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the good old days the christmas season the holiday teaton it almott here dec ore ion i are up in moil hornet end 91 cbrlatmei re light windows ell over the fown end country children ere busypeekmg m cupboards end other likely hiding placet enci gazing in wonder httelclad tree under which the brightly wrapped mysterious parcels ere appearing grovvnupi ere doing that last minute shopping and wrapping and hoping that almost forgotten carctwill reach its des tination before chnstmh day desidet the gay lirjhts on l ho itroets ir- flecling clear evidence of the season the to it happy bustling sptnt of good fellow ship in the air and stranger are surprised to find a cheery smile cioomi t 101 aoytlim yrt brings warm dividend th wellloved christmas carols arr hrird again after a year s absence vu even pio occupied busmeis imn arr mrprivl to fnul fhemselvrs humniiny those well known vote ttde hymns there are thp smells of chnstma too the glorious uromi ot the christmas nuditm the deltghtfut srnt of fruit calm sfuittbrrad and cookies the snow trr j vurll of pino needles and the christina urn all of these things vc as fvirlir to us as are the brightly hghtrj store window the gaily wrapcd c hnstnias o i f f tn tin swell nq tide of iuivuhi chr imi auk all of thfm mojn christmas to us mi i looictioiei we arc inclined to forqet tin rril reason qfc the thw wr look 1 im clildcr nlwi in ihen im1 im thtough them looily of ha iakx k t tl id tail ijlm rd i one life hfr i i i f w a i in i m lire v up the h i i o i vsoi in h ri anoitter iwui villi- mr woikevf i vjhhin r ivip i niil he v i ihnty ovl i m iv tttee umh he va jn ltnerjnt ptrnirr ttj nitr a roll a na me never heut in oh v he never ovuuvl a t0h m nevtr hjit a tim ly he never iol to iy he mm i p f m tv i fwte i tmj os h mvu iftv htvt ilm ml ftw rh plkt v here he w two mc never dd 0e o h thvjs thjl uslv ionhin geatreit h o ii1eir is but himself mr hf ihr rig o jo vti tn s wortd et ept lsc naked power ot h d vine ahoo1 while s voi mn tte t do of top u otnton i el rtiit hi h iirii ran jvviy 0e id nem iened h m me tunscd over to i i cm os he vsinl thromjh christmas tree und fail to see through them the glorious galaxy of star which shone m the heavens on that winter s iiicjht so long aqo these things reflect the truo meintmj of christmas but sometimes in this bfv wcirid of ours wo are inclined tii fonjrl wi are mcliiied tc forgrl what the spirit of t hnslmts really is and like scrooge litve to tie temmded that there ts more to hnt mas tliin he exch of cuds gilt tnd greetings who amonr us can deny the tug it the heart wf ferd when we spot a ragged slnv rrnfl little figure with his or her nose press ed tightly on the bioath frostedwindow of a toy stored th little tug at the heart you feel is the hue spirit ot christmas trying to tirti- ijsway into a busy modern woild nine mote the spirit of giving nut the giv ng of eutrrll things that i ivl money hut tho giving of love and happines to oihrs wi h is jfter a the most preuous ydf w in bestow nd thenjie which t osti the t and tilings such wonderful dividends the sharnicj- ot love and happiness v other i a privilege we sh udd lie pioil t know is ours and at whit heller in t sear cin we start making use of this pnvi li ip tttin at lhristeas when fmoi gn turn lo the heavens and when wo f- assured it it in lhe eyes of got ajl c ire t il resolve now lo share out tt tppmess all siu roiled witfi ottters secure n tie knowl- lie ht vb ci it his w t nu tmv t in vvi live again s tin more imi id t w or id e fl ttose aiihii i w r i wvv chrsfma he 20 yearstago taken tram the leeue o ihe free preea thunuley dec is if3 oottveii of curtl euro ingltf und a ummi socltil time utvd diinclnu wtre fenlurvi lul prj- tluv niuht uf the chrlwlmu party of the y mtnh cluh bui of cthitsr the hi uh 1 1 iff it win the draw for 10 ttirkevs lo urnce the chrlsimas table llw if them avnt lo ac ion resident and hulf if litem lo friends winners weie w m rolle lmiiun ayncs flear rutksvond c ii iliiirkon toronto roddie lom- maiv ivnnis whiiain