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trade j 2 bond st oo hardware merchants cuelph pbice theee cenlk- zi mh christmas presents free a present to everybody who will buy their i shoes j at the leading shoe store i guelpb duiing the holidays such an offer is rare come early our pices ape the lowest our goods are the best wmclarenco cor wyadham si and si gcortct sejr gvbipu sljeel engravings proof etcblnca colored plcturee koom and flettn uoaldiaea ivoetl oak frames silvxe anr artists materials a fall atock of wlnaor keatona flake white dondlej tubce koiroeya 10c 8x10 deep pboto framee complete xe 5 eeet oornioe pole braaa flttlnca co i our wall papers are aaidj to be the beat aelected in the city waters bros established jfflt st oe0roessjtjahe goxlph the leader 99 llpper wyndham st choice kew soretue in scarfs ties and neckwear jost opened op new close prices for cash the flnctt bmio of chofee suitings ic fine trowsertrrgs in tbe trade breakloj llaten tbey uore ljr thin lettholklle j jeaoa tbe bl he la tbe let all the peace and p tbe babe ol sbljlisc wng it slufj ecboei tba dreaa let wbuo of oi lac out tbe joy of tbo nation jbeof the maneer la king t who oace wa tbo loicmt ajblldren be joyful and tlbc 111 itrifo iball be atlll tliomangern klnc bella til awect to lutcn ye frieada oatildo the door of that wonderoua made vai beard in daya of yote be boace vltb bolly brlcbt red lierrlei blne e celebrate tbo blrlbnlgbt craciou lord divine ciol tbcn ical d tbe belli mor o loud and deep ood ia m dead 7 nor doth uo aleep tijo wroi tball fail tbe rlut prevail with pea 3 oa certbcoodtu to men loaqfelloic select jfamtlrj tabmq hey jinl thej- do line u a jondcr ia hi pirtdiie going to be loctrii cffsrsrirxs ou tlie twillrbt lullncm tbo cbrlttmai eblmca e brought tbe tame glad ttdluga eighteen hundred time peace on cartli imrs t lllriatmus arty ilrt sfan i est at the old red tocrettry hat hla b n her great gratklfetbcra rriting nim t oa tiro flip of paper in a hind bheiru a goodlooking old woman with no ullve faro i of character indicated in her firm chin he dark and kill luttroai cya ind tightly c impreiaeot lips the day w ta oold hat bright and tunny and chriitm a wis near at hand it had no red the night before a light feathery mo and it still clung to the leaf lew branchei of every tree and throb hid- their bareoet i and blackness and making them wondrc aaly beantifal old ifn llarth was a vcoman who thought little about the beauties of nature and the neve goahod about anything bat when fane i tyher one errant came into the room to i tk if the should tmaah or utt bil he potatoes for dinner mrs ifaxsh had a id th tree look beautiful toisy doat kr spooiajtr ierfect fluteg at rants to order re nelson keebaat tailor and genie forolehar 99 upper wrndhambtvouelpji maam for a fact replied ait look like fsrrydiso over 1 woods j jane i hope there itnf tny snow in paradise im time in winter where letty letty catt o into the room at that mo meat she ma a slender pretty young girl of eights n with a delicate pink and white oomptc cion and eyes like her grand mother marshs but larger and more velvety they had never yet sparkled with the wrath that k metimes made the old ladys eye what ja io day called killio black it had boor a long time since letty hod seen her grs ndmother seated at tbe old secretary fot her grandmother had given nearly all of i er oorrespondenco to letty herself writing 1 tters grandmother ko i am lot then she laid down her pea and said im maki g oat a list of persons i want to send some invitations- to invitatioci i said inr tations the old ii dy spoke sharply and her voice had a n ite of irritation as he said im goiuf to have a party christmas evening and i ivite my friends she accent d the last wocd strangely and her still trot g and firm voice grew harsh it she added yes letty ifarrii im go ing to let toe e folks iq and around- derby know just wt it r think of them ill let them know tl at their rooms betfern their company at my house and that i dont want any thit g to do with them why gra dma 1 the only h dy went on harshly theres fc ks here in derby thats told stories bout me and dons all they could to injure and spite me ia all sorts of be- littlin rays i jcnow am through and iii j let em know that i know em tool ill give em tarn thing to talk sboat 1 j the old idys faded cheeks had grown s rosy snd bet black eyes were sparkling be- hind her spec lades and she had patted the floor steidil and angrily with 6ns of her small slipper id feet i letty star xl in silence she had not teen her grai dmother so worked up for a long time ive been