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VOL. X.--NO. 35. '
COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1879.
WHOLE NO. 503.
THE JOURNAL.
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CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION.
A- A. 11ick. I". S. Senator, Heatriee.
Ai.viN SaiMikk.. I. S. eiiator,Omaha.
T. .1. -Maiouu It.j... IVru.
I!. K. Vai.kmim:. Ih-p., W-l Point.
STATK IHKI'CTOKY:
Ai.wiNi N nti:. ;ernnr, l.inroln.
S !l.Aleawlrr. 'cretar of State.
1 W. l.h-atke, Amlitor. Liixoln.
:. M. ItartlMt. Trf i-urrr, Lincoln.
('. .!."l)ilttMlh. Attrne-i-neral.
S. It Thihh, Pt. ruhlie In-lrue.
II. ( Ph. Wanli'ii oT Penitential-.
W.V.AWm'J,! ii-on Ipcctnr.
C. II. thW. . .
Ir. .!-:. l-i. Pri-on IMiy-ician.
II. 1". .Mathevv-oii. "Mipt. I n:iiic A J him.
.lriUCMAKY:
S. Miixwcll. Chief .lu-tiee,
Oer-e U.l.nkc.". A-'into Jmlo.
AlllH-H t"lll.
lol'Klll .iroiciw. IHMKICT.
(5. YV. Po-t.-Imlef. Yolk.
31. I. Kee-e. Ditrict Attorney, Vtalion.
LAND OFl'H'KKS:
31. It. IIoie. Ki--Iler, ?raml l-himl.
Will. Anxall. Keener. (Smiiil 1-lnlu'.
COIWTY IMKKCTOKY:
J. (5. Hisirin. Count .liulse.
Jolui Stniiih-r. County Clerk.
V. Kmiiiiier. Treasurer.
.Iteiij. Spii'Immi. Sherill.
It. L. Ii-ilcr, Snreor.
Win. Itloeilorn )
.lolm Walker, Count vConnniioncr..
.Inlm Wie. )
Ir. A. lleintz. Coroner.
S. I,. Ititrn-tt. Siipt. of School-..
," S" Vmi".''' .Ineti.isofthereace.
'It ron Millett.
Chiiiio Wake, Coii-tahle.
CITY PlltKCTOKY:
. A. Speiee. Mayor,
.lolm Wertnutli. Clerk.
Charlo- Wake. Marshal.
C. A. Newman, Treisiirer.
.. S. McAlli-t.-r, Police .luile.
,).C ltoutoii, u:iiieer.
furxi'M.Mr.x:
st irfif .1. K. Xoith.
!. A. Seliloeiler.
M ml V- C. ICavanaiiKli.
K. II. Ilrmy.
V MVn" K. ). linker,
III. ltnrsc.
o1iiiiImis Io.f Omro.
Open oil -llllil. trMn II A.M. to 12 M.
antl llm :! to li i. m. P.iimiic
llWirt I'M't il lllltl:i li A M til S p. M.
lvl-tel n mail -loe at 1 1 A. M.
Vetern mail ele at :1.h.m.
Mail leaxc Coliiinlii for .M:nlinn and
Norfolk, ilailj. i.rept Sinul.i, at in
a.m. ArriM-s at -l:SO i. m.
l-or Mitiirni-, Cello;!. W:iterille anil Al
bion, iluil cMrpt (la IS A.M. Ar
rive, -aliic. i; I'. M.
For Om'voIii anil York.Tiie-ila) ,Thur-
Iciy ami Saliu Ua -, 7 . M. Ariic
.Motula, 'elneila anil Prida,
I'. M . "
For Will. Kauai anil Itattle Creek.
.Moixl.n.-, Wi'ilne-l:i anil -Kritlt ,
ii .M." Arrives Tuc-d:i, Thur.ila
ninl s.itnril.t. it r r. i.
For Slnll Cn-ek, I'ic.-ioii ami Stanton,
on .Mniolu ami I'rida at li a.m.
Arrie Tni-Mlay- anil Salunlajs. at
. i M.
lor Ale.i.. l'.ition ami I)aiil Cit,
Tiievilaxv. Tlmixliw ami Satnnlaj ,
1 r. m .rri at 12 m.
FiiiM. A til Ik i. . li:,iiii- Hill anil t.
Ilerntiril. Sntiu'il.ij. 7 A. St. Arrhc
FriiI.i,:if.M.
I-. S. II m.. Vahlc.
liasttcartl john7.
Kxiisrant, No.fi, leave at ... fi:'i."i a.m.
l'a-.'.ens'r, " 1. " " 11:1k; a.m.
Freirht. s. " " .. 2:l.i p. in.
I reiuht, in. "... 4:a. m.
llVvfJiciriJ Ilnttnd.
