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oi’ Christmas as it was celebrated in thduldend pin years gone by gives oheJdRpo gnant sense of re-

Q gret thlihtliosé" good old days are "best sitting room at Manor Farm.

gone. never to return. Not that the present dear intimate and jolly Christmases l1aven't their coin~ pensations, but the old times were so picturesque. so quaint, so tie- lightful.

i Do you rcmembenwhy, of course you do, the thoroughly happy and hourly good time the Piclhvicklans enjoyed at Diugiey Dell? Dickens presents there. from the moment of departing from London. taking

the coach for tiie long drive m‘

hlanor Farm, to the breaking up of the merry party at leavetaking. a picture of the greatst charm, oi‘ old customs and old pleasures, that one longs to have been present himself.

Theparty of four Pickwickiims. and Sam Weller. of course. left London early- on the morning of December 22nd. all snugly stow- cd awuyon the top of the bing- gleton coach. well wrapped in great C0ﬂtS,SllB.\\'lS and comforters. The air was sharp and frosty. and when it became neceﬁqary; to stop at an inn n'here,_i‘_t?ﬂl_li.llol"ai'es were waiting, Mr. Pickvﬁiglrvand llir. Tupman descendedftq 3. aihvarzn drink at the tap yiiuitil; “n11. were all but left behind whﬁ the coach started: "dashing 1110.11! the ope-i road. with the fresh. clear air glow- ing in their faces antlglaildeiiiiig their very hearts within them."

Y On their arrival at the Blue Lion. they were met. by i\ir. \Vurdle's raelebrated page. You can't have

with the amazing capacity for eat- ing and sleeping. He and Sam ar- ranged to ‘drive to Dingley Deli

members of the party wnllted. 1 Oil; they started at a brisk paci-

. and part way they were met by Mr.

-\Vardle and a jolly party of young ‘people, and. after the introductions wore performed, they all troppcil off to the house. the young ladii-s having all manner 0i‘ (llﬂitrultii-s getting over the ‘stilp. especially‘ the blackeyed young lady- i-ira very nice time..2.air..<2f.égqvtsgvlth fl" ‘round the top who was observed .11» scream very loudly when hh". \\,'inkle offered to_.lielp liur over." . 'l‘ln.zﬂnexf_._.morping was the oi-c

sion of [he “wieddlng of'Belia and. '

_ 'l‘rundlc.v\v>hl<.~h took place in ilue

;liill'ltiil church. all the Pickwick- i ions appearing in

most blooming array; it must have- been -ver.y early indeed. for the- whole‘ 1iarty~ returned to breakfast. Thore- Mr. Pickwick ' distinguished himself. ‘with his usual genial manncrniuk- ing a speech of congratulation to the young bride and ‘groom. and rc-

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ACnriousA Xmas Characters

(fozitiuued from Page Onc.

An amusing tale is told of the lady Macella, wife ‘of Sir Itogcr dc Titahborne. who had been ill for some years. Realizing that she haihnot long to live. and knowing too the penurious leanings other liege lord, she asked ‘him for a small bequest. the privilege‘ of leaving a dole of bread for all who should ask for it annually". The crafty. Sir Rogers read- ily agreed. telling - her that he would dedicate to her cliar-. ity as much land as she could walk about over while a band of pine ivas burning. Thinking that his wife was so weakenedby her long illness. he thought himself very clever in providing such an ar- raiigement. The doughty’ old lady surprised him by. several acres-- twenty-threrrtn be exact; for oncu she got going she seemed endowed with new strength. She took to her bcd again and before her ilcath she called her family to her side and pronounced‘ a blessing upon them all so long as the char-

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Howe Dixon

Somehow to reread descriptions coiving in response a whirlwind

of applause ' That night was the great event. '—the ball. it took place in the

Seated in a. shady bower of holly Eand evergreens were the two best iﬂddlers and the only harp in nil fMuggleton. The carpet was up.the 'candies burnt bright. the ﬁre blaz- ied and cracked on the heartlnand

merry voices and light-hearted ‘laughter rang through the room."

llir. Pickwick amazed everyone by appearing in pumps ready to 'duncc. And Alanco he (llli. with all his heart and soul. with-tho old lady at his side. in fact, after- sev -eral couples had dropped out from sheer woariness. Mr. Pickwick was still ‘dancing with undlnrlshod vigor. ‘ Later :1 glorious supper foi-

lowed. p .

