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ittfiljbsb l wiitiiwwiiiiniiriffjti ivm mwimmw4 i jx7 rr jc artpu jffrrr iwj8fl tinnufiiav iikiiiiiiin going home for christmas i mmmimi rarm mini mi wb immii mmihiuagpji gjijr 3frpjp irp0h gliort 8tora a christmas crisis w x ennui ul vol y nun vini iitui ul lli i leu ulollt nutllll c would i he 111 lll lilll- 1 know ttimlur w htn igy 1 inn h on f ugu luuit ilri in r him fur e hirl her iwi baby uhi 1 1 he illdni i ru- 1 lha in siting hi vult ilirulnu h or vmr would hutt urttl uii tllh h uldnt k twiiy t h- tiiuldnt ihr- lading of iii hoels lltut o pi uk an 1 the didnt liver in slop iii tl tri think un i h uuw thi yearn urv lmlitir wli my mix itexl chriutmu lu it ni iluhi lie tll uh m ull ik it iher d home r n u4 lu vi utl he didnt he u think ml ikut ll- ill i not u u1m h llle it lit forg xirui or h surely luivo tx arn you going liumn ftr chrijitroast hav yu wrlllnn youll ita there colin homo to kiwi tha moihtr and to slmw her that yu cura7 going hum ti rvi ihu rather in u way lo make him gla1t if youre not ho mi therell novr romn a time youll wish you hud juat hit down nml write u latter it will make their titart airing hum with u tunc of ixtrfoct kindness if youll tvll tham that youll come christmas it is by no moiiui certain hut oui lord jaeua christ wu born on de etmbor 2g in fact there am sarloui consideration that om to support tli contrary opinion after everything hu been eald mild wolff hod it remain tuird to belluve that the lnlottnlan shepherds would have been watching tholr lock in tha open holds at the vary dead of winter tho question lot it b distinctly mrtnl is no great lmihrtunc wise iallovurs knowing- that it i relatively indlfrar ant will waste lit tin tlma in trylnr to datannlna n mora correct dat- tho currant tradition tuuf mo lmbddftd ilimlf in tha imjpular mind unit in tho llteraturo of the world that any mt- ttunpt tu dialoilkn it would probably end in failure evrn tho rtoat john mil ton iuu given it hi manctlon pd approval in tho nativity hymn it u the winter wild while tho heavenborn child ah meanly wrappd in tho rudo ruuurer lau nature in awe of ii im lias doffed her snudy trim with her cnat mauler tut to ym- pathlxa it wu not till near the cloae of tho fourth century hat chrlstmaa come to be generally celebrated um a aacrvd day by the chrutuin church let ua pauaa for a moment to oon- alder tho rul alsnulcaaca of that low ly birth in faroff ilethlahem which t the multitudes of uio heavenly boat to abauflna- for very joy sup pose that it had not been what than every chapter of human history tor tho past lboo years would have been different no uaceratton is involved in the statement that an influence has gone forth front the occupant of lh rude stone nungir in the city of david reaching not merely every community but also every man on the face of the earth jesus christ is the most real and the most potent flaure in the annals of une in the gospel of an axe of doubt dr henry van dyke truly says the person of jesus christ stands solid in the history of man he is indeed more substantial more ubldlns in human apprehension than any form of matter or any mode of force the conceptions of eartn and sir and ore and water chaiure around an ever las un- mountain peak all at tempts to resolve him into a myth a leaend an ides and hundreds of such attempts have been mode have drifted over the enduring reality of 111 character and left not a rack behind the result of all criticism e final verdl4o enligh co sense 1 that christ is historical ho is such a person as men oould not have im agined if they would and would not have imagined if they could he is neither greek myth nor hebrew legend the artist capable of fashioning him did not exist nor could he havo found tha materials a nonexistent chris tianity did not spring out of the ulr and create a christ- a real christ appeared in trie world and created christianity what has been true in the past wilt be true in the futuro lot no