plates and which printed thia on was statement: “I have for long time believed a that the people of this town celebrated ST Transformation'S! The Christmas, not for the of purpose exhibiting the Christmas true spirit, but X simply to outdo another in making of Old Nick one s big show. If a true to the you are faith will forgive you possess you me E. KISER. for what I have By S. done and thank for me teaching twwwww valuable lesson. you It Is a what not give what you receive, or you but the spirit in which it is given and received. I give all these things you NICK themselves LD BRADSHAW the keep from freezing, and to with the Zghk heartiest was good wishes and 110 little while there cheers Jonesburg, and with the hope richest in every that joy were will be man in yours VJ/ for Bradshaw. Mr. fullest How he been will 30 had also for measure. receive years you At last the hands the courthouse them? NICHOLAS on BRADSHAW.” tradition hated. There the most was a clock indicated that and it 12:30, For was moment there a painful was have girl whom he to that was a then of Old Nick’s hired silence. Then one the men appeared Baptist minister eloped Christmas had married day one with the of the key to the door mounted chair and said: a before hours with another few man a big hall. With wild rush and loud “I think a a Mr. Bradshaw has, he as Whether the time for the wedding. set whoop the inside and people crowded taught profitable says, lesson. us a the Old Nick, story true not as hurried Christmas upstairs. The tree was or We have been drifting from the away loomed gloriously everybody called him, had become before them. Its Christion a true faith. We have made word branches kind packages recluse. Nobody laden with had Christmas were time ever a not of joy but a of him. all neatly tied with ribbons and each dread lor to the people who have to pay which written It had long been agreed that the bearing card the bills. We a on was give not for the joy of of Old be the luckiest the of the who death Nick would to giving, but name person was receive with the hope of receiving The think •which could happen to it. tables set and something just were good in as return. I ready for the feasters. Jonesburg, wherefore there There thanks'to was were of general vote propose a Mr. Bradshaw when it big brown turkeys with surprise announced drumsticks for was opening eyes.” our Nicholas Bradshaw upward; that intended pointing there huge Some of the one year were children and few of a have Christmas for there filled to tree all cakes, wineglasses at the a were inclined women to be sullen, were but the vote of thanks given with w’as good deal of enthusiasm, a and then Old Nick opened the door of adjoining an which filled room with was things real to and eat fine for presents all the people, and when everybody seated and the feast was at its was height he stood saying in up, tones that rather husky: were “Friends, I have for good a many been skeptic. I have years a not believed God in and I have regarded all people being inherently as and mean selfish. You have shown that I me mistaken. My old faith has was come back to have made the me; you me happiest in the world. God bless man all.”—Chicago Record-Herald. you Three Weeks of Merrymaking. Many unique practiced customs are by the peasantry living in the central mountains of Norway, though masquerading is not much indulged in as formerly. There is legend of as a old called the Dovregubbe, an man who supposed to live in was an enchanted castle and drive about on Christmas night, visiting his wrath all who failed peasants to place upon of bowl porridge in his rye a way. OWeookzng Very little shopping or unnecessary up work is done in Norway until January JI czazzyaEvzs' record 13, the time between that date and Christmas being largely devoted joyful family friendly to and relations. The Swedes and Norwegians of America, who able visit their native to are | goltflaij Oce.v. land, always plan to do the at Christmas so g Christmas for of it is season, one Cbe Best Wisbes the joys greatest to be home in at j X X See stockings that are your time for the heartfelt of greeting ■ O the right side the in turn 9 never up; of Season tbe “Glaedelig Jul.” —Brooklyn Eagle. • • hose Santa Claus. on g I Olden Times g ☆☆ ☆ Making Him Work. “What would like for 3 you Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, the president 9 Christmas?” ‘‘A match and an CO the Solitary, dwellers the - of the Suffrage association, Woman apart, ash By Sir tray.” “But Walter Scott don’t Q you by choice by chance, with citing diplomatic of or was ways smoke.” 2 “No, but think of the hearth-fires that for burn dull making children work. one bills that will be coming in.” and for would glow and sing— two ‘‘A Chicago lady,” she said, “has a Q wood!