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) ' 1 " J been like him. i was dead. 3 Ee wish *n they were. T © THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES. THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, * 1930 4 PAGE NINE] ' Clyistmas Carol} Bs Clurles D ( BEGIN HERB TODAY A cnld-hearted, grasping sinner was EBENEZER BC 100 "E. His partner in busi ness, JACOB MARLEY, had But Marley On Christmas Eve Scrooge had a visitor, It was the Ghost of Marley. Wrapped in clanking chains, and raising dreadful cries, it repented a wasted lite and told Scroore he was wro'g te shut man- king out of his heart. "You shall be haunted by three Spirits," sald Marley's Ghost, "The first will call w"en the cloek strikes One." And it did. It called itself the Ghost of Christmas Past. On the wings of the wind it bore Scrooge back through the ye~rs and allowed the old sine ner to see himself as a boy When this Spirit departed tbe second one appeared, this ore calling itself the Ghost of Christmas Present. Scrooge was taken to the home of his nephew and to that of BOB CRATCHIT, his poverty-strick- en clerk, THere he saw true Christmas spirit and sapoiness, and his flinty heart was torched by the cheerfy'Iness of TINY TIM CRATCHIT, the lit. tle cripple, The third Sofrit cailed itself the Ghost of Christmas Yet to come. Through it 8 rooge was permitted a glimpse into the future and an appalling vi'ion ¢f himself dead and no one to mourn him. Rather there was Joy in certain quarters where Scrooge held usuriQus notes NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY XIII Yes, soften It as hey would, their hearts were lighter. The children's faces, hushed and clus tered round to roar what thev xo little understand, were brighter; and it was a happier house for this man's death! The only emotion that the Ghost could show him, caused by the event, was one of pleasure. 'Let me ses sonie tenderness connected with 'a death," sald Scrooge; "or that dark chamber, Spirit, which we left just now, will be for ever present to me." The Ghost conducted him through several streets familiar to bis feet; and as they went along, Berooge looked here and there to lind himself hut nowhers was he to be seen. They <ntered poor Bob Cratchit's house; the dwell'ng he had visited before; and found 'the mot and the children seated round Vhe fire, Quiet. Very quiet. Ths nolsy little Cratchits were as still as statues in ong corner, and sat look- Ing up at Peter, -jyho had a book before him.) The mother and her daughters were engaged in sewing But surely fhey were very quiet! "'And Jie took a child, and set him in the midst of them. " Where had Scrooge heard those words? He had not dreamed them. The boy must have read them out as he ang the Spirit crossed the might be able to do for us, so much | threshold, Why did he not go on? The mother laid her work upon her face. "The colour hurts my eyes," she said. ~ The colour Ah, poor Tiny Tim! "They're better now again," said | dear," returned Bop, "if you saw! "It makes them |and spoke to him, Cratehit's wife. weak by candle-light; and I would- n't show weak eyes to + « Read upon the stone the lites face, H. was reconciled | to what had happened, and went down agalt quite happy. They drew about the fire, and talked, the girls and mother woik- ing still, Bob told thew of the ex. traordinary kindness of Mr. Scrooge's nephew, whom he had scarcely seen but once, and who, meeting him in the street that day, and seeing that he looked a little-- i "Just a little down, you know," sald Bob, inquired what had happened to distress hinf, "On which," eaid Bob, "for he is the pleasantest- spoken gentleman you ver heard, I told him. *"'I am heartily sorry for it. Mr. Cratchit, he sald, 'and heartily sorry for your good wife. By-the-b-e, how he ever knew that I don't know," "Knew what, my dear?" "Why, that you were a good wile," replied Bob, "Everybody knows that," sald Peter, "Very well observed, my boy!" cried Bob. 'I hope they do. 'Heart- {ly sorry,' he said, 'for your good wife. If I can be of service to you in any way," he said, giving me his card, 'that's where I live. Pray | come to me,' Now, it wasn't" cried | Bob, "for the sake of anything he as for his kind way that this was quite delightful, "I'm sure he's a good soul!" sald Mrs. Cratchit, "You wouid be sure of it, my at all surprised---mark what I say! your --Iif he got Peter a better sliug-, father when he comes home for they tion." world. It must be near his time." "Past it rather," Peter answered, shutting up his book. "Butl think he has walked a little slower than he used, mother." They were very cuiet again, At last ste sald, and in a steady, cheerfnl voice, that only faltered once: "J aave known him walk