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around us usAll usAll CHRISTMAS All their lights and bells conf confound con con- f found us Streets that tingle with the glow glob Of bright windows windo s roW roil by rov rou row candles red Tinsel gleaming Not Mot to light us unto bed But to glow for us in glory Round the pine pinetree's trees tree's Christmas story Christmas kingdoms whose kingdoms are ere the they But these little hearts o of f play ploy play These that come with faces gl gleaming aming Wearing wings of elfin elf n dreaming Dancing skipping gay and swe sweet sweet t Through each kingdoms kingdom's dazzling street Swinging us with them again Back from all our husks o of f men Christmas kingdoms kingdoms here here they shine Where the wreaths of holly twine Where the oot in between Spreads its lace of living green And the red balls and the blue Deck the street and avenue Blazing all the way wag with ith glory 0 Of f the Christmas kin kingdoms kingdom's doms dom's story CHRISTMAS CI C 1 GARLANDS AJ I IBy By MINNA IRVING IR I ION C ON N CHRISTMAS EVE a slender Blender boy Came singing in the snow I ll Its lis s arms were filled with holly wreaths And sprays of mistletoe The cur curls about his forehead formed m A golden diadem reflected still c His sapphire eyes The Star oi 01 Bethlehem He pointed to the Ch Christmas wreaths wreath Bejeweled red and white 2 His voice rang out like silver bells bell Upon the frosty night These scarlet berries ar- ar arthe ar the drops dro Of blood that Jesus shed These pearls upon the mistletoe Are Aro M Mary's Marys tears tear U he ho said eaid J o At Christmas as' as Time o f ING of the Christmas snow now V I A All II 11 lovely whiteness t tSing Sing of the Christmas tree AH A shining brightness Tell the old Christmas tale tale fate Stable and star star star- Lift up the Christmas song Send it il afar Bells ring and voices voces sing I IA A All II earth shall hear How Hots happy Christmas lime time Crowns Crown all the year near An Old English Carol Carola a 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U r r 1 i C V Christmas Gifts t By ROBIN A. A WALKER u RAP up w with th each Christmas gift giftA W WRAP A little sunshine n too And then perhaps that sunshine May some day y come back to you And when you do your shopping hopping And you jostle with the throng Though others shove and scold you Just pass good sheer cheer along For Pm no matter what your station Or the sort of place you live The world will seem the brighter For the smiles that you may give Wrap up with each Christmas giftA gift giftA giftA A little loving thought And then perhaps you'll find somehow A new world you have wrought And men will wish they knew just how You reached success in life lif When Wh n some have fought just twice as ashard asI ashard hard I And filled the world with strife I For no matter what the outlook Or the struggle just to live Your world will be the brighter For the smiles that you may give L aI The Christmas Light shout hk without THE L HE min may snout ut as it tl without u It It mat marl inay rage but cannot harm us For a oJ merrier din dm shall resound Within And our Christmas cheer will mill warm us Th There re is gladness to all aU at its ancient call its ruddy pres fires are gleaming And from far and near neat oer o'er the landscape drear drcar The Chri Christmas I light i t ht l t u is U streaming A All ill Il the frozen ground ground u is in fetters hound bound bound Hoi Hal the log ws wa will trill burn it For Christmas is come in home To s summer our hearts heam will turn it il 11 There is gladness to all at its ancient ca call cal Il its ruddy fires pres are arc gleaming And from far and near oer o'er the landscape l drear 1 T The Tho o Chr Christmas I light i ht u is streaming n Detroit l hems ell The Starry Gem em ema a of Betl Bethlehem lehem By GEORGE F. F ran an Sob nub lInb w limas limasa s Cott a One Ont gra of at a fearful fear fut ful ul cost coon glut tame came moment tit IT n tar far ar a n tutu mID ant star 21 1 o of t e rainbow span 9 U promise of DC lobe to man miln Dt Pears ears f flab leb an still tbt star bib not appear mn pet pct to Jf ut same came SU C moment t cn flit rist wa teas born HI It U t t burst Jl fit crable to aborn t st its fragments going Jint n elf pcs pes slitter glitter in itt of or men I IThe II I The Christmas Spirit BU Bt q A. A R. R cross c far of off of ill ills ote t e s in fit IT te Afar lb tuat t in n fearful awe attic t e bf bis on of a star stor tt t b in hi tf e jf t cre on opt morn bo toll news neha 0 9 to waG bras born nb T irce KItee H C from front ot er h Were Q tip bp star r Unto nto iris It Q Cr fe t iap Wringing gifts from hubs afar iju s bib f J Spirit start BOtU tle it bas jarf come proclaiming i sift gift to tW 3 t nb or in ill te only eon on At the te Years Year's ear s Close I IBy By CHARLOTTE F. F BATES in in n the gr Col Congregationalist 1 F FAULT of mine or pride or fear IF Has Hns cost one soul or far or near One bitter pang pan one burning tear May the hurt die with thee Old Year Pearl I. I If sorrow ever den deafened me me I So that in vain on Doubts Doubt's dark sea One Ono called on me despairingly Old Y Year car oh hide that cry with thee I If gracelessness in anything Has lias wei weighted some p poor or struggling win wing Or heedlessness has left a n sting 0 o speeding ng year ye r my pardon bring If I have failed where need was wis soro sore Appreciations Appreciation's wino imo to pour Selfishly keeping it in store- store Now Heaven absolve me I implore May every wrong and hurt of mine Or felt or given leave no sign Touched with the blessed anodyne anodyne- Good Goodwill will Go Gods God's s 's peace l the Birth Divine The Glittering Christmas Tree TreeBy By VIOLA C C. C REELING in in Outdoor America TT THINK that I shall nover never seeA see seeA seeP I P A poem lov lovely ly as a Q tree tree tree- tree tree-It Ah poet gone your lines so fino fins I would that I 1 could call them mine And cs as the Christmas time draws dras near nar With all nIl its jollity and cheer cher I t think me of the Christmas tree trec Whose twinkling 1 lights increase the Of tots little who gather round To search for gifts so easily found Where Santa tied them here hare and there As many cs as 9 the trees would bear Ah Ah when that Christmas tree lay by I low w. w Was there ft R sapling planted so o That Christmas trees might still abound For little tots t to gather round In years to come corne on Christmas Day And hunting gifts bo be just us gay gayAs gayAs As my own happy little ono A sapling that would seek the sun Iun And proudly rim elm some somo day to be beA beA beA A childs child's big glittering Christmas tree II I II I r. r 4 b. b y in 1 HE 7 yule tog log glows with a ruddy flare And there here in the ingle nook In his broad armed cushioned old oak chair On oOn his knees an open book s The grandsire sits in in the flickering light And far from the printed page his sight Is centered again on bygone days And other forms in the yule togs logs blaze r 1 a HERE a are e children t there ere such a merry throng R And the house with their rings glee L o As the they Y chatter and laugh in in g game ante and and nd song soong song bt C Their young hearts fresh and free Kindred and friends surround the board J t That is laden deep with its Chr Christmas s hoard And his heart beats fast and his eyes grow dim dimAs dimAs the face across from As he peers at cross across him hinl ORG T EN the churchyards churchyard's sil silent nt aisles The rounded m mounds and nd the flowers flowers' t The Christmas wraiths bring but tender smiles A And d remembrance of happy hours To live in the past i. i is the gift of age And memory darkens the printed page Alone God forbid He is living again n M I In the lives and the loves of those who have b been en i C Cm J Nn-ippu Nn U u.- u. aa I |