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'thee (Irn( 0.•11 lel'. ll
oiir vilLlge•in the ear
their Christmas w'IWoI
(I do 1 sliereK.wnrt.
day, lilt in a Illllllllt
days might 1a• thou
primitive. '1'b, y kept
feat ire Nilson of Y
gtellesally 1aa4141 front
to the New Year. in
island of visite from
another. 141111 the •
although vl•ry 1 'ted
dation, were fount' A
ndutat of lou• visitors
weeds. to the foil
f lirtatnmscheer thole
supplied with venison
whet► the Korn lir
ante• supplied. laexidl
g(.11(ne. he p1111111 (If le
the photo plodding. an
were few they .rnj.4))
hospitality iso Koch
hearted )antler Out
Christmas was ale -4o
..►twat when it was it -
'rade 14 enjoy hiussell
tr the winds.
'Tony. I' I1lmxe re TH
There 11144 1111 atlell•.
slyke it 1111•.. ill Ihost
h..dy i .i.. til all (sins
Maly else and con
4tulliedl than appesa
K111t of (•,xll'.e, IrtlitesI
N1ttr111111 br(n(1. ant
giamsed esiwIIitle Mar
rolls• were ....nobler
fashion, .11141 ill 1111•
dress a fox -skin sapid
material for the S
miller dandy of fifty
Ax the village lova
fact that the tlr11 MIT
were established tier(
stole, blarklt*itll sow
lwratlr, 'et to sp 1'4k.
district, and in the .
Isotone .4 pnnre of '1
It was et lykei
low," from 11. idiot'
the trout e*i , k that
the Maitliustl river.
the festive seas) tl
for the 1(11tiers was 4
ing village. staid her
hoist the Ir 111 _
who kept the tiled•li
the name of the viii
THE 411 siotat4
From recoils haw
be was n typical h
one of the Iwr
(irritating who set t1•
that time. 111111 111 es
1.sin lambs and u•iv
tilib•r granted by'
p:lny he Was to erne
mill, using the watt
the power n'e(uired
He is a woken of tie a
o! a joke :int' Aiwa'
neighbor a good tut
was over Nix fee
M1ilt : he was a pA
w.1s skilled iu the sr
which in those d*
capital a lean could
repor1444 tt have baa
and at his liot41 the
Iw had at any time.
shirred a very inllen
(jays wise that the v
whiskey were alarm
which no doubt lute
ity of the village anti
the reason why hi
frequently called of
wart of his policy it
his frieuda go away
THIS ('H11114TMA
% 'e are writing n.
of the early days Re
tfie*iltr
Invite t e Ira,l••r to
b • present at the b
one of the i111
festivities of the
with.. evervt11ii'g
(livered w itlr mint.
was frozen ewer Ila
in thenar eln)'sl.' and
from their ‘1111111 e
blazed lines that
made. 'Ilse howl t
hear) in Its woods
MK 4*11(1 41401' 111141
wet? plentiful:
which wag 'milt of
addition for the ••1.
'wires' for the Ihvmai
a few cedar INniglls
_ Breolowe w as (4 111
nu*ple logs t hat set
and ronlfln•t all oyr
few talkies dips w
the ' room. but pr
"her. tor that wars
traction, and the N'
buttlee ileiteilet1 Out
toady for what r
jldly
K...i loll e.
str we refer it c4
WOO ea11'ie:I on in is
number of Fnertcl
Quebec w( re env;
loge pnepltrabiey
spring. 'I'h.W Ir
hoe4• ry their hem
neighbors wli.p4( (1(
today terry he
Laceys. Crew..
Mickeljohns, (sled
stone+, and others
the river ratio. :t R
well known in tet
of }lively MLelter
M cystic„.
hors, Foils and et!
were instills/4.1 111
principally 1 rials t
wrestling and IH
which the man 4141
1•am1 off the vitt
the game of M114
davit' by the Is
.4 el 1br.wi 0g'''
n hoe
floor : 1b.
