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. I .1 I 1�) begrudgingly doled out the lit9f t*� time. butthere'1110110 tldDg loft YOU 044'rl graUd1mV#U1 had been a faithful alo'ho' -- tIDD. Snapdragon cGWIXt* Of pourlug it
t Darins A I Lbeir 1. atu L&udv, half pint of ,alcohol or brandy Into it pan,,
i � - � make It for us hem anill bolls sea 0 take, &no th'a&Is my Unbent pride 11 uthem. ,&noverpalwarluascusi) 0 i Merriment Of a& it atbalazo, and theig throwing in
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; r -. F Z,7--,� )� a liktiot book telling all about a splendid gav, to the support of the old pealploa, - Ii.lid.r. I
,t� ;I. � I � bad UXitil W :0 I .1. that hearty hospitality dud nholoo nuts, ratshis and candies, the 8port
: .� HouiaitfaxpAgod Coaplep tharailb, "I'orout- Grandfather i&bll. , II1bj# rei He had risen as loo,talitkAVA POb11tfX* Ingratttaills, and neglected duty Cattle, mcrri� set.til
. tIIXt',W* oRa get graulpap is or two. been Able to do aw" 1. tb�%U toward gran'URVAM 014 bar lounge, loo Ealrballgalogbaeart and she could not al d that profusion of substantial being to pullthem out of the burning
And grion'ma'am YN onald 40,4*L�hs� fal
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1� Into by Point $1109.11 - most nil -I've keered for her for herself at . I - - c�.h � fluid. Whether the prizea obtained pity
1. : m of his years " . -- I � ',','., e.r which vve all 80 Closely
� I, % sixty yours Re % -0go families a way'
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11 � "And where's the 11NO to come from. raised A little crop On the few iggrolsof the alult never yet at the broad of charity di--- � ilizaid D
L I ground the Asterst allowed him to �cqltl. tied together otr�Chrhitmas Day, dr�t aL ,i�c;,e with the Oc"On' the English for the burned "fingers and thumbs" is a
,��, r', Drbaps richer than that of question.
L �:; I I i I Jane Doalp P if You think - an, you notiler 8hall, Marthy, you Dever Ono houslo and the next Clarlstums, -1 a be I Christmas Is P .Y I. The speaker Was
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� L I il, I . ..Now, don't you go to laggerin' 'fore vote "free of rent and taxes," as Jane other count, The game of.the "burning fagotill, is ex.
1 11 I i'T-, said in suit praise of their generosity. But Ahall I" 's, :ld. "her. This year the Dodgebwere LO -111c jj�'bcrt T, Lincoln, United States minister ec
. � 1, ,',',III you're hurt. Em. I don't expect It fill �O Iked over to his old W116 to tile ogdeu home. They came rb Ill , Itent for a Christmas party. The pile Of
� . " M L his "Front the long-goue days fagots must lie beside your big open tire -
III M, a old man was very feeble and Its -a
� - come, vallict your pocket. Darius and Ina now "n &lit without assistance and knelt beside the lounge, with out rin the day aud after Mrs. Dodge had pui h,r t, England, le and the abbot of
, OI;! wife could not w tectingly around her. huge turkey and a pair of ducks in 01 Late " hen tile lord of misru eadal castles place. The Incense tapers to be bought at
- have figured it all out and we find it'll be because of her recent "Shock," thrown pro sway Ill the I
� �� cheaper and better lit the end for us to Grandpap was out picking up a basket "Go now I" he said, with one arm out- ()yen she said to Mr. Dodge: unrctison held Halloween (Oct. 81) Japaneia bazaars make the fluent of ingots
L pay sometiallia and git rid of lem for good of chips out of the snow when the alsifilife otj�-Uad toward the door. "'Now, Hiram, I want you to get Out t tic of old England, front -01011 the lim- forthisaparpose. Each guest takes atago,
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� - now than It will be to have lam hangin' on Emmeline greeted him W(th I I call this a ratty performance, sled load fill it full of cleAn stars tv anti Put --down to the
I � for the land only knows how long y1t, and aPticared. Grau'pap, Lucia, an' T kin jest tell you in tile buffalo robes So' blaliketA. " it,,, of the Clarbatmas season Now he is to tell a story or sing a song.
