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OLD AND NEW.
The Now Yonr limy lio Kcnerous,
'1 lin Now year may ho hlost :
Hill tlm old Vciirls mi ciM trlclid,
Ami iiM trletidsiirolio.t.
Tin New Year Is n lovely outli,
1 lin lUdlsiiein nun Kinyi , ,
Hut i'i.iin(l coiniiswllh himry hair.
Wd Mln would linvu hlniHtiiy.
The New Yi-nr can unlly IiiukIi
And P-nlly uinhiiMtUf:
liu 1 1 lio i ld Vtur's nice i s oeter still
lulls dim nli)sierlnir.
'llio Now Your mny pmiiilMi fiilr
...UIMOUUiatul I rim l" come;
1t4)uiJLSXiLibiia remwirt hi grain. ,
And hold his ImntmHiGIUu'.
.Lou, Notv Ycnrl pray New Year J
f lidlillilio anil rtronK of will:
Youth M the tlmo fur hardihood
And ko llio tlmo for ohlll.
Hut till wo wlnh you, wlililwr well,
Thnt when your end shall do,
An now wo mourn tlm ilonr Old Yoai,
Ho wo may nioiiru for time.,
-.fiunii CooUdue, in ihrMlan Union.
piercn tho neatest coating of sham.
llavltif; nt last Ilnlslicil hi rending, hu
sat nwlillo shading his face with his
hatiil; then looked up stulilenly, as If
liu hatl made up his inltul to noniu
thlng, east u searching tmtl dl'ootn
foiling glunco around at thu table and
said:
"Who would llko to hear Teddy's
letter?"
" I," said Sorghum, with the liveliest
Interest. "Ted must he a capital hoy.
Ho'h your brother." (Tills last In an
aside to llosio.)
. ".lr'luo hoy," oonlirnied Hedge.
hero .New ii-nrs. m
leek Is business capital.
coed. Let .s have the lot-
3 aBBav!CaBaVa' "
w . is wi m
V. Lt
sf'V
Vk i
'1
1
n r Daughter and Neighbor's Son Decide the
Supplement Good Enqugh lor Their use.
ft utniflt: but 1 can't make out sueli n
ttnfiw
I'S ACCOUNT OP HEW YEAR'S.
By tho way," said Mr. Samuel
s. "lvo a letter irom leu. it a
11 a heavy ono, you bcc, for a chip
HcrcwJ- Hero, uiauuna, sup-
f i .
posen'oti rcau it."
Hejoro Mrs. (J loss could reach out her
band Uncle Joe, Mr. Gloss1 baeholor
brother, intorfercd with: "Lot mo havo
the bey's letter; I always did like that
,young scamp of yours."
Attir smiling at tho down-hill tenden
cy of tho superscription, Undo Joe soon
beaame absorbed over the pages that
began in text-hand, continued in spider
tracks, nml at hist roso to tho dignity
f hieroglyphics.
' Tho (lloss family, tired out after tho
holiday season, were having a domestic
evening in tnc tuning-room, mo libra
try, hung In old Spanish leather, lacked
'Wo'hroKsllJiihnicnts.that grow out of
'daily viiso, anl oppressed ono llko a
jgrcat bronzo extinguisher; tho long
Hlrnwing-room, tho conventional Now
Tfork parlor, was too llko a mammoth
land splendid hearse to permit of oven
tits proprietors feeling at homo In It. So
iabout tho illnlng-tablo woro gathered
JFapa and Mamma Gloss, tho Misses
!Lou and Kosio Gloss, Mr. Sorghum, a
igontlcuian of many smiley and compli
imeuts, of many sulU of lino clothing,
lof a dog-cart, and gorgeous living gen
icrally, aud Unclo Joo, unmarried,
crusty nud rich. Thero was also a
young fellow called Fred Tromaine, but
iio was only u chap In papa's oiUco at a
mall salary., Though ho had six good
tfect of uncommonly good looks, still ho
was very modest. And no wonder, ' ' as
'Lou whispered to Hoslo. "Ho ought to
bo. Twclvo hundred a year, indeed."
i Sorghum romarkod, In his sweetest
'tones: "How soldom a poor dog of a
'uaoiicior iiko mo lias too ciianco oi eu-
fjoying a happy family gathorlng!"
,..U sign, cnreiuuy given
Itosio-to hoar, was. a gri
Lis dissatisfaction with a baeholor ox-
Istcnee.
Mamma Gloss clasped her plump
iliand In a little ecstney, and answered:
"No ono can havo an idea of tho pcaco
and content of family life!" A smile,
both maternal aud encouraging, showed
that Mr. Sorghum was an approvod
candidato for tho position of son-in-law.
Lou, who was clover, and had a lofty
(bearing, a marblo-whlto skin, and wou
Ktorful tows of coal-black scallops on
3icr protty forehead, made a proporly
and girlish commont on tho bachelor re-
ir-
cheeky.
Ted will
ter."