1114 'idols" wen
eolith Io the "n
•xlw•nse**{�fOw 1111
green) I.,'ilting re
,Innen ion. 1.4* titl 4l
the winners h I t
at the expN•rlP1 Q
Thr Fleur► •11,
and pi(•(Ilr'is Ile• A
the is -elusion Fly !1
French songs. 111►
Tittle noisy. they
gewxl fellow
t•H l.Ye
A favorite *m
men wise (h4 folk
ilw noshing eheaMm
the tune corra'
Won't go !bane
which i4 known I
no matter whet'.
Mwlbtni 1i en 14•►••.'r• (1... •.. .
Malhrn Wen ve-t-411 wirers. !
Malls i wen va-t-en guerre. 1'on n'Nsit
(Rand II viInlr•e.
An.lt•her fevutit.' ass this oleo drink-
ing sing, which when .ung by those
body lumbermen 141111401 lifted the
411(1(etw off the nod ; fore it 1(111(41 1.• r,.
nssslillenetl Unit iu all French wnlgw .4
1
•
C' f2raltma
f2um6er', December., i9o3.
Su, re • lour • l q..1, 4144', ('4,,';.41a,l..1i,11.
1.. sly oat y. • (f +."y toga; u :
/s fhr. Christ -Add buffo 1 - thus he come to
olid.
Mrs If (4(4•414 "yoIld•trill Io aero.?
01p tillaittont of Or
the slunuler 4(f lies: I w(M•u111:i 4.1 a
half doaeu geuia1441141 congenial spirits
(4nmpe11 in a leaf' -grove nn the Lake
Huhu shore. In the party was au
..111 sort of g.'unls named Barclay,
a1li,ut w•holit Wolof know' .much situ
that 110 WAS M riei11` star in neaslait'r
,•irclet in the rity from which 1104 all
hailed.' We hadn't askew1 I to join
,nor party, but he caste rather myster-
sou(4ly 0110 night sed nted.. 1 ' •If *a.
agreeable Altai w'.• IN•rslnNle•.l Milts to
• the rest of his Vacation •Wi111 us. %%u:sero
-.oily later fur but 1 ion anticipating.
A (nay'. lotus eaters' life •we lest
of it in camp these warm August
days. atretch.tl out in the shade'
.4 the trees wit11 seientilic ((1.4..
utllro •.4. oho yellow covered variety
*41111 the brds for eonglany, to sly .
nothing .1 pipes and toba1.o cuough
to f gate the caterpillars on the
went) talks, while at night olir rearing
('x114(1 lire kept the Ile•w'1, and 'the
1,tura at e(Inal distun o Gtitil . out
blankets woae•1 us to slumber. •
-til, were a11, Pae Barclay, matter .
of fart young fellows, with no thongflt
for the morrow wive a dim idea the
we'd hove to get batik to buena• .<
• time, wad 1141 ml.rli roman, •' i(1
4bliteruts. ' But Barclay w,,. differ-
ent. 'Tlomgh his sue•,-,•,• in his
ehos•n calling Brad h, l'4, Both. less
than pi *141, it had always Urso 11 THE
etrnrk m. that L s energy was mai.
tidal. I sized 1�: " up ua`wdreaner'hy niter., el it
LII �IYe.e 1(1a11 by 11,9 (•as114. is Id I
Caine 1., tlio concluetolI(•
luric 1111
ti
camp that 111)' diagnosis 11'41 Pro r-
rect. ' All da), long he w1ro141 I
'by himself if* Yam. shady l.I..t.
eyes- glls.iug Lake 14 ,r,l and only
etirriing w lien til. il',t sun Mjlifti.l
and roa.t•"1 hila rill.
