'_ "Chatino Dacha`. Widow Gudt_1le." ' f`Poor little thing. your father?" "I:\.nl-fut-[Iv A um She Minted n`thounHnd F-0Y`Q`l"Id and b'Iok. Repmuod the l.nntl`a prayer. than (06% In-u_ck' On ublea otweighu---oh. uni hulmo rank! 5 Bht mm was as funny look in her uni- {louk Hula effort of `puzzlrxl ggxrm , 0 sun; at the nuns by _me uyoil 1 min. u C'\'llIt'lIl.-I_V ll?!`-LI UFIVIEH LU CIIIIQIUIIIISIH by their sueriruzs, sums of me bodies being [)ntLit\ll}' ' eaten, whiie clean-picked huue::o.were`l)'iAlIg about.` Oiie cnrpmj was dacapiugted, and the head vraslouml some distauwe nvmy. _l_t. is supposed that the .3 party had been surprised by winter. and been tiuable to get. away from the islaudi - which ia'_qu%te"lurm:n and desmm.o' o gaune, The bodies vyena in n-gQo(| sung ox praaserwmon. - I I i I :A~ ...... 1 I What Sh: Tllough}, J ` The poet recllned In the dentist`: chair. . ` Ber lmndj they were white And hur two In: rm. ` ` " And 5 mnbeun wild with hat nut brown bur. . 1 i .- -' ~ AI-clle fhnvnlhulfui. 1 _1)umlee whslers bring im.elligente of: ` -gin}-.tly discovery made by `[11? crew p'l the 4 Balm-nn in _ri1u-o Regenlfs inlqg. The I boat`.-I crew funded in Elvin bay` near-.3 `Wat:-r`s kklize, and found an Eskinnul-nnup ` with a. number of corpses, the men having . evfd:-mly died from starvation. The [nu-ty'f had M-id`:-'ntl_v' been driven to cannibalism ` '1... .|...;- -..R....l...... mm... no la; |....4:-,_ I'll? (H .'IHI_l'Il'|II_L'.'_ , '- . 'l`ln-b;md-Ux' L`OlH"i-8. Wh/M. is H! _ ' ! \y'1re;xmz.md me am: 1 have to remgnd qo --Truth. . = U ` H Ye-s ";sn.is1 '3 pom 131.10%`. hunt. " ( u u.-.\ uly -chief. ?`I ha ngrect-a_l\le Mn I.R'l|C H. Ah, Mid ,t`lxe":o2\lIni5ul King, here just in time. I am hun_;:r_v. _ H.\(~xne m`e.'-` said the \wvfm~e-I _AA 25 5- _,-.1 :_II...... _._ 4.. .. `ll the I uu._-u. - I "Everyone but the gick ' lady _ - servant has gone to church." exp ained the little ;:ir|,,t\ud her hezu'er_adxled: ` u'l`|..... I ..l..JI .-.. 51.4.... An.` An.I cl.-L "Shirt T!-at Pun hi tlnejilght." A ship hm] pxukucxl the `Island in the night-. had !.lYr;1i'k as reef and the snle sur- vi\-o'r was making his way ya-nriiy up the _ In-nah I I Ul'I\- The; - smile. nu. ,- - auuuu. . It is a religious, hm OM lnI|y.iuquirt.-d souu \'nt. a\*:u-Hr " rnt/n.I yet-. - ` - _ . _` mcer.-'He knows enough toaddr-ea; all ` mart-ieal%un1en as Miss. _._.; . . . . .L_ 3 :1, II I WHIIIAD eoulu OM)` 8WN|l`1" > ,-ll. Ii. Folnoup lnA_t.nu Jam-uh llla l".\ilL'LI_\ ` l` un, but I thin ._uny um she t . E . `I B _\`0\lll8 WODXSD ( um ucuu ].'u'l, Julu urn llUi|1Ul_UuIABu. "Then 1 shall go there-too. {Lnsl what wilt thou do?" - - . ' .LL gig.` _ .-.. 2.`- AL- ._LI,I _.-.---s_\.A.. L last statement "If there's :1 .5`, !._A I...` -.. `t_wu` Ihnrb u I -d0Ii)I|I` odnd ho mm and ug{mond.aud -1 I-ier think th new bay is : .ls ..I... .. ~AAAI-KGCPEFUL shew}- u :uung. 19- " Hill (allow I blamed ...... ...u: I`:-out limit I re. 1 the phyaicizxn. His him-t hi pk viuizgn: `--he`: Ilia` nbar: has `cc; IIu ,1'I'l - . _ , V - I > . "'13 that true?" asked tho_ chil}l, gtill in doubt. ` ""` . n 9 ` , , _ 9. ur --,;... `,PHON'l1_'I`C:`: CK KUII4 C\'VIIll[\'."` ` ' 5 Agni will yuu"t-emind ` Ill! LU . Inc-`I III 1.:-nun - 4 remind `me that I i I.k..' '...;.... :.....u m.g:.e.1 to hide I IFS llpi hing A 'v no heat, i suppose?__t.he *1 t lul_.nipx1s1y.' ' In-. r- \1\nnr.r r-urn- I .;IlPglIIl V| K of the 1 Tribune. .-Iuded. ya." ho:inswex:ad'. .I saw Ilight in this ne lmusq ind thought that if I sang Imight be offered 3 night`: shelter. but all moms to, be at- IOIH.