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THE CHARLOTFEFOYQY, GUARDIAN

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The First Christmas

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good tidings 0f great joy, which

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"its Spirits. Miss Braden!" Mn Adams (limped

Euler's girlhood chum.

m‘ boy was nlzvay-s stood tn mt- vxn-n I Kiiwi 111s mother," Aunt Juli‘ inf-d.

' "‘d cm‘. unbdie- v41 Aunt Jul harlirt provided ior tin‘. and Laura was saving we. Y)‘ WlP-"Y toward it.

fni s‘. nee-r. t. most m:- Drcrwnc‘. she had ever evcn of buying. "‘.\'1=.l1 my first 0i‘ Irccmhr-r ch13. '1'"? I'm "Q1112 to zv-Ltl it to the slur iulrl Bertha and Iiob. lrr two bus: frllnds, Tlui 01w morning just, before that,

"Otirc upon a time, Tommy, there “Pi "I little but.’ who ate too much lhfllilifli: and he burst,"

“there's no such thing as too much pudtlinq, mother."

"Thrn. why (lid the burst?’

“Not rnnuzh bny! mnlhmg Inc nnaih -r hclplng, plcasc.“

llitlc boy

Give

Laura lmd missed the old clock! It svns an awful feeling. She couldn't bclicvc it. Neither could Mrs. Ad- mus, the caretakers wife.

“it's siurits, Miss Braden!" Mrs. .‘\<li\'.llS iiiiopetl, “Your dead ain't contra we that clock leave the fam- ily! Pas’. work I've had a 1eelinQ-"

l,li‘ll'fi. didn't listen to Mrs. Ad- nms‘ sinful": but terrifying theories

It mus‘. ltnre been stolen. But, bv \\'l;on1? A stranger coul<in‘t slip tintmticctl into Culver where every- lwtiy knows everybody else.

"Anti", Bob reasoned as he and lnnm tulkctl it over the ticxt day, "Culvtr pt-tmic don't go in for anti- tri "

"'l‘i1vn, too," Laura added, “there

“in. llwilvri iimvlird’. Yuul-A (fum- meu Thi f!"

ti litinwp‘. ihc Adam- 111 he curtain tin-y

“l niwr: concern for

1l "arl than for the

1 ." ' you wirrjv." he ad- C :1 t0 trace this

, “an: worry."

cs had ar- She

ctinng s0 strange

1's nerves tight- io fznd on‘. about t ' ~;. ed.

Xvlvn. Bub v." .2261. as he always did to siroll the seven blocks to her conxt-r. he crzclaimcd: "Laura, you tit-c tunic‘ You ought to get more l1~-‘~_1 tin q Christmas week. I‘d lid... frrc of charge-J’

"P's ‘zrsgin the law? Bob. Thanks any" Laura smiled into his SP1 = rgvcs. _

13ml) r": trill and straight and pond-lo’ ' 2. Hfid been practising lav: in Cu mr for almost a year and Culver pioplc ‘were saying. “At last tlvi-("s a .'/llo's' good cnnuah for funny he'd settle

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small place," Bob explained to Lau- ra.

Bu‘. Bob ncvrr fntimalcd to he!‘ tin‘. :31": was more to him than n mod friend. And Laura tried to maize herself regard him in n3 calm n .

Thrtt: 11..,r.‘;s. without t liinc; eith or Bob or Brriiitx. Laura had hid- den in hvr nfiicc.

'I'h'-n it 11ml happened. The light burning nan-r the snin 112.1 thrown crrrrythizrz in‘/> {trnfv- que Shadow“ Great hrnps of (jllYlnilllilS twackagcg b~camc vn’ '1", {gin Into that si. loncc, n. rutiznl! l :1 rlrgw back, TllC G701‘ hm] owned!

Slowly :1 circle n? light advanced Bfihlnd 1t a Fltttrlwv, it rump“; h" (lcilfi. Laura s\-.l,\;v:\.._.¢q a Ewen,“ She :,\'. choc! nn -... 11cm,

In horror and nmttzmnent, the tvro faced r-wmt Q‘hn1~...5p5ech]e5q. He droppcd hi. flashlight,

Laura's lips [w mbind from ~ sirlricn (lcult hurt,

"S", Ruhr-rt, Howard! Youl-A common llllrll"

"I mum-J"

“Till mc. nnzv. nhmil, my 910g}, Ymil“ in‘ only ncrsnn—" l. '

Syria.

