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144+144 7 lie was just riding Out. be .3.4iirk"" Mee ortnee and coming back to . here * • * dei * * ien . e ne . t . • . ei • their steuggles and deprivatioes and do need it see -r ra very teanViel 1,
enee
1 .4, asked. a question, "It they ere so . Ti was eeeurely festered, but they
eq. *t tie by the blizzard. end bee eien the of Atiot Leorie onci DoranWhich was et
eel, to see old Mrs. 'toe. who it with me, rebuild. the old borse In-
d a lit, to a stately mansion an* tplOa care
f. was Sick, min had been dela:
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road quite awhile; he had b ' elm qinte proper; for, yen, see, 1 bad
bag of oats for Ids herse, had hem gathered into tho I ..137 when
T come up through the side Ire e end II was left o small orph
- WO W1113 1 ill s
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... ei, smart. eu '
\Wien silo bad fluiehed, Minnie Wolis stochilign"
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d aecompluieed, wily' do "' ,t it untied at last, .,end uneolied a
iei "Uncle
lent Laura
differeuce
eir love
been so
Preink I
111 er. they waste their ability io seat A reiegth eee ti e pattern, As they,
y eon ae thet ? lf he'd tanti a city chid eo seineteing fell outent. flat
4, taken the liberty to put, Animal idolues time, Aid he awl I - percel wrapped in nieine paper awl
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pretty -six of them, haridrillade.'" 10.
announced excitedly. Another turn
or the roll eiscloeed more treasureet
and stile more farther en, tfll at last
the little room looked like a fency
teem. There we in wipe:nes. and
tidies, mid tov,•ele-not all new. bt3t
aU oed end in peefect order. A:
trials suet), as even our home ens- gnr.erons leegtli of muslin wrapped
EiounTy kilOWS nothing about. Mie lengthwise in tee corpet, another of
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h n4 cape -well it
g g g fl
ni A. NEW YEAR'S STORY. y.ieii lot of neermy to the frontier
work Wouldn't that do 4ust =ugh
.k in our born to eat his eat .:; while he bed. not made an ato. matted, 'Woe Airs, RBIs.,"
t himselt ren le to eee hOw ,;')We all fare between Dora and „le "Hancierchiefs, Edwerd, Oh, bow
. ed this inclement dee, et,.., i , . tee,. it
' leinietetehehe Slid ODA while lie was thuh discouree long sinco I haeteenerd fro
getting 014 t tete ewe, ,reshed, to the perlor with couldn't help being eira* he had
ei; ie I. 'a ver e ioriorn oope of finding a stray frozen to deat ti er been nurien in a
sticie or two left ewer therei akiuglsnowelide. And this dreadful 'miner
; en big fireleince ie. tbe siteia 4re end getting nine into pax- dey 1 couldn't even have the satin-
thigeitieiuu i7nret ate uP an the -11-- glor while we finislied the dine The facteon of golug or sending to town
f el We ' ' -
coniel gee. N neV9e SaM Stitch OM 1,1.1-1,i..p,.,.. died. as e holied wy llt. into for the mail. if there should Poseibin
0, 0
eine:1We oreester. Yet. we eirlit44 Vithe nretio clesOlatiOn of
best be 047 news.
k our 1.0 iditoS•3 it. op mom, it was on tho eIt
sidei Dom aed X bail an mon' _
eerfuleees. Row iol
e tering at it all night, searebing out.
itt law
that the more elowneest we felt the
jollier we enould, force ourselves to
be. To -day eX think we degenerated
slilioes,s in our efforts to he
tA}a e up
er's
pele fresie hien
(Broils and e litersing io site. oe the ono, oil
r°tveu‘ "eihtti 41017 cr4lie5"°° all over the carpet. whieh the 'wind stove to draw, the falling of the light ,than we enee ted, and at last we te. along every that we fulfill
3/35tee4' het'4W-°r where the spiteful wind had gen bat-
woen the first touch t a %unfired ereeicea about whitlows
twiligbt stole on, to
- iMiel door tie Wert the tine, penedery
the elehuneh's throat aud light the ciente, mid a dainty white powdering eritle---sticli as tbe refusal of the eeoli ruell -MatterSi but You stared leliger "It le onlY hei doing ell we can
eree logs 011 the uld au" snow throtigh. There were driets.
