/,The Dickens Spirit
Achievements of Vi: Old: Timg Christmas.
“m”; you"? Cynics of the iloriilll ul‘ 192.» are wont to lilugh at ti“; oiii (fhrlstniilll eaill illea, ill pl» anll gillill-will, at the (‘hristinall i lll. the Battle. lil’ Life, tliil lflilkt‘! on the heath. the Christilial-i or Dickens! It is llullheil otfhnilil as -~ just. lllilvii- l-ioh slllfi‘. "
The iulllllllilig iinlls ll hoillie. tlll. llilllisllcll zlon retlirils ill thl- nil-ll oi tinle with tho ilollllinl til paytli‘ the atolls. \\‘lll('ll ltllls [llill lll, Dt‘k.'l.‘llllit,‘l' the wirkilil llullr is humanized zlitlli" living hlllllllll-ii, the niisllniliirslallilini: is tjlt'lil‘t‘ll llp a titer 2U sail llilllL'('(‘.‘1'-'~il1l‘_\' y SIiIlLIFQ-iltfltl honesty ls _ _ my!» hiit allil all i-nils ill silllsallil Hllli llilll a l‘0llllll‘_\‘ iliillit‘. liODl. alive at. llli" lluftl-t \\"itll Norfolk Ilitlins allil a tfllristillzls hl.ll"l lll‘ sllloking hlsll- op.
.\llll llllflliltls it is StlllivlliilPFi llili lil-tilt til roll: tlll: i-liaritll. to "'1- l.‘llt‘(’ llill litt . liilw wise is .\l kllillvall l» tly ll-llnl litlhlilun‘ u, Palln lil" l"ii lll" S“ " wliitel"silllrt.~l "l"! Yflllllil: \\'isi~ll.lll" lll (‘lltlllwlt 110$ Alltlvlt-s. Pulls. llr .\latll"illaiill the rlrst who (‘tllillill l t llill-Dull p, llvllk tzllllvs at lllt‘ lllarvts llilll l"l-.l.ttllil"llills allil jazz away the illu- lly olil \'iltlll"'"n survival.
Yi-t lilvkeils is a ltiailt lli-stl"illin~_1 lllli" little wllrlil ill llll-iliil'-i"ltii-s lilti- ll ('l)ltl.\"lll.<. .\llli l)lt'l\'t'li.\‘ saw ill ml‘ §§t)t|(i'l\i]] \l'llll"ll tllil siliril lll
' iilas i-olllil llill-i,- i-ll;_-l-lllii-l"tlli-
llilly til ill» "llilll. lllisoriis ill‘ lllil oi‘ llll- lluiilrpl"i\"ilil~;:llil llli-tllrl-li. .\llll \\'tll‘lit'tl tlll‘ illl- ltllflllllitjl" lot" \\'lilli it \\".ls worth lil lll!‘ |li-~lt lit his illtilliLillltl llllili- so l'l|illl'il| sllilzllsts that llil illislli-ll lll" t-illsztli- int l hi». t'lll'l']\'. (‘lily last llllllltll pllllpll- w H‘ l\"."~l"i- irll-i- rl . ir/i- thl- pllw -l ill i-xillllllili": i.- lvili \\"liil"ll tllll’
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llt!
t‘\‘l‘l'_\'"
lllllill" 1Llllll~ llllltli" i‘£“t‘illtllii(n\' allil llll-w-lwwliil-ls" ("llL't'lltlt‘l‘ tor a ll: it lllll‘» that an» sl-i-l; tll ex- lllllit .\.l'illl.\‘|lt't‘ l):-_v. ll is tl'll‘i ti " iii-Illils lll lillls‘ l‘.i_\’ ll"-l ' .‘14|\'t' llt llil- \'L‘l llilll slllli"
'l‘lll>_x' ari- s ltltllllt"! l llioulsll ulail_ ilmvilrllllts llllvi- t'ltllli" i-Ils llii-il- l\itil prilIlh-llls hi1 llt'\l"l' ill"i-::lllilil ll'llllll tlarl; llieht oi‘ llill" tlloill-rll livi".
Fill] oi" llll-Zll hllpll allil llrillillilt
' lll‘\\' (‘lllvl-rllnlllills t‘tlll‘t' . illlt littil» hi Wit)‘ i": llllllll-
lhi- llllylos: (llill lll!‘ ii;
plail-s llill hvlldllli} lll-fill Pnrhllps Diekoils w not slit-ll all zultititizltilll olii Viiltol "lil afttlr all.
