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Show Frances VJGrinstcad i OUR family had attended Christmas Christ-mas services at the church on the brow of the hill. It Is just a "little brown church,", but of recent years It has been modernized with a furnace, a basement base-ment for church dinners, and work table and sand piles in the Sunday school rooms. The grown-ups like it better since there are more and bigger oil lamps. "What else are you doing at your church this week?" asked Uncle vJoe as he spread his napkin and looked toward the turkey. Uncle Joe is a New England minister, with his eyes usually set on heaven; but he does like turkey. "Why, nothing else," mother answered. an-swered. "What would we have at the church besides Sunday services and the Christmas sermon, since we've left off Wednesday night prayer meetings?" "Tell you what I'd do if it were my church," replied uncle, watching watch-ing father carve. "I'd keep the place warm all this week." Brother jumped. "You wouldn't expect me to go to church every day, sir?" "I'd fix it so you couldn't stay away. Would you turn down a chance at an old-fashioned taffy pull? "Then, since your mother doesn't have to get you off to school this week, why shouldn't she go her-, self?" "Are you leaving me out, Joe?" asked father, laying down the carving carv-ing tools. "Not by any means! This would be a mighty good time to get your county agent to tell you what to raise next year instead of corn and hogs. Or to get your hand in at chess. By the way, I'l have all those big low tallies covered with games. I'll bet there are sets of anagrams and cribbage just going to waste in your attic " "There are!" cried Dave, "and wouldn't it be fun, mom, to get out iim, "lilt' "What Else Are You Doing at Your Church?" Asked Uncle Joe. f our old phonograph to show the1 1 fellows? We got some good rec- i ords." "Yes, but hurry, so you can wash 1 the dishes while I use the phone. 1 There's going to be so much going ' on In that church, we'll be falling over each other to get into It." Weatern Newspaper Union. : |