ar‘
‘~ t. q...
We“. Does-bee ll. I'll.
CHRISTMAS 1'
Holiday Presents and
where to get them!
sun mills.
”e..—
lnko tho Little l‘olks
Bum! The Ins-gos-
Ones Ditto.
M’s...
-Wedonotims‘me thstocrresderesrs
Walthensmesorbrsacbescf bus-
tle. bundled by our lending mercantile
3"“ sluice st our advertising columns
at our time during the pest year would
have informed them on that point—but .g
“h m °‘ ‘5‘ W “K" are accustom-
“ bonnie a somewhat grater display .lhy
“more the! to git-e the public on . 6 ram
count cl them. We also thank u.- published
“ M mucous. sags as they are
'H themed—not one the. for at the first
utterly unjustifiable.
OI kiln; time of the sovcrcst consul-e.
thinly are unprecedented. yet
andon Times puts it very fairly when
Ms that “Guiteou's boisterous vanity
it' would have incurred scenes at his trial
However much,
“classy.
Inspect
under any system.“
'ilillllllm
3. corn: -
o! the Borough can supply your He sl-
vsye has on hand samples of the finest
cloths. and be will insure s psrtcct tit and
full scttstsotion.
s. n. no“ o co.
a. s. snows
0! this city show s charmin "
pen. Cinderella can benfiér':
herself, when the (so is
'0?“ 0“" T0 0‘ .earlnees 00“!
u" I am frctl‘ul
the foot the 3:} "ml powers and t
here the s?
.g from my facc.Parkel
fgfi‘ll‘niu. gives quick rclicf. a hu
and drives away pain with
ocrtninty.“~—-Buflslo lady.
#4” .
The Vimma theater tragedy.
on record since the burning of l
at Santiago. Chili. in 1863. durll
ions festival. when 1.600 pen-ml
young women. perished. Th
theater was considered wcll pro
exits and safeguards against l
of fire. but in the panic the I
were neglected and the general
the few doors blocked the s
terrible warning ought not to l
«waded in ssttlsgup
hockipx than downs . Yettbisisdonsso
sdroltly that the article csu not fail to do
much berm.
wrong to publish it. ,It gives
deter of Christianity 's qugia£;?°g§?fi:?pxfig?m
It may employ some ctr-words are uttered softly
ply. But is it right I’ breath, and her lip
poison all over 1*: happiness can L-hrlstmas bring to
0
0t Nor-welt in an im a dis 0! ,r it he es not share it.
m shoes sand slipperxg “$3.9, 13:”: w" “ Leave the window uncovered,” she
need nunatisfied. Rubber mldsares Sfl)§.‘qult“l'tl). I want to watch for
N 8 d u dot-r Mr. hllot.
W ty. on m ”kid bootsnt b0" ' Eight o‘clork strikes; tho quarters
‘0'“ PM arc chimed out regularly by the
The windows of clock in tho ball; then comes nine,
wIbo slightest consideration.
therefore. We may regret the disgracetul
features of the trial we ought to remclu.
her that Guiteau is confronted with so
much sbhorrcnco and detcstutiuu on the
port of the people that it is almost Impos-
8!le to regard him as being entitled to
It is evident-
ly Judge Cox‘s desire to act in a thorough—
ly impartial manner, but it as has been so
often assumed he has erred on the side of
too much liberality that is a matter that
will adjust itself satisfactorily ill the ncar
futnr‘ when we allow oursclves timo to
consider the extreme delicacy of his po~
title: and the peculiar dillicultios which
bust him. The temporary loss of digni-
ty to the court is a mattcr of small mo-
ment comparcd to the necessity which
exists of settling beyond dispute the qucs‘
lion of Guiteau‘s responsibility. No ques-
tion can be raised now as to his having
been granted a fair trial. Tho Washing-
ton correspondent to the N. Y. Hamid ox-
preeecs the generally prcvuiling senti-
ment. in the following observation madc
upon Judge Cox's course by those colli-
petont to give a fair judgmcnt in the mat-
lot:
“It is said that the Court desired at one ;
time. to use some measures for the pro-
tection of witncssos against tho must
wanton and brutal insults. but on com
snitstion it was thought advisable to let I
Guitesu so on. largely becauso it Is 1.9.!
lioved that his conduct and language in
court cannot full to producc on the jury
the same conviction which they produce ~
on the spectators—namely that ho isa
cunning. unscrupulous, and vulgar. burl
perfectly sane blackgunrd."
Under these circumstuuccs perhaps ii.
to passunheeded in this scam
there is so much need for imp
in our public halls.
W
Warner'- Safe kidney or
Cur-o.
M ”900
The amount nccccssury to pl
arrcars ul pensions will be M
If this t‘aillllllilt! llc unywllore
truth. it will be nccccssury ion
a national debt equal to that ol
European power to enable us t
of our pcnsioncrs.
concerned we are at the prssen
most paternal governmcnt In
So far as pt
~—»— «coy ,
Elegance and Far
Ladlcs who appreciatc ole
purity are using Parker's Hair
l! llll.‘ boat llrilt'l“ Rubi for Will
' hair to Its original
"9.
color, lltlall
"w—V—V‘ . w.—
fiThc llolllcking llamsis thl
(irccuwicb. Conn. club.
F—vQOO
Murilrzas Dos'r Know—ll
. children uro punishcd for bcin
{wilful and ludillcrcnt to inst
ircwurds simply bccausc they
l health 3
l Child of thls kind: “Motllcl‘s sl
that if thcy would givc tho
lmodcratcd doses of Hop Bill
l or three weeks the cblldlcu v
a parent could dcsirc.“
An intclllgcnt lad;
as. -
A “’ord to Mollie
Motllcrs should rcmcmhcr
important duty at this scason
tor tho llcultll of lbl-lr {almilcsl
is unwise to attempt to torcstate tho vcr~ the malaria and lllilluritlcs
dict of the jury by venturing thc opinion i “5‘0”“ and that “Hum”; “
tbnt if judgement is rclldr-rcd according * Li“, “mm...“ mm [IV-’l'. lcnlllut
to the facts. tiuiteau‘s ambition for lmlo- l “ls and purify m“ MN, m!
riety will soon bccndcd.
evidence sbniittcd thus far provcs llzul
anything but a man inspired by tho A!-
mighty. liiill be said ho was "Inspucu"
by the devil no one would be lur‘llnwi l l
question the truth of his nsscriiou. at this ,
stage of the proceedings at all events.
it.
columns.
loltnully Lu‘ P.1l‘kl'i“n (linger T.....c. .-.lrcr
Sui Ullll‘l' ulll
Pl ml.
9*“—
llc-cul-d from llcr
Tho following slzllrlllclzt of
li‘uugllliu. of Solucrvlllc. Mn:
“a ’ ' It? i '
Mrs Carrie Porter. daughtl-r of ill? nu.- 3 luarkablc that w c bu, to .lsk
LQVl D. Coley of \Yeston. conlmiltcll sui~ l
cide last Friday evcning by julnpmu lulu _
s mill pond a quarter of a mile (run) u... unison”
‘ scvcrc in ugh.
“Hm: iiu :vnli flush.
residence of her mother. Mrs. l‘urlcr “cm
l
about 30years of age. sllu. it‘ll. luvmg.
tclltion of our rcndcrs.
full
”I‘ .‘8
l'iTli I was lllkr‘ll will
or Tull l.i'.\'us full
Ismul hogan
l Was an
of
been a Widow clght or ten il-zzts‘ MM l.“ . ll.m that l t ~l|l.l u .l l no
a son some 9 yours will. Sllv lulvi llc’vm ill
a melancholy stat» of llll!.ll tnr 3vllllt' ! a...‘
derangement fullrnvl d. and .u-r :vllm..l.. ;
hvsicinu ndvis-d her l‘cnl ml m :m .Iw
lit-ll flit li‘eutllb Ill. Hllu \v.ls :u't‘xll‘lllhgly
sent to the MI ldlclown asylum. .\
l'cw I
I
or.» sunnml nl‘ iii? l was :i'llll
l‘ily Hospital.
sold I lulu :l lmlc ill my
{in :i lltill~ llnlldr.
drcd dollars In doctors :lud l2:
\\'illlc Illl‘l't‘
left
I «‘X [it‘lllll 'll
dovs ago she r-‘turned. accompanied by n I w“. m (m. m"... “t ,.,,.. “u... n
lady attendant, nppurcnily “"‘ll' Friday around til it I was tll'llll. l L'Il
evonin she adjusted hcr trunks and ‘ .' r ) ,‘
wardro . and burned hcr lettnrs. Sh.- buta friend told turn. in
wasleft fllfll‘t'ltl the sitting room fur n Bust}; you run Ll‘Mls. ]
fewmnmcnts. while the family Went to
Soon after she donned llcr wraps
ten.
and told her famil shc would go out fur
a walk. Her lilte boy wont out soon
my fricnds. thinking that n
incumlllc. but I got u bottle
thcm. whom to my surprisc
after to accompany her. (fuming upwilh
her she told him shc was only going ll.
short distance. and desired him to return
no it was quite cold. He Illd so. and she
hurried on to the pond. She left her but
and wrapper on the bank of the pond.
and plunged in. Her family. becoming
alarmed at her absence, made haste to
loom her whereabouts. The-y met a man
who said he saw her a short distance
from the pond. Searing the pond they
saw her wearing appuml as above dc-
scrihed. Search was model. but the body
was not found until 7 o‘clock Saturday
morning. The pond in the meantime had
been drawn down. The water was about
15 feet deep where she went in.