—the wind EAP more ☆☆ ☆ on of all these, to little boy who hates to practice writing. is chill; 3 children,'* the said “Now, 0 Last fall she told that in this But l It whistle it will. et JI merry Christmas me as and X X teacher of the juvenile keep Sunday We’ll Christmas our of matter writing she could do nothing JI happy Rew Year: still, school class, “can g merry tell Q any one with the lad. But in December, the ® b deemed has ac a e CO Them what the that attained great- in Families, » me set man 3 are when I her she 0 met again, said, new-born yff complacently: year - © where love, world?” “Santa bestowed with lest in the age no time festal The fittest for g thought of its Claus,” answered promptly back cheer: return, a passes “ ‘Well, Harry spends quite two yet, the Dane Even, heathen and forth savage g abundantly between his boy who had ideas of small Christmas Tree Loomed The Before Them. open hours day at his writing a now regularly.’ deep the meed did drain; At 10l more hearts all of these, —to parents, own. 3 beach his galleys drew, High the on 0 children, kinsmen, friends, and that he the the children in the town plates, there ☆☆ ☆ and ‘ his pirate were many vases And feasted all crew; “ ‘How in the world,’ said I, ‘did hall, pine built with Then low and the great day give dinner bright-colored in his Tess—May having her would flowers. J is a own p on JI merry Christmas bring this miracle to pass?* and you wall. the Where and decked shields axes g But it troubles worrying about Cholly the people. quickly discovered to that was “The winked Ji happy slightly. new Yean They the half-dressed steer; woman gorged upon Jess—Surely, the doesn’t he turkeys she Three before Christmas Roxley. weeks of made papiermache, were <► beer; Caroused sable in of “ him,’ ‘I told she said, seas ‘to-make out, CO the Poor 9 and the Rich, rented the such thrown that simpleton. his preparations. He brutal jest, want to began used envying While in make-believe round, in were marry as are in his best hand, list of very a everything and marrow-bone; each the rib the others’ freedom half-knawed banquets —Of but she’s the place, had immense the Tess not, hall in p biggest stage; the cakes an course on he wanted for Christmas, and delight Or listened all, in grim from the of little and too cares and nothing but too having trouble .keeping him in it, tree set painted blocks were of on x up evergreen of fight. While yelled the joys has been it scalds out he at since.’ ” ever much, learning by yet wood, the ’till Christmas. wineglasses year the hooks after g fill it with long contained year hired to hie, only Then would they forth in frenzy carpenters that without health and enthusiasm While their fed locks fly; widly loose vinegar, and the flowers people could hardly believe tables. The artificial. Sure Thing. ☆ were ☆☆ 3 pile, And, dancing round the blazing and faith and love, be rich, When the none can 9 packages that deceive had been doesn’t know that their did not A how cut Molly—Do have man expect to eyes many you ways the They such mirth make barbarous and with them be none from the can poor tree opened they when they him getting there to be buncoed — them were until he the Christmas much fun at are saw were while, mas- p exchanges these, to found be filled with As might the mind recall sawdust, Christmas best to things ready. except Dolly—How help presents querade? I with can x a hall. Odin’s The boisterous joys of JI merry that each Christmas in of them and slip of his lady friends.— visits to of made mysterious lot having it? hat will be He was My 3 a young Birmingham many old well Christian sires of And our such beside g lay each of JI Jonesburg the happy new g which the paper Yean with the city as trimmed mistletoe. in great had its Loved when the course year he rolled «'☆ X bought their goods, and ☆ ☆ merchants CO the Workers, the fortunate vast blithe Christmas back again brought And 0 boxes While the kiss under the returned bearing mis- always many X majority, in humble and places hospitable train, With all his 6 Sometimes they tietoe doesn’t count, yet and packages. were every p religious rite Domestic and in high, often baffled and disheartened, g carried girl how she gets, be the night: counts to Gave honor to holy too big too x many numerous or questioning if there is not Christmas the bells On rung; eve were 3☆☆ ☆ he hired to him, and 3 by expressmen for somewhere them work greater a On Christmas the eve mass was sung; 9 9 Stella —Don’t believe it is hall, while the people the them to take you with reward; night, in all the only happy That greater year. yet at a blessed 0 give than to to the sidewalks and made priest the chalice stood the stoled more re- p re- Saw rear. on if last they will the have it in so, g g sheen; her kirtle The damsel donned —Yes, ceive? Bella indeed, there they about the gretful remarks way seeing figure the they have wrought hall dressed with holly The green; was 3 tantalizing ignorance of is insisted £> Bradshaw, had wronged Mr. no or fabric of living, in the drawn figure did Forth the wood to a merry-men go. 9 much the gift X how cost. all along had suspected that they mistletoe. gather in the To by Designer for the their great weaving o☆☆ hall ☆ the baron’s Q Then