� I LL mebbs both ot'sm alt bed-riddou and then un Usual kindmills or manner. 1. ,,Whl%t for?" asked Hiram lit great ,ot' present-day Christmas, the king of days, and his entertainment is to last exactly
11 -How are you, grau'p&P F* she Alakt& t i"V-" as been most faithfully kept, as fur as
I L J weldlailt have to do for 'em. to Bay [loth in' I'A.n' I tell you to go III said the old man, prise. It its long as the taper burns, and no longer
; I I I , - of heivill' to bury low when they're gone. "Able to be out, I Sea." rising and oppulng the door himself "lita -youlaustraltask questions atchrist- Ills mealls and circumstances would Allow, It requires some pains for him to adapt
� - I I I . I It'll cost at least $15 apiece to bury lem, "Yes, Em'lino," replied 'the old -all,: In masterof this oldghouse yet on' I'll "toy ID44 time" replied M rb. Ogden. 1.1"A., ., by every Englishman and the words of himself to his blazing fagot, throwing it
I 1�1 a thin, quavering voice, while Ills whole spilled if 1% I-Ily Walter Scott are' as true to -day its ew
I P; --- for we'd have to take 'em way over to the master of W it's mine, girls, even it you nice sur�riues would be Sir - ay at the eXlWt, MOMOLA t h is son g u r
: ! I body quivered with the treanualouame%,of poem of 'Mar
7 a t 11 11 Hebron barytul ground." have the dead for tt� I tell ye its sainei. an' told all they knew at Christian, UnW. N, hen he wrote them in his tory is completed. Then the next buy or
� . 1.0 : I ... 1. Ill, way caldage. -pall out, whether I'm abl6tq,be It you go so far As to try to old me Jane an* I want the sled a little %vi'llu an, allou'ho many years ago : a .
f , I I 1! o There'd be ao, Sense in trail Somebody's got to keepuap.�tlie Ina no questions asked." girl takes a fagot, and an opportunity to
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. 1. ;I . 11 ver to Hebron with 'on) )us 'cause some n weather like this. I$ out of It. I dare you to do it, Erailline - 'England was merry England when amuse the company.
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L ; I I I I I of their, children that's been dead fifty tire I as brought his sports 29"' It is a pretty custom to make the whole
. . I 'Well, you soon into the house, gran'- Ogden. There's a little gtimmerin' no Then she said to Sally - her servall L girl ;
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I . 1 . oil from that. "Keep your eye on of the Chrismas Eve party a gains or play
� � . 41f years are buried there." an, I will bring In some shame in you tbat'll keep y the turkey, SniiY, l-' Old chl'bum
. ! . �i ..Wall, we've promised 'am that they pap, an' Jane you, girls, doall yet& can toward dinner. Pit be Nick A TIME OF FEAB,riNo. from the beginning of the festivities. So
� . : , 6 wood an'chipe. Give me the basket." I've tried to beat peace w ILh 'No count
:- I : I look upon an' I'll show you won. " ry in the world has a greater, soon als all the Company have arrived.
: I I . I� ! hould be buried there, and I he old man's obedience was like the but you've gone too far,
�, � I . : It promises to the dead as sacred things." T ar old grautdad's got his honest Halt an hour later Jane and Emmeline reverence for old customs and observes' begin by selecting a "Lord of Misrule,"
�:l I a said Jane with a sudden and tooling out, obedience of a child in mortal fear of its that You It was an odd fancy that pulilless"d i's thein more generally than England. i
: I parents. He hobbled into the hottsel, and pride left an' he's goln' to keep It Is ' dinner of the old � whose buillness Itelatall be 1. OV9 .... Ize ,,,ad
I I r) buriat",i4bor tender sense of duty. - He stood wonderfully erect and his that of seeing Christmas in tile lit luU- ,I,he famous ClarlsIm decide the games and make as much full
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L . I "But," she added, "it they go to this In a few moments his gratiddaughtersfol led tile vvIll,ile, foods] barons, with I "a chief as possible. To further title
: � I is chips and wood. wholobearing was one of such command- twins. The fancy overru is dish of boar's head
� , : I 'em. lowed him with tb a massive platter in great and rat"
I I I , J'i L home we won't have the buryin' of Gmallaria'am was lyingon all old lounge, Ing dignity and firmness that It mitten ced borne upon of costumes And funny
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L * We're let out of that and out of al prom- Ogden end $Ike left the ,,Late dre,sing may be used.
� 1. , Ises bout It, because the home buries its drawn close to a big box stove, in the even Emmeline I � (441 bauquedlIg hall by the major-domoofthe
. I I a house In silence with Jane following close made out of homely and every -day
"' L : , it" � center of a room as cheerless satid untidy all
I . . � own dead, and we wouldn't have any . ,%,#, houtwhold, attended by a large number of tu .... much tile best. The '11,ord
I it could well be, behind her. iterpart material Are
N a LJ of Misrule" should be furnished with a
- . I 1,� right to meddle with its affairs. Now Grandpap Luoe was right, there wit% "ail - servants and vassals i finds its con' lqg-
i , \ A table with some dirty dishes and no - . lit the modern roast turkey which, in U
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:. I.: . . i their cow and chickens, land the things loth an it stood between the two trout title glimmeria' o' shame" 10 both Ella- . � crown and a scepter, even It they are only
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: I � 'L �i! � they have In the house would sell for at c the room. Some "sodybls- Incline and her ulster. It waslarge enough 1* � f! ll� � land am in America, graces the festive r. presented by an old hat and the kitchen
: , . i:.� . t be cheaper and "Tutows of - -the celebrant of poker, and the rest of the company can be
I I . least $150, and wouldn't I on its" of grandpap's ralanufaetuire, and an to make them reject every thought of di* board of - prosperous reinforeas
N better for us to pay 675 apiece to make UP 0 a of his home, *I- cliristmas, who in Bugland ed to correspond.
