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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance, 1905-12-21, Page 25.4..Rday SelloaL orsrwevrowt IONVIIIMIN4T1ON4ati tetaialON NO. XIV 11)1101011,1314113 31. 1005 Review—Reed Beattie Int Sumuntry,—Lesson 1. Topiet Divine )auiginerit against sin, 1h1ee BAbylon. Belehazzar, xteen or seventeen years old, was the ruling king in the city of Babylon. Secure within hie defence, lie felt eonfalent a safety, and, therefore alegaged in revelry as a feast which he Made to a thousand of his lorde. In his drunken folly and wiekeilness he called for the golden and silver vessels which, had been taken from the temple at, Jeru- salem that be inight drink from them as a token that his gods had given victory over the God of the Jews. Dining this profane revelry a baud appeared and wrote upon the wall. Tale filled the king with fears, and he declared that the 'wise man who Should interpret the meaning should be clothed. with scarlet and have a chain of gold (mid be third ruler in the kindena WI all had, failed, the queen, mother of Belshazzar, came in and persuinied her scepeaateesend for Daniel, to whom, when h %a the king repeated hie promise man the wise men. Topic: Divine deliverance to the righteous. Place: 13maylon. Daniel's en- emies knew that he Was accustomed to pray to his God, and theee were assured that no decree and no danger could stop him, and by foul means they could se- cure bia sentence to be thrown in the den of lions. His character was a con- stant reproof. They persuaded the king to make a decree that no ono should ask a favor of God or of man except of the king himself for a month, on ,penalty of being cast among the lions. The laws were such among the Persiaos that when once passed, with the usual formalities, the king could not change them at his own wilL III, Topic: Gracious life providences. Places Babylon and Jerusalem. When the Jews from Jerusalem were lea cap- tive by Nebuchadnezzar, Babylon was the world -kingdom. In the year B. C. 53$ the Medo-Persian kingdom arose under Cyrus and conquered Babylonia. Things 'went better with the captives, But a charm of government was not the only hell, for the prophets warned and. entreated the people. Ezekiel, who was himself takenacaptive in the second siege against Jerusalem, preached to the people upon the need of a new heart and changed life. Daniel's example and influence helped to turn the hearts of his people to God. Isaiah's prophecies gave inspiration and hope. When the time came for their return from captiv- ity. the Jews were prepared to go. IV. Topic: Building the house of God. Place: Jerusalem. After a long, hard march from Babylon, a distance of 500 to 700 miles. the exiles reached Jerusalem, where they founa the city in ruins as it, Lad lain since its destduc- tion by Nebuchadnezzar. Their first step was to rebuild. the altar of sacrifice. Jeshua. was the first high priest after the captivity, and Zerubbabel the Gov- ernor of Judea. Until the temple was complete& it is likely they had erected a tabernacle near the altar in which the sacred vessels and treasures were de- posited and guarded. V. Topic: A study of the Holy Spir- it. Place: Jerusalem. Zerubbabel was building the second. temple at Jerusalem amid difieulties and diseouragements. At this time God gave the prophet Zech- ariah a series of visions, that he might entourage the people. He spoke to Zee- robbabel of the golden candlestick and the olive trees. He assured him that he should. finish the temple. VI. Topic: Fidelity to duty. Place: Shushan. The history contained in the book of Esther belongs in the time be- tween the dedication of the second tem- ple and the coining of Ezra to Judea. The great danger of the Jews, the op- portunity Esther had to protect them, and the defeat of a wicked enemy all go to make up a thrilling history showing God's great love and. care of his chif drain VIL Topic: Vital principles in life's journeys. Places: Jerusalem and Baby- loala. In this lesson we have Ezra's ac- couot of his mission to Jerusalem. Iie was te thorough. student of the Bible, 1 eepecialla of the law of Moses, ana Goa had final his heart with a (leek() to teach the law to the people. Hence he proposed to go op to Jerusalem with a body cof men to renew and reform the feeble nation iu the Hay Land, By pray. er and fasting., he prepared for the journey. He set apart prieste to have, charge of the valuable vessele and money. The jontney was made under (Mini guidance, VIII. Topic; ea study of prayer. Place: Shushan. Nebende was a, noble axample of Christian pntriotisui. lie was a man of profound piety, connect - big every•thing, great and small, with the will of Clod. Ilis prudence was equally marked, and there is better example of constant, dependence on God united with vractical forethought. He was unselfish. Hie wealth was used for public ends, and there is not the slightest reference to self