one nurse the delusion that tho hold of this historical christ upon the thoughts i and affections of men is going to be weakened as the centuries iweop by he himself spoke with farreaching prophecy when he soldi and i if i be lifted up will draw all men unta me he has bean lifted up first to the cross which was thum made tho perfect symbol of an infinite and aolf- renouncliur love and thence tu the throne of his glory at the right hand of the majesty on high from ttiat point of vonlago he oommund tlw hearts of men not less and less but mora and more lie awuya the dus tlnles- of our race as the world enters deeper and deeper into tho mystery of his character it bows down before him with a revureuoo that grows with the advancing nuns loven those who withhold from htm whom ho can be said to have imitated and none has followed of tor him that is worthy to he immnl a upproachlus hlra in tho awful quftllti of stain less purity and absolutir holiness thuj majesty of him goes beyoid ulll thought the greatest english poet of this oentury uddresaes him uh ulronjr hon of god inmiurtal ievn var be it from us to duck him out with idle wordh or to follow the uxampte of those who deny his violets and yet load htm down with u burden o fulsome compliment in tils nwii we feel that tb only prtjwr utlltudi is one of worship no wonder v tho unguis sung ulu shouted to one anothur till tint juiliumn air was vibrant und tremulous with un heavenly melody glory to titwl li the hlghnet on ewrth peace good will to men hniill not thu lil unlhmii be reiteated u thousaiiit tliounulid tinn in thin closing week of 193s7 iel tli chimes lit all the thurth lowirs rlti it out with the dawning of the morn- lug let the tunoful cholrti blmiii tl to the listening audinncob as iii- v gathor in the house of lod 1i tbti1 saints with inyallcal yinlaiiuf oomltir- glories speak it through glad hint to the generation that la following after them let young boltovurti with their hearts aflame and thulr wills set to nodla enterprise take it up und re peat it with added volume glory to god in the highest it is the an sols sons but it belonica ulso to mni the celeetlu vlsltutits uttered it on only one occasion und then wlthdtnw front the earth hlnoe that time it lias been the possession of mortals hut the day is oominif somewhere in the un folding ajres when the angel will cann back and join once more with men in a jubilant anttpmny oalhuring in the bright regions of the air they will cry aloud in full throated volume i glory to god in tho highest and from the redeemed earth men wljl answer back un earth peace good will to won i flint mix kit- ihois wjtowd duughlor vx iui ihi liel in i thu u- iituntroiil cm i u houd 1 ii r f liui mr kjtoi ill who wit n in r- tuhiluu hir euxli iw lltsl wlfu m himi r front u nolbiiui ittw vlllitt piirsi trd llf ulij no t thin wu- i hln im immnlpd u hornv of mulhtuh wl iluntu- wua utuil nif hlu bnni it dlod of ihnbots wft rwntd und iusl ium mild iwum llimm h ri inll thut to fnlkm tlmy wn ir lty itfitr in t mpku k- ub uhrrudy mid mflwr thul aftor thul tin a thnrniomu tor 1 oll forty drjirucm whm n lhy hove in h of one nnothur su id cornxl hhe m uiiuill and iiirrow shouldxred wltli a humorous wldu mouth und durti iiu blurk v and now hustuh bus built the-llmn- klln said mrs icltchnll ho und hiram always uuspectixl thr wuu limn or somothlng or other on our land and itaatusti some of lls so atony its spoiled for crop and three yours ago a fnllow was hare from mld- dlebrldge und speared round with u pickaxe und said twas llmestono and theyd better put up a kiln and net rich hiram wasnt ublu to do it alomi he hasnt been prospered lately but he and itastus agreed to put one up to gether and now itustus hus broken the turreemont hea hauled bricks wild ttosrds andhlretl men and got a kiln put up in his own yard as cloau undnr pas hose as he rould got it said cornoel bald had put up a umokiln with itotlsl sooner than ho would with hi kltchell her hroad mouth atreiched