� ."", : I lit coffee-pot stood on the table. Mrs. possessing the old ma bird with Yorkshire pud- attir
I - ,� : I I the other $160 then it would be to buther Ogden was a model housekeeper, and the though they held deeds of the entire pro- :1� that toothsome merry games for
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i ,,� I . " : along with lam for mobbe ten years yet retobedly untidy condition of the room party, A. little of the old man's pride had . ding, roast bqefand phim pudding. large parties. such as "consequences,"
1 IL . 1i and have lam to bury in tile end Y' w a him DOXINO DAY. 11
o", 1, Irritated her, but she tried to concelaij bar descended to them, enough to mak � 1�11�� proverbs," and "Btage-coach," there are
- : . 11 I ,,Do you reckon they'd be willing to disgust, while saying in her abrupt Man- secure in the possession of his poor old 0 Ill ... ro an American it seems very strange i'lalind man'sbuff," and the singing games
� Fli 11 Asked Mrs. Ogden, Ignoring her nor: home. Jane was the first to speak as the - IN11 !I that in England the day after Christmas of 11oatia, peas, beans," and "I put my
L'� I . go? "See bere� gritn'pap, I don't like to See Sisters wended their way homeward. I or 'boxing tiny,' as it is called, is an Ores- right foot In," for the little children. The
. I . .1 I sister's question. but her own question
L" . tied that bar sister's proposition did lit bachelor's kitchen" Is furnished
1, It Imp you an' gran'ma'am livin' on here like I I I declare, Ean," She said, "I didn't s'polois sion of even greater festivities among the ,.O
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I not me t witli.entire disfavor. this. It worries me. You're too old to graulpap had so much spunk." gain and again by every generation.
�%L" . .11 I , . . - working classes then Christmas dily itself. a
, I . Vboy'd ought to Jump at the chauct), live alone here." "I didn't either," said Em I It derives it" name from the Christmas Young and old com "go to Jerusalem"
, IL t "Itati a beautiful home.
.11 ,-Yes, Erallino; I know that." "After all," said Jane sud boxes or donat rag and romp and run to their hearta'alonteut.
... ... � , said June warmly. 4only, "Mebbe tons of Christmas tipendi
1, . � I .I., I I I meant to bring the pamphlet with the "An'you don't need to do It any longer. it wouldn't be the beat thing to send 'awn money which are collected on that day by The donkey, to whom numberless tails
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t � picture of it, but I forgot It in my burry. Now,.ionit you think it'd be nice if you to tile home, 'speshly at Christmas time." . all working people. Boxing night is One can be planealt will always be an enjoy.
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. 11 I ��, I Henry's been all sn'grati'ma'ant could have a nice, clean, "What made you so flares to propose It I. f the greatest occasions Of the whole able feature for w lively party of mixed
t,�, , . lie says ttos elegant -all heated with steam Go NOW," HE SAID, WITH ONE ARM OUT 0
;.� 11 � carpeted room fall to yourselves, an' your then rII year at tile London theaters. They are young and old folks. For a Christmas
� ,�',, I * and tales carpets and rugs, and stuffed meals all cooked for you, all' even your -Well, I hadn't given It any thought STRETCHED TOWARD THE DOOR." tile,, packed to their tatmosli, capacity with Eve party a comically -drawn picture of
I � L"" chairs, suit they'll have a nice room all to then, an' I didn't reckon rau'pap, would first pro-
, . I themselves and nice In Ore kept tip an' You not )lava a thing to g atu entered tile little old red house of patrons anxious to )N't'less tile Santa Claus might be substituted for the
� , , � � " I title all cooked for do but to sit around an' enjoy yourself act so 'bout it. 1 -1 --don't care, Em, it is ag 'am's. (;ran,pap duction of the spectacular Christmas pan-
, . .1 . lam, and not a thing on earth for lam to reading rates papers and just taking it kind o' hard for them to be fixed an they gran'pap's and grati'ma ern - donkey. It should be drawn and colored
1, My I had met them at the door at ly detiall" toluille which isalwaysthe piecede resist on A large sheet of paper, and this fasten-
1�--,� ,.'.. - are." -med bill, ance of the London theaters At this Best-
, " do but just list round and enjoy It all. easy I How'd you like, that, gratilralwo words disai Various
b, � . land I I'd just like a chance to live that am ?o Masculine In appearance an she was, but Emmeline's first ad on a Sheet againadt the wall.
