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Raim, your bye and triumphs high, Ai-le-tu-ia'. Sing, ye heavens. and earth reply, Al-le-lu-ia I ' and then the notes tall lower nnd lower, and intermingie with the Qymg cadence of the sweet voices faintly fauinq away. like the unconscious paste lng ot the mining 'eartr-one mat lose DEM-HI in reverln, and, with tho glitter - “77-- -.. ‘V'Vl IV. all“, "IIIII qu BIIUKYT ot the. tinseled Christmas tree still "turttirtir In his eyes, span with his thouRtiu the ages ot antiquity. The Mlle-log of the Saxon kings still crackles. Tho savor of the fragrant woman-howl is insidiously waited to our nostrels and the old refrain: Honor to you who sit Near to the well of wit And drink Four till ot it I "ill rings In our ears. The boisterous hmElmer from baronlal halts seems to come back to us. We see the vision of the steaming hour's head, and we hear tho KC-odly company singing: New thrice welcome Christmas. Which brings us good cheer, Minc'd pies and lum porridge, Good ale and string beer; With pig, goose and capon, The hat that may be, Bo well doth the weather And our stomachs agree. .It is Christmas once again. What matters it that some hall-dozen cen- turies or more have fied since our an- cestors celebrated tho day with least- ing, merriment, songs and quaint pas- times 2' Many of tho old customs have gone, and we look back as upon a myth to the time that l“Jutland was merry England, when “Id Christmas brought his sports again, 'Twas (hr-Litmus broached the mighti- est. Me; 'Twas ('hrlstmas told the merriest tale; 3 A Christmas Rambo? oft could cheer The poor man's heart through half the year. IS THE SAME CHRISTMAS. But it is mm the same Christmas. The pile-log may not glow, but the glow in the heart is there. The gent- ler nature of man comes forth at the Chnstmastiue, and the feeling of goodfellowship creeps into his soul. He grasps his comrades by the hands, and if he doesn't say it he feels like aayi-ng. just as they did in the olden days: God rest you, merry gentlemen, Let nothmg you dismay, For Jesus Christ, our Saviour, Was horn upon this day. Without gohtg into the old dispute as to the date of the nativity, it is enough to note that the generally ac- cepted birthday of Christ has been celebrated as a festival by all civilized nations that have adopted the Chris- tian religion since the earliest in- troduction of Christianity. From the wrtersiurmotes of the ancient Saxons, held under the solemn ceremonies of the time, and the high festivities es- tablished by the latter Angle-Saxonl kings, which increased in splendor) yearly under the growing luxury of' the monarchs of the Norman race, un- til they attained the apex of their glory in the Elzabethan age, the spirit of rtsvelry continued, then grad- ually diminished and reached the ra- (ional pretensons of the present day. It is human nature to enjoy a show, and, like Ar Andrew Aguec'heek, the masses "delight in masques and re- vels." The gorgeous pageants of the olden days were well fitted to the people, who witnessed them. It is doubtless true that the celebration has been on the decline for many years, and the unbridled, " mirth and princely cheare" with which King Ar- thur kept the day "in merry Carlelle" has given place to the more sober praise meetings in the churches and dignified family gatherings in the homes. The p'cturesque Christmas has ceased to be a reminiscence. It is merely an historical incident that barely misses becoming merged into the myths of mythological lore. In this day of the twenty-four hon. Christmas, instead of the fortnight, when man is rushed' through life by electric motors, in lieu of horse pow- er and shanks mares, it may profit us somewhat to pause iong enough for a glance at these crude, yet heart-felt, cert-moms. Thise old festivals of the Shristmasthlc unquestouably had their urigm in the various celebra- tions of the pagan rite, which the earliest tf‘auhI-rs of Christianity deem- ed advisable to continue under modi. tied forms, as they had become deeply rooted in the minds of the pec- ple, and a too sudden divergence from iortpetrtattlishmi customs. it was thought. might have a disastrous er. lect. In this way many heathen cus- tom were engralted into the 'Chrls- tian ceremonials. and celebrations that were originally inaugurated in honor of Saturn or Bacchus were clothed with the garb of respectabil- lty. and became an integral part ot the holiday festlvltlea. Nearly all na. "an. ancient or modern, have recog- nized the perio_d ol the winter solstice Chriuunau tun come as a season of rejoicing. The saturn- aiia of