w icrhoiise roheil i ira lev d r miuailluir all ol atlott vernon sltphenson toiotilo i ii mri- rill kilihethm alter two antl a half vciiin wilh the ctinauiun unci sertfl vv lirutllv urrlved honle m wed- rwiclnv lut in i hue in t ikl- mas at ton friends as w h us mrs rirullay and kathleen lire muleed tflul lo nee him bat k home iiiiin ami especlaltv tor i hi tsiinah a letter from the i itpioi coil triil lliotl wa lead at llu mret mi ol counts i omul i siivlnu- miv we advise tl v not lite -in- trnlion ol i he hoit il to open unv i in i hi liioi stotis lot ik dm ition ouiny lo the shnrlatfi bf spirits alter tin wii i hi mat lei u ill has i am mnotki a tmn ihe nune 1nkv will leallv ap pi n it i l- the uilil hen it npril aliei the uii lynnihsion cis eien h llu- pnhlu school hoard tim a link on miumii ptoptiv snn mtunelu has inhsird in he r a l flit annual ctnilmas enter iiinnuiil at the hniteil thurch eis a bin esrnl there were tai oh a weknifie i eellalloll bv miss ii il n ttonnsalikon a preset i itictn in the chinch school duaiit ol ihe months in lies liil niljnheis bv mr rertns class icathnt h miss tuna wilder spin guaiutte b tilt jinls ti i biown supei rnlciid t ul sa i haii man i mil u m sltntv hoim limn moil alheim ik loi hoh lass l ikm t is iiomi in in ri ma n a i suiii t i nil is hoim 1 1 inn dumn ilu ihe hns hand had a presrtv l hum tot mi cluiles mason i l iwi t s i us es t i i gambled lor the wily ph e n id on anh w l he v is u l w l h voil u n h vs i ik kn ii d la d i a kn rtn gh tfe p ty of a inend nineteen wide enm re v h in i t d v he is t i m m ir nut i i i i i a vs th m lr miki ws ien i v arm ri h if rvm mf t i mil i ii ii rvrf ac 1 iii imenis fiat eve il ij ever o rjucsd pi isijetter u h 1 w y t i v t i iy has ih le soliir y 14 d tl i m s t the acton free press rumklwil hv lh wllm mulln ml rmmn co i iri immhwh in 1 jnl ptimiktl i thutuv 11 llli n willi l til mrfmllxm il ihc lllilll riiiciii l irmuiti 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mondav dtiiusare still able lo diu teletv in lluir iranlens skiptiiny loi clrrkimas is disoulu hoped lor the liicnuns ball and siippei i ijtlav my 11 was latyi l amc ml ed oulsule quests vsetc nuinei oils ii111 1 ib lot ihe chiislmas eii lerlalnuu tils as usual knot sundav school is piipaiuip l an enlcjdanim nl new yluo ritytit a hwlto uiir on llu outside seties ol st 1 eel buhls snapped ihtween six aiul si vi u o c lok mondas niphl anil as a iisult those sinets weie without bhi lot llu resi ol the niphl an i nehsh av ihoi has ahan doued his altempl to i is horn lomlon lr pans wilh llnce piv senuers the niahlne stidtk a uuce ami hioke in two at tolkx stone t a movement is umtehrhft it j staled altttmi llir tank and file hr- have wmsino chuuhiu lermneil imni oltice lbs nasal activities an- too much b the 1 en libetals rxircw base miinulpil pohiu s iwt 11 so guiel on the esc rt horn inaltons as tins ati now i is lulmned 1 vieek 01 so ijn llial romuilloi snnih had ispualioiis loi tin 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offnio distribute ulfls iti the pool while the prnlleinen put theii ctiat tails to die lite and li led lo kcop wiim rmm tltf eie me t s yoor hhishhs imi mfm pima a4iltm i talkmn aliotil mine weie amouu ssmv i llu ple oe tades weie laknp by bui coeu hl lhli ll j uin ls s1 lhlmn llasts plas at auv turn 11 knii ihe pi unde the bed bridtie can lead ut millkubi ul hl kidvship came in luo but hnsiv phis lo ihe hist link u r fnuhitks mrapmtf can lead lo lost untracs when r mu lanksn himmv noes down von shoml mifadv i ank ver mum as she wil iosi 1 s pulled from her haskrm one ol lite iteese that had died ol ills ease and one ol last veais hot lit s nt blai kbei rs hi audv lh ilasu plas volhe lust nick i vinenai tost wo deilaiets thei ion itacl on lloaitl no 2d liom i i bunds in he ulr ul ihe punjum and ctiinmrrclalism of chrlm mas ttmlav i feel that we have tailed somehow we havent guile ununited lo ruin chrlhl- mav i ii wariaiii out c h i i d 1 tf n kmm as mm h aiul maybe moie ol he sitnv tl 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