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Ellen's Diary

Continued Ircin page 2)

.iviltzation. Let us remember t-liis lhruuzh the dork times ahead of us. and when we are making the

peace, for which llii men pray." o o .

We spoke of those who had been ‘.\lL|\ us that day at the thresh- uig_ some of whom have since moved from the community, and at toast one of the number had gone from earthly scenes — gone from

of I Christian

ourJand others threshing, a grain forl: set down for the last time and he overalled, sweat-stained, yet. with steady fearless eyes that iii his farming had known much of life and death called to his ac- counting. Whon we mentioned ihc day at hand to Jamie this eve- ning he thought that perhaps he

‘ had hoard the honoring salute of

guns from the city but then on consideration decided the gun fire must have come from nearer ‘ll. hand. "I guess maybe it. was only hunters after rabbits" he said "in the woods up at the other farm."

QUiCKiiiS

iy Ken Re;

i." . "Int, doctor, are you sure my pulse is normal-you hove-

m. liond on Pin wrist wotcl I oof with a Guardian Wont Ad!“

He came to remain t.o ten with us as did the other members o! his family. Then in the stillness of tonight, which is cloud-hung they went again to their home cares. . .- » James and I went t.o the polling ' booth this afternoon t.o cast our ballots in this island Election-ax- erclsing as always a privilege WlllC-l is the prize of Democracy. It is s right. folks should not regard light- lv nor should anyone be careless in the discharge of this privi- .lege and duty. It is one 0f my hopes that eventually there shall come a day when folks everywheri accepting it in this light will come to their voting as eagerly and duti- fully as they come now on a Sco- hatl-i to the churches of their choice. Not. until then. I fancy will the best results afforded by the voice of the people have been 'entirely reached. Th! returns 9! today's vote are now coming in. iJames and Mr. C. from the house on the hill are here in the kitchen. They smoke neighborly pipes, chat.- ting sometimes of farm interests and again silently listening to the Election news. It is already evi- dent iihat the Government-ss-was is being sus ‘. The contact so gallnlltly fought by the three par- ties interested is now over and to the winners belong, naturally a. period of elation. And then I sus- pect that any persons! rejoicing will presently be put aside, in the realization that in their winning they have taken up fresh aspirin- LiOTlI and responsibilities and so must. in their success at once gird loins for the future. ‘There will b8. I am sure. a. quiet searching of hearts and s I'd-consecration to the service of the country. In but yllrl. $1111? grout men luvs written proud names indelibly in the pages of the history of Island Iovﬂﬂmﬂlll. “sia-nts" in slammin- lhlp whoso mantles would not pg lltht to assume. lloy tho shadows 0f many n one of thou cams from past records to inspire and encour- llo the men who make up the PWIrl-‘Ihnt-na to give all Il- lnmlen even the housewives such

"Wonderful weather for Christ- 111351" Tlmlllhy Rowan thought as

11° "Embed home through the snow with an armful of mall from tho post office.

But he was apprehensive, for in the bundlo was a letter from Caroline. his daughter. Why, h: kept asking, would Caroline bi: writing now. the day before Christ.- mas, unless to tell her parents that she wouldn't. be home for the holi> days?

Noisily he stamped the snow from his overshoes on the back porch, then walked into the kit.- chen which was savory with the odor of his wife Rachel's Christ- mas cooking. Then .as Rachel up. prosched the bundle of letters he had placed on the table, Timothy found himself shrinking from the‘ room, fearful of how Rachel would take the news.

No Caroline for Christmas! Why, never once in hei- 24 years had Carolina been away. But, then, sbl wls building her own life in the city, now-new friends, new inter- ests. And spending the holidays with two old parents was probably pretty dull‘.

But. how would Rachel take it? If only someone anyone, would spend Chdstmas with them to re- lieve the loneliness! Well, how about young Tom Wakefield, with whom Caroline had once been in love, a fine young chap who didn't have a home, and who probably would miss Caroline this Chris‘.- mas as much as he and Rachel would?

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A few minutes later Timothy was trztmpirtg downtown through the snow again, and into Tom Wake~i field's garage.

"Merry Christmas, Tom!" ha! shouted, walking into the small of- l fice. ,

"Same to you, Mr. Stone!" cried = 'I‘orn. "What can I do for you?"

"Well, Tom," ‘Timothy lJCQBILI "you can make a couple of olrli people pretty happy if you'll come l to dinner with us tOmOITOW. You,‘ ‘ see~l doift expect Caroline “llli 1 he coming and, well. it. would ho

nice if you'd join us." , "Gosh. thanks Mr. Stone” Tom ‘ answered. He turned red, then pale. ' "I'll be there!"