the Romans. which occurred at this time of the year. was the occasion for great festivity and mirth. Friends were (existed. foes forgiven, presents were exchanged back and forth. and the manner of singing songs and hymn ‘n honor of Saturn bore close remmbinnce to the chanting of the modern Christmas carol. ONE STRIKING RESEMBLANCE. But one ot the most strik‘ug re. semblances ot the gatarnallan [ectivi ties and our Christmas was the up pointment ot. a. ruler, king or lord of minrule. as the English called him. who had absolute away during the holiday seam and committed and en. com-aged the utmost absurdities. About this some period of the your the northern nations of Europe cele- brated a “active! in honor ot Thor. again. which, like our own Christmas and the yatarmalia of the Romans. was marked by a season of feasting. song and merrlment. This celebration was known as Yule, Jule. In]. or lol. from which the Yuletide of the British de. rived its name. The Celebration of the Christian les- ttval of the Nativity was inaugurated shortly after the introduction of the new religion, but the ttrtrt positive proofs We have of it are met in the second century during the reign ot Emperor Concordiua. It did not take long for the custom to spread among the English people, and the tales u: the English chroniclers and the old ballads are replete with the quaint humorn. the mock oeremonials and the general exhibition ot jolllty that was prevalent during this merry Bea. son df m1rth-mturini. During the reign of Queen Elizabeth, when the Puritans began to gain in power somewhat, the rol ielring cere- monlals were decried as the work of the, wicked: and in 1647 the reform- ers had proceeded so tar in England and America as to cause parish offi- ters to be subjected to penalucq tor encouraging tlic trimming of c.lturcltis and permitting the holding of iii-inc remicn on Cluistmaa morning. Alter tho restoration the old Christmas tere tivities came into favor and were continued until they gradually died oat with the changing conditions of society; Whllo the celebration ol the christ- mastido of the present generation has been sober-ed down to the require- ments and more minimized tastes of an advanced civilization, one cannot but look back with u longing some- times for the old days that seemed so full of the real enjoymmts of lite. The love of those quaint rustonw still lin- gers in our hon rts. There is just enough of tho smperstitious pagan left in us to revere those Weird ceremonlals ot the past. We cannot help but half re- spect tho belief in the omens of Chiist- mas em and concur In the supposition that on that night the cock crows till the dawn that all evil things may be frightened away (luring such an hul- Iowod period. Thus Marcellus will to Horatio : Sumo say that ever 'gainst that bea- son comes Wherein our Saviour's birth is cele- Muted. The birth ot dawning singeth all night long; And then tlwy say no spirit can walk abroad ; Tho nights are Wholesome; then no planets strike, No fairy tales. nor witch have power to charm. ' So httllowou and so precious is the time. It was believed that those who were born on C'hritrtmas or Good Friday had the power of seeing evil spirits. and it has been said that the Spaniards attributed the down. cust and haggard looks of Philip li. to the horrible demons that this pri. vilage permitted him to see. In the Southwest part of England there existed until " late day " supersti- tion to the effect that at midnight on (‘hristnms eve the oxen might be found kneeling in their stalls in adoration of the Nativity. In other parts of the country been were sup- posed to trrng m their hives at this meted hour, and in snme places. it was maintained. it one would llStOIl he might hear the ring-ins: ot Hunter- rnnean bells. In the mining districts the workmen declared that high mass was performed in the cavern containing the richest lule of ore, that the service was chanted by in. visible choritrterrt and the whole chamber brilliantly lighted with enmilw. The old songs echo these pretty fancies of faith. and the rhythm ot the melodious 'cty that time can never hush still charms the ear: And all the bells on earth shall ring Whether this beautiful practice was derived from the pagan custom of trimming the temples with garlands, or came as the voice of the prophets, who spoke of the Messiah as the "Branch of Righteousness," or had its origin in the promise of Isaiah, who hath sail], " The Lord shall comfort Zion; He will comfort all her Waste places; and He will make her Wilder- ness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord"-it