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The Wingham Advance, 1909-12-23, Page 7rigF -41 Christmas Storm By TEMPLE BAILEY They started at midnight for the Fido to the y A few snowflakes were falling, and the crowd of house guests who stood in the elicitor of the porte- cochere urged them to stay. "You'll get caught in the storm," came from 'half a dozen. Stay and hang up your stockings with us," called. Bobby Barnes, "There's plenty of room," their hostees assured them. Mrs. Elmendorf, wrapped in furs until she looked like a plump brown bear, com- plained from the back seat, "Eugene won't let me stay." Mildred Dwight, reckless of the fate of her chiffon ruffles, fluttered down to the side of the automobile, "Please let her stay," she pleaded. From the front seat Elmendorf smiled at her gravely. "No," he said, "I'm going to take her home." "You see," said the martyr on the back seat. "He's an ogre," said Mildred, and made a little face at him, Suddenly Elmendorf leaned toward the laughing group, The yellow light from the open door shone on his dark, earnest face. Beyond the door was music and the fragrance of flowers. "You ought all of you to be at home," he said ,and his voice, crisp, decisive, was the voice that had made criminals tremble. "We ought all of us to have Christmas trees and hearthstones and family dinners. And instead of that we've let the fires on our altars burn down, while we've gossiped and danced and played like children, instead of be- ing men and women." His quick smile as he nodded to them redeemed his words from harsh- ness, but the note of seriousness in what he said was reflected on 'their at- tentive faces. 'Hear, hear," from Bobby Burns. "No, I'm not going to make a speech," and the great car chug-ohuggedtout slowly from under the' archway, "my voice is to valuable. And besides you aro out of my jurisdiction. But my wife isn't. And this year we spend Christmas by our own fireside." "You poor, abnsed thing!" Mildred sympathized, and wa ed v lyes hand to them as they drove away into the dark- ness. The Elmendorfs were distinctly 'bored as in the darkness the big car whizzed through the long driveway. They were out on the country road before either of the occupants spoke. "I don't think it is very nice of you to criticise us rigli't before Mrs. Dar- lington. It was a lovely evening, Eu- gene." "Yes, it was," he agreed, "but why didn't she invite all the children and have an old-fashioned -merrymaking-e.! Instead of bridge and champagne?" "Well, I don't see why you should complain," Helena insiated, "we haven't any children to neglec't." "No, we haven't any children," and after that there was a long pause. "I can't understand it," Elmendorf spoke as if there had been nc' break in the conversation. "What?" "How they are willing to be so use- less—the women" "You men marry yrs for playthings," her voice was bitter, "and you expect helpmates, and we're not—" "Yes," he agreed, "you're not." Then, as if he had stutd to much, he half apologized. "There is so much to do in the world." But no answer came from the back seat, and again they sped on in silence. The snow came down faster and fast- er, and the whirling flakes which drove against the flaming headlight seemed 'to shut them into a world of unreality. "Wo can't go any further," Limon. dorf said at last. "Who would have believed there would be such drifts?" "Well, I wanted you to stay at Mrs. Darlington's," Helena lamented. "It was a wild idea, anyhow, to come out from town in an automobile, on auoh a night as this." Eugene jumped down into the snow, and peered through the darkness. "There's a house back there. I can see just a point of light in a window." In the howling blackness he found the door and knocked. There was no response. He shouted, and the wind beat his words back upon him." "I can't make anyone hear," he called to his wife. Then the door opened and a young man, ]laggard and half dressed, spoke out into the -night. ".Is that you, doctor?" "No," Elmendorf said, "we're stuck in the snow and—" But the man was not listening. "Oh," he said, and his voice broke. "Why 'Aon't the doctor oome?" "Winds' the matter?" Elmendorf asked gtrAnkly. Tho baby," the man said. "He's dy- ing. We've sent the hired man for the doctor. "Then, with a sudden remem- brance of hospitality, "come in. It's an awful storm." It was a shabby room into which they came, lighted by a solitary can- dle. A flickering fire bud on the hee,rth, and a gray cat, safely housed from the storm, slept