-——«—-w———~——
In New Haven the Society for the Pre-
vention of Crime has entered over fifty
protests ngoinst the issuing liquorliccnses
to applicants who are regarded as odjcct-
ionshle. In cases the objection is on the
ground that pool playing is permuted in
the saloons.
_—_-v—.'— ~—.
Arevival ol’ ths- scheme to tap Lake
George to supply wcter to New York is
spoken of. and ss :3” II». tmvns uwd cities
between New York and the lake on .!d be
supplied from the same source. it is
thought that the entcrprisc may speedily
mule practical silapc. it would be
tremendous drain on the romantic old
lske.
ileum “8'33 Daily Journal.)
I sell more a! St. Jacobs Oil remarked
Ir. D. I. Pryor. 112 E. Broadway. to our
. than of any other article of its
hi. and! MO! ittbebcstliaiment
in us. it has to my own knowledge
cured severe cases of rheumatism in this
community.
Henry L; Aldrich of Providence has
1.“ “I. Baltic mill 0! Will” Chat: is of
the Silt-anew and will put the man
obtusry In operation Thursday. the 15th
inst.
“Thursdsysdgsldly outrun was
Money's“: Indy 088th
byshsekdrirsrcl thstplsce. Lyons.
W by the aslue at Ruby ens-gal
“Wamonmdctshhsr
mammahnvillgssmsilpisos
C‘s outskirts ct Guarani. When
“ammumrmwa
.hMKMWNMa‘w
tum-sum
cation. l colluncllccd to {col
hope. cure cloud. lwguu to rcvl
day I feel in better spirits that
past three years.
I write this hoping you will
so that every one afflicted w
Lungs. will be induced to tn
HALL'S BALSA!‘ run 'rm-z LI
convinced that (‘Oxst‘ul'rll
CURED. I have taken two bot
positively say that it has done
than all the othe medicines}
since my sickness. My cough
entirely disappeared and I s
able to go to work." Sold by
The ills which flesh is heir I
often due to Impurities in the
is generally supposed. The
of this vital fluid enables lb.
ward of! its worst cncmiel.
doubt that Hood's S Il‘saparill
the best blood purifiers in the
we (eel confident that those “
trial will not be disappointed
__. w... N-..
Walnut Lent [lair Re
Is entirely different from n
is as clear as water. and. as it:
cited. is a perfect Vegetable l
or. It Will immediately fr!
from all dundrufi. restore;
its natural color and pmduce a
where it has fallen .08. It do
mner sflect the betdth. wb
Susi! of Land. Nitrate of sil
tions have done. It will char
faded hair in a tow days to:
glcnyrbrow. Ask your d
Each bottle is warranted.
tenton. New York. and
will & 00.. Boston. Wbol
M8 ly. .—
liouts agent Theodore
R. II. R. has taken unto
thus increasing the
mo News.
w
"W
fiesympsonsctml’llsssrsw
tors. like W. intense itching,
msststsigbnsssmsssitplnwomsw'srs
cnvlisuls or shout the rectum. m
morons scratch the worse they itch
mm “spams
s
"‘ rawmmlfi'nw York.
meant-tavern!
The North American no one,” an-
,” a break in her
quivers.
and bcl‘oro tho second quarter after
ninc has struck thc sound of a horse
galloping up the avcnuc makcs An-
llllhcl start up with a joyful oxclumll-
lion.
" 'I‘hrrc he is at last 3
WM he will bc 3“
Shc gocs lmvlu‘d llll‘ Ilonl‘. ibl‘n hosi-
lnlcs. blushing n littlc with unusual
shyness. and rctllruillg to her scat by
llll‘ lirc waits anxiously for tllc sound l f
bcr gullrdllul‘s voicc. llIlt thc hall is
silclll; llll‘l‘l' is no sound of tho grout
dour bring upcul-ll; llll<l al'lcr u millulc‘s
nailing .\lllllllil'l riscs again. gm»;
out into Ilu- bull. llllll upclls lllc hall
lllllll‘.
Humanist“ sllc snimplickly. “llnlph.
:lrc you llll‘l‘l‘ 1'"
Th. 1-.- is no ullswcl'. and Annabcl
turns cold and faint with ll suddcu forc-
bodill: ufl-vil.
" llc has :nuc rnulld In tho slablcsl‘
\bc ~:l_\~. llllll~ aloud. us sllc turns from
lllc lllml‘.
hllc urn-s forward lulu llll‘ hall. llliiilc
llllrl.:\ lilllc angry. Why llllll hc not
mlm- In lll‘l‘ :ll uncr ‘9 llc must llavc
klulwll (bl-y would be anxious. it is
lllll killll. sllc llllllks. \villl n liltlc pout.
" l lb. Miss Allullbcl. Llldy l-‘nllululy
has cluull lllllllc llllllll‘ 3“
II is Jim. (llll' of ”ii" slublvulcu. who
\lll‘Ilb‘ llil‘ only mull lcl'l olllllc prcllli—
sl-s lelicbl. fur llll‘ lllllcl's. unl'l l‘lll‘l‘fl.
crnulus :llill bands. huvl- rccl-ivcd [wr-
lulsslnn In go In (ll‘l't‘lllllllll to \‘l‘ll‘hl‘llll‘
llll‘ \Mlllllll: ll“ 'lll' ‘ll‘\\lll‘il lll‘ .\lIlIll'
lllllls. Jim has llul \‘ill‘l‘ll In no; Inc is
but :I pour. half—willl-ll l'cllou' ll! bust.
and llll\\' llll‘ fr“ lll':\lll~ lll‘ lllls M'l-lll in
ll:l\l- llllxl‘ll lligbl :Is bc l'll‘lll" l'nl'uurd
leIlllllg. lI‘l‘l'llll'll lllld lll‘l‘lllllll‘hh.
“ llllllll' :llunw?" rl-pl-uls .\l\ll:llll‘l.
liow cold and
Lll‘lmlll: ubilc In llrr llps. ‘Yuu
ll” llnl klluu \\li:ll inll urc «lying.
\Yllrl‘l- is your nl;l~.ll~l".‘”
“ 'l'lll‘ lll.l\ll‘l' lllls llHl lIllllt' llllllll‘?"
\ll.\‘llllll. slnl‘llll) ; :lllll for :l lllllllll‘lll
llll‘llllllLZIH~l‘Hlll1Il:llllll‘llllllll. and .\II-
lllllu'l hm) lI-lll'l‘\ u. it struck by :l
bbm . \\ blb- llll‘ lllllll looks Ill lll‘l‘ lll'lllA
bull. \Iulllll-I‘lll: :ll lll‘l‘lll‘lllll) pullnl'.
“llv llzls lll'lll Illl'mvll‘” slu- all)‘.
llllllll. in II lllllllll'lll'. “llll‘null >llll
lbr lllIHIl‘ Ill-Iligbll Wu lllllsl on In
Illlll. .lllll' ' slu- mn-snll.lplivkl_\‘. “'l‘cll
Mar) In :H c {\Hll bl‘ulnll Illlll ll lllllll'l‘ll.
and In lllllIL.’ Ill) flll‘ llll‘hl‘l :lllll lluml.”
"'l‘lll‘l'l- \\;l.~ l\\u.ll-l-l ul ‘llll\\' I|l| Ill.-
lll Mrs _\. sIl lull). Ill1~s."llIl-lll:lll ~l:l\s.
ll l‘lll\. " ll nlll‘l sufv lu\I-Illlll‘l~."