Supposing lllorl": l-lllllll lll- .~ lll a l‘:llltilnlinli- ill‘ nlPKUilH l~li:lr."li-t allil a willi-ly allveillzeil llill‘ pl" ~- tllll“‘l‘ S\‘t'lll'l'll ltljllillt (tlll ilarls ltl tlli- pllitllllll" l'.:l'lli"itl-s ill‘ till» llll . allil t.» priltllii-l- this llliuhty stage r4'\\'(“ll('i" t‘|| (‘ili‘ ll ll: nleht. ill-l lis lilllllll" up lll!‘ i . ai"ll llill-llilll til-.- ili-lili-liilll ill‘ st ‘ll t‘llill'lltil"l‘.\‘.
' rill! . l ll-zlls to lliillll
t'tli'l-lt\‘l\' llill nlail"l
allil ~illl~lv lli- lllllsl lll- illllyl-ll ilv l‘ll» .\liilisti-l" ill‘ l-‘ill:lill"-. \illl illt"ll .l. "rll .\ltli'lll_\"s Elli t‘ 'i"tiol.:o's iilrllll-i‘ ])ill'lil'"l‘ ill lll llli- s"l iltlw llill-s ])it‘l\'l‘llH 111"“! us "Ttlili"ll'ly was lll-all to lll-llill witll. 'l‘hilri- is lll) llollllt wllilti-rl-i" lllllllit that. Th" il-izistvi‘ (ti his llllrial has siillll-ll lly thtl i"ll-r_i:_\'illan, the l-ll-rk. tlll- utllll-rtaller llilll llli- l-llll-i‘ illliurilel". St-rilllge signed il." \\'ho shall tlll" the ghost ill hlzllitrl”? tl’il'k your
ll‘llt'l,t!l‘.l
~l t'_\'l‘ tlll» (‘llilll l"_v allil lil'i- ill llll"
its
tll wlliwll illl‘ lll :2
tlln llill. “.\ t‘; ""
: ; \\'llo"lli~ltl~l" “tlll purl than John (‘itizi-n alias (‘illlllllillii tilxpagli-r‘! ll ills like a glove.
Wil inllst have tlli- llltlrlullw. lll‘- iulusi- till: uirk llf tinli- l"--lli~llliltillll is ll) lli- our iiilal l-ltl .1 ‘this part illllllt Lit til illl- Niltiilllal lll-llt. on lllllltiHillil lllillft‘ i-il our illtllll-rlt Hlllllt‘.
;\lllt*i‘lllllll t'litl- inns! lilallrl‘ nlall lllillilli: llilllsi-ll‘ on llllliil prai-lit-al kllollilll», i-liarartl This lltlrl will stilt the Ll-llilllr-lll‘tlll-Jill" pilsltillll illl" tlli- tiiili- lll-illlt?
'|‘lil-li who shall play \\'lll l-"i-rli? "\ pilill" llllil llllllUtll lllllil llllt wllil has llPUll eivi-ll ll llall ll:lllll-. \\'il| ll‘tli"li llill)" llt‘ ]tlil_\'t'tl h)" tlli- warli- ‘mm i-lllllpilli- witii li"tl llilll trl wi-l.
“llitlli- lllilllill." "ll .\lllilll lllllll with a sttlll‘ allil llisilllllti-iltilll fare" i-lllls s llo llilliillity. lli- \\'lll he ilasily" tllllllll lllllllll: llli- ilillllhies at llylll- Park ill" liesiiil- Nelson's lions".
Molly Swlllgi-l" i"tlli- l-illlloilinlllllt ill’ giltlillli-ss. i.{t‘lllll'llt*.\‘.~‘. lllvi- llilll
|~\\l|| lli- llltllTll lll‘ lllt‘ llliilillo-l-la N llllllsi-\\"it'l-. _
Mrs. llillltli". "n \\'llNllt‘i' ol‘ ilirty llirtlll?" tlils llllyllile a i-llllllillatl" tor llill hurt?
Anti hlttllWh ".’l'l-ttl-l"ll,v" ".l lill'2t‘ heavy infnlll" shall lll- plllyi-li lll’ the tax (‘Ul|t‘t‘l.lll‘.
Anti nnwl all tho l-hlll"~lli~ll-l"l chosen. It wailts llllt ll l'i-\\" to (Thristllins. illlt us lt‘tl\'\‘ lllt"ll to work nut lliiloilir. |ll('lll.~ll‘l\'t‘.“». The liattle of lilo‘ ls lil llt‘ fought at last in fltititl earliest. Tho wilnll- oils enlnlnwll are to llll lrolvllvlll. hllililllllty, gnnllrilsitv llll~'t'llli-ill- H9248. thi- (‘hristlnas \'ll‘l'l"". .\' "l"- llllll of it t alinteil mail ls til PTIIQTKG. to chirp onri- ITIOTP lllt‘l'- rlly like o. Crirket on tho ileill-th. to llstvlli to the chimes llllil llli- tTllrlrltnlalrCaroi that nl"l-. to llsllllr lll ll year. an orn, oi hiltliir thlillli llilll brighter prospvilts.
