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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1909-12-16, Page 44 TiiraaoAv'. Dbo M:M11KN 10, atilt sgalgalizavvaftiiiir- 1' was the night before Christina. I mud stormy. "Squash. squasb!" went tine wheels of the carriage to the be..-ew-e . -whistled the wind: And It blew Peter's hat out InTo Tb middle .1 the nod. "Whoa:" -yelled Peter and climbed down from his high seat. The princess poked ber bead out of the window. "What's the mktter?" abe Asked. -Sly halt Mew off." Peter told her. e' and. the wheel Is stuck In the mud, miss?'. -Ob. Peter. Peterr"the princess chided: "You must get that wheel out Of the fund at once." -Willett Is easier said than dine," Teter grumbled. -it's that dark 1 enu't see wy [laud be'fore,me." -There's re's a' light back there among the trees." the peilu•ees Informed him. "P.i hoe._ Jou _could get some one to ":'ll g•,.nnd see. mhW, If you alu't Rfta d t e stay along" said Peter, after THE SIGNAL : GODERICH• ONTARIO THAT BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS BY Ja.igt be the nicest Christmas( That 1 have had anew 1 was a wee bit ..f a girl '... So liter wend au ay. and the prin- '•rw.:, v. 110 her eyes shining like slurs, dance.[ bail( Into the r..um and said. ••I eh, ler'a piny mariners!" Jessie and Jenny had never heard of .u. h n :mete. 1.11 the princess told them that otic was 11 ahlp un the high .eata and that they were to tell from her -caret' -what reentry *be halted from. "•I t•nrry tea." she began. "Where do I hell femur "China." guessed Jenny. "No." ' "Japan." cried Jessie. web her Ilttie face glowing. "No." Then the little girls pondered. "It tnigbt be ludia," ventured Jenny. but the princess shook her head. Then Jessie cried. "It's Ceylon!" Aid that was right. . And after that Jessie brought a cur - go of oranges from Florida and Jenny RRANK II.SWE (Copyright. late. .•ress Aeao- ciatioul ' bits of gold and blue and starlet pa- llet. "We are going to popsome popeorh," ' Amoy explained. "and string It and ban;; At OD the tree." -oh! utuy 1 belpY' the princess asked. "1 haven't popped any corn'alnce 1 was u little girl Jesale elusped ber thio little bands. "I think It would be the loveliest thing in the world." sbe said. "If you would stay " "Peter is Bolas to and some one to help with the carriage. and 1 will stay weft i.o conies back." .\ And Whe& Peter bad game tbe .rin- taos •I!ppeet off tht long red c k•. .l uhilertaenth It she wore a shim ;.eu ..rwu, and around her neck wa ...liar of {earls. .aud uow It you wUl lend :me nn :on." she said. "we will pop the iswoosaionfMlike princess. "but let's go on with the :epee Just fur fun lege fru know it all through, so you mustn't mind my changing It a little: "When out on the lawn there arose such '• a clatter Jsatrlrsprang frota tar sham -to see what was the matter. Away to the window she flew tike a flash. Ton open the shutters and threw up the sash. When what to her wondering eyes should appear But au:datere sleigh and eight tiny reindeer! "Oh uo; I forgot! 1 metin- niftier •chat to her wondering eyes should - a.. car But a . rrtags stuck In the mud right n�.t I. .. And -:• untie old driver. so lively an,. quick You must have thought Peter was dear old 8t tick." The children laughed gleefully. and Jenny said: "We would have thought that. only we aren't going to bang up our stockings this Christman at all. Jessie and I aren't going to get any present& for mother hasn't been well,. and she couldn't get any sewing. But she said we could make our Christmas merry and we were to pretend that we bad been to the big stores in the city and had bought things for the tree and dolls and everything." "That's a lovely ways" saki the prin- e es gently. and abe laid her hand. With Its .tlashing rings. over Jessie's thio ones. "And we are going to pretend." Jts- Me said. "that our chicken is turkey:' I: it Jeiie:e nod Jennie were gazitig her speelde.a. , _ .