Freisht, No. ., lea es at . 2:00 p. m.
l'ttfiisr, "., ' . 4:27 p. in.
Freight. " Jt, " .. :(Mp.m.
lvmi-rant. "7. " " l::U)a. in.
Kvery ilay exeept Saturilay the three
li'io- leailiiis to Chieago ennncet with
V I. train- at Omaha. On Saturday
there will he hut one train h -day, a
hovn In the follow ins ehedule:
BUSINESS CARDS
Ij .i. iiriwo.x,
XOTAItY PUBLIC,
litli trert, 2 ilnir wi't of llniiimnntl Housp,
Columbus. Xih. 4!I-
Pliysician and Suz'goon.
0-
JjB'Otliee open
at all hour
Bank Building.
Denier in HEAL ESTATE.
CONVEYANCER, COLLECTOR,
aits ik::sa:;:s i;z:,
liVVO l, NAXOK M., ... XKIl,
BRICK!
1")IKMI:KA: STOI.Ci: keepeonvtantlj
V on hand and furnih in the wall,
the het of tirick. Older solicited. Ad
re. :u altoe, hox '.'". Cohimhu. 47n
PICTURES! PICTURES!
VJOW IS THK TIME toj-cciire a life
1 like picture of joursclf and chil
dren at the New Ait (loom. eat llth
street. oiith Mile railroad track, Coluni
liu. Xelraka.
47S-t"f Mr. S. A. .lnKLYN.
NOTICE!
IF YOl" have any real estate for .ale.
if vim ih to'luiy either in or out
of the"eit. if ou wi-h to trade city
property for laiuN. or laud for city
property, sie u a call.
W'AUSUOinil & JciSSEI.YN.
NKlOX S1II.I.KTT. IlYKdN StII.I.KTT,
,Iutice of the lVace and
Notary rub'Ic.
.V. 3III.I.i:TT A: SO.,
VTTOKNKYS AT LAW. Cohimhu,
Xehraka. X. It. The will -he
cloe attention to all liuiiu- entrusted
totheiii. 218.
" STA.T. ItOI"l'B:.
JOHN IiritEK, the mail-carrier hc
tween Coluuiliu and Alhion, will
leave Cohiinlni eeryd.i except Sun
day at r .iVIock, sharp, p.i-.iii!rtIiroiiii
Monroe, tienoa, Wat.Tille. and to Al
hion The hack will call at eithci of
the IloteN for pa.eiiser if order- are
lell at the povt-olliee. Kate reaon
ahlc,f2 to Alhion. 222.1
T S.MrilDOCIv&SOX,
" Carpenters and Contractors.
Have had an ex-tended experience, and
will ctiarantee -attraction in work.
All kind- of repairing done on mrt
notice. Our motto i, (Jood work and
fair price. Call and ie u an oppor
tunitv to e-Hmate fur you. j5J"Shop at
the Ui Windmill. Coliimhu-, ebr.
4i
VT7.1I. .If. COK.IIKLlIi'N,
A TTOItXEl'-A T-LA Jr,
Up-tiirp In (Muck ltulldins, llth street.
IK. K. J. ItKII.I.Y,
OjVcc on Thirteenth Street,
Opposite Engine House, Columbus, Neb.
Er spricht Deutsch. 489. x
K
ELLEY & SLATTERY,
TIonwo Iovliiff
anil hnue liuildins done to tfrdcr, anil
in a workman-like manner. Please jjive
u a call. JTirShoii on corner of Olive
St. anil l'aeitic Avenue. 4S.".tf
GEORGE N. DEBRY,
CARRIAGE,
House SilQ PuiutiiiE,
u2iniU.3, OLiUS, '
i'aper IIiiukIbct,
KALSOMININO, Btc...
lTAIl work -warranted", feltop on
Olie street, opposite the "TntterSAll't
tal.le-. aprl6y
FOR SALE OR TRADE !
MARES I COLTS,
. Teams of
ECdises 6i Oxen, .
S.VIII.i: I0.Ii:X, wild or broke,
at the Corral of
12! GEKKAUD & ZEIGLEIL
Columbus Meat Market!
WEBER & K-KOBEL, Pop'.
KEE1' OX HAND all klndu of frch
meat, ami smoked pork andUebf;
alc froh tih. Make sMihiic a slice
ialtv. raThemcmber, the place. Elev
enth St., one door, went of I). Ryan k
hotel: -t1"'
GOOD CHEAP BRICK !
AT MY RESinEXCE.onShcllCrecki
three mile ciil of Matthi'n hrldije,
I have
TO.OOU p;ooI. Imrtl-liurBt brlcU,
Ir null',
which will be old in lot to -.tilt pur
chafer. Jtx-tf (JEOlttiE 1IKNLEK.