David.

for them in the inn.

country shepherds

by night.

"All right.‘ Thc man brfort- her tightened lllS jaw.

"How (nu you us’. m?"

“Tint night you left your nurse in my car. 1 had keys copied alter yours-~I“l‘m rrully Emest H1111- iltcn,"

Laura gasped. "Then why stcnl ‘it-AN

“After you'd iflltl me how you were saving. and I z-"nw hint‘ d3"=r~ mined you were to kccp your 1 :1-

that all the world should be taxed.

2 And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of

3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.

4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee out of the City of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of

5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused trifc being great icith child"

6 And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accom- plished that she should be delivered.

7 And she brought fort/z her firstborn son, and wrapped him in stuaddliug clothes and laid him in a lmanger; because there u-as no room

9 And Io, the (mgel of the 1.1111! camc upon them: and the fllvrp/ of the Lord shone round about lhcm .' am.’ Ihcy were sore afraid.

miss, I thought I'd get it 1~c.~..r.\d,'

pay the bill. and return it without your ever knowing who'd dune it. I couldn't bcar to have you spend your money that way-J’

“But_!"

“You said, once. thz hid d". ion of the clock was in y It's all done now but one <1

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I4 Glory to God in the highest. and on earth pcucc, good will toward

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15 And it, ctune to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which Ims come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

8 And there u-cre in the saute abiding in the field, keeping watch orcr tltcir flock

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was. trying to {ind it (or in: man.

Utibeliei‘ 11nd TiilLVLxl hop-u pin}:- eil urei" Luiruls 111cc. "Ii ;,ou'rv Ernest. Hamilton, why 0111110 to (Jul- vlr as»?

HE-Sfllliivli’ tlu- rnnnu nlnn Wilvll- r-rl ititz) his . “You never" .-..\\v your Auntls will.“

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shall be to all people.

II For unto you is born this day, in the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

12 Amt this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a

13 And suddenly there was with thc angel a multitude of the heaven- Iy Itost, praising God, and saying.

16 Am! they came tuith haste, and found Mary and Joseph and the brzbc Ig/ing in a manger.

I7 And zrhen they lmd sccn it,

they made know abroad thtrsag/ing which 1cm told them concerning this

In‘ Autl at’! they that heard il

trcrc told them by thc shepherds.

those things ichich

til ihul your “'11s up. I wanted you to know that I (llcln't-—"

Again Laura's heart 511115;. The rndidncc which rr-lznns to _vouil1 so easily rnllccicd in her eyes. ‘

"Bub!" hrr heart spoke the name. “Ill be luusy Chrisintns. but. what plans have you for the Sunday be- fnrr NH" Yrm".s?"

"why? ilm\'.‘—-—~—-I—~"

She thrcv: back hcr head and s1:1;l d n lnppy rngwr smile. Neith- 41' lure‘ I!"

i Hamilton §ilt7ll l)l'\\'llil(‘1‘- a 111.:n“n'.. 'l‘l1.l1: wit‘ his ‘om? inc: z. L‘

1-1 wt impol- . "Laura! _ lus own

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complexities uni pupiexitiel 0! uh l" dropped u if they were “ICON eoeh of omyeemmdallofuetmdshlnln;

um glad 1nd 1°“! h! “l9 .-

ence of

n. New Year. For thin Ieuou we join. therefore, in the lvlrlt of children. l! we are win, lad shelve with them the lim- ple Joye o! gllll l-nfl ll" i110 ‘will!!! that u due w their mm: nadir-

MAN Y RIVALS OF HOLLY

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Plant But Plenty of Substlhltee Abound

Even in England they have more

" at least than a. dozen different va-

riéties of holly, and the world st large has no fewer than 145 species of this tree.

Australia is the only inhabited continent which has no holly-no true holly, that is to say. Yet Aus- tralia has a substitute, a. shrub cal- led “native holly" which grows 1n Victoria and New South Wales. It is not an ilex, but its leaves are hol- ly like, and it is used veiy exten- sively for Christmas decorations.