- _. - T:.. -.. _-_.. .. ' oh, pm i uttalse a fairy princess! Ise httie.IrrtsI t1 i -t 1' eds.:tutlful lady laughed Joyously .'.•:rr eittk ne the princess," she L . "11e - 113. lived' with me ever - u e, 1 was a tittle girl. But really 1 ails lata sin everyeday young woman tnhig.w ette1141 t'bristuras with' :".• fr:esids In the next town." Si, ,!i.1:ti.wvl the subject with a eaiie of her hand. ' Jenny br.tieht a treen gingham :spree. seal Ill, princess tied the apron 1 on: u, ::.iu: a big butterfly how 'of the ` A..� a� •:ria_• .,!u the back': and then alt `'Yst'e\ et ,ter.., 1 over H, trite dempy little store. 1' ..peal. into tiro but hling pot. tlp.,U.' ' SUS Aa6LL. 1..c 1111: .aril. A, rwNO so . -•i id you ever mined anything mei .• gocd?' *fie asked. '•1 am as bun;;ry peter eTort ~,:•['yelling in quieting the la siIr•ur Lbe ` Git,r g!t'ls 'laughed joyously. I :.,❑ dreadllilly afraid," she admit- "Ile brau.s.•up." Jeuoy;aatd. *nue] ee tedt,liitAnitigly. "but .1 suppose you are ,..'ii1, t.. hive It Tor %upl.'r. will!. will Fate to go." a 14 .1 Ile dumpling+. In. It. 1 wa! Now. ie the middle of the pine grove ;t;r:I'J it casu't 11 . t e•uou:h for. you." aaa set selittte.eettlge. I'eter knock. \i,a enough:" the deliphte"1 lady �{.yt, the d•lor: • eseletassed..-- 01 think bean • situp, stud, • ••st'Ini a there?" naked it childish . IN,?r aueloimgserr-tau-die:" .1c.1 tool: , :Ito► a little girl poked her bead sne rush out her ti:lnda eaplessire•Iy'. Out ! f t1..• .yusre wlndoW. i...I!'•.Liht." Jessie remarked faiut- eu•1r o heel. Is etn'ek ler. the mud." t . "414et /.tiry princesses only ate. Prior answens) from the d:irk. "and 1 L .nee :++ lel .t .w ' , Wnut s,. _ct a HMI to help me. C, nl a shotes that I am net a true "Then. Nn't. any num here," Jenny „ ; ri.,` emit the is'nutlful 1«dy, neer 1nf .rtw.I bitn. "There is only me and hotter and dew wooed never aat!.fy et .T.wy fietcf?r TeenZ %TOW, A .0 rrs rack[,, sitivtQDlo WTri.k WOMAN. bruught a cargo of rugs from Persia. and there were cargoes of spices and of coal and of coffee and of fish and of grain aud of lumber. and the prin- cess finished triumphantly- by carrying a cargo of oysters from the Chesa- peake bay. "One more," begged Jessie. "I carry a cargo of castles." said the sparkling princess, "Where do 1 bail from:" The little girls•guessed and guessed, mad at last the princess said: "That w•:asn't a fair one. really• for my castles are" caatlei to Spain." 1'he�l. with Jessie In her arms, she told them of her own castle building. and when she bard finished she said, "And so pair mother shall have all of mr sewing. and that will keep her testa rantttapenes" -- "•Ob, you are going to be warned and eve happy ever after:" sighed Jes- sie rapturously "It's just what a Je+ae, and . nr mother has gone to nureen n'IC neighbor. and she won't • be morning. - c Peter, wrest back to the carriage had repealed to the princes». "1 shell (ret'ze out here." said the .'t,rittresl. "1 WIII go np 40 the ho.iie sup sit by the t:re While you lack for sere nuc' to 'help you with the enr- rn. iy1!mIMetl out ief the carriage. els{ e' W i' b vtur In then lead title phld01.4i 4.'1',41::11 'the we..ds, ' and the wind ,t ,npd at I:rn. Wet end punting, she reale to the little home. .bud ourr more Peter knocked. and ince more dent?} 1•atue 10 the tonin*. then she r11mg the door 'idr ••pen. aud w., tall Was the prl.•ree* that She Itad to .('M,p to e'hter It.\\ tt was a dingy little room, and the're was n dumpy black store in the curter, with a bubbllne iron pot that gave forth u Mot appetizing odor. "'Oh. ob.. how nice and warm it !" rate the .princess as she beW, ,t.nt her hone lo the Ore. In all their lives. the little girl, 11.1,1 never 0. 