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Show ?fMf CHRISTMAS fiyj" y o. iVw V' "ivrTl WALTON A in;, ii HJiys we nrir In re fur H"' nl'ht, iwnl no w;iy out ol It. Vt;'rj I w r j I ;r- Ii mile;-, fj'orn J'pIiii'm, too. Ilrpnii.M will Iijiv; to In; brought four mih-H from '.tiltwu. 'J'liosi- IhiIh (own Ihf hill b'-ioji;; o llu I,oii'-i'I(I;'f co;il riilfi'-M, 'I I nilrn-rs will uevM Ifiillil," Mr. I.on nrui'urjo(l hh In? diow some loitls I'l'oii) his ji ii I ojuohi If. 'I hf niiiif jiifrluiiilc who h;nl Immmi pro cun-'I when .Mr. Lout; luiM w;ill.ci lo ojif ol' ih'.' shaiillf.s (Jowu Ihf I o ; i wliiiilnj,' hill hIh'Ii IiIh -ii)' IijkI i-ffusfil to K", Hinilffl JiU'l I r j Toi'ir jff I Mr, iiimI Mrs. I.o::y Hint hf would Iiml n ihn" lur thfJM lo slsjy lor the nielli. It wiih Ihe iiifTiioon hefiM'f ChrlMf-l ChrlMf-l m;i:-;. whfii tin y wen; on lln-lr w;iy i to Mrs. l.tmx'n tn'oihcr .John'-i couiitrj. ho.nr, wlifff the I ,mm chllilrfU liii'l Konc 1 1 m (hiy h Turc with Mrs. Long's hImiit'h f.iinily. to he j rv-on t nt Iho Tjiiiiily 'lui;-1 iu;h Kvc f.tivitif with ii liir'i- tn-f hy Ihf lirfphiro fur the I liniiilifs (if fjf hrotlit-rs iitnl sisifis j w il h i;in nls of hot li Mr. nml Mrs. I I, on;;. In the c:ir were li'ls not only for t he ciiihlrfii hut l(r mosi of Hie filher rohitivf.-i. AfhT toif I'h'ioin from the iniiic-forr nmii's of ti'-f to John', fiunlly Unit liny mu -it jifiii the n!j,'ht fit !,oiif rirlf, 1 bo p;i'i::i u'os wi-rc (vrrlcd to one of Ih' y&rr;;4w hf 1 1 it look iii k J j ut m of i Ih fcri'i;:ii' sjM-iil;irij; folks who reccivrd llifin lios pil Jihly. 1 MiriiiR tbf vc iilim. u hiU (In- liostfsH wns pro purine tin n i : j T . Iho woiiinn by triciiiis of si':n nml un iiihllitb!: I.jikIIsIi m;idf Mrs. Lon umbrstiind thnt then: was littio ( 'In i.-t iiins ffs t lvlly In tin. mini town. "This womiiii bfiH sliown mi! coi:r ti-sy nnd klndiK-ss; horc Is nn ippor lunity lo prove souie ' 'h risl mn s rour n K'' fiii'J churiicli-r." Mrs. I-ouu' vl;i ; pffffl lo Imr huluiid ns plans w mi Itcrfclalint; tbroii h her mind. Simii ihf ihildri'ij wprc Imlpln d"i ora!f llo small tn-c uliicli Mis. I-on' bad hroiiiit fropi :t-r hu.'-band's siorf for youim'-r im-mln-rs of Ihf rolali fami!ifs, ns w.'ll as her own childrfii. Mrs. Srhnlskn foppfd rurn, Cbrist-mas Cbrist-mas t n-f I ri iiim! 1 1 oran; li u I s, randy nnd rand Irs weif prodtn od from anions' 'In iiakauos hi Ihr car. am a burrlo d I rip lo n k inn 11 si on fiilni;;fd t he stock of pindh-H. Tbo idiildifii. taking turns in carrying lht i'-tc, will) Mr. nnd Mrs. Srbalska. Mr. nnd Mrs. fon startrfl out. Kvrry boiis" with l)oys nnd KM, nod or sick olios, was visiicd. 'J'ho Inr was plncod on h tnbb- or rhnlr, ciuidloi IlKhtcfl for a nioui.'tit wh!lc .sonic i;nodics were d isl rilnil cl. After a visit, to each place, l!ic family fam-ily wns Invited lo neenmpany this ( " h ri 1 1 1 1 ii m Cheer company while caroU were sun outside nml inside until everyone wns so happy Ihnl some shouted while ol hers cried for Joy. One dour woman nfler listening lo Ihe story of Ihe slKnllbnnce of the Yule llde Hcnsun which sonic hnd made Mr. Ion; underHtiiiid Ihey wished lo learn, drying bcr eyes u the corner of n faded apron, called Mrs. I.ou nil "H-iuiKoi." fJ'he Kbld Holes of the (.'hrlsl mils enroling soon renched the fnrlhcr ends of Loiierld'f, whose In-linbilnnls In-linbilnnls Joined In a community ('hrlslmas as Ihey made their way to llnr lsirtf cn;,'I;ie house where t he t ree wns phiced In t lie center whlie they snim jmtriotlc sons. Tben, white arrcd (jub'tness relent mI. M i s. I.onn rrpfati'd tlie Clirlstmas slory, al'U'i which Mr. laiii,' led soi'tly in sinj,'-UK, sinj,'-UK, "All Is calm, nil Is hrlchi,' when sonic one touched Mrs. I .one, cm ih-sleeve. ih-sleeve. It was her brother, .lohn. wli i wus wull Inr, In his hlj car to lake i belli to bis home. A f I e r 1 1 if i r own feslivliifs be had .slipped away to hrliiK the siranihil travelers ns a sur ; i il si ncxl mornliie; to all but his wife As Mrs. l.onj,' nrranp'd the packages around the small tree on the inhle. possibly there were visions of happy faces of l,ouerid;re )ios and lils wlla Ihrir nolo discordant In lone bul full j of loe harmony while they sau. "All Is b i;.l i i ." Perhaps she w ondi'i'rd a I llie "peace that passed und'-rs! a mli n" which she had Ihat ( 'hrlsl mas. Shi' may h;:e uinle rslooij Ihal the Imiii'-rld;.i' Imiii'-rld;.i' rbrlstmns 1've would he one of llie ImppirM memories of her life lie c:iu wherever and whenever the ae-SM ' 1 nasniia h'' is litd out. ihere will be "Tenet! and Cood 'lll Anions Mmi." f'l. W'Vfl. W.t-in Nwim r.. I'nl .n |