ill ifie morning making oat a list of tbe na nes of them im going to in vite as- well t a list of those im not going to invito and letty i sirs marsh looked tharply at the girl over the top of her glasses wcu grandma j ihateat invited george porkii and dont intend inviting bira j lettys face crimsoned and alio did not look at her grandmother j no i tapnpso aot thesaid ko i havent said lira mtrth mitll bo just as good a way as anj of letting him know that im not going to have him hang ing around you to much i never did think much of that parka family sho turned to her desk and pt the cork in her ink bottle wiped jlier pen carefully on a bit of chamois tkin and poll her writ ing materials away carefully doing every thing in a ucat precise way i j i wish the said to letty who hod tat down in a big chintzcovbrod rocking chair snd wis pretending to read a piper bo had taken up i with youd jo into the village after dinner and tee ifkctty lake can come tomorrow and writo out and address these invitations for mo you write a very neat hand but netty doesall sorcsof fancy writing ive hoard shes taken to writing cards snd invitations and things of that kind to help support herself tinob her fa bcr died shes a nioo girl and itll help hr along a little and give her more tpod ng money for christmas if i hire her to do this writ ing for mo netty lake came ont to the mirth house the neit morning she was a br ght tidy- looking yoang woman still weoriig mourn ing for her parents who had left her quite alone in the world aud partly lependent on her awn exertions for her sup ort letty had gone into derby to tpend the day with one o her girl frienqs letty had been an orphan for years ard bad al ways lived with her grandmother harsh now ill jell you jutt what i vant you to doketty i am going to have a christ mas party and i want yon to wr to the in vitations for it and nuke cm neat and elegant at yon can youll find everything you want right there in ihe secretary write one for yourself too netty ob thank you mrs marsh ill write mine first for practice and then how it to you to tee if the form suits you very well thats a good idea youll find a list of names of thp persons to be in- 1 vitod on a blip of bluo paper in the box of writing paper i must gonow and tee to ray mince meat i prefer to maka my own then its done to toit mo j she wentout into her exquisitely tidy kitchen and netty sat down befoto the old red secretary and wrote a wellwflrded and neat invitation in a clear round hand then she took it out to the kitchen and read it to mrs marsh thatll do very well said thi old lady approvingly im not used to giving particttand i dont know just what thb latest wrinkle in invitations is but im very well pleased with that ioa foand the littaf names j i yes i have it then you may go ahead and nig d wraltt hadnjet with no disappointment in dikes rills or saltds all bad gone i thoug it ot the pleature her friends find in be preparations she had or their entertainment and the that the uninvited might hsveiv iito her dining room tnd has htvs a rappre ittion of what they had miis- usoo their antagonism to her ughta t these unbidden persons were jost i i hrsj marshs mind as she to re etve her guests had xen too busy all day to think about anything but her hoaeehold and there had been little of the simas spirit iq her activity had planned to give herself a half r mon of quiet rest in her room be gue s thokd arrive his hai f hour something- of the true mas i pint came into the heart of tfarsh had one to a window of her roam fas looking out into the christmas as fair and peaceful a night salt have iieenil those centuries sgo the sh pherds watching their flocks fiat tb bright star in the east that of pes oe on earth and good will to la she looked at the christ afarsaoi oat over the nowcovered the own she could see lights he homes of the persons she wjlfalll- oftpded and put slight write the invitations snd if it wouldnt bo too much trouble ill have you take em into derby with yon and mail em for m they oaght to have been sent out befcre but i never thought of giving this p rty until yesterday no trouble at all ill be yeiygladto mail hetnfor you they were all written sealed tamped and tied up in a neat package before noon but you aint going home befo 0 dinner netty 7 mrs marsh safe when teftylsk- ed for her hat andldak yes i must i have some copying to do for squire padgetts and i told him id call for it before noon if i could ill mail the invitations on my way to his nhiceand 111 be sure tdcome myself i know wefll iw well of yon have a lovely time its jvery ki id of yoa to go to to