matters not. It is one of the few old customs that has come down to us. The churches seem sanctified on Christmas morn with the flowers. and the homes are more sacred for the wreaths ot eFer- green. The holly, the ivy. the laurel, tho rosemary. and the mistletoe were tho favorites, although there was no limit to the materrtitr that might be used tor decorative purposes. The Christmas tree came from Germany and Sicily. and forms, to the chlldren at least, a very attractive part of the decorations. The laurel is peculiarly applicable for the Christmastlde as it is tho emblem of peace, victory and joy. One of the popular customs was throwing sprigs of laurel on the Christmas fire and seeking for omens in the crackling leaves and curling And all the bells on earth shall ring On Christmas day, on Christmas day, And all the bells on earth shall ring On Christmas day in the morning. And all the angels in heaV'en shall sing On Christmas day, on Christmas day, And all the angels in heaven shall sing On Christmas Jay in the morning. And all the souls on earth shall sing On Christmas day, on Christmas And all the souls on earth shall slug On Christmas day an the morning. In tlmse good old times. that some folk love to call the golden days, extensive preparations were made [or the coming of Uhrlstnms. Most important of all was the interior decoration or the houses. The num~ tel-pieces and the walls were made guy with evergreens and pretty wreaths were hung in the windows. Now with bright holly all the tem- ples straw; With laurel green and sacred mistle- 'iriiirhour, at one time commonly LONGING FOR OLD DAYS. calkrd "Christmas," was venerated at this season or the your probably more than any other plant. and no decora- tlons were considered complete with- out.it. Rosemary was also greatly esteemed. not only for lbs subtle trag- rance. but because it was supposed to possess many occult. virtues, one of the most. valuable of which was an aid to the memory. "There's rose- mary. thath for remembrance," said Ophelia. "pray you. love, remember." Rosemary alike ls appropriate for bride or corone- Grow for two ends, It matters not " Bo it will do for hope, tor sorrow or for memory. INFLUENCE OF THE MISTLETOE. all. . Bo 't for my bridal or my burial. But the magic spell of the happy Christmas days is touched by the mis- tletoe. There are Visions of pretty girlish faces that come up at the more mention ot it. The damsel donned her kirtle slitson; The hall was dressed with holly green; Forth to‘the wood did merry men go To gather in the mistletoe. Then opened wide the baron's hail To vnsen1, tenant, user! and all: Power laid the rod of rule aside And ceremony dotted his pride. The mistletoe was suspended over the doorway, and the fair maiden that was captured under the Dough by the noble swuin paid the forfeit with a kiss. tor has the bard not truthfully told us: With cakes and ale and antic ring Well tiptoed to the tabor string, And many a buss below the holly And flout at sable melancholy-- So, with a rouse, went Christmasing. The decoration of the houses and the churches were not the only sign of the approach of Christmas, for on the stillness of the winter air tlleroAcunm at midnight the sweet strains of min- strelsy. The waits of the olden times chanted anthems ot glory trom door to door, and as one lay in his bed peacefully dreaming oi the good cheer coming he might be gently aroused with the enrol: Awake, awake, good, people all! Awake, and you shall hear HOW Christ, our Lord, died on the cross For those he loved so dear. Or listen, entranced. to tho wild bal- lad sung by the weird voices: I saw three ships come sailing in, On Christmas day, on Christmas day ; I saw three ships come sailing in, On Christmas day in the morning. The custom of Singing during the Christmas season appears to be a very ancient one. The name "wait" or "waytty" is said to have been the title bestowed on the member of some band of minstrels who either replaced the old ballad singer of the royal" court or was under his instructions and whose duty it was to pass one chamber door to another in the pal- aces and pipe the watches of the night upon same musical instrument. Men- tion of such a minstrel is made as early as the reign of Edward 111., and the practice of Christmas carol singing which had its origin in this old court custom continued for many years. In time, however, the sing- ers degenerated into mere street bawlers who made themselves such nuisances that lovers of peace and quiet willingly paid them to seek other localities. ONE POPULAR CEREMONY. One of the moat popular of the ceremonies, the