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Christmas With Jimmy Penfold

Kings Crowned on Christmas Day

" T's awfully good o! you fellows lo come," mur.

murcd Jimmy. greeting his chums at the tiny station close to his home. "I'm at my wits‘ end to know what to do with myself."

Ronald Blake and Gerald King grinned cheerfully as they linked arms with their friend and left the station.

"Now don't you worry any more, Jimmy," said Ger- ald. "We're going to have l. top-hole Christmas. Lead the way to the ancestral home."

Jimmy made towards I. long. low, rhkish-looking cur standing in front of a milk float. "it's only a two minutes‘ drive," he said, u h: leapt into the (lriving scat, "but I thought you'd like to have a run around first."

Ronald and Gerald ivhistled with surprise. "Is this you paiei-‘s bus?" asked Gerald. .

"One of them," came the reply, "he's got four."

The others made no reply to‘ this_ They merely looked at one another and piled into the machine “liicll Jim-ml’ 501m hnd tearing down the village street at well over 40 m. p. h. i

Jimmy Pcnfold uras the son of a very rich man. but he often said he would much prefer his father to be a poor man with a sense of humour, than a rich one without. Mr. Penfold was a hard business

" man and. although he left his son very much to his own devices, Jimmy found life in the huge, lonely house very dull indeed. m; had no brothers or sisters, and his mother had died when he was but a. baby.

This being so, it was not surprising that he was dclighted when his two school chums agreed to get their parents to let them spend Christmas with him.

During the terrific drive around the quiet roads, and later when the boys were changing for dinner, nnd later still when they were comfortably installed in Jimmy's own room, Jimmy did nothing but thank his friends for coming.

“Oh for goodness sake stop it!" roared Ronald at length. "Were glad to come. We're going to have n

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The Poples Paper Read by Everybody

Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 11930

By Anne M .Roblnson

0 Light the Christmas candles And ring the chiming bells; Come. shout the joyous tiding;

A Yuletide message tells; Glad tidings of redemption From sorrow, pain and death; We'll fling the good news boldly On every pulsing breath.

Holy Night

0 set the candles glowing ' Against the passing night

And let the bells’ quick music Our earth and Heaven unite;

Until with angels singing, While great stars wheel and

shine,

We kneel in adoration

Before a. Child divine.

O light the Christmas candles And chime the pealing bells. '1‘o spread the good-will greeting Their every clear note tells; We‘ll sing aloud, “klosannnaf Again and yet again, i "Hosanna in the Highest For ever more, Amen."

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“Holy Night, Silent Night"

The song entitled "Holy Night, Silent Night," was written by a German composer named Father Joseph Mohr. This pretty little carol was written for Christmas in 1818, while Mohr was an assistant clergy- man at Lauren, on the Snlza, near Saizburg. and was sct to music by Franz Grubcr. schoolmaster at the neighboring village of Arnsdorf.

PEACE 0' " GOOD Wllﬁl. héklféfr,

LUKE 2:7-I4-Ami she brought forth her ﬁrst- born son, and wrapped him in straddling clothes, and lard Ilim in a manger; because there uras no room for him in the inn. And there were in the

. some country shepherds abiding in the ﬁeld,

keeping watch over their ﬂocks by night, and, lo. the angel of the Lord came upon them and the glory of the Lord shone round about them aml they were sore afraid, and the angel said unto them, Fear not! for behold, I bring you good tidiny 0f great joy, which shall be to all people for unto you is born this day in the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall ﬁnd the Babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a numger. And suddenly there runs with the angel a multitude of the Heavenly host, praising God and saying, Glory to God in the Iiighcst, am! on earth, peace, good-will toward nzen.

Christmas

Once more we reach a finger post,

Upon life's broad highway,

To keep a tryst with Father Time

Who comes with greetings gay.

Leave care and trouble to

themselves,

Let pleasure hold full sway;

Hark to the laughter and the song, i

All hall to Christmas Day.

The old folks and the young- sters join - l In play and merry jest, Or in the singing of the songs That old folks love the best.

Because the memories that they bring

Arc like a golden ray

Illumining all the happy hours

That crowd the Christmas

I l Day.

\\___i_—.:____ The Prince of Peace

Back in a. niche of time when the quarrclsomc world was momentarily at peace, there was born one whom the world delights to call the Prince of Peace. For nearly 2,000 years that day has been celebrated by unselﬁsh giving throughout all Christendom.

‘Nocl" and Christmas

"Noel" is the French cq-uialcnt for the English word "Christmas."

fine ttme guarding your pastor's safe.“ The speaker"

paused, "Did he really mean what he said at dinner?”

v ‘ "shamed at. lei1gtl1..1.Ah0ut.al1..that moneybolilg. in 4 the safe, I mean?"

Jimmy looked serious. "Yes." he answered. “It's true enough, and I often wish father Wouldn't. be so silly about having someone to guard it." The boy's face cleared. "Oh wcii." he addcri, "nobody will break in this dismal looking place on Christmas Eve, I'll warrant. Worse hick!"