` - g 7- n..u uI'11 nu, ll` )\I\Il'|_( cum mlll like it." me with her., Ln`: dead. 3 rcase`EIf s:1id;tb_, silt SH! . liglhti-d_ I I III!` ` Dis- try 91' 1 tfm (`Ill-IfDI_ I Ilqlllryu Thoiblond yoth lhrvw_ himnel! Jam = bub!-r u chain and asked to In tllli ; up: mun." \'en.'nir."s|id the` barber. looking in i gmzlc-`d W'u-y`_l__ I|I1'Iil'lilIl| In-ml sud lhn 5 the lurgr chryaamhemum um. mound Q , In cluuegproximjty on KL, "W|_m:h. I i`Chimgo'l`ribunO.. 0 , A _' , I _ uuury Fl) W'!l.HQ|IKr IIIS IWKIKI` wr I`. f "1! unit. isn(: case of pure. lisimereutcd E - beupvolx-need don`-I.-know 14118.: iljl." Illd I the speaker. ' " His` me`:-ry way removed the bjrhu hull-` the point:-d shaft. and no hnrfn III! dhl I u the story ges.-Duzitbn uerald. ` .....,. ...- .- ...... ..,_, ,..,._,.,_..-... , . "Thy_grosoheq,Jitt1e me: -What say- oat thou?" he anwtereil. speaking with 1 atrame accent. "Why dost thou call me thy good angel-mo a poo'r_'Italian n;nu..n-9" I A . i ` AT: Eplniulo. I d6n't know what you ever saw II Inc. 1 to admire," an autumn girl remarked do- Inm~e|v_. _ ' 9 who` is anyth u't. looE -101` men la-ant inqgir. I L's ow, an-let one. A fellow Am vvnuw thoie two hearts that beat `y 3 one are doing separate thnmpn. He has I!- turned_ her spiled glove and a lace hind- kerchiof nndwno prized Jock from h_ toupet. A-.nd she has returned him,uvory- I thing except the diamond brooch..vrh |oI Lube keepeuuu nouveni: 9! their Ihhuor -lots.`-gcmongo MML ` . DU UHI Hill PTFHUH. '* ; At another time he was attending nineti- ,' lag of the clergy. wlu-_n the question for ' discu,-.~:ion was, Is there such a thing In ` 1i.~\i4uu-n-.1ml buno`v'oh2lIc(-P" t\Tt,eI' the dll`. cussfim had gone on fut n-while. this pqstr ' arose and duclnml (bat there weuumch 5` ihing as lH:ainLt'l'l'8l.`d lunluwolenee. fol` -ht had ae,en1t../ Wm: I twinkle in his eye In went. on l.o.ctat.e that. his browe"I"S---. __Q ` clefgy-mun of the next town. had been tell- ` inn him than. his pariah had just rained E afar} $50 without. his: taking for It. i If tluil. inf`-I: nnnuo nf nin-94,, dixinlgrll I IIULIH Ul EU!" GiJ`i\`KI kl` ILAIVIIJJ. It is rol:m~d that upon mm uccuslon hoes- chnuged pulpils with u lomtlnqr clergymdu of the next luwn. lunl jug! before the III: mun gave out and `n-ml A very long bymll. After which he puusul R moment as if-Io lectln;zupux17sta.u`_g.is for onrimsjun in singb lng. then looked at. the choir, thn back to the hymn. then ucauhixzg the chuTr I no-v oud time. reu1arL'ed. \\'g[l_.. Lguem you may sing it all; you'd rathersinh than the old man preach.-" *- !' Al. unm In-r tiuua lm um: nunndlnn Alumi- ions 01 uun_]ecx.5. _ I __ The weight `of respunsibilify. togeth with iauld ahtmrn-uce of anything Ilka Ijrivolity, made the old ,time rural cle 4 hag; rather a vmlalu-, s_olc-mn Individu ;._ who had the nppe:a.muc:-(dvutrrying an ear " i pi e on bi.s,shnuldvm. But mmelnownmll ` of`-a lime dim-rent siamp had a parish in 3 one of the bier _oLauI.uJ.`.u:n..1nwns in N! H1n`n'psh.ir9. and adult` of his guaiut and VHIU r--m.-qr!"a nrw nr.--mg-r\'wl'.in I-he trudl-. ni......... . .... .....L.. .2. ...._.. .u I up l-U H! II l'l9llglUll8 lUs`|lVlIl`l'. llll| I16 lll BU run the schools; hear and same couueni. ! Oiionn and be wady tojzive advice upon III E Ions of subjects. That ll-niuht `nf 1-aannnuH\H.if`v fnonfhi Hun In't.UIIg mu` r_\ x Inn: ulrluu uunu,. Just lmw 1- littlu grub ellcaaed in the jumping sends mmm_._;u.