold gar ret. where he expected to find some ar ticles suitable for his afternoon's mas querade. "There ain't no stumpln' lie ', not for long. I can tell ye." 1 tinner was what Sarah Mary culled "slim" that day and was eaten with all possible expedition. Sarah Mary's thin little cheeks were flushed, ami het eyes were unusually bright. "Iio you s'pose?do you reckon it's silly for me to la* pretendlu* ?" she asked. "Had I ought to consider I'm too old for play, grandfather?" "Let's see?how old l>e you 'xaetly?" Inquired the old man. "I'm jest about 'leven," responded the ehihi. "Well, that's gettlu' on, o' course; hut, fseeln' you're small for your age, I presume it might Ik* allowed ye to play a little s|h*1I longer If you get a good chance like this one." The child's last doubt vanished with this assurance. il I1UU Lll-fU u^avil IH'IWIH'U 5111*111 that when tirnndfather Nichols had placed the chunk, with Its twig brunches tlghtl.v notched In according to Sarah Mary's directions, she was to take possession of the living room ami beautify It ns she saw lit. All her grandfather had to do with It was to give her a few more particu lars about the decorations he had seen that other Christmas so long ago. He was not to lie permitted to see the liv ing room till <! o'clock. Precisely at that hour Sarah Mary In the character of guest aud Sauta Claus lu the person of her grandfather were to enter tin* apartment, one from the kitchen anil the other from the entry. i Time hung rather heavily on tin* old nnjn. At r> o'clock he muttered to him self, "I wlsht I could see how I look," and vainly tried to get a glimpse of his flgttV flx* little cracked looking glass. sK. Inches' sijuare, which hung lu his rootm "There," excliHined Sarah Mary, de scending from a chair on wtilch she had been standing ami looking about the room with pride: "I've dime the very best I could. 1 hope grand fa ther '11 bo pleased. It's half past .1 now. and I must hurry and get dressed." A few minutes before 0 o'clock a lit tie figure stepped softly down the steep hack stairs, and at about the same time a large, cuinbersome'forir. descended the front stairs laboriously. As the old clock In the kitchen struck |J with Its sharp, curt strokes these two figures entered the living room from opposite directions aud gazed at each other. Sarah Mary was bravely attlrod In a changeable silk waist which had once belonged to her mother and a skirt of some sort, the exact style of u hlcb ?ould not Ih> determined, inasmuch a* t was completely covered by Sarah Mary'* U-st apron, n very large white ?ne with strings of great length. These ctrings were crossed diagonally on the ihlld's buck ;itid brought over her ?boulders to the front, where they ter minuted In n huge Ihjw securely pinned I 0 her dress, ller etirly hnlr hud l?een nude to lie lis lint us such hair ever | ould. She -i us) with her eyes rlvet ?n oh Santa ' lulls, on whose fuee was 1 i road smile Truly he was a won ' i i ell Snira t'lau.-! An oid huffalo :lii. plentifully besprinkled with | our, was gathered about hhn and thai it place uboitt his neck, urtus and legs , it was easy to see that getting down tali's at ever so slow u pace uiusi ? ve been a illllleult matter. Ills hair .inI beard were well covered with i our, and so was the old fur cap on his 1 i There was even u dash of flour i re and there on the Units he wore, "(ill! ?>lii I'd never know you in the world!" gasped Sarah Mary. Then. ' collecting herself, she walked seilate to 11 chair placed In one corner of r * room. Sauta Clau* for his part was unable an ad Irlng "Well, I de ?hire to uian!" as he looked about the loom, on the wall In several place were sirlps of brown cambric on lilch were pasted sentiments appro ? laic to the reason. The letters were carious rly.es, cut from the papers. "I cace on Earth." read Santa C'laus. 11:111;? at the words over the stove liiroiigh a tremulous mist that made litem waver. A wreath of autumn leaves win |a me 1 ou one window curtain and u lunch of dried "everlastings" on the >ther. There was a Idg candle In the renter of the wooden mantel and a mall one at each end. A lamp burned uu the one table, and the smallest can at.