curled up on the warm bricks. From the next room Dame 'the moan of the sick child. As Helena unfastened her wrap a wo- man oame to the door of the chamber. She was very young, just a girl, and her unbound hair fell over calico wrap- per in straggling wisps. Her face was grey with anxiety, and her eyes were rOh," oomo here," she pleaded. "I don't know tettat to do—I don't know what to do!" But even in the midst of her agony, ee%' stopped to stare at the radiant woman in shining white, who stood on her humble hearthstone. In a moment, however, she returned to her plaint, "Oh, I don't know what to dol" Helena swayed toward her husband, "i can't!" she murmured. "I can't go in there, Eugene." Bet he shook off, alnroe't roughly. 'or .leaven's sake, Melena, go!" he said. The baby lay, a little curled -up, gasping bundle on the bed. "T3'e' dying!" the mother moaned. Yelena knelt by the cradle, The baths', thrashing out with his tiny hands, caught at her finger, He was fighting for breath. "Oh, you poor little thing• ---poor little thing!" XIeletta'e arms went about it suddenly. She stood up holding the child close. "Oct Floe carne hot water -es lot of it,'a she directed, "and mustard. Oh, hurry, i'ybab3, baby,"film whisper she worked. "I'm going to 'rake you wall.h � OUT little baby,poor 1 p r little baby!" Tho mother, kneeling on the floor, rocked back and forth, moaning, "Why don't the doctor come?" Slowly the little limb.; relaxed; slow- ly lo -ly the color came back to the pinched face, and at last Helena lifted the limp pink body and called for the bleat - !cots, "He's bettor, Eugene," she said sim- ply. Tears ,were on lier :Meeks. The dazzling gown was all soils:,, and crush- ed and crumpled, and her hair hung in wet strings about her face; but to her husband she had never been as beau- tiful, "Oh, the young fools," sire said, a few minutes later, as she sat in the front room with the baby in her arms, while her husband stirred the fire. "Not to know that hot water was the only thing!" As she brooded Madonna -like over the child, on her low -bent face was the look that comes to all women with the care of baby helplessness. Her husband was kneeling before the fire. He turned and looked deep into her oyes. "Forgive me," he whispered. "Why ?" "That I have so wronged you—you wonder woman!" "Oh," her hand went to her heart. "1 didn't know I had it in mo, Eugene, But when I saw the poor baby " "Yes, I know." In the next room the young mother was sobbing hysterically. The boy hus- band was trying to soothe her. "Hold the baby a minute, Eugene," Helena said, and went in to them. Presently the crying' ceased, and the young farrier came out. "Your wife is an angel of mercy," he said, and brushed his hand across his eyes as he passed on to the kitchen. Eugene, listening, heard Helena's voice speaking softly to the other wo- man. There was a new and thrilling note in her voice—the note of the moth- er bird in the spring, With the baby in his arms, he sat long a by the flickering fire, seeing visions of the home that was to be; of Helena, thewife of � his dreams atlast;of- os him self, more tender, more forbearing, grow- ing lighter -hearted to meet the gaiety of her youthful moods. At last in the kitchen the chime of the old clock struck six. The first grayness of the dawn stole in at • the window. Across the snowy fields sounded the peal of the Christmas bells. "Helena," the man called softly, and his wife came to the door of the other room. She had changed her dress, and wore, clean blue gingham belonging to the mistress of the house. About• her shoulders was pinned a little plaid shawl. Her beautiful hair had been brushed and was wound about her head in a shining braid. She took the baby and smiled,at her husband, "Do you like me this way?" "I love you this way," and he kissed her. She laid her glowing cheek against the sleeping baby's face. "Think if we had not tomo Eugene," she said. He opened the door. Across the east the light had come in streaks of purple and silver. "It is Christmas morning," he said, coming back, "Merry Christmas, Hel- ena!" The young mother came in from the other room. "I'll take the baby now," she said, yearningly, and held out her arms. Helena carried it to her. "Lie down and try to sleep," she advised, and clos- ed the door after them gently. Then she came back to her husband. "Think if wo had not come, Eugene," she said again, and laid her hand on his arm. Ile put his own over it, and drew her to him; and thus they stood together, in a wonderful silence, until sleigh bells jangled outside and the now. unneeded doctor tramped across the lit- tle porch. THE CHRIST -CHILD IN THE HOME. In a beautiful sermon we once heard, we were impressed with the declaration that, the word 'home' is not found in the language of men where the story of the Christ -child is not known. And one might say that this is because motherhood and fath- erhood are of the highest type only where the Saviour is an actual Pres- enoo. 