Ivy ls another plant which does not flourish in Australia as it docs in England, though in the hills you find a kind of ivy with odd, wing» shaped leaves. But the housewife pmpariitg for her Yuletide show has no true holly or ivy-to hang on the walls. ,

Yet there is no lack of grcenstuff for Christmas decoration 1n the Australian Commonwealth. !The favorite plant is the she-oak. the tops of winch are uesful for feed- ing cattle in time: of drought, and

there is also “cclcry-top" with its v

big, handsome leaves. and the var- fous pines such as the I-iuon and King William pine, and Acacia is also popular.

New Zealand has an ivy trce, a. real tree with a. good stiff trunk of its own, stout branches and large evergreen leaves. -If you want its botanical name, this is Panax Co- lensoi, and it is found in both the North and South Islands. v

A favorite plant for Christmas decorations in Australia is the Mac- quarle Harbor Vine, which ls a- na- tive oi‘ Tasmania, but is grown ln Australia and New zealand. It has a currant like fruit, with a. delicate acid flavor, which is used for mak- ing tarts, puddings and preserves. The long, graceful branches make beautiful and distinctive decora- tions.

The Christmas Tree

The Christmas tree is supposed

by great numbers of people to have

originated in Gcrntany. but the Christmas tree camc in the first in- stance from Egypt, and its origin datcs from a. period much earlier than the Christian era. The palm tree is known to put forth a. branch every month, and a spray of this tree with l2 shoots on it was used in Eizypt at the time of the winter solstice as a symbol of the Comple- ted year.

The Christmas Wreath

With holly and ivy So green and so gay We deck up our houses As fresh as the day.

With bays and rosemary And laurel complete. And everyone now Is a kins in conceit. -Old Carol. 1695.

A Christmas Wish

"Puddings steaming, candles glen. nuns. Branches weighted down, Christmas on the 10mm and rm. cheel Christmas in the town! Christmas on the mountain rid. gm! Christmas on tho p“! MAY your Christmas Day be m". TY Mlcnsoebr you be)"

‘ rite is us follows:

CHRISTMAS CANDLES

Symbolic 0f The Star Seen by Wise Men In the But

'i‘he candle‘ is the true symbol o! Christmas. Its flickering taper shining 0n the sill o! the city house or the country cottage sends out the message of "peace on earth" quite as much as the chime oi Chr- istmas bells. No Christmas tree is complete until the candles, whether of wax or of electric lights, have been fastened to its boughs.

A charming elderly lady givcs each child in the neighborhood eve- ry year a ‘Twelfth Night" candle. This is a very large cathedral can- dle, which 1| to be lighted on Christ mas night eve and placed on the window sill set in a wreath of holly and so placed that its flame burns at the wzcnter of o. Christmas made wreath hanging in the window. 1t ls then kept burning every evening until the cve of Twelfth Night, Jan- uary 5th. The Twelfth Night eve, the unburned portion of the candle and all the Christmas greens are placed in the open fireplace and consumed, this ending the Christ- mas season. '

The significance of this pretty The candle is symbolic of inc star which the Wise Men saw in the East, and it is kept shining through the 12 days (luring which the Wise Men were following the star on their journey to the manger whore the young Child lay.

Children especially love this beau tlful custom of having a lighted candle represent the Christmas star, and in some of the homes, etc. where the Twelfth Night candle is kept burning, each child cares for the candle {or an evening, all taking turns. The candle ls lighted, the wreath lowered to encircle its flame and when the child goes to bed 1t is his duty to blow the candle out.

Santa is Up-to-Date

Some Day May Use Radio Energy to Distribute His Gifts

Santa Claus is a decidedly pro- gressive old chap. He keeps strict- ly abreast of the times, and in 111,-; work employs only modern-day me- thods. Onoe he went plodding ov- er the fields in a. sleigh no faster than reindeer-s could gallop. It took him a long time, but he managed

.to make the rounds.

Then came the automobile. Santa. sot a his red one and hitched his trailers on behind. He could get around faster. He. carried bigger loads, got to more homes and made more children happy. When air. planes flew over ‘the North pole Santa got another idea. He believed that planes would be better for his 10"! trips and for skipping from‘ housetop’ tohousetop. He ls hardly built for an air pilot but nobody files faster nor farther than plump old Santa.

He does not fancy zeppoiing, but, he is sure that in another year or Wu he mew» able u» broadcast Christmas to children by radio A! soon as carriers are invented w 31S’ through the air, directed and landed by radio energy, 91d 5mm Will lit on his mountain of north. em lce and broadcast an Up-to-dgtg Christmas to 11.11 the world.