This flay 011 which the...vent
happened,' of which, this at..n'
tela, he had 141.1. ul.*Isilelly
taciturn, *lending the day alone
with a b..k which 1 11otiled he
ass not reading. 1 went over
to him 4114(4 lir (w'il'e thinking
lu• wean worrying over Pnl,etlring
pine hoping to cheer i • up. toot"
though lie slid not repel tee w111,
Iiia favorite. wistisi11, his'sar•ostir
tongue. I saw that he preferred
fly P.m t0 my couilnuly, and Po
rejoined my camp motes.
At nij ht hu b•laac,.l in the
enn101N111 meuu.r. While the neat
UP" 111111. 1 ar'•aliil the roaring camp fire, t.Iltug
cracks • joker., atld smoking like a ' teal
tuna.r•il; 1(11(114 'at off by hul,s•If 41 the bluff
and, Seating !Mose there. remained for hour.
nl•ni.ule(4a'`yud ('11.11*. .mol eleven eicl.N•k we all
turned in. 1, shouted to ' n' and he joint.) the
party, throwing, himself down 1 his blanket neer
1111. with a ahort'••1:...l-uight,.11 "aid was yam.
like 1h,• rest of lie, apparently Pam.
I mast have elep , teiseml hour* ht 1 aw'okr
With a 4(1(44 load 'wart ')Milt upright end ity1krt.
Th. little Pimp bu(N•nt ilmig from tittent 1••
.h. 1.11118 a dill, light over the despite; fo
e..nfluni'n(s. but 1 was outwitted to bi4ico 11
.'14/4 a blanket was 1111NY.11(41(141. •
N..t thmka, 1 the yiattcr ..f enough inga
just.fy me tt amusing •►sly conllwni.)a, I dip
demon 011 111111 wind tlltsidee.
• 'filen w,.. /to Moon. but the sky was tide,(
•Tear, and 1 soon caught might - if the outline .,f Bap. -
clay , Moire leaning aj;uin1t of. the trees of the•
hlnffa hundred yard! lir so away. \
TI.. wind had risen Pince nightfall. *wl 1 colt4.
hear the billows thundering ontLebwcIi, though ili}
h.1uff 11i4 them from 111y eight. it 111111 not ti
rat
••f the breektint however, that attracted un' atten-
tion Po p111411 SP the 14141111 lit 1tlrehny''a voice. Who
could hu he talking to at that hour of tiler night, in
that lonely Spot1'
Qliickir 1 made my way towanl 11:111 111111 at hast
• 44041 by his aide. A weird fiuure he Laikidl in the
dint I1Lht. Me Arita wet thr.ngh and his hair clung
aimed his fitreheae in a (1141411. nine..
Evidently he had been down by the breakers.
It whoa not lits wet appearaure, however, at
11)11..(1 my interest PI much me the jit'euliir eine
in his eyes' and the .Hill excitement in his 11 tier;
„ 11, 11.,, lila," hs maid as 1 ('x11111 up, " roe been
for a walk down there .with Mollie. I Heti to get
her tie c lack with no to the 4 Ip, for Phea
dt`y.ping wet, but. she wouldn't ewt1 , she wouldn't
pmts."
.••When. laid..., old fellow%' queried. for I had
Aim w'k1 -.,Ili,, *t1•e1 au. did ►lot exalthy Pee
16344 any female fri 1 of his 1von111 have -in
p mei down t t Ion.P,ule beach at that
hour d the night.
' The're Phu tis," staid Barclay
ieitedly, .tending there by that
big Pantie. IDon't .y(nl See her I'
1•ofwe here, Millie." h. railed en-
treatingly. " ('oule here." at 1,4,11 -
Mg his antis Omani the shore line.
• 1
�1 I
aura
•
"fleiad14.oa is pwtiay" She .AiWrra 1111
shoat, •
"Moog. wp pM.ar 1lfeirki4lys f, Bombe's whouf.•'
Little + ones, mossy, rel for thorn,
Trill of a t'Arirtraeaa when Jesus lean bore,
A Vulr-Tier Bonnet. •
Host gpaci ' princess 111141 t shy, I Wien
.4' 1 h age pay, haste at your hood command.
