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Show THE WEEKLY REFLEX. KAYSVTLLF.. ITAJT a Imre j nom, ubh a few in walnut francs on Uu walls, some archaic furniture of tin same period ami a rag carpet itei red, in ed to its oi'gimd material. Not far from the window stooq tin yelebcaPd leaIler ro ker. with a tatn e'ose at hand. In the hatr sat a huh Tlcturcs -- The Boysof theOldTown jl Christmas Story By DOUGLAS V MALLOCH 'Id woman, with in r faoo sauhng hap pdy under uukept gray h or. Her tae was white, her wrinkles werem.inj but her ejes shone with the real Christ t.ms J;ht. j I can t ak ou ho s to set down. she said, trjmg to turn toward them because there isn't mueli to set dow I in except this, and the sofy oer there Hut I knew joud come, and 1 want te (CopjrleM) TlItlSTMAS wed waiit to thank jou all ding is alwnjs a thank jou. CUSTOM very c h a r iti I up and ci'!j one oi Jou, for the bnelj thing, The huiiy iro'ont j oil sent mo, and ffr rmnein and Churfhea Decorating Housay, . leiuls sueh gajety heriu' au old woman like me. W'her . iv 'Slieets'W.tfr Evergreen Popular theto the, decorations: It. and the mistletoe hoys Af tlj,y oh! town? the hojs of tiu Sincq .Dawn of Hiatory. seems so nppropri-ute- . bojs I usod to know, for I guess I knew Then it makes ill Jour fat hors, I told them to put It CHil lS 'tin very oldest of all I would set in it and wait and rtin-tmdo one lere, customs is tiiat of present By JOHN STOCKBRIDGE. our houses, churches where otherwise mull Jou come. Ain't you Will VV cun say for me, two would hae Steams?" nd streets w'th evergreens. Timothy leen required. And Yes, At the very dawn of bistory began the stammered the chairman seen llay, when anyone who brings quite undcuded what to say or do. worship of the trees, or forest worship, this morning by 1 to that nnl the groves weie muna first tern pass is a thought bo.v My, how you favor reporter, that this public benefactor. jour father! And I was uf joui , pies, do your ChristThis reference to christenin'. 1 guess that wns about All our instincts, our pussion about mas- shopping-earlthe wedding, of course, right In re at the last time I was anj whore when nature, are forest memories, for forest stunt is all off with the very opening of the story, really my rheumatic got Ao bud. And your worship wns universal. me now aud forlu later times to each god some tree makes the story superfluous, which is father would a been proud of you ;ever, one and Indivisible, world In a story, this day. If lie could knnwjLwhnt w as dedicated : Apollo had the laurel, Bostouese for no use. juu anieu. friend-othe w edding is supposed to be the very was gom' to do for ins. Jui ter the ouk, anil Greece for ages I started to do my Christmas had Its sacred groves. God rest him last thing. continued Timothy, giving early," a was The forest worshipers could not architect and At the young of his tin mention Hurry father, his flivver a disciplinary kick as it without giving, because te worship engineer who had only just opened an chiitrfuan was astonished to find ins Ht a passing .terrier, "but it is to- give, and these boughs ofliee in the town. When he came out haf still on his hend. He pulled it ofE,j growled worship was right on the start that I overtook, and garlands were the oldest glftaLof of college he reached the conclusion hurriedly, ashamed. Then through and otherwise apprehended discovered Before he hud learned to shape do better to'tet upat that head went Hitting first a quick that of his own rude skill he could business in some small town and grow memory of ins futher and then the the Scnegambian in the woodpile.at offerings are Christmas you Hopping, sacred trees-- inl hang u p to bring-ttho old with than it unnoticed most astonishing tiling in the world grow up a yin ff in yoi rr Fa (Fin on first flowers and greenery the eriytdquo them in some older town, That is how he his carefully-prepareto the speech add of spring aud the perfect fruits of aucame to be here. He met llarriet soon brnle. lie liad said it over so nianj valuable medium, is bunk If you tumn. after his arrival and K wasnt long be- times to himself in secret that after- an early to it. It was about Thanksgiving time, if These gifts, remember, were never, fore he was desperately in love with noon, to make sure he. would not break I recollect rightly, that we were first nv with nsrdecorattona; they were sac-- ri her. down when the moment came, that now flees. There really wasnt very much the everything else seemed to have van- admonished to do our Christmas shok The Romans, with a fine eye for matter with