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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1883)
.Jtf$W W 4Wt2 V 'Vifia . . - JJSv, S& M Jrt$t -str -r i" t tr . ULT V - ' VJ V ' V. J v II' ' t,H f -V r' 1 V --. '( tf V I h UK THE KEIMJLOUD CHIEF. A. C, HOSMER, Publisher. RED CLOUD, iiBBKar OJV JT7J? CHURCH-STEPS. t camo out of church; llio frrntut music wns over, Tho bells hml been rilixr. Hut my heart wns still rJiiicitiK tlio Joyfullcst enrol My hcixrt ever aunrr. 3 went through thu verbst To bo loved, tabo tinted Fortheroln tlioKlad, ChrlMmn eunalilno ho vvnlto.l, (in llio church-step. You see, 1 hml promised to mako htm n pros cut llint beautiful day, And though It was costly, I'm euro I wns vklllltitr To rIvo It nwnyi And though on that moment myllfo wns do pe mil njr. Too proiul of my ovvor, I stood tlivro pro tending, On llio church-Mops. And whnt wns thin prcsont llio drnr boy ex pected t mmw Vou koopc, can't nil inir ? Well, Often ho nuked mo bo linrd with his eyebrow, I hml lo ny ye. IIo know ho hnd toii'itiercd, I mndo no re sistance, But grvvo lilin my lovo for hi lovo and exist ence, There, on the church-Mop, -.V, V, llmvhte. "First my mother the died, then my father ho got married ; then my father ho died and my mother she got married and now I've got no father, no mother, no Christmas, no turkey, no nothln'." Christmas and New Year's Items. llejoleo.-nur Nnvlor IIo was horn On ( hrlntmn dny In thu m'vvrnnV. Util VhrMiiuiH Oiwf In "Shthh ft." Tlio. best Christmas presents nro those tlmt will beautify ti homo for a lifo-timc. At Cliristmns bo merry nnd tlmnkfiil wlihnl. And feast thy poor neighbor, the great with tho small, riuima Ttirtrr. v How to present a Cliristmns pres ent to children sock it to 'em. Low ell Courier. Without llio door let orrow He,, And ir for cold It Imp to ttlc. We'll bury 't in u Christum pie. And cvoimoro bo meriy. II llhrr. In Englnml u barrel of oysters is n rvory common Christmas pro.sonl to u .country friend. Tho night that ert no iinnio htld worn, To It a happy nninn In given; For In than stnlilo lay, new-horn, Tho puiicoiut l'rliico or Karthund Heaven. Alfrctl Ihtmmttt. Christmas comes but oneo n year; (but then it makes its presents felt. Jf. O. 1'icaytmc. Christ inn I llonr llio Joy bells rlnsl Gladly In tho churches King Of III mercy, or III power, And the Kilts the unguis shower. ilirliwi Lttttr. I have always thought of Christmas tlmonBagood time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant in.J)icKen$. As HIM tho holy Chrlstums-blrth. IIo till, kooiI Irlcuds, our enrol Mill lie peine on earth, bo peace on enrth, To men of gentlcvvlll. riiaehcrnu. Doviso liberal things for tho jioor, that they may, by your gifts, bo re minded of the coming of tho Christ child. KS,lotKET..BOCfcCs; f2?7m -osss MHif23i ,Vj Pa's Pocket-Book Before Christmas. &-. Mzr&t 9A II How II Looked Alter the Holidays. The poor will many n caro fnrKOt; Tho debtor think not of hi debt, Hut as they each enjoy their cheer. Wish t Hero Chrlstnms nil tho year. 7mnid MiVtr. Christ mas istho only holiday of tlio year that brings thu whole human fam ily into common communion. Charles Diclccm. "-Some say, Hint evor Valnst llio reason comes Tvheielu our havlor's birth U celebrated, The bird or dau nlnir slnireth all ulirht louir, Bo halloa nl mid khicous la tho time. 3lai()Hne. It i good to bo children sometimes, anil never butter than at Christmas when its mighty Founder was a child llimseir, iarii. Tii-a Itnfinr intirnl Unlinlt. tt,r,..t Draw foi-ui llio tlieeitul duy fniin nislit, t). Kutnor, Huich tlio i:t mid lluht Tho light tlmt umio vhou opo was iKirn. 