Chicago Barber SIiqjk
COLUMBUS, NEB.
HA'IU cr'ITINC. done In the latest.
.tle, with or without machine.
None but first-class workmen employed.
Ladies' miir chilili en's hair euttiii: a.
pecialt. Itcst brand of eij;ar.s con-;
Mautly ou hand..
iii:Nlrr'"oT)iv?-
-l'fojirtPtnr.
All Cm
DOCTOR BONESTElL'i -fJ,:
U.S. KXAMIi'WiMi' i;KCl03V
roi.rMnr5, : XEnhASKA.
OFFICE HOURS, 1 to 12 a. in., 2 to
A p. in., and 7 to !1 p. m. Ollice on.
Nebraska Aenue. three ivor north of
E. .1. Itaker'- -rraiu ollice. Keoideiice,
corner Wyoniim: and Walnut streets,
north Columbus, Nebr. -53-tf
it. s c ec is cTC
MauufCturcr and pealer in V
CIQARS'ANfDBAO.:
ALLKINPS.OF f ,
SMOKING A RTI Ci. ES. ',
Store on Olive St., near the old Posf-ojficer
Columbus Nebraska. 447-lyJ
- - i"
MRS. W.lr:-COSSfiY i .
Dress and Shirt. Mak?r,
3 Door Xet orStlllhun'&'Driij SfoVe
Drcisei ami shirt cut' and, made .to,
order and -.atisfaetioh guaranteed. Will;
aUe do plain or fancy Moving of anjvde
"cription. . v;. '." ' !4?i"i. :.
GT ritUJES VERY 'ltEASONAULE..
Give me a call and trt my work.
42."iT
J. t
LAW, REAL ESTATE"
sssn'OKtA X T
COLLECEBfiSRP'I&E;
1IY
MONEY TOLOAN in small lot- oir
farm propertyjinn? oye tp three,
voir-. Farms witlj otnejmptoemcnts$
Louu'litajiil -oliU. ,Vf!we.fX- ihe vresent'
at the Clother Houe, Columbus, Neb. ',
4T.;-x ;
c'o t.'V hi ii i; I
Restaurant a&d'atpe&I:
E: lSHEEANPrtrprrettjrr-1
JjTVholf ale iud'wl'ftfrf Scaler in yor-'
eic'n Vine. liiiiior tlirClj.'arV,T-lMib-
liu Stout, Scotch antl. Eij:lLh Ales,.. ,
JSTKentuctyWhisliies 'aSpeCiqltyv
OYSTERS in their MJiisttHbj-jneahe'
can "or clish," t . ' ."
llth street, Soatkat lptA.:i '
GOLDMBDS miM
... ." C -C. '
(Oue mile wctt.of ColumUusr)
- it..;.
THOMAS FLYNN SON, PropH. '
GOOD, HARD-BUBNTBRICK
Always on XXand.li!
4
QUANTITIES to suit PURCHASERS
371-tf -
We SCHILZ,
Manufacturer and Dealer In
. -
BOOTS AND, SHOES!.
. . . '
A complrtr iortmrnt of Laitlm'sml C'bjl
drrn'n Mior krpt or hind.
All Work Warranted!!
. . .-
at. .iJ '
Our blotto Good ?toek, -excellent
work and fair prices. 'l-
'
Especial Attention paid to Repairing!
Cor. Olive nnd. 19th Mt.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
COLUMBUS DRUG STORE.
A.W.DOLAND;
(3UCCKS50K TO DOLAXI) t SMITH,)
DRIBS, PATE HT MICISIS,
Wall Paper, Toilet Articles,
PAINTS AND OILS,
ETC., KTC, K'IC.
But Of Goods And Low Prices.
-:o:-
Mli. SMITH will s.till bo found at the
old bland, and will make prescrip
tions a spcciiiltv, a heretofore.
1 ' " 401-x
' Dr. "A. HEINTZ,
' DEALKR IX
LRDbS. HEBISIIES. CHEMICALS
Fine Soaps, Brushes,
PERFUMERY, Etc., Etc.,
-And all articles usually kept on hand by
Druijisti.
Physicians, Prescriptions Carefully
- Compounded.
' ft. ri
Orfc door i:ast of CSuIIe', on
i:icvoM(h Mtreel,
COLlXMBUS. : NERRASKA
&
Daniel Faucet to,
Manufacturer and Dealer In
Harp, Saddles, Bridles, and Collars,
kj.eps'cAnstanlly on hand all kinds of
WhijiH-, Saddlery Hardware, Curry
coiitiiH, Ih-iinhcs Itriille hits. Spurn,
Card5. tlaniesK made to order. Ke
paltf iig done'ou liort notice.
NBSRABKA AVENrjH, Columbus.
"ran: '
t.- I t i.
' BECKER & WELCH,
v DTjmrnTETrvDC m?