, , , ""; ) hey'd ought to feel - --- "Grandpall," site said with her usual ii� son. " portions of the dear old saint's body, his
� , ' � " I way myself awhile. T - rectness of speech, "we're come to %vis, THE GERMAN CIIHISTMAS, arms, his legs, his traditional pipe, drawn
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, .. more'll grateful for sue on a happier Christmas that, You've had "Germany rolght [lot and cut ont of paper, could be trusted to
� ,, I il "Mobbe they Will and mebbe they won't. 1, .1
�'� ,,�,`�,.";,�, I � Y. William blindfolded boys and girls to pin on in
, r:!�,., I- � which way the eat I f late. years an' to Italia you to have, it *the home o( Christmas,' said
I ., �,�. . you can never tell A happlerone. Westillwantyontogot- Walter Phol United States Minister to what they judged the proper places. It
�.""," ��., , ,,,,, 7111 jutnp� I think myself they'd ought I I Germany. 4t: a
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. .... to be glad to go and mebbe they wilLI1 44p, , �n home for all aged couple, but you'll be iliv - may not be a very respectful WAY to tre t
. � �., - Santa Claus, but much fun results front
. A only aged couple there. Yon'll have a are Indebted for many of our most poPtl
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�, q,"� .1 "Oh, I really think they will. I've I lar and univerwilly observed Christmas -eing tile queer spectacle which the dear
t� I , 1( " room all to yourselves, but it'll be that 8(.
- � I , 0 . I , scarcely a doubt of It. We can put them fellow presents wheat his members are
� "�"L�� . .., , . big south room of mine." customs. Tile ancient Germans were ac,
" . on the train here slid Henry and some one . I custonled to celebrate long before tile where tile blindfolded one is
' L�:�, , I , .,:�L w or . "What do you mean' Ent'llne ?" pinned on
� :, .1., I I... - from the home will meet them in Toronto, . .f!. ,,I mean, graralpap, that Jane sit' I have birth of Christ a great feast of the vvinter "sure they ought to go."
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I- . , ,� But Henry writes that It mustbal decided I come to feel that father'd promise to care solstice, which continued during the There are other waye of making fun for
1, i I" usual, but Darius Said they was as well 'as right AWAY before some other old couple I twelve (lays from December 25 to January
� :, ',-,� for you always is binding on us, an' we're the bables. Huge thin paper b%gg may be
, ' � 7� 1 ' I common, he guessed. I declare to graoi. takes the vacant room in the home. Can't I I . willing to be bound by it as well its by our 0, anti during which they were accustom -
I 'L L- ous, Rol, I Just want to up kind die when I you lot your mince motalt work stand and . .. fillad with candies, or Small presents of
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1, I " . . . own duty to you for your care of as after led to light and decorate large yew tree", toys tied up it) secure paper parcelA.
, �,: ,,,,�� I 0 - - git to be so old I'm a nuisance to laYself run right over to gran'pap's with me now. ( 0 .other died. Things have looked diff'rent to which they also attached gifts for each These bags are s,spended between the
�,�, ", f and to everybody else." - There's no time to 1030, and gran"pap 1J Id German yew trees may
� t, - ,'Folks ain't never in no hurry about dy- I I to us in the past few days sit' If You"I other. These o Ily on our fulding doors, ats being safer than from
� ': able nor ti%e- -- - - . lotus make up for tile past we'll gladly be sAd to blossom annun chandeliers. Tile children are blindfolded
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� , � in', no matter how'old nor to t � � do it,,, � heart,lastames as the .modern Christmas in turn, and each one tries with it stick to
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� � 1. . "Wily, Em'llne, Eni'llue I Jane I tree. hit tile bag. When one succeeds there iq
�, ,�' ,papL Mother, Merrily, here's Jane and Eni'line ORIGIN OF THE YT*Lr,.
i,l.��:, . bang on as long as anybody. But what is
-.1 I It about gran and grati'ma'am t I - . come back to us the good little girls they "Tothe great feast the Germans gave a wild scramble for the candy or treasures
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W " .� 1. - - 0 e...,i want to know." � V 0-^ usterbe. Why, Ent' line, I -I-" the name Jul or Yul, a liamc th%t the hostess Is recommended to spread a sheet
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, ,� L, "Wel). It's jest this a You know wall an L "Tbery ain't tic I;imo to talk 'bout it Saxons carried with them to England,
i! A, . I do, Em, that for the last three or four /- 7 ; L 1i vJ 11 over her carpet.