in u mirthless grin hor mo tli or who was knitting wrist lets of blue wool dropped hor neodlos o louisa she faltered it isnt th worst of it about tho lima wed all banked our hopes on it ijut li isnt that here wovo lived side by aide for most torty yars harah hoxson cu here a bride und 1 1 tram and i were married the noxt april und settled here forty years of peace und har mony mas getting poetical said comeol leace and harmony i 1 should say so it was towns talk pretty near about ma and mrs hoxson always und forever running id and out and pplng pickle receipts und cake re- clopts and patterns for crocheted edg mix tjnmiuiiuni tlirlalinitst li- rln umit hn in ml within l chrlptn 1 hu of it if ive never fait i could keep house rllhout sarah said hor mother welt youre not keeping house said cornoel i am bhefa given right up ma has isnt ftt to do aiiy- n but sit and knit wristlets voure not saying distant relative gasited that you dont see anything of them any moret we see mrs hoxson looking over here out of her window said corneel folding- her arm with a jerk makes me thing of lady jane grey behind tha bars iu told ma and ma hed gut done with itastus hoxson and his kith and kin snd be wanted his family should abide by it i dont know what mr hoxsons told his wife but i guess ho a contrived lo moke himself under stood theyve got tha gate in the fence between us nailed up ive thought soma of having a telephone put in said corneal grimly but pa and mr hoxson wouldnt favor it i dont suppose- louisa said mrs kltchell louisa icer voice trembled and broke her tears splashed pitifully on hei wool dont go to rusting up your knit ting needles im said cornoel but her own voice had a strulnod round as of tears kept back at the sound of somebody in th kitchen they dropped into nuddoi hence h irani kltchell opened tho door he was u abort man with bearded face and- pimumf yf under bushy gray brows but hla mouth and chin had an obstinate look ho eyed his alien tly crying wife and corneel bristling with her mixed emotions and ho comprehended what had been tha subject of conversation your turnip a scorching take it on ha said to cornoel with quick tamper 1 reckon said eras i u hoxson as he shoved back his chair from the supper table that eve nips well got alonjt with tho kiln so we cun fire up before christmas youve got it up in a terrible stew and hurry his wife said dryly their eyesruiot rhoyfma always been happy together until lha husband had quarrelled with his neighbor and the lime kiln hud gone up- now their serene trust had waned thoy were at odd and captious and sharp- long ued hoxson scruped the icawngb i plate then faoed her husband hhe tried tw i co before she could apeak ho knew the signs and ho frowned itastua aha sal it you know pir- factly well theres us muclu lime on hlrum kltohair plaoo u thorn is on ours and huw poor iluu hud mis fortunes hov thar uoat of mint wuittwiiiand- hjtf split it on a null said if hox- jles lost whut little tiiunoy he put lulu the toolfactory thut failed- hes been unfortunate vouvo got u plenty and youve put up the kiln out of nplto right here vlosu to him you hadnt the right to youkjiveiit stuck to your word with him wheres nuthutit mr hoxson de manded the door luingd upon utnl nathan uppeured he wua the hoxsoua orpbunl grutttlsun neven years old for four yours ho hud been tha anxious joy of their lives ha took his own wuy without asking or it but hla wtiy was a hwmii one 1eople uald ha run over hla staudpsrwuts but fha luiulpr- vt ovu ofthilr4tvurts was hla whore you ieii luinbyr auld hbi urundmothur the kuldont wnnw whure nut hull wus till hu gpt houiu down to the h to res graiiinn suhl nstlmji ha wuu toiky bullty und ruddy with checks that atuck out ful ly hu reuolid oegurly uoross the tuhla mr whltlona tnt u itreut big chrutmus tree ill tu atore with red und grwn thlnga mi it that etilliu hi at in alienee und hla giunrf- inntlhir retuind to her dhargo u daa- leruie light 111 herjudixl blue oyaa iluhtua aha