I .
SHELL CREEK MILLS.
. c t
MANtTPiLCl?0RERS"" & WHOM
SALE DEALERS IN
FLOUfrANrfMEAL.
QFFIQBi-C0L.U3ni.US, NEB.
.,..w:m,.;Eeckee,
.-.
)PKALKK IX(-
GROCERIES
IGfaki. Produce,' Etc.
t'lVrvb-C-io tr 'm. ii '' f-1
NEW STORE, NEW GOODS.
Goods delivered Free of Charge,
anywhere in tlic city.
Corner of 13th and MadiBon Sts.
'Wtmh'of Foundry. :v.r,
STA3?E BANK,
Cscttun t: Qimrt i Seal i:i Xu:et t Edit.
COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA.
CASH CAPITAL, - $50,000
IM.,..:-y -D.IRKCTOHS:
Tin .
Leandeu Gehuaup, 7rc.V.
Geo. W. IIulst, Vice Pros' t.
--iTor,iua A Reed. -
Edwakd A. Gkuraim.
'AIinei: Turnf.h, Cashier.
Hank joT. IK'pohil, DiM'ouul
iiBd Kxt'hnRisc.
CollectloiiM Promptly .Tlmle on
alITolBtH.
Pay iBtereMt oh Time Iepos-
MEM
CHRISTMAS IN A SHANTY.
ItY OLIVE TUOUNE.
"Bertie,'' wliispercil seven-year-old
Lily, mysteriously, "I know
where to find Sunt a Clans. Itarbara
told me."
"Where?" cried Bertie, dropping
tjic block lie was about adding to his
hou.se.
''Out on the hill," Lily went on,
eagerly. "Barbara says that Christ
mas Eve the Christ Child comes
down on the hill, with oh! lots and
lots of presents, and picks them over
and gives them to Santa Clans to
take to the children."
"What hill?" asked Bertie, jump
ing tip from tho floor.
"The one the moon comes over,
Barbara says," answered Lily. "And
I guess it's that one" pointing to
the peak of a mountain, miles and
miles away. "Christmas Eve's this
very night," she went on, earnestly.
"Let's you and I go up there and see
him and pick out our presents."
"Well," said Bertie, always ready
to do what Lily suggested.
"We inusn't let Barbara sec us, or
she won't let us go," said Lily. "But
I guess she'll be glad when we come
back with lots of things."
Of II lwittir lint a lirkion " ontl Tin?.
m. ,. "0 "v. .. iuici., "'"' ini
tio, "'at she can ride."
"And I'll bring her a bo-au-ti-ful
long dress that'll drag on the
ground," said Lily, starting down
stairs. Bertie followed. Barbara
had gone to tho kitchen for a few
moments ; Mamma was busy in the
parlor with company ; and nobody
saw the two children creep down
stairs, open the front door, and slip
out.
"I wonder which way it is!" said
Lily, when they had reached the
walk. "Oh! I gues that way,
'cause there's tho hill, "and she turn
ed the way that led from the village
toward the woods.
The sun win just down, and away
tho eager children tramped, too
much excited to feel cold, though
they had nothing over them, and too
much afraid of being overtaken by
the nurse to linger. When they
reached the woods, it looked rather
dark and Bertie was afraid to go in.
But Lily said they'd soon be there,
she guessed; and the Christ Child
would takcVare of them, 'cause lie
loved little children.
So hand in hand they entered the
dreary wood. It looked much dark
er inside, and in fact the short win
ter dav was about over and night
was falling fast. Anxiously the two
little wanderers hurried along, not
saying much, now running when the
ground was smooth and stumbling
along over roots and sticks when it
was rough.
"I'm cold, 'n I want my Mamma,"
burst out Bertie, at last. "So am I
cold," said Lily, "and I guess we
must be most there; and then think
how nice it'll be!"
"Will it be warm ?" asked the anx
ious little voice.
"Oh! of course, and light, said
Lily, cheerfully, and plenty of nice
things to eat."
"I want something now," wailed
Bertie, the tears rolling down his
face.
"Well, don't cry," said Lily, in a
soothing, motherly way." We'll
soon be there now." And on they
trudged, through swamps half up to
their knees, falling over logs, scratch
ing their faces on bushes, hungry,
cold, wet, and at last frightened,
when the snow began to come down
thick and fast.
"I want to go home," sobbed
Bertie.
'Well,' said Lily, 'we'll go,' and
they turned around and began to
retrace their steps. But alas! they
had not come straight, and they only
went further and further from home.
Thc-prospect of going home quiet
ed Bertie for awhile; but when some
time had "gone by, and it was almost
totally dark, and they could sec
nothing, and ran against trees and
hurt themselves, even Lily's courage
began to fail, and the tears ran down
her face, though she tried to choke
them back. But still they stumbled
on.
