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Show f Firsi Christmas i i4 Bij TtnnU J. Knoch. In the Uhicomin FrmT 4 M -fW -? ?- "M-Try Christmas! V--rry rl-1 1 h ' fl.mi.-s the lifsvy. '. . .-t..n. .1 I II. Anil all Ur nnrl.l k-lv, s l a' 1; tl av .iri: OhrlrU iH born, anil all Is w. ll." OVI'.R nlnrtivn lunnlivl viars tlu're Uvf.l In the littl." t'i'Aii i Nazareth a liinnhh' earpfiit. r ainl l.N wiff, Mary. At this time the rtilrr of t! !:!:: in etiilrf, Augustus (,'ai sar, r . ; i ; r . ! a'! j pcrsnns to pay taws fur tin' 1 1 1 I j nf tin- kin''.'in. .Tim pli wa-; n !'-! smuhint ..f Klni: I a All!:..-: j he was living In (Jaliln'. tin- law r -(illrnl lilm to K" t" r.'Mlili !.! in In .!'l-di'.'i .!'l-di'.'i t" pay his taxi s. When It win time to pay the tr"-ilte, tr"-ilte, Joseph took Miry Willi Mm or. the Joarney to I'.oi In in. it w.:s a tiresome journey. 'I'lu-y wer- v.". weary when Ihey re:iel:ei !! 1. h town. Jo-i'ph went to the h i' I I" get n room where they eoiil'l r- t. !: poor Joi'j'h was li:i-e!ii!-l, t-r - tunny otle r people h:ol c to I ! ! little (own that day the room; v . e all taken. No l"i:M J fli M-,:-. felt lonely atl'l ( ! ! - '' 1 1 1 X : I . ' I a-: 1, ' I eiilne on. At last Ihey wi i.l to :i !;.)!. ' In litl'l II phiee to sleej.. !!.; In ;, niniiL'er 4.'re Savior of tin- VoVl w ; horn. ! 1'hls was a very ..v. ly pl.n ii 1 1 ! for Die 1'rii.ee of p.-: to 1"- 1- n i I'lophelH hiol he. II for, I, . his . . i". ! Inic for many years. v..pl,. w .-re . I (lerl hi i hi 111 lo coir e. hilt la ..'!" ' i uranil way. Some IIumi.-M he u.-sM ! make the kluas .-.r.e th. ir I'm i.. , jail. I him.-. -If he the rnhr. Pal In I e;tme as a sw. et. il'ar Mil'.' h !'. I Now, you Wi'll'I'T h"VV tie I j h' ' henr.l of his hirth. In ll 1 1 1 . -. P i :; i HK'i .lays when Ihere were in. . .-i .-i craphs or te!e.!ion. -? perliap. am i think o linjiortaiit inavs n -i li.is '.' "iil'l j he lllinollll. e.l i 1 1 1 . 1 1 . -T " hy the III. !.e I olll. lnhi or the ri. he .1 p. o,le in hm n ami a holhlny .e. hi i . .. I'.Ut not SO. 'I'he lirsl lieu ,: of hi I hlrlh was to.l to people emainal In II very hniiiMe ami lowly work. Melhlnks It mini have l.e. n a h. .,'i-llful .,'i-llful warm nltht. I'ar out on Ihe hill : of old Ju.lea the shephei'l'i were 'n r.: Inc tlieir sheeii. No ihuihl 1 1 1 w.ae talklni; toi'eiher nhout the hi- ir..v. , In Itel hlehem that evenin:'. Su.llenlv I theri; iippeiire.l 111 Ihe j.l y 11 hlp'ht lll.'ht. 'Ihe shepherils wele nl'jai.l. An iinirel Hpnl.e to them an, I '..LI. "!' not n frahl ; I hriup imi i;o,,.l I nlin; i of . i-reat Joy w hh li ! hall he lo all " ophs" j 'I lien he to, lli. -in that J. u : h , I l heen horn In P.el hlehem ; lli.it tin , wouhl liml Mm, a lial.e, w rapp' 'I n swinhllitit,' eloihes l.vliu: III a i . i : 1 1 1 ; : i with Ms inolher, Maiy. Suihlenly Ihere npp.sue, v. illi Ihe impel a host of ol her inn-el : si in in:: "Glory lo God III Ihe highest ; I 11,1 on eiiilh peace, pood will lo men." After Hie 'nun N were cone the shop her.lH I a Ihed ovit I he won, Iron : ma. s Then I hey hurried u , ay to I ., 1 1,1, Ie n, to fll'O If II W na I I lie. Sin e I'll Ii I here were M :i ry inn I .P. eph nn. I Hie Illlle hlihe, .leaua. Tln'.V Un u v.. nl mil to el othelM. God also .,d tin' iiiav:i .r hia rift I o Ihe V. ..rid hy plaellip II In W I I al In I he sh y. Tin' w i so in, n siu II and follow e II a I hlnitia i a s mil il II" v, loo, found Ihe "la, I. e of 1 ' ' I M e 1 I e , , l " The. ' l':e m' u w ol In I'l'd him and pn ( 1, 1 1 1 1 pi ft 'I of I'old, mj 1 1 li ii ml fin nl. Ineeiee. TlilM una Ihe lirsl I 'In I: I man, |