t tie genies dasie the
G"..'..14":":"*".":”1"?.14.•*".":":":""114"1:":":".11°°,4).Nde?,7eleer. Meilen oever takes tbe
tthteolrewetil:n?hh inelv:irreeael•lfrese„dchoi,isstwenue. aftn:ndeEitilei: lesel(rooiline; .isoietraktiieril; eiodutoili
Sittiug up verei straight, end 1'83111111g degree what our Saviour did tor lea
bereelt eloleiithe though. it• we's wheo he e left tiefeven. to come amens
De -ember, rind col&
"Wee hire, Cotswell. tbey were," us and work out per ealvatiou amid
refilled. Mrs. i3rown, ao apologetic
tone, "You. "loiteie we had planned.
befoie you ii'eat Awax, to net eoree-
where for a day and put them ail en
order. Your suclena riepeeture Met wee bigli bleesed Privilege. to glee
a stop to that, aria we waited tor as God has prospered US Of MOUflYA.
fl eiteerfee, wee a lot of smaller ttouToll. 0194 OC 3011, 1119.W e'y an 9 4 9
"Po M.nt Mean to tell me that hive of heesona wordi hoe hts
Ellis feels tent tke anitiple in net flannel. aud env of crash ^ colims an
"New it is not cony our duty, but Ne\U'OfT81:1',3,410.1tteY to7losuag to cleseribe 'the
above his Lord.
• t c bk • k dalsof time ncl nea't dais to.
,hles followed each other so persist- soiiety delimits ime its preeneent. in help those 4ea- eeople do their work.
Verne. the
‘lieel, peened in under the door. You 'breed ill consequence, A Slip in tlie inembereri that if we didn't fond -at ClitieVs command, to 'weevil
1414 ttlie weed! CI eeeirde- we tirteel :coaled fairly feel the gale whng mud on Pora's parti etc.. ete.-that on 0 thee wouldn't reach. the mis- Goseel to every creatnroe We cen1
wonniti NV:y Wkil genatul eibehit yox/
ur, tam iwee hitsont, 4 :1then. theiettlean that monied elonary for Chtietnlan, 50 we jult ale. go tie inienoneries, but tieee candy. and a sweet letter
e o d
" end hinil it. and our funds dhlinerap of WQ 4- nor a Chip ill the wood eiur belovedto Cep emplace seeoleed =Mike liedlied ae things and etiened there. con -mond is 04 binding 011 elle et patby and interest that wel4 bl'e an
alvi7°Y° warrant 1454.515" lOrge:b°'-'" nelheilortsbing a wil4 idea of an relentlessly, we fellt that 11° tidilig:.et the neleeieneryin wife Clod's chilli -re) aa enother, so our
coeld tix ti ene. op,," inseiration to ttem both, eigred,
ceneatities lived he, hesides which, tile :aopping up a parior chair or two iiiiiinht as well wind up tbe year by . poet of the work InUst. lie in, supply- ours, caesivelna Bible (lass."
eeighberipg heip wo collie get eves to „olio
e ni a fwe on I eiiineted been. to ogeing to bed at eiglet o'ciocle. M.s. 04Vswel.l's pretty cheeks IN'ere,ivg tee Weds of the miselonaries go Mrs. Erie gathered, her al -MS il'll Ot
ieileit Teri; &readable 0%1 at an times- :1.914-A eittingeroom chilled to the bone. 1 When wo wero all snuggled down sca, let in seize of to far,p. (.t.s *0 leave their timo aid t1101,IghtS -mamma awl gged m
bot. P,
134arli0 li,csll Xr‘g A a face upon ,.1 . pehold tend ten liglits were out I coeld !neve "113:b 1' ilt Feat 41differvnie clew it ifree to do Our ehere of preaching tbo rex, meet, weiehe Mast." 8
10ekli PIAC0Dorattiog as1-q ein,
het diiiiiit bring iu, notelt reeerem.'hhe situation as pantile, was laring,n;vried hist lint of low spiries. but I lilac wbeteer time get through- loGoso. sas well as. their own." claimet "Only linen of all tine
tierhedi as we were obliged to leheeeing in disheS from the diniug-room ' wouldn't. 1 krueve find could. see fer. e riitirui5 or net ?" si o 9Sli'41, "(lb. I 1 wiSli we/ cOuld get 'their 11.4clog thought foe OS almoet at our
tt dime. bv 0151V TOM. '41.1/105. Or lir."'"' and settiug the table right under tile ether alle041 than wo could, ere) 1 put "Three ifnit ore tbIrg in idie let things to them bY ChristMasi bdut 1 door, wbile I WOS t011illellang 0414
, . itanle for a, gift. Mew Ciiiietien telliPose that 14 out at tte fl4e4tlATV# tbinteng nobolv cated for us, I'm
sold ore of tee Ole. sure rn uever to ro WICC41"
"Tel3, 1 ent sorry to say it is," re e again. - ob.div0.1d, Istik at 'more
plied her teaeher, "But ee that steeeloga i So fell they woilln't
treaseres that wonderful earpet told.