apart frone the common good. Oa hearing of the affliction of his people he earnestly prayed that God would give him opportunity to helpthem. IX. Topic; Self-saentice for the good of others. Place: Ephesus. Tim church in Corinth was founded in A. D. 53, by Paul, while on. his second missionary journey. The church was a little band in a city of 400,000 inhabitants; a gem in a city of iniquity'. The early train- ing, the former habits, the surrounding influencesof a city which, even in the Gentile world, was famous for druaken- Inese, made it difficult to live a true Christian. life. X. Topic: Important prineiples in life's battle. Place: Jerusalem. Mamma had the cause of Ids people at heart. He lied left his position of trust to go with the despised and persecuted Jews, who were struggling to protect their city by a se- cure wall. Scoffs and sneers and threats were only incentives to greater diligence and trust. Nehemiah arrayed everything in method. He gave counsel and encour- agement. He established prayer among the laborers, and thus kept the work going on regardless of opposition. XI. Topic: How to study the Bible. Place: Jerusalem. 'When the city eves enclosed by a wall, though it had been built under.great difficulties, the people turned them attention to God's word. So much trouble bad (,inne to them, that no while they were blest with hoii men as leaders, as were Nehemiah and Ezra, they endeavored to observe God's laws coneerniug them. Upon hearing the law they were filled with grief be- cause they saw how far short they had come in obeying it. But they were taught to prove their repentance by quickly putting into practice all its re- quirements. XII. Topic: The coming Messiah. Place: Jerusalem. The history of the Jewish nation shows how often they were al- lured. into sin. Severe chastisements were sent upon them. They were re- duced as a. nation. They were warned and exhorted by the prophets. There was no time when they might lapse into indifference and be safe. The prophet Isaiah gave them fervent appeals to be ready to meet Gott in eudgment. XIII. Topic: Vision of Christ the Mes- siah. Place: Jerusalem. The people a Judah were at this time under a two- fold darkness. 1. The darkness of out- ward trouble. 2. They were in moral darkness. Ahaz had led the people into the most abominable practices in honor of the heathen divinities whose worship he had established in his kingdom. Bet the prophet sew into the future when Christ should come and his gospel should be preached and all nations blest. PRACTICAL APPLICATION. Golden Text: "Then erownest the year with thy goodness (Psa. 03, 11). "Thou"—the Lord, in -various manifesta- tions of his power, is the prominent thougbt miming through the lessons of tbis quarter. -We use it as the key- note of the review. Lesson 1. The Lord is against the wicked. "The face of the Lord is agaiest them that do evil" (Psa. 34. 10). „lie who profane's God s holy day, who takes his name in vain, who reviles God's mes- sengers or scoffs at Christianity is ,guiity of Belshazzara sin and in danger of Bel- shazzar's punishment. IL The Lord protects and delivers. "The angel of the Lord encampeth viola about them that fear him and deliver- eth them" (Pea. 34. 7). sin. Abbie C. Morrow. 'STOP! W M AND. CONSIDER THE ALL-IMPORTANT FACT N, That% addressing Mrs. Pinkliam you are confiding your private Mato a woman a woman whose experience with wo- Misses dist' eases covers a great many years. Yon can talk freely to a woman when it is revolting to relate your private troubles to a man—besides a man does not under. stand—simply because he is a man. Mousy women suffer in silence and drift alone from bad to worse, knowing full well that they ought to have immediate assistance, but a natural modesty impels them to shrink from exposing them- selves to the questions and probably examinations of even their faintly physician. It is unnecessary: Without money or price you can consult a woman whose knowledge from actual experience is great. I Mrs. PinkhanVe Standing Lavitation: Women finfferbig from any form of female weak - nese are invited to promptly communicate with Mrs. Pbskham at Lynn, Maas. All letters are received, opened, read and answered by women only. A wane& can freely talk of her private illness to a woman; thus has been established the eternal confidence between Mrs. Pinlcham and the women of Atherica which has never been broken. Out ot the vast volume of experience which she has to draw from, it is mote than possible that ittiei has gained the very knowledge that will help your case. She *Aka nah. ingirs return except your good-wM,and her *Avid* ha.s relieved thousands. Strely any wottuto, A& or poo, is very foolish if she dose not take stdvanta.ge of this generous eget of ealistance.-eLydie E Pinkham tsdZene Cei,, Lynn, Mass, 1 Following we publish two let - a At you 'move, wreto you that roydoetor L from a manilla who acce,P• said I must have an operation or could not ted thie invitatitni. Note tee live. I then wrote you, telling you Thy ail- reault. Mast letter. 