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cihtccubuuon gloves at el it tceaus a pood deal more in tliifi ease was tlio rattier foriuidibtc answer but really cliarley if you arc hoiiil t be uu- incd and karcibtic i wont tsy another word ite rather hard though iwiujj i am depcadent tpau yoa for all lua ooniforu and necessities of 1uv go on holly taid her husband you are nexrirj ciy weakest point but pleise remember that camfortc and necessities arc abaat all that i am sbc to enpply tlic laxcrics mast ro i do not ko why with an effective little poat- i am kcresce have both of us ixen jast as pendent and ecoromical as pcftiibe ever eiccc tc were marrici 1 56 think you might gratify mc ouce ill a while von hve not itemized yoar desires as yet my dear what will yoa have a set of diamonds cr a bos of boabons i will have now doat look indigntnt 1 will have a eeilikin clcife if yoa love me well enocgh to ges it for me that oofibt to fetch me i know ctii her htubacd fietticg up and going over to her eide of the table bat just now i can not do it 1 hive eouie heavy bills to meet before the firtt of jsrnary and it is impossible for me to spxre the money ina few weeks perhaps if yoa still hold toscch a fooliih mind i may bo able to entity you holly winihip was pouting in earnest now j i wanted it for cbristmaj the half cobbed v i wanted to co home foe once in my life decently dressed decently dressed cried her husband in astonishment- why holly darling yoa dress perfectly who ever saw yoa in a shabby gown or a dowdy bonnet yoa know that i am not the domestic tyrant that yoar words imply bat really ecal- lumber shingles and lath iu toetodenitd jefireeloicforc- the public l that te lit cow oahacu 6d trill tcp in j wockaiauiiuecffia adlicclct a well as i oflierfciadi of lzbr tio fimi itid second cam piae shisgles laih qoal wood hitinjprirchrselthecoalhuiiotft ci ilrc ssmilh1 atnprp4red ioicjiply all kind of i store coal i lure ilto a food ttocfc of wood -htrdwooiihcaitfacihijnvooctrcasoa- ipric wodand03iidclitcrcd i jx1les 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iu this jourua is irom the above mills w1c b asbee bro s j-new- harness shop j hiatthews prop- oaxz of ebkl t ijisbto iflfona tht paliict have oikuwi a wni kbojr oiimiue ucoarviut drag icaa cnrnily any want i line of uqhtahd heavy saekbss jltelabeu bmfiea iomw kndhni oflerrthbffnluflhariibwulwkept in stock eepairim pnupfll attended to j n warzanifid not to hnrt raving ml t kirchelt desires tojinfonn the people of acton and btirtoandiofis that he is prepared intake orders for weavins all kinds of fancy eag carpets flannel eheetinfr shirting and dress goods striped orplaid twill orplain also bed blankets and horsebianketetwo vards wide and over j and i wol ruaranlee that i willriregood saiisfactioti to all farmers and others who will favorme with their patronage j i t hxtchetl i tee ciqer gh0pp1n8 mills j xt rockwood win re open for the seasons basiueefc on mpxbav 3rd seitemu ciioppiig weighed in aud wcighei iyand rollers made to order- bteara and water pipes and all connections supplied coti andtafeaded promptly i j wrbraggi christmas goods ix great vahietv- i desire to iaforta ay iicmerors casiouea that i have purchased a cue rariety of goods forthexaxs trade comprifiiaga qleadjd let of toilet articles 12 hair tooth and kail brushes the finest berfinnwia the market i have alio the finest etocic in ladies- satchels ever ifcowii in actou for hints presents ihave a beaatifnl selection of albumsj booklets c we also icoep all the authorised school hooka and school supplies hyma hooks pens pencils slates ink etc wc kcci a iarc eletioii of spectacle alltight 1 to cnitr give u a call before pcrchjuiuff dout for get the place datto store tkia would not become yoa it is too wten tatiaasi that is jait what i waut said the intttly i am married i amod to wcir it sara hammond li 1s crjjried to my old lover erisniv 0ny l want to 0 home iu scalekiu and her charley winship toot the coning face- into tlic palms of his hands i caunot pet yoa a sealskin dejr ha eaid rand you maet let sara comfort- erasmus in icare for the present because i cannot possibly eparc yoa at christmas time i want you here with me holly laroedher head impatiently two years acoyoqstadiedmycornroru and my wishes the said now you slady your pocketbook i suppoee that is ouly nataral when a wife gets to bo an old rtory that is not kind mouy neither is it like yon to kay it and somewhat offend ed hr wiofiblp proceeded to button him self inside his overcoat he his fallen into a fond habit of always kissioij hia wife goodbye when he left the house bat this morning her reproachful brown eyes were resolutely turcd away and ifce looked so thoroughly unkiisablc that after fidetici