IllituttletimeeothteesrtsoefyoelF1ii that baPP;
been tbe very coutre el tlo role
wbere a lorg, connmet
weep enugly wrapped a pretty 4.11
with werdrobe all complete. balin
sitatee, end maiiiies,, with pontede
ry einalil pick tip; and tee 014 qeyes of the noteisteri -who was chat-. everything into lite eon
house vies pleturesque-ebut leaky allay as servilely as ie. he eadeee level -le awe to offer, for a initieloone
W ting *0 sleep. a sieve- $till. we Teenaged very Wel! i driven 115 all frontic by hie illetimed / X elept so soundly that I WaS 'M7 ho; 4'41:14e14tti fruPd auil thread'
by it hee, hare, luitteue off. •and elemes mit at
abottt evereithing elee. but for filet ' coll. Ainit Lunen bad levied on here greeted the next morning
iee were obliged to delylld ell gete'leollar goedies and piroduced preserve:Ion". eagey scent of frying (quietens ,te.14,,e/ti°,w' elaoiri' alYt''terY,, to /41,,e' sur,0,-
tiPg cl. load beilled new oral then lied quinces, apple icily, pichleel peach - kerning op the little bitch Moira te. eid eel° ithilliee "4°Y. nVgtt I'S na Waux-i
Min% Cfniw neinblior hail tee time iiel awe ehoweehow, so *be dinuer "fore X fairly get back from the " "0 IM"ilent 34 r°Piar"
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and iiiiiime to undertahe it. lwarinit so !righted. The only thiug „Manlier world. /lora, was dowo ia
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iteeember though it W0S, WO had ,1 was ashamed of was the corn cakes; the hitcben singing "Lightty Row"
leen a area: of regular Indionestante , they were Se bif," 4tild duelsY4 and over the biscuits. mad looking OS
mery weathern-e, mild atztioepbere irelliore. bail crumbled the edges ha ;fresh as a peachh with her rosy
tertetiven with a soft $eioldnees. Our turning tnene But tbrit good. man cheeks and clear gray eyes. And the
nit would bo Much Moro appro-
priate to give fault thirgs to our I Alert. gielvi let a send them 0, gift
own pastor, tier:alien be lives Where werihn the P4Plea, remembering that
be can bur what he wants, and Ins u'in doleig for Geed's eitileren, WO are
eatery is auntie for bin neeen. But i dedeg for hitn. Let us try to
, oneet would be on histet to Dr. toner blee ill thin and in all things
View wood bed ran out. mid the Eivnled to think we had a neequet, SUM:, WOO drawing heeiltitialr. Au" Iloilieter. 459 we foul Ilex barre tbat erte do
ls
zieiglinore lied oil been too busy bete- and even tho cone calies didn't go Aunt Laura crane delytk with011t a of dour, and eache el eiegor. awl "Now tor oer thimbles and neetriee.