'Christmas,' said this same divine, 'is distinctly the time of Nye. And how this weary, warring world``needs this song of love ! Men are dying to- day for the lack of a little love. Men are growing discouraged and giving up hope, and are going to the bad for the lack of a little love. With all its commercialism and greed and selfishness the only hope for the world is tc, lerrn tho lesson of love from the lethlehem manger,' and listen to the angels who sang God's "good will to- ward mels" on that night of nights. 'Motherhood is a sacred thing only whore the glad tidings of the Christ - child are told. Christmas is the time of the holly and the mistletoe, the ule-loi e and the stockings hung all in a row at the fire -place. 'There is no place for "Old Scrooge" in a world where Christmas bells chime and love and laughter fill the very atmosphere. It is the time when the father and mother aro children again. It is the time when is stilled the "restless pulso of care." '—The Home Herald.' To . Santa Claus From Johnny Flynn. (BY IDMMA II. HUDSON,) Dear 'Santa Clans; If you're the one That took the proeents 'round last year, Plea o don't forgot our houett again, But wo don't live where wo dad then. We've moved Own by the river now, The lrouso ain't got no number on, But you just ask for Johnny Fyne, I konw you'd make it cavo right in You'll have to got in at the door, There ain't no "clih»bly" to climb ie. it's just a stove pipe poked up through, Too little for a man like you. You couldn't get the leg down in, Mettles the root went hold you up, We nothin' but old hoards and tin, I konee you'd make it ease right in. You•1l find our stockin'e On the °hair, Ma'RI stewed 'trio up the best wire °Dula, And when they went hold any more Just pile the things down on the floor', 111000 'S only rite and ma, you know, A little slater 4 years old - Oh, serf, the dog, but he won't bite, We alweye keep him in at night. Me make, tete lithe' for us ell, POI' pa'e gone off we don't know +itb I tri to beLp her all 1 tan --- (7: „.„ �ti+511t` S f/ :,',',4f(i:#14:101.(''- ,,,,,:,„,;.„.,,,..... ...., rt,„N,,,,,l, �7�Yl-y, ,, ,'/ 7 °',,t' ld '‘ . ltr;A'i310 tI,? It�Frigitl'lliq!€it,�1�jlt�O ile •�R �f r 3r 4444 , 1478i6 'q i;raa ij� r �;ii1N>r }3�a�j�''�• y,.. S. i t :i 4 r y1r ',1t•rt��tt�i�� %rr ,rd r �s The Christmas Tree AT PINE CENTRE oar Recipe Ro it° ' sot I � A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OUR READERS. I only wdeh'd I was a man. I pick up coal down by the tracks, Down where it tumbles oaf the cars, 'Most every day I get coal there, The men that runs tho ears don't care. Ma he don't think you'll come, I know, Cause when we ask her it you'll colpo She turns around and wipes her eyes, She says she don't but then she cries, Then tells us that she's talcin' cold, But when I'ni Lakin' cold, I sneeze, She's just so 'fraid that you'll forget, Por you ain't been to our house yet— Only but once, long time ago, And that's the time you brought me Ma says you brought me in your sleigh, IP'or I'll bo seven Christmas day. I don't suspect you'll ,have much lett Waxen you get 'round to where we 11va, So I'll not tell you whet to bring, Icor we'll be glad for anything. I hope' you'll have somo candy left, And cakes with sugar on the top, And peanuts, my, but I like them, I ain't had none I don't know when. We just love candy, all of us, Sometimes wo got a penny's worth, And when wo want to give ma some She's just so .good she went lake none. And she don't know I wrote to you, Thera ain't no one that knows but me, And maybe it won't do no good. But I just kind c' thought it would, So I'll be watehin' out for you„ igen i bear the sleigh bells ring I'll know it you—we'll all know then, That we ain't been forgot again. Then when we hear the old door streak, You just don't know how glad we'll be, We'll know Ws you a-ocmin' Ln, Good -by, old Santa—Johnny t' ytin. • A Her Christmas Gift. Dear Boy—Your Christmas roses-. You guessed ,any wishes wall! Aro so divine that prose is Inadequate to tell How