1, 1.1 such :1 wonderful per Nano, for the princess Wore n long reel �k. and n black velvet hnt, wltb w•neine l :t ere. and her muff ons nnll`,round urd anft. and she had a rue soft fur about h.: h•:,r.t get . r:1 three 11tPubitie bowls Fed s a Item- e11 It.' table :tett. was �,.ted el: Is a ,etaso bet 'pollees cir,t h. There Were to trusty leaf and !.icer sweet Winer. 'Ind hast and beet ,•f -;1 11 I10•1e Wert• the Tenn ain't and, thee bel 1.ten little dnwpling. served ter' g:•�hi•r I:eau [dei mulberry tureen. It. Waw perfectly wonderful to see ht her shtntttg J(owtt tM Omen Lt, gt•ttTl.V. VT7101t,' WAkazu Tilt enlYie aa. - But we won't have to leretend about the miner pie, .Mur }mother has %nude a Int•t•ly 4.114•.'• e ''1 r. kb I could helpyah -eat tbe l•ItieL'eu.",said the princess wistfully, "raid 1 should lila. to meet your moth- er. i know she Is lovely-. And I haven't any no.ther. you know:' "Oh' NSW the little girls, retied eyed with sympathy.. And then tbe princess told) thein that all ber life abe bad lived In a big. lonely bottle aud -•lee• had nlwac. }ranted .for a cozy honer amt for a •Iarr. After supper they popped the corn. end Just UM they tiuishrd ler came Pe- ter. ftnd--atre -t r-hrif>. miss," he nnrouneed. "and It's snowing. I'll Ti to unitlleh the hwlica and go Leek to toter and get something to inti,' y..0 ,Perin" •-fio" the princess demurred as she ,ebw,d in. ilio° middle of the ?.atm with t. heaped up dish of snowy kernels In h"r haul. "No. Peter, l'in going to w ay herr all )sight:' • Peter stared, olid the little girl* cries{, "Ob, will you''" ) And the princess said: "I realty will. And. .Peter. you can 'bring up the ._it ii(TTiilnk and buybig." - — - "Won't your friends expect You, miser Peter inquired, as it awaiting orders - '1 will send r, note by you," Was the ':elm malonate, .Ind as the man went '• in rhe followod him rind shut tete `il ear Lel,Ind'her. "OIt,'I'rter, Peter"' /i:" whispered. confidentially. "1 nm y`,eing to the them ttueh a Christmas!" -The littleg iris, miss?' ' ses. They are isweet and brave: .Ind 1 have the prisettle in my blink Nkat 1 was going tb carry to the other chthlren. itut they will have so much Olt they won't mise them, and 1 shall epetat my Christtpas in a plain little house, but It will he n Joyful house, Peter." . ` '' *es, tD-1tla w -Tri a ljiiid [,Oder• atandtngly, " wi h we bad a big tree," said tete princess regretfully. 0 %'Cil, leave that to me, miss." Pete! ':HM her es.erly. 'Ton jnat ret. thein little thing. to sleep early, and I'll be here with n tree." "Oh, Peter. Peter- Santa (laes!" ea - Maimed the prineees gieefully. "1t wit scarf if the neer:. 'tier heir ' hod the West t 13ri. 'aril 1 r lel I•.enn• n hat »n n o 1 tTt '() 1 m y g t:1 he littl, Nchalr. M•h'e'd ord.. But ph. Ili (lent r 1 ns nv crot heslde J- le'. chair in a squire window. ".and 1 nm wind to be Item." mW the r es we're tah- tn` In the ":'•1:101 of the phablry room. "Ilam) nice and warm and cozy" "jstt't fir' +mid Jettey Itappitv.- • riot we are krttfng ready for tomorrow." On a emelt road table bestir ,tea. u chair wase tine cedar tinah, and �b angers had been batty -''w tend ilia and e 1 ' camel" • Jecele, ft. her elster's ns pale gold. and 'VS 11 11(1 the A'nti's : sweet enol I trap 6, T n right up to lire A l' :Tit acl;l'all 1:'.. s I'oP1'GB Tag cu e. .u• bend of tete table, and little lame std. "Volt Weft` just sent to ns' 'hrJ wins.. Why, It's just like - 'rhe u: ht tn'fnre Christmas, when all th u:t", the Wouae iee.tart. was stirring, not even • were bung,by 1A..WgaaP Nicholas noun wduld be 1'. t.0 int tenets their nods. SNhlle visions of sugar ohms danced In "Oat our stocklni; t weren't hood yet. and we weren't la bed," said Jebny. for1ti "-10Itt10 ",U:d what you should do" said the priuceas, looklug nt the clock, "Is to go to bed. bed. bed. eo that you can wake up early in the morning." She tucked them iu and came back later. tea fascinating pink almuao. with her hair In a thick yellow braid. and ahel kfsed them both. But 1t was little Tame Jc.sle that she kissed Mat. end Then She went away like a glo- rious vision. and the little girls sank Into slumber. - ln the next room the princess open- ed the (I.or cautiously, and there was Peter with snow all over him. ,and his arms were full of holly and tube Heine, and a great tree was propped against the doorpost._. "Quietly. quietly. Peter." warne'eI the princess, and Peter tiptoed In and set the tree up in the curlier, and its top reached to.the ceiling. The terint'ean opened the steamer trunk and heel- out two white '['eddy bears, one with a Oaring blue .bow and the othk with • faripg,pink one. and then she took- out a green and a yellow and p red t nod a blue fairy book and ■ beautiful square basket of candy, tied with holly ribbon. and then front the very bottom of the trunk she drew string after string of shining little aflrer bells. fastened on red and Bale greenlribboni. "I was going to get up"a cotYlon for the ebtldreu at the other house," ttbeeI the princes,, explained to Peter, "but I e hale more." The little bells Went "tinkle, tinkle," as Peter hung them, and Jessie. girls?' sbe panted. "1 saw the light. and 1t la w late." Theo as she Debstd tete gulden haired %Won in pink and the guy tree and Peter In bis trim liv- ery she gasped. "Why, 1 believe It Ls fairlee!" And she sat down very sud- denly ler Jeesle'e chair. "You are the little Mother," said [Lei princeea as she knelt beside her and put her arms around her and told her twit elle carne to be there. and when elle had finished site said simply. "And I hate wanted my Own mother 110 much this Christmas. and the little Vela were an sweet that I knew I should love you." "You ?Nor little thine!" cried the Ilt- tie mother to the tail princess. and the beautiful lady put tier heed down 00 the other's shabby shoulder and wept. because 1n spite of her riches she bad been very• very lonely in her Mg house and after Peter had gone they talk. et untilmidnight of Jessie and Jenny. and then they concocted great plans about -the pretty things that the little mother was to make for the princess. And In the morning Jessie and Jen- ny, waking in the early dawn. saw sitting on the footboard of the bed two Teddy bears. one with a faring pink now and one with n flaring blue bow, end the Teddy bears held out [belt artns anucily and gazed at the happy little girls with twinkling eyes. "Oo-oh. cried the little girls. wbo had never seen a 'reedy bear before. end that was the beginning of the most wonderful day of tbelr Ilvea fot all day the tree went "tinkle. tinkle," is they foraged In Its branches for bonbons. And the chicken dinner was a t;eliclous success. And to the after. 11000 they all took a ride In the pi-te- ems' ito-eels' sleigh, with Peter driving on the lox, and when at last be set them down on their own humble doorstep and lifted little Jessie in his arms the. prtnees.. smiled nt them radiantly from under ber plumy hat. "Remember. Peter will come for you every Saturday. and you are to stay at my house all day," she meld. "00, yes:" Jenny sighed, with rap- ture. apturc. 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The Pasant Said"Papal" Iu-NI:::ool IS, to New lork•city. a young c:erk who was sorting a sack of Ctiriatmas mall was a'mazeel to Otte a packag.