Ing cordwood to attend to our ueedin beggieg 50 far an he Was VQVCTIled. speck of neuralgia and feeling A6 eeree loilea et active fruit to fold 10 big lietee Mae the Minutes count."
ifier nitip horn sees in good condition. We all made =erre, over our pro- us a girl, to 11101511 bree es . w**IC a. cede goo y, 8.q1/-. `To ,. 0 el. w . *
NiNCONTO",, Qr.:4 Wo bad nivel Ionian on dicament ais we -told him bow it imp- ,Illerei and I went forth tO clo tiz.e:upon Wen elonee cbat.,6 and awls.,
it for cc/oldie; put -poses, neing what einieil. and Le joked unmet it. too, imilliing. And leettoldi the voppiteg, 'tattiest, to make rieora for evbieb , t Wee New "Year's Er Out on
litters weed we heel fee the filreplacei. bet shoot. bis head a little., and .rain bad Vented Into a lovely nett 1 sometbiug, must be bariehed from his Western Prehhe where the bleak wind
as nie iiiduit reed rennin and liadisaid it oughtn't to go on thet weyneinow in *be :eight. not a bite:Ai-deo wellefornielied etude.. Wo eenige nine whititied eteroes miles of level plein
gem. ;egging along in 014 easy. grass- Ile proceeded upon. his crrend 1$0011 MOM IMO the OD,. before the rain, with *ate dreesingegewee and ft°M1 134° littl° it°M° 0* the Ellis
lieeeery way. ses te the olezeont wee- eeeter dinner. anti we went about our thet blow in everewbere, but a ineenealhlot ered IIIPPers, for wi Oh to famil,y. Wooden chatters rattlee
leer were gonig to ieen oil winter. wore: with whet epirite vie migbt. It !tie. Ilse, flee% powder. It bad filop-ilies ye ewe. toner already comforter. ;mid ereabedi mid 4 4141:en VOA Of
We Twee up the remelting el Inn I wasn't Mere then two boure after belied fairer, now, and the oir felt 4 NY Clad. Ar14 ttell wo eliiip elerepu. witel blew seitefully down ti e aim-
ire:Mier lee to huti the world innerly lett that nide dieliee a, fillopidated 'crispy and bracing. Tim wart wenten 'table" efintecifin to ouotiier preather iiieht mattering testes over tte tely
lafiq, 111 a navitt, bpalltiffill buzzard oe o14 colored Me% aPfleklrell 'with a, shining yet, but there WAS a ThelloW who wan De. llollisterie clanianate in seerthi ne roam Was =lap! its
nitirlitig Way?. Not may woe the 'note of steera, winch be left in the look in tlie sky, as t Mean
t *0I foliege feed sendenrei elle who ts furniture plain and ccarity, mid in
tbe ininfit stood tee 101861011ton ban.
outocivel world a White detiolation.ilane while he came plodding through liop out any minute.
lint tteini were little drifts all over the etiow to the hotter,. New Yenres calling W115 not raeili rel.
It bad arrived only that afternoon,
tee inehle id the hoinie. "Ileerd eon was out o' wood," he lin voguo In our rural district; Will, haeing beea delayed en route, as
"Pore," I shouted. boiencing out rhilliedi "s° 1 'hityrd " emEe mein was Aunt Laurees way to mate whiter freight r.o often is in tte
- 1 " i• e eit fer ;10'1141 -letter day of tete opening ono North -Weer where enowthifts and
blizzards eeequently mate progress
impeeeilde.
Mr. Ellie bad &Wiggled it into the
woetl-Shed, out of tight, till the
children Fhould be aileep. Ms wife
bad lived for days in i(*roi anticipa-
tion of its ariival. it was n, SOTO
WOO,ppOIlltIlletit Wilco, Chtit„mos Moo
and went, without, it. but the ebild-
ren hail been btave, and made the
most of Their teanty supply et inoe
lasses taffy, which was their only
present. They felt they coultl afford
to be patient when such a. wealth. of
'unknown treasure was on its' way. So
they had watched from day to day,
and 'when father antiouneed its safe
arrival they told cash otter they
eattn" 1413edi veU d° the ne7-4 110/0 4 feather more. Iliaw can
best 'Oleg end give ti em 0, happy welt till livening ?"
Now Year. leerimpe the gift will be enr. folee4 a, warm muffler
more enjoyed So ellgxreetecl. and drew oft a new glaVO ho fl
=eyed, "Wo beve all been IIIO.41
generously eememberol, Edith. If
tee reoviog is co joytal, Away Gen
win eless tea giver*?.'