mere mention of which vividly recalls those days of boisterous merriment, was the bringing in and burning of the yule-log, a custom transmitted from the early Scandinavians, who, at their celebration Jule kindled huge bonfires in honor of their god, Thor. During feudal times in England the immense log was hauled into the baronial hall with great pomp on Christmas eve and lighted with a brand saved trom the log of-the pre- ceding Christmas. Saving the unconr earned part ot the old log to rekindle the new insured the dwelling against tire and kept away other bad luck for does not the old ballad maker tell us: Kindle the Christmas brand and then Can do no misohiet there. As the Yule iog was drawn through the woods each passerby raised his hat to it, for he knew full well that it meant good cheer tor him at the burou’s on the marrow. The lads at the ropes sang as they tugged away'. Come, bring with a noise, My merry, merry boys, . The Christmas log to the firing. While my good dame she Bldg ye all be tree And drink to your heart's desiring. One at the ditties that were chanted during the reign of Henry VI. in hon or of the yule log ran like this: Welcome be thou, heavenly King, Welcome born on this morning, Welcome tor whom we shall sing. -"iiiGdnset let it burn. Which ntysnch'd, then lay it up again Till Christmas next return. Part must be kept wherewith to teend The Christmas log next year, And where 'tis satply kept the fiend While all the preparations that have been mentioned were going on the kitchen was the scene ot the greatest activity. Here was the dream ot an epicure's heaven. Hare were con- cocted those wonderful dishes that to this day it makes us hungry to read about. Who but a rhymster writing under the direct inspiration of the “mod things" could have ground out th : All you that to feasting and mirth are inclined are your mind; Old Christmas, is cane tor to keep open house. He acorns to be guilty of starving a mouse; Then come. boys. and welcome for diet the chief. Plum pudding. goose. capon, mlnc'd pies and roast beef. or what better hill ot {are could one ask than this: They served up salmon, venwon and - wild boaré By hundreds and by dozens and by Welcome Welcome Welcome Welcome be ye that are here, Welcome all, and make good cheer. Welcome all another year. Welcome Yule. ACTIVITY IN THE KITCHEN. Welcome Yule." he ye, Stephen and John, Innocents, every one, Thomas. martyr one, ls goqd _newa for to pleas- Welcome Yule. ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO Hogsheaqs of honey, kllderklnl of. tttttte Mutton: and gutted been. and bacon swine; Heron- and hitterns, pea/cocks, won and bastard. Teal, mallard. pigeons. wldgoona and. in tine, Plum puddlngu, pancakes. apple plea and custard, And therewithal they drank good Gascon wine, With mead and ale and elder of our own. t For porter, punch and negus were not known. But chlet among all the dishes was the hour’s head, which was brought in on a silver or golden platter, heralded by a grand Ilourlsh ot trumpets. An upper servant. In gorgeous livery bore the dish, and as he proceeded at the head ot the stately procession of knights and ladies sung in stentorlnn v0 ce : Caput aprl detero, Reddena laudes domino. The boar's head in hand bring I, With garlands guy and rosemary; I pray yon all synge may-rily, - - ttut estis‘an cons-trid.' The boar's head, I understand, ls the chief servyce in this land, Look wherever it he tand, Ferrite cum cantlco. Bo. glndde lordes, both more and latme, For this hath ordnyncd our stewarde, To chere you all this Christmatrse, The boar's head with mustard. SECOND TO THE BOER’S HEAD. Another Christmas dish that was in great favor and second in import. ance to the boat‘s head. was the peacock. which was prepared for the table in an elaborate manner. First. the skin was carefully removed with all the plumage adhering. and the bird was then roasted In the highest style of the culinary art. When the body was partly cooled the 19.rim.witlt all the fine feathers and the beak. was replaced,and firmly sewed on. and the bird made to look as nat- ural as life. On some occasions the entire peacock was gilded, and a piece ot cotton saturated with spir- its placed in the beak and Ignited Copiously stuffed with sweet herbs and spices. busted with the yolk of wig Gf served with a rlclf gravy. the peacock made a. dish tit tor u. king. - -- A _ _ In this list of holiday edibles one delicacy must not be omitted, and that is the mince pie-the some old commixture as the New England product so familiar yet so hugely imitated in the machine-made im. position of our own times. The his- tory or the mince pie began in 1596, when it was known as mut- ton pie, the mutton being finally substituted by neut’s tongue. and later on by beet. At one time it was called shred and Christmas pie. Just before Christmas it wan cus- tomary to set a watch upon these pies that they might not he stolen. Thus the warning: Come. guard this night the Christ. To catch it. Prom him alone sits there, Having his eyes still in his eat. And a deal of mlghty tear, To watch it. 