~e up [mm-e them in: what puz7.les us, for it._ mnlmt. get a grip . `upon hnytlning Olllald; emm-quemly an- pluys sulne prilupli-xi of nieclumics whIch_ hm not as yet. lure-u fully explained. Shut - a man uh in triangular box and he wuull ndit. In-ymul his pmvur to make jump, the full length of his In)-ly and carry but `Ind HI hug Ii; senl `H nu. Duty, 8.`! umtter with our e-uriuu.-4 link` _u uluuorlnl. There are also jumping` lpzdk gall! pro duc`ai.byu y (cynilus) and jumpingooo- ; oons, an1i__.a,.lYlJ pyolnsbly employ theillll ` manna of prufmluidxn. ' ` ._____,. .._.._._..... l I ! l l l I ;|` CIQPIGII!` _ The New England lvrgymnn oiho run! 5 districts I century ago held a pusisionol, ` great rt.-spouniloility. Frequu-nlly he would ` be the.oul_y liberally edxnmuegl mail of tho . town. and lie \wt:_4 tlu-refers not 03%} I00!!! a up 10 as 8 religious Leawllc-r, hm Ifo hadtq rnn lm ou'hnnlu~ In-nr mu! no-Anlu r-nntpn- t_ ~ of}: bee v u n\\ IIUUVKI ... ` wins 5 (`Gen -linl)it4lnt. uf silken (3.-he 4 hump. hump dl`l.i(`/`H: l.'Hle L` . DUHIU 3l}`l'C|"Il.7`II-`C (II. I III` ' to l au-is in the szmie yen m-1*,ZII';.;.|zuul. and 'tl11'a.-we . I Q. Al..- A I. _BnTt spun she peceivod 3 gure with`- out wings, harp 'or halo, 1 lad about 15 years old. dx-es\sel unlike nilyondin Nu- - remberg. with lurk blue breaches. I W Ilhgrpcluak on his shoulders dud . litilo g7aJj37:\_)_n'Tiis_ lilnckr iinii".` H6" niiibd ~|_ musit-`a_l ixnstrlilnnentwazxihEbucilenrfhe Itrings as hr glnnu-d:_ up at n ..h`0uA59' where a liglit was gleaming.- 'Dhe child did notiixzxderstaud tho singer : words, gm! feeling sure that he` was using the hnguage of heaven she threw herself at hi: feiat. clasped her hands and raised her oys eutreatingly to his face. uJ'L`,.II;,'.Im the Arm] .....; ..h...,. ..._. ., .. sa\-uutsvmmle a xnhmku 'l,he m l1ul..mutsnf Ilwii I . _Iumx:'<, n turn 11. n._ < Gamlvuilug. Of Into . oslty luu-1 made its N; If on It Hi seii-Trm at M l\l-ximu-juun`pim; ' unkutx the plum of LI: Km; puzzlrsr For I-!_ ; mouths. dignillml lm 'uhpuat.-a_n.ml thuir um. f haveboen duvutiug t Q I0 ' ,1?1'hil|L:.l|1onLI'A[i j shaped we-ls em... [1 ` .~4url`cu.-o-. mu!-.it make` . L]... n... .I..... .._.. OI...` Thai l"un`yny Ann;-u uf sum-'1'! 'I`rhqIlu- :- . 8IuJ|n-at so-rd. ii 'l`L. .: ... "bu.-. An` l.V|lI;.' MIDI! I {er growth ..-.45-. A }lgtunl_ Inquiry. -unnn I. n I...x-d. LR.-p A THE JUMF5if.;lG seem. uu AM! AV gI\uI|.L|uus u LEW FsT-I15 36` M um`pim; benign, and we Lhu older` hr l'ha'|lut. in wiml Iuilukuru hr. av: uqvu cuu\:n-.u.,.,.- ua and oIIvI.~ Good nngl. 1 priay thee," she cried. . "help me to nd my grogc_txenI" urn... .;...,....-x..... 1.3.1.. .3`.'.`l.9 .Wl..o ..-, |Ill'El|II'|IV SIITUIIY3 Ill` ml >'~`1am~e. - nminly In- \\v*-.i'\\`:|j`ll tn` the PI- ll:-U, hi:-nyuinl and per- Hy 1::-rhuc:--Ix.-I`. hu L3: I.-zrL'9 gm-119. no {I h: u. the insu-ctiundor m itsmf Lu aux`-uuo u the apple _I.mLh da m lnglvr ` nlmcks all to .~up;n)r{ itwyoung 1-naanr upple family. I go move . :. ,...'..\..o ..... .. ...n_ Iwl`-3 were sent vy were sent - exhihit.-,d- 9|: K. the French ..... .... sl.-L in c-Km-or up` haul the-Ir day nfl L!`(.'hdl'OI rv,-M: and busy` in `.\Im-rival gr-"vhler curl~ L'..`F'.. ch farm \llH'llL (`HID ,n in; muned 1.. lb. T7|lll1.`UIl|III` H`) or Lhru L.._.. . .-, HI? l'I'l'lIOI II`v.s:|l`,' that. the luv: I],`|`|lIl4 `W v vhry.emlil' '3;-ring` the I "\':|.~4 tlwl 44;1pc1t.J:nML ' in thO_ ....o- I u IV pull injury `Ay, Kuuwu :he-se hnvo .ln- `llullu 50` Ieixhc in. ' spins it! i. it. man " `Likeuu am.