4 Doer Mrs. Pinithetnee "Fat eight yeare 1 Wive seethed something terrible every Men* with iny periods. The are etereciatitg and i eat hardlettend Xy doctor stye / him ovarian ad WOO* trouble, sad I is mat go through an op. ens** if I want to get well, Ido not Waal to eahtedt to it if I din peseibly help it. rams iNi ins Whit to do. Ihope you eau relieve rini.”-Mra MateDitteniek, Mb and It aK, Bomb* P.O., Wishiegton,D.C. letter. .14 01i...really year lidvies, ld. Plekbera's Vegetelee , / am *ere antious t tend you tioidosestial, *et others may know their what rat hate dotes fel' rot. meets. I followed your advice and aia en- tirely well. I can walk miles without an ache or a pale, and owe my life to yen and to Lydia Pinkhom's Vegetable Compound, I wish every steering viontan would read this testimonial and rklise the value of 'writ- ing to you and your remoly."—Mrs. Mary Dimmick, beth and E. Cepitol Streets, Ben- ning P. O., Weshington, 0, When it medicine has been sticeessful in restoring to _health so many women who testimony is so unqteetionable, you cannot well Gay, without trying it, "I de not believe it will help me." If you are ill. don't he3itat4 to get a bot - t1 e of Lydia14. Pinklie,in's Vegete.ble Compound at onee , and write Who, rink - ham. Lynn. Xasa, for kowial advice— it la free and always belpfel. " I'The Wingham Advance CIIRISTMAS FEEnoo1. proprietor.. otataleaeleoloa•aa-ileasaalesekeetealeaeleageelaelleae$eSele*efet+++01,fla•ele.4,44.: It was 10 o'clock. Christmas morning 1 Ruth Gilmore'sfather,' known "on wan. John Campbell stood with his Viange" as Tobias Ia. Gilmore. This prosperous man of middle age, prosaic as he looked, had intuitions, Per- haps that was why lie had prospered on the Board of Trade. Through the': canny outriders of mind, nerve, aaa souse, Tobias N. .aahnour knew, aiaell as be knew the price of corn, that him Campbell was in love with Ins daughter Ruth. And he did. not like it. John was all right $o fur as being a young man of good family could go, but John was poor. For him a struggle of eight, or ten years was inevitable, and it was a question of how to struge gle would end. "The law," eaid the wise old grain man, "is no what it used to be as a money mateer." M. Gilmore was a man of strong like, dislikes and opinions and—.here comes in a directing circumstance— lie had one pot aversion which kept them from be- stowing too much adverse thoUght up- on John Campbell. This dearest foe of the grain man was another grain man and a brother warden of Ins church, known on this terrestrial ball as Ezekiel Middleshoete. Tao main objection to ale. Middle - shorts was that he onade money to eas- ily and kept it with a grip of iron when lie had made it. He was vain, however, and once in a %oldie he threw his gold about in a .manner which raked the uerves of bis rival. Mr. Gilmore, For example this .successful man had just caused to be made a set of bells of most appalling value and brazen mus. le and had presented them to the church with much impressive ceremony. The gift had been reeeival most gratefully by the church and on the very Christ- mas day on which this true tale opens was to be heard for the first time the pious clamor ea the chimes. An earn- est old Scotch bell ringer was to con- trol the pealing and much was expect- ed by those who had ears to hear, John Campbell heard the joyous peal- ing and. singing of the new bells -as he sat, in Ids overcoat, by his desk at the time for miming service. The young num opened his window the better to hear, for the church was at some dis- tance from the downtown district. To him the bells, oadly enough seemed to say: "Gilmore, Gilmore, Gilmore," as they ran up and down in their cherry Christmas changes. mother in ;he miming -room of airs. Campbell's fashionable bearding -house on what bad been ,but was ceasing, to be, one of the most fashionable avenues in St. Louis, About mother and son was the rum- pled magnificence of furniture originally almost too fine for use,but, umespected by irreverent boarders, mew showing signs of wear and tear. Still, the room had. an unmistakable air of what is call ed gentility about it. Taie lace curtains at the window were dainty though darned, as the needle eye of an expert would have noted. The mir- roes were bright ,the pictures. Well hung, the rugs •aud waxed floors were alike immaculate and. the whole room accur- ately reflected the dignified, careful, but faded state of its mistress, the impov- erished, though spirited and refilled widow of a famous judge. The boarders were busy in their rooms conducting their annual "exchange" of Christmas gifts. Bluff and downright bankers and inerchauts were exhibiting unsuspected histronie talents as they Lried on impossible smoking jackets.and 61ippers which might perhaps fit any- body, or hovered over boxes