very much I love them In all their fragrant prime, And so I lean above them And write t o you la rime. Some secrets I can better To these sweet leaves impart Than give them in a letter, Slue they ooeoorn my heart; Bt now that I have told them Those dear dreams of delight I know these flowers will hold them Until—until to -nicht I read the tender not that Among the roses 1,1d; I wonder when you wrote that If you knew what you did? You're su.oh a dear romancer, I doubt you more or less; But some and get my answer— One rose for you—that's Yes 1 —Julian Durand, in Sunday Magazine iM1 u'~ a4n iii i n•i .n:oIni 5.I, ieil in:1 T e ors .i. o and Girls ..M•i • � . . � .. � . . . . O �.'1.N .4�,O4�.:gas Every hotel and restaurant has its lighted Christmus tree on Christmas Eve, and every Pension gathers such of its inmates as are not invited else- where about its tree, and some sim- ple remembrance is given by the house -owner to each one. I-Iospitals and public institutions all have their tree, as in other countries. But this celebrating by a tree in restaurant and hotel is characteristic of Ger- many. Christmas Day, and the day follow- ing, all shops are closed and the time is given over to social gatherings, as the sacredness of the Christmas Eve is now past. Luncheons, dinners, dances, two theatrical performances a day in almost every theatre at po- pular prices,—these aro strenuous days, indeed, for a social favorite. I have found that a large circle of ac- quaintances in a German city leads unavoidably to a bad spell of dyspep- sia, when Christmas week is past. There is something very whole-souled and hearty about German hospitality, and at no time of the year does it show itself so well as at Christmas time. Tho idea of Christmas festiv- ities is to gather in the lonely; to entertain, not for personal reasons, but to give a good time to those who need it most and can enjoy it most. To be known to be alone in a Pen- sion at Christmas time is the signal for at least two invitations a day for three days running. There is no work of any kind done for three days, ex- cept by those who minister to the pleasure of others. The "Third Hol- iday," December 27th, is by com- If the house -mother does not care to do her own work that day, family and friends gather in some favorite res- taurant to continue the Christmas cheer. Butcher, baker and grocer shops are open this third day, but other establishments are often closed until the 28th. A quaint Christmas custom in Ger- man cities is the "Jahrmarkt," the array of open booths with cheap toys, "Pyramids," ginger -bread, apples, nuts, all things that belong to Christ- mas. It is a sort of county fair, and is still an important event in smaller towns and country villages. In the larger cities the Jahrmarkt is disap- pearing. A vestige of it, kept up on the Belle -Alliance Square in Berlin, is regarded merely as a curiosity. But it is the coming of the Christ- mas trees that marks the moment of birth of the Christmas spirit in Ger- man cities. In every open square and wider street in the residence quar- ters of the town they stand, row after row, splendid firs of all sizes. It is truly Birnam wood coming to Duns - inane. The most notable instance is the Potsdamer-Platz in Berlin, a spot that rivals a New York "busy corner" for traffic. One day it is all roar and rumble, hustle and bustle. Then suddenly, over night, the hotel and cafe gardens bordering it, the ap- proaches to its great railway station, and its stretches of open sidewalk are hiddcta behind a veritable forest of stately towering firs, looking down in quiet majesty on the hurrying city at their feet. They bring the breath of lonely niountain tops, the sweet silence of forest depths with them into one of the world's busiest of metropolitan centres. And best of all,. they bring the Christmas spirit that loosens the bonds of care, and preach. es peace on earth, good 1.611 to men.