• in the sack move. 11e car- ried the sack to the sorting table and dumped out the contents. Something eyetatmed. ' "Papa: Papa!" The frightened clerk examined every package 'carefully. ler the oast that moved he found a 11ye kitten parked In a small Gird ,.age. The kitten bad a pink bow of ribbon at its ne'k, and attacked to the ribbon was a card bear- ing the'ivacriptiotl: "A Merry Cbrlstmapl from Uncle Jack." -karther-.1nVeatigaioT_n bought the fact that the cry "Papa:" cam* from a doll with blond curls that call- ed "Papa:" each tltue it Was squeezed. In moving the mall sack the postal clerk bad frightened the kitten In ons package, aud squeezed tbe mechanical doll in the other package. lie, was much relieved when h* bad unraveled the double mystery. Mavis./ Fee Christmas. "You say Jack writes he can't be hats With you on Chrletmaa day? Well. 'Absence makes the heart grow fonder,' So the poets say." • 'Tis not Jack's absence. What ware t Because be can't be near? 'It's nn.enee of the presents That 1. of all, most fur." For sake of up to detonates now ' - Wa'It chases tale tittle rhyme. ' "'T1s presents maks the heart grow foss. est" -Jeiwat Cillstwt•s USW. -Walter WsUmsa, • Daddy's Christmas Dream. -That Christmns comes but once a year ' Is ratner sad for Whir, And likewise Waits much the cheer .01 Mabel, Maud and Nilly, Pot they would welcome ten or twelve.. To shout around the shanty 'And in then. stockings deep to del,. - _ For goodies tit by Seats. And while Peter and the trines* trimmed and whispered and laughed. some one rattled the doorknob. ' Peter opened the door, and there stood a white faced. shivering Utak woman. 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Jb•t,'1 , 1 Some people who enntr*ct a cold are, iIprone to say "It's ntat serious, I'll let it wear obi:"., That's an uns"fe attitude to take- - GEt SAILOH'S - CUM IN TOTS One of the children goes about cty.g:eing-""lb, WaUw-is.-pseiiy strong, I'll keep him home a day or ::o and the int:gh will go Pe:haps it will Perhaps it won't -- USE SHILOH'S CVO NOM Yes -this astnma doesn't give me much re -It and I've tried nearly ret orythini( " Fricnl says: "My f 4 tier Intel me of asthma thirty year.. ago with Shiloh's Cure -- Sint 81111,0u's CCHE TODAY" a ,•• is A croupy. whooping i mR cough de, "ling -"What can we get Y r tr'tt�te arttY n' rt< nn t Crit that d..s.grernus, choking phlegm?" "Don't like the way snn':. •-::-h in settling on his lungs. Ile they're sore, feverish: we.,:: there's danger.": There is - TES HEYEDT-SHa0H•S ant Wife says: "John, you really mint toe--thasawl,k- you can't keep up with it.': Valu- able time le nt-situation imper- illed Needlessly. Form one nigrt- snows trite CUES c5ttus- "Bronchitis again\ --1 sect :t et -yr', winter -do wn;h I'could carr You can, once for all,'wit h S • Cure -it allays • little), ,: .'. builds up weakened lute; SEILOH'S all IS GCAarfrE►_p re banishes Asthma, ma1 rs F. r • the vocal chords and sti utrs the whok brrathintl'!rc'r 'health and strength. g Just try TI?r FAMILY PRiEISD TOR 40 TEAR*- R1r.OR'g' (11111 Tw,putar pe chu/e[l at hiuuelf .5 III A,,. Agog. Mt:. Mud 111 Wu1M1. • The an14t1 1 bee 'e Ned It iday, 10, director.. n ception of re Tel. elected in h A pretty at the reset Fahneir, 1 1►ecrnlher Miss 1,-1.% in. Barn N. 11 lumbermen 1.Itlle (i ami Ctrs. 1 haler. met day ?neem 1 an electric wAn engag gash ou ( h. Mrs. Jose. former 'woe I flan c,dird- Nnvetllbeer of th,Y late . . horn int ti • busbaud pr The Maul has a lengt on Monday Donald. a f villi•, who I at ;exult ! was bora year•• ago t. Mrs. Kt eter, passes • nseday, 1►e eighty -foul to a lienee. h1t, A The decea woman of esteemed I Jacob Vi township away at In t in the ha . for a age a I His e, age, eV about ten William pioneer r, Uebornc, I 8rd, in his Jaques ,ues Wwit land, anti ' Canada wi settling it Shortly a tlsborne. Mr. Jaime Ish, and M lived by s Mrs. Th of Wililan 'whams de_t Uere t Tell lady hack years Will trouble at petal for s �.IDeHl t. O thaw' • chaos on 'their t eomd•tim Of ',,genial