about for a moment or two he hastily opened the door and went out without one backward clance a falling oat with holly was a sufficient- ly otcommon occurrence tortnderhim un- comfortable for the day and he went home at nibt willing to purchase peace at almost any price his wife met him with a pestle dignity j that hinted of sealskin but much to his de light ehe did not menlian it he knew that his circumstances forbade any euch unnecessary oatlayjthat in time holly herself would see how impossible it was for him to rrant her extravagant re quest and yet the mirtyriike resignation perceptible in every igance cut him it cut him like a knife as for holly ehe was too womanly to fret tease or rerder herself in any way obnoxious she accepted the inevitable calmly gave up bee visit and her hopes of annihilating erasmus betrothed with a few secret tears and great outward composure all the same she felt keenly the injustice of the deprivation looking back over all the days of her married life she could see herself careful prudent economical a tidy housewife a thrifty helpmeet and what had been her rewind t her heart hardened the martyr lines deepened a gloom that had in it no hint of christmas jollity fell aporrtoehttle house hold abloom that darkened more and more as the holiday seacon approached she could not go out of doors with any comfort for the very shop wiudows glared at her derisively and mocked tbo utho-tis- fied longings of ber sool she never stopped into tlio street but soma fortunate woman buttoued inside of a garment of rich brown fur balled by and destroyed her peaoeof miod once charley canjjht her looking at an overdresad dammy thai stood seductively a doorway wrapped iu a particularly costly and beautiful far cloak when the perceived her hbvbiud iho turned upon liim eyes full of enraptured enlrcaly aud tears the tears were a sudden inspiration but they were large of their age and the feir thai they men tc in a measure effective much to her surprise however he did not appear in ihe least toadied on the con trary he spoke quite impatiently why holly win hip faid he h ow childish yea arc growing do you think that a seven hundred dollar clonk would harmonise with my last years overcoat v if you really need an oattide ferment why not get use of these pretty plnih wraps piuru cried holly a fine sjern flaili ng acrc-s- her sweet iudigcaut face riueb indeed i wouldnt wear it that i tfjjng forbrfid and gctlitiga ttune with vciijtaucc without auiilhct word ilic turned and walked rapidly awsy leaving him halt aniuicd and wliolly bcwildcrfd when sh reach td home lte folded up very carefully s crlaiu article that had ltfii for kiiro time the companion of all htr fcpare henrc it web a cjuilcmatikgowu of jrk bice flannel facol with cirdiml satin and ad orncd with very epltndid cord and tassels there had been a good many stitches a giod deal cf time and net alittlcseh denial pat into that dainty garment bat holly folded it unrelentingly and hid it in an un utcd drawer along vitli some tender mem ories of pxkl- hketl eurpriccs bhe wttk very euro that all pleasure was simply a memory her litinbiiid hsd ccjsed to care for her the future stretched before her a farlcss waste loveless and desolate the day bcfcirecbriitmaswheu charley at kd for her orders she told him soberly that the ncjed nothing von have ignored christmas this year said the ihc only gifly that- 1 cared for you hate refused rcc and eo little has the blessed frnrft of the day affected you that not even a tree in oar parlor or wreath in oar window or so much as a iprig of holly over out doer tells of the happy christmas time 1 te day ocght to raetmnore than eating and drinking f do not care to celebrate it only on mv table when its benediction does uot rtiit upon our home or in oar hearts 1 mr wiuoiip littcncd blankly it was ap old trick c hollys to preach a little eennan where other women would have scolded la tiroes put her husband had been rather proud of her we11 tnrced sentences jast now they lacerated his teaderest feel- iogs good grtcioas holly cried he i never intended to ignore christmas for got the green stuff to be sure but cf coarse ieiisii nukcjoa pracat and i etpect one from you not a sealskin overcoat something useful zl inexpensive would pleaie mc much more r treseiits cf that tort show the good will cf the qcite as much as cecklesh erlravagaqt cue very tell said holly i will try to please you we will have a useful and inexpensive dinner to match i can pick cp anything it was not a cheering prospect and hr wicsliip although he did not care over much fertile good things of the table sigh ed in pie of himself realudng all the harrowing of a nlckedcp din- eer j the day was a most tormenting oc to holly carts full of the ment