'Don't cry, Bertie,' the brave little
creature said, after a while. 'If we
die out here in the woods, maybe
the robin red-breasts '11 come and
cover us up with leaves, as they did
the children in the woods in my
book.' "
I don't want to be covered up with
leaves,' sobbed Bertie, who couldn't
see any consolation in that.
Just'at that moment they came out
from behind a rock, and they saw a
light. Lily was ablaze in a minute.
There it is! There they are?'
she cried. 'Look -Bertie! That
must be the place!' And they hur
ried on, losing tho light now and
then, as a tree came in the way, and
finding it again in a minute.
When they came near the light
they saw that it came from a win
dow, and when they got close to it
they saw- it was a small house and a
door was beside the wiudow. Lily
knocked. In a moment it was open
ed by a negro old and bent and
white haired who gazed at the two
weary children as though they were
ghosts.
'Please, sir, are you Santa Clans?'
asked Lily, with trembling lips and
tears on her checks.
'Santa Clans!' said the bewildered
negro. 'Bless yo' heart, who's that ?
But come in out o' the storm. Yo'
must be nigh froze to death. Who's
come with yo'?'and he peered out
into the darkness.
No one,' said Lily, timidly, half
afraid of his looks, yet reassured by
his good-natured voice. 'Wc came
alone, to see Santa Clan. But I'm
afraid we missed the way.'
'Come alone, this yerc cold night,
from the village!' he ejaculated, in
amazement. 'Do yo" Ma know ?'
'No,' said Lily, casting down her
eyes. 'Wc didn't tell her.'
'Well, come in by the tiro,' said he,
drawing them in and closing the
door. 'What yo' s'posc yur Ma'll
say when she finds yo'rdone runucd
away ?'
Bertie burst into loud crying and
Lily sobbed :
'Oh ! please won't you show us
the wav back. I didn't think of
that.'
'Well, well, don't cry,' said he.
'Yo' must get warm and havo a bite
to eat, and then I'll see about getting
on yo' home. I ain't so young as I
was onct, and it's no fool of a tramp
tlirough these ycre woods after night
I kin tell ye.'
It was a droll little place that the
children had come into. The whole
house consisted of one room, rough
ly built, evidently by Old Bhilip
himself. On one side was a rude
lounge-frame, holding some sort of
a coarse bed and a blanket or two;
on the other a table, made by turn
ing a packing-box on one side. The
third side was given up to the rick
ety old stove, the pipe of which
went out through a hole in the side
of the shanty, and a rough shelf be
hind it, on which were a plate or
two, a many cups, a package or
two of corn-meal, tobacco, and other
necessaries, and a lighted tallow
caudle, stuck into a hollowcd-out
potato. There were no chairs, but
a soap-box by the slovc looked as
though it was used for that purpose.
A saw and sawbuck in the corner
by the door and an old coat and hat
hanging up completed the furniture
of the dwelling.
But, if the house was odd, it was
warm, and the two half-frozen chil
dren eagerly crowded up to the
stove.
Pore chillen !' said their tender
hearted host. 'It's a miracle yo'
didn't freeze to death out iu them
woods.'
'We did most,' 6aid Lily with
quivering lip. 'And oh, dear! how
can wc get home again ?'
Don't you fret yo'r heart, my little
lady,' said old Philip, kindly. 'I see
about that 'ar. 'Pears to me yo'd
'mazingly like a hot 'later, now,
wouldn't yo', my little man?'
'Yes,' said Bertie, who was more
than half afraid of him.
Philip opened the door of his
stove, raked away the ashe?, and
there were two nice potatoes, baked
to a lovely brown. He took them
out, carefully brushed oil" the ashes,
laid them on the table, brought out
a cracked teacup with salt in it, and
an old knife, and told the children
to come up and cat.
'If I'd a know'd I was gwitie to
have company to tea,' he said, laugh
ing, 'I'd a got up a supper in style.
But eat the 'inters and I'll bake yo'
aoncommon nice hoecake. Yo'like
hoecake?'
'I don't know,' said Lily, who
stood irresolute before the table, not
knowing just how to begin such a
meal. 'How do you eat these?
Thev're hot.'
'Sure 'null",'. said Philip. 'I done
forgot yo' wasn't used to tny sort o'
ealiu'. I jest cut oil' the end, drop a
pinch o' salt iu, and dig out the
inside.'
'Oh!' said Lily, hastening to fol
low his directions for herself. As
for Bertie, he had already half de
voured his potato without salt.
Philip now brought out a bowl
and mixed up some corn-meal iu it;
then, brushing oil' the hot griddle of
his stove, he poured the mixture on.