Though young In years Plat turning three how grand
A world of wisdom lies hl•ueath the sheen •
Of your grey 4.14x; )hat che.riah yet a Wylie,
• i 1."'ke,l mid looked for Mollie ii* vain. Long, At taboos,. half shallow of that ulywtii• land
1 gry-I.okiug breakers i•aluu malting in to the .Froud whence wo short ago you e•aluee• God's hand
IN'4(h in serried ratka, backed by whole reg' *it. 1 trails in those pink cheeks, (► Prins, r Je1111.
slid 111111isr more, but no 31ucould, luld, 1 see, - Sweet 11111 4100114.0 e, were all• Onto. tears y. idled
e
•'1 don't mute her;" 1 said tukiug to my c•tmllau- Tunnel into I.•rrlr of purest brillimny,
"She s gone. 1 guess. Let's\to back to coup," They were less pure than your baby soul I •
o , w e years re
,141 1 r pray that when to a• Mae
m alslay n uu his we . sh k tt • Anil I t 4
and I hid l halal t sl s.• H 1;
1 Y
udf impatiently. • ' And you are old, that %ti11 your soul may be
•• She's not gone," kw 'mutten•d. "Can't I se As eputlurs MI the 'wade that wave1 its roll.
her ''Chather 'Mantling log b.atd.f that big stone. M
Shea all in white. ICs Mor bridal dress, I Kai+aa," he 1�(11It0.- aA w�
added, "but 1 wish shit luldn't wear it: It 1.a.k, •
PO 4411(1, tis.," 01111 110
w. cold, SO 0.141, 1111 1l(
�rhiye•1491.
It it i.dil ' Ntd, •• lw;t's go
buck to 11111 ' 6►t', Then ul 'Jdea
stn*i•k owe. •• You lack, Harry,"
I raid. "and 1'11 bring . oldie.."
No. voa 41011'1," wit, the crl1701
Mall, turning (411 ane with! lie (14.11•.. j
light of madness to Ilia eye 4• No
•you dnn'r.--S. one atolu he from
me before, blrt'lioleapy shall ag
"Ali right, old fellow." 1 .I
neiassuringly, you can oast isle.
thought )til watt' cold." •
•• fold, ' he unuttered. •• Cold. ye.,
i'In cold, and Mollie a colli and the
wli., a are ('►lel. and thele
was r touch of iuli114l11 owe in his
roto. •• What are.you dune mg there
for% Coo.,. here." Aad. again he
be.•k.med. Mit still naught could i
1111 rare the 111041111111g w114'08. s'lie'r
broke in foam along the shone lisle,
MISTC;LToE_. 141.11 over the 14.ulder at which' the
1,401,4,• ala(,I 14.45 gaall1g.
yl
was at a loss what to do, 1 dared not roll my
•loe•INng camp mates, for I wow that Barclay was
t1,.r,utghl• 4ouvinced his Mollie wits 1a•for.'. him* and
1 did 1114 know what he might ill if 1 left him.
•• My deliberations were broken in upsell My
Bare•lay.-
• 1(.on't yelp hear her calling'" he queried.
I Iiatene,i \Abo e us a H•. k of 6ittiw*ile• gulls
,' cled.1seatingirith tirelees wings against the Kale at11
..• arioually uttering their plaintive cries. wilt their
wen 1 hotel, the'n•aring of the surf and the sighing
of t1 • .wind its the tree bps were the only. (4.luula
that n •t' my ear. - t
. Eve time 11110 of the Paring birds uttered it.
platutire
toter Replay would bitten .eagerly.•
•• Yes, tis Mollie," he rep erted. z;he''s esti--
inR me. T . jail... the vixen,' he Iter.td fi4.14.1y, •
•' She's at he old trickly, tantalixl414 Ione, teasing mr,
defying me, n 1114 n1e mall with,her beauty, but
.he t come. Here, Mullis'" and he stoned on a
mlui rave for the hon, line. '\
An instant he used when the array of the first
breakers (lashed ov r hind, but only for an ivatant.
