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Show Pleasant Home Gathering Ole Hansen and Wife at Smithfield have their Grandchildren there. Fot eveij peiiod In life there Is a particular kind of enjo tiient, As the child lives Into his world of lojs, so the grand-parent lives Into that or his children and grandchildren. To him tio Joy can quite equal that experience or a ramlly gathering. There, with his giandchlldtcn about him, lie linds 'supictne joy In what, at one time, I si emed commonplace but which now, after these jcars, has for him anew chat in On Christmas flight Oic Hansen and wire, or Sinlthlleld, tasted the "real Christinas joy" as they welcomed to the 'old homo' the family which they had the honor or starting. From the oiiginat two has emerged a ramlly of seven ehlldien, fifty grandchildren and ten great-gtandchlldacn, most of whom weic ptescnt that evening, as well as many otheiswho have been attiacted Into it. Their el'leU son, 11 II. Hansen, of I'reston.who was to depait the following follow-ing tlay for a mission to Denmark, as well as the home-coming of OlUer Nielsen, a gtandson,and .I.C. Johnson, of Logan, a son-in-law who, by the waj, did not teach home In time, -gave to thlsgatheringa special slgnltl-cance slgnltl-cance At I o'clock, the appointed hour, all met at Die old homo wlicte a gieat long table heavily laden with all the heat t could desire In the shape or eatables, was awaiting their airlv.il. Thieo sittings wcie necessao to accommodate ac-commodate all who came. This over, theyciossed thosticet to the home or Peter Hansen, a son. Ileio the listened to some vcrj excellent excel-lent singing and instrumental music K.J Hammer, a It lend or the family , was present and assisted In the sing-lug sing-lug and playing. At last when the time forpaiting came all expiesscd themselves as having hav-ing had a very enjoyable tlmeand taking tak-ing ihcli leave or the 'old homestead' left a pair, tired fiom llio dajs' enjoyment, enjoy-ment, to sll by the ilrcsidc and dream or the "Christna.s or long ago " |