of cigars, •aleile their wives exam' . with micro- scopic came new sealeki—, or held up to the light the yearly offering of jewels. There was but one in the house and sofa pillows were being stuffed into his mouth lest his shrieks of joy over the toys which had come to him might rasp the earsof the bachelors of the house, who anew neither Christmas joys nor sorrows. It was a bright enough Christ- mas morning in a house where existed a number of a reputable class of hunmn beings. John Campbell had finished his. morn- ing coffee and was chatting with his mother, for those two were cronies— which is a beautiful and excellent thing ite between a mother and a son. He was telling her that he was going to his, office for the day, and at this the still wrathful figure of the judge's widow 'drooped a little and. her face was, for the moment, sad. "You will be home in time to carve for the Christms dinner at 2 o'clock, John, will you not?" "Mother, expostulated John, "old Creamer will certainly be here, and were he not asked to carve what would the dinner be to him? It would be a pity• to cheat birn out of the duty, and, be- sides, he performs it well." "But it's the sentiment of at, John. /link of eating my Christmas dinnee with you absent from the other end of the table—and then I shall all the time 'be thinking of you there in your dark, stuffy office. 1 know how anxious you ,tre, but, surely business will never come upon a holiday. 'All the Wier offices will be closed." ' "That's just why I may get a chance— mme floating thing, you know. And I shan't be 'stuffy'; you are mixing me up with the turkey," but neither mother nor son sinned at the poor attempt at a joke. John had the American habit— not a bad one—of appearing even trifling to conceal' his feelings when they were not of the most satisfactory nature. For two hours he at by the desk reading a little or working on an im- aginary case, and then came a quick step in his outer hall and his door was opened by an impatient hand. "Good boy," said Mr. Gilmore, coming in With outstretched hand. "At last I've found one lawer where be ought to be, in his office." "Good morning, Mr. Gilmore," said the astonished John, "I wish you a merry Christmas." • "Merry —1!» ejaculated the irate Gibnore th the surprised young attorn- ey. "See here," he continued, "what can I do to stop this infernal racket of Middleshorts 1 I want an injunction— an order of the court, a mandamus — anything to stop the thing. It's an out- rage. Here I am, right there under the "I tell you, mother, I'll come home to steeple and my whole family is in tea," he said. "You find some corner— fits with the frightful hullabaloo of 1 under the stairs or somewhere. You Middlesnorts' bells. haven't even a bedroom you can call "I wen. to Grindstone, but of coarse, your own, you. know—and. weal have a he is away somewhere cavorting around little tea and. 4 good time all by our- like a. fool, and. I went to Stevens, my selves and that shall be our Christmas." other attorney, and even he—young "Yes, dear," the mother assented. eag- man thought he is—even be must be erly, and, like children, the pair planned away on this day of all days, when the to hide away from such boarders as whole city is being ravaged—ravaged, might remain in the house on Christmas sir by those beastly belasa And, now, evening. Each longed for an hour of sir, I shall engage you as my attorney, privacy and. homeinee seclusion iu the and I do so now, and I want you to big crowded place. lose no time filing my protest, my peti- The situation was, as a matter of fact, tion, my everlasting denunciation of semewhat pathetic. Mrs. Campbell had this outrage on a Christian people." The old gentleman had turned from pink to purple, and now, out of breath, he sank down exhausted in one of the very chairs evherein John's imagination had so often conjured up his client. really 110 space she could call her own. She slept on a sort of lounge bed, camp- ing about wherever there was a vacancy. John, a trifle more fortunate, had a lit- tle closet of a room in the attic to him- self. The story was not an unusual one. Upon Judge Campbell's death the widow, left without property other than her beautifol home—as the widows of noted jurists are—had transformed the stately mansioti into a boarding house. She had no other recourse. By reason of the fashionable tone she was enabled to give it, No. 1640 became the recognized place .if abode for such members of the smart people of the city as were homeless as a matter of choice. Everything at Mrs. Campbell's was of e high grade, even her prices, but, not be- ing to the manner of business bona the unaccustomed landlady did. not flourisb as to her fortunes. She lodged and fed her boarders luxuriously and managed to educate her son and see him gradu- ated. from college and admitted to the bar, but she could put no surplus money in her purse. Yearly she faund herself slipping a lit- tle backwara on the uncertain ground of financial standing and this year debt had been added to the load the widow car - John Campbell had nothing to be maimed of. As a lad of 13 he had taken his full sturre a Um burden of getting a living. Ile had worked during hie entire school and college life, mimmizing the amount Ida mother spent 'upon him. la erie filing only be had yielded. to her. that he shoual follow the profession of hie father. And to this his natural in- stineta and mental reakenp inclined aim and eareied him aut. It woe three) month% or svoula be in a week, since Sohn lind rented his office and bad his .oue window lettered with this legend% ............ •••• *It I/11 JOHN CAMPBELL, • Attorney -at -Law. ; ...... ...... John's few new law b000a and his fa- ther's really fine labriry covered every inch of the wail space not taken up by the door and window—it was a small room. A (Sleep desk stood in its venter and in a chair at hie desk John had sat all these weeks loot:thaw occasionally at two empty duties riaeaged for callers and wonderneahow a client would 'really look if eiecupying one of them. Ile was 4 pluelie, young man, but he got a little gemstone sometimee. They talk about the "elasticity of youth," but its doubt- ful if youth ten stand the weary dray of waiting as well as elders, Young hearts tan eche. nirthermore, in this ease, John, being O fine Mow with a generous heart tied brain, was in love. Across from his mo- ther's Melo in the ivy -dad and fashion- able church John taw weekly such a heavenly vision as fed his soul durieg the followiug six days as well as his mother fed her boarders. No matter what travail his heart went through all other days of the -week on the seventh it rested as RUM Gilmore came into its immediate neighborhood, Ilut—mark bow plain a tale set forth follies situation—between Ruth and the aisle sat always adverse fete, fate in the pereon of a eillitU Withwhits hair and Ws whiskers and pinkfaee, it was "I will begin drawing up the papers at once," lm said, taking up a pen and dip- ping it in the red ink, "but you know it is a holiday and the courts will not be open." "Oh, of course not!" burst from ate tortured Gilmore. "Of course the courts are not open and I know We must endure that infernal row again this evening, but, young man, the courts will open, and when they do you be there! Be there with the strong oreu of the law to throt- tle and destroy those ehimes of Middle - shorts'! And, see here, there's $30, and your fee, if you succeed, shall be what you say. Lose no time! Be vigilant, be wateliful, spare no pains! We'll hove those yammering brass torments si- lenced in a jiffy—in a jiffy, or iny name isn't Gilmore!" "Rest asurca that we will," said Pohn without any qualifying "ifs." He felt sure of it as he spoke. So did Mr. Gil- more. "You're a fine fellow,' 'he said. "After you've drawn up your what-do-youmall- it come over and bring your honored mo- ther, sir. Come to tea and hear those bells! Then you can go home and sleep —if you can! My daughter will be proud to meet her deliverer from tor- ment. The poor girl has a nervous head- ache now." "I have an engagement Ole evening," he said. "I thank you for your invitm tion. I'll come to you when l've really done something for you." "Well saia,"the pleased ola gentleman declared, shaking john's hand heartily. "You are your father's own image. 1 knew him well," And so tbey ported for the time. John reached his home than evening rather early. He found the tea, table set in a corner of the big dining -room. It was dose to the grate fire, with screens about it and with its shaded lights anct dainty apponitments present- ed a pretty picture. The young man when he met ids Mother tried to pre- serve his usual expression of face, lent . when did a young man ever deceive his mother in that respect? "S,omething lum 'happened, Jelin! I know it!" she declared. "Tell me all about it. Tell 1)14) quie.klyadear." And. then the astonishingly pleasant truth eame out, Om) Mr. Velem of lovable memory has ileseribed some wonderful 'Christ - um dinner.% but he never described one more woaderful than that of mother and son at the little eta table. Of eouree, 0 Christmas story founded elieerfulier upon a difference between church menthere inay eeem ait incongno Ity, but the difference was only an arints- ing thing, while its results brought joy 01 the sort, which was of the Christmas kind. In the two beaming fettle was deep thankfulness expressed, as Well. Thal IfinallS Christmas, Mother—"I understand that young man is to call again this evening." Ethel—"Of Murder, we're engaged." "%Viotti Didn't 1 tell yon not to give oliginolm:nlyt;neouragenient at all?" "Yes, mother, but he, didn't need any elleOlir- DR. AGNEW PHYSICIAN, SURGEON ACCOUCHEUR. Office :—Alpstaire In the Macdonald Block. Night calls answered at office. j. PI KENNEDY, M.D., * (Member of the British Medical Asset:dation) COLD MEDALLIST IN MEDICINE. Special att;ittion paid to Diseases of women and children, Omen HouRst-1 to t p.m,; 71511 D. ROBT. C. REDMOND M, R. 0. S. (Eng.) L. R. 0, l', (Loud.) Physician and Surgeon. (Office with Dr. Chisholm) RTHUR J. IRWIN D.D.S., L,D.S. Doctor of Dental Surgery of the r en. nsylvania College and .t.Acentiate of Dental Surgery of Ontario. °Moe over Pose Ofifee—WINGILAM aoaleataieadealea•aa,•a,•aaoaioaleioaaeatalaeleal,araleOO.O•O•Oealeaoadoloainloalelelea e,. alton9 s Christmas Gift I .. •:.