L A;�,�, I /I now,grimilvap. The turkey's brow nin' In where it still survives- It oneaddedto, chisoroo
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I - . . years evor since gran"miVam's been' so 4 1 1 Of the same
:,.��'; � I , I the oven at fi6me an' thAP*table's all set t -its a synonym for Christmas. The
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,�.�.I - . onw.NNNMN== - crippled up with rheumatto and since // I 0. Prement" gains. Tile coveted present �%
-, "� tied to the chandelier or door by a long
.. W . . 10 with plate% for you am' ;�rsaalm,t'am an' yule -log of old England is derived from
�,��!� L graillpap lost his left eyestIglat with that �
'. . I A 01111UHTMAS SONG. cataract, folks around here that's too busy . - I we wantyou to get ready right awAY. Germany, as tire also the yule -cheese, the String, which bringA it near tbe floor. The
f� I Jane an' I will bundle gran'tria'arn up. ynle-cAke, the yule -candle, and many blindfolded cliflUren are led eitch in turn
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1`14.��. 1 ; CUTIStra I tondin' to other folk's bizneaq to keep An'youninitcomin'back here no more. other things pertaining to yule -tide' to try witta a pair of scissors to cut tile
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:�� as bolls Rinin are ringing,, tradk of their own, have been wenrIn' out you call have all your things put it, my Santa Claus and .Kris Kringle are both
,i6' Christmas joys their music bringing ,- their tongues gabbiul away because we * I VS -,,v - . ;, t string. The hicky one who siieceeds ha
. , � � big,au4my soutli,rogm an' its t9 be -v-1V"§ � I -, C,A,- y. it is to tile It tter, allowed to claim the preseilt lie has cut
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n and do for lam, Istid of lettln' 'am live - - I I . -- . ,v it- a a down.
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r,4�,-� ! �"-- " VhAt A'W46t; song to earth agal itione on their old place -you know that." I - � , . � .111, - ,;�-Jk --.,- I I A grab�bag, lit which little presents are
',4iw - , . . Wilfbil fhtii'ai�jels sang before us -, � .1 . it . ,roalm for an ged couple ?II rrtmdtdr fabie elme it 0 tiee' intent Jesus
'' T g , � , ' I - . 11 tY EJ el . fwl."� r4r - - - What does himself who brings presents or the stock- put, each tied up closely in niany pitpers,
,��"l;i,,' - -Of course I do, I said Mrs. Ogden, With & � � . . I . . -A -- f
, e" Whom retrain still hovers o'er us. - - .... . . -� - - -- hy,; EmIline, why Jane I -
, "� -1- ' "-- - - is a funny style of gi%lllg Christionspre'li
� Z. govii the glad world joins the chorus; It ,fo �� I- W146-11% �t all mean ?'I Ingti of good children. 1
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" �� '. ` -: , nife arid chopped furicusly to I - -I I I .. , V "It means, gran'part, that Its Christmas "A German household on Christmas ents. Very Small and Cheal) articles may
, I ,1,: , "Pexce on carth,good-will to men." a aloment, while Adding wrathfully, "All . I The be used for these I,,,mb-bags. A notilinal
1, ,1� J Not a lot�aoly Infant etranger, 1, ve got to al�ly is that some folks had hat- . time an' that Jane all' I have had some Eve is a very pleasant place to be. fee must Always be charged for a, "grab."
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,,�r,��,, I . / new Ideas dawn Ill on us, ,bout what little ones can scarcely wait for bed -time, -
. � ,l-'�"` . . I . I . Ten kisses or "ten pi n8" must be dernand
,� � Having for his bed a manger, ter do their dtity,by their own usallesi; kin � up their
10- ��' I , Christmas times are for an' 'bout what so arixtonii are they to bang cd and obtained before a "grab" lit al -
1 �,.,f-` Circled all about with danger, before they go to p'ntin' out our duty to -
,�� - He that was born on Christmas day came stock I ngs-another custom, by the way,
i I 4�, l Comes our Lord to eavtb again i gran"pap and uran'ittia'am. I guess I know .... . I lutothe world for. Get on your great for which all the rest of the world IF; In- lowed.
; ; But a King with grace OIerflowing, my duty As well its other folks. Folks act coat, grau'pap, all' we'll let our deeds debted to Germany. Some of the young- Very elaborately devised plays or games
; Power and love divinely showing, as if I didn't do nothing for lem now,, and I . 0 ��? . prove good our words. We'll got you over sters, who can recall instances when they take much time and trouble, but car% be
'I, I And with matchless grace bestowing here it was only �Monday, that I made I . . a merry have been disobedient or otherwise made very succesAful if the right spirit is
I I I'll . ". to my house an' we'll all have into them. Those suggested here cau
I - , "Peace on earth, good -will to men, I I Frank go over and chop em up, Wood I � 1". Christmas together and got ready to begin natighty during the year, are In mortal Put anged at short notice.