Hero tlllfPly is a wily olll inlhl- illi-kr-illliiln view. illlt perhaps nlilrl-
play the llill llilll
ll
~“il
are
z l
“(if ljlllirsc. it's uttlll" l)illtlt‘l‘tlli$ll} tllillllly»l"ilt—-llnilkunl—»!"
“Allll ovary ilthei" l-plthlt you can think of." lallullilll ’l‘<llllltllu. “yet. say wllui you will. that _vai"n's lasteil a silliil Pbllltlry llt'i‘l allouts allil llaslrt l)t‘\‘ll (‘illll-‘Illl. illlt yl-t!" '
.“'l'llllil i can oilly l" tallzlto." Kills- tilrtilll was iliiluetl. “lly tolling you that you're tillklilt; ihrllilirh your hill - rlllfl‘ n ilanin’ fool. (lilorizi-l"
(leorgi- ehuckltlil. liv llill not llllllli- zluswei" to his rolllpanioil illlr ilill he illteillpt to pxlrsllll thll iflllli’. on \\'llit‘ll they llfiltl sllrli illvorzllllt Vlt‘\\"i. lio llllizllil to tallll a slow joy iii tho t ‘isp siliai-k oi‘ his llo""ts nil the l'r0.en hill-rilail allil [Illlrltltl ill tho swo t lteon llroatil oi‘ tlll» il~.l rinli-il houth.
'l‘lii- lllooil was illlllosl at fllll: tho woliis strotl-litril away ill a llilll llill"- illll l"llll to the wt=st llilll all ill‘(‘ll (‘l liuhr-all ilpalcst-lllit lllt1t)ll'|)iI\\‘ ill-lllgrll tho Sllfilll hills . ililllllll. that great. square hllllsiuill» sorteil. stooll at tlln llrilw oi‘ tllo
nlilllrsf rizlo lliPV \\"'l‘(’ ililzotialiilur
allil lll-llilll. liillloton slllll. was" halillti-il. 'l‘hl-y wlllllil llilVt" to llllss tho lllllPt‘ hllforll till-y llillpi-il to ago illlwll to lll!‘ villaizl‘ lll" lli~lllll-s— llPllll". lll \\'|lit'll 'l‘illll\tllll lirvll . . . rllil it was (‘llfistlllas l"I\'i-.
i:l~.l ll tlll Hllllllfl-Fi siilistl-l" illtillll. ll ll t'(.‘l\it' lllt‘ \\'lllllllL‘ “llt? ' llt lll" "t tow nlilos. lll lll'ii linitl“ "lllil slolllly lll 'll“t| I'll‘ lll‘ lll"lrl"ati\"l;, that Ltllll-z with ii "t: trlllltpillit 'l‘lll'l~tllll llzlll \"" i"ll»-l .‘“\'!l\' all llillli". Tlll- olzpl-rilllil-l-s ill till-vet's. tlll- flllll"1‘.‘1llill‘l.i§ awe lll‘ llliornli-l tho elrio llilll ;!llItl‘tl"'] ltlllriil-l l~|' lllt‘ t'tlllllll"~‘llllt‘ lil l-l."l l-ll thllsl- lilo _vllllii_:i~l" ll llllll l"-~l:lili'il to his lonllllllliull. .\l l "- |t‘l'll ll. ‘
"(ll t‘tllll\t‘. lll-ill: s<l:lli~tllilll' lll‘ a .\'t'l'litltlt‘l‘. illil llliy," hlastortllll \\'l\' illlt"lllllll'l_‘.f aiili-nllinollt lll‘ his" lllill ' "l-ss". “tlll-ri-‘s a lot lll‘ :ilill\vlllii-- l-s lil lli- lllatll- for yilul“ ll-l [\i|ll'il't- ‘ pllilililrilllsly: "Your rollllil -
Liil i a ililtiliil-lts" ‘lat-l. lllll ii l~ lilll" illi""'i\"l- illil, won't you l\] all llilll l{li4)\\' you. So, :l~= l ‘\‘it\'. |'l:l not ill any wlly t'lill\'llit't‘tl lll" vlllll" Vat l twllllillll. My lll~=ll l‘- liltl-ly "|ll.\‘i‘\ til ('I'(l" tul- l:’~\ll hi" -'ll' i-lllllllli't lIll tllrll
\ l~ll ulali slippllll l"lllll llllrillu lll-liai- plllli~ll tilt‘ tl- l 'l'llii- will
yllllll.
ill» -n I]'(|.
lh
..ll.