“ \Yllv llll'l‘ ll lw slll'v nr IlnI \n lllllsl
. ' .ln- lullll; :lll ~:I_\s. llilfilll). “ll
lll- \\i‘l'l' IN I‘«- \\ulllll lll‘ lll It ill“; lu- \Ill
L's Innul' sllvll :l lllglII \lllllwlll .wwlull:
«.ll. :lllll :l\lll_1 ll sllcllll'? .l.tll«l.
I- ll .\l:'~ ll\llrl‘ uh. l‘l‘ \\i‘ :il'l‘ :lllll‘. lull
lrll‘lll lll‘i :l~ lillll Ils llllnllnlr."
‘.\l.~~ \llllllnl .\lL“ .\IlIlIlll ll. Ilu
.l'” llll Lls .l.‘|l|l'l. " 'l‘llt' I’ulll will
. 7l m ll ”
" ll3l\I \Illl brumh Illl-rc "” .\Illl:llw1
bcmllll; Iluln- nl' lllt‘ll‘ n-ulnlv
\I!:llll’l ~. "l.:\.~ Inc lllI‘ lllllll'l‘ll. llll‘ll.
:md .lIlII lllllsl t'.ll'l\ :l lug. Wll'll‘ bl-
ulll l.<ul gm \lllll llll" 'l‘bcll I In” LI“
:lllllll'. l mu lml .ll'l‘ulll. hilc llil‘ lbw
Ill‘nllll\..l:lllv-I."
\llv lllll\ llll‘ dusk llllll llll‘ p n-kl-I of
In l‘ M :llsklll mull. lulu-s llll' I‘ll; fl‘nlll llll‘
.‘l ml‘s llll\\ llllll; lulllds.
"'l‘thl I‘.ll‘l‘ HIV .\lll|l .\llll'v\.~llllll‘l.fl
sln- ~:I_\s. «lull-ll). " ll:l\'l‘ lull lIlIlllkcls
:llul :lll rI-Ildv. ill misc of all} lll‘l‘llll'.l|.
l-mnl‘lli-Jlll.”
‘HIIY Miss llwllc.” lllc wollulll
nut. " do not go? You can do no ‘,_'IHHl.”
“l I'Illl In.“ .\llll.llll‘l mils. simply.
ll\llIl\\ lllw lunar \lrll.”
‘ll > n lI‘lls lllt‘ ll‘l'l llmll‘ \l‘lllilllll llllll‘l‘
mill :lllll hll‘ps’ lll llll.‘ll\' lllill llll' lll-
l‘ll'llll"lll Iliulll. ll is slllmillg slill. lull
laws brawl}. .\lllllllll‘l klllldh‘ llcr \\':l_\'
ucll - It Is lull :l ~ll‘:ll).:lli plllll down lb.»
(lil'lllll' «n sllc prcsscs on bluvcli'. ill-
Illllllll'l‘l‘ll \Iilll lll‘l‘ llllllt‘l‘li and tho
lllllllhl'l .l:lll-'l llzls sll'IIppl-d up for hl-r.
llllll \vllil-b sllu l‘:ll'l‘ll'.\ lllllll‘l' bl-r lull:
l'lll‘jul‘kl‘l.
(’lll'l‘ lllll of Ilu- grounds of Mlml‘
llnllsc llll‘ wuy is lcss czlsy to llllIl'. lw.
furc lll-r slrcll'bcs a vast lcvl-l plllill.
uhilc and dazzling. without a track any-
ubcrc to guide llcr. Tho glurc l‘mlll
llll‘ snow prch-uls it bcing dark. but us
llll‘ urcul llcm‘v llakcs “ whirl nbnlll ill
lllzllldcllillp.r fllu " lllcy swccp illln b- l‘
(‘IVI'S and lllvc continually.
With :1 silcllI.blII. oh! how l"l'l‘.l'\i
‘lll‘ gobs llllllll) llll.
striking out :I path l'uI'llcrsl-ll' \\'lll'l" Illl'
slmw is lllll‘\'l'll lll‘l‘l‘ :lllll llll‘l‘l‘.l‘." if
snlnl-Illillu bull pusswl through it. :lllll
sbc l‘nllrms Ibis ll':lI‘l\‘. hoping lhll il
lnuy bl‘ tlw ll‘lll‘l‘ of Ludylioliglltly‘s
pussllgc on bur way homo.
It is Icrribly hard work; lllI‘ snow is
dr-cp~snllccptllul.\llll:lbcll1llllils llll)l‘I‘
than ours. and :l sick fllilllucss falls
upon hcr lll‘Ill'lwlllli shc ncvcr thinks of
going back. it ucvcr occurs In her I,“ rc-
lrncc licr stops: nnc thought of Ralph.
hurt and llclplcss ill llll‘ snow. sends 11m-
nu brnvcly.
:kas.
subs
pruicl' l'nl‘ lll-lp.
Midway bclwccu Moor house and
HI-l-l-uhulu lbcrc slllulls u \l'I't‘IA'lll'll.
Ilwurfcd oak ll‘cr. .\s sllc Illuws lll‘lll‘
it n dark spot on Ilu- \I'bitc. lcvcl sur-
l'ucc lllccls llcr cum. Shc pullscs; hcr
honrt sci-ms Io stand still. lll‘l‘ blood to
frcczc with lllc Ill-lulliul-ss of the must
Ilclltlly four (in t‘lll'lll: sllt‘ looks .u it
with willc-opl-ncd. sll'llillcd l-_\'l\s. which.
for :l momclll. scc nothing: lhcn shi-
l'ushcs forward llllll falls on hcr kllc.~s
by tho still form.
llo islplilc illsrusiblu (although Ibc
snmvboatcu down around hilll shows
that ho has strugglcd to mow). and us
Aunabcl kuccls down and l'niscs his
bond 11 tcrriblc fcal‘ strikl-s hcr. Docs
llc livls still 1" Has shc comc loo lulu?
It .eccms so: as she supports his hcad
upon her arm bc gives no sign of lifc,
and the girl‘s hcad Ill-oops with a heart-
bl‘tlkl‘ll sob of pain. lint the woaklloss
is but momentary: almost instantly the
necessity for exertion rcasserts itself.
and remembering the dusk which Jane
has given her she forces a little ol‘ the
brandvthro lithe laleli s,andchafes
id hot tssrs felling like rain on the
0s
After a time-4t is but a few mm
meats, but it seems hours to Annabel-—
the eyelids flicker, the dark eyes open
and meet here with a. blank, vacant
stare at first, then with a faint gleam of
wonder and delight.
" Belle,” he so 8, faintly.
- “Oh! thank eavcnl” the irl says,
passionately. “You are better. alph?”
“ I don’t quite understand,” he says,
raising himself on his elbow. “ How
did you come here, my child r All! I
remember. the more was frightened and
throw me."
“ Fancy your being thrown. Ralph.“
she says. trying to speak lightly. but
her composurc givos way.and she bursts
Into tours.
"This has been too much for vou.“
he says. gently. “ l am not much'llurt.
licllc; only my know-l a little. It was
foolish to lot you come. my darling.
\Vho came with you ‘3“ V
“ I cnluc ulnnc." Hbll Illlswms. low.
and tho wllitc cllccks urc beginning In
crow link.
" A ollc. .Ullltllll‘l: how could tllcy
lot you?” punts Ralph. ill his llistrllss.
“llow llnl‘cd thcy llll you Hi” such a
ll'l‘l‘llllt‘ risk 1"“
“ It could not bc llvoidcd. Ilcnl'.” shc
answcrs.quietly. "'l‘llcrc was In. our
clsc. vou know. The lllcll Ilrc at (il‘N‘Il-
hum."
“ My poor darling 3“ says lllllpb. hr..-
kl‘lllii'. “l darn not thluk—“
ills voicc fails him. and fora lllllllll'lll
his llcad sinks on llcr arm. and his
brcuth coluus quick and fast. llill Hair
lillioll rcslorus Allllllhlll's l‘lllllpllrllll‘l‘.
“ liniph.“ sbc sIle. softly. "I‘llll you
walk? l lhlrc lllll .lcl you slll) llcrcnlly
llllllll‘l‘. \ on can lmlll on Inc. you
hilllw."
" llruvc lilllc girl 3“ llnlpb says. with
all Illtculpt at guvclv. “()lll‘ mnIuI-ul.
ulv darling. Illld I will illilkl‘ u sllll‘l.“
lc sills his ll‘clb bard In l‘l-pl‘l-ss Ihc
grnllll which Illc pain of I-Ivljv muvu.
llll'lll‘ form-s from llllll '. and with lll‘l‘
Ilssislnllcc luIlllucl-s ln slzlllll upright.
blll lbw pain from his klll'l‘ is illll-llsv.
and for it lllllllll'lll .\lll|lllH‘l I'I-zlrs lll' will
fllilll.