1� it enough to last two or three days, and I'd a morning be arr
I I Lot the whole wide world receive I an. like to know it I've missed sending 'enl 11 4 a happier New Year than any of us have terror lest on awakening In tit
� . . Every heart with joy believe him, two of any biggest mince pies and a nice `,1 . known for a long time. Don't stand they should find lit their stocking Instead
L I . I . there oryin', but come here an'liel p me get of toys and bon-boins, only A small birch The English Feast -D87-
. I I Falth, and love, and honor give him ohicken all ready for the oven a single /I gran"malarn ready," but there were tears rod, which has been placed there by one
;.�, . I When he comes to earth again. Obaristnins for ten years? Iguessfaln't." � in bar own eyes and her own lips qnIvered 'Pelsnichol' as with the Our English ancestors had few fast-ditys
� I I children, tell the wondrous story, "And don't I always add doughnuts and (literally Nichol but many feast -days. The best day Oi
, I , I l5ound )its prides, ye old men boary; � as She spoke. fur or St. Nicholas dressed in fur, as we them all, however, was Christmas. An
I �, i '*Glory In the Highest, glory- rolls And a glass ot jolly And a howl of . I . 11 should may), who punishes the bad child-
" 11 arianboarriestowhatyalusend? Youknow . .. They Felt Baldly. ren at Christmas time, while Kris old Italian proverb says, "He laws more
. I �', . "Peace on earth, good-wtil to man. I do. Avid yet folks sn5t, it we doxic our . I Suslm--Papa, did you get mamma a now Kringle rewards the good. SomeGerman businessithan Engll4h ovetis at Chrkt-
, I duty we'd have 'em lit our houses Christ- pair of slippers for Christmas? children, Instead of hanglng up their mas." From an old weekly we quote tho
. I man and till the time. Their tongues can Papa -No, my dear, but why do you ask stockings, plac, thvir ,ho��s outaide the following:
I I just clack, I've got nil I can manage with . � I that question? door of their bedroom. " Noblemen arid squires Icept open house.
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��11 GRANTAP0 my own family. But I tell yon, Rill, I Susie -Well, Tommy said that the old ITALY'S CHRISTMAS, All comers were welcomed, and lord and
I I , ,� theros away been opened kip to have 'em I I ones were sick. "Italy, as personified by any of Its prin- subject were that day put on a level by
I provided for in the best kind of a way . Papa -Sick ? How do you make that the grace of hospitality.
:� , Story. without 'em being a burden any raore to . cipal cittes, is never seen to better advan. The first of the Christmas dishes served
I 1, A Now England Christmas either of us." . out?. It tage than RtChristinas time." ItwasAl- at the manor -house was a boar's bead.
, . . ,111owla that I I declare, Jane, It you . Susie -That's what he meant any ow, bert G. Porer, United States Minister to On a dish of gold or Silver It was borne
for he said they felt badly. - -
. Italy, who spoke. "The streets of Flor- is flourish of
I I ence or Naples wear a most'carnival-like songs of knights and
. ,,, � BY J. L- HARBOUR. ain't tile worst one for Ueatin' 'round the - Into the banquet hall, amid tT
I . bush when You're Willi* anything." A . Bother Tart. S trumpetsand the
I I I � . Ignoring this gentle slid sisterly rebuke. I I Mr. Kanoodle--And now wouldn't you appearance at the Chriatma season. On ladies, who followed in stately procession.
:,: , Mrs. Hiram Ogden was chapping Apples Jano said: .1 like me for a Christmas present? Christains eve the people keep the vigil 01 An apple or an orange graced Its mouth.
I for mtnoe-meat for liar Christmas plea, ,, Well, Darius he's tired of having folks I the Nativity with great joyfulness and de. and mustard wam itq snucia.
- when bir sister, Mm Darius Dodge, and. aingin' gratilpap anti gran'ITIMISTR at Ulm, l --- -.-. ---- -- Miss Alert. -Certainly, It you'll -bang vOtlon. Great crowds throng all the
' � . . and - -- yoursell on the Christmas tree. The fancy cooks of the tiny flatter t hem-
, douly walked into tile big, cleall iand sitring that they really Own a htill- principal thoroughfares. Innumerable selves that they Are artistic andoria.;1nal
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� 1 pt Reliantly warm kitchen, Without tile i red it' of our farin and yours Just be* thinks more of Your 'pinion thAu h I 0 does Site raised her shrill voice to a shriek, Jane's heart WAS not of the toughest fiber . paper lanternia give light to the BeAno, and w hen they pat roasted ducks and gronse
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I . I Luse- of nil no, And it he should object y" enn for cbe old woman Was very dent. She am! presently she Added, faltering: Tommy's Discovery. It is the delight of the Italian small boy to on the table arrayed In their IlAtural
; , , . I . Mr&DIodgetbada big gray shawl throytIn -oil I'm mink and tired of all that stutL talk him inta It sooner tban I can," Which was a very amal I old woman, with wouder. 111 -1 -don't know Why it was, Em, but (TWO MONTHS BBPORE CHRISTMAS.) hover on the outskirts of the crowd And feathers.