Harry except Harriet. ished. Then an e'eu more astonishing ping early. It struck me ns the proper I decided Id do It. used to garland their temples And there wasn't anything at all the thing happened. beauty, It astonished him, thing to do. Naturally, the thought first came and homes and gathering places and matter with Harriet in Ilarrjs opin- and it quittapttralyzed the uther young to me what to give myself for Christeven the Mg Coliseum with boughs of ion. So, nfter he had got down to men. mas. I always inind myself, some slight green and ropes of flowers. This business both at his office and with That presentation speech, altered by wasrecetvet by the IIarriet--sh- e said Yes. Their mar- but a word here and there as he stum- token of my steein at the happy yule other what for It tide. compensates a special sort of apwith Christians a V great deal of riage brought them A little gift doesnt me. hand folks aa It did, the fact more recalling, what proval, pewis happiness, and, that our Lord entered Jerusalem amid culiar, a great deal of happiness to Nature has a Inw of 'compensation by which site gives to each one of us the strew h branches of the multitude. someone who wasnt related to them We must not forget the welcome and some particular talents or aptitudes. John Poe, who was born 57 years ago, in any way. Which is what the storj wits favored by nature with an extra robust face and a luxuriant growth of lovely mistletoe and holly. Indeed, Is about This other person not only ns a Christmas without them would not, hair, so much so that, about Christmas time of each year, his servicesshinrt-inenwas not related to them, but was t with- - usueem In Santa the or as Chius, Claus for Santa model posters, to quite complete. them. She lived in scarcely known look a "at the not 'a for lie Job, much peed premium, Mistletoe was for ages regarded as stores, are very end of town. El ran venue him. for are sacred Jobs looking by the old British pagans the runs right through the town from east and was surrounded with Druids to west At one end, the west end, it great mystery and sentiment, little unis well named, for It is bordered by derstood by us. stately elms. It wns supposed to possess healing It had been arranged that they were Christmas Message. and that It could ward off evil powers on noon to be married at high Christ spirit. The reverence paid to thla mas day at Harriets old home. Then Fear not; for, behold, I little parasite seems to have been re there was to be a quiet family dinner of litrlcted toTt, only. when lt waa found tidings good bring you" there; followed by 'a reception to their growing on the sacred oak trees in tha great Joy, which shall eto friends at Harriets new home, where Druids groves. . all pwple." open house was to be kept in honor of God the hlghla to Once Glory every year the Druid high the day and the event. There their on earth aud good est, It with a golden sickle, cut peace, and friends gathered in the afternoon, priest will toward men." blessed It and distributed the sprays there the presentation was to occur. w "'The spirit of the Lord Is among the people, praying aloud that For Harry's young men friends, of hath he because me, each one who received It might receive upon whom there were a few despite his if anointed me to preach the divine blessings, of which it was the short residence in the town, .and HarAt a quarter to twelve on Chrlatmaa eve to the poor; he hath gospel symbol. Having received the sprays had were whom there of 'more, a atart; riets, Teddlcums woke wltn I Cant See What Haa I Decided on a Haircut for My Christ brokenHappened" to me heul sent The' waa the people hung them above the doora ijt aomebody There addition to decided to give, them, mas Gift to Myself." him by deliver to to propitiate the god during the year. tugging hearted, preach all the little stufT,,one practical gift bled and steered a way from the Inapthe sleeve, make a Uf ance to captives, and recov- to much cost to The only remaining significance athave very So they had of larger proportions. with And he turned came falling from phrase, propriate to with to of the to blind, If sight cry I give it myself tached today to the mistletoe Is the hit with me a thumping heart. ' chipped in and bought them a mag- his lips. . a are make set them . that don't at Now, Idea that If a maiden Is not kissed .he liberty proper spirit nificent leather rocker, one of the And for many a year, he finished, sound! rethe bruised." than rather under It on Christmas day ahe will go the be to was Its and giving, that kind;. brother Jim, may you alt by your own fireside as me the Thla la a day for magnify-y- g that unwed throughout the year.