"I thh
romnrked,
keep him
tlm best ol
"Yes," I
an inserui
anlimil tit u
often." Id
"Oh, A
mamma,
monds on
wo mothei
good of or
uneio o
naked:
"Aro 3
tlio tetter,
tho endP'
(hilto
nssentod;jN
frrnnimatif
in this wj;
" Dkaii
Wlmckcr
IIO"HIOII w
ho mild wo
.V nut Inhi
lioir. nt Noil
irlvo It u-
onto it A: b'
luco ROlOll
mios 1 wflul
mnko roik
caiofullovi
money yot
A inui
went arod
himself, yl
"All
"llovgiii
prcslnta In
iiinos n ior
tins lots of
hnvo fun;
inenn aboil
notliln toiiM
horrid tniul
room after I
"HkowidH
maker & 11
homo Htimll
hulrallltill
lunniouuin
Miss Ir
ncrvpushl
joke. Vi
quiver of
"roiy wh
iinderncfM
in licr Kooi
wan in her
Muilo atxiu
too tbon I
rnu inayi)
know wb
korncr do
mltl. .nnijit
Hon. r
"So l,t
tlmr wiu
dldimt ki
rood kau
lr You cait
tho blonil
kIom noil
Koi nor hi
rortuori
"blondji
inionouri
lor anyw
A fun.
Hedge Id
unconsc
tncho o
"then J
un & nut
sido llioil
nomuthlp
Uirear Ti
fcMor W,
Hottllmo
"And f i
for it. r-
tlint Man1
"thonv
iruns wll
boBiiroii
"KHlhk
quick tUO
an or k
tolled, t
"tlio a
dy ut Ii
MtllVI .
nun on
to tuko'i
down it
tlio I UK
"ma h
chick or
"l'a
taiiKod i
Mr.(
mv Teddy is ery bright,"
m. (ilos-i, "mid so I always
n at school, where he has
ith'nnlnges."
inswereii iineiu .ioe, witn
hie intonation: "hoanllng-
h nn ailyantiige to a ehild
iiniloulitedly," hiirhod
Ii a pt'ii.sho look at the dia
ler nice, fat lingers: "and
saerilleo evervthing to tlio
dear ehllilion.
coughed noisily, and thou
nml rosy hint a Hodnko. tiien I (!iit to lied
Ji.it boino tlilnir hud tint'lo mu orfnl nick I lio I
don't lielluf It was enUo I wont torors
loom mifllv. Shi' mim crv In A Kittln on the
Hour bv the lin1 tlion I wont In to tuns room .V
Win wns oryln too .v Pa was .iyln Wo nru l.lv
In on ii Vo cniier I lull .vim,
" I win klndor kiire.l ho knititt Milkani-nrs
Inn n. von nil up i!c nn1 wrry il.invcrii. Ma
hi)h Mimii'd I mint help It thoulil imi.it dux
.V fe mii't keep up iippuir.uioitin I nri wliv
ksnt no moovuoll tho volknnur liny u new
limine up to Sent ill I'nrk.
" paayn whoiiMiid tlmtyoiinif skntiipco'iii'
fiinii .V thou tlm llor Jumpt up .V hit mo .Vina
Kod It was liiilio.' I hod ol loo much triniMH.
" .V I un" orliil rh'k ml nlto. Thu no morn
Inv Kiiinil tho iiiinlo helped mu itli nti .V -ol I
iMHtono I Ho olf to Eknol Aixcn Ic the Conoh
mini wns tntukncariMifiiH1 1 went topayKood
llv to loo she was in ho 1 with Krlddloiis In her
liiilri'tltiir lots or litol.rast. ioy kl'rt-il mo .V
lierryis mis ill rod olio sol toddy door they
me liioiikliiirmy hint .V I pinmmlhcd llei'eu
l irrow up i win ia'i( iiioiu it i
all sure you want to hear
H that voit'll sit stilt until
I amiable olntnor of voices
lin liiiir.ili tint itlilullo ivllti.ll.
ortliographieally.ian
M
Wk
UucloJ.
morcHt
"Sonrt
omowi
nooks In
fully nil'
bmuritf i
"hut Ii
"How'
nil or tii
klndor Y
and thei
naye'ij
"Brtri
run UU 1 1:
"Sosjol
was A; fell
to hold i!
"w thei
with lot!
Mo & .11
kolded
1 must
nud 1
ho wm
"And
tin rjm
woro I
talkc
sx
haelttorji
Ihnry i
as w
liu vim, n
oro InW
alkcd U
iIb rellnVtl
im n Art
8 ii inf
Many Returns of Ihe Happy Season.
-V, ",?!!-.j1
" - . TT- , I .1.
mnrk; but Hoslo. wlio was a cohfidlri'i?
blonde with big gray eyes, said noth
ing, and kept on with horcroeliwt work,
isorghum used Inwardly a warm emol
lient of Wall street Invective, and
wished himself tho Afghan stripo that
could so hold hor attaiiAiiTii.
Just then Cliabu Hope wartho young
6rum: rfe'rilW?l'W & fa-
muszyji'xz. : .... . m-
Ttj nSZ I,i,M"'V ' UJU IlUUru
wniwy.vif l vtMQ.
",1wls1o'w?ote.?,rU,en,,oM
Tito unhrolKja onir
m-
ide.
( earUi,S
(will to men.
-; ovi.tf..,,
riliat .V MOTiir.li: Prnrosnr
ens u h ihjeo lorour Hist o mi-
i woiomu liie alter the holhlnvs
il i Ho nn account of now Venin
nil e saw .V herd Mill! o tun
iirMi 1 1 oiii mini' llorday ho
In mo nilh Miy koiiI imirkiid
d fur mo not toli'xo lll.yln roiiu
i ho thmt It sm on llv uo hI .V I
nd it to Von mo as Von can see I
lojjro.s I liru-li my leetli M'-y
iilto.Y l uiu eutieiyoui or I ockii
111 win Ti.iniV."
ir of amused admiration
I, ami every one composed
i a smile, lor lmiuer listen-
('COUNT Ol' Nl:W VKUIS.
