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The rich/z farnily and thepoor family
A story about the true meaning •of Christmas
by Fraser. Kny,venhoven • . , •
u:liurry with the windows: After:that yOU ciao get the.
house ready for Christmas : Well halve plenty of visitors..
The Christmas tree is doming tomorrow but I want the
rest done -today. Make sure it's all done by the.time 1
come hoe Alice Hart hurried with the windows, „
Being the housekeeper was a: hard job-sometinies. There
was much to be done. She didn't really like working for
Evelyn Barrens, but it was her only choice to support
herfamiLy—The_windaws Weren't thatArty and, she fin-
ished quickly. , • ,
in the beginning December came -more work, but
Alice didn't seem to Mind. She loved Christmas.'She
'was thankful for what little she had, but Evelyn had so
mach to 19e thankful for. Evelyn had everything she ever'
wanted. Evelyn was rich, But:Alice was ppor„, She hadto
take care of her own house.. It wasn't much, Only two'-'
rooms. The roof leaked a, bit andur sometimes it grew" very
cold: Sometimesshe got jealous of Evelyn but stopped.
herselfbecause she knew it 'was- wrong. . •
• The Barrens' children, two of them, were already off
• ones. Alice loved looking at them and decorating the
house. She went do'wn .the stairs and into. the roOm
where thedecorations were. She took out all the boxes
she needed,and took them upstairs. She looked at• them
carefully; each one. She hung them around the house,.
with care. ,, • • ' • ' •
• When she Was dope her. work at the Barrens' house,
shegotready to leave. She took her coat off the coat ••
rack and put it on. It vas quite tattered,,and torn in `a Few
aphis Stu" would neftel a 'new_one. 9460because the blitz
:winter weather was corning. She opened the big doors,
walked down the steps, and started for home.
When she got home her husband was sitting at the ..
table reading anewspaPer, Her. four children werestili a
school.. She looked around. Everything,was the same as
how she had left it ifiat.,inoining. The chairs ripped and
faded, „the. carpet torn and wet, the dishes chipped and '
Old, the.bedS'broken. and bent, the whole house leaky • •
,and cracked. She thought, it was about time to get her
few oladedorationsfor the house out and. make it, 45.
nice as she could for her tour children. But it Stilt didn't
look anything like Evely,n's house. No,: the Harts' house
was nothing
A few weeks later Alice was Working at the Barrens'
While they had dinner. Since it was almost Christmas
04Y, Alice had Iie.erilokl: to set out the fancy •dishes and
Set the table as beautifully as she could. it looked.vety
nice•indeed. But Alice notiped 'scirnethifig wrong about
to school. Murray, who was 11, loved school and •
enjoyed his stUdies. Maria, who was turning 14 in a
rnonth,had as much interest in school as her brother.
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Now 'Aliee-was left alone, but not to her displeasUre. She
liked thiS,tinie of each day when there was no one: to ,
boss her around. It was then time to get,out the'
Christmas eiecOrationg. Evelyn had go many beautiful.
the whole thing'. The Barrens seemed. to be 'unhappy,
with all the thingS, they had They talked aboit(iA;hat,they
wanted and what they still didn't have. When she
thought hardtabout it she Could rernember:that'alniost
every day they were fighting and -arguing. ,Fyen with alt,
. • the things they had they still weren't happy. •
When she returned hOmethat)nightshe set out the :
Old,.:Chipped dishes and her family sat on the ripped,
faded Ph4irs, But other than the old chairs and dishes •
WaS•Sornethin-g difieterit •than'the:Barrenrdinner7,',
she had jtist:seen. The Hart family was happY. They .
were happy with What they had even though it, wasn't
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t Much. They talked about.tkblessins they had. They
were truly happy. They w .z.re happy because they knew •
the true ,rneaning. of chrisOrris. They celebrated that the .
Saviour of the world had been born They Celebrated the
coming of the Christ They were happy because God had
sent his son Jesus to earth. • • • • • •
• That night Alice thooght about all that had happened
that. day. She found that even though the Barrens had.
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• everything' they Wanted, they couldn't be truly happy.