— The Travel Magazine. mon consent the servants' holiday, when they are given a whole day off. Just because a man gets up and walks out of e1surch don't jump to the coneul- sion that he is a somnambulist. THERE IS A REASON. The Turk—These Ore the nicest people X ever saw, They are giving me all the grub 1 want. (W. 0. Throop, in Montreal Witness.) Pine Centre, as the name might im- ply, was surrounded on all sides by great tracts of pine, and from it distribution teas made to the lumber camps of the district. Tho village consisted of the custom- ary country store and school house, an immense sawmill surrounded by the lum- bermen's houses, the most of which wero rudely constructed from rough lumber, a little white church on the hill top, with its rival, the saloon, in the valley below. For several yearn the Rev. Richard Rose had labored among these people, tot only in the village but also In the neighboring lumber camps. In two weeks' time it would be •Christmas, and as the minister shook the snow from his coat, before entering his hone, his face wore an unusually anxious expression, and as Ian entered the cosy sitting -room his wife at once noticed it. "Why, Richard, what is the matter?" she asked, pulling his chair up to the fire. "Oh, it is more trouble with our old enemy," he answered, seating himself by his wife's sidle. "I thought we were getting along pretty safely this winter, but I hear to- day that Joe Flynn is preparing to have a dance at his saloon on Christmas night, and this means ruin to the mon and starvation for their families," For some time Bertha Rose busily stitched away without speaking. The wrinkles in the fair young brow, how- ever, at last•,relaxed and she had some suggestion to make. "Well, what is it?" he asked, anxious- ly"I know yea will laugh at me, but I feel wo ought to have a greater attrac- tion than Flynn's saloon for the boys on Christmas night. How would a Christ- mas tree do?" If Richard Roso did not laugh at his wife's suggestion he felt like it, as ho asked her what attraction a Christmas tree would be compared to the dance at Flynn's. "We must get the boys interested,'' she answered; "surely you could get some of them to help with the enter- tainment. You know the men well, who for the greater part come from Martyn's Damp, and I am sure Tim Dolin will do all he can to help you." Tim Dolin had at one time been meet sarcastic in his criticism of the "preach- er," as ho called him, but one summer afternoon, in the greatest anxiety, he had watched for hours while the minister worked to restore to life the form of Tim's all but drowned child, and whep at last success was announced, Richard Rose had won forever the warm Irish heart, Tim, too, was a strong temper- ance man, perhaps the only one in Mar- tyn's camp, and Richard and his wife knew they could depend upon him. "Supposing we could manage the en- tertainment, what could we put on the tree for the expectant, youngsters? You know there isn't much money in Pine Centre for Christmas presents, and it won't do to disappoint them." "Wo can fill it up with oranges and popcorn balls," said Bertha, laughing. Then, considering the matter more seri- ously, she said: "Why not get some out- side help for that too? Let us write home and tell the home folks of our plan. Dear old• Mrs. Robertson is presi- deut of the Women's Missionary Society., andwill be sure to help us." So it was arranged that Pine Centre should have a Christmas tree. The moon, in all its fullness, was slow- ly rising behind the pines, and soften- ing in its mellow light the rugged out- lines of tho long, low buildings of Mar- tyn's camp, as Richard Rose drove up to the door His horse had hardly stop- ped when Tim Dolin came out. "Good avenin', sor. I knew it was you by the bells. Don't bother with tho horse. I will put him tap." But the minister was already unhitching ono side and afterwards accompanied Tim to the stables. "You see, Tim, wo are going to have e Christmas tree at the Contre on Christmas night, and wo want you to help us," ho said, broaching his sub- ject. "Well, sor, I'd be glad to, but I'm afread I'd be little use to ye, for I'm a mighty poor speaker, and when it comes to singin' teens I'm not in it at all." Richard laughed heartily, and then ex- plained that it wasn't in the entertain- ment he wanted his assistance, but in getting the men down to the concert and back again without visiting Flynn's Be - loon. "Wo will try, sor, but I'm afread that it will be a hard matter to manage; but I will got my own boy to take a load, and I will take the rest, and we'll do the beet we can." 