‘l lllll afraid I cull‘l Illulluull without
your lll'l l. lillll‘ girl.“ llv sllis. lmlkillu
Ill bcr Il'lslfllll) '. and .\llll:lbcl llllil“ his
band to Ilrnu' it through lll‘l‘ :ll'lil. bIII lll‘
shrink».- from lll‘l‘.
“3'”! Hull ul'lll. lll‘lll'.” lll‘ Mill‘s.
llullll). “'l‘bl- ntbcl'. ]lll‘llM‘. lll‘ill'
I‘llllll. ll ls llm lillll l'ul‘ \lll‘ll :l :I'Ilul
l'l-llmv In lw lcullillu on you Y“
illl‘
‘ l mu wry sll'llllu. lilllpll.”
rillswcrs. us sbc lll‘nlvs bis .‘ll‘lll urn-r bcr
sllullldcl‘. pllls lll'l' lll‘lll around him \villl
:l ‘llllllll' curucslllcss which Illnkl's
llulph slllilc ill spiIc ul' plllll. 'l‘llcll sllc
plus up lll‘l‘ build and clasps il‘ uvcr llis
Izllld which lbw Illl lll'l‘ sllnlllllcl'.
‘sbc was. willln lllllc
you kill-w how light
u
" lib? uuurdlv.‘
I‘llllkl‘ll sulll‘, “ ll~
lli\ III-:ll'l is “H“ T
llnlpb lllllkn-s llU nuswcl“. lllc pain of
his hlll‘l‘ is so lllll‘l sl- lll‘li llc Ill-mls all
his forlillldl- In l‘cpll-ss his lumllls: llllll
Iln- mmiclinu form's ilsu-lf upon him
llml ln- I'lllllllll hold out long.
Hllw :ll‘lll is brukI-Il llllll bangs lll'l||'
ll'rml) l|\ l'l‘ Nllll“. hit is sll‘li llllll Ill/J.)
\\lllI mm. but bu sIl'lIggll-s nu; \\'llll|'
.\llu:lll~l. null-lulu: his farm. sl-I. III.-
:lqnll) lll‘ sll'h cs so lllll'll In l'lllll‘t‘lll.
:uul \\ illl Ilitlicully l'llukcs buck lll'l‘ it‘lll‘r.
.\l lrllulll liulpll‘s stl'cllulll fllils lillll.
:lllll llt‘ sinks dnwu llclplcsslv on his
kllm-s. furl-ill: llilllscll‘ lo sllli r. us lll‘
looks lulu llll‘ :lllxiulls. lvrrillml l‘ell‘l'.
“ II is this kum'." lll‘ snys. “ llull'l
bc friulllcul-d. llcllv."
.\llll in ii uuuuvut lll‘ ~ll'llugllls up
llullill. and tiny go on u fcw )‘Ilrds
furlhl-r.
“ llcllc. will you bc ll dutiful ward
and lllukl- Iln- bl-sl of your \iuv llnluc‘f“
lll' s:lis_IlI«-ll. "l wish you to do it. lll‘lll‘.
l sllzlll do \‘cl'y Wl'll lllllil lmlllul'l‘ow
llllll‘lllllLZ. llllll lhc lucu will llllll llll‘ lill
llll‘ll‘ “Irv llolllc. .'\lllllllll'l. do you
lll‘Hl‘. lll'lll' cllild.l wish you to go."
"I will not lcuvc you. lllllpb." sbc
ltlls\\l‘l‘.~‘. slcudily. lllltl llzllpll scl-s Illul
nu llI'l' farm which shows lulu vxpnsluln-
[lull in llhl‘lI-s‘h‘.
'l‘hm- Ln» nu sluw1v--—cvl-l'_v lllUllll'lli
lllllpll's sll‘cllgtll gcls unluilll-
sllllldiuu :l Ill'l'}llll‘llllf_'lll Ullll‘llllll) “llll'll
sln- lll:ll(t“' llilll Inkc. lIuIiI. wllcll :llllllll
lullfllistulII-l- In Moor llllll'~l‘. lllllpb l‘:lll
g.» llIl l‘lll'llll-l'. -
“ l \lnll'l lllllll if I run lll‘l l il. Ill-t."
bl~ ~‘:l_\'.~. slllilillu. " llcllc. \vil you do
ll‘ 1 wish inn 1‘“
" Do not givc llll‘ Ilu- [Hllll ul‘ rI-I'millu
\Illl.(ll‘:ll';.‘flllll‘llll‘. lllllpb. do lull In»!
klluu' l \llllllll l‘llllll‘l' llt' Ill'l'v “llll _\llll
lllllll :llrvwllcl‘v l‘lfil‘ in tho world will-re
ynll :ll‘l- not '3"
”l' dolls llHl :lllswcl'; sllI- llllllllls if Ill.-
words l‘I'llt‘ll bis failing Hl‘lls‘lls. Slll- “we
his cycs grow llllli. although bc il‘lI'N' Io
smib- :ll lll'l' 314'. and lhl-u his hum! falls
Ifurwurd on bvl~ slmllldcl'. llllll .\lm:llu-l
vpllls lll‘l‘ :lrlns l'llllllll him without ll \\ ”rd.
How many or l|(\\\‘ fmv llllllllll‘\ lllc)
rcllluill thus .\lIllIlln-l lll'\'l‘l' klmws.
Slllldculy llll‘l'l' risI-s on lhc still. l'l'nslv
llll‘ lbc sound of vuiccs llllll .\lIIl:Ilu-l lll'
must ccuscs tn brcutllc as shc lislclls.
ch. she is but llllslllkl‘ll. lllcy arc Hill!-
in;' Ill-:lrcl‘; illlll lllcll hcr cycs. dilll with
fatiguc Illld [cars though they arc. can
distinguish two "10“ on horscback com-
ing toward hcr. She calls out with her
lust strength.
" Help? hclp! llclp!‘ she crics. as
shc rccoguizvs Doctor Thorn and his
assistant from (irccuhnm.
Thcy (‘Illllt‘ lil‘lll‘l‘l‘ and ncarcr: Ilwrc
is a coul‘llscd sound 0f cxclamatious and
pitying voices. and then Anllabcl rc-
lucmhcrs no more.
‘ . i ‘ M fi '
thn Annabcl comcs to hcrsclf shc
is ill bcd ill hcr own room will) Mrs.
liyllcr and Doctor Elwcs lll‘lllllll‘; m'cr
llcr anxiously.
" You arc not to ask any questions.“
snip lhc latter. with ll. cllcorflll smilc.
" loll are simply to drink this and go
to slcc l.“ h
“ lia ph ‘3“ says Annabel. as she obevs
the voung doctor‘s Innndatc. ‘
“Is all right and in good hands.“
says the doctor. "(lo to slow now.
and renlmnbcr in your dreams t ml vou
are one of the bravcst girls on carthi“
" All right and in good hands!“ ro-
pcats Annabel to herself. “Thank
you. Doctor Elwos.“
. And she turns on her pillow like a
tired child, and falls asleep only to
awake when the sun is h
heavens. and the Christmas c bass are
ringing out $3131 over the snow-covered
moor. and 00 or Thorn is sittin be-
In».
|
the mild bun with or lit in trembling
u—c-‘mv W Q‘s“ ‘_“ "we";
' cusses loss.
err-goers snaffle»: this 23W with
r “
'l'llt littlest Illlllullluls on
side her bed with a pleasant uni c on
My
annual-else
l in the .
hiskindl old face which wins s smile
to Anna el’s own lips.
“ A merryChristmas l” hesa ,gayly.
“Howlsour little heroine t morn
ing? Who would have supposed it
was in our bonnie Bell to do such
doughty deeds? Heaven bless you,
dear child l” he adds, with a tremor in
his kindly voice. “1 on saved a life we
could have ill spared."
“How is Ralph?" says Annabel,
eagerly, sitting up among her pillowa.