Shefound that their family; eyon with such
rich Th family•- f theHarts:-Was rich 'because they •
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• knew the true meaning of Chqstrnas, •
(FraseriS a.Orade, 7 StUdent'at,4uCknOW and DiStriet.:, • - "
Christian School) , • . , • •,. - •
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7Oyearsago
1927
udden winter After weeks of
Much rain and- slush, during
which :the, weather was Mild and
fairly agreeable., the "Lake Region,"
Which includes our part of the world,
ilierieticed'''a.''"fieavY'.:: fall-. of • snow
.beginning last ,fridY; •
The roads soori became irnpass-
able for wheeled traffic, and 'although
a •feW Continued to bUttlo , With their
automobiles against .the • snow, the •
. going has been very, unsatisfaatqrk...
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M,arcelling• ‘- Have your hair trh-
marcelled 'and
curled for the next
party by. Madelyne McMotran.•Hours
to ..5';'Wedni,Sday 'afternoon • at :fesi-•
' dene• Other dayS„: or at 'Your borne by
•-•appointment. •• • • • •
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• So ears ago
• " Dec, 24, 1947 . •
tarnps' sold .out The p.O§t•
oflice was sold 0111 'of orre-teUtr,
Startips On Saturday, nrioniing:,
bat Obtained' a new supply thth aftet-
noon. • •
:The sellout added to the problems
of a• harried- staff Who 'Have been
working long. hours in a'effort tp (10,ar
•••: •thetreniendotis voluine
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and
bot..going, :letters; %cards and
parcels. . . .,•
Buys new. projector..,:-* Garfield
Ostrander ,and Rexford made a busi-
ness 'trip; to ,Toronto last week, where
Rex purchased a new $0() projector,
• fOr.: the Rex Theatre. :' • . • •':
With two .new . projectors now now
operation; better. :theatre' perforT, •
ManCes,:- can. be screened without
"between, reel" delays, • '"
Carollers tour village - Young
people of the ,O.mr. village .••ChtteCties •
'touted the town Singing' ChiistnnUs
•carols at the•.horrics• of,..the aged, and il
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They :'..travelled, teams •, and
sleighsdriVen bY.TOrrance, Anderson
and 130bMeNay: • •:
'There were about 40 on the two'
sleigh loads,. NOio were,:tater• served
scup. and i.crackers. at . the ,United
Church, after whieli'Rev: Stewart 'con-
ducted a series of games',
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Dungannon
• Schriiid. trophy, ernbleinatic of the
indoor softball chnnipionship.
Presented. to the Ounganifori team, on
IitirsditY:e•Vening, at the ('langirien"'S'
bingo party in ttie toWn' hall.. Cecil 10.
inariager 'of the I)ting,annon
team received the traphyv: . •
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Bradley .Bullock Was
enthralled when.
Santa came to visit
Ptiddleducks'last
• . elacisrman
was.ma.king his
fourth visit to , •
L.ucknovli and, area
• children.
° Santa, brought each,
child a goodie bag
and he in turn
received 'a little
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something from the
—Puddiecktchem
(Livingston. photo).
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Dear editor: • :
This
goes 'kith* jolly old souL
. Santa 4116'..•
• ettcidledUckS 'pay .Cure,,on
Thursday. Dec. 18. Our
threc-yea'r,Old datikliter:
never -stops, talking .about. •
yptr: Sbe:described yott in
detail feorn Your. 'little l'ed
hat right 'd(itk!n u youi-
blkrk 'hoots; She:S41,4 you •
laughedalot, had, a nice,
vhite heard and that you •
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are very,: very soft ••.
he
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kissed you rind had:.
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hug;; for het and the
kids! 1-1ei, baby Sis,ter':, • •••,
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Chrtstine did not 1ke you,
butyqu stilt gave Baby
ChriS'tine. abag ,of treats!
Thank you. whoever you
are. 1(!r
star, • , •• • •
We hate to rain on your
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parade ; but we also
explained to her about... ..
Baby Jesus being, .horn on• : •.•
Chi Day, • • • •
• , einy nd Mtrilyti• ,• ,
Miltenburg,•
Paige and Christine. ; •
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