IlNl ‘l"tt‘i
\\'"~ ll
l ili-liil- illllllY.
l llly illlritl". tavlll-s," -il ~lli'|tlll\‘.' "llllt lulll
llli- lillll’llllll'l"‘l. _\-lll lll lp tilt‘
~‘ \ lil'l.l it-tlslvi- :lt
'."' .\l ~tl*l"t'lli \\':l.~. ill? tlll usual ll ' i — nil. ll yllril; "all! l lliltlrl lllllll- I'll Tilml- llp aillllllsl ll ill a llllll-i- lilll- tlli-., nlilils front ltI1_\‘\'llt'l'l‘
'l'lll- stlllsitlvu lillli-tilii lllllsEll-lt ill tlli~ liittllt.
“\\'lll-ll yilltfro lllllll‘ lillislll-ll si" " tho pi-lztlil \'(llt‘t' ill‘ till.- llrillil~ll on, “iliay I . are nlisappiwllli-llllilil; llli-. i iiil ll ll illlli llli" illltif+~l \\ \\':l|lil.ll: llllvo 1m‘ ways lillii lllt). lll llli- vil~ lllLlt’ llallloll Holluesholzllo.“
While the volt-e i-i‘ 3illsli-rloll lllllllt! gruff aplllilgies allll flllVP tn!" llrtillils, 'l‘ollt\toil folinll tinli- allil (‘fllIAP for wulitlei". \\'hat. was tilt-Fl" oilll illlilnt the spool-h of this sllil~ illlll ilolnilallioni‘ \\'llat willl L‘ll"l‘ll ill‘ silllsilry hariliilily ilill that stllllllz» ill" IOHClI-"lly his vnieil; hisphras- vs: his lzlllilll- l'\|‘ lll polite. Hllkllbs- t' : allil inilxllrlllllll lilsistlllll-l-Z’ Strange though elirilllls thoughts . l-ven tlll-ii" prilsl-llria was a \'lllLll4‘l_' lllsturlliiljz thing.
llastl-rttrn sl-oinuil til go ll lllllllfllly to thil voiwlil ill‘ ll -
ill ll" attllillpl lll Plltlt! tlli» awk a situation i"atlsl~l.l lly his allrtlpt tilnlellil.
"if you'll i-arl- tll ill-l-illllpaily us“. lll- w: Hilyiilll; “wi-‘ll .\l-I loll your l"i.l-l. its illlr \\‘.'l_\'l _\'llilil\l."
"l ll:.liill' yllit _vi-~:. yilllr rilall. tilil
. \'t'.‘< I tllailk you "
'l'lllll~t.ilil \\'tllltlt'l't‘tl. a lllly it was that sllillll»ill_l Fill“ tl-a
tlll ilill ll.
slilllhlvl" that _\"ll"l
llil tlm,
"till vairlli» . his tlllllllllls ll ll tllllllgrli ll
l‘tllllil~lll'llll)' ri-llloti- than tlll- l‘ hilpi ill Ilfijlilllllllllx that lll".-
in: lll-ll. lilii- tlll- sti-lllll irilill illll" (‘llllislllltls pllililiilg llt lill- rail» il;' llli: lien.
The last \‘t't'ilt‘ illlll tillal t‘lll'lilill will stirl-ly llt‘ (‘lllltfifltllh \ll". lti-ll- l:l\\"'s llnll with its |i|ilt'l( raill-rs allil ilak lleaills llilll pain-ls will lll- ialtlllully t'ttllit‘tl. lli-rl- will ll-l Hlllllilrilll at "‘t ."lli illi-xtrlrllllil- llll-Iallize from llal -a-illl1.l illtlflllw. all tlll‘ ('llili'1t(‘|t'i‘.\‘ we hill-l"- iillllli-ll allil illauy tlioro lli-sltlll wltll llli- tliiilli-rs". Flllllllll! tililtllli-il. tlltlllllltli" lnallis llilll lilafillk-i llilll illallil ll|l llli- l"lilll lis.
.\llli llIltlUl’ llt“ s lltl-il ll ||L'l|l't‘ very
the ('(‘llll'i‘ll lillli-liullt llllullililll allil igvllilll lillirll rlllli-vilil ill his lllllllvlls. John l’i-rr_\"hlni:ltu alia~ John (‘lllzi-li. 'l‘hi\. illUlLl-Ytlft‘ has jll~lt lll-mi litllll tlll" till" \t‘l'_\' lllllt‘ll |'l‘llLilt'(ll llilll John is hlnlsrlll IILZJllIl ill"! i. lil llt‘ l-EPHPFUIW lll his" turn. ili-iilri- llilll slllllils youth fillWlilZf-‘lllllll allil wrnlitzvtl (llllLYPtl h)" llll‘ (HVSPFVICI! lllllill llvllh hallits lllltstrilti-liilil. .\l this ltlllllt tlll‘ (‘llfliilll will lli- ll‘\ll'l"l't‘t| to llllllIll-l lllflifllllllfill S|It‘k'i£l|l}' -\\‘ll‘(‘lt‘t| it)’ thl- Silallo oi DIPRPIH‘ frllnl llisillrli works to ho iilsplayi-il: — —
"'l‘lll\ll. as (‘hristnlas is i] linii- ill
llll('()ll\'llI('iii;§ .
