The Wise Woman made her wa.V

Christmas gifts for the two elves "There!" the old lady said. dump- ing her hamper Oil the floor

DECIISMBER 19. 1933

one of these."

But Pennytop was

"It's not a scrubbing brush!" ex- claimed Pip. lifting out

ask you to take Christmas Eve duty for me. Nan?" Grace. the

"Why, yes," Nan had answered slowly. "I suppose I might as well be on the job as anywhere."

3 es :- es

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ents.. on Ohrlshnaa Du. she hur- ried back from church. changed

On the morning of Boxing Day she checked the carol recordintl and revised th time-table. for

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. hospital, stared disconsolately at a :'-'0 ' ' 5 mg. mm, mg .,g .".n.t,hmy, in prayer each Christmas Eve. All

--by-- Pip, coming to mm and taking the the tiny table tree which she had ; t ' , 5 5),, ".,,.n...g ah. mung to early inisaionary' probably is re. Ylulcl M. Williams present in his hand. "It's a won- just finished trimming. A 1 l "W, H um "3", room; m. aponslhle for the idea, but it gull derful my bus. I've always wanted "Would it be just too much to ru A o 0 ' Much. munuug und mm. 9.... lingo:-a uidwlly Indian have glwgyg

attempted to catch the deer in the act. . In lngland. it is believed that

. I C m, e Pip squatted on the floor and

:.l.1,:::'..gh1,.::-w t:2:lmAllttl(l)c USE ;.3.....?... ran the present up and down. Other llltfhl nurse. fjld 35"” he? - into her working clothes and lost

Pmnvhp and Hp uvedu H was --you wok jolly siuy nmnlng 3 some days ago, I know you hum; in m N.” of pup"-mg the beesexpress veneration for the Chiguuus E... .md me cm-med q scrubbing brush up and down like SP9!” 801118 10 be M319 90 EN Jellies and cream and cakes I-lid IWUV"-Y by 3min" In me” NVB6 , I f 5 lu.h-ml, ..uum.,..d that," sold Pennyfop cro.-Lsly, home for the holidays anyway,and uu mu mm” nu; chug” 11;. at midnight. The bee hives are al- argc l”'""e' ' ' my family is right here in town." at chi-mm... ways adorned with holly sprigs for

the Yuletide season.

In Europe it was custom for 5 young girl to creep to the family

huapm, cmmmus to Wu bump my, the next of the old unomans gifts. - V this year; see you iiizikc the most Plll. 100. he Said; I hope its bet- :10 e 1: ollll Gib Onetl 19Im5- 4 -y H v u even lu-go: group than anticipated hum touched H mm uuck Wu u 01 "Wm!" "Y. mm the last ".e hm be 0! e P3 mm nmom ' l2 A ' ' "at" mum” in ommummn straight one Awith no kncta trad- P""'V””' mi Pip ””””"d me you Ct-mam mu" mymm W- "Tod S 'th I I and I : "Md ”l”"'-"'" W p”""” ” ""' itlon and that she would have I. wise womuu very much mdeed ter, " said Pip. Really, Penny- ly dml ers. w what ! -I-my mm, M" u body oggmrm. uood hmb.nd' uudu when Sm. mu uuue, may top- Then he gave a. gasp asllong-It-tin ed complaint shell have i uuoup," ut gw,.m;,,n, some or Fume" m Europe .1” Sum pushed me hamper uudemenm -Pennytop untied the yparce-l now, Nan groaned. ' mum wen old”. mun me upwt. torch” to their chndrm um mm the Christmas Tree with the rest What a wonderful mart hr She Ollelled Elle ,d00'- M” . , 3 ed, and all of them. at least in than mum mo the umue mu. uu the” p,.u5(,uL5- cried. We shall have to take turns Smlthueter) grey hair in place. . : they, umgude pg hm-I wu.-5 qulte um um the mm”. The mice cab lloohv I can huuyy Wu” uum wearing that. Pcnnytop. What urns sleting ubolt upright in bed. 1 . ; unlike the cmld,-an in hex olm. upm." um mom! "He an to murumug sighed peunymp, lovely colours in it. u I Itm expecting a visitor tonight. ' y ,',v 716 5 I. -rmy chm”,-ed 1,, gm 1-All ma H” hem” me uppmucmng ung- ..Ne1mm. can nu agreed pm Pip! Whatudo you mean? cried Where is he? the old lady snap- .u E jubbund: may 5” u". bu.,m,",y new "And if we sir. hm staring at our-,Pfenny:oo.V Indlsnantly. Its a hor- peg! luhwsm n.w-mans i which she"hadn't looked at for In only Gummy u WM 3 bum parcels we are sure to opm them 1141 YHOW DUSTER- olllyollhuhsks for You. Of -- ' "”TT"T years, to storm : they explored uh” Wu!” mmeu mm wme duru before Chrlsllnils Dal"--mid that come 1-1 bl”-:2 him UP-, Non Cut out the number-squlai'es,s.nd the middle of the board. (To find out. Pass a tiny paper-fastener the inside of her grandfather ms the hour more mkuugm on would never do. Let's go lo bed." fufcefi heme” '9 F""'9l' politely. colour them if you like. Then-, the centre, simply pencil two lines my-ough the dog, 1... mm, the mm. clock, t loose in the lounge. chrmmu Eve. ..we have u 10, N do ,u me Mgltso almost Idl1a.l'lnGn0L;10f;it Eng pnste them down. as shown in th: fromhcornor tonuorner Ell 11110 lgack ubeuuunu mm mu hour mud toot uubout maemllluiaito to kitchen ettln ready for tcmor- em ll Wm 9 ll 9 E 9' dl am below. on I lace of boar of t e card. e cen- c s w are ' ' 350 e gunu oaN- . 3 g W p they cross). . mm "I" ”m'” M the 1”" 3"” fully laid out; instead. they eu.in- THE DEVIL! KNELL