Is have lull nt On I'ln is .V vet
1 rxlock dim Ao hill now I curl
ounloll.s cilunls otoolilldton
ii mi I llilnl; (Iroun tolks tut to
iV slurs oto. I ilnnt m mil to ho
iiollilti so I dldiiut iin-orliack
ulster loo lion shooallod mo a
some hoy forslttlii down In her
iner Now enrs oavo slio nils
lltllt) woman uotw.iss a dross-
hrort a lotur lallod piukdros
llXL'il un Wroiur slio llnd lior
I Ion irriddltius to make it skill-
M tlay.
Iltiolied, then hiunhod aloud
show that she enjoyed the
In .loo, without so much as a
bushy eye-brows, went on:
dtlln with hor foot kurlod un
lireaudyiindieillnif nstorvliook
Iho sod Ki way Teddy ie ma Mie
pin Innliiit u row uitli Kamll thu
i'r eloe A Mho Fed no wuv loddv
Is wlieni shall I Koto ,V she says
Io i no chit) anu nivi jour miner
thu loulXcliih Is .lust roun tlio
lallior was husy iilu luir canis
In Ii he said no mid Hit down my
own Si looked nt soinu pictures
I) men tnlkliiir V I ituoss thev
I mu hut they knoivi il my s'stors
lio ays eluirlio ion iro In for loo
Itud tier lumper and He tro In for
ion, we win miiKo llio uiu mini
ir Mils Ilulirako hor tcmiicr If I
blinrllu lc I will get moru eapltil
kneek & will star nt Homo & not
Ih tile. I (liioss, mils tin- other lol
Ie will pliaiu the irnllct.
silence fell upon tho room.
Ied iitiunturully childlike anil
t. Sonrhum pulled his nuts-
a bad imitation of a smile.
tor lie alter a trood whllo lio cot
litis l.'olo to no lionio and Just out
-of tliueluh llouso u man said
i rather nud rather he said lots of
: that ain't ulloiiod liois In ln
Ikor'ii f-ki ol .V H was till a bout a
lor said he lladunt (lot tho money
iinori u was u neiv-yuar h pix'Min
inusi im to tiny nun,
lent homo. Mother muh to nn tho
ok ollouaot tinonirpp A tlii.i iilll
htcli somotlilnv wurth wllo at last.
)s tney nad hotter ketch it pretty
or iiiuiKs is loiiiin in uu enu iiieu
lin iu pouusod on mo .V sent uiu
Ii.iv. wlcli wiiii now voir, nolind-
Itfust down Mures hut nut noil
her lonked splendid .V so did I. Wo
lies does fs Urn ciuiliUft) was loddy
bllln. Wiin ma .V tlio mills ouuio
weievery hutlful espethully loo
o.y im"i.
uiwuiit un you minis oi your
Idys, and klsed him.
Iiiimfl Ami uu went Out mid hu
rum tloor.
ss tiscil every wllu to turn
's nltentlon; but ho went on,
y:
tlio I.ndys woenlled on wns old Si
unit. The old ones miisoly hnil no
'Ir llrc.-scs A u uuod iiianv had nr-
ilieeksuud tllity eyes with black
or iiirm.
d tho Mime tlilmr e ry w hores.
'.mini; Vou urn lo D.iv cms un to
i.Vhuliowod V lioued. And liu
Id and llolilied roun .V looked Silly
lomu out inui juiiipcti ill uiu e.ir
i hwcitr wind anon.
lit lun to make calls pa
UU 11 I1U3UMJU BO 9.1)8 1 WOl 1II11UCS
II
savs uu then I asked who Snslmli-
iys Nusuiuu niren tlieu he tells m'u
1 1 u i iu-.
lo wont to seo nn uttly old woman
i omuiuiiiis iV hue iinuioii to iis
lailduut do it Si nltur Wards pa
i A. Kind he was Ms-os Koopons -Irs
kiss such a ltlch olo hulv'thon
It liu was sick he sod ho wasimt
Him I herd Misses Kimmmiiis uir
IkDirant,
ior n'i morn Swoar wonU .v iiuuIp
tin drive me homo, ma & the curls
Parlor & m wns tho two men that
nn loo And rosy ut tliueluh Tlio
111 the miis tush Mild to llosy Hlic
ri iuniii a rosy puo uu lieu her
pinned ltosys unit nml mild fho
til .V luid no fenlliiif lor lierfnnil-
BT. NICHOLAS.
Ho! thero nt tlio wlekot, who pounds nt tho
door
Such a dlu In Olympus was no or heard he
lore I would sleep ret ye ono 1 m tillln-I'm
slek.
What the iloiieu there uirnlnw hu Is calllnjf
St. Nlckr"
"Arouse jel Aiouo jol It's tlinrnlnir
nmiln
The slur that onuo licnincil ocr llotlilehem s
plain
The star of tho Mnal. that shone tut (lie moru
When earlli's hlossud t-uvlor, thu dulst-chlld,
win horn!"