,"~ i...‘ ._
/
l‘l‘tl\\'llllll winil was passing them. '11“- lllnlli \\' itl-llluy still.
"\‘illl'i"il a strailalll" ]lt'|'t‘lll](,'l1(_<_ l Rathilr?" The illl't't‘ hail ialll-n ilitll Pill-ll. TWO sillilllls allil one sill-ilill. yi-t. that ollil expl" llln 0i tlli-il" ulolllilll-nt ilill llill iiliprl-ss llilhl-l" 'l'illll~t.in or .\lastl»>l"tilll_ “ill-pm -. llPillll‘ is a wvll li|ll)\\'ll lillltl lull "lllP highilst villazo hilrilaliillits. .\"l<ilil\v. Si-i- it stratzzlllwl on tllil hills" trilni illlllls away. ilil ll ili-:li" llilll"
‘"'l'illlr lliiscripliiln illtrlaui-s nlil. -‘=il'- l have not known lielllles- lllltllo. on a Plvili‘ llay. for silnlil ("rlllsllll-iulllltl llilll‘. 'l‘llcil. it ilill illlt slragglo,“ "
Alastelttlll hall not I1flilt‘t'(l . Sllllil-rtilil hail riot iiflliFPtl, llllt tllll wnrilsi stamprlll ilito. 'i‘llil0tilll's llrliill. lll- foil sit-lily afrllitl. Fill- llt‘ lillt‘\\‘ lllllllliwiltlllllll, p;ll| llill,
sign that he h {l hieliril. The hr-atl turil-"lil illl it shoulders. ' sayillu?" 'l‘llii irlilitkt-iy of its twill. stml-kllllg was was a terrillil- thin"; . . . “\'i-ll rl-illarltéll?" illlt 'l‘i"rlll-i"tlln ilill "not rt-ply. " it‘ llt‘ hillvli-ll at tlll- top ili‘ llil \'llll‘t" llt," rilulli illlt llilllll tlll-t .\lasti-l"tll:l wtlultl lll r. No! sllllllll wonl-l ll"l""l‘ ll "l llli‘ llarr -" raisllll lll» twlli-ll tho lrlrllll ,lly tllil sllatlillvi-il lll-ill: that walll-ll ill llloir wily‘; llli- llvlltl turni-ii llarl; zlizniti. tlluliril .\lilsl<-i"tl~ll. Tlill lips ptiliti-ly l-illllllli-ll ;lii.~:\\"i>rs to lllllt illaterilll lllail‘s illri-s. lnl talk‘. lllli tlic i-ylls llltlsi~ lil‘lll<'ll i\_l"l-s—llii"ill-ll sinis- ti-llv. lllliphllll a long t'll.'illt?lli.‘,t‘ iri- tov lhiyli- oi‘ tlli- horrilil-li 'l‘tllll~loll_ .\ilil 'l‘illli-lllu l\‘llt‘\\' that lllf‘ thin}: lll~l\\"l-i--l two li"l"l-.~~~~l\ - llollll. .\'i"l.l" \'l.l""tl\l"tllll. with a gilfilit
'1 a \\\\\I~
..__..4 ‘a’? “p;
til li"i'll_¥llll‘t*tilll oi’ his i-olllpaniilils lll" silinil iillllrllls " -irilly rtililpuls- tlry iriilll lslillllllll llimstili‘. li ti-uell ai.ll tolt fllilit still the s. rlloli- . ll sllliill allil tho illalltliigiilg ilev- ill, lll" thllsi- t‘_\’t.‘\‘ Ilit at his ("oli- llwil-lllili-s .
"What i|'\"lill not, i spy! _ .-\ lll‘lll. i "hi-ll \'Ili‘il that's hail stll‘ t\'l tllHtll‘(lt‘l‘t‘l'l lint}? iilalillli til llllulz. a" ro" a twllplilill’ iYl"-'lt""z~tillllsg llllll-lllllzs oi this fllilt- llill.’ S(tt‘lI’l_\’ illlil that. to “iuvosti-
' llill j/illli- * l-illlszltioll oi‘
llholltllllllilllll"! IliIl you cvor lir-lll‘ slit-ll iialliliillllo HPIISPHSP ill all your llilrn iillys"? \\'llllt the world ii: ("tlilllllll til i ll‘l lilltilillll‘. Here. \\'t‘ aro. lllilslfll"! ill‘ all st*ii~.tli"r»—;l.'lli $1t'lt‘lit't' ' truth aliillvitig a llilll/l- t‘lll oi‘ lliliwls" til | .v on llll-il" ill olll" llllll~=t zl<
tliilllvll wl~ iii ‘llill illillfllo
The tlll llilll
lilting-ti llil whit within lllt‘ nlonl- t‘l'_\' lil lil I \\,llilil" ‘ ;- llt‘ tolll hi"l=- _, “u l, lllill; it >t‘l"'\lt‘tlllll‘| his" lli".llll \\'lll-iii llill illllrliilll lll~lll'- l_\.