In a few minutes he turxed it over
with a knife, and in a short time he
handed it in the same way onto a
plate and put it ou the table. It was
brown and smelt good, and the hun
gry children eagerly devoured it,
while Philip made another.
When they had eaten a much as
they could, and drank some water
out of teacups, Philip gave Lily a
scat on the shoe-box, while he turn
ed a big slick of wood up on end and
sat down ou that himself. He then
took Bertie, nho had got over his
fright, ou to his lap and proceeded
to take ofl" the poaked shoes and
stockings and warm the little cold,
red feet. Lily meantime did the
same for her feet, which ached with
the cold.
Now tell mo how yo' corned to
run away,' said Philip, when they
were more comfortable.
'Wc came out to find the Christ
Child,' said Lily. 'Barbara says he
comes on Christmas Eve down on a
hill and gives tho presents to Santa
Claus; end we wanted to pick ours
out.'
'Yes, I want a horse 't I can ride,'
said Bertie, who had recovered his
spirits, now that ho was warm and
fed.
Poor little things!' said Philip,
compassionately. 'Yo' mus' have
had a dreflle tramp! I'll see how
the weather is.'
So he sat Bertie on the loungo-bed
and went to the door. A fierce blast
came in as he opened it, with a flur
ry of snow, nearly putting out tho
light. He shut it quickly, and stood
a few moments with a look of per
plexity on his face.
I'll tell you what,' he said at
length, in answer to Lily's anxious
look, 'it's teetotally umpossiblo to go
through the woods to-night. I
wouldn't 'tempt it in this yerc storm
alone, let alone toting two chillen.
I'll fix yo' up n5 coraf 'able as I can
hyere to-night, an' soon as it's light
I'll go to the village an' tell y'r folks,
an' they'll come with a sleigh.
There's a wood-road round a little
piece down here.'
Bertie's lip went up for a cry ; but
Lily took him in her arms in a
motherly way, and said: 'Never
mind, Bertie, dear; it'll soon be
morning, and we'll go home iu a
sleigh, maybe. And then it'll be
Christmas, yon know.
They talked a little more, and then
Philip fixed a place for them to
sleep. He shook up the bed till it
was high and round, laid one
blanket over it, put the now half
asleep children in it, and covered
them upas snug as ho could with
the other blanket.
"Tain't much of a cover to them,
I reckon,' said ho to himself; 'but I
kin keep a fire all night, an' I don't
suspicion they'll get cold.'
Having fixed them as nicely as he
could, shaded his light so it would
not shine in their eyes, and replen
ished his stove, old Philip sat down
on his soap-box, and lell to talking
to himself, as he often did out there
in the woods, for want of other
company.
'Pore crceturs!' he said, looking
at the sleeping children. 'What a
marcy that they got sight o' my
light. They'd be done dead by this
time. An' to think the little inno
cents come out this-a-way lo find
Santa Claus. Por things! Little
'nutr Christmas thoy'll have, I'se a
thinkin'. I wonder what they're
a-doiug down to their house. Tear
in' round fit to kill, I reckon.
They'r somebody's darlin's I see
plain 'null". Won't they be power
ful glad to see this nigga in the
mornin'? Yah! yah-T he lauhed
softly to himself. 'I reckon they
never so glad to Bee this chile afore.
Pore things!' he went on, after a
littlo, 'come out ycre to ace Santa
Claud an' get some presents. Golly I'
he exclaimed, " a new thought
struck him. 'I wonder if I couldn't
hunt up somcthin' Y other to make
a Christmas mornin' bright. They'll
be powerful forlorn when they
wakes up.'
He was silent some time, scratch
ed his head, whistled a little ; and
after a whilQ he got up softly and
hung their stockings up to dry.
I know what Iz'o gwine to do,'
he said. 'I'll give 'em some nuts
and pop-corn, anyway.'
He drew a box from under the
foot of the bed, opened it, and took
out beech -nuts delicious little
three-cornered things, that he had
gathered in the woods. From the
same box he took two or three cars
of small popping-corn. As he at
tempted to push it pack, it hit some
thing, and he put iu his hand and
drew out a stick.
Golly !' said he again, 'if there
ain't the very stick fur a boss fur
that boy, that he want's so bad. I
didn't 'spect, when I done shoved it
h under there fur a walking-stick,
what I'd want it fur.'
It was a piece of a brunch of a
tret, and on oue cud it was bent
over so as to make a natural 6ort of
a handle'. It would do very well
for a horse's head, too. So Philip
got out his old jack-knife, cut a sort
of a mouth for the horse, dug holes
in the bark to represent the eyes,
made a sort of a bridle of 6lring,
whittled the cud oil' smooth, and
there was as fine a riding-horse as
auv boy of five could ask for.
