The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

"P Canadian Statesman. Bowmanvilie, December 19, 1979 Section Three The Story of thse Sad Little Shepherd Boy One night, many hun- dreds of years ago, a little shepherd boy was feeling sorry for himself. This littie shepherd was feeling sorry for himself be- cause he wasn't snuggled in his bed at home .. . înstead, he was on a cold hilîside on the outskirts of Bethlehem, trying hard to keep warm as he helped his faither tend sheep. Usually the boy's older brother went out in the eve- nings wth the father; the younger boy had the mueh more pleasant task of tend- ing the herd during the day. Then it was fun - he could run and play with the other shepherd boys or tell stories of marvelous deeds. But, tonight the older brother' was away on a visit and so the littie shepherd boy had been called upon to fuI in for bis brother. "Tending the flock at night is no fun at allthe young boy thought to himself as he drew nearer the fire to warm his hands. Besides, he was sleepy! By now he would have been 'sound asleep in his own bed*at home, with bis dog curled at the foot of the bed. As it was, he felt very sorry for himself, in- deed. 1The boy looked Up at the stars, trying to remember al the names his father had taugbt him. He saw that one star was especially bright and thought, "I've neyer noticed that one before!" He called to his father, further down the slope. "What is the name of that star?" The boy's fathier looked toward the heavens and stood, gaz- ing, for many moments be- fore he called to other shep- herds at the edge of the flock. They were aIl puzzled by the appearance of the bright star and the littie boy feit as though he had made a discovery. Froin time to time, he would look up from his fatber's flock to gaze at the star. It was getting harder and harder to stay awake, how- ever, and before long the boy was startled by a shout from one of the shepherds. The man pointed toward the beavens, where a dazzling ligbt met their gaze. That light now became an angel before their astonished eyes! The littie shepherd was filled with tear . .. he had neyer heard of such a thing, much less seen it! Even the boy's father and the other shepherds were afraid. But, the angel reassured them. "Be flot afraid," it said. "For behold, I bring you goQd news of a great joy which will come to ail the people; for .to you is born this day in 'the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord." And the angel told the awestruck shepherds that they would find the Babe in a manger, wrapped in swaddling cloths., Then, an even more won- derful 'sight - suddenly, there were hundreds of angels singing, "Glory to God in the highest, and on 1OLI[DAXY Doing businless with you has been a pleasure! From al of us to ail of you: a very, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! CERESDALE FERTILIZERS LTD., ,Newcastle, Ontario A Holiday Quiz For Youngsters Do you have the "Christ- mas Spirit?" H ere's a Merry Christ- mas quiz! Fi in the blank spaces with the letters need- ed to speli the answer to each question. Compare your answers to those be- low to find your score. 1. Frosty the-______ 2. Green leaves in a circu- lar shape: 3. Jesus was born in the town of 4. Santa lives at the earth peace among men with wbom he is pleased!" Then, as suddenly as they had appeared, the host of angels were gone. The shep- herds stood there. dazed. At last, one of them spoke: "4Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that bias hap- pened, which the Lord bas made known to us" The others quickly agreed and set about toward the town of Bethlehem. No longer sleepy, the lit- te shepherd ran to keep pace with bis father and the other shepherds. Cold and sleepiness were aIl forgot- ten as he helped to hurry the flocks down toward the little town. At last they came to the cave sheltering the new- born Babe. The shepherds entered that humble cave as though it were a splendid temple, and the littie shepherd boy did flot have to be told to kneel when he saw the In- fant, wrapped in strips of cloths and lying in a manger, just as the angel had told them. How beauti-_ -fui the Babe was! How young the mother, smiling Colors of Christmas The most popular holi- day color in flowers is red, to express joy and Iaughter. Greens symbolize ever- Iasting life, and shimmering gold and silver stand for radiance-colors that "bloom" in the spirit of the season. s0 tenderly at ber Child. How devoted her husband, looking after the mother and the tiny, Infant. Speechiess at first, tht shepherds began to talk ali at once, describing to Mary and Joseph the vision of the angels. Only the littie shep- herd boy was quiet, gazing ail the while at the Infant Jesus. Later on, he would tel bis friends al about it. They would listen to the story of the angels and the Babe in the manger over, and over, and neyer tire of hearing it. And the littie shepherd boy would neyer tire of tell- ing that story ... and he would neyer, ever feel sorry for himself again! Pole. 5. Rudolph, the Red-Nosed 6. You find these under tree: 7. Small white crystals of frozen water are______ 8. ____- to the World! 9. A heavenly creature with wings: 10. The Holy Child's mother, SCORE 10 to 7 correct- Full- of Christmas joy! 4 to' 6 correct- Fairly -M erry. " 1 to 3 correct - Needs more K-ids! Color the Christmas Tree! Christmas spirit! home, you're ready to make plans for this tuneful celebra- '01AJOl tien. l'1OV *6 '/çof -8 mOUS Have the family pianist .L sgat her ail of his or her L*ID '9 J0;)UIJ Ç Christmas sheet music .41.10N t WoqolqlD'a together-some for special *q14L11JM -Z UPWIMOUS . solos and as man'y songs as possible for a rousing sing- Oîldastyle, along finale. Have one and aIl corne m usie fesi borinessrins, orns Christmas caroîing is a gultars and voices tuned for fairly common practice, but performance. (For the shy, how many of you have reaîîy why not suggest musicians ever had an old-fashioned double up for some delightful Christmas music fest right at duet work?) home? Hot spiced cider or savory It's a great way of gather- eggnog will quench perform- ing family and friends to ers' thirst, cookies and caltes gether to display their varied will reward the brave, and, talents and join in for an eve- everyone cani expect to have ning of good music and good a wonderful time. cheer. If you have a piano in your Unending good wishes 10 Y0U and yours this Christmas. Jay E. Yott and Staff of BEOK1ERS 7King St. W.- Newcastle Ail good wishes for a very merry Christmas M season. We hope you will enjoy the hope S ami love that are part of the holiday season! KEITH and MABS BARR Newcastle Deck the hall with hou ghs of holl y, Fa la la la la, la la la la! 'Tis the season to Le jol , Fa la, la la la, la la la la! Don we now our gray apparel; .Fa la la la la la la! Trol the ancien t Yuletidè carol, Fa la la la la, la la la la! See the blazing Yule hefore us, Fa la la la la, la la, la la! Strike the harp and loin the chorus, Fa'la la la la, la la la la! Follow me in merry measu re, Fa la la la la la la! While I tell of Yuletide treasure, Fa la la la la, la la la la! ~:~P ÎU « 5 l - ThNitywol nal itJpedrbinsmmre f 361 Khng Street East 987-4234 HOLIDAY HOURS: OPEN - Saturday, December 22nd, 1979 CLOSED - Monday, December 24th, 1979 Christmas Day and Boxing Day OPEN - Monday, December 3lst, 1979 CLOSED - New Year's Day