(
an blushing very prottily
“ lie is the most troub osomo patient
man ovor had.” said the old dOCtor. with
a qucor little smile. “He has a broken
arm and a sprained knoc. which must
have given him intense agony lastnight,
and he would insist on getting up this
morning. To have opposed him would
have thrown hiln into a fever. so be-
twocn Elwcs and myself we got hinl
downstairs. and ho is at rosont waiting
breakfast for you in that iniug-room.
must be off now.“ he add-l. as Almabcl
thanks hilu with tours ill hor oycs."'l
am going to blow Elwcs with yuua low
days. and I shall be ill those parts blu
forn the New Your.“
Alllllllml lll‘l‘ssvs sluwl)’. l'llllllllg.’ ll.
liltlc languid and trcmulous still. and
\vllcll Hlll‘ looks in thc glass Hlll‘ sccs
that her face is vcry pulc. (Going
downstairs ill hcr prclly hlllck vclvclccll
dross. slll- lilllls ll group of srrvnnts
waiting for “VT in tho lml .
" llcnvcll blcss you. Miss llllllc 3“
saw thc old blltlcr. trcllullollsly.
" Yuu‘rc brnvc llllll lrlxc cunuuh In bu
ull Eliot vuurscll‘.“
.\ud .Ylllllllll‘l smilcs Ils shc holds nul
llvl‘ build to him. Davis call uivc lll‘l‘
Iln grculcl' lll'lllrlt‘.\lll‘ knows.
lllllpll is Illollc ill llll‘ dinillg-roolll: in-
is lvilluull ll widc. lllll-fnslliollml will.
looking turribly pulc null pullcll down.
I‘\'I‘ll ill so short ll lilllc: blll his Mm no
lo .-\llll:lbcl‘s fill-c with ll look of IIIluI-
lcrnbll- lovc. Slll- dolls not an to him.
nor spcllk for a fcw momcllts. llllll
basics llcrsl-lt‘ with tho coll'cc clpl'lpngc'.
blII \vllcll lbc coll'cc is ullldc sllc has it“
flll'Ibl-r l-xcllsc. and going: to his sido sllc
kIu-cls douu b\ llll‘ sofa. linl ill folds
his ullcllis msnblc lll‘lll urnllud lcr. and
draws llcl'llcull down upon his lll‘l‘llsl.
:lllll .\lluIIbl-l is glad to llidc lll‘l‘ fut-c
llll-rc In I‘lllll‘l‘lll lllc ll‘nrs of joy and
Ihllllkfllllll-ss which wcll up lulu lll‘l‘
llllll r\' \"\'l‘.\'.
" lcllc." salvs llrl".."'llll'llillll.lll lcuutll.
and his \'l|ll'l' is full of low and ll'lllll'l‘v
Ill-ss. "do you know what 1 own you?“
“ .\'ol half as much us I own mu.“
slw :ulsu'l-I‘s. l Ilickly. " (ill. linlpll. ll-l
luv loll vullllus ollcc. how i llllYl‘ l'cll
Illl )‘lllll‘ gnmlllcss ill inc all ”low
\‘I‘:ll‘.\ l"
i " Yull llllllll‘ my llnppillcss 3“ hr says.
llllslcudilx. " My darling. lisIl-ll to Inc:
du \‘ull know that many a lll‘li\'l"lllllll
would llll\l‘ brsilulml to do \\‘lllll )Hll
did lust lliulll ‘."
" 'l‘lll- wcukcsl wmmlll would have
lluul' it for “HP sllc luvml.“ .\lll|lllll'l
llllll‘lllum. lrl-ullllously.
“ I doubt it my darling.“ hc rcplics.
llllll draws lll‘l‘ I-luscl‘ In his lll‘lll‘l. .\flI-l‘
ll pllllsc: " llcllc. do you know “lull
llllV lil'1ll\_\' is 3'”
( 'lu'islllllls Iln)‘. liulpb T“
" llll \Illl l‘l‘llll'lllllI-l‘ “but \llll lll‘lllzl-
isI‘Il ill tf-ll llll‘ [ll-Illl) . lll)’ l'llllll 1'"
" lmi llll‘ Lllvt‘ )‘nll “'"ll' lll‘I‘ukfllsl."
suv~ .\llll:lbcl. groping brun- us slu-
‘l‘l‘s [lull his \I'll‘e'IIlSSI‘MSiIIH is lll‘slll‘tlllu
llllll.
“ .\|ll do llul kccp llll‘ ill sllspcusl- 7“
ln- my. l-ngcrli. \\llll lplivl-l'iu: lips.
" licllc. l I'lllllllll bcnr it In-dn). PHI'
givl- lllw. dmu' child. my pain luukcs l.ll'
illlpulil-ul Y“
“ l’mu' gllul‘dlv Y“ and .\Illlnbcl stool“
bl-r lips In his brow. smiling through
tllc Imus in bcr I-ycs. " Liston. tho-ll.“
sllc gull-s on. snfll)". “ l lolll Sir Edgar
llullslull that though I was grntcTul ful-
llll‘ honor bc did Inc. I could lllIl lil‘l‘vllt
his lon- l“
" Why?" is it“ Ralph I‘ll“ find YUll'l'
for.
“ llm'nllsn “ «~llcr cllccks :lrc vl-I‘v pink
now-v" i did not low him. llold lilll."
sbc gull-s on. growing bruvcr. “that i"
you \Ylllllll kt‘l‘ll Inc Ill Moor llnusr I
Would um l-r lcuvc ii.“
" llcllc Y" llul lll‘s vulcc is ll‘t‘llllllllllr
lllld brnkcll. “l b you know what _\ull
nrc b-llillu Inc brill-w?“
" Do you bclimc il ?" shc silvs. with
ll swccl ghulcc at him thorough llcl'lollu
lll-‘lll‘i. " llllyuu bclicll' that it is I‘ll
child's lovc. Ill-arcs! guardic? Will you
bclicvc that if you will tukc lllc.a wl-Ilk.
foolish cm into your hvart. I will do lll_\
bI-sl Hill In lot voll rcpcutznt lcasl."und
sllli bmwd llcl'llcilll on his brcllst uguill.
" my low is ~urcut cuoluzll to luakc up
for all my olllcr dcllcicllclcs.“
" llcllc. you lII‘t' not mocking Inc?”
fllllcrs llulpll.
" How um i to lunkc you bclicvc il 1‘"
she says. trcluulously. “ I told you.
llnlpll. that my lovc was no child‘s lovc.
I)l\lil'.\\'lll you Inkcluc as yourl‘hrislulus
gift?”
Nccd linlph Eliot's :lnswcr bc rm
(‘lll‘lll'lll llll'llll‘v sI-cms lllll grout In IH'
l‘l‘ill'. and in that moment, of pcl‘fcl'l
l'clil'ily llll is fol'gullcll but tllc gludllcss
of mutual lovc.
“ (iunll-llyl‘. l'llilll «good-luv. Miss
licllc.“ says Doctor ’l'horll's lllcrry
voicc. as ho puts his bond in at Ihc dour.
"Allv cununlunls for Hrccuham 1‘“
" (‘oluo in. doctor.“ calls out Ralph.
but without rcleasin blushing Anna-
bcl “\Vhat do you t link of my Christ-
mas gift ‘3“
" That you arc a lucky follow." says
the doctor. smiling—"a dcuccd lucky
fcllmvl But lakc carc. Eliot. a little
woman with so much plllck Inav turn
out a daugcrnus customer some of those
days. Look at hcl'.“ llc adds. laugh.
ingly. "who would think that that dcli-
clltc creatllrc saved a big man‘s lil‘c no
later than last night! Ta! ta! young
pooplc. 1 hope before nllxt Christmas
to dance at your wedding : illcnuwhilc.
a merry (,‘hristnuw to you 1“
And to you. dear reader!
New Year’s Winds.
Many nations in the north of Euro 6
attribute ortcntous nalities to the
wind whiu l blows on New Year‘s day.
and believe in tho prophecy: ,
“ If New Year’s eve right-wind blowoth s sub,
It bctokencth wsrmlh and growth; /'
It west. much milk and Ilsh in Inc sell:
If north. lunch cold and smrms thorn will be:
If cast. the trees will bear much trait:
lt' northeast, flee it man sud brute l“
m
A .iewelrv firm in New York has 533‘
received a diamond valued at $30, .
The name of the jolu‘nalist for whom it
was ordered as a Christmas present for
his girl is withhold.
othi’ldron ‘ . ‘
urolmnnn'rs wanna? noun.
_ Views of Residences.
New Year Chimes.
Listen. listen! do you hcsr them-—
Beer the sweet familiar chimes?
Docs not memory cndcsr them.
For the sake of bygone times?
' Come. bright hope. and swell the burden
0! their songs to hesrts forlorn;
Joymlnsss should be their guerdon
On this dark inldwintcr morn.