"Ho! Hot IsltS'i? Tiien I'lltip nnd iiwnv
As soon ue the (lohllns enu harness ui) slelnh."
Then he inarod uch a latiuli as he sprana out
of hud.
.. ... : i... .......... ....u i.i....i.. i... i.. ii start on I no siars n i o ?ny oieiucaii.
mv Msler. nil A: in.i wits shut un ill il,ii .tll'l Ihey winked ill eiiell othorilS lilliell n to
in
llhoruiy.l ii.ilnil lots of lit. la i micron thu
t.iliol.
" liu nlil look at them
"drcsei, liouuits, iiiiea'y. Jeweliy, I knot
p'lVthom i toll y in woin'o llilnheyond our
niellos. So Is ovuyhodv s.ivs ma hutthuKlrls
will imirry wol. jmijs pa look ut insvsliu is unit'
lit lov Willi that KtOd lo iklu KiiskuI on 1- linn
till I u year.
"She sluitit hnv him s ivs in i now t!,iut he n
hriltt) mid out tlotvii ovpciis purliaps Jo w III
help you nut mv hrot or Jo l a Mlimen uiu
kor-a)s pa. .V If he kiKLVs woaitilled an ears
oicr lu dot hu wuddiint loiu'l'od a (-cut.
"I ilnnt want a M'U. pa avs I live otits aln
linicli .V one ont Hint no' Inn and uncle Jo H
uu old liare r'is I. o Send thu hoy to .skool lie
iiinkui muCia..y sus p.i .v ma M-scd uiu In
ii hur y .V piKliI iro l.ouif to the doro.
"pa li.il Ids lied liiiiryellu Ills hand A
I e;t saylu' r. oliiod. inolotd ami all lor up
pi'irauc's ,s 1 1 mu Iliod of iPm sueli n toiler
I omp ishIicii nnd the eoaelun ui tuok me li.ic
t'lxkool ,V that is all I knuwii limit newyoars.'
ITnele .1 piletly folded up the
Mirawl, and looked out from uuiler the
thatch of Ids eyebrows al Hedge, who.
glancing nl l.ou, and setlng she wits
itangeroii'i, silently lest the room anil
fie house. Sorghum followed nl-o,
politely eseoi'ted lo thu door
by rfielo .foe's steady gae. The
method fa'Ied with Fred Treniaine, for
tlio look only .sent him as far as Node's
side, where ho :il down with determi
nation. Mr. (! loss was sobbing hyster
icalLy, iind her htis'.innd heemeirinelined
to drop down dead.
"Well," I'liele doe began, "well,
nrcu't ou :i puck of idiot.s to sacriliee
your comfort and hone-ty for tlii
wretelied show of fasliionablo life?
Now. I ve always dNitpnoiuted you in
thu money way, ami I'll do it Mill."
Mr. Sam "("loss trembled. "I'll tlo il
still; for you think 1 in going to see you
go to ruin, and I won't. I will liipk
over matters witli you, Sam, anil liml
out liuw I can put you on vour le
ajrain
Hut stop this high-pressure liv-
nil)
There Is somethlnif none wionjf and Old Nlclc
is to pay.
It took hut it moment to Jump In his boots,
To w tap hlunoir up ill tho Pout or rurlllt,
To i uu to Ihu chisel uud i Ira if out ids pack,
Which lie "Minor with u ehuuklu across h!s
hroidhicki , . ,
Then oil tothustahleho thtsliod through tho
snow,
Wlieie tlio roliidierwcro praneln, "II te.idy
to iro.
Ilswiu up III a Jlltv, and, erneklnir his whip,
Willi u "III. theto! lay lienrtles!" ho let tho
lolllSHllp. . . .
Straight down llirouxli tho welkin tney sped
like Hie IlKht: , , , , ,
Without pun-oiir turn to the left or tlio riuht;
Thu clouds dniiKuil Ihulr skills toet utr ol
thu triieli, . ....
Tho winds shrank utarmed-iill tpilto taken
nl nick,
r.'on tlm moon drew tn haste u olt tier her
lace.
So iiiilek erneked tho whip and si fas: was the
piice:
Mid hop 'ale I out a I.iujtIi --ojooiitid uirl iray
That Amor.i wo'io up liniK lu'loro it was day:
Oh, net or sueli slolitlerido was rlddou hefoie
As that or St. Nick wllh his rich i:Iii'Iiiilih
hioio!
I'ar ilimu In the tllstaneu I.itrth lolled fast
iidoep,
Park nluht linvliur wrapped It liisih'ncu fo
tit up
That the i till lien, tucked eloso III tholr sniu
llttl'h'ds.
Wlienu notliltiK peeped out s ivu tliclr elieril'
Mm heads.
Wore ilru.iiiiiuir or fairies, of rrolle and fun.
And other rturn lacs of lllejilst licKUti.
It was three Pytho elock, when out on the
root
That tinkle or p'oWIi-I o'ls nnd tuns of n hour
Milile tlii'l" little hearts lioiind aud Hash round
the i'.ai'lh
A smile such as welcomed thu I.aiu'j ut Its
hlr Ii;
llut they woko not. Oli.no! Old Mc'.c Is s.)
lv
lie f.i-tL'iis u padl.U'k on each lnyln-r eye.
With n"Who.i, there, my prettlei," lio stuns
witli a Jell:.
r.lvhts tils pipo, swliiits his pack, then away to
his work.