ranch trouble for thep easure of others although of course it will be a plea sure to you to have your friencs around yui j yes said mrs marsh inan abstracted manner yes thats sorfcvty and then the added a little defiantly but im giv ing tlfls party on purpose to spite ceriain persons i know it aint he right spirit but i cant help it ivelstood a good deal from some that aint never had no call to abuse me and i can see right through the hyprocrisy of others who pretend to be my friends preparations for the party went actively on but lefty took little part in hem and it was evident that she bad sma 1 interest in the event she would have looked forit ard to it wilh such eagerness and would have been sq happy in helping to arrange i and plan everything if george parks jhnd been invited i ma dow hod kiown letty all his life and he very fnd of herand she had lately to rca ize that george was dearer to ian at yone elto in tho worli marsh was t warm and true friend 3 whe htd basked in the sunshine of iiendthip and she felt her heart glow affect on for hose old and favored s as si e dressed in her best silk tnd to receive them on this christmas ad tilld tidietl flld tidingi for all that are astray jcsul chrurc our earioor was hdrn on phriatmos day t the window several midutes gers had gone down the rood knd i walked across the room teari on her face to have done it the said co i keen selfreproach i oughtnt such a thing right at christ- hjme fits notime to feel malice id to havji charjty then if at no other jjjfr tb hatfl ati bousej the th was sgtow with warmth and fooms were tastefully decbrat- and holly and christmas plants came forward etgerly but with a feeble rslfjwhonthekaw mnmanh 0h lucy il the taid with oattlteichtd artnt j i why ktlher etlher parks 1 ctlk mrs mtrsh snd her htbdt clasped hose of the other olil woman and heir iniiu went round each othersneekt j i made george fetch ina early i-pur- pose o i could tea you a minute or llo fore tbe others came isid oldjlftt parks brokenly i wis so frild ll couldnt comoj my rheamstlz liu been real bad his winter sud iia coughed a good deal bat ive saved up tny streuth- sad george brought me in a tteigb i wit bound to come the rainnit i got your inti- fstion and- my inritttlou esther ies lacy and i ueiier in all the diyt of my life watjtoglad to git anything you dont kn9 how muchive wanted io make up and i nearly cried my two etet out over that invitation id coma over right then and see yon only i wanted o save up for toutght and the doorbel rang again and the nekt minute mrsmarti wtstayinc i why hannsh deane f did you think iwnuldnt come cried mrs deane eicttdkjiui in a high voice 3pglive of tears sothttu could have kept me away ive kept away from you too lob now lucy my husbands with me het but blanketing the horses bat f- coaldnt wait auothec inctant to tee you and tell yon how i cried over that bleated inviiatioij of your 1 it modema tototry foe alt the petty hateful past and i wouldnt have missed coming tonight for herea mr and mrs ptike lucy 1 j lucinda drake t laid mrt marsh 0 lucy i and mrs drake could iav so more bat silently put her arms aroatd mrs manh and they kissed each other with itresming iyes j atecoud shrill highpitched old voice suddenly cried- out gleefully i well pre come lucy manh here i be an its the futt lime pre been oat it night for fiveyears but i taid the min ute i got the invite that i was srootnuv for youd come moren half way iu- asking me to come an i was bqoud to come the other half an here i be j i i am am so glad 6 see yon ablie lyman j t oh i knowed you wautedl me to cacne or yoa wouldnt have sat me there never was any twofacednets about yooy lacy an im gcrin to afriait here fore jvrybody that iwet a deall he most- to blame in bat old rouble between at oh no no said mrs marsh quickly ur she ie villi muld see between her house re the hambte home bf esther iome in which she hod oace been ie gust she thought suddenly of between them it bad been all far a trifling cause and mrs remct jberxd suddenly how they had boefjj jtrlts toi ether they were old women tvith i ttlo time left to make their cithcicholhcr and with god was old mrs lewis she rc- meijibced i ow low she had come and with bar when lettys father wss lnd th y had been such dear friends many brgotten deeds of kiridnets suddenl i remembered so many dead wre suddenly quickened into arty cf young people went byiin a the wcijo singing an old christ- ictrol heir i voices rang oat clearly sjbeefly on the frosty sir the old at th i window heard them distinct- hoysaig lowto all yoa ititt etach o holy all oth irt ho lord sicg praises