enticing provisions rattled ly the house continually the memory of christmas dinners long eiucc citca haunted her thjle a weak ijely leinjrjng to surpruc ficrhushaud with 1 appetizing meal strove detenu inaton to for the mastery i pjniih hiia is bo deserve just at duk she went out aud pure a useful aud iticrpensivo present she found the very thing in a gentle mens furnishing store- j a lively looking and atrociously uly pair of greeu and purple tuspendsrs tbeywcro very uaiqac of llieir kind highly ornajiieukd with glittering tin buckles and terminating iu email wooden wheels m maei inuat feel like a derrick with the dreadful things on him slid holly to herself with wicked eatlsfuction the horrid little wheels will twist around and punch him every time he moves i oily hone they will make him black ani llci little dreaming of such uu wifely desires charley wicship came home to dinner it consisted of a caaiptaous display of table cloth toast and tea a vague acd cn- scbstaiiiial reminder cf hollys usual cosy dinner j it wts not a jovial meal it could not by any possibility be called a luxurious ce bat appirently hr wiuhin enjoyed it when the dishes were cleared away he proposed a walk i have got to go uptown on business said h i vuh you would- go with me i the shop wicdows sctrlbe crowded streets are worth eeemg ctruinly if you wish it she answer ed j i have not been accussomed to spend christmas eve en the street but i suppose it is an inexpensive way to celebrate well yes he assented shamelessly it does not cost a cent if yoa walk and i am sure it is a harmless and lively way ot amusing ones self j it was lively enough out of doors if that was all everjwherepeople were crowding and jostling each other shop windows were blazing shop doors overfiowing i christmas cheer in every place ghrist- maa greeting on every toogue j by and by they left the business part of j the town the streets grew darkerand they met fewer people bqt still in the windows hung christmas garlands and shrill sweet laaghter and faint merry mnsic told bi happy home gatherings of jollity and mirth poof hollys heart sank like lead l toe tliought of home of mother and alice of pretty prae the little sister that was not yet married to any great un feeling brute of a man it had always been a family custom to make much of christmas at honle they were laaghiog and singing as they exchanged good wishes and pretty gifts while she alas was oat in the cold ikfihvtf her life she could not help oue littfe choking sob charley hearing it stopped abruptly tuey were jast in front of a small but aggressively brilliant honsc i every window was abtase every blind i thrown back every curtain dnw ru iuiide the rooms were like green bow ers while holly leaves and berries threw their merry christmas greetings iu long factistic shadows athwart the glistening snow i it is like home tghd holly hoik er would never have a blind that or s car- tain drawn and the hease was lite a gar den always they know how lokcepchrist- maa here as she spoke the doer opened slid a form that was strangely familiar stood in the broad hood of outtreamicg light they have come they have come here is holly screamed a well remembered voice and the next moment little prue pretty prao tore down the steps come in come in the cried wc are all here mother and alice every cue cf us ready and wiiliug to wih you the merriest christmas that ever was known they dragged litr into the house helpless and bewildered they took her ltat and wrap and carried them away ijnit at home in this iavely dwelling j now is not this a perfect surprise demanded prue and dont you ilmk that charley is the very best husband in the wctldi i if i getce half as gcod ishallbe more than aatised turning sharply itowird a j wellbehaved young mats standing alone and ennoticed iu a corner i by the wayhoiiy dear let ime make yoa acquainted with hr stevens i fcetliinks he is engaged to me j an introduction was somethingshe could understand and it brought holly part f ally to herself r i am sure she said graciously i am glad to meet yoj and have a great deal of sympathy for you it what prnc tells me is the truth how very very rude said prc to try and frightea him i would not have behaved it of yoo yca bavent any mau- cers yoa never had ou havent even thanked charley yet j ton have cot given her any time said charley coming loyally to her rescue besides she has oaly seen cue room this is your hoase holly mother and the girls have furnished it after a fashion but you cat put en the finishing touches t have been working out a little inven tion the past year i did not tell you about it because i was afraid that it would never amount to anything but it has paid pretty well lately so i hate been able to get you a christmas present