Ustsn. listen! Let them woken
Vanished moments. il‘ you'will;
Speak of pleasures long lbrssken.
Broken faith regretted still;
Conjure up the dear old places,
Blot the intervening years,
Till we look on phantom fscns
Throuoll a sudden inlet of umrs.
Liston. listen! but no longer
Lost in dreams that cuervstc;
As Ille mcrry din grnusslrongcr,
Let it chccr and suimstc.
llc lhc clarion to call us
Forward “'lll‘l‘v our lot ls out.
(0 WllflH‘Ul fillu lmfllll us
\Vc may mm»! il \\'c.l Ilt last.
Liston. llsloll! lln- Il‘gll Ibo milling
- Of tho I‘llilllus that :Il'ct ll cycar.
EOhUlln nut ul' curlll urr stalling;
Anal-l \‘ulcul l (‘llll Ill-ul'.
llovmlll; lulblcr I‘ll-nlllll‘. glviug
.‘ll‘ll llll l \“illlli‘ll llll',-- l-‘u! lll'wl
Lulu-u? lilo in w l' b Ill - living.
ll “1‘ ll lt‘ - il lulu Ilml tram
e m
. .\
Feds locount of Newt/Years.
" ll) llll' \\‘:l_\ suill Mr..\':lllllll-l lllmn
" l‘n- :l lI~llI~r from llllll‘ ’l‘cd. it's
quite a Ilcuvy um. you scc. for ll chap
of toll; blll ll‘lul‘l lllnkc out such :I onus
of scruwl. lll'l‘l'. Illllllllllll. suppI-sv you
l‘l'llll ll.“
lll‘llll‘l‘ .‘Il‘s. “In“ I‘lllllll l‘l-Ill‘llnlll lll‘l'
llllllll l'lll'll- .lm‘. Mr. “Inn's lllllqll‘llm
brulllI-l‘. illlcrfl-rml uilll. “ l.l-l llll‘ llllYt'
tllc boy's ll-Ill-r: l:ll\\‘:l)s did likc that
young scnlllp nl‘ylllrs.”
.\flcl~ smiling; at Ibn dmvuddll ll‘ll~
Ill-lll')‘ of lllc sllpl-rscriplinll. l'llcll- .loc
sm-Il llm‘nllll- ulmll‘bcd m‘cr llll- plluvs
Ihlll bcuull lll lcxldmlld. I‘lllllllllll‘ll ill
s lllll‘l' ll‘Ill-ks. ulld Ill lusl rusc In llll‘
lllullill' Hf llll‘l‘uull‘lllllcs.
'l'llll (Gloss flllllll). lil‘l‘ll Hill lll‘ll‘l‘ llll‘
holiday scllsnll. \vl-I'c Illuill; :l Ilnlul‘siil‘
l'\'l‘llll\‘,: ill ”1" dining-room. 'l‘ho libl‘u-
l‘_\'. urlislicullv hull}; ill old Spanish
lvulhl‘l‘. lnckm‘l Illl‘ culbcllisllmcllls that
grow olll of daily usv. lmd nppl'csscd
Ulll‘ likl' ll urcui brunzu l-xtiuguishcr‘.
llll- lllllu llmwiuu-roolll. llll‘ collvcll-
linlull .\'I~\v York parlor. was too likl- ll
lllnllllllulll llllll .- lll-lldid hl-ursc ll) lullllil
nl‘cvcll ils prupl‘lctors finding all llollll-
in il. in about Illc d'llliuu-lublc \Yl'l‘t‘
uulllcrcd l'upu llllll Mllllllllu (llnss. tlll-
.lissl-s Lou and liusil- “loss. .\lr. Sur-
ulllull. .-l :clllll-llldll of lll:lll_\' sluilcsulld
l‘lvlllplillll-Ills. of Ill:lll_\' suits of lllll'
l‘lllllllllLl. M u duuwurl. :uld unmmlus
liilll: ucllcl‘llll}. llllll l'lll'll- .llw. llll~
Illul‘l'icd. l‘l'llsl} llllll rich. 'l‘bu-rc “us
also a \‘llllllLl l'cllmv cullcll Fri-d 'l‘rr-
llulillv, lllll kc “as only :1 rim l in pupil‘s
“llll'l‘ u! a small salary. ' llnlluh bc
bud six uuml I‘m-l of Illll-Illlllllulll) ullllll
lullks slill lll' \\'ll.~ \I'l‘\‘ lllllllcsl. " .\llll
lln \Illlllll‘t‘." lls Lilll “‘lllspl‘l‘vll in limlr.
" llc ullulll In b.-. 'l‘uI-lvl- hulldl‘cd u
your. illlln'l-ll.
Sorghum rcluurkl-ll. it! his suI-l‘ll “l
lIIlll‘\. " llnu m llltllll :I pour do: lll' :l
lllll‘lli'lllr likl- Inc has llll- l'lllllll‘l' of «u-
joyiug ll happy family uzltllcl'ill: 3"
.\ sigh. curl-full} giwn out for only
llnsic Io lll‘lll‘. was a eruccflll llllll
of his dissulisfurtiull with :l lth‘lll‘lllr
t'xl‘li‘lll'l'.
Mummu Gloss cluspcd lll‘l‘ plump
builds in u lilllc ccsllls). :uld llllh’iYi’l't‘lli
“ Nu lllll‘ cull haw lili)‘ idcu nf lllc pI-llcc
and column of family lifc.“ A slllill-
llIllll lllnlcl'uul Illld cllculllmxillg.r showml
Illul .\ll‘. Sorghum was ill! :lpprnvcd cun-
llllllllt‘ for Hip position of sou-ill-law.
Lou. who was clcvcr. und had ll lofty
bcnrillg. :\ lll:ll'lllt‘-\\‘lllll' skin. and won-
dcrful rows of null black scallops on llcr
prclly I‘ill't‘lll‘llll. ulndc :\ pl‘upcrlv inun-
ccnt and girlish collullcul on tho but-ho.
lor rculnrk; blll llosic. who was a con-
titling.v blondl' “'llll bi); uruy l-ycs. said
unlhing. null kcpt on with her crochcl
work. Sorghum uscd inwardly ll warm
cluollicul of “'ull strccl illvcclivc. and
\vlshcd billlsclf thc Afghan stripl- that
could so bold hcr lllll'lllltlll.
.lustlbl-ll (‘hlu‘lic llcdgc (Illl- Vllllllg
stock brukcragc lll‘lll was llcdg'c & Sur-
l'lllllll) droppcd in. mid noddingr familiar-
y In his )lll‘illl‘l‘. joincd tllc i'alllilv
t‘il‘l‘le bi’ ill 'lng ll lllllt‘l' ill Lou's sillé.
llv- cvl-l'uilurd:
"llmv jolly!” .\ l‘cgullll‘ lllllllll in
dolucstic cvcniuus. I‘ll. Miss Lou?"
Now l'uclc .loc was sixty Ill lcnSt.
lull. grizzlcd. clcml—shzlvl-u. luau-v.
browcd. will) a cast-iron look thnl
sl-culcd cxprcssly mudc to withstand
bulllbug. and u stccl-cold. sharp cvc
that could picrcc tllc ucntcsl conting'of
sham. [luring lll~ last llnishcd his
reading. he sat uwhilc shading his face
with his hand: thculookcd up slldllclllv.
as if hc llllll made up his mind to sour!-
thing. cast a searching and discomfort-
illg dance around the tublc. and asked:
" Vho would likc to hcar Tcddv‘s
letter?" '
“ I.“ said Sorghum. with tho liveliest
interest. " Ted must be a capital bov.
Ho‘s your brother.“ (This last in an
aside to Rosie.)
" Finc bov.“ confirmed Hedge. “Saw
him hero New Ycars’s. So checkv.
Check is busincss capital. Tod will slic-
cecd. Lot‘s hnvc lhc lcltcr.“ ‘ v
“I think my Toddy is vcrv bright."
rcluarked Mrs. Gloss. " and so I alwavs
kccp him away at school. where he has
the lost lulvantagcs.”