There,' said Philip, 'that'll do fur
the boy ; now what kin I find fur the
the gal.' A long time he puzzled
over this, till he remembered some
birds' eggs that had hung iu his
shanty for mouths. lie took down
the old coat that hung on the wall,
and there they hung, very dusty
now, but not broken. Carefully ho
took them down and washed them
clean, breaking oue or two, but on
the whole succeeding very well.
Then he strung them on a clean
string, ami they looked very pretty
indeed.
Litlle curly hcad'll like that 'ar, I
know,' said he, with a grin of pleas
ure on his black face; 'an' I'll learu
her the name of cverv kind.'
Next tho droll old Santa Claus
proceeded to prepare hi pop-corn.
He took out from some dark comer
a sort of iron saucepan, and put it
on tho stove while he shelled the
corn. When it was hot, he dropped
iu tho corn, covered it up, and bogan
to shako it about, first slowly and
then fuster and faster as the corn
popped oil in little explosions in
side; every few seconds looking at
tho sleepers, to see that they didn't
wako up.
They were far too tired to wako.
and when he had poured the beauti
ful whito shower out on the table
they had not stirred onco.
Then he went on to hang a stock
ing of each child on the wall near
tho bed ; and then, tip-toeing around
as though ho wa9 stepping on cpga,
ho went back and forth filling them.
First down in the toe came beech
nuts, filling all the foot ; then popped
corn stufled the leg Into a funny
bunchy shape. Then over Lily's he
hung the string of birds' e-:, and
over Bertio'5 the comical horse.
All this work, varied by replen
ishing the fire, kept old Philip busy
till nearly morning, and then he
began to prepare breakfast. Ute
potatoes were baked and his hoe
cakes mixed in the highest style of
the art when Lily opened her eyes.
At first sight of Philip a look of
fright came into her face, and then
she remembered.
'Oh!' said she, 'I thought it was
all a dream, and 1 was iu my bed
at home.'
'But you isn't, honey. Yo's my
guest this blessed Christmas morn
in'. Wish yo' Merry Christinas.
How do yo' feci?'
'I feel well enough,' said Lily,
sitting up. ' Is this Christmas,
really?"
'Yes,' said old Philip. 'Sec your
stocking hanging up tlinr?'
Lily looked around quickly.
'Oh! what a lovely btring of eggs
Oh ! where did you get it ? Is it for
me?' burst out of her eager lips.
' 'Course it's for yo',' said Philip,
showing all his teeth. 'Santa Claus
mus' a know'd whar yo' wa, an'
done come down the dumbly an'
lell hycr fur yo'.'
'Oh! Bertie, wake up!' cried Lily,
shaking the sleepy boy. 'It's Merry
Christmas, and Santa Claus has been
here.'
Bertie was wide awake iu a
minute.
'There's my horse,' ho shouted, as
soon ns he saw it. 'Lot mo have a
ride.' And he snatched it down,
got astride, and rode around the
samll room, perfectly happy.
'Let's see what else is iu the stock
itigs.'.said Lily, taking them down.
'Oh! pop-corn! Isn't it nice?'
and they began to eat it at once.
'And what are these?' she asked,
a9 she emptied the corn into her lap,
and the nuts came down iu a little
brown shower.
'Le's see,' said Philip, looking at
them curiously, as though he had
never seen them. ' Why, them's
beech-nuts! Didn't you never see
beech-nuts afore?' There's heap",
in the woods.'
'No, I never saw an,' said Lilj.
'How do you open them?'
Philip showed her how to take tin
delicate nut, and she declared it the
mo-jt delicious nut in the world.
Santa Claus made them purpo.e for
us, I guess,' she said.
It was seme time before Philip
could get them to have their stock
ings and shoes ou and eat their
breakfast. But he hurried them by
reminding them how anxious their
mother would be; and as soon as he
had seen them fed he got ready fur
his journey.
It did not look very promising
outside. The snow was a foot deep.
though it had stopped falling, and
ho resolved to Mart.
'Now mind yo' don't set the house
afire,' he said, as he put ou his buck
skin mittens and buttoned his one
coat up tight to his chili. 'Don't
let th?,lirc go out, uuthcr, or you'll
freeze'
I'll tend to it,' said Lily.
Philip said: 'Good-bye. I'll hurry
fast as ever I kin,' and went out and
shut the door, leaving them alone
But not sad. Far from it ; they
were as merry over their rude
Christmas presents as though they
had aj-oom full of toys.
And how do you suppose the
night hud passed iu the home of Lily
aud Bertie? Not so quietly a3 in
the shanty in the woods. When
their absence was discovered there
was great excitement, deepening as
the village was searched and no
trace of them dL-eovered, turning to
horror as the storm came up and
the hours went by and no childrou
to be found, and' settling into de
spair when the various parlies who
were out hunting returned with no
trace. There was excitement all
through the village; but in tj;cir
home it was agony. The father
spent the night in scouring the
country, tho mother in going from
one fainting fit to another, till the
doctor despaired of her life.
