| Show SOME OLD YULETIDE BELIEFS season supposed to control the oft des tiny of children born at gladsome time mn N OLD superstition guyll awl achaj that lt it Is lucky to be bm on christmas adly 0 ly r tm believe that in addition tl ill belli being luchy lucky christmas day babies have the gift of prophecy while in silesia there ie Is a belief that a boy born on christina christmas day will become becom a laer or a thief among peasants children childrens 1 horn born or u chri tinas eve are supposed to 0 o ba be endowed with what Is vulgarly termed emed a good gift of the gab vil 1 I 1 born on christmas day are sup pd to have leas less tongue ana and letter better 1 powers A daughter brn on day will grow up to be wige witty nitty and virtuous A curious bequest for tot the befit be fit oe of duy babies arns left by a man who died in 1011 1911 by the terms ot of hie hit will each cl hi born lo 10 the te efm ora ors native town on Dc cember aci elves five bounos as a birthday pitt gift VERY SLOW mr mrs ive done all my christmas shop ping mrs snail small well I 1 and I 1 started cut a month ago bad said cd ad solemn tt alven at Chri christaras aca nil all the world la is cay guy and g ad eald said the grey bearded philosopher there come to a man nad sad and eilean thought ht tIL y 1 the man mat who had no watch on the end of LIS hi chain and the saddest and most solemn are thoe that come to a fellow iben ho reads of the marriage of a eitl girl to whom in last it christmas be he gave a e dia mond ring on which aich he is 0 atilt paying ca ritamae vV weather eather por christmas the weather should be of that lan kind IB IV which the grass 1 crisp and frosty the he air ha has a ane dry bracing cold nevO nei and the day la is one that rolfie induce A c couple of elderly gentlemen in a lonely field to take off their great coats and nd play at in pure of heart beart and aty V 11 ll comp companion Compan anlon loa |