that i hope yen will like as well as a sealskin cloak a house cried hcliy this dear dar- hcg little house oaf own cur very nwn with a piano in it i j charley wicship i and i burned the toaiithis very uight ca purpese i did and i boiled the tea whit a horrid woman said prue re- fleciivcly who would ever take her to be my tuirr did yoa know yoa extravagant crea ture that there were three new chamber seisin this house and a cemented eel- lax holly did not answer she did not care at all for prue or cor prues young man hother and alice believed in doing- right and so did she she went up to charley very humbly i have been cross and ugly and hateful said she i am sorry will yoa before she could get any further charley had her in his arms and was kiss ing her she was glid of the chance o hide her face and cry a little doubtless the tears did her good but when she put her hand into her pocket after a necessary handkerchief out hop ped those dreadful and inexpensive sus penders they fell to the floor aud lay there jpver thejoyely new carpet cac a christhas pie s welcome to cbrjsttus ciiirh derisively the othr small wheel w- j it was a day iu kovembcr onfc of those unpleasant stormy days that come at the beginning of winter a raw penetrating wind and a damp snow falling that would stick to you and wet you ranfi than rain a poor little beggar girt was trudging along earning a basket cf broken bread on her arm and trying to hold opher ragged drsss which would manage toiall down and trail in the mud her face was drawn and pinched and altogether h looked as if she hsd not listed mncli of the pleasures br good things of this life tnone tf thebesi hoasci of the town of b iu a ro little rocm fieir girls sal with their h2adcl3se together busily dis cussing some ptan oh so ejusiid ore tf them pre acntly as hh2 loal mil f the window- how it u eiowj3- un there goes that poor link girtas5uil with her basket i think tlieiniitl beg for ihu whole family it was scvirg tier pet it iiiio my head ljw nice it would be to get uji bctnethicg fcr wor children at chriilmis ine wc must give htr some clhcs as well as a ticket to our bran pie entertainment you promised to itu me all aboil thai queer kind of eulertxinnitiit susy jcu know i was not able to ccme last wed nesday when you met and decided upon haviug it i well eo i will tell eu about it said szny mother proposi it sho thuught it would le nice and cwy for us t j gel ap we are going to get a ins one not too deep not more than afoot 1 think alice says she can get one that will jas do we will 11 il almott full of toys cr anything else that will be nice for the children then finish with brae tuey will each get something besides they wiu have their tea- u i i think that will u just splendid said i hand then you sec lo one can be jealocs of another getting a nicer present for they all have the same chance we will hive to work hard too- for there ia just kite and elia you hani aud tnytetf kow girls said ella remexberyoa are to meet at par place wednesday yes and we will be sure and bring plenty of things with us too good bye till then wednesday found fuur young workers deep in the business of dressing dolls making jjipcr dolls and many other things from that time cat they worked steadily so when christmas week came it was found they had enough for thirty children and that number cf tickets were duly maoe out for no chhd coud come without one amng ether things iih a little advice from their mothers they hid made over several ca oltdreaos to fit someot the poorest children these were given to them separately the day befsre chris- j mas which had been chosen for the treat they ali met in the warn room that a friend had undly let them hive for the occasion to complete the arrangements when it was cuiihcd the place looked quite pretty ahdecocaied with evergreens and flogs i at one end of the room they bad a long table jast made of rough boards and cover- ed with a cloth loaded with cake bread and batter and apples forhe tea and the other end on acoaple of benches wafi a square rather shallow box decorated with flags and evergreens apparently filled with bran which they explained to their friends who dropped ta to fee them was the bran re at five oclock the guesl3 arrived ajd after they had taken off their outside things aud were well warmed the business of tea commenced after that had been fairltdiscussed kae invited ihem to have a piece of chrutkiis pie for dessert how they all laughed when they saw what il was and how pleaw they all were at the thing thai came out of it surely it was a carious tree that bocc the fruit that form ed that pie a tree called kicdheart each child gt her share and then with games the evening ended the friends of the children came acd lock them home as