!ltouuting (11e stone t i have (4x111 manes' (to the
shore, he turned and 'touted, " 1'11 catch her yet,
.dim, nee if I don't."
and before 1 could 4.,"
e,.% -,r 11144-14.11 Nuthe a•Ilt
1y 'to 11111 down the
bluff std slake an
eff .rt tseize him In.
had dashed int..
the .curling breakers
at*.1 joie. to his di aim,
while overhead the
1111N•king' mutes td -the
Iliittiwakes lured him*
Om A 11111111011 or twin
lapse•d beton. he (he-
ap •a r.(1 l,ci natll a
huK.lnlj11w. al)' Leat
glinglst 0 ion (41411*'
4141 hint waliin nit, his
•artnaoutatrctc�t�( lid
the words, " I TI'cute
you yet, Mollie," ou
lips.
-H.irrvirg Mack I alarm.. v 1nnlp Mates, ::1141,•
(ego *II,' w„ • iwtr..Ile(' the PL' Iv ill morning. but
r1l� i(1n t find the •11(141)• .4'1.11r umbo n.ute'friend.
„le careen► 0(4111 me the Ph•9e there rin. des p and
sw i The holly sea never recovered end *cit 40
hate, he fiabes of -the swift flowing
lu w•as Mol:,. % 1
In rent l ' g h4 one- a swr(•h of 11,relny'1 plpwrs
reel the InyPter)'. Hot had a:waya iiis•d among
n as a Ma4helur, but ).is papers *hewed that he bid
'teen a in newepup4•4. .initis in an
Annerieau city and, a married morn. Mollie wan hie
wife, 11b(1 a two co ►1111 entitle; with Hering Maid -
lines, clipped from a Western paper aeve•ral mouths
to1.1 the whole story of a Misty man and a
beautiful neglnct•d w•ife,.if ai elopement soil a futile
'march by is heart -broken h hate. The net of the,
',tory is too simple to call f. etplatlut ion. iir,aNl-
ing over the lona ..f his wife. *I tot he loved devoted-
ly. Barcla • hadK one sud•le'ilY naan., sod haat his
life iq pursuit of
the Heetitig.phan-
tome who nightly
rico the
tam totsped hjl-
lea's of . P
1.iike ' ,►
Huron..
Grocery
2epartment
We always carry a selected
stock of the Finest Foreign
;old I1(muestic Fruits. Our
reputation for having the best
slakes it safe to leave your
orders with us.
LAT& •AitietvAL&
Walnuts -Florida,
Almonds California and
Pecans \lexicau
Peanuts Oranges
Hickory Nuts Malaga -,Grapes
'Wiens Figs. and Dates
Candied Peel .
Chrlstm
Confectloh1ry
Will havet'a large stock fresh
for Christman,week,
Cihilja
Departmegt
\\;r are showing a larg
of nice thing' ('nm.
see thin. Prices ,are rig
and the goods are lovely:'
a
PLAYMATES
aught; 'rst.
When "fork" Ada 1 first canoe to the Pot _hy
hill never Been the Llsiile 44 a printing office and lie
the words of elle of the . n,lla.elt.t11, he was t•
green as they make them."(though the hue edge
of his verdancy wore off in the •ours, of r.tut'nth or
go, even .after he had been there fu11 six months,
he was still sport for the whole ata
But at last there water a day w •11 "fork" got
even. ' Otte day he man•hed in and an minced that
he had had an offer to. go to the Allen 1.• Public
Opinion and that he was going at the e 1 of the
week. Heads nlstrntIrwent together to p1 a fit-
ting send 141 for him. It was derided that it P .uld
take the torte of a presentation, and on Naturde at
neon when all were gathered round, Joe, the line
man 0111110 to the front with an whit -yea:
Ckas. te. JYctirq
We pay the hest
price for gilt
you if mak
it bring it along.