'DIGNI‘I‘IES LAID ASIDE. On (:hrlstmas day In the old times all social distinctions and dignity were laid aside and the highest and low- est were on an equal footing. All the servants and retainers of the baron were graciously received at the teu. dal castle. All partook in common ot the wusaail bowl. Mirth ran riot and the old halls rang with laughter. The day was spent in merriment. There were the mummere-those peri. putetic players who went [mm house to house with their jumbled perform- ance or St. George and the Dragon. There was the Lord of Misrule with his pageant of gaudy followers and unlimited authority to set things by the ears for a twelfth night. Then in the evening came the games: "Snap Dragon," "Bot, Cherry." "Blind Man‘s Butt," "Hoodlecum Blind," and the like, mus pie, That the thief. though ne'er so sly. With his flesh hooks don't come nigh, Christmas after Christmas were these merry scenes enacted. The burn. img of the Jule-log, the hanging or the mistletoe and other old customs have long since been abandoned, so that to. day many of them live by tradition only-but we have the happy faces of the children "ill-to them Christmas is always the same Christmas that It was on that morn when the star shone so bright on Bethlehem. "Uh," mid thedatUrr, "1 was very hot and thirsty, and took at large (In: nght of the clear water of the lake. and then sat down on this stone to consult my guidebook. To my aston- islnunnb, I found that the water of this lake is wry poisonous'. Oh! I am a lost mam-l tool it running all over. me; l httve only a 19w moments to live Kmnemhor mu to-----" l "1.0L mo s00 the guidebook," said his R5: All the "urerestce. An English traveller once met a mmumnlon sitting in " state of the must; wolnl rims-pair, and apparently mun- tho last nannies, by the rddo of one of the mountain lakes of Switzer- land. He luquirod the cause of his sui- fvrnurs. V . During the. U. S. civil war the law school at Cambridge was presided over by Professors Parsons. Parker and Washburn. They were divided in their political views, and each did his best to maintain his opinion. Profes- -iiiiang to the passage he found. "L'eatt du lav est bien poito:onneust'" --"Tltp, water of this lake abounds in fish." "Lt-t me see friend. : sor Parker was one day asked: "How do you get along on Politics at the law school P' “Nicely: he answered. "We are equally divided." "But how can that be?" contlnued the lnqulrer. "There are three of you ?" “Easy en- ough," replied the protection “Parsons writes on One side and I on the other, and Wnahburn--ht, speaks on one side and votes on the other." "I "iiroiifdrGv// -didli -ot impirrtect knowledge of the French Iaugttture."-- Tithita. Ruthless on the London Stock Ex- change to-day opened with a better tone, on the readim at the Gavan- ment to face the situation. Arthur Quirk, Cincinnati, says he was ahmhabd by a German veg eel captain and empelled_.Atp_ work iii, iariia GU to Philadelphia. 1m: Equally Divided. til) WHEN ilillll IS IMMINENT PATIENT KNOW HIS END IS NEAR. Or, G, F, Shrady Says a Phy- sician Should Not Let His Dr. George F. Shrady has written an toliomt to a. Chicago paper: The recent decimn of a Mir-curl judge declaring that, any physician who belieVa his patient'. can; a hopeiul one and does not solutorln him it guilty ot a breach of trult. brings up the old question or the true ethics ot the proa-ional obli- zationl involved. It will be readily admitted that any one. ttowever learned he may be in Law. in entirely incompetent to reconcile all the varied conditions and modify'ms eir. cumstances ot the situation to the risky "tutdard ot individual and " soiute Judgment in the premises in this instance, certainly the burden of rmepotuirbiiity as to the propriety and fitness of things rests with the parties who are directly facing the issue. The battle must be (ought by the men who are on the ground. Thus it happens that on sorts of rules govern emergencies. _ _. _ Generally speaking. the medical I preform does not believe it besti to render the final veruutt directly to the doomed patient. The excep- tions to this opinion are very few indeed. and are only to he consider- ' ed in connection with the most earn- l est solicitation of the sufferer. 