beautiful anthem the flrat ghriftnai wakened acs ago over bethlelvemipjam greeting the shepherds with magical accents brineing deliverance from sm deep stain to bine oat a yivelcome to cbristmat fair morning herald its coming each fresh yoath fal voice v king on a welcome a bright cheery wtlcome curiumis is dawtiinjj let earth re- jca peerless the singers and wondrous their fitgu l a saviour li i l gloria the boru hh praises are ringing i ili jy tli- auspicious morn plu nt jii iu the loud swelling seiriinlhc mcssigc from mountain tv let fi ires- ptacc sfread her dove hks wrgsocr ua makiivjiir hearts his ctjiome to be a rthii mvltlvti-flsi- j i if the wires things in tho vorld would be for every family of moderate or iiarroiv nicatis thow that have not a bar- 4lab of iuoomc en which to call for unex pectcd tilij to put by a reserve food fcr occasion ef liiness what io financial pariacce ia calledasiukingfund and which is lobc drawn ujxju wljcn druggiits doc- tore nd all the nhcr atlcildants of illoea mast apcjr upon the socuc with oour coaiuabt expenditure j hat appears terji great in companion with tlio psual family eipcnditarc host people think tbatwben sikness comes they themselves cam do she ncxiing in the family and moat v people luve to do it bat nothing so oon rmna the nhole family comfort fat hotonly it the household disarranged and disorgon id and the sick persooi is not to well taken care of as if a professional petson properly trained were employed but the members of the family ww do the ouriing are worn out in body and mind and uerre and there are other eickjsoni tobe add- ed to the list requiring cafc and often en tirely breaking down at lat requiring still more expenditure and possibly destroying the whole happiness of the family o death and loss and insanity mast always do it would not be a difficult thing to save and lay hy in seasons of health a very email sam of mouey every- month which would eventually amount to a figure that would i make it easy to hire a tiarse at need i- nurse who when the patient was ased- to her would make it vastly more comfort able net only to the patient bat to every one elce in the licase it may be mot agreeable lo the hick to havetboee they love in attendance aboat thehi bothe others are auo to be considered and physicians are all agreed that it u in reality detrimental to both parties aud that a skilled nurse counts almost as much as they do themselves iu the treatment of disease urcr bazar 9 f hidii under a broad parple modaatly stripe i am a jealous man said hr win- ship locking at them with grave sar- pfise j there that is loo hid as holly fiucg ihem inside the glowing grate i al ways did want a pair of little wheeled gallbases hother and alice oould not help smiling but as foe prue after winking shame fully at tlic young man she hid her face in her latest gift a splendid feather fan and giggled unrestrainedly laugh away said holly t hl lvsppeaf h girls vrcre left but they declared to their friends who came for them they had had a most enjoyable time then with goodnisht each girl went home to her own christmas which they cojsyed to the full becaase of the happy feeling that they had given plea sure to ethers i deserve all the same she thought jwrth a thrill of comfort of that blue dressing gown with its facings of quilted satin and its beautiful great tassels gex wolsxlev fokuxate coat plr- cuase voxtide d0st3 dont pat b s vp an yoar present to yoar rich ancle dont misspell the word presence in the invitations to yoar christmas party- dont hang up more thin three pairs of stockings if you arc visiting friends la th country dont cat two miuce pies a plain-pad- ding lobs t salad and ioecrcam ad hen complain i ht the climate does not agree with you dont imicrsouato santa clans a a sealskin sacjje rubber boots and aflborn uis whiskers v dont give yjur guesthcr has oventatd his welcome a travelling bag j dont scud che unreceipted bill fur her present to yepr uicf in mistake feff a christmas card dont dochnc a present simply becaase the expressive or xjstagc has not beenv raid nj bonbon v don t atuidmc7vgjjjeadoebe to j the drum your enemy sent your son dont borrow money fjony yoar friedd to pay for his present dont present y bug wife witbahsjidbome djihogany cigarboi and dont expet your liushaud to he pleased if you give him aq ivory backed haua- mirror somebody sffistbe ix the late archdeacon hare was occe when tutor of trinity college givmg a lecture when a cry of fire was raised away rushed his pupils and forming themselves into a line between the build ingwhich wis close at hand and the river passed backets from one to another the tutor quickly following found them thus engaged at the end of the line one yonth was standing cp to hit wiast in the