;\lltl lllrll 'l'ol‘lllllll illtflllil woulll look ill this llliril lull‘ tlloit" trilillpllnv. lil» ll~ill.\"'l ." w." " l" 'l'olll-tllll. llll
girl-ll llllil~~i" lionlinllln oi‘ a llll}_',lil_\' ti ll‘-
Foi" he saw :l ll-llll. Kravl- :.:~" -l tll‘tl\\'li allil slzllll-lilll- llilll" ill wliil-ll naught ll\'l'll' lillt lllllvili; or a allil lll-llill): sarilllzri-al ti!" 'l‘lli-rl\ was llt) pulse ill lill" ll|l'ltl' tlll- tut-e; n"- hllll oi‘ llii- llll sillll
tllat was it. nil soul
“.\|llsti~l"tllti ~l l\ltl$lt'l'ltlll lll" sl-lilatlli-ll ill slilillllli pallii". "l l ti-ll you. flltlll:
Fllastl-rttlll plllrllli-ll warils" allil oll"»\"lll"il:.";
SiPiltlllY llil gilYt"
lilt‘ llll
SANTA IN THE CIT-Y.
Santa (‘laus tourlll-ll thi- llultllll \\lllt'll slllnlllilllvil his lllrvillzltl.
"Yl-s, l-liig“ <illtl tlli- illli-lllaii, i-illii~ ilig ill lrillll tlli- shop.
“\\ hat alw- you wilrltilla ilill’
"llilll llllts. sir."
Santa (‘lalls llll"iii-ll lil his" illail" allil YUKilYtlvtl his llllw-lllall llllllllt- fully.
“llilll ilalsl" llt‘ “Xvllllllltltl. "You niiliill lillil llilll~ii»<."
"Nil. .~lli"." tlll» fllrolllail " "’l'lll*>i* art" llll‘ Flt." ‘l \\'ll"l‘t‘ lhi- i-lliillri-ll lll- ' tllinl: tllltllll llilllsil l‘il~it llisplltllr
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\\"llit-ll. oi all tlllll-s llt tlll" .\“":ll".tlll‘ lllt‘ll\tll'v\' ill‘ t*‘.l'l‘_\' Tt‘|ill‘tlll'lllll‘ sllr~ row. \\'l‘ltilll'. llilll li'i‘lllllt‘ ill ll\l‘ wrttlll aroullil ll-l sllillllll lli- ai"ti"‘ w“); ll,- lllll lil~< than lllli" ilwll i-"v ]\t‘i'l"Il('I . till" all Llllllil. lli- llilll llls llliml liptlll tllo lllly allil \'l'\\t‘ll to proll-rt llilll. tl-arh llilll allil rl-l-lainl llilll."
Thou tho l‘lll‘lfllil will ruisi-arzlliu apll you will ill-e il all llappilililllz. Soil stuff. yes. ihil that. is tlll‘ iilon. .\lllil's llr-tlor fl-l-llli arll llill l'lllITYll4‘ll lllll lly 5W" lllllsii- ill" lire- \\'tt|'l(H.
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Tllilll llli-rl Hll- ilisl-illlltill: "ling-llilll lll ll‘; i~illili". 'l'hl- real \va\" is" tll illi.\ ~tt‘|lt‘ t'lt‘1lll sl lt \\€l'l ll illlal"|l»l- lll‘ I p llllltl ill‘ lllrll llllll ]‘||'\ it ll Qlltlij‘ lllilVk sllrllll-i- ’llll‘ llilll is" |‘l‘l|ltl\'I'Il ll_v tho (‘l'|l‘\t ill lllPlltl-Y llli- MIMI)’ t'll\‘t'l‘illl1 is" llill llll_ii\l-liilllulllll_ it i.-l llilllrtili- a"lil llllllllil‘. \\'lll ll tllll lll-all is (‘overall .‘"'l l'll| illlt l: lllltt‘ ill tho skin lil llll‘ sliapi- ill‘ .l rilifllll llntwonll llill I'\'|‘\‘ lill't't‘ llit'llt'.< irillll tlll‘ sillllil. 'l‘lli~" sllillllil lli- illlWl with whiti- lilr-l allil lll‘i'lll'lllt‘ll llilll tlilwers nllail-"l "l i-lt -~“.lllil llli- llllllr is S§‘l‘\'t\ll with all hollilrs." _
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the ilatural allil '5_-il,\iltiiily comp lions lil the alze as iairtorll ill Lnlf iastnlllisililleilt oi that i)laiie~-—"
"You have torilotteil something." Pile strailgei" was insistent hut lilnrteous in alaqlinltlnt. “You have ftlrgilttllli just one thing!"