It was a welcome sound when old
Phillip's voice rang out at tho door.
'Done loss anv chillen hver?'
Mr. Deauc, who had just returned,
rushed out.
Yes. Do you bring any news ?'
Well, 'spects I does. Two chilldn
done spent thcliightin my cabin.'
'Come in,' cried tho father, hastily
drawing him in. 'Where aro they
now? How did you find them?
Where is your house? Bless you,
I'll never forget this! ho poured out
111 a stream.
'One at a time, Massasaid old
Philip, going up to tho stove iu tho
hall and spreading out his black
hands to the pleasant warmth. My
shanty is over iu the woods n piece
nigh unto two miles from here; I
reckon. An' them two chillen aot
out, nigh's I kin make out, about
sundown, to find S'Uita Claud. They
see my light, an' come to my do'
'bout eight o'clock, I reckon, nigh
about froze an starved ; the boy
cryin", but the little gal bravo an'
peart to the lat.
By the time the story was finished
all the household had gathered
around and the father had Philip's
rough hands in both of bin.
'Bless voti, my man, 111 pay vou
fortius.'"
No, you won't," said Philip. 'I
don't wan't no pay. But I hem young
ones is alone iu the shanty, an' they
mowat set afire, though I charged
tho little gal to look out.'
'Is thero road? Can I get there
with a sleigh?' asked Mr. Dcanc.
You kin go purty nigh,' said
Philip.
Well, you get warm and have
some breakfu.it. Cook,' turning to
her, 'give him the best you can in five
minutes, while I sec about the hor
ses. You, Barbara, get cloaks and
things.
Seated by the kitchen table, Philip
disposed of a cup or two of hot
cofluc anil some meat and bread inn
few minutes, and when the sleigh
came up to the door he came out.
'Have you 110 overcoat for this
weather?' linked Mr. Deane, as lie!
put ou his own iu the hall.
'No, sir,' hiiiil Philip. The wood-
sawin' business iMi't over 'n aboveJ
good since so many burns coal. II
hasn'rhnd an overcoat for many a
year.'
Mr. Dcanc turned to the rack
where he bud tnken his. Mlere'n
one for you,' he said, handing him u1
heavy overcoat.
Philip was overcome. Something
choked him so that he couldn't
-peak ; but he pccdily got into it
and followed Mr. Deane out to the
sleigh. He was nlready In, and he
bade Philip get in by him, and they
started oil.
Of four-e, it did not take vcrj
long to reach the point nearest the
.dm niy, though the road was not
broken and it was rather hard pull
ing for the stout pair of horses.
When flic father opened the door
he found Bertie prancing around 6n
his horse and Lily perfectly happy
studying out her birds' eggs.
'Oh ! Papa,' she exclaimed, wher
she saw him, 'Santa Claus came hen
and left us such beautiful things!"
'Sec my horse!' shouted Bertie
Saiiln CIhus briuged him !'
Mr. Dcann looked around tin
room and understood the poverty o
its owner, and a happy idea occur
red to him.
'Philip,' he said, 'in the chambet
of my barn is a comfortable room
built for a man, but my man don'
occupy it. I'm going lo have yot
move down there this very day am
live in it. There's furniture euotigl
about the Iiou-.c to make it comfort
able, and I can find work enough fo
you to do all the jear round. Wi
burn lots of wood and have a gardet
in the summer; and, in fact I t.ik
you into my employment from thi
hour, at the be-t wages going, tolas
your lite. You needn't say anything,
a Philip -I niggled to speak. I 1-.11
never repay you lor wnui vou navs
done for me; but I'll do what I can
Now, if you'll help me carry the-
liltle ones over to the sleigh, yoi
shall have a learn to come for you
things.'
Well, the children were fon ii I
their mother' arm-; and Mr. Dcaut
with the help of the whole houst
hold, fpent the morning iu furnish
iug up old Philip's room.
A very cozy place it wa- when a".
was ready. A carpet; a new littl
cooking-stove; a nice bed, made iv
.with while .-huets and things;
table, a chair or two, including on
rocking chair; a cupboard, contain
iug dishes, tin, and iron ware ctt
ough lo set up a family ; j.irs ot suga
and tea and coffee and meal ; and, i
fact, everything the combined house
!iold could think of to add to the oh
mnu' comfort not forgetting
gooilly array ol hall-worn ir'irment
from the family store-room.
And Philip! Weil, he stood am
looked at it in silence, taking it U
item by item, till he reiched a pif
tore which Lily had in-i-ted ol
giving, hanging It up with her owi
hands, and then he just turned hi
face to the wall ami covered it u
with his hands.
And they all stole away and Iff
him alone.