implored ii isnt im late tuko buck what yuiivt auld in wruth und unressonablaneaal youll drive tne to atuyliig out lu the barn tha whole t iroa i wui hor husband rejoinder uranpa said nathan 1 wuitt iin express wagon for chrlstraus mr whlttons got tham rod unes and i want one you know lu your heart itastus theres no sense or reason in it said hla wire and hasnt bean from tha drat and hiram knows it dont let it grow and widen dont t o lustuj look at tha years gone by weve never had any auoh friends us the ultctiall i cant help thinking youve been must to blame itastus and if ud take the first orunpa said nathan thickly through a arowdinjr tnoudifut hes got skates and hss got noutb org ana d hotter tfet im about ready tol ttls rtlfu words tinllcd ufnr hliir-n- be wwni ilo alumnifd ihi ilooi behind hi t a uuiilteruble luionlshment sal oi niithuns round furc he stopped onl init und ant iiuiislued naver bofor had bin urandfittlior hpoku to hint li aurh it wjiy he turt in affrluht grniniu ho gusjted ulnt i ko hik to have uny irenta for christ his ututidmnthr bud mat down heavily hhe miid no inwir tin lllllo boy wont und stood bofor hor unit frantically thumped lnr kiuoa hiovlj iludlrotta uoiilif to get li al noma hlun- mlttena ho auld so i going to hang up my alocklni and got homu prcaouts urtuuntut ho saw that bin grundmothai tittle huodod him hhe guseil ovor hla thlldl she said r dont rightly know what youro auylng got a loud of tniubla in my hem nathan want und luy down on hht tumach itnhlnd the stove whnro the at wus und rubbed bis lltlln grimy flats into his nycm he wus dlamuyed bowlldorod icverythlng was atruiik nd terrible and not to bo beieve lis amall percuptlotim did not rvucii fur h knew thut trouble brooded in thu air but he had not miftwiwl from it till now he was not going tiave any christmas no stock it hung up on the foot of the bod t tittle bundles to iw found bulging it in the morning o joy nyihhiir til llwul am lug no hui lie tl bo- do but be mi jo khoou i iu hint vio wrn tin nobody li id porhlstiik like it right i f o lion nld mi kit l ii 1 huvl ukhihu 11 hl striiiim d f klkiliaus puas un 1 kltrh oirodo lira pr innxprana ilhlet th bis bundl floor under it no mouth organ and no skates and iin express wagon thoro wnro no depths of wretch ad ness beyond thin un felt as if the world had coma to un end with u grout crush he luy there with a rruahnd heart and kicked tha air futtlrjy and nobbed it promised to bo u green christmas there were only u fw eoddin ram- nan ts of anow in the fence corners and thn ulr was dump and aprlngllke corneel flint went uround among the neighbors in h rod shawl pinned ovor her head and tightly across her meagre shoulders lifer face perked out of it sharply und hor wide smile did nut dlagulse tho sarcastic mood which wok hers in these days she sniffed at the eight of embroidered lockingbags and puah broom-hold- rs in nurreptitlouri process of making were not doing uny tiling ubout christmas alio said were too poor poorer jobs turkoy wa have not ha heart for it either the tastrophes upaot us ho wo nront good for much 1a can brag bluster all hea u mind to its we him und it ought to we n going to have a turkey cant afford have salt pork und cahbugc i aup posv samo ua usual we urent mak any presents althor nothing but wristlets ma keeps right on manu fur luring wristlets all kinds un colors of tha rainbow its all ahui got apunk to do since tha catustroph happened going home one afternoon shu me little nathan hdxjon ha jiromptly mod back with bar 1 aint going to hang my stocking up ho said as he had oak to everybody tie hud countered alnca hla calamity had be fallen him aint going to got any christmas i aint land of tha living suld corneal hi words were like u childish echo of her own satirical complaint stovlo uurdlcottu going to gat sled and soma blue ml t tuns and aint going to get anything suld nathan wji uald you werent t grnnpa auld nalhnnrnnovhu tbta want into hla uyeb corneel felt un actio in her