Jver Httoplos and hnuso-tops, lu windows,
down Hues,
loncc.
xpectotl of tho
, tl is? What
r
that comes prematurely tV.frei that
should only know lip'riiiiiftit a uf kc an
evidence of notiiing motoiseri"Us than
careless study ami thouWhths-C play.
Thu Chrstnuisis clvili.ittJSn, J nil ciylli
.atioti means the teiulerek'of ludgment
nnd the latgctof litiimwiy Ami of
till llio humanity that cvrfJileMd mnii
kintl, I lie kinil that put ipV. nr around
the child nud strove liClet.dLhim to
think well of the worlll.lni'ltitiiiig Its
law and Its gospel, hinttloii' most for
tlio mauliiiod uud wojanuiobd that
"row up friini tliut umii
What more mlht be
rlll'istlllUS .vo.'lkllll I lei
morn might thu Savioi'jjVtvhusJ birth wo
celebrate, ask? Wliatltotter tan wo tlo
for ourselves and oui'apoiuess? For
llio little eliildieu whotnnTiA grow up
and be men and woinfc. along with our
eliiltlren. lighting forfllfo vltli them in
the oidimiry cMMenoi' of every day,
mi) going togivetheirifharJ rubs if tliey
areiiiot trented as tlw' Fntlror and tho
Sot want them to huftrenl'il now.
It is tlie ChristmasSeasc nniul Christ
mas is civili.atioii.Vl.cl-,iis see how
elvlli.ed wc are. If Let J tho snow
drift or the rainffnll on no un
protected child, l.dfcthcrdbc no little
one yearning In vuB'fo.'good fellow
ship. What a farejrlwciitp Christmas
he If tlieie were siielf friendless, homu
less. siill'eriit"; waif taf n'i Ahis woild.
X V. Uivphic. gf
EMMttt W IM M 'iflKK: ml'lM iQ i
ml IIuaSSsssiaUr--flr7lKyr
MMIrlue at Chris. mas Title.
Tito hanging of ftho mistletoe is tho
cau-e of miieh I'rojiiVnrdJuughtorin tho
house. It is the rule that whoever is
passing under thofrnlslhtioe-biiughniust
submit to benig kissed th n and thoic
by who-oevcr elioses Itiltaku thnt lib
erty. As a I)oitjpt list-ally hangs from
tlio center of tliekollitigjspreniling over
ti large space, 't Ibllo vsjthnt there must
be much dodgiitc. or miieh kissing; I
am liieliued to I link flioiu:iro both.
The origin of this rsiijof tlio mistletoe
is not known: bnt 'wt do know that
more tliiu i:I''h ccn liimilretl vcars two,
hen the "lad tars sang together over
o mnmrcr in Detnwiem, and when
wi-e men lnou lit g Hi of gold, frank
incense and in rrh tojn j'oung Child in
tin pea-ent ti otherj arms,' Kngland
wns :i chdl, nili Uco.'nrcil island, Inhab
ited only h, si eags who wore gar
ments in sum ma nrcu m nuts oi miiu
loigjllicse savage llrit-
r pagan priosts calleil
prcsls were a mysteri
ous folk, ttlnd! ret: ih dense wootls far
away from oti( r infi. and who, in tho
gloomy Militujdi i nf 0io forest, performed
straniro secret ' irjijlonies. The "sacred
y fcro called, were of
n :was a til vine tree, no-
)iMJdieai religion. Witlt-
jroyes the jinoits, it is
orj olleretl their sacn-
-
menis in sum
ami stones. A
ons there war
Druids. Thofl
St. Nicholas Gelling Ready for His Annual Visits.
Iv & rosy erred KOlilv ilto dou-n nn ilmMnii
loons I was elln.' u.iku all i wanted .V no lm,l.
dy noticed Mu
"cliiirlln lorjfiit nil n limit Inn's temper I
Oluoss hokuiiMj lio Hiild to lior my luitirul
kwoeu I will he Kood uu I ohhedlunt liiih.ind
Ion hitrod Sc hit him with her run thou lots
iiioiu eanie in A they nil looked .Illy like
lather A' all the ole men to'd ma M.e looked
like losy'shlslur. that uiu eo hecausu ma is
orfnl tut"
Hy tills timo tho whole comnnnv had
risen, and were trying to interrupt the
of
thunder, "commanded "attention.
all fell back Into their scats, and re"
malned, with many curious changes of
countenances, silent to tlio end.
"then Nlto conlo on fc I.oo lc rosv went lT
Btnros & put more wlte powd'ir on tlicio faces
Si looked ut there;ilack liulr In tho (lltui& loo
mild rosy ort to nmry mister Hero (lu in ho
kaiiso ho was to rich ii loo mild ithu was volnir
to mury mltur hedu hokaufu Ho was I Ich All
tho ho km a fool V ttuinthoy wont Down
HtflM.fl. .'
."--" .;
woro t liudi
lug. and givo litis girl, Kosic, to Tre
niaine. who is a good fellow, if ho is
poor."
Hoslo nnd Fred tried to say somo
words of thanks, but. falling to'do just
ice to their feelings, consoled each other
by clasping hands.