'When Richard entered the camp, with its roaring fire and large assembly of men, lye was heartily greeted, for in more ways than one he had brightened their lives and in their rough way they fully appreciated his efforts, and when he invited them all to attend the Christ- mas tree they willingly consented. Rich- ard had visited the camp often enough before to know who was talented, and laying his hand on tho shoulder of a fair-haired, blue-eyed youth, little more than a boy, asked hien if ho would sing for them ab the concert. "What about Flynn's dance?" John Stanley asked, looking into faces of the listening men. "You will find time enough after the concert to help the devil along," an old lumberman assured him, and amid the laughter of the crowd Stanley consented to sing. Bertha Rose at once began to teach the village children several choruses, and by securing the country Aide, Richard secured enough young people to take part in a dialogue, but even then the programme was short, and as a last re- sort he decided to give several readings himself, ones that he was sure the lum- bermen would appreciate. But as toon as ono difficulty was overcome another was met with. The mon Were sure t> come to town early in the afternoon. Soo 1''1ynnr knew thea, and was ehuckling to himself that when the boys had once had a drink they wouldn't bother much about the tree. Itiehard hose knew this too, and derided that at all events,thig must have a supper before the rn,wort, (generously the village people, slat of their limited means, responded to the call, and the few surrounding settlers all contributed ono or more turkeys, old Dave Smith, who had two bops, In Mar- tyn's camp, offering half a dozen when re • lie heard of the he m' ' Inrster sre acl o. m Christmas day at last arrived, bright and clear. The roads were excellent; all preparation had been made by both the church people and the saloon -keeper to receive the, men. At Martyn's all were ready to start an hour before Tim Dolin and his son brought out their teams, and there was much good-natured swearing over the care the Dolens took of their horses. But the noble creatures, slick and shining, were finally hitched to the great sleighs, and eagerly started for the town. Time and again they broke into a brisk trot, but Tien, who had the lead, held thent back, much to the annoyance of the men. But Tim knew what he was do- ing. He and %he minister had previ- ously arranged for hint to arrive as late in the afternoon as possible. To reach the hall it was necessary to pass the saloon, and Joe Flynn was sure that all hands would stop and drink, but Richard also had considered this diffi- culty and niet the men on the outskirts of the village wetly a sleigh load of lady helpers, who welcomed them and invited them at once to the hall, where 'supper was ready. The load of ladies led the way, and cheer after cheer rent the air as the sleigh passed the saloon, much to the chagrin of Joe Flynn. Heartily the lumbermen partook of the bounties sot before them. As soon as supper was over they good-naturedly as- sisted in carrying out the rough tables, replacing them with benches and chairs. Richard Rose felt that now was the time he must hold the men or they would be- gin to drift away to the saloon. The first thing on the programme was a song by Jack Stanley. He was greet- ed by loud applause, for he was a general favorite in 'tire camp. Tenderly he sang to these of home and mother, then Rich- ard Rose described a scene In the Boer war, and was called back again and again, then followed the dialogue and choruses by the children, and last of all Richard gave them "The Race at Black Reek," which took the men by storm, the incidents of which fitted so closely their own rough lives. One would naturally think that now that the concert was over the men would begin to leave, but big Bill Moore, the foreman at the camp, had consented to be Santa Claus, and out of . respect for their foreman not a man left the build- ing. At last, when all was over, they were surprised to find Tiny and they Dolin, with their teams, waiting for them. "All aboard for Martyn's. Pile in, boys, these horses won't stand." A few of the men jumped in. The others hesitated. "Come on, boys; ride as far as Flynn's anyway," Tim suggested, and everyone jumped aboard. Half a mile down the long, steep grade before them lay the saloon, where ?ylnn and his following were anxiously waiting for the lumbermen, Tho two teams were jogging along side by wide, when Frank Dohn shouted, "I'll go ye a race, father!' 