o throat hhe wruppml her urm and corner of her shawl uround nathan they want shu toyed tho rtttlb boy wall she had naver had a child and he had crept into bar hungry heart hho dried hla taunt with ttiu fringe of hor shawl tharo alia said dont you fool so darling dont you now thoy want aluwly along in utl ir regular una at corneals gato thoy stop mid und held confidential cortvarsa und whan nathan went homo hla tears were dried by tha warmth of u sarunn und beaming am ho his grand mot hor not him ut the door tihe hold a plate of hut doughnuts 1 want you should tuko these over to 1hovba kltuhell she suld your grandpa ulnt hare- hurry along uiiu uwaltad tfitu roturn lu trepidation bha hud not before van- tured uny ilittlunca of hor huubaiuln utern comma lulw nathan cuiua buck bearing a mince pla un tha pbite mho burst right out u crying he uuld breathleasly und aim uuvo mo thin to give to you und her love for some days before christina re- wounding axplusluiia aartlod the ears of the neighborhood mr hoxaon und hla helpers wore blustlng out lima- n to tie und on tli a hi urn i ng before chrlatmnw hla wife hniked out upon whut seemed to imruii unholy pun- dutnonlum a doaei mon workmen und tntarsstad lolteinrs xvoro guthured tha llmuklln alted a wugoiv loud of llinuatiiuu lu jugged groat planus stood huuled up und n rude derrick roan imaldu lha ohliniioy which belch- ad black umoku jjr hoxson bud fired up hlio hoard him cxputlutlng with u luige mun n or to the curious uusm bluut culculutltig to run it u week or no mid aa whut wuiiim ohunglng hliunt ore up for good lilt february much dumaml for llmi till build ing tieglna lu the spring you put li five tuna of atone u duy und you draw nut four of gimki linm ill gat iitllur a hurra turny lv lan up to tha ktlu lit xllddlebildge untiftut nil the polnta im going to huvo u doubla riii i pot round to it you ttithk tills la u right wuy youre luylug out in apotltl cdrltmanr ida wlfn deiimiitlad whan dlimir time brought him lu ileyr why isnt it t iiuhiii im bumlnu ha threw buuk ut her ii lant thut ituatua ttu tlie uplrlt youre doing it in ha cluttered hla diahaa whan ha ruma in nit eight sailock rur a lute bite of auppwr hu wife hruku the aturrt alleuie whluh hold thuin im terribly worried ulntut nathuti aid lit hu lt bem hll supper and i dont know where ha la go n orally hea a bad by this time i wuiit you to go and look for him im scared 1va gut a few little thing t put in hla stockings i couldnt gat what ha wanted little fallow i did not lisvo tha monoy you ought to have got wtiut he wanted said tier husband the mom gruffly because hla conscience heavily smote hlin ma hui tint njtcs thought of lltue nathans christmas why didnt you imuiid tu ma i ulnt a horned drajroa i rnni u lighted wind lipou hint ii wuahit dow uid lie mtliried aomithlilu llxetl hll u utile mguru dall bright ntia into tho yarn html relillsum heurfalt relief hfulnuss war rod in bin haurt ith onurr whut w- nuthnn doing o lit hi kltchnllat vua it wtiit nuthun nuthun with his chubby full moon of fue shin ing with ougernoa und joy nuthun ith hla mouth trwtched wide iruatu hoxaon ntoo1 und guxixt he plain poor hitting room looked htlvo iroppml on n chulr lu thu iddte wiim an evergreen buah thavc era hits or lighted candle on 11 and htrlugs of iwipcorn tharn had bean cololnitlon und all the proaenta nvldontly were nathans tin clutched a toy gun und tin trumpet in onn hand and a grout or- unga in the other und luth aleevuii were thrum up to bring into tho more unmistakable promtnonca a pair of stripped wrlsttalm ami hiram kltchotl unit hi wife and corneel flint sut watching him their fuoos illumined with broad amllns the silent watcher stood there long in the uhroudlng dujktiitaa hla f in o wyk working he turned hlinaalf alow- ly and slumped home lu u du thrunt hla head in ut thu kit in hea over to hi kltchellu ho ash und ahut it old kruutua wundered off und aut down on u whaeltiurruw ixialdn the burn hla man hud gone home at tan oclock