1 Even then previous promises mustl be often qualified at the lust inn-i meat. ' The man who is perfectly well is always willing to any that when his time comes he wishes to know in; Death then uppenre to be so far! off and he ttseat so secure against: the immediate fulfilment of his in-‘ tuition to die like u hero and u. philoeopher that he is prospecnvely! safe enough to be defiantly boldand l assertivey self-reliant. The child', may neVer be afraid of n guost) when the sun shines. but; we c.uinot i always trust him when night comes. The physician in his unily rela- tions With the weak and sick l, ones understands the enlct , situation better than either the cler- , gymnn or lawyer, and he must always not ms seems best to him under the ctreutmitutteeg. He is constantly asking himself “lint good or harm may c0tue l trom a decision one way or the other. I Genernily he finds when the titye'I comes and when the last rcnmly fails _ l that the patient is in no condition to i appreciate the real significance of the 1 awful fact. “is impulse is then to l ield l to the merciful side. He docs not wlsh l to deny him the hut chance of rallying '; in spite of the most gloomy outlook. i The business oi being resigned to death never helps anyone to got well. When we welcome the seemingly iuer- ltable issue we admit that there is nothing else left for us. It is always the sinking ship without the pump. llmlgnatiou is always a last choice. This is never more strikingly muni- tented than when the physician and clergyman are at the bedside of the strleken one to tender the lust and 501-- vices of their respective calllngs. If there is any hope left tor life there is no question as to whom the patient would look for the sum-or he needs in such a dire emergency. _ l ' Nature guards her prime instinct until the last breath is drawn. it is always the right and privilege of the physician to use his personal Judgment in the equutbu, in order that he may throw his knowledge and sklii in the most eliective way on what may be, alter all, the winning side. Hope is the last stimulant that fails him, and he is bound to cling to it in the face of every doubt. He is so often rewarded with victory in the face or dreadful odds that he is inclined to stick to his post alter all others give up the light. The patient always expect-s this or his medical adviser, and any disappoint- ment in this regard, occasioned by a direct statement trout the (ioi'tur him- self, in unite of what the patient may expect to the contrary, is too oluau attended with an overwhelming and determining shock to the Intter, Many physicinns, however, have kept their promise in spite of this serious drawback, bat only when pe- culiar conditions and cirantmrrtnneorr warrant the risk. There in no hard land Inst rule for such a course, and at must it is only an exception to be noted. Certainly no legal enact.- ment can make such a determination obligatory on the part ot the medical attendant. From what has been said it is by no means to be inferred that the dying patient must not be delieately and judiciously apprised of his danger. It is generally conceded by the pro- fession that this is always better done in the indirect way. through the relatives and friends. The warning should always be timely enough tor the. transaction of necessary busi- ness, the making of wills, the sending of messages to friends. and the so- lacing influent‘es of religious mittio. trations. This does not necessarily mean despair for the patient. but only a reasonable preparation for the probable. It is not to him what must he, but what may be. When all (worldly matters are settled, when peace of mind is secured. what harm can come to the patient in allowing him to still have a hopeful trust In his physician.” one always ready to help him. and to welcome to the last his ever ready and eneourattirq 'word, which is in itself a necessary inspiration in the darkening hours? A recent German invention is ar- mored glass. or glass plates cast with wire gauze i-ncloseri in their substance, so as to increase the resistance to pressure. shock ant the effects of heat. Tests of the new material have been made at the Chemnitz Technical Institute and the Vienna Technologi- cal Museum, which show that the ar- mored glass is much stronger, and where the ordinary glass broke under sudden applications of pressure the strengthened material only cracked, and the cracks caused by changes of temperature did not allow either damp or lame to pass. The new glass has already been employed for water gauges. Physician (swing tuiviee)-Laatl.v, McGorry, dott't go to sleep on an empty stomach. McCarty (who la‘nil- Intr)-No dancer av mot. docthor; o' always slaps on me hack. A asker-ation is not I0 much indicated by never making a mlutake u by - "spouting it.