with-- I have known him walk with Tiny Tir: upon his shoulder very fast in- deed." "And eo have I" cried Peter, "Often." "And so have 1," exclaimed an- other. So had all. "But he was very light to carry," she resumed, intent upon her work, "and his father loved him so, that ft was no trouble, no trouble. And there is your father at the door!" She hurried out to meet him; and little Bob in his comforter-- he hed need of it poor fellow-- came in. His tea was ready for him on the hob, and they all tried who | should help him to it most. Then the two young Cretchits got upoh his krees, and laid. each child, a little cheek against his face, as if they said, "Don't mind it, father. Don't ba grieved!' Bob was very cheerful with them, and gnoke pleasantly to all the fam- {ly. He looked at the work upon the table, and praised the industry and speed of Mrs, Cratchit and the girls. They would be done long be~, fore Sunday, he said. "Sunday! You went today, then. Robert?" sald his wife. "Yes, my dear," returned Bob. "7 wish you could have gone. It would have done you good to see how green a place it is. But you'll see it often. I promised him that 1 would walk there on a Sunday. M~ little, little child!' eried Bob. "Mw litt'e~Ehild!" : He broke down all at once. He cor'dn't help it. If he could have he'ped 'it, he and his child would have heen farther apars. perhaps. Hae left the room, and went up- sta'rs into the room above, which wes lighted eheerfully, and hung with Christmas. There was a chair g* o'ose beside ths child, and there v ve sienn of some one having been + atate'v Ppor Roh sat down ins {© and wher ha had thaseht a little and composed himself, he kissel, | "Only hear that, these few las! eveuingh, yan) with somg one, and setting | first parting that there was among | ehild; we shall not quarrel easily Peter," sald | rs. Cratchit, | "Ang then," cried one of the girls, "Peter will be keeping com- up or himself." '""Get along with you!" retorted Peter, grinning. "It's just as likely as not," sald Bob, "one of these days; though there's plenty of time for that, my dear. But, however and whanever! we part from one another, I am sure we shall none of us forget poor Tiny Tim---shall we--or this us?" "Never, father!" eried they all. "And I know," said Bob, *I know, my dears, that when we re- collect how patient and how mi.A4 he was although he was a little, little among ourselves, and forget peor Ting Tim in doing ft." "No, never, father!" eried agaln, "I am. very happy," said little Bob, "I am very happy!" Mrs Cratehit kissed him, his davgltepes kissed him, the two young C.atchits kissed him, and Peter and himself shook hands, Spirit of Tiny Tim, thy childish es- sence was from God! "Spectre," sald Scrooge, "some- thing informs me that our parting moment is at hand. I know it but I know not how, Tell me what man that was whom we saw lying dead?" «The Ghost of Thristmas Yet to Come conveyed him, as before-- though at a different time, he thought; indeed there seemed no order in these latter visions, save that they were in the Future--into, the resorts of business men, bu, showed him nit himself. Indeed; the Spirit did not stay for any- thing, b tuwent straight on, as to the end just now desired until be- sought by Serooge to tarry for a moment. J ; "This. court," s2aid Scrooge, "through which we hurry now, is where my place of occupation fis, and has been for a length of time. I see thle house. Let me behold what I'shall be in days to come." The Spirit stopped; the hand was nointed elsewhere. "The house is yonder." Scrooge exclaimed. 'Why do you point away " : thay all own name, EBENEZER SCROOGE. / It really seemed the table, and put her hand up to las if he had known our Tiny Tim,' and felt with us." | I_shouldn't el i fore it, "your nature intercedes for of the neglected grave his The | 10 change. | Eerooge hastened to the window of his office, and looked in. It was an office still but not his, The fur niture was not the same, and the fizvre in the cha!r was not himself. t1%e Phentom pointed as before. He joined {it once again, and, (wondering why and wh'ther he hac | gone, accompanied it until the) | reached an iron gate. He paused to !look around before entering. | A churchyard. Here, then, the wretched man, whose name he bad jnow to learn, lay underneath the ground, It was a worthy place. | Walled In by houses; overrun by | krass and weeds, the growth of | vegetation's death, not life; choked | up with too much burying; fat with repleted appetite. A worthy place! The Spirit stood among the { graves, and pointed down to One. He advanced towards it trembling. The Phantom was exactly as jt had | been, butehe dreaded that he saw new meaning in its solemn shape. "Before I draw nearer to that