rowls Christmas dinner, haven't we?" yawned Peimytnp.

"I have done it all." said Pip.

just hard work on my partl You.

make it for Christmas Eve." Mrs. Smith glared at Nan. "It's bad enough being here. let alone try-

mecsurlng 85.4: fun by 65'. ins. From the back, pierce a hole in

Paste the hands on card and cutl

down the points at the back.

am.

should make a party more excit-

mon was to let them sing carols

lned her bookcase and the precious

ornaments whlch,.slnce she thought

they would be of no interest to

clutching

Flustered. helplessly

Seven hundred years ago in the English town of Dewsbury, in Yorkshire. a boy was murdered and

"The turkey is ready to no in the inzrto CC1:bT3:9bh1(Llll8." uh M l -- - A ud an hm t bother d to oven, I made the plitldiiig weeks ".m'll0 099 1'5 mo El Cl. l'6.l'5' ch re.n, e no l mu bod thrown in b ago. the mince pics are baked and Smith.' Nan tried to sound sytm- .s ' ' remove. They talked to hot. rolled umuuly-mu mm, W” gmxgaieu the Vegetables are peeled-" P5th9”9- f e 1 about on the floor. became beans mu the murderer, u rich mm "You are clever, Pip," said "Oh. you-you're young and 5 I beneath her woolly rllts. WIN named Thom” 4, Soothm um, Pe""-Vmp- ”dmm"g13" ,5l.t:mg' Md Wenu uh” 5 3”” jab", :22:-z 3 ?e"e”e': 31" "M1? M51 sented as a penance a tenor bell "It's not a case of being clever." e Woman Si: 6. " ow well I V . , u gnor e caro un one o - I D b ch L Th be” beu said Pip, solncwlmt scvcrely. "It is remember Christmasses when I Thy” Vihme meg” bmj me llmms in? at mmfm bemafi ":1 dgglglmn uvdungu teen-year-old called: "Please Miss. ugmegowx uuutifel DJu,u Kneu W” yuux, age. 5” down a minute MIC!-IAEEL .l..ANE Nady taken foim in ier mn an out ii any .y 88 ll: huvmu Wu Rot uome Jlve.,.. ""1 way Ohrmmu We 1': u to”-

ed onoe for each year of the

Pen yto , can dust the rooms and and I'll tell you about th tim . . I g lay nthe pmbye as your ,ha,e..m-3. we ...v 8 C When the news went round that lng than any child could imagine, and so ffmfiuritlgf thilgl W :25”! her time-table. she turned on the mmmun "Jena", thing in the morning. mind! It "l'm so sorry, Mrs. Smith, but W” 53” W" Rm"? t Ch”-?""” She WW 5”" W?” Wm" 0” If; 'f,”f”M W13, radio and they gathered around ' should have been done today, I have some thlngs'I really must 9”” I" ch”d"”' her mend” Pepp".w"1d d” ” she wanted 8 B V 5' '” huur" h t her. some kind of music that she Wally.-v do-t. were at first hsurpirlsedn and tiherul That 3132; shehdrafted lshcetsl 0: ggedtealgalgtuvrgsogoltrhglege en. er never unwed to was jun whut .. r .. , . . , v , 1 , in XDCI r - . weu' Ive been 80 buck" Mm The old lady lgnmed her excuse" gfmllleelnt): 31,5358 aegcsnllteted, bit: was I(:l7?)Ilels3tmi:!.ss wgxeln, efrore the U21: Two weeks before Christmas. at 2?,3;ndv.?&A:duuvnunuudu my if: 11:3!

know." said Pciinytop. hastily. "what with -er --and -umm -- and -”

"You've simply been visiting your frlcnds." returted Pip.