"1 pray for atm oe long as
declereel the Uttle WOUlart With
trr;i1141Nolip,9114,1,041asthOritOppt;Oay ew
r lla they have given uninnearo
ban that I coryn't aet.4.
People didn't know thet tho tierret
ldre. Carewellis Weallag tor old
cloak that winier was tacteet down
'on the Ellis' titting-room floor; WA'
that there was evaecely glit in the
Bible ekes who bad not practised
real relfederial in tte gleing
did so 1111;Vit good.
And God LAW it 411, and 'mule it
up to them every ore in blesiirga
preened down, and runnittg over,
les equal in every way --0, mean Who
Iniraging up 1 et family to te cap-
able WOrnell end hoinet men, on a
mime,' that woulabdt buy tigers and
theatre tickets for some Wailes in
A =cm Niue. ehow wally ewe die ifdplace in' white% up some for do year, and elevens to be prepared „tr43111.1:•igh_e" Iteeell a ellilai° al./hi_at,.,w.1
of ned and lending with 000 foot in 11 . •
Wik bVilar. HU ktlf,t 'night?" coonire stove."
0 1 for any stray caller who ertile_ht ifaelitli hitt' iiereh. ifeerf.lt.1 itao'r hiliettiry"°s"oetti
"Armen enough to cook breattfast Itiiii7situvriterYLnultilar:dootofey°11,140 janrieleedfn rtrhert:i Lot turpttortiohb:he.eirotitiathirilittePi mete eidhetulte.gan a feeble protest. "But,
wonnue it you bail been
with," Dora aeswered. with the calm -
nine of deepair. to; dee rhoon. a little great need of woote-ouly I'm afraid ply of cone and cake on hand, aluiliere to tell us what to do "
pine of snow out oi her seeei / I erten pay you for it toetlay, len- i wo all put on our pretty bottee dreee. eire. hetsweii *mimeos, reeovered
les and prepared to he bappy whothe be Nolte. "The iderti' slat' said,
honied out of my drift and rushed ehiet" ndignatitiy; "that beeauee I was
to the window. "Pass all right -lease all right," in- anyone came or not.
nuroing my sink aster. a lot of
"Meautime, let's go down awl mane terrupte4 rude link; "don't, y'all At half past nine a pleasant reelodie away
a fire and get a good wermeep if we hOdt1011 *allent dilt.-A0S8 On right," „of sleigh bells 311404,1 along', and the intelligent women who buy and
0,14140 sniffed =eye, leaving us a lite!, cutest little eutter stopped at our nilie and reourelio'for their own fam-
en perielt afterwerd."
"'We'd better Lave the eittitenroou talystieeti, for it, Wet& not quite ate, and here cisme Rev. Cenue Men en and Mum quote well went is
wood until after breanfest." come. i e Thiele 'line to be so indifierent tan Spilling UP the WPM. We were sititable and appropriate tor them,
hie good mighty thazdiful for the conteast be- Claret linow any better than to
cried Dora. "anti Start bine a lire in about eolliPelleation for Itween ties tall and Ms last one; but pack a littera et trash aud tall it a,
the coolest:two till then, alai eat it deed%
the ititeben." "Of course Me Melton went and such is *be perversity of man, I ira- Christmas gift 1 Ifis. Brown, do
"Sure," fetid I, "that'll be a lark." told. him to come, and either yaid ,agined be Welted a little disappoint- et" teaWe filet tent Same Mrs.
In spite of the dismal outlook we him or agreed to if we didn't.' ex- 11 at not being* ushered bite the
had a elnerful fire and a emir hitch- Pounded Dora, and looted as if sbe ;cooking regions open. Still, he
!;smiled very gootineeturedly, with
en when Aunt Laura, came down. and were reedy to tall in n hitiP.
then while she began to prepare nit was very good of hira U ite etitose jolly brown eyes of his, as lie
i lished something out of les pocket
I:weal:feet Dora. cad I did ourselves i. di" said Aunt Laura.
ilp like Laplanders riud plunged out "Coed -yes; but who wants to be and handed it to me.
into the blizzard to feed and milk an object of charity," groaned DOM,. "MSS Nettie," he said, "I felt it
in my bones that you couldn't get
the eOWS, aftm which we braved the "esPeei°11Y-P lie'
fl blast long enough to trans- "td1' well, I don't suppose lie 11 any mail up Imre on tbe hill all yes -
port roy treasure stump to the house, preach about it next Sunday," I terday, and I dropped in at the post
which we did partly by lugging and said, consolingly; but Dora wouldn't °Ince as 1 value by this morning, arid
partly bei rolling it over and over. cheer up very mirth. Still, it was found you this."