within this place trae love and brotherhood iher now embrace tide of christmas dothefface jajrutms i ttotx womap been i ester itairai seemed persons haan been a bit of the hblv fide h my heart and there anything else in tho heart of likeme j hard and bitter toward my ays i aint known what im a wicked old woman parks andlucinda drake deane and all the others ive will feel that bell tang sharply and mrs hutrlidlyvipedber eyes and went jto wbloome her first gaests ll air handsome silk sounded r aril the christmu decor a sort of mockery alere standing la he ball ycbng nu and an old woman woman was struggling with a moftjer- wrapped around heribon night wu very cool i she dazed o try to her the it wis my fault abbie but we wont tay anything mors about it but i dont bold any pi laej nor i abbienot a bit its ehrist mas time yoa k iow j the arrivals fqllowed each othec in quick tacceatioa mrs usrth wss too fathom he myslery of it ail uotil kety lake came and heaths drew her acids to tay kelt netty therle4ea a mistake of some kind i didnt invite one ot these persons iere i whymrs marthr i i didnt netty- dont you remember i told you hat lwaa going to have the party to o tpte oertaid aaes i well these are the people i intended spiting i cant make it oal well mrsmsrth i wrote the invita tions and sent them to the persona whose names i found on he slip of paper in bar bf paper in tie secretary end jost wtita niaute and urtldarih hastily left the room ketty heard open the secretary and in a moment came back neufe lake c gave yoathe wmug list of names atfd ii destroyed the right one why mrs manh neity looked frightened i bat ketty a i its turned oat i xeally gave you- the rig it list and burned the one i ought to have burned all right- dont yoa worry ill explain matters to hose wholl think theyve been slghed and can have another party ontometk- im to glad its turned out ssit hat just look at my letty snd georte parks tiling ovet ia hat corner did yod ever tee two hspnier looking youngsters he is a fine minly looking young fellow isnt he spose ill have to give a wedding party tome of thtte dayt i doat yoa ever breathe to any one that i didntinvite these people hire im a thousand timet happier than id been ic the others had came instead i here comes dear old eiter parks and hannah deane im going to take them out into the diningroom and thaw them haw nice the tab e look and get hem a cup of coftee in advance- either always uted to saythttny codee wss coftee at midnight mrs manh again stood at a window looking out into the christmas night j the kindly fioodbyet of her guests stilt sounded pleasantly in hjr ears her heart was lull because of the tender derwordswhey had said at parting by her tide on a fable were the little gifts tome of thee i had brought her good will gifts sqd offerings of peace all the old enmitii forgiven the- sleighloevd of yiang people wha hod passed the house early in the evening nowwent by oa their homeward way and mrt msrths lipf moved vith sn unspoken amen as they tang t all glory to sod on high and to the earth be peace qoodwlii heacaworth from heaven o mea begin aad naver eosse ohbeantlfal christmas day i begunrlth the golden ajora foaeome yoa come to avslticg world with thetijtobslhatcbr4itu0ora featoll it to riitcnllgean tbostoryso gsanaso true j bhbeaatiful ivjiatsfarchrktuiia may i the story so cll jjet new j voa wiisirof joy tn xi voa tell as of ffeayoat great plan of peace swjget peaee audrjojoa earth anjloc gods good villto mad- tottiaytotba sad lookait- tofbc weary ouesr kow rest 7 obijeaautal chnstatas day oiilibflgbtdaisardlhebeajn kioffoat ye smstmst bells and carry the tidiags oa that we may have a beaten below i through gods auuouitcd soa i let the msa and malea lipg lt the children jif rejoice while a raoaotncdorld lilts up t it auifcnal voice obbcaaufuletllristniisdfly j fililuing foth lisca jeweled ceowa j with ebcer for each trnsticg lool n from the aged patriarch down let da wipe awav oarears of sin aad sorrow born oa tills bciutilal beautiful chriftoaaa day begua with the golilea aiorn ilriilakmcr 4 w v f j r tbe old bjicpexors sfimoqup wlshtthetl was kttle oaow ter atay ao fee awhile i f vt th no bolheiiu er fosttin ao the day j fer life went porv easy wheu i worked ifer motheri atnile i an the lesains die n last as long u ulayv r haow e otter write to santy all the itagiat a mydays i j j while the firelight danced an siclorid on therloo j an watch the tetter flyla up ihe chlmbly a s blare 1 i j bat santa doesnt hark tohear no more j i knowed thet santjrd bring the things f wan ted e lie good an i otter be es jchipper