• y 0 X *::• —BY I. SMITHSON— 4. 4.0444.0.2.4.4,44.4.4.4.444.4,4.4.4.04,c,0 Ileibeit Waltou was too kind-heartea ber feet on the leader, rested an elbow ., on her knees, and with her soft chin in ly shallow to be dubbed "a Yet"litidsiielstrinellaenli.t" i ly as if it 1 tights kept recurring. to that ridicul. g he to be a woman,lutter, la a state secret. Tier her band, looked. into the fire Ca seareh- i lie had never been temarkable for timid- ale - ity, and lad now renehed an age at ens remark' of Miss Wilkins, which ansafulnese would have ben tun "Hie Christmas present—and this Is becoming, not to say ridiculous, and yet leap year," Wm said to hei.,elf, and her brows knitted thoughtfully. "811811 I, or he had been vainly lougiug, for more m sot evous, latlf quint, on her lips shall 1 not?" The7 • 'than ac mind to a i i i .1.‘" "miles hall 0 year, to spethis woman. "None but the brave deserve as she turn..d metie hosiery in her the fair," was a maxim to the truth lap, picked up the stockings Which be - of Whin, in its widest sense, lie was longed to her little nephews, and set to fully alive, his (lamina ws not that ?n,tiler :nen they were ready, al 1 tl After i appointed places at the fire, . ie Lung iem work to fill them, with toys and candies, of Miss Stanaish, for it had never cm - 'mute's i .curred to hien that shot from the mouth ta na on's socks, w lot m e ise she took up blank No froin the mouth of 0 woman; al. ia fact, it was not cowardice of any , v quee tellingly at the fire. It was blazing side, of a cannon 1$ less terrific than a point- cutieta.. y for a moment, and al surveyed them UP merrily 'mike(' kind that kept him silent. It was sim- and seemed to encourage 1 • ply a keen appreciation of the wisdom - rocina then stooped and. slowly drew e, tea of "letting well alone." on the socks over her slippers. Then sae She lanced hall • gninvously aroma). the ' A refusal frone Ruth Fairleigh would, tucked tier feet under her chair, and, be too natural, he thought, to be ever - leaning back comfortably, began, to dis- whelming, but he would not risk its CUSS an important matter with berself. heard his offer Ruth' coula never be the consequence, for he know that havieg During the past few years she' had seen sante to ban again. Try me she might, her th she would not be able to greet him as • oughts whether they had had time . gladly, talk to him as artlessly, and hs- and heard a area deal of Mr. Herbert ten as sympathetically as she now did, Walton, so that now, when she asked and he felt that without her ready ine tercets and. boimdless trust he would not to consider and crticize him duly, the care to live. And so he cogitated and answer Was emphatically affirmative, hesitated, now hoping, now fearing'. 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I New York Life irld're, flontreal ' t Atlantic Bldg,Weishington D.C. .................................,........e......................, TIPS FOR SANTA CLAUS. Why Santa C(lAausncleYo'insesVeeriu.sil°yL)to people in (Buyttitioat118-1course he's so far to go)— With stuff to be stowed away tor the rats I would very meek illte to IttioW. Now Lou found a doll le the ice box lost A pretty queer place, should think. Ivor a sensible mac like old Santa <NW That everyone says wouldn't drink, threry sack of popcorn and Candy and gum, (And I know half was incept for me), Was left oa tbo cupboard's toppermost shelf, So that the rats htul a jubilee, Plow what kind of a way iS that for tho man Vellts say is so clever, to giver We'll never forget his leaving the rats That tainly as long as we live, When Santa comes early to People In flats, Who've nowhere to stow things away, lie ahould say, "Item kids, you first, then the rats," Andarleirjgand things right to us that day, Then father said Santa brought Len a new And we tharched Mr A moth the whois We Lir? it At last, terrible moils— Our pup had chewed off all the lime. New that's o, nice trick fee a Mita T elate Who knowe there's pup In the flat, if he must leave things, It ought to be nuTtliewvraohie:1107 e rth 51,110%4,1101;1149p. hall ertkod Aavi'/(43, le tie" vtvijou.