The next night was (Yhristnias

Eve. Mr. \\'urdle's custom was to have games in the kitchen that night. with all the servants in. From the centre of the ceiling u huge branch oi’ mistletoe was sus- pended, which gave “rise. to a scene of general and most delight- ful struggling and confusion." Mr. Pickwick led the old lady under the mistletoe. and kissed her with great‘ decorum. and a minute‘ later was himself surrounded and kiss- ed by all the younger ladies. in a laughing group. '

'l‘hey playvd old games, blind- nwn's bull‘ and snap dragon. and‘ ended with a huge bowl of wassuii in which the hot apples were his- sing and bubbling with a rich look and a jolly sound that were per- jfcctly irresistible" (lhritnius carols [burst forth from the mcrry group iubout the ﬁreplace. to the parti- fculur delight of all the poor rcla- 'tions.

\Vardle ilnished the evening." with itilt‘ story‘ of the goblin \\_'l1o stoic

:1 sexton."

I aChristmas dawned bright and cold. , After breakfast the whole» train wentto church, where one of the medical students fell as- leep. After lunch Wardle propos- ed a skating party. Winkle said _he could skate, but when it came ‘toedisplaying his ability. on the pond. he made such a lamentable failure, indeed, he couldn't stand alone on his skates. that liir. Pick- wick was very; angry with him and scolded him Juiumtiy". a’ 5-1-1 ~

Sliding on tho ice appealed to

Mr. Pickwick strongiylIl Finally alter several‘ false starts he ut- temptcd it. \Vliat a jolly thiic he .hnd with Wartile.._Sa1n.i\l-r. Tupiuun and Mr. Snodgras in"close* suc- ‘cession: so close i11 fact that Mr. rPickwick was upset at icusﬁevcry third round. h ,. _

Suddenly’ a sharp. smart ‘crack was heard. A large mass of icc ills-appeared and Mr. Pickwick with ‘it. All the ladies fainted promp- ‘tly, and the men seemed bereft oi‘ their series. In another moment

Mr. Pickwicics head appeared, and someone recollected that the pond ‘was nowhere more than ﬁve fuel tieep, everyone was much relieved. "Prodigics oi’ valor were [lJffUTIll- ed to get him out." All the lad- ies-‘ oiiercd their shawls lest the poor dear catch his death of cold. Wrapped nightly‘ in these. xvith Saul at his side. he ran buck to the house. to he put immediately to bed. With‘ the farm ilrchhuil a bowl of punch besidesuhe invoke the, next morning none tho.,n'orsc. for the (void plunge. _ "The jovial party broke up ihe next morning. Mr. Pickwickhtnd his friends once more took their seats on the top of the liugglc- ton coach" after many a parting and whispering conversation with the young ladies. Alliwerc ioth to depart And. well they‘ "might be. We feel the same. sharp regret ourselves that Dickens felt, the inevitable sadness oi’ leuv-aking. But there is itlwuys the comfort- ing reﬂection that as another your

generation for any - who should ever discontinue her good work. The acres she traversed produced nineteen hundred loaves of broad for the poor 0f late years it ‘has been deemed wise to m1 the pro duce and give the brand's dquivlent in money. v _ I

Two wills of limﬂlr ideas were left by tivo well-known linen or Wales. Each directed inn every Christmas a number of prosperous men named in the will should pur-

c use" mutated number ‘of real

" wheat loavfes. take them- to the

tomb of n55 assigns inide the will after a prayer. take tum for

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times and renewed acquaintance For Printing Job Printery u

rolls by,Chrlstmas will come again and return to us its own inerry with those we love. ., . .i--»¢,r.r..@_

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Rood will towards all men!"

i scnl n note to Kris Kringle This year to moon (Jliri-sinuts Eve

Sonic roller skates, 11 shiny Skill"-

. i hope old Santa Claus will get And that ho will not think inc hold Because I want tzfglve the drum

And Sister LSue l promised Th!’