'All right, boy/' Tin answered, crack- ing his whip over the backs of his horses. Down the hill both the teams bound- ed, ever Increasing their speed, till, when they reached the saloon, it was im- possible for anyone to jump oft. The men, too, were all so interested in the race that they thought of nothing else and were shouting wildly and encour- aging their respective drivers. On to the river they flew and down 'the ice at a terrific pace, never slackening speed till they were about three mile's down and about to turn into the rough forest road leading to the camp. Frank Dolin was the first to gain i't, amid the cheers of his men. But what about Flynn's dance? A few of the lumbermen were angry and said that this was a made up plan, but for tate most part they felt satisfied with their evening's fun, and for years niter it was a standing joke at Martyn's how Tim Dolin and the parson fooled the saloonkeeper. HOW TO KEEP CH SRI TMAS. But there is a better thing than the observance of Christmas Day, end that is, keeping Christmas. Are you willing to forget what wou have done for other people, and to remember what other people have done for you; to ignore what the world owes you, and to think what you owe the world; to put your right in the background. and your duties in the middle distance ,and yottr'^ chances to do a little more than your duty in the foreground; to see that your fellow men are just as real as you are, and try to look behind their faces to the• hearts, hungry for joy; to own that probably the only good reason for going to get out of life, but what are going to get out of life, butw hat are you going to give to life; to close your book of complaints against the management of the universe, and look around you for a place where you can sow a few seeds of happiness—are you willing to do these things even for a day? Then you can keep Christmas. Are you willing to stoop down and consider the needs of little children; to remember the weakness and lone- liness of people who are growing old; to stop asking how much your friends love you, and ask yourself whether you love them enough; to bear in mind the things that other people have to bear on their hearts; to try to understand what those who levo in the same house with you really want, without waiting for them to tell you; to trim your lamp so that it will give more light and less smoke, and to carry it in front so that your sha- dow will fall behind you; to make a grave for your ugly thoughts, and a garden for your kindly feelings, with the gate open ---are you willing to do these things even for it day? Then you can keep Christmas. Aro you willitllg to believe that love is the strongest thing in the world— stronger than hate, stronger than evil, stronger than death—find that the blessed life which began in Beth- lehem nineteen hundred years ago is the image and brightness of the Et- ernal LeveP Then you eawi keep Chm.e, Anristd ifayou keep it for a day, why not alwayaP 13ut you can never keep it alone:— From 'the Spirit of Christmas," by the RAv, Henry Van Dyke. ROAST YOUNG TURKEY. One ten -pound turkey, one pouted chestnuts, one cupful bread erulnbs, one cupful cracker crumbs, half cup hot wa- ter, half cup butter, two eggs, well beat- en; one rounding teaspoonful salt, one leve , > level:teaspoonful as )O 1 ,l onful rc cr one to s vonful I 1 I! > k poultry seasoning. Draw land truss the turkey. Take care to remove alt pin feathers, singe and wipe inside and out with a piece of cheesecloth wrung out of hot water. Then make the stuffing;. Pour n tIr hot water over the bread crllinhs and lot stand. ten nunutes. Thera add the cracker crumbs and seasonings, When well mixed add the butter, melt- ed, and the eggs. IIull and boil the chest - suits and blanch them, then ease them through the food chopper. After this acid therm to the stuffing and mix well, Now stuff the turkey and leave plenty of - room for the stuffing to expand, other- wise it will pack and be soggy. Now stuff the turioey and Ieave plenty of room for the stuffing to expand ,other- wise it will pack and be soggy, Now place the prepared fowl in n roasting pan. Place in a hot oven and cook un- til nicely browned. Then add a cup of boiling water, pepper and salt, and re- duce the ]teat. Baste frequently and cook until tender. If the fowl is young and tender two hours will be suficient, Serve with cranberry jelly and giblet 951100, For the sauce place the giblets in a saucepan and add enough cold water to cover. Cook slowly until tender. Then hemove and mince fine. Use one cup of the water from the giblets and one cup of the drippings from the turkey. Place these in a saucepan and add done hemp• in;t tablespoonful of flower combined with water to pour. Cook five minutes and add the giblets, a pinelr of mustard and salt and pepper to taste. Finish cooking and serve. CIIAN13EItRY JELLY, One quart cranberries, one pint water sugar. Wash and drain the berries. Place the saucepan over