Back home. Timothy was repri- manded, "Well. Mr. Stone‘ where have you been, leaving me all alone vitl-i this news about Caroline?‘ Rachel's eyes sparkled.

“I know, darling," Timothy said. “It's too bad she can't be hers for Christmas, but I've asked Tom Wakefield to join us. It'll be kind of nice having him, remembering how he and Caroline used to be so close. You know. I think that boy i; still in love with her——.'

Timothy found himself shrinking froui the room.

Mrs. stone smiled. “Well. wﬂi better get busy. since comPﬂﬁlf-l coming. Fix a fire in the hearts. will you?" And as Timothy went off on his errand, her W95 1°1' lowed him, smiling.

Herc is a story with a touch of Christmas about it. What the well- bred young lady was supposed to do in years gone by is set forth in an old book on etiquette published one hundred years ago. In the chatter on Christmas festivities the Editor found the following "Girls, although 111°)’ 11¢ 11111198. are kissed under the mistletoe." According to the author, this was an old Druidic custom, and 11 1S 5111! lair-pally ill vogue. This 819911 Plant, with its waxcn w hiic l berries, vvhe n hung over a doorway | is supposed to permit only happi Iness to enter hence the tradition ,0! the kiss. It. grows only as a PIT-ISM? and in Europe is found most frequently on oak and applr l trees, but it. is not averse to living . on molars. willows. lime, motlntnin- lash and maples. The white berries are delicacies to some birds, and it-hrough their agency the plant is Dropazated. The sowing is effected thy the bird rubbing its beak, to which the seeds adhere, against the bﬂFk of the lreo on which ii has ﬁuﬁhted- The pulp soon burdens, affording a protection to the seed, which in germinating sends its roots through the bark of the ire.- and into the living tissues. The

Christmas, is largely derived from the apple orchards of Normand). The American mistletoe grows on deciduous trees. especially the tu- pelo and red maple, and is found as far north as the State of New Jersey.

No Christmas decoration, how- ever. is complete without a sprig of 110111 that hardy shrub so closely associated with winter snow and cold. It. is surprising to learn, nevertheless, that holly thrives only in comlJai-iivoly Tllllii climates. it grows in England quite readily, and ornamental hvclgcs of it arc com- mon. In Canada it is grown chleil; in British Columbia. The custom of using holly for Christmas decal-- ations dates back to ancient times, and is generally regarded as a sur-

The Stone household was a busy place Christmas mornlni- W111“ Timothy tended his stock and P011" try, Rachel fixed the turkey set the table and then went upstaLn to dress. And shortly after noon Tom Wakefield arrived, handsome young Tom. and the three of them sat down in the living room be- fore the fire for a short visit be» fora dinner.

Then an automobile horn blues out front, and Timothy ran to the window.

"It's Caroline!" he shouted. 1w- slde himself. “Rachel, come quick! She must have come in on the noon train!"

Then she burst into the room. lovély Caroline, laughing merrily: tossing her begs on the floor and running to her parents.

Suddenly she saw Tom, standing white and tense beside the fire- place. and momentarily her mouth fell open with surprise.

"Oh, Tbnﬂ" she cried. "You here, too? This makes it. perfect!" And

from the oven, "but we fooled you that time! You lust usumeil bo- cause Caroline wrote lhdflny be- fore Christmas, that she coming home. What she said in the letter was that shs was tired of the city and was coming back to stay.

"Of course," she smiled, “I'll give you credit. Poor Caroline‘: heart. was breaking for Tom, so you: inviting him here today makes ev- erything perfect!"

the affairs of homo and family, the best and fairest government,

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i Under The Mistletoe

nllﬁi-lewe. 5° Popular in England at’

ivlval of the usages of the Roman ‘Slilumaha °1' Perhaps of an old Tr¢ul°n1<l Dfacticoof hanging interior of dwellings with ever- greens as a refuge for sylvan 5m‘, its from winter i-old. An old-country 11011191‘ Proverb defines an halal. tual story-teller as one that "lees Ilﬂver‘ but when the hour-n l; 811m’ 5W"!!! nebular superstl~ lions exist with respect to holly. 1" 5°11"! Darts of England it is ""1""! unlucky to introduce it. 111W R house before Christmas l-Ivr.

The wood of the holly l; yen. 011811 haril arid white like ivory‘ "1111 5° 1'1 1* Pﬂllular with turners w ho will often in a contrary mgi)- net. die it black in ‘imitation of 95°11)’ and then use it for inlay- illg and for handles o!‘ metal tea- l1°15 1111171 11111114118 sticks. etc. A curious habit noticed in the holly is that it. will leave the upper plrf, 1’? ""1 11°11 Mthout Protection, Elvin! urickles only to those leaves which are near the ground. It no doubt considers it quite UllllEC8o— ﬁery. as well as a wast/e of energy, t” K1" Protection to branches which are beyond the reach of rah. bits and cattle.