I � I I I over her headaud pinned under heisoldra, - really antrant that Brameline's tongue, was folly bright eyes under heavy gray eye. when gran"pap went min' knelt down there vTwAS when the leaves, all gold and red, suddenly, extinguish one of those same But three hundred yelt
I � � I find there .were big. feathery anowlInkes �, � � ed up lanterns with a well aimed stone or other wa agoCbrWft%
1, I - - sharper and more caustic than liar ulster brows. by poor old gran"ma'alb an' she look Were lightly flitting from tile bought dinners In England were ornamented 11 ith
� I missile. The Italian street fakir is quite a roasted peacock, resplendent lit 1114
I . flecking the shawl and her brown woollou 11 I declare'l-l-
I lamn. Jane's, and that poor old Grandfather "Hey, Enalline ?I' she said. at him the way she did That Tommy to his mother said:
� � I I . dress skirt Her latirp dark face was of A , Bradley feared liar more than lie feArLd But Emmeline lowered her voice and well It just kind o' seemed to change my - -I 'Twill Soon be Christmas now I as active at Christmas time as his brother feathers, variegated tell and gilded ls-?ik.
� I I MAKtUlInle MGld, olinal the frl - of said to graulpap: feelln' 'bout lam." I in the States, and Is busy offering all kinds Sometimes apiece of e.fton, sIttilpited
Straight, Stiff, black banifeshow1ung June, Although t1hopoor,dratid oldman
I , ; , a on be, I broken AS be wAs In body And Vlrlt, fearea ,,Well. you've only got to say tile word, III gloried in granIpaplait grtt," said Em, 111 hope that Santa Claus will bring of small wares, The cries of theme fakir,,, with spirits, was put I u Ii �,, 1)eak and It gh t-
; -, �, brow beneath this Allow heightened her 11 I both sisters and WAS Meekly humble When gran'llap, an' you can live as I've said." with a little laugh. "I hato a onivelln' A lot of things for me this year- mingledwIth chants and thoplayingot edbefore the carver began4his work on
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� I L I 11111sculine appeartance. � L�1�111' I ill their presillilloo. "Where? How, EmIllne?" man, young or old." rll be as glad as Anything various musical Instruments before tam- this "food for lovers and ment for lord�."
� , j -.0h, it In ,you, is it, JADO P" said Mrs. He had not opposed them in anything There was an eager, pleading note In the "Glorted in It, Em I 'Pon my soul If he, When Christmas morning's here. , porartly-erected shrines In bonorof the The celebrated plum-pwi,iing Illustrates
I Ogden, "I thought It was HI when I =9�� L n blessed mother whose maternal pangs this
111, 1� �'! , -I.------ H'�2i-:, for years, and Indeed It Would have taken old man's trembling voice. didn't look grand then When he fluil "I hope he'll bring a Scarlet sled, the theory of evolution
, , - beard you Stamping off the snow an the I -g`-- , - . �� - . . th- For gliding swiftly down tile hill ; music Is Intended to asanage ; the shrill At first It was a pluni-porridge, nindO
fe =�;� - a Strong and boldly dominant spirit to the door and said he could got &to
. portli. Snowing some knore, Ain't 1011 -, tk� ant
. 1, - ,,Ina pines called tile 'Home for Aged Em, I *2� cries of boyish voices, the ringing of bells,
� I 1 -1. - have taken ISSUO With Any Of the Man- out our company. Why. I I And that with candies green and red the screeching of whistles and the beating from mutton boiled in broth, thickeiied
I " "Yes,buttlialmy're Alicia, big. looseflakes , . � aintesofEnitheline Ogden. Herownhus- Couplan,at " Raid Emmeline, arid then she prond of him." -bolled
'� I : I =2!�i-7 My Stocking long he'll fill, with brown-litead In which half
1� 1'�';, , I I dou'llithInklell ahwunt to much, It's , � t, hand was an clay In her hands and OPP041- and Jane together gave a voluble and "Ho, 04 mebbe made you prouder It you of druma make up a royal Christmas raising, currantn S.runes, cloves, mace Raid
I gettlant colder, too. Making up your � . . glowing Account of the delights of much a hadn't gone," resifed Em with aliabother "I want a little gan to pop chorus that would delight the heart of a - a I
t � - � - I .. I I --1 tion to any of bar p1mans Always Made bar I get were mixe
:.1 1 I �6-rhe%t, Are yon Ill' - � at wily cost. borne and of the unalloyed happiness of short tough. -I on't know wbat 'hold do The kitten when she's fast asleep ; Chinaman or stay one elso who loves a 16'
11 I � Allut I , determined to carry them Oil; The whole was thoroughly boiled And
�,� , , she Sat 4own by the stovila AS she spoke -�., all beneath Its root. if we said 'home' to him itigatt0 I want A, pretty humming top, moble."
� I . . ""! " 'At feet on the edge. of tile 4 �� -�;,:, � she madmi all her 4balindthms speedily, Grandpap leaned far forwarA it) bin 11 don't Intend saying It W him for in served with inchts. From this mest; canto
. �., anit put betlat , -�' and was never long to martivilig at con- T I want some bleating sheep. "The dawn of Christmas morning finds
, . �, � '' � , �, w(Aal-bo* to lot thin milow btalt eflato the i7l, chair. his sharp elbows on tits knot% and pal -L t guess Darlad wilt laugh, wben I all the churches crowded to the dqors with rorth the glory of the tnble, an Engli,h
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. I., � , I �. I b1XI Instead Of On Ur* tagalealia spotless ae��.' clusions. Ilkla bont and shriveled fingers knotted to- tell him how granotInd spanked up to U,ft "I want a book of fatry tales, kneeling worshippers, the elegantly attire plum -pudding. .