i hay would be buck und there was to im u first drawing of thu lime he waa ulnna in the still und aturllt night he dropped his houd in his hands lleavena to ueifiay he uttered in a xaa para lion boeausohju mind wus teeming with at range thought und unwelcomo he could not nxorrbw thent they chulnet him there maul flint and tha kltchell hbd mado u christmas fur llttlu nuthun his grandfather hud for gotten him he never had forgotten the child before this yuur the lime- had driven everything else out of hla head it hud remained for corneal flint and the k itch oils to give nuthun a christmas hi kltchell curneel flint had batter keep hur nose out of other folk concerns chip ot the dd block ha said but the utlgar he strove tu rouse flick ered feebly and died within him a ut tha kltchell remain ed distinct before hla uyo tha vision of nathuus blissful faca haunted him hi kltchell wui ubout as tickled over it un nathan was old fool ho sold but ha faintly ami led with sympathy with a struggling gratitude llttlo nuthun was vary iicuf to him very deaf ha was stirred ha was touched to full the uplifting intluonce tha perfect night although hi oyas ware hidden from it it was the eve of christmas thoy hadnt made any thing of christmas whan ha was u boy nowadays to ik made u terrible bulla- halloo ivon tho mlnlator1 ha hud p roar hint a mormon about tt last hunduy trim to make out that folk ought to turn themselves inaldu out pretty nljrh ernst us said to hlmsulfiu have things smooth and iaucnube at this of tho your pshaw tag- rug and bobtail theres some things tliaras no glossing over if tis christmas chrutniua or twentyrourth of may whats the odjr hi kltchell ailt going to forget things any moren i am nnithor sarah thought ho hud iwoii more tnhbtnnethamlh hail hhn huriujll j on that sutno old string about tholr living thera ulongsldu of ond unother for forty your about the love thoro had alwuya been betwaan thuin about tho timo hi kltchall hud turned mur- tln diaborough out of hla hoglnj for auylng thut be icrostu hoxson wua ot u mull of his word loolr what ailed him hed pity theirt buck what theyd a lie tit fur nu- thar fifty cent muylto he utrug- glnti uguiuat hla atute of mind hi wrltluhl bonuuth it but ha strov impotaiitly o lrd ho groaned and lifted his fucu to thu wturry sky in supplication h knew not how lung liu sat thoro ha turned und looked ut tho cloud of apacks hurled from tha kiln by tha flary force within he sprang un hosvuna to llet- seyl he ajuculatod it loikwl u if the utno kiln a lied roof was ultra he ran for water again t the ahad aide he found u ladder leaning ha did lint account for its presence but uahod up a a plus 1 1 of cold water net him und took hi hroutii on oof a rigura atood blackly sil houetted ugulnat thu sky it was ill kltchell wrathful atiaplclon hold vlruatuu kltuhell hud hot the ahed urltil hu siotxi there clutching tha nmt uud hlverlng and glaring lllrum klt- choll voice broke lit upon him was out hi tho wood sliei uud i saw your uhtui catching rtre whuru thu hpurks fall- then wasnt any body in wight and tha house wua dulk on this aide and i cunio over ounu itu about put out ulva ma tho wutar if youve got momu you boon duud asluup hla voice hud u atruliied -nd-mi- lug aound he threw mr hoxaonu pailful on the last anioldwrlng upnt youd battuf tuck soma tin on ll if you dimt vultt tu burn up tl whole thing iet na down thr thoy daacuiulod tlia tudd- lllrait kltchall uhouldarud stalked on i guon youiit dump hon mr hnxsou coma h by und dry off lllruht kltchall tuurcliud un thu i dor drugging behind him 111 w old kruhtua und pinsud liinthhm hurd hu gruapod tho others tdiouhl- ur i wua alttlilgout there thinking thing ovor ifiyou wuut to know how it amu thut i didnt aoj the iiiuxk i kind of guess 1vu boon iniuunru you huve 11 soiiim surahs suld ho tha whole tlma hi kltchall you drop thut luddsr und atop where you be i waa touting owr to talk to you you cuti believe tt or you lieudnl id havu htwit ovr tharu this night