stone to which you plant," sad Scrooge, 'answer me one question. Are these the shadows of the things that Will be, or are thoy the shadows of the things that May be only?" Still the Ghost pointed downward to the grave hy which it stond, "Men's courses will' foreshadow certain' ends, to which, {f perse- vered in, they must lead." sald Serooge. "But if the courses be de- parted from, the ends will change. {Say it is thus with what yv1 show orable finger underwent e! The Spirit was immovable as ever. Scrooge crept towards ft, trem- bling as he went; ani, following the finger, read up on the stone of the neglected grave his own name, EBENEZER SCROOGE. "Am I that man whn 'ay upon the bed?" he cried upon Lis knees. The finger pointed 'rom © the garve to bim, and back again, "No, Spirit! . Oh no, po!" The finger still was tnereo "Spirit!" he erfed, tight clutch. ing at his robe, "hear me! I am not the man I was. I will not be the man I must have ben but for this intercourse. Why show me this, it I am past all hope?" For the first time tue hand ap. peared to ghake. "Good Spirit," he pursved, as down upon the ground he fall be- me, and pities me. Assure me that I yet may change these shadows you have shown me by an altered life?" v The kind hand trembled. "I will honour Christmas fn my heart, and try to kesy it all the year, I will live 'r the Past the Present, and the Future, The Spirits of all Three shall 'strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach, Oh, tell me I may sponge away the writing on this stone!" In his agony he caught the spee- tral hand. It sought to free itself, but he was strong in hig entreaty, and detained it. The Svirit strong- or yet, repulsed him, Holding up his -bdrds in a last prayer to have his fate reversed, he saw an alteration in the Phan- tom's hood and dress. It shrunk, collapsed, ang dwind'ed down into a bed-post. . (To be « antinued) GROUND FOR COMPLAINT Spectator--It was magnificent of you, sir, to dive from that height fully elothed, and effect such a dif- ficult rescue in this mountainous sea. The Rescuer--That's all very well, but what I want to know is who pushed me, "An yo' say dat little twin baby am a gal?" inquired Parson Jones of ne of his colored flock. 'Yessah." "An' de other one. Am dat of the contrary sex?" : eral weeks. BUSSES FOUND | "ROAD DIFFICULT NEAR MYRTLE Trustees Elected at The >" Annual School Meeting Myrtle, Dec. 28.-- Mrs. Ivan Rodd spent Friday with her mother, Mrs, Thomas Smith of Oshawa. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Pherrill and daughter, Gwendolyn of Montreal, are visiting at Mr. Frank Briggs. Mrs. Pherrill's mother, Mrs, Bateman is still in a critical con- dition. Miss Rosie Brent spent a few days last week at her home east of Raglan, Mr. and Mrs. Wm, Taylor of Ashburn and Mr, and Mrs, Slack of Kinsale, spent Christmas Day at Mr. Bert Duffs, Mr. and Mrs, H. Roy Bright at- tended the Thompson-Lade wed- ding in Brooklin on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. John Quinn were Christmas guests cf the former's brother, Mr. Arthur Quinn of To. ronto. School will re-open for the New Year on Monday, January 6th, Misses Louenina and Annie Gra- ham have been visiting relatives in Claremont. The Toronto-Lindeay busses ex- perienced great difficulties in mak- ing their regular trips the'earlier part of the week but on Friday the snow plough went through and cleared off the pavement and the motor traffic soon become quite heavy again. The annual school meeting was held on Thursday night with a fair fepresentation of the rate-pay- ers present. Reports were road from the Inspector, Medical Health Officer, and the local secretary and everything was found to be in splendid shape. and good "work had hoen accomplished during the year »y both teacher and pupils. The retiring member of the Board this year was Mr, H. Lane but he was persuaded to be re-elected. The Board of Trustese are Messrs, Levi Tordiff, Harry Lane and Ar- thur Maw. . . SOLINA BRIEFS Solina, Dec. 27.--Mr. and Mrs. "oy Langmald and family spent Christmas with her father and mother, Mr, and Mrs. Geo. Steph- ens, Salem. Mr. and Mrs; 8. E. Werry and family and Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Pascoe spent Christmas at Mr, Ri- chard Luke's, Kodron, Mr. and Mrs. C. P, Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cryderman and Alan, and Mr. and Mrs. Everett Cryderman and family , spent Christmas with Mr, H. A, Pascoe. Misses Vera and Phobe And Mr. Roy Shortridge spent the 'week- end with thelr cousins in Stark- ville. Messfs. Tom Westlake and Alan Baker are at Toronto attending the Boys' Parliament. Sorry we missed the cantata from our report of Christmas concert; it was certainly well worth hear- ing and