opened wide exterior he that beneath stern a possessed and other’s—to all of these, none 9 19 serf, all; vassal, and To tenant, be good,” Willy. “I won't said heart. kind a aside, laid his rod of rule Power merry Christmas g JI and Claus “Then Santa won’t bring the and the tables had After tree pride. doffed her And ceremony JI Happy new Yean presents.” “Wasn't I g his shoes, heir, with in you any Nick The nobody but Old himself roses been set up might village choose, night partner That and bad last didn’t I get 3 year, the hall. CO Old and Young, permitted to enter with the was years »j share lord, underogating The 9 more’n ever?” explained that he behind and wanted the ahead, He one pair.” every years of "post and The vulgar game boxes delight. show but hailed, with uncontrolled that in All be surprised. He carried the the to years a span the night general voice, happy And since the centuries the Light stairs alone, and first shone and packages up the the cottage, That to as crown. from Bethlehem the paths of had the windows carefully he »5 upon curtained, salvation down. tidings of Brought I | humility service, and sacrifice and logs supplied, Under well-dried that nobody could from fire, the the mistletoe The so see chimney wide; the S roaring Went all the spirit up that has the outside what being done to gave ages a was oaken face, hall-table’s The huge made them Young and Old, within. to one; the shone, day till it to Scrubbed grace, S treading with gladness these lighted | | the day before Christmas the massive board On its then Bore upon Che crimson coals witbin the grate squire the and lord. part paths, though mark to always No not assignment of Nicholas even last Bradshaw’s B brought in the lusty | brawn. Then was knowing whence the Light Ulere burning clear and bright S boxes and comes packages arrived — serving blue-coated old By 1 man; | all, B to the city. There from boar’shead frowned the grim Che half in purple gloom was Then a wagonload on room was high. them, f of and the excitement of Christmas JI merry and Jfnd half in light with and rosy Crested bays rosemary. they people them the being as saw JI Happy new green-garbed | Year! the tell Well ranger can | T entered from the Winter dusk, transferred from the railway station where the and monster fell; when, How, his death he before tore, dogs Youth't Companion. What hall where the feast the g Where to be softly fell the to was snow, the boar. of baiting all the And became intense. Old Nick held | | saw good brown Ind her stand round, in bowls, with drooping wassail The saw the wonder in faces of the the citizens, ribbons, blithely with Garnished trowls. I head Claus. Santa reeked; hard Japanese sirloin huge by the There smiled with keen satisfaction. and he i | stood, and Christmas Plum-porridge pie; saint of Japanese children The patron Beneath the mistletoe. cold, but day he The very was apparently Scotland produce. failed old to Nor ! named Kotie. He is always is oblivious the fact. of The high-tide, ier was At such savory goose. which with big sack, is said pictured a the maskers in. Then | the said it people warmth of his merry came was | T placed her about waist, an arm contain for the good children. roared with biithsome presents carols din; to And him from that kept feeling heart the | | the If unmelodious was song, When Kotie wushes And to from her lips T drew a cross the winds. of icy bite hearty note, and It strong. was a river this sack boat. He | he uses as a § breathed Who lists in their mumming H kiss that day dawned of Christmas clear, wet and may see roses la believed to have in the back of eyes ancient Traces of mystery; | astir earlier than the town usual. was g drops honey dew With of * his head watch the little and to masquerade, skirts supplied the White ones, ? tiptoe. The Expectancy hall was on | has various other qualities which And smutted cheeks the visors made; the samel § But all that knew when reblind be opened 12:30 at sharp, to was so richly dight O, what maskers But, of Santa Claus. | our us heard She step below, wished < who my people to to that church go light’! half Can boast of bosoms so I* | and still be in do time could for when the "Chri&mas England, England so artful maid Chat and The Pye.” merry stood was arose his again. of the brought sports Old Christmas beginning ceremonies “Christmas,? pye” of the olden over A Beneath the < mistletoe. broached the mightiest ’Twas Christmas Nick which Old to preside. was times immense and expensive was an ale; crowd began to The assemble affair. At time it compounded an one was the tale; Christmas told merriest ’Twas the before time for set the hour flesh, fish of and fowl, and the crust opening gambol oft could cheer Christmas A People danced meaneth doors. of haste of the the Lack sometimes called “coffin” old in English on was a half man’s heart through the The poor their hands slapped of job.—Thomas against waste jgidewalk, Moiu, Asparagus. a vaai. ... ■ 3 ■ V ' ’.-T* r.nlFiiiMmin' iiff'MMlMMMlii iliii'ii Wil '