-Boree. Armored l i lush. By the - light, gloom. In the orchard path he met no: In the tell, wet can. with its faint. pertain. Aerttli'asdtopaas bat hemdouo mom. 0. 1mm. but hemldtmm meg Bo I 'gtexat and blushed till the trm"" paw red. With my face bent down above n. While he took my hand a: he Wuhan“ ing tid-- . (How we clover mm each Tiashu sweet head. 'Do listen to all that my jam: e'.d; O. the clover in bloom. I love it it In the Inch. wet gram wont Um path to has» And the low. Wot leaves hung over; But I could not pan: on either in IMr I found myself, when l vainly In the arms of my Nut lunar. And he held me “11m and ho raised my head. While he closnd the path Wave me. Aud looked down. ink) my cyan and (Emil; lemma betyt dawn from tho _-- mus o'erhead. Tb New" to all that my lover said; u. the leaves may“ low” o'er melt Had he moved aside put. a little m. I could sumly the" have pt-t'd him 2 And he knew I never wold wish to my. And would um. have hand what he had to any. Could. I all: aside have cut. him. It was 111mm dark. and the Inn-memo sped. ' . And the marching night wind mum um But he drew mo nearer and mttly IntgtentL To “men to all that my lover and: o. the whlmcrlnc wind around us!) I am sure he knew when he lwld me (at. That I must he all unwilling: For I tried to go. and I would haw mused. As the night would com" with itge dew. It last. And the sky With its r-tnrs was till. "It. But he clnml me donor when I would have fled. And he matte me hear his Wynn And h'm Ml came out from his lips and 'said.-. (new the star! crept out where the white moon lad. To listen an“ that my loser mm; 0. the m n and the 'stare m glut-y '.) (How the ppm ( Re bought in 1665 a farm of stumps (Hits name was Goduse..Gloritied, his surname it was Jones; He put. a mortgage on the (arm. and then in conscious pride, i In hwenty years I'll pay it up, said God-be-Glorliied. The mortgage had a hungry maw that. swallowed corn and when; He toiled with patience night and day to let the manner on; He slowly worked himself to death, and on the calm hillside. They laid beyond the monsters reach, good God-be-Glorliied. And the tarm, with its incumbrances of mongage. stumps and stones. 5 " tell to young Meiehixodee Paul Ad- l oniram Jones; Melchizedec was a likely youth. a hols, godly men. And he vowed to mine that mortgage I like a noble Puritan. I know that. the grass and the leaves w'll not tell. And I'm burn amt. tho wi.d, DNCMID must. Will carry my “cunts so mic-U and well That no being man (war (Hanover One word of the many that rapidly tell From the soul-speak!” mm " my lover: And the moon and the “are that tool: ow: tNiall new: reveal what a {airy-11kt) ape" They wove round about ut' that. night m the uoll. In the path through the urw-tadrm clover. _ Nor echo the whim)?” that made my heart swell As they tell from the ILpa of my And he Wont forth "very mowing to the rugged mountain 5410, And he dug, as dug before him poor old God-he-Glorted; He raised pumpkins and pniutors doun the monster's throat to pour; Eie gulped them down and smarkml his jaws and calmly asked nn more. Be worked until his hulk was bent. until his hair was gray- On a hillside through a snowdritt they dug his grave one day! His first born son. Eliphalet, had no tin: eta weep and broth]. For the monster by his doorstep growled perpetually tor food. He fed him on his garden trutl. tw trtutted his ribs with hay, He led him eggs and butter. but he would not stay away; And Ellphalet he staggered with tho burden. and then dim. And slept with old Meit'llizedm- and God-be-Glorilied. Then the term it tell to Thomas and from Thoman (all to Jon. Then trom John to Eiotizer, but the mortgage still held on; Then It fell to Ralph and Peter. Eli, Abaolom and Paul; Down through the generations. but I the mortgage killed them all. About a me ot yeah! - the lat-m 1 came down to Jim. l And Jim called in the mortgage and - the tum to him. There's no human heart so empty that it In. no my at how. Bo Jim give up the ancient [arm and went to with: up. Be new a fifty millimetre. a. Moat. ed. mannered “tore. 80 owned tn mm twenty minus. and tho whole mature; And tho-nut did " mt! con- mb and lived In his tr/a And In a. In... bought but (an. all It can out]. lover The Mun-lunge- sweet wind grmv "tsilt, -Homer and the leaves Greene I"!