'Itmim. f la tlio cflsim for klnilltnir tho iim of hospitality l V 1"11. ' tho sronlal flaroo of dkrity in tho hottrt TVatMHilbn Jr iiu ix'irni' i "lirlrttendom Now roll? Tlifi llnlurii iH pcc on earth, 3 I to mon. j- ft SS '-f)) yilVV ytf YSSrSKSO ) arwqisKs i-i WfT BUSTED r, Sti4Br w fcjni WtoJHgSBSto 3X "It somcijPj- will kindly wliMlu 'i line 11 j)gspu Sonow J here,' w . shall Im JUrj' glad to join in the cJioru.'iBiM Turkem. idle deed nnd klndlv thoushl. Welcome llio merry ChrHmas In, And heariibiother'scull. '. xiirri-nrc. The only tlinn in the long calendar of tho year when men and women seem, with one consent, to open their shut-up hearts freely. Dickens, The church bells fit innumerable sects nro all chlmo hulls to-day, ringli.g in sweet lu'cordnnco throughout many lands, and awaking a great joy in the heart of our common humanity. Cluijiin. Fogg says his son William is always particularly well-behaved about t lit time. Willi him Christmas Is indeed tho season of good Will. lloslon Truth script- This hnppy day, whoso risen sun Hhall et not through cteinlty. Thl holy day when l hrlst, tho Lord, Took on Him our humanity. I'lmlie Cnru. Who tntin-lit mankind on that first Clirlst ma day, Whnt 'tn In lin h mull! In iilrn. tint. tnUo jiiui iiivii 1 uiit-ii win hi. To nerve, not rule; to nourish, not devour; To help, not crush, If need, to die, not live ' liiirif Kliia"'. A v. WillianiHport Cl'a.) young lady iski'il by her "feller'' w'liat slie do- was as sired for Christmas. She said: "Call around for me Christmas morning and biing a minister with you." Two souls, two hearts. Sound over all water, reach out from all laud', The elioru of videos thncliisplnir of hand: Klnir li inn Hint were miiik by tho Mars of the morn, Hint? BoiiKitof thcniiKclswhcu Jesus unsbnru! IIMtllrr. Ill making Christmas presents al ways choose a UM'ful gift. If you have a friend who is n liarddi inker givo his family an order on nn undertaker, or else present him with a cemetery lot. l'hUatlcl)hia Chronicle. There's u sonir In the air. there' n Mar In tho sky. Therou mother' deep prnjur and n bnbj'g low ery; And tho Mar ruin Its lire while llio brnutlful nlnir. And tho itmiiffer of llelhlehem er.idle u Kbur. -J. a. ,iiii,. "Cupid" You ask how you shall best prcvunt a quarrel with your iiiain i at it? Ho still, () loving heart, and draw comfort from tho relleetion fiat jour best girl isn't going to lueak away from you until after Christmas any waj. Lowell Courier. 'Hie momliiK dawn with brighter, 'lo herald a new natal day Of peuin and love, lorlo! In xuider mniiirer lie 'I ho Holy rhlld -w hlle i-oiiks urlso I'l inn eliolis above. He come IIo conn h let enrth n'joleliu tell 'the Ktury or Its joiiiik liiiimiuuel. Ilili.im . ChhhiAm. The Christmas cards this year are beautiful, and it is a pleasant custom lo send them to friends but thu hot Chi 1st mas card that wo know of, savs the Mobile- h'ajhtcr, is one tied on to llio leg of a turkey, with the mime of some deserving poor man or woman written on it, who is not able tobuvanv Christmas cheer. IU said tlmt tho custom of mak ing New Year calls is on tho wane. Last year "best society in New York merely hung out baskets." To travel about a city till day. in n suit hired for tlio occasion, dropping cards into a basket, is about as wild and hilarious fun as to sit on a fence anil see vour best girl go by with another follow. Xornstoim Ilcra'd. "I'to only been like Santa Clans," said a llttlo soven-year-old girl found byMier mother dragging a lmket in a riiihulolphla street Christmas day. "Mamma said last night Santa Claip, novel comes to tho pt.or, so I said I will givo houiu of my toys and lings to tho poor children inyscff. So 1 got main ma's basket and put in tho lings, but I didn't liiul any poor children, and I got lost and didn't know what to do." Charley wanted to give Clara a Christmas proM-nt, but couldn't make up his mind what it should he; so tho next tliuo he called ho frankly told her tho dilllctilty under which ho was labor