* ,.r ?ii ..i,n,,!? illestiok placed on the top of the tree. The Inverted washtub was hidden by iiu old red cloth, and aliove It the tree rose resplendent, its bare twig* glls tenlng with strips of tin and scrape of colored paper and hang with strings of popcorn. Tied to the two largest branches were two packages wrapped In a newspaper. Sarah Mary's eyes shone with pride as she looked at the tree. "This Is a glor'ous, blessed time, ehll dren," said Santa Claus, advancing slowly to the tree and turning Ills eyes on his sedate but beaming audience. "We've got a sight of things to Iks joy ous ulxait. and. wlsldn' you all a mer ry Christmas-New Year, I will uow percede to distribute the presents." So saying, Santa Clans put out his hand and cautiously untied one of the newKpa|ier packages. "'For Grandfather Nichols,'" he read slowly aloud. "I understand lie's expected to be with us this evenin' and will probably lie along in a few minutes." He untied tiie other package and read, "'For Sarah Mary Nichols.' Will the little gul step forrard and get her present?" Sarah Mary received the package and a pat on the head from Santu Claus. She turned away and then stopped. "Grandfather," she cried, facing about and throwing her little arms as far around the lietloured buffalo robe as they would reach, "you've lieon a splendid Santa Claus, and now will you take your package and lie the rest of the children with me? It's only jest molasses candy, but It's real good. I tasted It to see." "Well, I reckon I will," said Grand father Nichols heartily as lie burst the bonds of ids buffalo robe and kicked off the clumsy Ixxits with a right good will. He and Sarah Mary were slt'lng to getlier In the idg old rocking chair, the candles were burning low and the roo intiter" - "^inrflV THIS hUNUA) N MHI'Ii TKI r. IS l'OSTl*UNBI> TILL TOUOKBOW. ' lassen candy was nearly gone when the two Christuins-N'ew Year revelers board the sound of slelghliells, follow ed by a knock at their door. "1 jest stopped on my way home from the Corners." said Nicholas" near est neighbor when the door opened. "I thought I'd come In anil tell yon that the Sunday school tree Is post ponod till tomorrow night on account of the bod travelln". and 1 can tlx it to take Snrnh Mary and you. too. along with us to the ent'talnment. Good night " "Much obliged! Much obliged!" said Grandfather Nichols as hejdrove away. Sarah Mary. preparing to go to tied, took a poop at the outside world. "Why, grandfather." she exclaimed Joyfully, "It has stopped snowtn", and the moon Is cotnftt' out! What a liee ju-tlful time Christmas and New Year Is!" THE OLD MAN'S CHRISTMAS I PRESENTS. I The old man had six daughters (wo wuz his hired hands, An' we wuz six, an' all the year wo plowed an' hoed his lands), An' every single gal o' them wuz purty as a peacS. (An', bein' six an' six, we said, "Thar's one apiece fer each!") But how could any folks like us that walked the cotton row An' made an' marked the melons an' coaxed the corn ter grow Tl ink that he'd let a gal o' his come steppin' down so fer To hear a poor cha.j askin' fer the hand an' heart o' her? An' so we jest said nuthin', but kep' a*feelin' blue An' thinkin' till it 'peared ter us the gals wuz thinkin' too! An' sometimes when they'd walk our way, though nuthin' much wui said, They'd smile the sweetest kind o' smiles ?in' blush a rocy red. _ an' tuak the gals wuz? in a how. But still we kep' our distance till in the fields and dells The Christmas horns wuz blowin' an' we heard the Christmas bells, An' then the old man says ter us: "Come in! It's Christmas day, An' I've got some purty presents that I'm going ter give away." An' thar the ga s wuz?in a row? a-blushin' left an' right, The old man in the center, an' six o' us in sight! An' we knowed jest what wuz comin' ? an' we knowed 'twuz comin' quick, Per the old man says: "It's Christmas, boys. Whirl in an' take yer pick!" Well, I took sweet Miss Liza, an' John took Mandy Jane, An' Jim said he'J take Laura fer this world's shine or rain, An' so on till wo'd been supplied, then said: "We're 'bleeged ter you. But, with all yer daughters give away, what air you goin* ter do?" An' then the old man winked at me an' whispered mighty low: "As fer tho gals, 'twuz gittin' time fer all o' them ter go! I've jest been waitin' on you boys the weddin' word ter say. I'm a-goin' ter marry a widder, an' I wants 'em out the way!" ?Atlanta Constitution. "BIG TIM'S" BOUNTY. Six