ea a bee an id do my chores op lively totin nails spittiuwod 1 ther wont no riut un pleaaanfer then me bat naow vm ld an saddened an when chrlsnratime coma f keep thinkm o the tunes theft gone before an it makes me long t erehlldhood aa the dear omleoiry borne for 6ahty clantpr6nt come to me oo atorel and ttje litlstrancer there is a popefstr household story that it repeated year after year io german children at the beginning of the christmas holiday to kindle the spirit of charity which illustrates lo lbs child mind the words of cur lord i wit a stranger and ye took me in in germany every child passes through fairyland and receiveatbe great tratht of moral and tpiritnal hfe in parables the- itory ia substantially as as follows v in a little codagej on the borders of a large forest here once lived a poor wood- chopper with his iwife and two childrea he was a good and pious man bat was scarcely able to earn enough to provide food forllii family fpr all that he began hta daily duties with prayer and endea hem with pcaise and the family wereerjr happyt- his cmldrensoames were valentine and marie qnetnowy evening when the woodphop- per came home he brought withbimsome evening boughs snd after the evening meal began o bang them over he mantelpiece christmas is here tsid bevancl t have no presents or you bat w wfflbttet- to he lard hebeantlfalaliers of grateful hearts god will bless us he hen said grace at the simpletable it they gathered around it to partaktfofthe evening meal there came akuockat the door who it there atked the woodchopper v a homeless child 1 come in a child entered very beaulif nl bat in ragged clothing and stood before tbe fire who are you asked the woodchopper kindly whence do you coma- i am a stranger snd ifaverio bome answered the child come to the table little stranger taid marie there ia cot bread enough for aa both you thall have my tapper aad i will lelyba ileep in my bed said valentine there is not room enough for two- i will sleep on the floor the family sang their eveuing hymn the woods are all silent aad the litthjjstranger iqaickly fell asleep in valentines bed at midnight the family- was awakened by the sound- of mnsio without the door the storm htd tbaed and the stars shone clear in the old sky i very sweet mnsio it was f harkf skidmsxie it is tbe sow of l childrea what ab they sing 3 listen 1 said valeeline the family wss ttiil and the voices sing 0 happy hocuflo haarea nigbest vhereui thdacs stranger liaau 1 like the softly attuned musical glasses teemed the music out of wliich rote the carol tbe family heard it with dolight the long was repeated 0 happy bonis to heaven nighesl i wbereiailhoo little stranger liest i the raasio drifted away tiin a cloud ot light bigher and higher and was lost in the air in the mornlnglhe little strang- ef woke ind said thathe mtiit go youiit- be- blest ha said simply because you took me in take this iprig of evergreen he added breaking a twg from thejree the cotter- had bvooghf home and plant itaud yon shall one day know who i am ft wis a sprig ot the fir the cotter did as he was bidden and the sprig grew tnd ihe firtree hocflsilver nuts and golden apples and mane ernd valen tine never again knew tte wanrxif food or a bed or of an abundant christmas table j it was the first christtnajtree who wssthelitfle stranger j t 1 ji m the christmas jested the joints anc mntcles are to lahrioabad- hy hoods barn ariua that all rheumatism and itittnsfs too idiiappear try iu christmas punch a boiisg match on the 25th ordecember r yoa should always look at christmas treeswiihanrtive glance i wonder how they- scratched op toi many of he presents- oh with saata clawt v mrs brown were gotngto pat yoa in long tronseri little johnnie jwlit till after christmas r curaso do you know what ia uhe lateil thing ia kids mrs caroso ko j teh mawhat i it t cuiiso christmas candy j mr fashibnvdo yba liko a white christmas miss fashion yet it agrees with my complexion f spiggot- isanta clans pqghl lobe pro vided with wings blobburipei what for spiggot to go down he flew wih and what did you get in yolr stocking christmas morninfe johnny siked the dfrtrict visitor nje fut replied fohnnjj tersely and gloomily pretty girltt the floritsbtasiring isnfihis mistletoe very high florist wellmiss yoa know it has to be high enough for you to stand under it three thlngl i aai or christmas day i to wit t jheavy id of alvow if pbyuis with mo in a alolgh and thou a bunch of falstletoe the well t j- i christmas spirkbegati gasjnjm mj what la tbe christmas spjritrvsji fcp edmaddox wjuit theaioolurigs tj wjcti obiji suppose kkis i i- 5m