The skates l want for Cousin

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CHRISTMAS CHIMES

The village chimes rang out a .mcd}0w storm‘. and viibrsnt as guided? _ s _-droniw<1 111w a crystal dish, but Mann Marsh drew his worn fur cap down closer ulbout his oars and scnwilngﬂy took a shortcut tow-unis li-ls desolate home.

Hie had neither chick nor child.

y moncy. He hardened his soul against yule¢tide suggestions and tinted to glory in scouting the bu» rmlanizing inﬂuence of home, social iﬁriemlship wnd “the follly (aallcd love!" Then he came to a surl- den halt and sprang behind a tree. There was a iighlt in the 1PQ0lll where he slept. Against the lamp light theirs was ouhined the figure of a nouglily dressed man stand-lug at an: ooen ibmwui. Mnmsli stole to the kitchen, took down an ‘ancient horse iplstoi. and giiihllng io_ the door of the lighted ‘room. burnt 1t in. _

_"~Wh=i-t are you doing inure?" - shouted out. “Hands up!" it was rather a weak tba-n an‘ evil face that vzunilronlted him. its owner looked, icrestfallen. another than sullen ' _

“l-‘I was looking for something to sat.“ lic- stamimercd out.

“Tibet's likely outside. kitchen. isn't it nolw!" Mien-sh derisiively.

"Weld then. finding nothing in the kitchen iii hoped i could pick up some liittle tnifie ‘ that would ibrinig mo a imieal. Say. l'-m- not a genuine llifttl one. I never touched n. cent that was not my own until tlnis very dlay. And this has so shanned nne, (that all‘ l ask is strength to carry back what I too .. .. .. "Yihlli" ienred Marsh. "iSort, of rclhibing Peten to pay Paul, hey‘? Now then. 1l'il run no risks oi‘ your ‘turning on - iii-e. Empty" your pockets," and the man disgorged a rusted jackknife, and something ithat glowed with the glint of gold. "Back to yonder corner." order» ed Mairsh carpi-ugly." What's t-hls?" and h-is n-inilble fingers clutched a a locket ‘a-nd chain the other had placed on the talble.

“it isn't yours. nor ininefﬂ‘ burst out, the iniiirudler. "Say. l talkte tlha‘. ﬂmck lwllcre ‘it ‘belongs.

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Liston to inie_ .lt was tcnvintih-s down the road, in n, wnretchizd utili- ihovel. ‘in the front rocini was a pale. wearied wmllﬂn attending room was a little uingr-l M's girl nhillrl. asleep on a torn-thin blanikni l noticed‘ tire ehhln and lei-kit urouml the child's throat. l sin-uk- ed up amd took it. I've 1a Wife and tvro ‘little tots i-n the cilty; lost my joib and was trannping. looking for wank. i -w‘z1s frantic as 1 thought bf i-hcir ‘wretched (‘hristmzis and I illlﬂfiflil -’\W‘t'ly ‘to sell- tine triirket and stead a ride ihome on tlii» bum" ’_ pentst Donft fshooi!” for .\llzl.rsh. opening the locket and scanning the portrait ‘within shook dlrnin. head to foot. and with ghlrlng eyes vies-ed! the locket as though ii ivere some ‘boiling wralh.

bright. sunnyfacc-d daughter hex had shut ollt fmin ‘heart and 110m» the day siiio elorpod with itoilni-y‘. lilair_ Tie had novor sought lo icurn oi‘ iilPil‘ fate. And 110w the locket she huii worn he llilil strangely found’. ‘cherished and pro- iected by her little child with his picture sitill in it.

‘iMly luau," he said “if you will unkeine to where you found the p1 urple you tell of. your dear ones s-ihall have a Christmas. indeed.“

"liill do that for nothing." half Sffiiilletl the penitrni-t folio-iv.

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