Breakfast was ready when we got very eorneortable to have peenty of Maybe I didn't knove 'what it was,
it safely under corer, end netwith wood, and I felt grateful to the good even before 1 saw tbe handwriting on
standing our itnpending do0111, .wo man for instigating Uncle eink to it, and perbaps I didn't fly to get it
and scamper out to tlie big fireplace
fell upon the liam and fried potatoes °me t° °lir assistance'
and par:cakes, and enjoyed our meal Of all the 365 days of that year and curl down beside it on a, little
immensely. tbe three hundred and sixty-fifth was wooden stool to read my letter all
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"'Girls," raid auntie, viten the last the most dismal at Maple Lawn. It alone. Frank hadn't made a fortune,
potato and the last criinpv brawn opened with a drizzling, soaking he wrote me, and he didn't know as
britter-eake had vanished, "I don't ruin, much more depressing than the we could have h, big mansion built.
want to dampen your spirits, but bliezard from which it °voluted; the but he had dug enough gold to re -
there isn't a chip left, and how kind that dampees your spirits in pair the old house and make us all
we're going to cook dinner I don't spite of all the philosophy yell coo comfortable, tuid he was on his Way
"eget," said Dora (who was Just
three months older than I), "we'll
cook dinner by the iireplace."
"Dora," 1 said, "you're gifted.
That's what we will, and imagine
we're our own great-grandinothers
and greataunts-hoev lovely!" '
"Well, you'll have to help, miss,
and I doubt if you think it so lovely
before you get through," . returned
Dora. "You'll be baked a beautiful
brown."
We took an inventory of our stores
to see what there was we could cook
by the fireplace.
"There's a sparerib, for one thing,"
announcere Dors.. "We'll hang it up
by a string in front of the fire."
"Potatoes we can boil by hanging
the kettle on the hook and chain,"
said Aunt Laura.
"And the sweet potatoes we can
roast in the ashes," I added. .
"And bake corn in a skillet in the
hot coals," finished Dora.
"Goody," said I, "that's a fine
enough dinner for a blizzardy day
like this. Of course, nobody'll Come."
nut somebody did come, as they
usually do when you -think they
evoint; and who of all persons but
Rev. Cyrus Melton! Dora fairly
itquirrned whim Aunt Laura bronght
him. right into the sitting -room, for,
of course, she Couldn't take him any-
where else, unless she wanted to
freeze him. So in he came, smiling
placidly, and there was the rib cook-
ing- in front dr the tire with a skillet
set under to catch the gravy, and
th,-re was Dora with her face like•
hollyhock. turnin,g- a great hoecake
in another skillet, and there was I
prodding- in the fishes with a long
fork to dig out the sweet potatoes!
Not that 11 mattered much about
me; but SOMO folks were beginning to
observe that RCN'. Cyrus was a trifle
more etieetive to Dore tban the fact
of her being one of his flock NVEtr-
ranted, and 11 knew that in her eyes
he was :1)0itt as near a State of per-
fec(ior es it. ,izortal man needed to
be.
bring to bear against it. The sky
Was a dismal gray Waste without a
slit of light. Aunt Laura had a
racking neuralgia in her face. Dora
had been dreaming about charity and
wood ail night. ,As for me, bad
a little trouble of iny own which
popped up just now more aggressive-
ly than ever. never had but one
lover a never wanted but one), and
Im was a poor young man who had
gone to the frozen Alaskan regions
with the avowed intention of making
home that blessed minute to meta-
morphose Maple Knitli into the finest
little farm. in the eountry, take care
of aunt and Demi and (incidentally)
marry me.