ing. "Want lo iimko mo a present, Charley!" Clara uelaimed. in well disguised nstonishment. "Whv, Char Icy, tou forget yourself." '('hurley took tho hint and ollered himself on tho spot. As Christmas is near at hand, wu may expect soon to seo in our St. Louis exchanges such items as tills: "A Chi cago young man, in a rash moment, told his girl that if sho would hung up her stocking on Christmas cvo ho would till it to thu brim with something nice. He lias since oen her stocking, and is undecided whether to get into It him self or buy her n ficwlng-maohlue." KurriMuwn Herald. -Tho old north bieeo thiouuhtho bkelolim tret I I'lianiliiK tho year out drearily; I ut loud let It iilow, for at homo wo know 1 he dry lo eraeklo eluerllv, And tlio tiiivii uroiind I In'fettor bound; I; " J, ."' '"" "'""i "i' i mi mini it, jMir Chrlxlmag ha c onie, and In every To nuuimer our hem ts u.ui turn It, ' homo Minimal wm.-alll Mora happiness to nil, abroad and nt homo, Was-ull! WasMill! Hero s luipiilnos to nil. for Christmas lias euuiol -.llhrrt Mnli, A lively writer of "fiirl's (iosslp," in thu London Truth makes some com ments on tlie Chrlstmas-cnrd mania, tho foreu of which will impress itself tin ninny people, just now. She savs: "Ono does not like to llnow them nvvay --they arc too prott. ; and yet, alter thu lirst week or two, no onu evor looks nt them. Thu worst of sending cards is that ono is almost sure to forget sonic body, nnd get into a scrape. I think 1 t-hall advertise. net Christmas in thu dally papers: 'Madge, Manners oilers tho compliments of tlio se:ison to all who caro lo accept her good wishes. No cants. ' it would s.ivo a quaiiti quantity of trouble." Capacity of tho Chicago Stoekiii": 'Pupil," Mild a gushing joung ilanol of Chicago, "I want vou to givo mo this Christmas a seal-skin sacquo and mull', a pair of diamond car-rings that beautiful writing-desk we were looklii" at tho oilier day and bu-iicls and bush" els of French candy. Will yon, papa?" nnd thu dear tiling's eve dauc'd in glowing auticipalion, vv'hllo her foot beat a tattoo on tho velvet carpet that sounded like mulllcd thunder. "Ah. my dear child," replied tho proud father, as ho gaed at Ids dnughter with a luiiuivo. Ujiwiird.tendeiiev-lu-pork look. indeed I will, dust hang vour ?.V,";kL"rT i'P 1 tliu bank yard and Twill ill It foryotj, darling, if )mve to chuck In a house and Jot." JlochesUr 1'ost. Lflrets. I .JJjfn1iirt the B.uiiiwn fimismis present. "Thank Heaven," said old I'inkoiton I'uckorptiHc, "Hint lhavo no brats to buy Christmas presents for, or bothera tions of that sort " lust then thciu camo a violent ring ing nt tlio front door-bell. "What-t Who-! Why-!" Ye, sure enough, hero was Mr. I'ink crlon Puukcrpiirae, baelielor. with a real, nvo naiiy smuleniv thrust upon him, and m aking nlj'Iit hideous with in loud: "Awa awa -awa a a-a!" Obviously, tho lir-t tiling to bo .lytic was to try and soothe tlio little savage to sleep, or tho neighbors would bo roused. Haoholorl'itoKerpurVs "Hush-a-b.,0 baby. I hydatid vis green," sound ed very much like the wail of a doomed man, as ho wildly swung tho basket to and fio. ..,XvW,m "Ha! sho sleeps at last, and now to my revenge!" "Stay!" said the mon itor within, "perhaps vou were an in fant oneo yourself.'' 'This view of the case never occurred to him before, and ho hesitated. Another ring at Ills door bell. "11a! twins this time, I'll war ram." Ho hail barely tlmo to thrust tho in nocent cause of Ids agitation out of sight, when in walked his old friend Slorgam to spend tlio uvcuing. "Hello! what's that?" said Slorgam, 'sounds like an infant atllieted with iiins, or" "Crls, only wits," replied rinkerton Piiekerpurse,' in a sepulchral voice, "it's a famous neighborhood for cats." '. i 'ill! SIM E& 1 409tKoSK I Hut his friend was a man of family himself, and was not to be taken in by "eats." "Come!" he said, sternly: "I tell jou, Pinkertou Piiekerpurse, yon aro concealing something from me,t'' ii' I M jti p i tf ho there was nothing for it butito bring out lite now liowling infant aad cxiilaln. hilc doing so in a rut he coiicient manner His friend suddenly disappeared, mu Pinkertou Puckcrpuise found himself alone hugging hi bottle insiend of a baby, for he had only been dreamlDg. The very ne.uday he s'gned thoplodgo anil his cheek for $1,000, which last ho gave to an orphan asylum.,. Hop kins, in Chrhtmax (Irupliic. A Christmas. Itox. - It wasn't a pretty box all trimmed with paper-laeo and embo-i-cd pictures and filled with bon-bons. It was nindu of wood, and oneo iqidn a time it camo to Mr. Haley's stot-j full of soap. It was under 'Mr. Daley's counter that very afternoon before Christmas when l)akie Lane camo to buy ten cents' wotth of raisins and'o pound of sugar and a pound of crackers and a very little p'ce. "(joiug to have a pudding?" asked Mr. Daley's boy, weighing out the sugar. j, "Yes" sa'il Dakie. "Anil I want stick of candy, too, if you please, to put in tlio baby's stocking. Th urn's 'a ....nt " " r It was a very largo cent, anil it shone' as it iisiKiuhad po'islied it. B "That's worth two stick," said the grocer-boy. "We don't often sou siioh a shiny one. "What'ru you going to have in ijour stocking?" "Nothing, I guess" said Dakie; "I'm too old. I'm going to bo tlio bnbv't Santa Chiw." V ..II. M -l., , . W -Mil, sain i no grocer-ooy, wrapping up tho two sticks of candy; and Dakie didn't seo him pay for one of tlteni out of his own pocket. "That's it." i A lady-ciistoiner at thu other end of tho counter was giving Mr. Daluy a good many orders, but he had ears 'for llio conver-atlon going on between' Dakio anil tlio grocer-boy, anil sho smiled at Dakie as iho went past hinii out of tho htoro-door. Perhaps that would have been tho end oi ii, n, on ncr way iiotno in her ear- riago a little later, she hud not passei uiiKie again with one arm lull of hi small parcels, .lust at that minute ;v. liig dog bounced up against him, anil down went Dakio on tin- sidewalk: ttiuL tiio paper of sugar burst open, and tlioli ra'sius wore scattered about, and uioiov thii'i half of tho cia'kers went into tlio gutter. "Oil. ileai' iiu!" said Dukli' in bo be. gan manfully to repair as much of the j mi-chief a-, he could. V "No pudding now." thought thej lady; and in a minute more sho wast lining iiiivi'ii oacK 10 .vir. jaiey s sioio. There tho soap-box was pulled out from under tho counter, and into it went all sorts of nice tilings; raisins ami curtauts and tigs ami nuts and candio, until it was quitofiill. Then thu cover was nailed on, and Mr. Daley's man was hurried away with it to Dakio's honic, wheru it an ived almost as soon as Dakie himself." "Why, why, who sent it?" cried uaKiC. "1 don't know," said Mr. Dalcj's man. Hut Dakio knuw tlio moment ho road, in big letters on tlio cover: "For tho baby's Santa CI ins." "It was tho ladvt" cried he. "Oh, Imi'1 she beautiful!" "Hu'ftil!" echoed tho baby. loHf.' C'om;iuni'u;i. How tho Sunshine Came. A boy of twelve stood leaning against a fence on Dutlleld street yesterday, hat pulled down, feet ero-setl, and his right hand going up occasionally to wipo his nose, when along cntne another anatomy about his sl.o and asked: "Sick?" "No." "Any tho family dead?" "No." "doing to run awat'" "I diiuiio. I've ju'st been licked." "Who dun It?" "Dad." "Did your ma ask him to?" "Yes. Sho told him I bad been aching for it more than a mouth." "Snv," said the new arrival, "you are in luck. I'm Irving my best to'git dad to whalo me. 1 d givo fifty cuts if lie had taunt d mo th.s noon and it was all through hurting." "Why?" " "Why! Haven't I got three dollars saved up to buy pap and inarm Christ mas presents, and if I can git 'em to whalo, mo before Christmas won't I spend every cent of that money on my self? How much you got?" "Two'dollars." " Hully! Yon aro all right! You've bin lieko'l, and they won't expect even a stick of gum from their pounded sou. I'll go homo anil slam tho baby around and steal sugar and kiok thu' eat and uss mother, and if I can git walloped to-night I'll meet you hero to-morrow and we'll pool in and buy tnoro pistols and s.calplng-knlfes and rock-candy nnd hum and raisins than you over miw bo fofe! Yip! Peel mo down, dt ar father. hang my hidu o tho fence, mother darling!" Detroit Free J'rcss. rin 1 Christmas Superstitions. "It isn CllrlntlS fnnt. that (In, tnrtn n.l traditions of our ancestors, connected wth our festival, have been rctainud nrid handed down from one generation to another with very fow changes; neno, hovvovor, oxcopt whero elvilia tif n has softened nml honutlilml iiw.n, i(k tho mlstlcton and holly, thu Yule- jim ...... voikiiiiiu-i i-iimuus, aro as mil ofjiiieanlng In tho Now York homes of to-day as tliov wore in merry oli En gland when Herrlck wrote: V Kl'idlp tho Christmas brand, and thin Till aunsst lot It burn." Ilpno of tho earliest nmtoms Is tho lororntlng of our homes ami churches vlth evergreens at Christmas-time, for out forefathers believed that the deo orition of privato dwellings' in reiogni tiofi of tho Incarnation of tho Divinity vvntild, bymnrklng tho homes of llio believers, preserve them from tho in trtfsioti and ovll auspices of fiends. ft is regarded as a very unlucky cir ciiBistanco if any leaves or sprigs nro dropped or remain behind on ffio'ro njioViit of tho church or homo decora 'Io"bs, nml nil must bo elenred awny be fnM Candlemas-day (February'.'); ami inlno account should the sacred nilstlij I iff hough-this standing symbol of xiUgh-ntul-roady llirtation, without con luieiisnoss or necessity wf harm hi cum into tlio street or carelessly throvvii ,isio; for lovo luck It must be burnci by-Jhu oldest unmarried member of tin family, male or female. If ono wishes to revive nn old Honinu msfoni, let him send n holly branch - l.isl friends as typical of good wishes, unlit may have a double meaning Lv milling n sprig of mistletoe, tho gleiua I ijgjbcrries conveying a message ot hope, f jrlf the holly carries good wishes wid f irqslght or torcthought, tho mistletoe lv nti assurance of "I surmount d:ili ctiltics," and many a wife has been von by tills little token of assurance. Ffom tlio remotest times of tho burn-Ing-lif tho Yulo orClirlstmas log, it ha liuCall kinds of superstitions connected witfc It. In some parts of Europe the log.nust be of a certain kind of wood, ni; it Devonshire it consists of fagots of at'ilLound toirethor. nml mi ovtr-i rrlnuj fthi the cider barrel Is expected by tho g-ut for every crack mado by tho'bla. "S'fi,o0,s' Ono log Is tho general ens tcntl but wo have known a hod of coal Rcledtcd for that purpose when wood w is.inaccesslble. A bit of tho Christ mis; log must always bo saved to Ollght not year's Christinas fhe with, and bo sure that tlmiiru does not go out during the nlfcltt, nor iint'l Cliristinas Dny at sun dt tv4. In many homes music is played dtriag tho ccrvmony of lighting "the llrj.ibllt oti no nn 'ininf inu.l If Ii . liirlit. ed l)4foro tlio jiropcr timo, which is at sunset, ihiistmas l'.vc. llio Yulo or Clutymas candles should bs lit soon aferyi but for good luck tho light must bo. taken from tlio Christmas fire. It is very Jbad luck to snuff them, and they ah itijil bo set on tho highest shelf or tal.lin tho room. Tho oldest porsnn pr.s(iit must extinguish them, but a bit of,iaeh must bo saved to relight on NiWiYcar'tf Evo, to s.'c tlio old yoir out nn tho now year in. It is cons'idered a vtvy bad omen for any one to leave tho tnlloduring supper on Christmas Evo ubJIqiH aro