".~\lltl that 15W?"
“'l‘hal all rirlllzatloils are suhi si-rvii-iit to the soul of illall. which llliivies the vl-ry mountains oi‘ this ilartli. llly lriuilll. allil alters lhki i-illlrsl lll‘ the ucleans."
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'l‘lii-‘ stiallgi-l" was still courteous. still lll-llt on al-gllnll-ilt. lie WHVIHI one thin willie- hanll ill tile moonlit ail" allil snlileil iliztlin.’lleprei-atilry tit" his own l)i3i‘5lt€lt5l1(‘\f.
“Allil so wo (lillne to this poinr~ lll:lt .\t)lll<lfll‘('t3 ilflVvi‘ tlills; l]l‘\'~'l rl-sti: always llllllllifitlfi, illlt lo tlll’ vlisli-sl iliillliill=iti l". til tllilso
"lt llllt ~rl\'li1"lll"~ wI-i h lll ‘l t. . lll lll l - lllill l‘;'.l"> lil lPTiill-l ill iilillilu iillli-lilsiilil , 'lhli.~" is llilll“, lht" lalillily i-llllsl aiill. ill its li-ssi-r tlll‘ llilllntill; of Htililh‘.
“For. as you halal so lOilYllPlHy llliillillrlil nll sir. lii-lino~that areal lllltlsl- "slits tl-ilillltt-ll a ('"lll.lii‘)' nail ll_\" a lilau who nlallo a coni- ilal-t with l-\ll~l"lvill even as an Ali- rlllialll with his" llilll. The spirit~ ililnlinalll llt .\ll~l"I\il. whom men ("all ‘Eaton. was tillerailt. of the puily hlilllail things, that il-'~‘t‘.\‘.*lL‘ll i1»; littlll si-ll‘ so lllillgiii! ntly.
"'h‘il you wolilll llavo of mo.’ ono ("lll ililllgille the iii-lil asking of tliis lllall. ‘a kliolvlt-llzt- 0t’ lily e-tor- ilal l-ralt. ll‘ llln _\'Utll"~'l‘|[ to tlll- lllnlril llt li"lli>. by virtuo- oi‘ all ilvil lllolllllly“? You rallnot he latlloils. yi-t yllll tltlsift‘ til live ill ‘tho nliilll lll an, att-"li" it Uttiilflh‘ allout. you tlll" llill l to |llllll~l".~=t:lilil that?’
"Allii the llargllilivr llll:-,l-l"ly ails- \\t'lt‘tl ‘Yl-s -"_\'t'll arll right! Let illl‘ i-iljily. on t‘1il'lli. all lust-ions- lll"~."l' ill‘ evil. il-l all thv glallloul" of all lhi- "in oi‘ l-arth llillliusl- llil2—-lllt llll‘ liri- spun ill‘ tiilie. liiloll t0 tlll: lll.!ltI.~'l '
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ll\l‘t't\ _\"!ltl lll-J; allil a vllry ylpl-yy i"lll»l_-llll.l.\ til yilll lll : in tho \vlli"ils llt ilill llill tllllil toast: “.\ia.\' you llt-vol" llilvl- n p-lliii that ("haul- llllilllt‘ will not rare."
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lt is lllllfll)’ ("rllililllie llllt noun tho ilws" it'll" that at ttllt‘ pt-rillil ill‘ tlll‘ hi<lory ill‘ tin at lirltain (‘hristnlzls was ili-l-lllri-li lllOiZZIl. OlivtlrProin- \\('ll hall ll law Ila ~ll-ll to put tlflwll what as ili-srrilli-ll as a "superstiti- i-ll~. fPHIlVJI. allil tllll holly llilll nlistli-ti-i- wl-ro ilrilervll to llt~ (It'- strllyi-ll root allil llranl-h as “plailts ill" thl- l-‘lil Ono."
lll ilrlli-r til attaill his oilil lllt‘ Priltoi-tlll" until-loll that llli- liltll'l(t‘l~' wort» til l)(" llPlIl nu l)l‘l't".ll‘tltt'l‘ 23. 'l‘hl- iolllzllllllil. htHVPVPI‘, llvlls iiltIYP lllliii~l"ril lll ill!‘ l)l'l‘ilt'll than the oli- §0i‘\'Ill1(‘t‘.