When I got back to earth again
Mr. Melton had taken Dora off in his
sleigh for a ride, so auntie and bad
a little jollification of our own, and
I forgot all about lunch time. •It
didn't matter, though, for when the
sleighing couple tame back tbey
didn't seera to know muck of any-.
The Duck -Thee turkey used" to be ewful wild.
The Rooster -He's a, "dead one" new, all right,
:Ilia was reared arid educated In a
higher circle ot exelety than any oi N‘Vere glad it bad been inee-thesid
es aspire to? Is It to 1104' distredit aim the hin of hanging OP their
that reverses of lortuee have let stvaings au New 'Year's 1lVe, MIA
her poor? 3siet see ratter to be Buell 0. jubilee tee them Should be to-
tem:nen:en the more. for being will- hierrietY 1
At bedtime the stoeltbigs were
ing to tolp her husband in les ardu-
ous and poorly paid labor, when his
talons and bora could shit° in a
much mare lucrative position? Don't
Ille there is any excuse 1 len so
asbeined of our mi. sionary sordety
I teel like resigning on tee spot 1"
"Well, len sure I'm sorry yell /eel
so about it. Mrs. Carswell. 3t there
was anything we could do -but the
barrel is gone, and it's too late to
help matters now, and Mrs. Brown
rose and drew her handsome wrap
about her."
"Yes, unfortunately it is too late
to give them a respertable Christ -
mete but it mutt be made up to
them in some way at once 1' de-
clared Mrs. Carswell, with an air
of determination that made ber visi-
tor wonder "what that dear fanati-
cal woman will do text."
Mat see did was to write tum-
orous notes and dispatch them at
once, inviting the twenty-five young
ladies of her Bible class to spend the
text evening n•ith her, and bring
sewing materials with them, also
such bits of embroidery, laces and
libboes as they weie willing to
speoe.
Mrs. Cowmen knew that most of
her girls belonged to well-to-do fam-
ilies, who would willingly help her in
carrying out her plan, if once their
interest was aroused: and slie acted
accordingly..
The young ladies needed no urging,
$or an evening in their teacher'S
Pleasant home WaS enjoyed; and at
the appointed hour, the merry bevy
trooped In. When they were all to-
gethoe; Mrs. Oarsweil talked to
them of the noble missionary -"out
west," with bis beautiful wife and
interesting family -told the story of
hems with gleeful tonfidenc,e, and the
parents had la,ugbed with teem, re-
membering the barrel in, tee .lied.
When the little 01108 were asleep,
it was rolled in and opeeed. But
wten the impacting had been /recant -
'dished, the busband and wife sat
looliing at the heap with sad faces.
saying nothing, but thineing much.
Toilet sum, there were mriny ttings
which would be most useful and ac-
ceptable during the long cold winter,
after they hail been made over, or
relined, or patclierl, or something.
33ut there were no toys -no books -
no candy, without which Chrietmas
isn't Obristmas to a child; and the
empty stockings bung limp and
patbetit waiting.
Mrs. Ellis rose at last.. " "Let's
pack them back, Edward, for to-
night," silo said huskily. "I must
try to hunt something for thoee,"
sbe pointed to the stockings, then
her courage forsook her and she
broke down. -
"Don't, deae-don't," begged her
lrueband, holding her chase and try-
ing to soothe her.
"I can't Eon) it, Edward. Just this
one let me cry-. 'When 1 remember
nay own childhood and contrast it
with that of our children it breaks
my heart. It is not fair that teey
shotld be deprived of everything,
when others have so niuch. 1 feel
sometimes lilie geeing up."
_ "No, dear -rover that. You
couldret, you know. 'All things
work together for good to them tbet
love Gd' -and we do."
"I know -but tee chiliren. I don't
mind anything for InyFelf, Edward,
but you, and 'the littk ones--"
"Be- loves us better than we lo-ve
each other, Edith. He des not will-
ingly atflizt.We reed the diecipline,
or wo shotld not have it,:' and the,
tender hand patted the bowed head
with a touch lilo a mother's,
"Edward, I Wonder if I shall ever
be as good as yoli. It is 1 who
need the dir,ciplii.ing-notyou, dear,
urselilai boy," and Edith EI is
clasped in both her own the hands
that bad grown hard and calloused
working fer the people of Ids flock.