- - This Idea of arbrings this ever its of aa hour 'Aa aure gift Im at the ceiving duly presented the shadows of life lengthen, with this him! of the it'a blessings peace, here arlng more pleasure, anyway. goes so far back Into the past that one rival that afternoon. It had been chair to give you comfort and to re re not but with the been caanot trace It. up selfishly, has going delivered to be Well, gasoline ranged that it was la It true ? whts-pr- d mind you of the boys of the old town. that should attend notice I do It Is because the mistletoe Is rare Joking you while all the young folks were there, lately steadily Teddiruma pretty There was nothing for the rest to do not talk in dialect in the reminder that we have Claua! and not easy to get that we found my rural Santa as a sort of surprise extra offering. splttcof but applaud that speech, . to wish name and Oh, Isnt thla a cure for the troubles of. llie and brought forward the holly, which, predilections; If I talked in But, as the afternoon wore on, the .,0 world and a ! over and over, to great! Christmas Merry In the was up part would goin I though lovely, Is used only as a subtiulect gas say face of the chairman of the delegation, bend the head for that venerable God Cant you fight up a Lct of the increased to Jimmy-q- ul the stitute for the mistletoe. New York remeily. spreading due match, and, who was to make the presentation stlddy purty Mess you !,Land to go quietly away. k because be car.led of the World. decided that songs Joy :ost of living expenses,-speech, grew longer and longer. If you dont it will was turned westward again car The corner Into of gloom. every economize. to me behooved t I cant see what has happened. he be too late! before any man spoke a word. Then M If pence la to achieve victory, So I decided on a haircut for my Im longing to know Just what be'a like. said In confidence to a group of the was Will Stearns: JUST THE THING. bike! motor me it a its spirit of gladness must be if decided And. bea brought Christmas gift to myself, and I fellows, when an opportunity for know about do what No less you Well, Irrepressible. the account today of on poor, jf to get it early aald Jim. arrived, and why that darned that? Prapa. Well, Im puzzled than two thousand years ago tired shopgirls who are wishing the we look if chair doesn't come. them now, but store would close so they can crowd Is it the mission of peace to for a hztek he nothing Theres that eay (They them the "Are you sure you gave tomorrow the leave wont show He Aj1 scare something can we by example that in good up In a few more dances with the dashing Tight Tiumber, and everything? bell and the said am will alone about this, Iks the happiness over. and aisles say nothing one asked. young ribbon clerksjthree of the other. people, Zf S7 Sure dm. street West. ThatS itWfeereupoa Igol ua by." But someone told one of the girls ihort one. simple enough. while they wonAnd at and the chair, all about soon who knew told, 2) ) 2) The rest of the story is It must have been five o'clock when If dered they out. should peep. It cut again last night, and I one of the boys had an Inspiration. the collation the whole story Came got made to .stand had to wait for six customers ahead Somehow, the bears Do you suppose by any chance that Will Steams was even SERVICE MORE THAN GIVING And the ,eUwoJf to Bleep! of me who were telling the barbers to chair was delivered to 872 Elm street up 'and give that speech. bride declared, and, bless her dear 6have?em extra close so it would last But the curious East? he asked. ! everybody believed her, that she Deepest 8p!rit of Chrlatmaa oea Not heart noise went on all over to Monday! At last hpre was a. clue; and the Conflno Itself to One Day, but out the Just turned had night That much for early Christmas chairman, a chairman without a' chair, was glad it rush. Is Manifest Entire' Year; Scampering, research commit- .way ltdiL d and and run (hopping.' I bought the Junk for the old the remembered locked-thladys e street d Somebody Till tee of three, loaded themselves Into the darkness folks nfter-they'The deepest spirit of the Christmas flew and the day a car, after making unbelievable ex- name, and then somebody else remem doors last night and have Just been dawned that flows over the Chrisher father bright. was said that outpouring cuses to the bride and groom, and bered that It making the rounds of the drug stores And the rate had Is the Impulse for human world tian elms those who man for.planted