Thousand Bowery Waif. Eat Sul livan's "Turkey and Fixin's." More than 0,000 unfortunates of Bowery existence were fed last Christ mas day out of the bounty of "Big Tim" Sullivan. The feast was spread at the rooms of the Timothy D. Sulli van association at 207 Bowery, New York city. TloCnfn k'liiirlcn tltn ni-Awi 1 c lincrnn to gather. B.v 10 o'clock the throng reached from block to block, and then the feast began. The men were al lowed in by relays of 300 each, and while these were feeding the others waited their turn. While there were all sorts of men In the line?old. young, middle aged, the blind, the lame and the halt?the domi nant note which all proclaimed was poverty In Its most pinching form. The majority of them had no overcoat, and the biting cold made them shiver and stamp their feet to try to keep warm. There were thirty policemen on hand to keep the line, but they had little to do. The cripples were given the prefer ence with no word of protest from their more fortunate fellows The dinner was the personal gift of "Big Tim." and out of his purse there were provided 5,000 loaves of bread, 1,500 pounds of turkey, 1,000 pounds of chicken. 1.000 pounds of duck. 7,000 pies, eight barrels of potatoes for sal ad. 10.000 cups of coffee and thirty kegs of l>eer. As each man filed out he was banded a pouch of tobacco, a pipe and a ticket for a pair of shoes. "I.ittle Tim" Sullivan was the master of ceremonies. Keast to 1,400 Newsboys. At the forty-sixth annual dinner of j tl>e Newsboys' Lodging House, 14 New ' Chambers street. New York city, !,400l newsboys and their guests were serv ed with Christmas tHrkey. The ban- j qect was given by William M. l-'lelss, ! following an observance by his father, who entertained the newsboys each Christmas for forty-three years. The Kind You Ilavo Always Bought, and which has been in use for over SO years, has borne the signature of - and has been made under his per /jF r sonal supervision since its infancy. /?ectc&ct* Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good" are but Experiments that trillo with and endanger the health of Infants and Children?Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its ago is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Too Children's Panacea?The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. THE CINTAUR COMPANY, 7T MURRAY 6TREET, NEW YORK CITY. THE JOHN A. McKAY MFG. COMPANY jf Dunn. N. C. Founders and Machinists ^ Mill Supplies and General ^ Machinery Manufacturers of the "McK." Sulky Stalk Cutter which is sold in Johnston ? county by W. M. Sanders, Smithfield; Farmers Merct. Co., Selina; Clayton Hardware Co., Clayton; W. It. Oliver & Sou. Pine Level; The Adams Co , Four Oaks, Wall Hdw. it Fur. Co., Benson. The Jno. A. McKay Mfg. Co., Dunn, N. C WVVVVVVv^WVVVVWVWVV < It's Hardware! > ? Majestic Malleable Ranges, Cook ^ ^ Stoves, Lynchburg Steel Beam C ^ Plows. American Field Fence, Doors, \ % Sash, Devors and Kurfees Ready ^ ^ Mixed Paints, Mill Supplies. Valves ^ ? and Pipe Fittings, etc. % > Clayton Hardware Co., < i C. W. CARTER, Prop. ^ Clayton, N. C. C ad ffi | Christmas Is coming! i I 3 I|| The more attractively and comfortably your ? home is furnished, the more pleasantly you ?3 can spend the Christmas Holidays. Our |?! eft large and well selected stock of Furniture is |S SSs attractive and pleasing and will greatly in terest you in quality and low prices. Our |? gal line of Pictures, Rockers, Rugs Art Squares ||j ?? is large and more attractive than ever before. m ?8 From these you can make your selection for |S gfi a nice Christmas gift, which will be valuable ?5j as well as appreciated. ng ng We have recently purchased.Mr. I. J. Smith's 1|| wire fence business and will continue to carry ?|j gs a full line of wire fencing. We shall carry a (SlE jffi full stock of the well known American and gg Ellwood fences, which are recognized by all |gj to be the best on the market. | ROSE <a COMPANY Tc. | The Herald is prepared to make some verv attractive club bine rates on the leadine maea eines. See or write us what you want and we will quote prices that will appeal to you. NOTICE! After this week the Smithtield gin plant will run each Thurs day only during the balance of the season. W. M. Panders.
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