"Never mind. Pip,” said PPl'lll)'- top. "l'm milking a Christmas res-

what you said last ycar. Never mind, you must dust the house ill the morning whilst I cook the din- ner."

And. agreeing rasicrly. Peiinytop followed Pip into their little bed-

"Hmm!" sniffed Pip. "That wns P

lovely scarf-see how nice it look round my neck."

"It locks awful!" Pennytop. nearly crying. "I'm 80

crazy!" declared Pip." chocolate. Look. I'll take a bite t show you!"

"UG-HI Do stop it! It's soap

"Nonsense!" retorted Pip. "It's a shouted

ing to open the last parcel and see

"Really, Pcnnytop. you must be "This is

tell you!" cried Pennytop. "I would just like to have that old Wine

-''The time we invited the church choir to supper and to help deco- rate our tree before choir prac- tice." she went on. "Well, sonic- body began B carol as he tied a popcorn ball to a branch. and. do you know, before the last apple

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"Did you always put a star on the top of your tree?"

"Oh. my. yes." Mrs. Smith smil- ed. "I'll tell you just exactly what we did use for decorations. Let's see. now. Theire were the popcorn balls. and cranberry chains..."

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Miss salt the person to do it?

Most of those who knew her described her as a saint because she had, without quution, without comrplaint. devoted the best years of her life to the core of her in- valid mother, who died on Boxing

was a Sunday school class, though she was not a good teachcr and was unpopular with the children. After the merciful release Miss Salt took more time in preparing the lessons, and vowed to make closer contact with the children.

since her childhood, she had taken part in a family gathering.

A Christmas tree was the first essential. a point of focus. some- thing to hold the children togeth- er. something to syn1bollse...slle could not think what. Then pres-

wondered how to assess value through the eyes of a child, how to know what measure, what scale. applied? And then food: cakes, plenty of cakes. and Jellies with cream blobs on top and stand- wlches with the crusts cut off and

the end of her lesson, she told the chlldren some of the plans she had made. Then, as she looked round the group of dcwncsst faces. she said. feeling the answer and yet impelled to ask the ques- tion. "How many of you will be

clutlon, instead of R New Year one! u than my better. OH," he Wu hung on me nee, we had gum . . .,..

I am going to do all the house- h uh O n W 1 bl u Day five years ago. , ents. graded according to age, 00ll1lnS- dmovmd w-my, may we”) in the

wmk in mum... gzoaneli, ha go pulled tagI53APl'"9 gr:n:5 9"” 09 W001 W0 During her mothers life Miss presents of great variety yet not "Fhera was no reply. She waited. c.u,,,,,,,d,. I A pars 1” " 13 9'” 9 ' salts only regular social activity so varied its to cause jealousy. she 'You. Leslie? The child shook Then uh roughly me rwm um

his head. "Pauline? Jack? Harry? Surely . .. .Rosemary?" she went round the circle, slowly. Then she gathered up her register and tucked sway her lesson notes. "Very well," she said. "that is all

for this afternoon. 0 I I

to smile. The time went like magic

with them and be a bear or a pirate or admit-with a certain retlceilce-that the house was haunted, or help in an ardent search for schnoodles (she never

she announced tea in the other room and they swept her through on a. tide of waving arms and legs and paper caps and streamers. But the routine went wrong when they saw the tree so laden that many of the presents lay scatter-

because in the end she had to Join,

room, where soon thry both lay Wum h cg...” when the duo,

fast asleep Thtftnvcify moment, there was it rang suddenly, Mrsl.)e1slmifl':vl?lF-Ajuigilg and; with tlhfg wmlda in bjomugd Cmm” hats W the side plate” 'md "you we” the Vicar sum to hex. ed on the floor, and Min Bait

IL W35 5 1””-V Cm'mm”53' d3Vlllttle flash and a bump and. sure-herself up in' the middle of a no- V” out 57?; C it an 15;: E68 t: cruel-mm She undemmd crackers. when she told him what had ha - hm "cl distribute ma 3”" hem"

me mxt m0”””5-'- Pm h””'1”d enough, there was the Wise Wom- tome and chuckled. "Thank you 3(1)-ye m:d:n.?;'3."i.oqu,if.Ef.'.:.e, if ynot ifrngmbmgoiae ?fIf;.s,,'”t penedt "you see in rgglly V3,), 188. dyeing each Plroel 101' the "

downstairs .and cooked the break. 3” I 1'" n"'”””5 W 1" 014 50"-N my and so began to notice the respect leer woul: nbeeswhoen decent: difficult. Christmks being such a mac mu” cm” muk ""u"'m' Not all little boys who love Santa

faS'b-PEIIIIHOD seemed extra tun mrhmk you for the wonderful delr. NOW You 1118580 I961! that with which she was regarded; but throughouh Wm, mry Hum, mg family affair. You musn't think my ” km mu pnyiu "h" "1 Claus this time of year have a

ed' when they had nm5hed' P D Dleselllil" W101! PlP- mnlmgn WW M85m0n-" when Christmas came around echolng the ghoutg of mp-Dy mu. them ungrateful." Then, as a kind WW” be ”','”ned' - sublime trust In the old gent. This of desperate afterthought, he add- T1193 "WY D0'- "D011 "N-' "-519 young man obviously wishes he

hurried into the kitchen to wash the dishes.

