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An After Dinner Talk
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By—Little Tommu Jones
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NE Christmas time when old Mother Hubbard–
She" of the far famed empty cuplxiard— ,
Sat by her evening fire alone,
Wishing she had for her dog a bone, '41111Mi
There came'a knocking upon the door,
as–ohs-hastened across the
It flew wide open, to her surprise,
And, uh, the ‘ision that met her
eyes!
It nearly took away her breath
And fri htened her almost half to death.
taw
w 'tan
the el
riage,
moot
show,
cotnii
Stove:
Tepid
each,
hard
All 1
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shell.
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social
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glitte
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There were people here; thaze were people there;
--There were reople yonder and everywhere. to
All were screaming, "Dear Mrs. Hubbard.
We've brought you something to fill your
cupboard!"
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'Twas merry Christmaa till des now, an' I was teethe dandy.
r But I don't feel so merry isw. Say, what did ail dat candy f
SCHWALMER BOYS AND GIRLSflow Susie ,Won
Their Quaint Costumes and Their Odd \ Her •Xmas
Christmas Dance.
Over In 'lease -Nassau, a district in
Germany, there is a section of the
Hessian people Oho present an inter-
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their quaint Christmas customs.
These people live in- the valley of
the river Schwalm. The
boys wear a peculiar round hat oor eap
without brim or Oiler. It resembles in
shape a small cheese box. They wear
a sort of coat with skirt reedit' 4 be -
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First came lovely Cinderella,
tor,
With her prince, a handsome fellow; itt
Mother Goose and Simple Simon; arigh„,
In their wake the Penny Pieman;
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Bluebeard, savage and defiant;
.4,/ Jack, who often killed a giant;
Puss in Boots, so trim and nice,
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" att Followed by the three blind mice;
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Little Flatus
And the
Turkey
Then the little naughty kittens, !1.
%imam
All in pretty scarlet mittens;
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Sweet Bopeep and Little Boy Blue,
Red Riding Hood and the bad „tin
„- wolf, too;
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Jack, whose bean stalk ran so high.
"Pof,11.'
And the old woman who swept the Afftt
sky; -r
Jack Horner, with his face aglow;
The frog who did a -wooing go; oted
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XMAS BIRDS, AND BEASTS.
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Picturesque Method of Celebrating
Yuletide by the Poles.
The legend that the birds and beasts
cattle to worship the lutant Jestts,bas
brought about a peculiar Ind 'Actor-
esitue method of celebrating Christina•
among tLe FoTes ar other kindred,
potpies of eastern Iturope.
llere men mask In the guise of
storks, bears and other animals or
birds and go about from Louse. to
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Uncle Henry—Well, well! How little
Susi* is improving in her piano play g
ing! I must give her a real nice
Christmas preeent for working sti
hard!
A DOG'S CHRISTMAS GIFT.
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How a Friend Remembered Roy, the
Collie. .
Last Christmas a neatly ribboned
" box arrived by express in a New Eng-
• land town addressed to Roy, a collie.
A line large bone, with plenty of good
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red meat still adhering, was found
Tbiy rut. Ile bone where 11
would do Idol the most good after one
friendslind removed the pariftin
paper and holly berry garnishment
1%11101 Ilie donor had sent along. The
bone was n Chrietruas girt
girl in 1 h.. sir, Arlo, w is, had spent t he
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SCHWALKIII DOT AND Gila..
law the knees, something on the order
of the highlander's kilt, and writhe
sorts with Week bows.
The Setiwalmei girls also wear white
lifst-LISFS with the black bows. .Thelr
Pkirto, reach scarcely below the kneels: i
It is the fashion to wear several stiff
skirts, which stand out from the per.
aon nitwit In the manner of the hoop
skirts of our own grandmothers; (no
their heads the girls wear a fanny
little pill box sort of bit. to whieb tin
- attached broad bands tied under the-
chin, cooinpletely concealing the ears.
The boys and girls have an outdoor
dance at Christmas when the weather
favors. Each village has a favorite slaw-- -
ing ground Wliere the young people gath-
er for the fun. \ The boys stand In a send-,
circle, while the girls Hoe up to await
tbeir—partners, Iftweerbsely—malatelint—
a iligniffed silence. Finally one boy
• steps forward to the Malden of bin
cholov, lifthis arni \and bows pro
fowoolly. kerb of the ltd 41 In lik tori)
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then goes through the set e , i•reiiii,o)
•--Weiterredttg Ida partner, Wite-for
the day. Then begins the dare,
wlku is vigorous and hearty.