had their fun. to pMk up the odds and ends Ive speeded away across town In pursuit was the service vthat WSs through the whole Well, what of the missing gift, although not very on Elm street In the early days of gotten.. N'o more Tiristmas shopping And the roseola chuckled, a fuss! year. n mine. Glddap, Dobbin. certain where 872 Elm street East was, the town. The bride announced that known that It was us' only If they'd old the dear e Is to over to It easy give recklessly out of or if there were an 872 East, or pos- she was going Little Folks. And with a peremptory cluck to his or even to share careones abundance, In soul. sessed of any knowledge concerning steed, Timothy Hay motored away fully ones pittance. The distribution She did go. and often, and her, nurs- high dudgeon. Denver Times who lived there. Wlfey I wish I had a flying marheumatiz. of Christmas dinners through hunNow, 872 East la a little tumble-dowing did much to ease that then perhaps I could get chine; moved into families means a dreds of house, or was, well out Elm When Harry and Harriet with my Christmas shopping. through days harpiness for the giver and restreet, and somewhat back from the the big housg they now occupy, a papel Hubby Yes, Basing my Judgment ceiver. But it Is greater happiness to circulated among the old resident? thoroughfare. on the Way the bills are coming In, both to follow through the year with I remember theres some old bought the bungalow at a bargain .Z whatymrT3ed1s"a"b'uypianO!!' aahelp-les- s, Christ Chllff, for ed thg ffiTtoTieiFepeiDdence, encouragement " here, said f so sweet support Ihr'Strtring" for They nil piled nutand f allowed better livfng. she could be under the. shade of the broken sidewalk up to the dwelling. . feet. Her Habit. for R for the Riders This is the giving of self, and they aeeKinjf Come in, answered a cheery but elms her father planted. There, three, too tad? asks the lady with It "Isnt old lady, who know how to give of themselves their lordi quavering voIc$ when they knocked. she was a wonderfully spry Mrs. Gonso has boots. Russian the which I with Incense for the So they entered in the duk. It was she may be living tp this day. wlsely are the highest givers. The sued her husband for divorce and is edorecL. best feature of Christinas Is its ma S forthey to marry that musician as soon the Shepherde. who heard terial . expression of . a whol? year of going is granted I And she and Mr. as it sing t angels huftian service .that runs like a thread T to for. finding their Triumph wete married last Christmas Gonso REPAIRS IN FARM W0RKSH0Pfb-t',o,- 7 the King through human lives. day. M for all men of peace and good Only these holiday glimpses reveal and a few necessary tools the farmer I expected It, said the lady with will. Little Training and Necessary Taols . dedl are farm how to to the careless many can repair all ordinary Injuries new hair. Lucy Gonso never got the A whose songs for the Angels, Will Enable Farmer to Fix Up cated to a share la this unobtrusive a fill. equipment. cave the present that ahe didnt try to ex' service to the humbly striving and to VERY Ordinary Break. 5 for the Star which ahone out Life. change." the uncomplaining needy; how many on Sense. that Horse Good night, Merry underThe question as to how far to families are under constant stimulus So radiant so hopeful, ao glo Sound feet are the basis for a good take repair work on the farm will deso how many rious to the best sort of bright .krktmaa Literature. and literally. yours pend largely upon the farmer himself, horse figuratively led to a are children being quietly at better much rest will rtte to Sart rnTWVsW A horse some fanners are half mechanic acd jay Yuletde petEo cITend you: higher lAel of living and striving for fhe model husband Is he who ba?f inventor while others are not night if cleaned op in the evening. May friend! fortune on you smile, themselves bet wee 1 Christmas an'' sokes his wifes bargain cigars wlth-- r Indiscreet f''fing causes rJanv goo mechanically inclined at all- - The 'I-end condemr Jnd many bossings send you. Christmas. a murmur. time is the deciding factor, and horses to le 'fi' to drudge t hile 1 TIMOTHY HAY. S Dll Heres a Real Santa Claus - i t. EARLY SHOPPING us .Si stated " - y 1 with-eiuI- T shoj-pin- g un-ol- d ! he-wo- uld - , the-oth- a o O d er if ? f if f 5 f t if . a a a &' $ancyM Hayes ft ft ft said if aim-pl- y f - 1 con-fidenc- y 2i 2) -- aself-appointe- 2) - 1 n self-denyin- g CHRISTMAS wom-SULli- -- pUaer-uaz-mav- 1 -- , SS -- f Christmas self-hel- p; to-da- y. , eron-omy- qf T ri-- . I r t |