the fire, cover closely and cook until the berries are tender. Then remove from the fire and puss the berries through a fine sieve. Measure the fruit and add an equal quantity of sugar. Place on the fire and cook ten minutes. Pour into mold and serve when stiff. CHESTNUT STUFT'ING. One-half pound of lean veal, one-half eup of melted butter; ''one cup of bread crumbs. Blend, and if not moist enough adcl a little broth. Add four dozen chestnuts blanched and boiled, one table- spoonful of salt and a little pepper. Small potato cakes can surround the turkey on the platter, springled over. COLONIAL SALAD. Potato^s, sugar, butter, sherry wine, cinnamon, crumbs. Select largo round shaped sweet potatoes and allow one- half of a potato to each guest. Scrub and wadi well. Place them in a kettle, cover with .hot water and cook slowly twenty minutes. Remove from the fire and drain dry. Then cover each potato with melted' drippings. Place in a bak- ing prat and bake is a slow oven until soft, Remove from the oven and cut into halves lengthwise. Scoop out .all the pulp and trash it very fine. To each cup of pulp add one tablespoonful but- ter, one teaspoonful sugar, one tea- spoonful sherry, pinch of salt. Beat this mixture until very light. Refill the shells, rounding it up nicely. Sprinkle lightly with crumbs, dot with butter rt cinnamon brown in and a pine] of c nn ruon and awn the oven. COLONIAL SALAD. Tomatoes, lettuce, celery, cooked chicken, salad dressing, salt. Select and let stand on ice two hours. Chop the tomatoes on the inner side with salt from the flower bed Scoop out all the pulp and remove the seeds. Sprinkle one perfect, firm, ripe tomato for each guest. Peel and remove a thin slice the pulp and to each cup allow one cup of cold chicken cut in cubes and one cup of celery cut in small pieces. Mix with salad dressing. Drain the tomatoes and wipe dry. Then fill them with the salad mixture and top off with salad dressing mixed with a little whipped terea ucemleaf. . Serve very cold on a crisp let- - CHESTNUT PUREE. Shell and blanch a pint of chestnuts and boil them for 30 mihutes with a slice of onion. a half -cup of chopped celery, a bay leaf and half a teaspoon- ful of.panrika. Press all through a col- ander and then add a pint of milk and a pint of chicken stock. In a saucepan rub together a tablespoonful of butter and one of flour and add the liquid slowly. Season with a teaspoonful of salt, strain and serve with wafers or croutons. CELERY SOUP WITH OYSTERS. Chop one pint of celery tips and let them simmer in a pint of water for 20 minutes. Drain and press through a sieve. Put this in a double boiler with a pint of mills, and two tablespoonfuls of butter rubbed with two of flour, stirring until smooth. Add two dozen small oysters and cook until their edges curl. Serve at once with crackers. —What to Eat. CHRISTMAS. Christmas dcth come but once a year. To sane brings sadness. others cheer; Sudt:eso to those p001 souls in need Who children have and wives to feed. Same revel thoughtlessly In song, l'!tfcelingly they walk along Regardless of their fellow's fate For time or their eternal state. It tell. of one on Christmas morn of Davtd's line, in Bethlehem born (Matt. 1); Foretold by prophet, sage and sire, Who song IIIc praises on their lyre, 'Twos Ile whom wise men sought and found Anil shepherds from the hills around; A Saviour burn in David's town Angels prcelalnred---frout heaven sent down. No roost for blur in travellers' inn Who come to seek and save from stu Ily holy Ghost, born through a maid Of David's royal lino, 'tis said. (Matt 1; Luke 2). 'Twos form one church himself he gays And sired His blood for it to cavo (Ilphes. 5-2:) From vengeance of dental flre, (Jude 1), tvhleir God bath spoken 1n Ills ire. (Psalm 0-17.1 When Herod heard n king was born Ifo feigned much love, with secret scorn; t'onnived a plan, young babes to slay, a 1 «1. rin this child slain bythe way. R Y Ills parents, warned by angels, fled From Canaan into iigypt led, 'fill ?i,red died --gave rip the ghost Ay judgment through the angelic host. Ile then to Nazareth was led, Wee by kind temente nursed and fed, Till et the age of thirty years, Went on God's errand, it appears. Ile to the House of Iaraei went, To rave Mit sheep was Iila intent. (Matt. 15.24.) Ilia miracles and nets did crave Per love Ile got a cross and (;rave. Ile te-ti vietne o'er the Grave. itv re'pnrreeilnit power to PINT Ari gravid cald, at God':, right hand Till this norle1 •bowie At Ills eotuutand.