lllrum kitohelt turnud- lie hid hla mouth with hla umnkuhluikunod hand was alxty year old and hut in hi wuy uud ha wa bitterly uhulud o let it be sauit what tumultuous motion possessed him now ha deb it tilroo hla oy leaving 1 but he hihl 111 id mend iuh 1 ii liy lnnid ooiiihl i iosi ia of aeiillmi in both tlny hupp rl lletwiaii ihui tl blnlnd d lid of little lu louring ill lo th i wrnt to tho klthf iim having a chilshuu kltcliallm lio said 1 th eiibjeol e wlijamlroiilm in fornver tim iin buhhlliig 1iuuh t i hhe lid for houuot nlln lii hla hur inbllng fron ad the two men hioimh lha folil- im kltchell pit into tlia fealnl hrlahtno of tli- luljlxdla alttlng room they entnrud hi alugle ii lo corhevl mint aloud inotlonloas wtlh aurprlae hlie mo- hanlcully placed soma chulr after u moment hut mr hoxaon took imruld friend in hor ui nui thum ther iiiouihii tho time for cry i jig la nycr and done wltli alio sutd joyfully nuthun trld to bring into hla grandparent vlaw ull his preaanta ut nee ha waved tham before tholr yea and pruncod und cuparad marry chrlatmas aha ahouted i urthor word falling him bluw piercing blual on hla tin trumpet how do voucattny vounabtj plla hot itflill tmrl jyl mm if si tjifiiv- h u of ihxoily und ii i loltl kj ll not ihul ut ynii uh hnly whs in un gruaeful 1 oofto tlv milm lib d ii il ulhrwu 1 inferior now ri your unl iflv your body to y rur full 1 im lali iiil do lol think olo ut your nhollllt1 rs tliow your welgl il forwor i an tha t ll ll hop- lortd on ihu from t part f iii i fo 1 ioklng li lh mh rir ii ma in i you not tin th eie the r iloctlon ut i young litdy who krv- u n imp m of energy lo wr un nulfpo emi don a i irbi ill ulllvel rally to wll ha u nkllirul tint i urtuilo drriiu kor afler ono of th i nvetiln or torn iiikijl 1 eillnfll week hlio loft tho r ullage y arl with u look of rtugllst oi 1 her fuoa didnt yotl unjoy thu rlu af ay ex- i loft co nah i political repartee i u recout article un tha humor of itrltlah elect lona mr llrlan ihllllpa olaros thut mr gladstone alwuya vurdod tho palm for political ro- rtaa to hla grout opponent disraeli because of u retort li riandly crowd quit taraar tha future lord lloaconsnald then scarcely known was landing for 1artlumnnt against colonel grey who had the powerful bucking of tho groat whig family of thut liumo the audi uncn wua inclined to regard thn bril liant young jew us un ullun und un upstart wo all know about colonel gray some una shouted hut pray what do you stand on 1 stand on my head wus the in stantaneous reply if there has been nothing in recant years to match this famous flash of wit thoro have yet boon some ex cellent una wore in which the heckled candldata hu got thn bast of hto hack i or whan the nhlpownlng mlulonajro sir donald currla wuh usked ut greenwich if his father hud not been the local burlier he admitted prompt ly it is truo and if your father had boon n itarber you would have bean tho sama when tha famous mr lloyd george who la proud of hla lowly birth and bringing up was usked it similar ques tion he scored as swiftly and avail morn save rely tho hncklnr unwisely inquired if ho ramembared that hi grandfather used to drlvu u donk id cart you will huve to forglva run ladles and gontflomon mr lloyd oeorgn upologlxod the cart had ijuito es caped my memory but i ueu thu don key is living yet parallel case in which lha young aristocrat proved as abln u tho so te nia do man to ftold his own whan jaer- vd at was thut of viscount lewlaham u protection or a the lnglleh suy tariff reform candldata who was huapected of u tuuk of uympulhy for tho poor because of hla too fortunate birth yah cried a raggad llutonur as ho begun to rpeak you wunt to tux our food i la calm my good mini tha viscount reassured him wo dont intand tu tax thistles a temperance orator apouklng dur ing tha sarpa campaign wum ho fre quently interrupted by u rowdy in tho crowd thut the rost uvan those who had been at first hostile turned ugalnat tho offender und theru ware lusty