river yet he was evidently feeble and in poor health what cried mr hare you in the water sterling you so liable to take cohr somebody must be in it the youth answered why not las well as another the spirit ot this answer lis that of all great and generous doings cowardice and coldness too says oh somebody will do it and the speaker sits still he is not the one to do what needs doing but oobtlty of character looking at necessary things says somebody must do ft wbynotl and the deed is dooe homes of all ages an ocr who served under lord wolsc ley iu different countries relates that the famaci commander cum told him he prob ably owed his life and therefore his celeb rity to a coat purchased by aci3ent as it were cf a passing sailor in the crimea the young soldier js yet unknown to face was plodding thronghthe maddress- ed in his summer uniform and chilliug wind jast then the figure of a bailor hove in sight as jack cams up swinging eas ly along woher wo attracted by the comfortible lock of his full f inter siit wliicji he evidently iaai picked up some where and pat oa ali atonce besides the fut cap and mufser tha outfit lincladed- a large rough pea jacket doublebreasted and big buttoned and a jjairof longlagged boots well jack said the saqor thats a good eon you have on do yoa know where a man coald get another likeit j the sailor looked at the coat complac ently and delivered himself of the opinion that there wast another like it- from con- stanlioople to coastadt would he sell it yes he would the price six poands ten ahillicgs the coat changed backs at once the sailor seemed pleased and the soldier asked for the boots also another six pound ten and these too changed hands or to speak more accurately changed feet thanks to this fortunate purchase the yoang soldier summed the winter which carried oil many of his comrades and roso rapidly from one rank to another till 11 the world had heard of him i sensible advice rend and practice this fmm the tvman4 ilajzdiu dcnt worry dont hurry too swift arrives as tar dj- as slow simplify simplify simplify dont overeat- dont starve let your moderation bo known to all men court the fresh ur day and night oh if yon knew what was in the air bleep and rest abundantly sleep u natures benediction 1 spend les3 nrvoai energy each day than you make- be cheerful a light heart livealong think only healthful thoughts as a man thinketh in his heart so is he seek peace aud pursue it work like a msn bat dont be worked to death avoid passion and eicitement a too- meot8 anger may be fatal assoeiste withheltay people- health il contagious as well as disease dout carry the whole world on your shoalders far less the universe eternal never despair lest hope is disease i yoa know these things happy axe ye if ye do them jfimig soar 1 1 trust the fatal childrens sayings an interesting feature of the paris exhibition will be a group of fortynine structures intend to give a history of the human dwelling the different types of shelters represented will include those of i of the prehistoric period under rocks in caves oa water or on land and from later times those of farly historic cirilizatioa of aryan civilization oflllomau civilization in the east and in the west and of ryde epilations disconnected from the general progress of humanity tha chinese japan ese eskimo african artec etc the in teriors the costnmea of tbe occupants and the sarroandiugi will be those of different i epochs studied intellectlal influence of the xost aprosexieis the name dr gnye of xm- slerdam chooses for inattentive ess and he quite singularly finds that the nosq is- one cause of it a doll boy became quick to learn after certain tumors had beea tak en from the nose and a man who had been troubled with vortagoand buzzing iu the ears for twelve years found mental la bor easy after a like operation in a laird ease a medical student wis similarly re lieved 4rgaye supposes that these na- aal troubles affect the brain by preventing the cerebral lymph- from circulating free- ly- little pick had beea listening th the recitation in geography of an older brother i know whit an island is said he to- mamma well what is it asked mamma its a little piece o land all fenced roand with water proudly answereddiok little cora heard an older person re mark that some one who was to trouble was in a pickle shortly af tsrwaid her little brother attempted some difficult feau ob you mustnt do that gheexolairoedy or you will be a cuctjruber carl said auntie i shoald uot think you would like radishes i should think they would bite yoar tongue 1 why aaotie said the utile boy they hasnt got any teeth see uie mail stirp te moiiq v ahoqt- ed baby hors ft as ift drum corps of s xsjo j filed along ai street yontwm f5fl i i in compfuiion wwij