A call from the gate 5,tartled them,
and Mr. Ellis vent out. '1 hoc it
isn't soinebody come to take him
away . th!s cold rli slit " nrunrit,red
Mrs. El it anxiously, as she heard
voices in the harkness.
A moment later he came in NI ;01 a
ban,lle so big he could barely calry
it -a bundle dore up ill burlap and
ioo1ing delightfully mysteriouF.
f.,00k at Edith,'' he exclaim -
'1%0 New Year.
All hall to the fair and bontUo1
queen,
Irt whoa° crown twelve guttering
jewels are ¢
At first, she hi clad like an infant
newborn,
In robes of pure white no Other both
worn.
Soon her robes Will be Beiled-bar
crystals of snow.
Which rietv mem So fair as the Moon-
beams bend low
To kiss them adoringly, will soon
melt away.
And whither they go there's no ono
ean say;
But the rippling rill, waked from.
winter's deep sleep,
In its swift -swelling bosom ihe se-
cret will keep;
While the blealc 'winds of March ve-
lentlessly blow
And seem to wage war wberover they
go.
Then. Apell-a maiden of marvello'us
grace -
Smiles on the earth; then inclineth
her face
To wet the cold sod with tenderest
tears;
Then, smileth again, and- her weeping
face clears,
While with soft, winsome voice she
speaks to tbe earth,
And arbutus and crocus spring forth
from the dearth.
Then with fairylike touch the beauti-
ful May
Wieldeth ber sceptre of love o'er each
day,
And tbe tulip springs on, caresses
her feet,
Wbile modest wild flowers make the
forest complete.
And when this fair maiden relin-
quisheth sway,
Lo!. June, the fairest of all, comes
to stay
"Mile roses•of pink, red, yellow, and
white.
Swing their censers of incense by day
and by night.
The bot summer sun pours 'forth
scliorching heat
While Nature her inystery again doth
repeat
Of developing fruit froxu the spring-
thne flower
Of apple and cherry. What marvel-
lous power, -
Lies hid in the heart of those blos-
soms so fair, •
As they swing on the branches and ,
perfumethe air! '
Sweet prophets are they of the har-
vest's sure dawn,
After their petals besprinkle the
-
lawn.
How varied thy dress, 0 magical.
queen! -
For, with harvests all gathered, next
thou art seen
Feasting on fruits, wi th thanksgiv-
ing and praise
To the "Lord of the harvest." Theo
cometh the days '
When thoult be the "Old Year -no.
longer the ''New."
Then we'll bid the farewell, while
will come to our view
A snow -clad -a dying, yet beautiful
queen,
With the twelve jewels gone from tit
crown thou'lt be seen;
P11011 with tenderest thoughts (for
thou art very clear)
We'll bury the "Old" andring in the -
New Year
thing. I fell on bora in the hall
and told all about Frank's letter,
aild she hugged inc black in the face
and said she was tremendously pleas-
ed, but he wouldn't have to take
care of her, because that was going
to be attended to by Rev. Cyrus,
who was the dearest man in the
world, but crazy as a loon, because
he confessed that he had fallen more
in love with her than ever the day
he came and found her baking hoe -
cake in the fireplace.
We celebrated that night by having
the biggest fire of the season in the
old fireplace, which behaved splendid-
ly, and we sat up till all kind of
hours, Aunt Laura, 1)orn, and 1, ,with
no light but tlie mellow Crimson and
geld brilliance of that big old black
caVern, roasting nuts and red apples,
talking about the new paths opening
before us, and telling each other how
grateful and thankful we ought to be
for this happy opening pay of the
new year.
edwith bezireing f 0 I?erhpas
ter rin tkey will not be eislipptitti Whin, a man takes lip the reins • o
l." His wifc
to auswer, but °.fir.1:'1c1Ir.g,,Z10•11.11::estd, fianttd., ittl;17ser a7e9co,allc;d,en
_ a°01.1:t team h ni u
Wben
pet. -1'' se ,exetaiineci at la:ift,":•£1.S., s'e is clever, she m co.n s that she
caug'Lt a tant,a117,,thg, glimpse. "We hoinely, or uxlemla141o.
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