-.1' n.,V, puppies from pears. We woula be, glad to forgive his re1etake6 If we only knew thaLnlieutiTirheoem. won. Diehl% Nee. it, 1$05, one in the matter, and surely the min- istrations of a third person were needed between these two. Mr. Walton had known Ruth's fath- er and brother (who were now dead), for a long time. Mrs. Fairleigh often 'consulted him on various matters, while .her two little grandsons doted Olt him. It was natural ;therefore, that he should feel very much at home in the Fairleigh household, and the little boys aforesaid always hailed his coming with delight, considering him the most sensible of all 1"groweaups." They had, from time hn- memorial, that is, as long as they coula remember, insisted that it was right and peeper for Mr. Walton, who had. no lit- tle boys of his own, to hang a pair of eocks with their stockings at the fire- • side un Chelan-1as Eve, and by this means he annually became the happy possees- or of pop -corn balls and gum -drops, of •startling water -color views and portraits .from the brush of Hal and Teddy, and other desirable articles on which to re- •galo himself, or with which to decorate hi bachelor home. It was a time-honor- ed cog= for him every year to help Aunt Ruth dress the Christmas' tree when the two children were in bed. Years passed. in this agrea.ble manner, and. Ruth, not being given to looking into futurity, was happy and content. Not so Mr. 'Walton, for he reflected up- on the danger of delay; his looking -glass told him, that his gray hairs were be. coming more and. more conspicuous, and that, to a casual observer, any One of the men whom Ruth occasionally met would seem better suited than he to (IS - 'pin to her hand. Many of these indi- viduals indeed; were crude and callow youths in his opinion, while they looked oh him as a confirmed. old bachelor awl something of a bore. There was one observer, however, who was not a casual one, and who althouga Mr. Walton. Ams unaware of the facie was bis champion. and. admirer. Tbis was a maidea-lady of unknown age, who lived in a house opposite Mrs. Fairleighss, and who, hav- ing a great deal of time at her dispos- al, was wont to spend a large portion of it at the front window studying her neighbors' movements. It chanced one snowy afternoon, on the day before Christmas, that Miss Wil- kins calling on Mrs. and Miss Fairleigh prolonged her visit to an unusual hour, so that while slue was descanting on the necessity of saying "good-bye," Mr. Walton was turning the. corner of the street. He was not feeling particularly cheerful, for the approach. of Christmas always brought to him a sense of loneli- ness and mcontent. Christmas trees and presents, and enthusiastic little nephews were very well in their way, but they could not be expected. to stop th march of time, As he rang the bell of Mrs. Far- • high's abuse, a shout of joy arose in, and two lithe little figures in knick- erbockers bounded along the hall and threw open the front, door. The new- eomer was laden with panda, lib shoul- ders, beard and eyebrows were covered with snow, Ills face glowing with eohl. The boys ushered him into the fire -lit drawing room to "show Santa Claus" to the ladies, and Ruth rose smiting to wel- come him, thinking how nice he looked,. As soon as the usual gretings were over, Hal perched on Mr. Walton's knee broached the subject of Christmas - stockings, and the geatlenitut put his fin- ger oil his lips, abeti patted hie 01111 pocket smiliagly. Upen this, Miss Wilk- ins, who had recently been entertained with an account of the usual Christmas Eve proceedings, began to put cett her furs remaking as she did so, "I am sure these two young men aro anxious. to be- gin their preparations.".'Phen she tam- ed to Ruth and said in lower but very audible tone. "I know what would be the most ac- ceptable gift you could put into the stockings of one of your friends." Unsuspectingly the girl asked, "Whale le that," "Yourself, dear," saki Miss 'Wilkins.. Ruth papal ena etudial the corpet, wondering if Mr. Welton heard, • The old maid added, as elle rose from her dudr, "And this is leap peen" Mte - Walthlt Was talking to Ittra. yarleigh avid the beers, awl seemed to be eornpletely ab- sorbed in them, but yet there Wits'11 merry twinkle in his eyes, Theta thought as Miss 'Wilkins took her Imam. How- ever, he said nothing, and at ten that nighe the great work of the omen be- gun. The little tree WaS fiet Oa Olt table to be dressed, but before very long it was dieeovered that more candles were needeili spite of protestations, Mr. Watson insisted that he mulit go out And bUy some. "I shall not be gone a very long while," lie sal& and then glancing at Ruth, he Minimal: "I am afraid you are tared out; yoa have been doing too much shopping lately. Sit atonal and feet while I'm away." He wheeled an armetair 1:110 fire, and she etil down obediently, "Look," he added, "you armee yourgelf by filling the. Wick- ings. Hem they are, and here are tho toys and sugarplums. Don't move till I come back, dear," heeitated a little at the big word and laid his hand on her -weft derk hair, his eyes met hers for tin In- stant, and ne 'was gone, Mrs. Farleigh, after repeating Mr. Walton's injunction, I left the room also, and then Ruth put for, being a