"Thero is wor.-e misery titan poverty,"
Uncle Joo went on. "and Mi.-- Loo had
better ca-t about for some goml boy at
a thousand-dollar salary, for no more
brokers will iloslrn her'dowrv to mend
their capital. As for Ted," and Unelu
loo rose to go into tlio library with Ids
brother "lie's an example to'all young
writers exact, tiutliful. Impartial. 1
value his manuscript. 1 hall keep him
in pookct-monev aud make him my
heir."
Christmas Is Coining.
Hope it won't boa grocu Christmas.
lloMon I'ott.
Hot you that you get a pair of slip
pers on Christmas Hay. Clccclnn I
I'liiiiiilail'i:
Tlio turkey that escaped Thanks
giving begins to tremble for ChrMiuus.
Clcvcluml I'htimb itler.
Married people are generally good
mind renters. Just now wives ami
husbands aio artfully trying to deceive
each other tis to what they want for a
Christinas present. Jlonton (lloU.
" I'ftVI hut I ! n i iilliirstn.ilnv')
my duar sir, do you
take Christmas money to pay debt
Iso, sir! no, sir! 1 still havo a warm
heart lu my bosom, bvnJ.onl.ii'ille
Coiiricr-Joitrnul.
It seems like taking adtantago of
an innocent turkey to latten him for
Christmas on the remains of tho dress
ing left over from, perhaps, line father's
or mother's skeleton, but such things
aro douo. Jlochcstcr Usf-A'xyircM.
Just at tills Dcason of tho year tlio
world Is divided into two classes vi..:
Those who Iind dillleulty In selecting
appropriate Christinas gifts and thoso
So licet ou would think he lad wiifrsto his
Mines.
In pantries he peopi and through lied-rooms
he whirls,
Now plnclilUK the h.ihlcs, now klsslnir thu
.'His,
rilllnir up all their stookluj.M with goodies mid
toys.
Nor fiirxettliur the switch, always loft for hn 1
hoys.
Thou on thrnuirh tho play-rooms to plant
thosuijie.it ttees.
Where urow dollius aud drums w III. exipilslto
ease.
What u Jolly fnt fullnwl so llttlo and spry.
With roun 1 dimpled checks and a tine Hash-
Inn eve,
Halrjewelud with liiill-stones, mil .siuli a red
nose.
It Ihilits up the pathway wherever ho irnesl
'I lion Ins rich, murry luuvli nil! never, I fear,
Will mimlo so sweet aifiiln siuddcu the year!
Hut tlmn lllesapacu, liven now n faint r.iy
Strinries uptluoiuh thu ll.ist u- the herald
of day;
Tho winds wako In protest and scatter tho
snow;
Now.llcton! IhoHUnal! I hunr tho eoek crow.
"Ho, ho!" cries Old Nick, with his cheeriest
waruiuvr,
"Merry I'lulstmas to iilll mid to nil a irnod
inornliiL'." AWil'iinl C. Uditvmli.
groves," as
oak; for tin
cording tu I
in tlio-c sac
recortletl in
liees, and
k
Hut
r
Itinib
manner now not
mistletoe.
oil to thu
none but
chM
. rf - ... ...
uotirislieil jjr.flc flap of tlio tii vino oak.
Tu them thw-aivlf-trco mistletoe, which
nown tln:fotn4oyed tlio ml
tut till mlsMtrjiyas not sacre
Druids. Taty 5vou1d have nti
tii tit wliiehya-hiitir to the trunk and was
moiiern '.BMai ji uses so ireo.y in nor
holiday fisBvilwa, would bo a worthless
anil ciimifpa ttdg.
When iB'latertteuturle.s Knirlnnd was
tauglit tli Christian religion by priests
wlio wcntTtbUlitf from Home, tlio poo
pie, though p'oB'ssiug a belief in Christ,
retained wan j1 01 tlieir heathen rites nml
oiistoinsjjrchnfijtjod from their original
meaninri'anc,j rfurpose. At any rate.
from tha.Druld lias como tho modern
iiiiio ol tho hilstletoo-bough, strnngelv
jnt-ervad In fotivitles which comment-
i on tlio t nun wnoso purewor-
rojasu iicntlicn supcrsllllons.
... t
orato t
slilp tl
il.
MTIL
mh
When, fkf wad!
. lien af-ru
NEW YE A It.
Thoiul
And wi
Wliuj
Illtl
Christmas.
" a til tall ifniviirTl-trt omo Into tho'llhrary
erolhuili I ...,,, u i rosv sod nut loud
wjHts"- win. Kce room, itiiywut
Will. J5.irwwpuijomi
txng up J u the back yd Imvunt you vot
Tito stockings aro numerous-, and
they bccoinu more numerous car by
year; but there is wealth enough to fill
them all. Tho Lord takes care of theo
things, and no little child will anneal
to the Christmas heart in vain. Thero
i aro Drobleuis In nolltlcal and social
!l . il J IV, uponiiini' uiileli i:in ne.voi' lie siitlsfni)-
espect a man to torllv solved: but thcru is a bonelleenco
in the general plan of living ami dying
which will permit no gross iinus'tice.
Wu go to tho Father nml to His Sou
when wo die, trusting to their generosi
ty and knowiti'r well our feebleness:
and no little child in Nuw Yoik, ui
let us believe in all thu land for
sluglu exception at this tlmo would 1
injustice to tlio whole plan will appe
to tlio Father or thu Son, or to any i
their representatives and who Is n
their representative in tlio Christmi
time? in vain.
There should be no children's tea
wh6 hud dillleulty in purchasing them to-day or for day to come. As
alter inuy iiavo neon selected. The latter nope ior eiinrity ior ourselves, let us
will
wT'
Wkr?
iiJk.
did tho New Yo.ir romoT
night hells were rliwIiiK.
liuvs dark lu thu lar-olT skv.
ileep, dear, you nnd 1.
lu Now Year caino Minting
n Mini iiikiii
i unknown liohrht.
, puaculul, watthful night.
low Year como to us?
tul pure nun tender,
from tho Star of llotlilehem
hint; lirnw llko n illadein,
Tin nil Un splendor.
Ill sorry, denr,
Pin hrii-ht Nuw Year
i nnd weary with us nero
i IK Jtrlne, in N. 1'. lutlctiulent.
Ilntl Times Havo Cluinc-cdl
n'i!
ode:
corji
Vhfl.il
BlVl
d!" oxelalmed Dencon Green
littlo school-ma'am, a year
Christmas, "I should think
chanucil. hv, many's tlio
heard my dear old father toll
to
a
t
tl
liOV,' Tears aro. when lie and Aunt Mary
ware childtcn living on their father's
fojrat iiqid Kngland, tho least little pres-
jio ueiiirin uieni.
f were well-to-do people, too, tho
fore; but to Iind ono book or ti
ishephertrs pipo in ills Chrlst-
kklng would mnko father porfect-
wlien lio wns a boy: ami ins
bomrlit n bov of sujrar-plums, or
loll, or any ono pretty gimeraek.
indeed, uuaiiuoii! well, lu
itii
'know! Why, I'm told that a hoy
XI,
9ul
ill
.J
Will-
mi
Wttl
fill it for yon, darllojr, If t0, x ,0,1 ,'
In . i,.T. -.i i"f'ii r'.li'il the door lio
' m UUU UUU AW
Eiprctn. '
iiiiii uiu uimr iv uu
Alt then ma camu
out ii looked billy
In on my bundlo
class is t lie more numerous. --i'oi7ic$fcr
" Are VOll t'nlntir tc, urnannh vnnr
husband with a Christmas drosslng
gownr" asks tlio Detroit Frca iVcss of
tho ladies. Forhups It is not competent,
but thoro nro a great many wives who
will present thelrhnsbands with aChrlst
mns dressing-down if they don't got
what tlioy want. Motion iltobc. .
Omulilcn fitlr! Hits Chrlstmns eumes, ;
Ami (iirUlmtis snow is iloukluir,
Thou hast my heart, sweet ono, or elsa
I'd put It lu thy ilooklnjjv.'!
Cloo by tho chlirin''pif,houU hnn-r,
Aud wanner mtJW; uud wnrmor,
THOOitrlliu,l,.loilJrn(,rl y
O fnaldcn rirI ,jl0 obrlstmns oomos,
Behold a JJT'i'iat ti,y feet.
is
guiierous to tlio helplessness whicl
tvpo of our own helple-sness lu
VMVVPefMMaiHMAi. i n uiileli i'n ut-i
".." .'""M'Wi;" ....... .... ,--
The little chiIUf4Varo nail ami
i i i I'ltH ..l . . l .... l .... i
nun rnuuu inui yt
isiugaud unnroiB
nun, anil juutiam.
bio and tinlovab
pair of eves thu
the samo kind o
tudu or disupji
most )iart tuoy
heart and tho
stand dUnppolnlf
Light up those
mas morning, nn
lit once. Hrhni
though the slit
tlirough alirt th
gonertu govern
IVULllllAll KWAtf.
elotlied, tiiiil pr
i,., ,,.,, i,..i..i,i
nii nun niijiii,
d sullen, and h
ut there is Jn e
) pleading look
ar, oltlter ol g
tnieiit, unit ior
.' tho same Iklu
u anility Ui
bit and iiiiiisUeu
little uyt'S oi
ItlsU till) mo
Ii these lit t
: of Hu
ll oetter a
I'nt oucht
If
Da
f.J
day. a real bov of the pcrloi
iconsldor himself a much-abused
if ho didn't Iind on his Christinas-
all. nsix-bladedknlfo. usuiciitiiio
ox of carpenter's tools, a' print-
ess, a jig-saw, a sicu, a tuoycio,
tes, rollcr-skatos, a runoh-and-
show, a telephone, a steam-en-
a microscope, a steatnuonc, a
Dg train of cars, a bo of parlor
, a pistol, a periormiuguiTuuju, n
atoli, a gohl scnrf-pln, gohl (iuff
s, a bound volumo of -St. Nloho-
und twenty or thirty other books,
or less, bosidos a pocket-book with
monoy lu it, and a pair of kid
Ciiristinirs Juajrnts.
Children of tho present generation
nro not aw.irc, probably, how much bet
ter they faro ut Christmas and on tholr
birthdays than their fathers did. Anil
it Is a conclusive pi oof of thu growth of
our people on tlio .sentimental side of.
their natures, that it is so.
Forty years ago, in tills country, It h
not likely thnt one boy out of n scoro
cxpcctoif to receive uVen one present at
Christmas. Tho practice has grown
almost universal within the lasliiouura
tlon. b
Now it might bo easy to say that this
eltango arises out of tlio greater nbtin
danco of money in thu country. That
hns holpetl it, no doubt. Hut tlioro havo
always been ways to give presents with
out spending much money for tlicm.
Ami IhtKo presents whtch we receive nt
Christmas-tide, which are tlm liandi-
A Ouicl Christmas Dinner.
SJT
..NVV.M,SN .
Quid Christmas
tksJi
.01 1
res.
I may havo forgotlon something,"
d tho Dencon, wlpfng hU brow,
i so far as I oan make out, that's tlio
cr thin!: for nn avorago boy's
1'Intiuns. niiw.'.i-tlavs.
As for thu Ldrls.' tho crood man went
, raisinir ins voieo, "as ior mo ginar-
for -"
jw sho did It, I do not knoivj but
wonderful llttlo school-ma'am ao
iy stoptied the proceedings thou
there. So, to this day your Jack
focsn't know what nn average gin oi
resent day does, might, could,
or should llnd on a Christmas
ill. Nicholas.
work of loving friends, nro'thoso which '
lira most prized. f
Tho last fact shows thnt present-giving
at stated seasons is a matter of
sentiment, and it also shows that the
moro It Is that, and the less It is a mut
ter of gain, the more pleasing It is to
us. Accordingly it Is not t lint part of
prescnt-giviug which is duo to tho great
er Nut'oual and individual wealth, hut
thnt which comes from tho seutimmtal
willingness to work for others, aid to
make an outward expression of tho
good-will which is not doubled, t!at is
worth noting nud praising.
This Infjdtiblo tendency of Americana
at tho.prcscnt day show's itself tfso in
the fashion of card-sending. ?hmy a
miss still nt school can remember tho
time wjjen the practice of sending holi
day eicds was almost unknown,
5fowadnvs everybody sends cards.
and holidays are almost Invented for
tho pin Pose of affording nn excuse for
tlio cants. Tlio artists and the publish
ers viu with each other in proiluclag
pretty anil clegnnt designs. Christms,
New Year's Day ami Raster earth are
published and sold by the million Tho
mails aro loaded with them.
All this is very pleasant, indcc1. IJt
tho gruff and old-fashioned snour nt the
folk- inui the liollowness. as tli'uv diien.
It, of making presents which nro $x- V ;!
n..t...l ..ml n7 ii'ljliliiiyn Morrv Plirst. ' 'f
mns bv hcndlmra chroino. I
aiost of what is pleasant ami ngrsca
ble lu our association with others copies
from the observance of certain forriali- "
ties. Wlien you bul your neigdbor ,( -v
l.ionniliio ti'lint fin vmi i no fin
)
"good-moniing," what do you taeaa
bv it? Certainly not to irive him nny In
formation. Yim say it as a matter of
formal courtesy. It means tliat, nnd
nothing more.
Hut who would abolish tho morning
greeting, thu gentleman's hand-shake,
tlio baby's kiss, that raising of tho hat
to all ltuly acquaintances and Dp v.ll
men acquaintances who. are accom
panied by ladles, and tlio other formal
courtesies of life?
An excess of sentiment nnd nn over
doing of tlio outward expicssion feel
ing aro possible. Hut American havo
a long road to travel before ihi aro
in danger of falling on that sifeX It
will bo for our grrat-graiulehiliJrcn to
preach from tho text less sctklmenf
and more heart. Youth' s Comi union.
Crlsmus.
I like Crismus lirt rate. Crhmus Is
a jolly good folicr. So is myjiiothor.
When Crisniusv homes mother always
gits a hcadako, coy. she bakes pes in n
hot oven. I wouldn't bake no Mrs in a
hot oven if I was my mother.j I'd let
somebody else .bake 'om, my I'd eat
'cm. Crismus comes but onct, a year.
I wisht it would como cvii-y day.,
Crismus comes when there is f now auJl
l. -. ... .
I don t liko snow on a ponm cox ycyur
skatos stick so, air vou canit sou fho
T
i Mi.-- .-wri- t-tv W" I
Itoles, an1 you go throughi Jim Dolan
lid "was skating onct ' ho went
throiiL'h. an' ho cot wot, Mi lie cot
awful walloping from Ins father. I
micas it hurt him. coa holollcrcd liko a
wild steer. I don't know whether wild.
steers hollers, but thoy hooks. Jim Da-j
Inn is a iollv follor. So's mv mother, i
Ko's Crismus. Crismus Is a iolllcr fellerfi
than a wild steer is, coz ,a wild steor '
a wait sicor a wiiii hieor coz a win
-. I J..1I-.. .. ..Ill s
Btcci in uu leiioi at, uu.
Unj
.l
daf
iree.
(nud
ens.
I will honor Christmas In my lionrt
try to kqop it all tho e.ar.-Ici-
Tlioro Is n dawnlnif In tho sky
Whloli doth n world nt tale Imply.
Ami on each onstinl, pu-ttnir fact)
A look oxpectaut you may trace;
Thcs'j ilifiis tho vcluran turkoy sees.
And with it deen aud mourntul fcrl
He calls hlr Humorous family nUfli
And iiiuriniir. iMilntlnir In thu truoa.
"lltott high, my llttlo pncB. ronwlilirlt
Vcnvct 'Jtlbuna
in Knn-inntt tlilrtv swan's are
from the 111 nines and kUledVeaeh
about Christinas tlmo. Tho Queen I
tour, tiio rrinco oi i nics two ami
sisters, cousins anil nuuts of th r4
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