through, and soj that there isuuV'ven number of guests, if you will rnskinfricmls during the year. Ho sure and huvo n cheese and cako untouched in -hq house, nml lot no onu tempt you to cu. them boforo tho proper time. Nejur refuso to take or give food and shelter nt Christmas-tinio. It n very lucky for a child to bo born on Caristmas Day, especially if the day faliian Sunday. And tho girl who i a brllofyn tlio L'Ath of December Is said to havoiiothing to fear. 1 yitio other time is a black cat a tn njo bln"k eat thought to be lucky .but at Christmas. If ono conies Into the hotise, it is a sure sign of money. C lojeron but tho boys must presume to i.oout-of-doors on Christmas morn- ilng'iuatil thu threshold has been coa- soc'.md oy thu Incoming footsteps of a 'ma.i.1 k'Milm folks what hab short talking qu.irlols) on Christmas Day or night woii'Q hab no luuk in friendship, lovo pr"iioeket," said an old colored mummy; and be sure you lsh some ono u " Mer ry yristmas" boforo vou put vour tehoisnnd stockings on; and for real ooi juei; kiss the oldest person in the iouioiiV.sf on Cliristmns mornimr, and jio yotmgeston New Year's moniing. Uarpcf's Duzar. The Jones Skeleton. l Pjiajc, like a whlto-winged dove, has into. iiroodcil over tlio Jones family, mmnc nay last wook tlio demon oi ills ord etitered most unexpected! v. Jones nvos trbttinir reatlv to en down town in (the inojrnlng, and in looking for a linnd fkcrchjef In the family bureau found a druvoi that resisted him in fact it was lock a most unheard of thing in that I . . .a. . I .' it nrst it only inauo Jones causo tho resistance throw him io room, and bounced him up i chiffonier on tho other side. )iitf,kfii ho regained cnnsclousncsvrtiiM aaiftu'aiaria ami asKciiher, wuu wnuo, ealf lls whero tho key was. Sho salJliUaas In her pocket. Ho demand d(Llt isho refused to give it to him; mid tWP oatiiiod ono of those painful do- ilcncos which nroso much more iBiniaflng than words or blows. Jones i and camo in for three days, ed during tho whnlu time, for suspicion had tnken possession lie remembered that Maria n distraught nnd nivsterious llli a glassy look in lior eyes, led tin fact that sovotal times bell had rung in thu evening had evaded his inquiry as to (here. Ho know tho evil ten tho ago and shuddered at tlio Maria had .met a handsomer he. (jreori-oyed jcnlousy took i of his sonl and ate and ate cart like a canker! things' como to an end. Ono s Jones went out, and as she ast thu parlor door sho looked Id: "Joptlia, if you hear thu xlo I wish you'd look at him." vna his opportunity now or lo crept Noilly up stairs and io pencoiui room whero tnoir sleeping and lumen tlio gas o merest glimmer; men no urodreed n key nnd tilted it ck.oi tuai arnwer atitt nuiicd own. and thero lav beforo ilcttirti of that other man? Oil no! bllt n nnlr M tllnnnra i-mbm! crcd In red, crecnf.ntiil yellow wih icrra cotta "j. dfTJnn wreath of cgbii tino on each too nll a "Merry Cliri- mas" card tacked to tho pair. Poor Jones! this was ovdu vvoiso tlian ho ex--pected. It Is enough to break up any man to thrust a pllr of embroidered, slippers upon him, (mil as he stood and looked, and shivered, antl lealled that tho th!r.g.i vero four inchos too shorU. and hlnoft heels, ho saw a paper stickl ing ujf cuiously on one! side. It waf addrev,itd in n man's handwriting ti Mrs. .sones. Hal ha! tils, th mi, was a. ciuoi itfcas it was tho bll1 from tliomtii whCMd.'d the shoes, aid it include ono liir tho velvet anil Jnother for th enibsrfndcry, and Joneiwas trviug t (tCi tfl Itl'lllltK , I. I I.. .nll.t,.n.ln wbon i, tremendous blow fell upon hi luad ntl a fearful howl rent the air as! 1' I Iimfgrit shrieked: J J "iw, ye niizablc. tlilcvcn, mnrnud-f fm In blaggnrd, I'll tacho vo to stale lntd ,-Vl diuunt peoiilu's houses Oh, howrj i.nsusi h siuo ninstor