Among the Romans. holly was Yekarded as an omen of peace and goodwill. but in the language Cf flowers it means foresight. In old England the laurel, once in pQp- ular use for Christmas window de_ 60111110115. has been replaced by the holly and the ivy. An old Eng. 11511 5911B $10596 with these \\0l'd;-I. The Holly and the Ivy

Now 110th are full well growl-l; Of all the trees that spring in

wood The Holly bears the crown.

HUDIIBURING THEM

Auntie: ‘Al: you u liglrlging up your stocking tonight. Freddie?

Freddiei 0h. yes, Mother and ,1111¢1 Hum w sweet it. and it would 119 I Pity to disappoint them!

Dick Whittington Ant! llis Barge

so sorry to have to dislllusion you, but many of the well-known

m, ,1 pantomime stories are not true to ..

fact. Every child is led to believe that when Dick Whlttington walk- no‘ to London to become Lord lviayor, he was accompanied by his pet cal. The truth of the matter is that. Dick brought coal up the Thames in barges known as "cats? His black cat. is a myth. Robinson Crusoe is another of the panto- mimcs based on fact --but the pinto-producers have taken a good deiil of licence with the facts. as also did Defoe who wrote the book. For instance. Alexander Sel- kirk, the original Robinson Cru- soe, was not wrecked on a desert island. He could not see 0Y8 '10 l_\C with his skipper, and was put ushoi-c on thc island of Juan Fer- izandez. "Robinson Crusoe" lived there alone for nearly five years before he was rescued by a man~ d-wor. But there is no mention iii the true story of Alexander Sel- iilflf of "Man Friday." ,

"The Babes in the Wood" was "written from a true story. A Nor- folk landowner named Do Way- ;and. -in the time of Edward IV. left his money to his two children. But a “wicked uncle" was deter- mined to have the fortune. To do this he paid the highwaymen t0 take the children into the forest and murder them. The robbers quarrelled. however, and the children wandered off, only to die .~t starvation.

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FOR THE FISHERMEN

she ran to his arms, while Rachel RODS

drew her puzzled husband into the

kitchen. HOOKS "You may be a pretty smart "as

man, 'I‘im0thy," she explained

quietly as she lifted the turkey FUES ,

DART BOARDS DARTS

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TENTS ICE BOXES THERMOS IOTTLES COLEMAN STOVES LANTERN!

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the island has yet enjoyed. Until tomorrow Diary Goodnizhv.

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"Your Sprung loads Sim"

Dorothy Dix Says- l-‘CTDHUJIUGO from page I

Many a good, sweet, domestic-minded girl is an old maid because Mother wouldn't let. her marry the nice butcher with whom she ‘vas- in love and whowould have fed her on filet mistwll. but Mother c» pected her to make a brilliant match. Many a poor preacher would have made a good farmer; many arnechanicalunlnded man who would have been nappy and prosperous with tools in lils hand. is a rank fail» ure as a. professions! man. For none of us can be happy and successful unless we are doing the work for which Nature intended us.

And so often our parents guess wrong when they attribute to u! talents and abilities that we do not possess.

BEA SPO

cm Them m: lloud siiuumiai Glvs Thom Fun, lloaliii and Action . . . . This Year Diva Sporting Gifts to Everyone

Pagan Complications

The age-old custom of decorating the home with holly at Christmas .s really a survival of a very anv- ient. superstition. The ancient Celu used to take holly into the hum!‘ "to ward off evil spirits during the festive season. But even today there are people who will not ul- low the holly to remain iii in house after New Year's Day because it will bring bad luck ipon the household during the coming months.

In olden days. too, many hoii~ flies were lit in the countryside - bonfires consisting mostly of ll!i\\~ {horn and mistletoe, because fhGlT two together formed one of the stiongest. antidotes to the evil pow ~ ei of witches. A pile of hawthorn and mistletoe was hung in the Iiome until New Year's Day, an." then it was taken out and burncc on a field which had been soul with wheat. The idea. was that the burning hawthorn and mistlewi would drive away the evil spirit.- who would mar the next autumn‘; harvest.

Even the burning of the Yule log was attended by superstition It was always considered lucky 1c light the new Yule log with one of the embers saved from the prai- ious year's log. To keep a few oi the ashes of the Yule log in the house throughout the year was tc

protect it from flro and light- ningl In years gone by Christmas

ctained many pagan customs old- er than Christmas itself.

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