"-in losing you," it read; we feel that we are
severing a connection. which. from both a busi-
ness and a social standpoint, has alwa)) s prove n
most pleasant. While we cannot but 'believe it
must be to, your own personal advantage, we
trust you will bear in mind that in your new field
of endeavor, you carry with you the best wi.h.••
of all the friends you have Made during your
sojourn among -us. As a slight token of the re.
gard and ',term in
which we hold )(At.
we ask too to ac-
cept the 'accom-
panying small roll
'
of bills and we hope
that when you ar-
rive in Allendale
and proceed to
paint the pathway
of riotous lining
with the same, you '.
Will bear in mend
thefriends you have.
len behind in the
Post office."
Give
Somethi
Useful
And at would 3e
useful or cceptable /r
a pair of hi ' h -class
olhy Dodd s
mother, sister
2
Dor-
Your
some
THE L
Ft SAVER
It was part of the
goon. that -"fork'
aho'IId bot open the
roll until be was odd)
011 his journey 111(1 pre-
panit1''11 were 11.4or1-
'ugly 11111,10 to take hien
to tow and keep hila busy until train tin e. But
h1,(mel1e�1tooahp awayandpieions (,J9.Ilp
med tin ei alight
pretext.
w'a with little surprise that he foo 1 it contained
not ' ng morethan a wall of wrapping pml.cr.
e that afteneam, jnat before he left the tow..
`itl
he calf into the 043 1( a small square parcel
• hi arm. When he spoke, there was mamma a
subhis 11X0.
he to the primmer', '•the, felk,we
have buena`,,s good to me to -day and I feel that I
ought to do slnwthing for thein in r'tnrn. I want
you to take this Fox of cigars and after 1 tm stone,
hand them 80411141 to the crowed. It's but very mm•h
but it will sort of let the're know that I sppreN•iate
the spirit in which they have -remembered nor."
T/osatoniehed for utterane1r.the presamun took
the box without a world. The .tatter was tloias(1
through the (Hil'e, and the boys ■11 felt dlift le aeham-
eel of thems'lvea. Thee time to act was 'limited but
the result was another presentation at the train and
•' fork" found himself the easter of an ?tory-handled,
silver -mounted umbrella.- At six o'clock, •Joe 'tre-
pans' to hand mit the cigars. Everyone in the 4Aicw
• gathered annwnd.
other person's sister would
appreciate a gift of this
kind. 1 -lave you seen our
house slippers ? We have.
an exceedingly fine display
for Ladies and Gentlemen.
Call and we will help you
decide what present you
should give.
' S iI(1,byg(Neh:"hecrier l.
The box was ijpeeked
with shavings and meet'
on top r.a(1: "Would
thirty rents hay the
hunch:'" .H. M..1.
Wm. Sharman
Sole agent Slater
Shoe for men.
Sole agent 'Dorothy ,
Dodd for women.
r
Mer ,.•'•..ew,asr.,. w.ry1..• ,.r ..�.....
themselves. home* in the new land of
(Mit 1•41•44iein, anti having ee(•om-
,lish..l that nhje•41 they • en moo
'h tdily act •pt ter 1414:tied cirrumdun-
1•es when 11,.y sok lN,(•k /std think of
th.• free kind of life that llwy led in
cleating 11p their boraia, when 110 Iran
wise Ion ler 1111411 his Ilei$hhol.. and
•
rlsitln/m 10 I ma torn oleo oen ess ,uw
stage pistol Is overdone. By tar the
larger portion of the audience rover
*heir ears, bend down their beads,
el' contort their fetters.. In painful
suspense. directly • pistol makes Ita
appearance nn (h. •t•se 01' 1■
ring They an not like It, sad so far
MI w• ran Judge trots tis adtatstl
�..- -UO TO- - .. --
PARSONS' FAIR
•- �. 4 F h' ' ', a ev:t'.
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•
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W. 0.000DE,
BEDFORD
aLOOK
Call and seta our lines anyway -It's a pieasnra to elbow nice Ifondos
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