-uvcr to .1191-_ p-rayer. there Ioundod nut` far 011' ` a strange, sweet_- melody. and she dried her eyes suddenly and looked about, half expectingfo nee |nan_-.;el. fut she thought; the music must um come from human. no beau- Sifufit was. ._ 7 u , , ,,` 9: _ n ,,___ __:;|_` f our , but 1 -...A Suddvnlyshe sfobpexl, 'uttt.-rod a cry "of dismay. and falling on her` knees began searching fqr .so_methnig in the snow, She was evidently unsuccessful}, however, for her sighs changed to tears, and her grief increased until it-found vent. in subs. ".\I_vu:one_vl" she cried. My poor ' groscxmh!` U11, ulvztr infzmvt Jesus, bring` hnnb Inn urn-.\.';-Mun "' VII UII\rln|-Inf, The throng of people had pasted on, find the vuii-es (nflho bells had become - mere naverberatioua,.._when a little giclr. about ei,:.,-ht _\'ear}a old `appeared in the principal street.-which was now silent nnddeaertml. She W&S_alt)h6 and look- - qd so small as she walked fearlessly along. taking short steps, so as no_t to Ilip on the hard. glistaiiing snow, and singing inn suit voice an old Christmas _hymn about the nn:.:el.~z, Bi3ll0ll9ll_1 an 8 child asleep in a manger. ` tn 1: .l I, _ ,A_.._..I `._AA_.__l A -_.. JIIHI II-Illlcl I "Perfectly. He used to hath no to sleep by the tire every night. gnd Iomo_- times I seem to feel his arms round gm still `An. how well he loved me! ' . "Your unothr lias to work! _ H13, aha-`aloe: beautiful mlrqjdeu. 1 do 3 mus of it. but 1_ have not learned Uau uvvwu Us .munu_uu-.5. l he"peuple wen; c,un}ig out not their iwolhu-,:s' um! walking slowly but i che_erfulljt'a'l'ngg t'T1e`street, iiof Ieemg -ing to gniml this crisp cold nor the deep now under their feet, There wai 3' murmur--f voices. 3 rustling of gar- ments. the suundol` dnom opening and ~ihuttiug,_miu-,;1ed with hgughter and merry snmxtiug. I IIVL- |......... .J' -...n.\._ Inna` -urn-a nn It ha'd, Seen s!1o\\'ix)'g-4}ll day. Iuterin cold haul sm-ceeded. and the stars, Shiit- ;."`1tIg.lgrigl:tly_ \l0(rk(`(l_du\\'u on_ {ha good _old to\\"ix5k31"1`1'.um;ul)ti|fg. f' ' ,,L ,1 ;I_-2.. `A Dnlfghlful 'I'Iu`luLmun falls by J. On- ' - ` I.-...|; `, " "` I I unu uuu ' l And 'puu_ Jul! (`rum 1'} =1 LIN H`- IV KIWI: ' That hr Ybu_lm\'d r......x.. Dani what Q tiny stocking. _ - K . _ It doeu. ake mu_ch`lo hold ` Ouch ImIe.m_uk toes as baby`! Alylay {mm the Ynnsfand cold. ht then. fur`t_he hlLb)"I Chriuxmll `It would new-r do at Ll; . . Why. Sauna. Uluus would I1`! In looking For nnyghlng half so nnmlll ` I know Whlfl 'VVOrlhn|]|;||l I'll bo'rr0_w n :3 `(ho lumn-st ` An`d'\`\m`u om": Riht bu-re I And write u`|'1' Am| r`..._..... r 'l'hi:- 'I`lunl '1-`nu- Ian: up the huh)"-`1 B0 llll e")'nu`d0u`l The dour little slim SIM ne`\-r saw (`II Ell. Pvamld her ul 4 And the up.-Led` h `Anal Nun any-an nhn II! Ill I'VQ\.I0l(l nor nu nuuul u. . And her big blue Q'- `Ald l'In aqro she Vundorslnndaltr 8139 look: no fun!!! and vino. 'r`;1'1:eu I vill vlvith yod." ulid Maso, ` taking her _hand. "What in your name? ' ` ' ' lLl`L..'l-Ll.... I'\_-L-` `II- -null:-- I. OL- lll #731031 It` And run-n i A2="Fh"r'viXY Y1~:Azi'2s.. HAEVE up vanv"s S`T6OKlN'Gi ..__,_ :,we'|1;2io for 1h; babY"-= M nf Ilxtwry but pita` , . stnckixuzuf grnnduis.` :l Hun -\'nr I run- her II 1-ed` e My mpthor. in the k `Do you; remember at - darling! mi val: -I'll Ill) IIVII-I`. V I:,`}__DVU'l-IUIAIIIII 1` "You will not need money, I will tro t.you as my own son, and you will ` ngrealadloal more than your living nu ulwu uuug nun uuuuyumuuuu. "I would be only too happy, mutor. heata1uu1era_d,"bnt I am obliged to cam my living. Lhgvl nothing?" --vm. will nn hand vnnmnu T `will "I3" I BIIIIIU S "A m...~.....s..a angel. then. '?My uunio `bingo Nnpuno-ro:nembey it. Now, goqdby. Go buy your supper?` "Nat nntil I lnnva bean to the mid- WIDCIBI, IBIIUUT 0! E110 C1101! .1 llllllc. ` Maso bowed low , for havin _' always been inter-eo.ed in muaical matters. and over on the watph for new songs, hi hadhom-dot Master Kreigwinckal Ind - had ofiu sung his coI'np3sitionn. NT 1'1-nnl hnnnlu inn hnnnv nunntgp ` ` Inuuguv, UIIl\l Auuau nuns nun lluululy. "I o`bser'ved tpat. It is not your H fault, and it can be remedied. How old are you?" . J "Fifteen on Csnkllsmss day." Very good. [have a. proposition to 1 ' make you. Have you relatives?" ' i _"Nono., Ium5t1lslona;" V "Better still..; I will take Lclmrgo of you X will yaks yoirbnck to Munich withmo. Iwilltsch you music and . singing, and in tin-eejor four yoars.-you will seal Kings hind princes .will invite you to come to court and sing for them, and I shall halve the nonor of giving the ( `world `another great musician. Perhaps you hs'vs.hesx-d of ale. 1` sum` Kreig- T wincliel. `leader of tho choir unich. II-.. . k........1 L... l..\_ L..n_l ..I_4... .. III-Ill") \l|-I \lU flu Ill-IUVV IIUW Il ll!` I That is because I have nevar been taught." aa.id'Mm3o sadly and `humbly. "I lianu-'1rn:1 fhut If In run! 1-Ann VVIIIUICI Wtllllo I-I-IIIJ D sunuuav. This man was one of the most .c,olo-, brated musicians of that time. n t only ` in Munich, where he lived, bu_tt rouglr ; out the music-_lo_viug' world. Little 7 Christine. however, knew netfiiug about him, and thinking Jhat the stranger , merely" wished to Im mplimeut Msso I /upon his singing she bade him enter. He bowed politelyjo the widow and` than sddreasedvllaso. sayihg: r _ --V-.. 1.....- . 1..`.....nc..I .....e..- ..... 1.3` UIIUII CLIKII U3U\I J`-L-CD9}. BIIJ Illa n ' V V "You have a beautiful voice, my lad, annnnsually fine one. -I am an old man. bntl have seldom hanrd such a voice ` `as yours. You understand whnt_ you sing, too. and you love music. You ` have all` the makings` of a great artist, ` but`.--yonTdo not know howto sing!" 'l`I1nt in ha.-nnan I hang unnap hnnn Ialuc. nun yt locu. 'No? Well,it~does not matter. I want to bee the lad who was in church with you. Tell him Master Kn.-ig-I winckel wants him]: minute. " rlu_:_ -.___ ___ ___ -1 AL- ...-__L -_1- 1 Ullllu uuu D|llU!-l & LIV -IIIIQZ "My dear, Iwant to spalr `to your - brother, whohas j ust been singing." "He is not my brother," said Chris-' tine. surprised. V ` "NA, \Vn" H'..JnAu unf iv-nnfnu T vv luuuvn subs. . And so, mother, he sings Yon should hearhiml The angels in heaven - have not sweeter voices!" exclaimed Christine. and the lad, takiilg up his lute. struck the chords lightly, then be- : gun to sing, while the` mother and daughter listeiled with" clasped hands l and tearful eyes.` As soon as he stopped ` . there was a knock at the door. Chris~ tine opened it fearlessly, for there was nothing in that poor home for robbers. 3 Outside stqpd the tall map_y_l1o had been in church.` Ea recdgnized the, child and smiled as he said: \ ` .ur_..1...._ 1....-. 1.- _-_."_I_ 4... _A.._ _ nu. use us: 0.... . 1 ' \_ Msso foilowed her in and was we!- gcumed by the ,SY.i(lo\v 'GuC.n1e. VV'hile they sat at supper L;a.so told them of his 7 childhoodshomo in Italy. which `had been opulent, because mothefless, of his father's min and death and of his own ` wanderings. AAA...` _. _.._LL.._ L. .Z.....- `Y... IBUjV'_IVusA"- , y A few momn ts latier tn; boy andthe ` ' girlwere outside the church agznin. I "Why were you cr_ving!"_' sujd __Chris- tine. and the 1.111 ropecl: 1! ``I was thinking, how and it was to have nooximther. Gm] gnmt you may 7 long have yours, little one. Do not look so u`o'rr_\'. but come fund let us buy _vm1`r "supper _in one of these shops. .' See, I am not and now!" He leal her into :1 provi- sion shop. and not nllowinger to spend ' her only coin, purchagxed ham, fmitauxl ` pastry for her. and thezi. seeing that she ahi_vered,in the cold nightnir; he took . off his own cloak and placed. it round `h er shoulders. "Now I will take you home." he said. and when, they reached her door aho asked wisgfully: "Will you not come in imd ` have supper with go, as if-you were `nix brother! Momma I will be ;o_gladl'-'.~~ ' II--- ..11....__.._I I.-- :._ __J _..._ ..Al I0]. I10 uuy yuur supper. . Not uut.i.l,I have been to the mid- night mass," replied the girl. _"My mother inll; so L must db and pray for her." V . - . '.' nu. ._ I __.-n __' ._.n.|_ ...... II .._:A ll --- uuvv uuu noun Agave I N Tears lled his eyes witiiout his know-`-` ing it. and Christina seeing them. said . to herself: _ | vv uusnunn . ' `,-`H9 is `cr3,'i;r'1;;.' The. he in not_;1n ' angel. Poor boy, how I pity him! He is aoA_loneIyI"_ ` D A :..-... .......,.:.; ;. 1.4 ... u... 1.-.. .....1~n... anus. Luu .\.uuu;uu -- 1 /the atrlgyger, ' .,_ - - 4` c4 u luv: u: \{ItA\.v\- lfgur me!"..1\Im_ao thought, "no one ' on earth loves me; no one . cares what becomes of me. If I should'diu'to-ui-.:h( the us would not be one to shed a tear for me. I am' all a1one."~`1`his little girl who mistook me for an angel will x:etu1'nA to he} huma and 'rvc-iveher mother : kiagbut I :16 not knoxvivlxzit a mother ig, _' I would give `gnything to gave one kiss me." ' r ` on nn 1`. uu.,,,41:,I__,-_ lur: Lluuvl-I. As they eIit};ze{I MEso doffetj his"'Ahnt' , rexqreutly,. dipped his ngers in the. holy wisteffount and touchecl them to ' Christine's. Then the two children knelt dpwn in`the shadow _uf,a grguv pillar which I088 to'_the high an-heel , %m*m mWjm` in singing the carols, and the yveak, - in -Mn-xx `\`uice:~'.'af il1e'age11, the silvery ' dies of the i-hjldtell. thd ' sweet tunes nf the umidens,-the cleur, high untest -I__ the young men and the strung. dc.-qr ones of thejr elders colhhim-d tu.prod'm'-e ' hnnnogivs both ppxvt-1`f ul jun] sweet. --M,m-$0 CDIIII1 not km-p-sil(-1/cg-. Smhh-nl_\' his vuive rose above the gest, and it was so full, so clear ilrlld so 8\\`,('t't that en-ry one ueanturm-L1 to 1o()k'a;` him. A` _tnll mam, w.vu,ppec1in_u great cloak, left his pines. and coming `m-"aver tlrlzgl listen; etl ;ttt'mxtivel_v,<\vitl1 his eyes xed upon Muso_'s,fawe 11$ ; long as he continmul to sing. Neither of the .::hildx-en noticed ..1"h,.e` limp it! , A-. _ -. 5. ?T ucxyera` t .>yv'1un,_nr\:ugn-u.u.u Vjcnv LIAV u|\Inu7'1 --~: in` the? Rfld. nfiml at that mmm ' null Her cp1nm',i,cu' reached the the church:-_...` - ' ' `town a $9,: 1 lo wo.rk_ very vieu fat. Pretty hooli I uhall do it better, and then maunna can rest. " - ' " - .. . r n ,1 9, 4|, , Iiu .51 .tc~re do{fed_ I lipped aunt and t `the v` 1 .. .. ._ 11.- ._I._.1..... `REG. 5.`, I VVJCIUI V I earn a limb gnnby atrets. l_mt__ I gfte-u 3 open air imd with- I hfllrlsclllllllllppur -1 Where am you amp / mwskoa` th liatanen, and` when she pointed to the Ipothe knelt dcywn and began turhing \ "ova:-"the qumv. when he 3:90 :4 cry of ' triumph `nml held up 1 coin in his cm. ` Oh I.-nn mnnt hg an naval!" nriml T311 upproviug1_\'. M` !`the l1I()SD7"RiVHl}'lll moment she _, _ _L-.I .1... J4.-- ..l " BUD rofj` ` Iwly: : V . ' _ 9"won at last!" L. ` I ,Nu. not one until wo.u-o united in marriage," Andwsho Inaghodjpttly to her- self. ` ` um-\...n- ....'.; ..u'. an. I9 H. -nhl I uw Iu_y VI 1'1!!! ` _ "I knew you w;cm`!_d come.back,' all her answer. -'Short'St.ories. _ 'i`hat a nxi oi: me." he said. He bnd torlrottaen` that she VII the humorist oL_!.ho Wpokly B '1a.~-Nowi _Yo1-k Pres A 9 , . UI.l[ V` IIl`J'l`II IWU '31 R53 I` she remembers her proiuisf" "I.remeuuber,";finnrmiu-3-4 the girl, -While her niother smiled and odded: ' % ""You promised not to forget `me and to love me {:11 your life." he said. takink her hand. have always thought `of yon. and 1 love ypllL'h_1`isine.' my little Clnjisnuas tone! f Sweeuzeart. will-you be my wife?" J ..r L,,,, _ _;,I1 4,", , u 'u u aw He won Her. ' "X wilhhg yours, lh whiskpergd, _ _ He sunoothafthe mveu hair that lay on the mugble brow u_1d murmured pinion- am: s "' \.\'nn at Inst. I I lllill nuu l'Y'V.'ll KI llllul I I\l flllflu IIJU URI`: man was demi now and .\L-so once more ! t/rnvulml about to earn nis living hy sing- ` in`-.: But he went as a meat artist, not 5 n pom-` \'x1,-.;:iimn1. Kimis and pnigncea ,\}-eye asking him to come and sing` tn 'tlsmn, jmt as the zmsxer had predicted. He was rich and vhomn-d, nnd' yet he. Wasvnot hnjipy, for he was alone. `i ? I `-pause. "You once gavgmo, `s mothers Dn_n;e -Gndule," 5? added after A kis. . Will you how_ accept me as your: 301)? Will. m1let!ii12_ ..'|... ... . _...... I... L... ...n . ....|9I afskl Chtistinoif uuvt . '1h9n heyelatecl` .'wingkel .hml lnn'ii1;:! `him `and betiffa fut: _A_ 1., x_,,__ :;u la n Clvilll-IF. no In uuv. They all euterd the Iiumso, and wlujn the girl lmd ligh '1 the. candles, on the sup ;-c-rltahle she . us ':stunished to see that the slender st-ripling hag become .I strung. lmudaunua nun), who Jnpko-d_ at In-r with smiling a,hI;iI`:\t.ion, ,Her sim- _ ple yet well tting gown showad uff,her' `grm-Aeful _a:l'1re to` n-lvuutage. \\"IJil shlilh.-d his gins: M1150 said tloher.` 'Umr might take ybu for an angel un \u " TEE. you mmfnt be an angel! cried thelittlo girl joyful1y..nnd;ho added` with a smile: - ;~ A `l2\l.`......L:-'.. ........I 51.... .\l'..-.-...- rut xujgula (tutu .utlVt_:u. E, ~. ';lory to God in the -highest and ` peace on c-4n'th."it sang, and Christine. carried out of '.he~rz~elf as she liatgnd. wept soft I)` and _W0lld8rt`d V\'l1eLhex"it in- V` deefd were not an angers voice. `With 1 5`;\T1eued1uok in her soft eyci buffal- l1.wc-d her mother out Jof the church. mu-ling a wistful, txmicl -g1anco- up the : dark wimliu/gz `staircase which had to the (`h0ir. and the widow. who qlso had to- co;,-ni'zed 'thTW)ice, hlirried hr dingh- 'ter away. Wluan .th_v_ reached `the Lyuur .~np;;u` um-e agaim" , street l108tl'1|Df.6 gure wins to be segm, ` em-%~ptatall ma}: wrapped in a hand-- . some cloak and we:u-in:_.; 13 goldexnbroi Vrml cap which glisu-um! in the moon.- hht. '\Vhon the two wmne-n arrived $1 u`-ir h(m':e. this person stepped quickly up. und with `:\_ how mid`: ,--=~Meyrr_\' Ch,ri.~'tum.-v tolynu, Dame 'Gu- I duh; `M: rr_\' Christmas. "Miss Christine! Will you lot the I-`lure-ntine singer share "I knew he Wnuld come, `mdthc-N:-, 7 l.`1`iod Christinm. nnd the \\`idnw~ in qzita ,;. _ __ .I.., ,.:.-1......._-. , _ .. _,' ,__ us nu; Iuapyglllubn. snug wiH. ml .. . "He is welcome. as bi-1 nlleuterd IR .n.- -4:..1 L- `I 'I: _L.-:a u... _v_\_u.1 u V is he. ' " EIl'ui;.-{lit fruxuzheav/"e:x. u; .u,. Oh, that beautiful voice, strong. ]33:Si(!llfd. yetus tweet fun if i; I `;G1ury peace earth," it and Chris .11:-r.~e-If Iistg rmftly Vwomlervd whether J.-....I Ihaxi-:\ vA\O ..n n:|nv;\".) u.-.1.-.n Ill! UPI.` BUG lruclvrlt IIUIII uu: u5\.Iu`al- lniucl iIi,!he luml. `The punt and'the suffering > wll knew the way to the Widow Gn- :~AlI1lr:'Slluur, a`:u(-"tlIcfuir -Cl_m3stino wan nun-r lh.w11jer than when attending to ' 'thuir.\\'n.x.ts. ` It was {han1{l1'tVtJ1_at Chris- }/tinelm1 dzluiicufed herself to G5! and' L wuubhuion take the` well. it` if she did nut'm`em1 to `lee a nun why was she 30- in; di1T'e~'rent In the tender glances, sighs-" mu! \vurd:4 of the young men? V _ As the people ehtc-re,-:1 `the church tho ~ or;:uu'x penis rose to the vaulted rant, ml \ Vi:'xu\v Gudail, `kneeling at Chris- tlne`s side-,_ Heuml hc-r`ruu`nnnmd prayer. "`Swuet`- . S;:\'ior J esus. 'prut'ect himl Brin;,: him. back to us that I` may tell him 1 M:u'- nut fl;r;.;-unen him!" I \ . . Elna muthe hm} exp:-rie_n know, that w , n. W, a,4.u*uu_I a who le`u'n< h\`l\I\ life.` 1`vhon I have taught you I ......._.... E- in unt Ah if `I ; S11!1c>nl3: ~mmd to nil V 3'11` rt 1:" , Uullu uuuwcncu. - A V "I have lost my money, my groschn. We never have anything nice, (pr sup- polj. but because it is _Chr-isnnas time - myhotlxer gave um the money to buy 3 nnsage uni! an apple pie.;_bnt I hmre ' dropped my groschan in the snow. W9 ' have iwmore. and now we can lpwo no Christnms-supper " ..\m....... .14.: 1'11!` .1..- y aw-L.1...I` fs:`: ., .- :*;:n1`-.4 sfrains. a musfxgured "as nuu_IuA eufzides. ' uc uhnnu 5 come, 'm6tho :-,'7' . widow; in 1g's, 5nlu1.ost. 1{gaiut.her !I7\l`7ll'. \`UllIKu_l` "lIU U` UUCII` eul- (ha -mu1ui,':ht`'iii3. ` otlwr \"vx'tl|` xristixlaq )n:_the'tlmng thre was ~rei"m-vf:'m"nre` salutes and .1 ,, ,._, , .,,,,_,,__ ,1: ,\ .;uu I uuu -4. nuuu 5: u u In her taste in` designing ml now the widow owed ` Ild lmrdly llrull the or 1 from tlxehfxclu-st Indie! 9 my `.|.`:.:; ru.___-,.:_._ __,__ `how Master KI'iog- zht. him `up and taught tin-r m him. _"Ihe oh_i'_ . ....I \I,:--',._.__ _-.,. g.)u| ynuyx I 5 uyuxu uu know that Dame Gu- lg-ft si \\'iu1u\v'\\'ith ht`! in_nl her l:11sl_mtu] I "M-t ahnnt l}r'a.'_el_\' lg` She hm! beculne the elxnhruiflerer _igV| tlic tvr had Lsooii ` grown . .4-.- ._- )__: .....__ gnu Jun: I-uuilv. 55 ll ` Ah. it was not for ng ml you in the church, {Ind after losing sight . x ... .... ` |....1 I... ._ ___ .._- min were ringixnmmer-A 3, <'uxniu1,' t of tlu.-it .1. . ._ ,_- _.\_.._&::g 9. the priest turned. `r. cdn xuun.6n to the {E9 chm` fuse abu\ o and U ris{ine s lure ` \ She whisprred. II Iltxl gun VI} ; 1 "What -is the trouble, little one? Tell ' " `me. and if I can help you I will." He smiled chem-s1_v~as he spoke. and fe- ohiltlanawered: ' - ' am |..._... I.,..L .Z.. ........... .....`.-_..-..LA_ 1 stx-oug. im- .....o --..- "I in ........ vnhf n _fn<;ndly 5 tn-and mor than I vn-lvet cup and nun I-nunnnl '11] I v and D A cvu. H.-. cu1'a7TfTii ` ch '01`! and e\'e_r'_y p.:sser um vclu Lnp lllul `expect!-;(|ll)' ` 4 J V! \llIl(I ll beautiful She uionahl. Izgd I kuci ft. reclining then. ` With lhopolden brain on her Icimmnnt hull`. `0 120111. if i wcimn xsould only swear! -11. H. Fnlnmn lnmugnu .|cmnhL : I wntcingd uni munun ind dropped 5 ton. And stapled so loudly 1 (mud lh1'd hen. Am! readily uaul`'hs_ hgr neuumonu Inn. Onr_syu;pnAfh1& (lbw for the leude_r deg. K I! urmcumen may do no tortnant and V!!! t We nevi; out holp It` up an our noolul, ' n.` L `rho denuaz bored: I Ilnnh lhrnh I , Wm" . _ ` . | . Each UII'_llH was at nhprp -donblu ' swine. -` ' And all at her nigh: worn undrscorul. WIID |lIU `IV! $0-this question the child, ing hr loss. beam to cry. again. Zamlthe Jud took her hand in his] and "stroking it Inked gently: ; . calm... in OLA iv-nnhln O01: nnn T01`