'You do your zliistllig whilst I wash up. Pennytop." pniitecl Pip, rushing about as fast as he could.

dusting on (.'hllSllTlftS morning! l'm dying to sec my prcscills. l wondrr what the Wise Woman has brought us. I've a jolly good mind to peep." Now this was a dreadful thing

the llampor. Pip was clattcrillt; the dishes in and out of the sink at. such a speed. it. was 8. wonder they didn't break. He. too, was anxious to see the prncmlts. He llllrrlrd back into the room and there was Prililytop standing by the open llnnlpcr which the wish. Woman has brought them. "Oh! you rottcr" cried Pip. "You've opened the hamper without nlr" Tllvll he saw PPlll'.)'l'0D'S fat-c. "Wily. wll:iI's the lll:tl,tci'?" Pip

card says 'To Pclmytop and Pip,' and it's fl SCRUBBING BRUSH!" "Don't be silly. Pcllllytop," said

I

Pennytop is not as pleased as am. I'm afraid," he added. sadly. "I'm not surprised". said

Pcnnyt-cp's tears with her stick.

cause I see more." said the ol

woman. still prodding. a toy 'bus.

to Pip;

a. duster and a piece of soap.

shone like it new pin. "What a lovely day it's been

the wise Woman, "The gifts you SEE are the gifts you deserve!" Penny-

began to fall and the Wise Woman prodded him

"Take out the rest of the par- cels from the hamper", she told

"You must have missed some. be-

And-maglcally-thrce more par- cebi had appeared in the hamper! All were addressed to Pennytop. and they lookcd the same to him as a scarf and some chocolate! And when Penny- top looked again at the first pres- ents, he saw them as they really were. and not as a scrubbing brush.

Well. Pcnnytop was so pleased Christmas! By the time the Wise

Woman rclumed to share the elves' Christmas dinner, the whole place

I

d

"I'm expecting a visitor tonight. Where is he?" the old lady snap- bed-

A young man, bare headed. with

thmttgh the gloom. "Are you the unfortunate gal who's taking care of my Granny Smith?" he asked.

An imperious voice called from upstairs, "is that you, Algerrion?"

again she was still without a real friend

she did not seem to realize that her reputation for virtue kept at a. distance those who would have

her V-";.ence.

As a guture of respect to her mother she spent the first Christ- mas alone in the vast old-fashlon- ed house that had been left toher.

she dreaded the thought of Christ- mas.

For the fourth Christmas she broke the routine and accepted an invitation to stay with the family of Mr. Welch, the secretary of the Rambling society, but even here she could not rid herself of a feeling that she was an intruder ln what was really a family af- fair. It was then that she de- cided to make different plane for the fifth Christmas.

When she thought of benevol-

those of her Sunday School class.

dren.

She would be the centre of or- erythlng, she would be the benev- olent power. Everything would be organized to the last detail.

each with a different game laid out ready to be played. -At the same time then: would be carols on gramovphone records to keep up the Christmas atmcsph Then

the window and the great Christ- mas tree dominating the far end of the room.

The presents would be given out after tea-Miss salt was determ- ined about that. because she kemv that children must eat, and must if neoeuuy be made to eat. Then, at six-thirty. back to the other room with the presents and then, finally. a sing-eotng. Miss salt felt obliged to stress that Christmas stood for something rather than mere lollity, and it seemed to her

ed: "I hope, Miss Salt, you hav- en't gone to too much trouble." she said, "It doesn't matter. It really domn't matter at all." she was bitter that evening. she

there was something to remind her

box of tinsel, a half-prepared par- cel for the trec...the symbols of her kindness stabbed her one af-

the telephone rang and she recog- nized the vicsrjs voice. "Miss Salt." h.e'said. "I don't know what your feelings are about that party you were arranging. but I've been talking to my wife and she said did you lmow about the orphan- age at Headingtori? It's several miles away. of course. and I don't know what could be done about transport on Boxing Day..." Miss Salt. went to Headlngton the next day and saw the matron. The orphanage was small. but

She would give a children's party on Boxing Day.

One Sunday in November one

A Card to Colour

of the party: a scribbled note, a ROM