“ Yes." answcrcd I'nclc .100. with an
inscrutable intonation. “ boanlingschool
is such an advantage to a child of ten.“
" Oh. yes. undoubtedly,” sighed
momma. with a )l-usivo look at the
diamonds on her nice fat lingers : “ and
we mothers sacrifice everything to thc
good of our dear children.“
Uncle Joe coughed noisily. and then
asked. “Are you all sure you want to
hear the letter. and that you‘ll sit still
until the end it“
Quite an amiable clamor of voices
assented; so he began the epistle. which.
grammatically and orthographicallv.
ran in this wise : '
“DEAR FATHER & Mornna Profes-
sor Whacker gave us a subjec for our
first com osition when we come bac
alter the ollldays he said we must rite
an account of new Years & put into it
all we saw 6:. herd wile we was home at
New year time so i rots mine & ylster-
day he give it back to me with very
good marked onto it & be sad for me
not to love it Lyin roun lnce So I guess
he thort it was pretty good & i guess I
will send it to You so as you can
see i make some proggrcs i brush my
toath vory carstbll evry nits d: I am on-
tirly out of pockit money ypnr afl‘ sort
‘ TEDDY.
A murmur of amused admiration
went around, and ever one composed
himself, with a smile. or further listen-
ing.
“ An account of new Years
" lioys & gurls hav fun at Chrismus
& get 1presints in there stockings &c but
new cars times is for grown folks
crismas eve children has lots of fun so i
think Grown folks ort to have fun New
years eve. idont want to be mean about
uothin so i diduut anser back nothin to
my Sister loo wen she called me a horid
lrubbclsomc boy for sitlin down in her
room after dinner New years cave she
was
“ Skuldiug a little woman wot was a
drI-smakcr & had brort a long tailcll
pink drcs homo sumllow lixcd up \Yrong
a shc linll her hair all in lilllr ion ,‘II‘lll-
dious to make it Skullup uicc thc Ilcx
lbw."
Miss Lou llushcd. thcu laughcd aloud
ncllvouslv to show that shc cnjoycd lbc
jokc. l’llclo .loc. without so much as u
quivcruf his busy l~_v(~llr0ws.\vl-ut nil:
" rosy wus sillill with her fccl klll‘lcd
up um‘lcr bcr cling: candy .k l‘l‘lllil‘.’ u
sll'u‘y bl‘plk lll llt‘l‘ Room shc scd go way
'l‘clldy/ik mn Shc was ill hcr room buv-
i'll‘.‘ ll 1‘0“" With Kainil Ibc Mudc about
llcr clul-s & shc sod go way 'l‘l-dd)‘ lnu
tll'cll 1 says wow shall i (in In & shc says
\‘nu ’ Mrlv go In lllt' l‘lllb .k find your
:Illlcr I know wrrc Ihc frui.\' club is
.llIsI roull lllc km-m-r bul flllllcr \Vlls
lulssy playing canls with sulur llll‘il Iv
lw said :0 .r sit down luv Sun
" in l sol llmvu IV lllllkl'll :ll Mlllll‘
pictures Illl-rl- was two llil‘ll llllklll}; .\' i
gums they didlull know llll‘ but Ibcy
kllmvl-ll Ill)’ sisll‘l‘s guml killlsl- llllt‘ says
l'lilll‘lli'. you an ill for llm if You I‘llll
sluud ln-r lcmpl-r..\: Ilc go in for lbc
blondv thcll \vc will mnkv Ihc old man
gloss .Ll‘llll our bills llt‘ brakc llt‘l‘ll‘lll-
prr ll'l gcl llcr suvs l-hul‘lic & i will ll"!
nlnrc cnpnlil for lhc Firm
" bluudy is Incl-k .V will slay lll‘llllllli‘
& nuI inlrrrl‘car wilh luv i Ilncss says
Ibo Illllt‘l‘ fcllcr :urv wnv wc will shul‘c
tlll- proll‘l-ls.”
.\ fllucrclll sllcucc fcll upon lhl‘ room.
llcdgc lollkwl uuuulurully child-likc and
unconscious. Sol‘lllum pullcd his Illus-
Im-llc uvcr ll bud imitation of ll smilv.
" llll'll Fulbcr llc :ll‘lcra good \vilc bc
gul up w put on his (low In L'“ bnml- .\‘
_lll.~l I ll! slllc lhc duorof llit‘ club llwllsc
n lllull suid mmc thin: to fulhcr and
fulhl'l‘ IIl‘ sulll lllls uf Su'l‘ar \Ynl‘lls llllll
Ilill‘l :llmvcd buys in l’rnfcssllr “'llnrk-
pr‘t skunl .V ll was all n bulll a Scllil-
Illcllllt
" .\lltl fullll-r said hc lladunt llol lllc
lllnllvv lnl‘ il. Sn i Ilml‘l it was a lll'\\'
Hull": [ll‘grllli lllul Mull “'lillll'll [in in
my llllll
" Ibcu \vc wclll llllllll‘. Mulllcr says
In [Ill lbw :urls will look t‘lli‘L’lilll loluor~
rcl‘ \\ ”my will llc sllrc in kclcll soluw
llllll}; wul'lll wilc Ill last
“ Fulllrr says lllc)‘ bud bcllI-r kcll'll il
prclly quirk ”iv“ for Illiugs is colnin In
an cud llll‘ll all] of u suddiu pu poullscd
nu mink M‘lli Inc In licd
" l'hc lll'X Ila)” \\‘ll‘ll was llt‘\\‘_\'(‘lil‘.\ lm
buddv cl brl-kfusl down slurrs but llll‘
null flllllcr fIllllcr llmkcd splcnllid & so
didi. wc had on our bcs clocs & lhl-
l'lll‘l‘lul‘ was rcddy In lukc us calliu. \u-n
um .k lllc curls mull- down lllcy wcrl-
\‘l-r) buliful cspl-shull)~ loo Ibo 1 like
Hus) lit-st.
“ Illa says pzl what do you think of
\‘Ulll' chick cr liiddvs and kissed him
. " l’a says llunlf‘. And wc \vcnt Out
and hc bangcd the from door.“
Mr. Gloss usl-d cvl-ry wilc to turn
l'urlc .loc‘s attention: but hc \chu on
lncrcilcssly :
‘- Sonic of tho Ludys \vl- called on was
old .k snow was yung. thc olc ones
lllnsl-lv had no necks in thrir Drcsscs .k
a good many had orl‘nlly pink checks &
dirty l‘yl'h‘ with black Suiudg under
lllt‘lll.
" but l’u scd lhc Samc thing cvry
whcrcs.
" how charmingr You Arc to Day says
pa to oil nflhclu & hc bmvcd ck bowed.
And llc kindcr lafl‘cd and llobbcd roun
.k . looked Silly than be come out &
julu ml in The cnrrigc .k says Swear
\Ylll‘l .s uucn
~' says i is it Fun to Innkc culls pn‘
“ Says pa its a uuscnsc so says 1
Will luukcs you do it I’ll
“ Sosicrty says pu thcu i askcd who
Suslcl‘t} was k pa savs Nuscnsc agcn
ihcu llc lclls Inc to hold my lung
so" tllcu “'0 want to sec :1 ugly old
woman with lots of diluons & silo
wuutcd to Kiss Mc & i wouldunt do it
w aftcr Wards pa skoldcd me & said
shc was Misses K00 ions & I must
alwuvs kiss such a Ric I 010 lady Then
I askcd pa if he was sick & hc scd he
wusulll and i told Him i hcrd Misses
Koo mus sav he was a sick ()fl‘uut
“ .v nd father sod morc Swear Words
& made the Coach man drive me home.
Ina & the gurls war in the larlor & so
was the two mcn that till 'cd A Bout
loo And rosy at the club 'filc b‘ fellcr
with the mus lash said to Rosy s to was
a crewel darling & rosy Shc turned her
back to him .
" then ma pinscd Rosys arm and said
she was a little fool & had no fealing
for hcr family & rosy crycd softly rite
down on the Makaroons I was cling
cake alli wanted & no boddy noticed
i 9
‘Kcharlic forgut all a Bout 100 s tem-
per! (luess bckausc he said to her my
ullful kween i will be a good obbediunt
husband loo lafl‘cd & hit him with her
fan then lots more came in & thev all
looked silly like father &-all thé ole
lncn' told ma she looked like rosv‘s
Fisttp‘r. that aint so bekausc Inn is mill]
:1 ,
. By this time the whole companv had
risen, and were trying to interrupt the
reading: when Uncle Joe. in a voice of
thunder. commanded attention. They
all fall back into their seats. and re-
mained. with many curious changes of
countenance. silent. to the cud.