“UFO "lvllllil Henry \'ill la_\' vPry ill In nPPfliIIlIPlT anti it. was thought tlli-ri- wz-ls a illlr (‘IHIIICILOY his ily- iliz. lly rillllilillll i-ilnsmit it was ilo- i-llli-il tll harl- ll silent (‘hrlstmtl-‘l. ll-llllililt ltvlltt. iilrols or nii-rrymnk-
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l l" .lll~- ~' llwi =l i‘. . :l.l" ;ll .~ l l4 ilill svvltii-it. l , b. "L" f"; found ill laugh/ilill; i3 0i “ll all-i tlil- int-sent ilurpose. ‘the p tier shelllii be torn lip lulu .;:llll piece». about two illeneli squlllln Ill“ exact l-lizil and shape is no‘. 'l lnuiter o" ally illlporialltl; but l.._ .~i nu lull" iii- torn ui.il t'l||. o1: i. "--- 'li"‘1 are ll little uneven so lnllill to» UUlLLI‘. .'..=l UL, puller is [Olil plaee the ilietes in a bowl oi c: I". t..-l rt] that they may be saturated. Hilllle good illlsle will 8N0 be m» llliil"ell. 'i‘his can be made by mis- illg colll water with a cllpfui nt tiillnj until it. becomes milky. Til-n allil lioilii" water lllitil the paste lllii‘l~(t'lt\‘ I iillll- ~i\t' is lfll“l"tl\‘tf(l llj." llli- aililitloll lll‘ llll .' ~‘llittllll'ill ill p. w.‘ "lilllli.
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'l‘lli-. papi-i" llowi you ari~ niaklna’ illust now l)" il"""i>ll ullil it is a gooll plan iv illlt litl~lll allil : l ill fl n1llll~ i-ratl-ly hot tl\'l‘ll. ‘ El »"-‘_ to si-o that lhi- artilll- (ltl".\ ill. .\‘t't)l't'il allil whoa it silllllls lairli‘ ilry, givv it a gllilil llilll allil out it will come from tlli- nloillil. (live a llttlri illllro (lTylilK so that. tho ar- tivle is really hltril. Now get sonlo glass paper allil rllll llilwn the llowl _\'tl\l have nlalie until it is quite sillotltll. You will he surprised what a fillo SllFffiCP. you ran soeuro ill this way. Nl-xt. trlln llif‘ (‘OLZPH rilllilll with si-issors null tlll.‘ artllal lllakintr of the howl is at an Pull. To illollil it Ill lll smart it ill wi-ll t“ she (‘lll- 1ll'llt'll‘ .l l-rvlt o’ '\"'llllt‘l.
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"illil- l" ill\:ll"i. - lth silllb. lll lllliilll tllilw- "i- "tlllolllll-"i. llt» lll- (‘Jlfififl (‘l ‘llilt‘i‘ll‘ttlll ill tl» lluiW‘ 0t‘ hills. ullli-h (‘tlllllllll a “llxtilro oi brains. hlllll. allil ‘rll-otta.’ akind of rlronm rlli-l-se. Thou follows wilriilr-ork tlllll partritllgo; and the llll~lll usually (‘H1194 with ‘sllppa int!- lilse.‘ a kilill lll‘ tlpsgrlrnkil. 'l‘hl*. tlorlllan lfi\'l‘\' to feast at Yuletillo on llli- l-il-llvsl llt‘ (‘t‘.'i(}§"~OIl motili- pil-ll-ll. t‘tlllllttl.s'"tl ‘if DODILV-st-oll. llrilail. :llilllill| llilll rniqlils, allil Sl(‘\\‘\‘tl ill lllilll", on llillrzipan tarts: nFllllSWiFk hililr-v-vakils: spicy. pep- , [wry Nuromllr-ri: (‘HkPSI null Dres- ililll RlOll°Il. vory swl-ot. and illlvnr- oil with. raisins llnii almonlls; while hi nlilst llnleclnllle of Christmas (lifilitlil llrll rarp. cooked in beer. llilll the fattest. goose he can lay hllilils on. is
THE HIGHLAND LASSIE
ON CHRISTMAS
(lrallt lll his "Highland Customs" ti-lls how thl- Si-otch laiisle rose with the first gray streak of llawn til llnkn llfll‘ Christmas ROWRIIH. or. sour seolli-s. hnlli on! rakes. soft (‘altos and Tlannii-h paron_ The ilnys onjnymllill nlways romiisted of trials or skill and zameri. and Wtlllflfl up with a lzranli owning lllelll. lll some parts of Scotland. as ill linltlilllll. it hot-nine custom- lli"y to hails :1 hrnllrh otlmlntleton ill tho mltltut‘ llt thi- room 0r over the door. and lf tly accident or nthorwlsl- n rzirl llwsllod under it any yllunz mrln was rlrlvlloznd to Hive lior nil many killer“: all there were horrli-o on onrl oi’ its sprays.