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Dame Trot and all the endless crew
That lived together m a shoe,
And many another known to fame
Had I but room to give his name.
This much to tell you will
They each and all brought something nice
To fill the cupboard o'er and o'er.
In fact, their gifts bestrewed the floor.
On every chair and table stood
Sone article of daily food. ..„..taftfit
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Tir prtebtferfpi. pluno!d pnr
Are. nice za Itcyc-et)
Buryistve tat tbe tat,9fon
On the 899d cidCbre.1633 tree I
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mnier In Roy's town and had be otgoLo
to e very fund of the dug. Iloy's next MI
frill Ablated and sent the following a
Wear. n to the little girl: ta
• Many anks for the bone. You are the
only one.\;.\1:o remembered me today.
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klany pe returns. nor. f"
A Christmas Ron.
Hero Is n new sort of three legged
recto which (lotion not require all the
trouble of tying your racers together
and is very innch better than the old
way. In fact, giris May go In this
kind as well as buys, With no fear of
hurting themselves, and 4wo nimble
Who stand n very good cbae of beat-
ing two boy,' too.
All you have to du Is to p the
raised left foot of • companion; who
hops along In front of you. It Is really
a rare of hops, and the beat hopper
will mutely win a enrixtraaa gilt as
print, for it Is no trick at all for the
one behind to ran as fast as the trout
oae ran bop.
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CHRISTMAS PIES.
A Novel Sport Fer • Children's Party
In Holiday Time.
have a large pan covered with tattler
tissue paper to look like pie cruet. In
side the plo have these letters, to
which are attached ribbons, the °Met
end of which come through the pit \
cruet. The letters, neatly cut oat are:
Slx a's, two m's, three e'e, four
three y's. on c, two two s's, one
t, two n'a, o�e d, two p's, one w and
one 1.
The children slt around tbe ple, each
bolding one thread. They sing.
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Sing a 110fIg of C111-1714111/1.3.
A pro crust full of fun.
*"ihr Find the wish son wish you
When the game le done.
Then they pull the letters out and
pin them on their breasts. Then toe•
Each nook and corner held a dish
Of either fowl or flesh or fish
Till Mother Hubbard scarce could find
A resting place for foot or mind,
While doggie walked on his -hind kr
For fear of breaking pies-orTeggn
And, as for all the company,
They had to stand outside. you
If Yet, as they had to leave quite soon
- ' To see the cow iumil o'er the moon,
It did not matter in the least.
LW TIM OCL/AM OF STORRS, BEARS ARV
OTHIR ANIMALS.
house sioiting. carols. To carry out
the idea these wild birds and savage
beasts are led about by keepers.
After the traditional carols are sung
the Inmates of the house thus hon-
ored reward the singers by gifts of
satuoures and other dainties.
The proemsion then moveto another
oust where the _performance la re-
, nesfrel.
A Christmas Eve Sentence.
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But what about the sumptuous feast
Inside the cottage? Must 1 tell
The fearful ending that befell
The hungry dog who ate and ate
And brought out the, cruel fate
It is my duty - to relate?
For he, who lived upon a bone.
Died when vith plenty left alone,
And ere the
1 le stiffened
So Mother
mile IIDIEVIICIE
„
. morning stars
MIN CHRISTMAS PIM.
gins the fun of puzzling out how the
ehildren abon)d stand In a line too that
the lettere will form a sentence.
When In proper position the letters
will make --
A ItLICRRY CHRISTMAS AND A
HAPPY NEW YEIAR.
TRIERS' were Thee little stockings of
our little sises,
_A RS to eornmon report.
That c uldn't escape being (spite Of
&logy ber
Arrested an called Into court.
sr
tAA,
grew dim .
.out in every limb.
Hubbard hurled him.
• - JThis,moral to the tale 1
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give—
Livef, not to eat, but eat to live
"Now, what have you tart's.'" With
brows that warn knittnti
This etwertion thn maid/drain put.
And each little et. king Quito holdly *a-
mmo&
'"Why. I ran sway with • foot"
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PAID 131C1CAStr air ontnitz.
'1 SUMLY IVIVECOTANCOVAD.
MY AM SMALI
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Than the yerions of the court. shakoes won
dew and rafter,
In eeconto quite (,teal rang.
While ths children in bed aloe shook.
though with tosegtear,
eentsesse week to hang,
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