“then Nile come on & Loo & rosy
went Up stares & put more wite powder
on there faces 8'. looked at there Back
hair in the Glas & loo said rosv art to
marv mister Sore Gum bekausé be was
so rich 8:. 100 said she was going to
mary mister hedg bckause He was rich
All tho ho was a fool & then they went
Down Stsrss
"a his tail minim come into the
liberary were ha hid my kaudvs &
rosy sod out loud i want to show mu
this Nico room. they was behind'Illu
door & ho sod hsvunt you got ennv new
years for me Rosy & s e sed yes am a;
gave him a kiss behind the doork la.
sod o rosy ifi was only rich & thcll mu
came in to the entree &- they ran out .x
looked Silly two
“then i wont to sleep sittin on my
bundil of candvs & when run woke me
up eve Boddy had gone away & Inn
sod she led new Years & loo scd the
men were all munkcys and rosy hall a
Hedake. then I went to bed but Sl’lliiu
thing had made me orful sick the i Illlnt
belief it was cake & i went To I‘lls‘t‘s
Room softly She was cryin Ck. Sl'lllfl-v
on the floor by the tire then i wull in IT.
mas room it. She was cryin IOU .v 1)..
was sayin We are Livin on a Yell-rum
i tell you
“i was kinder skared bc kausc m].
kanceni burn you all up a :ll‘c vcrry
dangerus Ma sai’s samuc] iKaul lulj.
it tho gurls must dress & we unidkwp
up appearances savs i ma whv kllill \\ ,.
moovc oil‘ the volknner x but .‘l m-u
House up to Scutril Park. '
“pa nlys whcr did that yunu sham],
come from A". than tllc llnl' ‘lllllllll up .\
hil Inc & llln Sl‘d it was kllllM‘ i hm] .4
two much tormash
“ .k i was orl‘ul sick llll nilc 'l‘b. I...
lliul‘nillg Kahlil thc madc llcl ml m. m
up &~scdi was to go rill- all in \kulll
Agcn .k the (‘nacb lilllll was in ml.»
(‘arc of llll‘l \vcm Io say good llx h.
100 sllc was in bcd with griddious ill by:
lluir cling lots of brckfusl. rnsv k:...-.I
ulc & hor cycs was Ill rcd a 'sllv mi
Imld)‘ dccr llll‘V :lrc braking: mv hurl .\
I prnlunliscd Ilcr u'cn i grow Ilpi \x.‘_'
lick Ihcm al
“ i likc linsv prcIIv wcll comm-13;.
shc is my Sislcl‘. pa .\ Hill was hllll an
ill lllc libl-rur)‘ and N la had lots m Ly.
lll- pupcrs nu lllc lubl-
“ lll- said hmk :lI llll'lll
"drcsscs. buunils. lincur}. is“. in: :
kuul puy lbl-lu I lcl you \\«-~ on l\lll
bl-yuud our lucucs. ho is cvll l‘\ n.3,).
says Inn but lbc gurls will ll' ‘ v. ml.
says pa look at rosy sbc is i:: ln\ “all:
that good lookin lillsgul I!“ l‘.’ llllllllllll :\
~\'(‘l\l~.
" shc sham hnv him say um g...“
doul III‘ II lll‘llli‘ and l‘lll down exp. 1,...“
wrbnpsjn will help you out 1m lll‘lllllI-r
lI) is u SlingI-c olc kur mus I)”. k :1 lu-
'_llll\\‘> \Vl' Ilrc IIl‘ll :lli cults nu l' ‘; .lu.
Ill‘ wuddulll lcvc 'l‘cd :l \l'lll
“ 1 (bill! Will” u scm pu ~.-I\~ l Ilw
souls aim much & Ulll‘ sl-nI :lllll llw‘llllll
& ullklc jo is all ulc burc says i. u s. a.)
lhc boy lil skull] Ilt‘ Inukl-s lllI‘ l'l‘;l\ 7.\'
says till a Illa kisscd llll‘ in II burn .\
pusbl lllt‘ Long to Ibc Ilul‘v. ‘
“ pa had his bl-d burricd in his bumh
ik kt‘lll hilflll‘ l‘INI lllt‘tl. l‘mlllll'll. :lllll ill:
for appcarauccs So i am Iircd of l‘;'
such ll lollu(‘olupchisbllu :llld lbo- u
mun trunk Inc but- in skulll .k llIIII I
know a limit lll'\\‘\1‘:ll‘.\n
l‘llcll- .llw qllivll)‘ folllcll ll lllll‘ strum l.
and lmlkcd uul from lllllll‘l‘ [Illr Ilm. ll (I:
his I; cbrmvs at Hot "1*. “bu. shun in; u!
Lou. and swim: sllc was dung roux
silclllly ll-fl lbc room and Ilu ll-‘\l\l
Sorghum l‘ollowI-d. also pulill ‘l\ m m.-
Hl lu ihl‘ door by l‘lll‘li‘ .lm-h‘s .‘it:|ll\
can. 'l‘bc lucibod failcd wilh Full
Trcmniuc. forlbc lmlk lmlv Mm lull}
as fur us Rosie‘s sidc. \vllrn- 1w ~:Il
down Willi dclcrminnliun. Mrs. bin“
was sobbing bystl-rically. and in r llll~~
baud sccull-d illcliucd to drop dun“
llcull.
“ \Yi‘ll." l‘lll‘lc .lnl- lli‘u‘lill. 'WI
nrl-u‘l you ll pack of idiots“ to mount.
your comfort and hour-sly for Il.i~
\vrl-lcbcd show of fushiounbh- lifl- 2' Null
l‘vc :Ilwuys disapmimcd you in llll
lnollcy \vu)‘.:u1d '1 do it still.” Mr.
Nun llloss trembled. " I'll do i: sllilz
for you think [‘11) going to sl-c \Illl ~_«- 1.»
min and I won‘t. I will look on». “231'
tcls with you. Sam. and find Illll llllW l
can put you on your logs again. llnl
slop Ibis high-prcssurc living. and :lvc
this girl.1losic. lo 'l‘rcmaiuc. uh.» b :I
good frllow. if llc is poor."
ill-sic and Frcd tried to szlv Mllllk‘
Words of thanks. but failing to db illstiw
to thcir fcclings. consolcd cach other lw
clas )lilg hands. '
“ hcrc is worsc miscr)‘ than pow-m
i uclc .loc wI-nt on. “ :uld Miss Lwl had
better cost about for somc good bnv :II n
thousand-dollar salary. for no blurs
brokers will dcsirc hcr dowry In nu llll
their capital. As for Tcd." and l'nl-lv
.loc rosc to go into thc library wilh lli~
brolhcr—“ he‘s an cxample to all .‘ nun:
wriIcrs—cxact. truthful. im :ll‘lllll.
valuc his manuscript. 1 sha l kccp him
ilp .pockcl-nloncy and makc him my
clr."
Christmas in Midsummer.
Wouldn’t you think it funny In scv
Christmas come in the middle of nlllll'
mor. to have no ice and Mlmv nu Ihc
ground. and nothing to remind you Ihnl
it was winter? \Vcll. awav ull' ml lllt:
othcr side of the world Christmas «luvs
come In the middle of summer. lll All.»
trails on Christmas morning lllc «hil-
drcu say: “ Oh. dear! how but it i~. 1
do wish Christmas mum in thc Ililllrr
limo.“ For when it is willtI-r hcrc iI lr
summer there. and when vou an- lvill:
lmder a shadv tree in il'uly Ibc llllll‘
Australian children are running around
with winter clothes on.blmvilr_v on (lull
[in crs to keep them warm.
ut whether it comes in summer ur
winter, wherever the English lallcmlcv
is spoken it is a lime ofjolllty and plcmy;
of tender feelings and kindlv gulls. nl'
“ peace on earth and good will to m. u.“
*
Keep quiet. young husband. Do ml
make too man ' in uirios in regard I.)
the needle work of mar whom you haw
recently taken to your home and lll‘lll‘l.
The blue dressing gown with gill bul-
tons and gold braid must not be '- given
away” until Christmas morning. when
the amplitude of its sleeves and tho
BCantiuess of its length will lllnkl‘
vour heart glad and the neighbors :nl
augll.
Speaking of Christmas grccns ml rx~
change ”filly says: “But of all lbc
greens int 's verdant world, lbc very
greenestis the man who wanting; (aH
eve ' W81] 0 anized bUSiness lllllll
does a g°°d int 97 fails to advcl‘lisr lib.
orally in his local nowa pcr. Furl!
greenness is not of the Chmstuuis .sl-ustlll
onl . but for all the year round—u lle‘ll
an fadeless evergreen."
m
An editor at Christmas dinner. being
asked if he would take some pudding.
replied m it ill of abstraction: “ Owing;
to a pleasure of other matter we are llllv
able to find room for it."
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