woman,. Miss Ruth was rag!' however, was quite a superfluous oi customed in all weighty matters to de- cide first and reflect after. Next she fell to meditating on Mr. Walton's many good uplities (of which patient waiting was not the least in her estimation); and having exhausted the catalogue of manly 'virtues, she recalled the earnest, wistful look ailaich she had just seem or fancied, in. las kind grey eyes, and she told herself that it was cruel and selfish of lier "to keep the best man under the sun so many years from his due." Now, fortamately, she had an opportunity to make lum full amends, and what could be more simple or more delightful than her plon! A little sacrifee of pride 011 her part woulhl make him happy, and surely he deserved, as much happiness as 'she could Rive him. She had put herself into his Christ- mas socks, and. le would understand that she was his Christmas present. While she was thus meditating; the room grew -warmer ami the hour more late; and Ruth, though quite uncon- scious of the fact, was falling asleep. The arm cattle was comfortable, her heart was light, and for some time she slept soundly and dreamlessly. Then, very gradually', she became aware of the wind's howling wildly and rattling the window shutters, but She did not open bier eyes until the front door slammed. The fire was nearly out, and the room growing cold. Ruth sat up, shivered, yawned: and tried to collect her sensea. Suddedy she heard Mr. Walton's deep voice in the hall, and for the first time in her life the sound filled her with dis- may instead of joy. She glanced down at her feet. The thought of her simple and de- lightful plau flashed through her inind, and it. seemed that the fact of her hav- ing "slept on the matter" had materially eha.ngedits aspects.. Gone was all her desire for self-abnegation, every trace of philantrophy, of gratitude, of penitence, bad left her, and she was conscious of but one thought—a frantic determination to get out of the room, or out of the socks immediately. She started up wild- ly, but it was too bate; the door knob tamed, and Mr. Walton was before hen She sank into her seat, and would ba,ve snatched off the socks, but had only time to tuck her feet under the chair before he was at her side. He said something about the candles he had bought, but the room swam before her eyes, and he, astonished at her panic, asked what. the matter was. "My head aches; the room is so enema! she said at last, with more tact than veracity. Her face was flushed, and her cyceecast down, the lashes trembling nervously. Mr. 'Walton was puzzled, and. while he glanced around the room thoughtfully,Ruth be- came the victim of an agonizing doubt. Would he guess what she had done; and: what would he, or, what could he think of herl She wished that, her mother would but come in and talk to him, that the lamp :would explode, or an earth- quake begin, or anything at all to cred15 a diversion. Then she made a fraatio effort to draw her feet out of the eoekio ana as at, the seine moment Mr, 'Walton's gaze chanced to rest on a long mirror apposite, he saw his property reflected m the glass. The next instant he re- called the remark of the friendly spin - sten A bashful man woul(1 have been overpowered, by the discovery and let slip a11 opportunity; a shallow and golf - nisi). 0110 naght have displayed amusement n t, the situation, and thereby lost bis cause. 1114 Mr; 'Walton, being wither, by the summary chastisement with called her his owe, his Cheisteens gift. ed her by her name. She knew by teci tone of his voiee that all woe ovee With ber, and being completely overitaiehned which her little sophistry' was visite& she burst into tears, and hied not uervo sufficient to remonstrate when ho clasped his arms about her gently and' merely leis onLluth's and call: TRH CHRISTIVIAS MB WOOD. no, Mee (lnelYla I bi ftlr, you 11:1311b ti t00 Some day you may go to the elitism:me Tree Tt Hertao. the north of the Country of Dreams It glitters and thiklee ntel spatalee tura Per tinselgleams; and trinkets now grow thick on Wherrwoirdceseful toys are for him who will \80:r 10210:: * You gthe Way et Um Road .of negooa Wheneveyou go to the Ceristmas Tree And when you draw near you will notice the walls That rise 'high about the Pale City of Mlle, When entrance, unless you aro Wanted, le barred Tly T>it Seidl& regiments standing on Oar& It's oTer.., in Candy Land, there where the Porover are turning out peppermint drops; Where fencem aro built of the red and white And ii°o4uiners are faabioned Of chocolate bricke. Where meadow and fotelit and -sidewalk Ana air Are an or ed'materials children, can eat, Yon WI on it !ship over Lerrienade Lake And drink all the wavee as they Oliver and breek, And then, when yeti° land, You Are under the trees Where Jumping Jacks jump in the sway of the bream -- nut Ohly the children moat &whiny good Clut ever set Into the Mailman -Tree Wood.. —Dottibar Prom Wptson's: