DI banana: mutiny` -- luumr `u :1 yo ne Ila` no it units the Iod than. an Akin-n. yo hvo dog: it ma 0 mo. an in that ham. it gag Jul to hell. and lhi: hum-l at In clrinl uppleu. and I huml of meal and one at our. which aw hull: A little moldy. but still pod cnuugl; in give to the poor, anal that half burrvl of sugar um . um lwruumo In will in, and ll: two nrlu of rice that In weevils, am you night mid all um dale bu-ml. They will mnkon nuuxl nl:ow~ I13, and I gm-an my mule will lu-ml the lit. tor nnluly else would give so much. Then things you can D.-C uiclc. Mark. and tomorrow I want them carried round to $0 society`: rooms with my compliments. Aha! This wul help may upon: funny I: enjoy a canal Cinrimnu dinner. and will help Inc will: my customers. Every- ioiy liku n (onerous man. but tarot the Ivthnu will make a soul 5 dinpln u I Ihlll tomurmw. I guess I'll no one now, Muir, nml. uh. new are 83 for your Ihrlnimu. I can't. Allcnl mom. You know Imniueza in slut. Well. good -I`hLH 26. . \ `2`3iu. loug.'onIy 804: . ll crush at the last . let the stranger said`. . ace." and went to bed. Scnrccly had he got warm and comfort- able when he saw standing by his bedside a stranger whose _ face was carefully turned away, and who wore a long, loose cut. of some unknown fashion, and instinctively Peter Perkins put. his hand under his pillow nfherhio revolver, think- ing of robbers. but the stranger said in a low roiqe, which yet had such authority it it that the wretched nmn duwed not disobey: . \ Arise. dress yourself and follow me." ` As in a dream the little miser followed. but. they went so swiftly` that he could not ` see `where they were going until at "Open your eyes and tell me xvlzat yon Peter Perkins stood nnd gazed with his winened face pale nml frigtlitcned. Ho- aeemotl to be in a vast place, so vast. that it appeared to be visible iiliniitnlnle space. There was no beginning nor end to any- where.'r.1nl yet. he was then: lnthe midst 0! this lnllnity of distance. and before 1 him upon nothing stood great tables upon which woe plied a heterogeneous collection ` of everything iinnginuhle, and while he j wutrying to understand this contusion. ` 1.. mama that um-n had anneal-ed. rnnk , was trying to muleramnml [ms vomusmu. he noticed that than had appeared, on rank and mo on tile, llunitlos-x, conni- less numbers of chembim and somphim. and 3 .the midst of this throng sat. upon a crystal throne Christ, the benign, the lovlng, the plum]. and his features seemed to and! sweetness and mercy tromalvsry - ut gmlhhsmlhwas inc bly lqneune , N 'l`In.'cheruhIm and denpmm ` .i:qto_GoIlhthol|ll|ut`:: l l'lTli|{ l E|{K|NS' hIlE.UI. it tnnf uxrun; ! In exmh peace and good will to man." ` Incl u Peter Perkins stacked this bclntl nu coumgunco he an: In oxpnnnloul clung:-. 'omeumu It lncuno .tlm. 0! R um. child, sweet and lnhnuno. Ignln In under and pmlul. than It looked an I! lulu! have done when in Mid, Como to me. all ye weary nod heavy laden." then it In Illlul tall ol sorrow and motel- lnl oodneu. and then It new stem and nwful. m..... n.... u..|m.. I-mllnntl that than IWIIII. Then ier Pbrkinl noticed that them was as lhmnu over incu-uiug and much- iu tar below tiuem that aim end oi than was: inr out o sight. and these 0 came singly to the (uni, at tho Bnviour and there laid 1 cm which was in- stantly taken by Lin mg:-In mu! laid upon I pl: 0! ucaieu. which did not meuum by the weight at the gut iuolt. but the motive which lay like uiiving-heart in- IQ`-- Quinn mF"III IAN `'1 `ho 1!. Thou Peter Perkins nnw that all who had not yet one-rul lhelc am. hnd n hur- don to entry. largo at small. and ho nucl- dcnly lncuno nwuu that the In rdon tut.- onod npon hh own back was enormous and was very heavy. llut he turned to thutrnngor and aid: `When will It ho my turn!" When All of these uhnll have passed." And ho had to stand there I-lth the crest unknown weight upon his nhonldera :or long honru. or days, or yearn. he did not know which, while all mean people cnmo hy. , u. mmuul A mu: who slunnnd by by. He noticed A Inn who staggered by Incl lAid A heavy weight 0! gold chAlicII And church cmdiectickn anal other our hlclu At his lost, and Peter Perkins aw with Anrprlao thAt they now up in the hu- Anco II it ut Air. Another olered A church, which wu As so much paper, And then A poor old womAn in rags otnmored Along with A cup M cold water As her only olfering. This tent tho scalt-ndowu. down, AA if it weighed A tun. Ami then A pAlo. Ohln vnnn mung ant` nrnl null` (I 398?. It It welgneu I um. um Iuru . p-uw. thin man rune and om-rod only This, too. weighed heavier than gold. Sometimes an old hmkcn toy, ur uomo old, worn garments. or even is crust. of bread was him at. his feet, and these, too, were very heavy nn those wumh-rtul Icnha luw lwkhm nuuouL nxgthntthaw whose gifts \\`(`l"0ll_lzhlt!1l|[l[It'8l l'1| from view, and he watched until he saw them fall into space and fade away in distance, while the angelic sent pityiug glances alter thenm Smith-uly the t-`~a\`innr said: Nnv.lR%cr lwrkinx inn ;ft have you brought in the Inn! (Hi this his birth- day? u\|.I I ..... u-illinn In win \`nll:1ll I of `f `'11 IR T00 01.1) To uzu. Am] wizc-nod md Peter Perkins not Into his old overmat and went home through the streets where the snow lny thick and heavy unul he reached N4 NV fnrtnhln boklug thme Itrty lx--mu-. Alter he rung tbebell he muttered In hilnsn-ll: H! ...:..m Inn. nu u.-ll hnvo onlv given Oh! I um willing to give you all have, but this humlle upon my hack \\'!l.`i not intended fur you, hm lur the puur. If you will let me go hark l uill return with .-uuiothing more worthy of you." But what have yuu in that hnmilo.` Only some our, and lll|`.'lI. and sugar, and ham, and rice, which um um. quite In-> `and good. but I llionghl they would do I -r the poor-- i |'.\.ntI hnvn rnn new-r hmril of my r the poor"-- "And have you never my words. when I said: `inasmuch as ye do it unto the least of H1951`. my children, ye do it unto me?` Look. that cup of water was given by n sit-I: and sum-ring woman to one who suoroul worse. Thnt holy tent was ;.zi\'en from a pure heart that had nothlrg (`[30 to om-r. but you. out of your abundance, um-r only that which is unt for food, nnd in offering that. to the un- fortunate poor you have offered It to me." I dill not know! Oh, please let me go back and I will do dim-rently"-- LI-nl \-nu Iuurn lived voul life. and \ and I will do dltterenuy '- ; Alas! you have lived your life. a you must, like all thot throng you have seen, take your deeds with yon to plead for or against you. You can return no more than they. All men bring their passports of good or evil actions with them here, nml once they have come naught can ch: . They must bear their fate. Some of t In did not know but you had (A mother who taught you nrlght, but you forgot her words of wisdom or put them inside. So, now, go your way." A...| man. nun. urnrdn Pater Perkins And with these wonis Peter Perkins felt himself falling into perdition, weight- ed down by the moldy flour and spoiled bread aml sugar. Down. down he went, faster than many others who were on the way, and he cried out in his agony of fear, when suddenly with that cry he awoke and sat up in bed. This then had been a dream! But it had opened his * inside. So, your \\`u_v." ` eyes, and he began to see things as he never had done before. He remembered ` his mother's teiI(`liing*.<, and he slept no more that night. But as soon as daylight dawned he dressed and went to the store "ILl\-tl ....-... c.m.mi Mu-k. who had slaved dawned he dressed nuu went 10 um mun: where poor. faithful Muk, who ten years for him. was packing thoso wretched things into the wagon. . : .'-ll. ` ` \ 1-1-trnn Plasma` mu-:.uI. Mark," said he. throw all that emit away and take double the amount of the host, and into poultry and fruit and tea and coifeo and bread and sugar and but-` tpr, yes. and anything else you fancy, and make them up into separate parcels and i give one good, generous baskettul to every poor family you know. Yes, .\Iark. and then, it your mother i able to ben.rit,_ take her in a carriage nndtomb down to my house this evening: to dinner, and we will dhacuss our new sign with Perkins mu! Hancock on it. Yes, God bless us! A Oh, no, I'm not crazy! l'.\'e just come to my senses." and he hurried homo and as- tonished Mrs. Warner by a handsome crisp `note for 850 nnd'ordered a dinner which would have staggered her it she had not had no good a beginning from her * sister's lnnn. in... .-....-a hung Inna] nlnne that time. ` brother; and now` it he was cal sisters Iann. Ten years have passed since that Pcmr Perkins is a round. happy Inqn. To see his jolly, benign {nee glow um `tin from over his counter makes you iu\'o umully look round {or the other Ch:-ieeiylilo e would not go empty handed. before his hard and Sovionr, * I A . "IO [Ell [IO lnuuerou In llllllhfll. I might Just (N no-ll have only given Hart 81 instead of $2. lle`d fbeen just us thankful, and I'd n`saved the! much. .\nd All those things there-why. I could hue told them 3: 3 discount, but then, after It all, l was losing ground In church custom by whet. they all my etlnglneee, and now, well, I gueel Altar all I m glad I give them. The poor who get them can`: complain. Oh, here she comes at lnetl And she will expect In praent, tool It seems M if e\'crylxx.ly was beset Christmas time! rm slck of it. lln! An old. Inalnnl \lv-n \\'.-\rntIr. who was rluy UI _\uu. yuu bundle?` , ,I`hi('h , THE BRITISH WHIG. S `.Tl'Rl).-\ Y. The cm at 0-ooonbor Waa originally the ltonaa ttataraalla. The celebration of Christmas as the birthday of Jam in universal among Christians of gwery not, and aasuchit. is regarded throughout Christemlum M the u\'-ctr-st, hollt-nt 0! all holitlays. Aml with the lung lllllfott-ll question. Is Dec. `25 the annin nsary of Christ`: birth.` we have nothing to du. For it Il\li\lt'l'! nothing whether it "was on this particular date tT`nt tho t`hriat (`htltl ilnst iay - in Bethlehem`: lowly manger. This is the day that. has been ac- cepted and will be celebrated to the end of time. It will he of interest to nm-st It-atlern. however, to nota that it was not until the Third or Fourth century that the present date was agreed upon. and that Jim. 1, Jan. 0, March '29 and Sept. 29 were variously uhserved luring tho earlier centuries by varlqna lxgdies 0! Cltrixiiana. The ilximz of the (late at-can to have been .-coomplislied by Juiiua I, who presided as pope or bishop of Home 1...... 2237 m 3.52 A. D. \.v A ncxnuc or town at In! n.r>:n ow "IR l\.\(`K. AND III IJIIKED LIKE A l'fIlllIl.tIl: Jl':.'-T on-;.\`|.\`o Ills auwl." from 337 to 3525 A. u. (`hrislmaa is not alone among Chris- Uanhulicluyam being the follower of I Ionnowluu similar holiday among the pa- gans. In Home it was called the Sutur- nnlin. A ml the ubsorvnnce of the winter feast. now (`hristmu.~`, was not conned to tho Rnnums. The hululuy nppx-nrs to lmw been kept. by tho .\'~xunli1m\inns, the l'x-r.~i.-m.~ uml the l`l1u-nwmns. nml per- lunpx 1-) In.-mv uthrr pm]-lo. All llu-so un- -! - 7 - -_.I.. ..I cl... um um].-r nun farm DI` $110 [Il'(`SI(lC(| I8 PUPU 337 35:! A. l`l.-iullvunn In run. I lllls. II I` l'rr.~|.'In.~ uml UM` run-nu-um.-. uuu yu- In.-my unns nurslnpml the Mm. under one form or other, as the giver uf all life. H.-u~h gave the 1101'! ' n lim-rent nnmo. At Rum ho lv ....... ......-n.a.....| m..Im- nmt n! the characters tivily n hm-rent mmu-. .-u luvlur III: was \\'IIl`.\'hip(`(l under one of the nttrilmu-l lu Saturn, the father ut the gals; mnuug the :-`-cmidinnvians as Odin. or \\'0dolI, the father of Thor; with the Per- sinnsus .\iilliru.-4, pmhiihiy the same as the Irish .\lilhr. and with the l hu`niciuns his name was Haul or Bel. All tine.-to nations chose nbout the sumo dme fur this ieust. This is supposed to have been caused by the feelings of do- light experienced shurtiyafter Doc. ill. be- cnuso the days then begin in ll`lI_LIllIl`ll. Then the sun begins his upward L-nurse, and spring and summer are approaching. For somewhat similar reasons the pagan: of old held a great midsummer feast at or nbont June 21. um. ....i.-mu In-ulrnl nf the Satms H II C\`l'l"'lIlJ I53 ucatv vue nosu--nu .....t . At this instant Mrs. Warner, who servant and housekeeper both, r-n'oned the door. her rather long face wro.-;nhed in smiles and her torm dressed in her best. black silk gown. Peter Perkins was as toniehul and surprised as she led the way to the dining room. where the old men`: dinner was laid. for on the table smoked in splendid turkey, while several other -dainiy and toothsome dishes stood about. among them a noble mince pie thnt gave out It mellow. luscious odor that mortal could not withstand, and yet he turned. laying ercely: . Mary Warner! Who gave you author- ity to do this. Why, here -is dinner. enough for twenty, and such extram- gancel ltold you this morning I didn't heliere in holiday nonsense. and I told you to cool: half A mackerel and a potato. alhl-do II" their D8303 Wllu Ila ueuuizx It was for the purpmc of counteracting the evil inuences or the Saturn-ulin. to the celebration of which the young of both sexes were very prone, that the early Christian teachers in Rome souglit to adapt the rites of heathen rejoicing and render them subservient. inste.-id of un- tagonistlc, to the cause of religion. (`cr- tain forms of amusement were forbidden and others not no gross were substituted, but it. was along time betore the people and the clergy were of one mind l`t-g:Il`d- ing the observnnces of Christmas. In Britain there were other nmdiIica- tions. To the moditlcd Saturnnlia were added first some oi` the l)ruidic:il rites and superstitions, and, after the arrival of the Saxons, some of the ceremonies on-' the_ ancient Germans and Scnmlinavi:1n.i. or these were the burning otthe Yule lug and the superstitions regarding the unis- ,tletoe hougli. In t.`..mn.m1 the burning of the Yule log ,tletoe liougu. In Exiglsnnd the burning takes place Christnms eve. In fcmlul times the bringing in of the pumlm-mu bl ick and burning it on the widc lzcurlh of the great. chimney of the humninl hull was observed with the greatest rejulciiiga. The dragging of the Yule {mm the (most to the castlo was an elnbornto ceremony of Hselfsnnd as it. passed, every wznymrcr raised his hilt, for well he knew that its ame would light. up scenes of toasting and forgiveness of old wrongs. and that all would be welcome. vm... r..n....~{nn mmlnt. dlttv. nnmnus of welcome. The following quaint. ditty, npmpus the Yule, is supposed to have been wrimn during the rejgn of Henry VI: Wolcombbe thou. Ix-nvcnly King; We-Icome. born on this morning; Welcome. for whom we shall slug; . Welcome Yule. ` W CICOIIZ I III`. In.comp|n,r. Among the English the mistletoe bongh _ is mwaya` hung over the center of the room on Christmas Eve, and any dunnel `who, either by chance` or on.pn1-pone, places herselt behea_l.h It has no pay tho penalty ot being kissed by all the men who are preael. - Of course none of the turn sex ever :- -I--an In-mull untlr ag mhgun '| none or the nu sex ovu- " places herself under the mistletoe with ' Inllce nfanthgught. ,; -.-.: THE ORIGIN OF CHRISTMAS.` \\"eIcome; anau sing; Welcome be ye. Stephen and John: Welcome. Innocents every one: \`v 9|come. Thomun. mu! `r one; ' Welcome \'u . `rm: CH'LbRN'8 menu. II wnvvuua . _-,. Welcome be ye. New Year: \\'ck~omo Tm-Ill day. both In fame? Welcolnv, saints loved and deal`; ' Wolmme Yule. loved and dear: Wolmmeuk. Welct me be yo (indlemlr ' Weltxime ho ye`. queen of Nine: Welcomv Nth to mom and Les; Welcome Yule. , --A - - , ....A ._ L._.. W (`Kl I didn't. J uvm. II cavvuuv - --. WK)-lcnmo base that me hn: alumna all. uncIm|.ko ood cl hem: a-Ianne all. good cheer: ~w.aImm all. Another year; W4-Icnme all. undmnm ' 'eIo.-mus all. anotherui -- Welcome Y n nnnunnnr IlIll0l.`l`IIu1 I:V\'ry U martyr Welcome Yule. - ,_n\~A_\ % Dress Goods at 8, 10,12 1-2, 15 and 20c, worth more wholesale. A , 500 D07. Wool Underwear at hoduced Prices. DEC 24 WALSH & sfAcv's STORE Yourselves early and avoid the moment. A Rii)boi1, Hosieljy` ,1?1-111111 O` \` ~: Fancy Carpet Rocker, Fancy Platform Rocker, Foot Rest and Foot Stool, Rattan Rocker and Easy Chairs. Rattan Work Table. Children 3 Carpet, Slat. Cane and Rattan Rockers. Bible Stands and Five O'clock Tea Tables, Corner Chairs and Divans. Gentleman's Easy Chairs $4.50 to /$35.00 at MS. RE/0'8, - 254 and 256 Princess 82`. didn't. I?" Youdid, air, and I was going to do it; only this morning my sister in the coun- try sent me as Christmas l,-ox, and these were in it` and as I couldn`t. eat. them all myself I made hold to offer you half, sir, and no offense. I hope. Oh, well, that alters the case. Well, yes, I don't care it I do," nnd he allows himself to fall in the chair she pushed for- ward, and he tell to and in nshort. time had eaten I most excellent dinner, which he nished with a great golden doughnut. and piece of cheese. Ho took these as in a dream, one in each hand, and made alternate bites of doughnut. and cheese in I renective and even retrospective man- ner as he` thought: urn... dnn` ritv folks learn to make E W - DRESS - GOODS KID GLOVES--a specialty of ours. The Jose- phine and equally reliable makes in stock. '1 O`I , 35/0'8,_ FANOYFURN|TUREforX%MASPRESENTS Showing a large stock of Bqgts. acription from the beat houses in J. D. King & (.`u., J. & '1`. Bell, Firms. n...- Innrv um-rionce in the I John Laidlaw & Son. A ne range of New Goods to select from-at prices ranging from 8 cents to 60 cents a yard, in w the leading styles and colors at ALEX. ROSS , , hrms. `Jur long ex] ; our customers w Our busines: ` dollar's worth i t3;_(.`all um `I net he` thought: ` Why don`: city folks learn ; cmllers like this. For love not money ` you couldn't. buy anything like this in all on. xrnmt ojtv. They taste just an UOIIE D dueod Prices`. 2E)5D*<;if1`fpv;/~Kiii aloygs for Christmas. A H. A. LIFFITON, Dr Goods I press 7GE>bE_%s-I]_! I "I "I0 Bu; . `nnmsmmj & ROCKWELL, 167 Prlxnou street. next door t.o:Powon`n:PhotaonplI Gallon. Will be open Every Evening for the Balance of This Week untii 9o'c|ock. and on Saturday Evening till I] o'clock, for the sale of All Fancy Goods at Special Reduced Prices. Silks this weeklat Wholesale Prices. Ladies` Tan Shades Mooquetaire Kid Gloves, I6-Button, 5]. Ladies Tan Shades Stitch Buck Mosqueuire Kid Glovas SIRE Ladies` 4~Button Dognkin Gloves, titch Buck, 75c. Ladies` 4-Button Dognki Glovea. Stitch Buck, $l..`25. Iuliu Cream, White, n and Black Silk Uloven, `.3 in. 1Adicu`Color'od Silk Lace Mitts, Beautiful, 60, 75, 81. Gems` LiI:od Kid Gloves, Fur Top. 75, SUI), $1.30, 5100. Gontn Lined Kid Mitts, I"ur~'l`op, 75, $1.00, Ql..`.0. _ Gents Scotch Worsted Gloves 30, 35, 40, 50, we. Gents Llufers, Scnrfl, Squares, Silk Handkerchiefs. While a --' ~-- A - :3. WA] lung 0001411`! Dlly anyuuug um: uua nu nu this great city. They just mother used to make them. Her tin cmller box was never em my and how r good they were; the older y were the ~ meilower And better they were. I re- member she used to make me a boy and a mouse every time she tried crullers, and .1.-.m um P's {or my letters. And Have opened their Lg}-I :-- :_ ._, ` _ * ,_ Come and see._ my new goods. .11 Int: - BOO.'I[' 65 SZEIOE STORE . _..-- ....-...n . urn xnnnnm nnnool. BOOTS. A Full lne of CHILDREN'S AND KISSES` SCHOOL BOOTS. 5.l:'.5..I..;:.LJ.g=.: -l-I\I\-I .- - .__ OIL GOAT 300'!` FOR LAD!!!` We have also. without doubt. thd Fluent in the city. * *-- A --o\r~a1r-1fr`l:ITT In all the New Shades and at the Very Lowest Prices for Good Goods. r long experience lmsim-as and other facilities we tomers with the very ho;-st goods at. the lowest possible 1 r business (as l)f0l't`) will he 1-omluctul strictly on the 0 iven for every dollar rem-in-cl. . (`all inspect the goods and the store. .` Mooquohlire Kid 2 -r-.. una... Qcium Ru.-k hlosnttetnin 8].`. A5 - N()\"]*3l{l_`IES! And Xmas Novelties too numerous to mention. time she Ineu cruucm, uuu always two P3 (or my ltters. Christmas and New Year`s she put cur- awny seed candies nll over mine. I won- der how she did it. That. mlnco pie was good. I think 1 will take another piece. it. lmin`t cost anything and it makes me think of old times." _ A ...a m um micnrlv nhl mun sat and am Vvaavun -up`-.. _.__ . , ._ ` lock Shoes, Trunks, Valisca, | ~a\;:s and Satchels of every le- ~ in the Dominion. including the Superior Mumftctures of (`ooper & Smith, H. E. Clarke & (.`o., and other relisble -rionce business other possess enable us to supply ' V` -- I, ,_A ._..-.X- -9 flan Lax-nut nri(\(>g_ WALSH &. STEACY. \ I78 N'ELLIh'G101Y STREET. 40 FY- NEW STORE (at the Old Stand), Carpet and Millinery Warehouse. IIIIUI l-\.lIlllL- nu rvnwwuw .....v.. ._ , , I A `I 2 possible prices. I One Price System. A good Watchmgker and Jeweler, efa. and Culorecl. all M Ito- WALDRON. think of okl umes. " And so the miserly old man sat and until his usual bedtime came. when be lit his candle, for he never would have gas. and to bed. c.........n.. mm ha mt. man and comfort-