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. , . , "t" .1mr Harmindwas made iAp regarding her gether. Zinn And PAmmolint could not ',Well. you knoili Just flow 111trAin feel$ I wwt� a Dent of picture blocks I lady of familion brashing garments with
� . fioor� , , � � I Th&well-kiiovvn mince -pie, whose Inter-
, I . I I ; � . �11116*fas 611 the folks ItH *A**4 WA, Os� sister's propmItIon before they left the men his faitto stud be did D Ot airtlat until, about grAnIpap wild gratialnitit'AtIft, He'd I want,ft boat that swims %vith wait,% the half -Lind vroman of the people. Later fairence with the digestive organs has
. I I :;" , '� . 461ho W�io bAd UOt for 0, 0301frobt 111th , ppe'l bayage together. She had daloilded that% they Waario t1roldgh ant] Emm ,,,a bad have lein settled for life In one parlor it I want a Jack in the Box." In the day tinat. superb promenade, the glien It the name of the Devil's pie, 14 all
1, I i 11 .� KET OVP their grantiWants lialifit 90 to the home. ' ancient Christmas dista.
" olhopphig4wayatitlotkIl ft GRAWPAP WAS PICrUb.0 tq, A SASI The two mil . Sterol had only ti) 96 Ont Of asked. rd say Mi. but Idon't, ndrt WbftIt6Arft0.'i` , Prado Is thronged.
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� 61 1% CnIrma OUT OP T119 SNO*." 10 ^ A "It 11,ft-lk- door and crom it yea"rthele Mm Ogden maid &ad did 1,,t- I I'Th; tileattirs are crowded and theirs are I.- t.
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,*1d1!bb12'O'f1"#' to liath t1to Jftne- 't Air"at Our fal"It that tboly woot rough frozen fielal6f I PIU`tla' he mauddably Ant orectiI with his I Astolailamother dear lie ran: the ietty.11-41ae Chicago News. lemon And orange pool, with varionq
I w1a Iletailtil, thim, land to our fethtr YtAktat Strip Of bttWVk tnW6W 1416U4 loilleaM they but, loold J�a,ntsi Clark% Indeed, must be. splattes. The crust was oblong, in tile for,,'
11" ythinjitt 1010 is head thrown beaka.1his gray tits flashing Again and again Othis recalled grallApaplIs
I it ago In conalderatlon6f him AAkifig (Aft Of roAched the door of the little old red bon"
rftt "A'Itaoo�m&*t t I tbain"lloo I llvi& Jimalals whole Attitude one Of offended deflancal Ot her and bals look when bill �ktlmlt A VbTY nice old man Ill Christmas Eve Iran. of a coffin, in Imitation of tile manizer
4 so rt At lb this k�ss they Its". Ro 414 "kab cars in whith theirgrandpartlats 41galtyandotatadodauce. Hisavoleawast by grandinklarnoal ot and she felt proud Of Then ahouting tit M& boundless Jay Tospeak of the sports of Christmas 9te where the Holy Child was laid. The I n -
I W" git"pall J* thlogn oXiat, of the, " ong'am, bAI1v6d$wb4,WI%`1Yft he Their grandfather wAs In his With "At Id t the old mob, Had he rtibiall I Wittifaut A mention of sunparagon would gredlainitS were Supposed to refer to t It, ,If-
� bottse Raid 6trati0aly Steady 49 be aea ad ID Stay *004 Hil onork iftl1of I to dancin g fotibd, I
6 imit Jimth, � l;ay ii tuo tio bw died the,fA niiattliellY And OY� 16W 4%tftb anti their gronalinotlier was two YtAtill kV I was Ifideed the ball i1ext boy Ina like the play of Hanalbi feringsofthowillemen. With thef-itting
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01. I I I to us m It"Ititrys: '61J. billiatin, said *a yormple. i wo * laroa fait nothinglaut - W�th "Hainlet" loft out Snapdragon and of mince pies th6rall Is tamnected a sit per-
t,*pt to mothli sibouttWoS#A lihilitalt'sikettl tili, 46 Walf WthOOttilei The house in w1itch thei lived *M very tort It I ft because I WAUtOd 0644% t Finnieline would havili, AW bites and mtles Around. the ralifithitam oere specialty sner" to stition Which soundil like A pretty device
polit1dult wititflf, , I othpt.. 04 I*lw ipft$ hi OAC�Oooai, ana old and its leaks And tatagglo, tifjof waft bb� I Iro'llvie robbod DA, robbed me. I say, of contempt for blin, but blit courfte, arid Christmas In old English games, An old 0 ty
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