himself, Dad 'cess A fidnc looklnu nnulior yo's are, Indndol I An' how munr Now Yenr r calls liuvo yo nada?" !, An v here did o!o? o hajthoiilsU Uruol omUcrable, outlandish vnlnotl i I'll tacho ojer maiitieri, nn' kni ynntij i At homo wltli the chllders on next New Vcnr J .. "'''l ( I J or pc or, IniK reent lreltnlllnc-d':elioarI ' jo moliid, now Just wish me a "UaipyNovr curl f to him. How was I to tell hid froia entry olhcrthafe?" f Jones patched up a pcaio with Hridgcl, who promis'd to say jNiver a. wurrd" to Mrs. J., but oh, wiih what a. WCIirV heart doos thu uiiIi'DHV mnn Willi for tho coming Christiuis De-' iron ton ana Jrtoune. Old Traditions There Is an old tradition tlmt Christ was born nbout midnight. Ifroiii this,, bells are rung nt mlilmglit in England and on tho Continent. In Ifinan Cath olic countries it lias long IJuu custom ary to inaugurate ChrNtnis with the celebration of a niidnirlit mass, wlleb is followed by ono at dWniaud nni'tli- t. l.t.,1. .. ..m.i t.. ,i... .....' .. .i.J i.Im.1. ! er In the morning. Itivn(nn oliPEn- li jl glish superstition that m (JlirUtinai evo- li a 'I lite own were nlwnyn toto foutd on f if J their knees at midnight; that the iocka V W crew; tlmt tho cabl;tg scedeil etc. m Tliu devotion of tho cxm wns iVriVvsvU y j'J from an old itory that an ox mi ass, ;' 4,4 of Christ, fell on their knees in i sup- h si iiliant position, anil that a col crew. V r " I'lio custom of singing carols n'SJhrist- .1..1VI. HI-IU 111 LIItT Sllll'IU Ut I11T u.lbU. lu .J iius, which uns paseu into oup ion, is said to have sprung from tlielongs of shepherd nnd others at 'the jiirth of Christ. Tho common fip-tninjof dec orating houses and fliurchcs vah ever greens Is derived from a nianon bo lief that sylvan spirits wotldjtlo'k to those evcrga-ens and l-emal . ilerc until the coming in of a milder s a4n. Hoi lv and ivv aro tho evergi-es chletly used in i.uglaiid; these at: ilso wont about thu head, antl the ijirases, to "kiss under tho rose" anilllr"vvliisper under the mistletoe," have rufurctico to- tins practice. Chrlstnms corneal Iloeoml! Hucomcti' Urhcred with a nun ot p uit'i Hot le In tho windows kiui Mm, h'lhiiolocomodrlviuv paiit Pinleet him, (iltls pieeodo hlin, hills pnUnn him, Kvery mouth ilellKhts to u nue him; Wet, nnd told, and lnd. ailOdark, Muku him hut the wanr.or bark: And yet ho comes no onooirooUlcd, Unlversnrn tho hllttio Kodrttad, And In every fo-tal hntiHot I'roienco hulh iiblnuitouv.t' Curtains, uhosomiuir rooiflfln folders. imiifT upon ins minion MKsi.uers; Alio no lins u million ecs Of fire, Hnd cats a million t'ei, Ann u very morry ami wi vnry wiko aiei very uiorrvi And leaves a kls bvtiealb ho tiorry. telvn lima. Our Holiday Supplement Appreciated. Tho Lancet offers those dollghtfully chcuring remarks to tlio uildillc-aged ilyspoptio: "Elderly peojilo nro often nolo to lonincto with tho younger inenibers of the family in tho enjoyment of Christ mas cheer In a mnnmr which atna.es their middle-aged relations. Tlio ex planation is that tlio tllgostivu elements aro long piescrved, so that n man who, in tho prime of manhood,'wan n martyr to dyspepsia, by reason of tho sensitive ness of Ids gastric nerves, eats and. drinks with the coiirngo and success of iv boy in his later years, vvhon Ms nurvca am blunted, nntl When, thoivforo, his poptla cells nro Ablu to pursue their chemical work undisturbed by nurvou worries." "Aro you going to mako Now Year's calls this year?" asked Hurrolt Chase, on tho day before Now Year's, of Hronson Alcott, another Austin so ciety joung man. "No, I nm not going to mako any New Year's calU this yenr, but I am golngo mako calls uoxt year, which will bo to-morrow. It Is a little Into to mako Now Year's call this ycar.-r-2':J Sitting U t Y .4 ir a-i k m .-v, MS, . II 'V Vl?s .7 . vimi 1 ' 1 "JT-'.Hj JiiLl ? -'-s.i