seeing, the duet work and solos were exceedingly well given by the young people, altogether it was very entertaining. On Thursday, Jan, 9, there will be a novel demonstration of table manners held at Eldad church under the auspices of Solina Wo- men's Institute, All ladles wel- come, come oue and all, Mr. and Mrs. C. Blanchard en- tertained their brothers and sisters for Christmas, \ Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Brown enter- tained their neighbors to a veni- son dinner one day this week. The pupils of the public schools are enjoying the holidays at their varicus homes, snowballing, trap: ping and sleighriding. The trustees of Bradley's school are purchasing a new plano for the use of the pupils in their mus- feal instruction, Mr. Walter Cry- derman will be janitor this year. School meeting was not very well attended at Solina and one new trustee elected namely Mr, S. E. Werry., Mr. Thos. Baker was given the work of supplying the hardwood for the school. Master Ernest Hunt, Bowman- ville, visited with Master Wesley Werry, over the week-end. Miss Mary Hogarth and Mrs. R. Pascoe entertained for Christmas this year. - Mr. and Mrs. R. J. McKessock and family, Mr. and Mrs. H, E. Tink and family, were entertalu- ed at their mother's in Hampton on Christmas night Happy New Year to The Times and all its readgrs in the various centres, PICKERING BRIEFS 27.--Mr. and Pickering, Dec. Wednesday Mrs. D. Dunn spent with friends in Toronto, Mrs. A. Franklin- and son, of Port Perry, Mr. and Mrs. L. Kemp and son, of Whitby, were the guests of Arthur and Mrs. Boyes, on Christmas. Mrs. N, Hewitt and two child- ren, of Niwga, Man. are visiting R. O. and Mrs. Crummaey, for seve and with W. V. and Mrs. Redaditt, family, spent Christmas friends in Cannington. Mr. and Mrs. F. Wiman aud family, of Poterboro, ang Thos. Douglas and family, 6f Toronto, spent the holiday with Mrs, Bur- rell and Russell, / Mr, and Mrs. Geo. Lay, of To- ronto, spent Christmas with the Misses Law. Wm, and Mrs, eron and fam fly, of Brooklin, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs, J. Hallett on Christmas, "Yessah, She am a gul, too," Rev. R. H. and Mrs. Rickard, - " ' No, 4, West, which was held on Thursday morning, J. 8. Balsdon, vas appointed trustee, to take the place of George Barkor, whose term of office hid expired, WOOD GENERATES GAS FOR TRUCKS USED "BY LUMBER CO. 'CHRONIC BRONCHITIS RAE MAT Com oer Jb ar font bor io: oll draggiots. Just vn i RAZ-MAH spent the holiday with relatives in Belleville, Miss Ida Sterritt is spending a few days with friends in 'Midland. Mr. A. Brown, of Vasey, Is spending the winter months with Wm, aud Mrs. Murkar, 8. W. Knipe, of Toronto, spent Christmas with friends in the vil] lage, Mr, and Mrs. G. Kingston, and daughters, were the guests of To- ronto friends on Christmas. Mrs. A. Gormley and Mrs. Thos. Law spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs, Thos, Gormley, of Osh- awa, Miss Laura Andrew, of Toronto, gpent Christmas at her home here. Messrs. James and John Mur- ray of Toronto, and George Mur- ray of South River, spent the holl- day at their home here. Miss P. Smith, of Toronto, is visiting hor sister-in-law, Mrs, J Smith, Miss L. Richardson, left on Monday, to spend the winter months with friends in Toronto. G. and Mrs, Whitby, are spend- ing the holiday week with friends fn St. Thomas and Paris. During their absence the service station is in charge of L. Cronk. Rev. J. 8. and Mrs. Forguson, and family spent Christmas Day with friends in Peterboro, Miss Ethel Bray, of the Toronto Normal School, _is holidaying at the home of her parents here. Cyrit and' Mrs. Morley, of Georgetown, spent Chi{stmas here, with the former's parents, E, H. and Mrs. Morley, At the annva] meeting of 8.8. San Francisco, Jan, 2.---Running automobiles on gas generated from wood is giving a California lum- ber company what is equivalent to free mofor fuel for some of its trucks. It is being ftried out by other industrial organizations fol- towing demonstrations before. Un- ited States army officers of the in- vention of two brothers of Alsace, France. " applicable to all motors that are operated by the ignition of vapor- ized gasoline, is termed a "Gaso~- gen." It is a product of the war's aftermath in a part of Europe so impoverished that the cost of gaso- line has become burdensome, Although not expectan wood or "solid" fuel will s gasoline as an automotive p to any considerable extent, Ow] Jean P. Imbert, one of the co-in- ventors, who has brought the de- vice to America for production in this state, believes that it will meet an economic need in fields where fuel bills for rough trucking are a considerable item. 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