adoul of turn blm out lvtl uunc turu lha a peak or mildly turn him upside down und lot the boor run out of him the suggestion ulthough it wus not iitorally compiled with lut thu up roarious favor of tha uudiuiiro which remained wholly friundly to thu orator tu tha end of his addross the dronao warn torret in hun un style but throe of tint girl saggt down und thrust the lower part of tl body forwanl until the bottom of tiitli skirts dipped up in fioit like u nliiety- cont wrapper uud on that high plat form it wuw ospacliiliy cotinpli uoum let uh change our morning saluta tion for awblla uud try that of the french how do you carry yoursjf7 orderlv servant one if tllp old stock wi tin lia o iff ion und trusted houd butler thut immaculate servant knew to a nicety the right degree of servility to adopt to his maaior guoata ac cording to tholr rank in tiovor slip ped ha tiovor smiled und to see him conducting operations at a dinner party wua to sou nn urtlat at work and yat una night jume tha im maculate wus plainly uniiarvad courso worn served in ihalr wrong order wua was split uud u u final blow suit wuu upaot upon u very supnrstltloum und important old guii- tlemun anything wrong james tint host hud inquired soon aftor the tllntuir htarfad no mir gallantly replied thn old servant at lust however whan thn adl- had retired to the drawing room hu heggod a word with the host i lng your pardon hlr ho mur mured in a respectful undortonu but might i have leavn for a few mo ments now my house la on llrel had nothing on her it wum chrlatmna week and the jani tor was on his uaual rounding winning his patron tha compliment uf tha aaaaon hoping of coumu to bo re membered in acme wuy ho caino to the door of a hour ten ant und on it tmlng opened ha wished tha lady the usual compliment at the soma tlma uddlng im tha majt that omptlo tha gurhutta cmi thank you same to you was hor reply and im thn lady thut nils tt a plow that ranks the onow r 1jitv ut hard llma or i i i ml veil lo lfl work ii ik 0 dlv as you face obstacles who yoil lh hi h i vtrv irnporlunl i hut you iv tlfovrllit iirp it 1 lit tit unhreamniiil your il nor yynir hurdslp but it inu tho lirrereik e ri the world whet xpulltite on th llin ulll i wuy in order to cuh ynlr rulliirc or hi oidcr lo lruv up to thn moat llitini effort take your own advice given tell your frle lively lake i ii heart hot if you urge id to hu irt ii j oust touch of reseutn nos whatever udvlr glvo it lo yourself am of ihohe you tlltve ill it at du- llt oulle to ull xanipu of ha duty of fr- nmlntant imi i free from thn nklndll- you giv othnr nkw i amp ajurnh m per cknt am tt i ii hi ls ti i on mfiias- hichi even i alg hi w mo v i r u oftrb ha i imym fltkr irhl i vhw lo ll ilrc iiiv who will i wrll him lo ly al hk blm f uu rt in- ugmf m or jumii rrk lh i we want 30q men inrlln ilk rkln tej flvvt iutwidbhi an j raiora dont da- lay nvr wa here iwh a rnaml for traln1 weoka limn lnvnid nnw will glvi you a truite that will man l pomjooo for life itarn rutomo- bll and trurlor otratlng snd re pairing tr vilku nixing lttry building ir yl tl wldl y by th t l svsta frea i in oil rim ut arrvut i t your dlaihhui free catalogue gat big pay and kteady work do it now hai pllll it trsto- re ho 161 king ut west terr d our windows are full ot many christmas gifts useful and suitable for many members of the family and what you dont see in the 1 windows wc are almost sure to have in the store if its in the hardware line weve got a big long list of sugges tions but space will not permit mention of them all xo youd belter come in and see thm for yourself everything in hardware for christmas w d talbot main stret phone 76 acton ontario where will vou spend christmas ill nil tha cycle of tho year there la 110 timo that brings families together does tha vulotlde though you wero ut tha and of thu earth you would long home for christmas and if it at ull possible you would be thuro in thu long ugo 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