Ronald and Gerald agreed that a burglary would liven things up a. bit, but Jimmy quickly changed the subject and presently three Inigo yawns indicated that bed was calling. r

As Gerald was shown into his room, he glanced around the panelled walls and looked at his host_

"I say. Jimmy," he whLc-pcrcd, “is this where I've got to sleep?"

The other nodded and winked a! Ronald. ‘Yes.’ he said. "What's the matter with it?"

"Nothing." answered Gerald slowly, ‘except that it strikes me as being n trifle gloomy."

Jimmy and Ronald grinned, ihumpcd their friend on the back by way cf bidding him good-night, and went to seek their own rooms.

Once alone, Gerald produced a revolver from his pocket, and, after making sine that it was fully load- ed, walked over to the window. I

Flhlging opcn the old-fashioned lcﬂil5, he lcztllcd out and uttered n lnw whistle. Instantly an answer- ing whistle came from the darkness and, not two miuiitcs infer, n figure clnmberrd up the ivy-clad wall and joined him in the bedroom.

"Vvcll?" demanded Gerald.

"Everytlvng is fixed," came the whispered reply. "here's Ronald?"

"Other side of the corridor, four rooms douui." murmured Gerald. "but. . ."

"Shushi" cautioned the man who had climbed up the ivy. "I‘ll do all the talking. Quickly! Give m: the lie of the land. Position of the safe, the elder f‘enfold's bedroom. and everything."

Gerald hastened to obey, and presently the 119W- cemer left the room, telling Gerald King to keep a keen look-out from the window, nnd to be ready to conic to the study dowimtalrs shruld h: bdsummon- cal by whistle.

An hour passed in complete s‘iencc. Gerald's. ncnd was beginning to nod when a shrill whistle pierced the night air. to be followed by two othzrs in quick succession. ,

With one bound Gerald cleared the gap which lay between him and the door. As he burst into the car- ridor, ho crashed full into Jimmy Pcnfold, a be- wildered figure in purple striped pyjamas. '

"Good heavens!" yelled the amazsd Jimmy. "who; Ire you doing with that revolver?"

“I‘ll explain it all inter," snapped hLs friend. "You do what I tell you for p. few moments Get to young Ronald's room and keep him from coming down- stairs. 0o on!’ He. pushed the thunderstruck Jimmy 51°11: the corridor.

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CHRISTOPHER

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house, jumped from one chimney pot to another, stuck n gooses quill in his tangled black hair, drank milk out of the jug, and went hunt- with all the cats in the

pie, the hnps and fairies, still in- habited the hills nnd the queer dark holes in trees, thcrc lived a little imp mother who though! it would be nice to have a good. ord- irory child. She was tired of iiupt; she had three! i

Sn om cold nghi. when she guePs- r-d there would be nobody about, she tuck her imp baby under her nrm. and ran quickly. like the shadow of n bird passing on the ground, to the nciircst town. It was very dark, and the little imp could not see. S) she whispered:

"Moon. give me light;

Just a my bright,

A glow-o g‘eam~_ a spark,

To gulde me in the dark."

Now u?! the edge of the moon there is always un exquisite perfume. and when the mocn heard tho soft voice of the little imp mother the allowed some perfume lo fall to carti1---di'0l1~— -drop-drop. As it was xv cold night. the perfume frolic nt the fcct n? the little imp mothers-all except the very top. At the very tcp there was ft flicker of moonlight. ft was the first candle over sccn. The little mother snatched it up, and just nt that momcnttshe heard an ordinary bnby gurgle and crow sweetly

Walking on tirl-lxs. with the tiny candle ﬂickering in her hand, the litltc imp mother went swiftly up to a small house. clmnberrzl ihroirgh the open window, sped up iho stairs, and in a tiny room she found n baby in a cradle. Oh, he looked so good! By the moou~eandle she Cll'i"l see his round face smiling, and she knew that he would never, never b: up to any impish trick".

So she took him quickly, put her

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mother looked and looked at her baby in the erode. She could hard- ly believe thut her Christopher, with his round, pink lace, und blue eyes. could change so much in the night. He was niurli darker, nnzl his ejr-rs were black ns coals, and he poked out his little red triigtie like a fimnc. Ilc made hcv lnugli because lze lnolzcd m funny, but alas! he be. came naughtici" defy by day.

lie grew quickly, and wizen lw hc- gan to vsolk and tall: the ordinary vuotlzer hnd rt terrible Flue. Clirir- topher scaled up the side of the

"Christopher, what shall I do with you?" asked the ordinary mother when she found him making o. nest in the chimney for an owl he had brought in from the uoeds.

Christopher was covered with soot. and he poutcd as he anszvcred:

"Nly logo will climb

M; for‘. will junvp

And the smell of thyme, Nfnlrcr; my heart thunvp.

Silent night! Holy ilight!

All is cnim, all is bright

Round iron Virgin filothci- and Child! Holy Infant ';o tcnticr cud mild, Bicep in heavenly mace.

Sleep in heavczily jicacc.

Silent flight!

SILENT NIGHT

Holy night.

Ben cf Cod, love‘: pure light Radiant beams from Thy holy face With the dawn of redeeming grace. Jesus, Lord. ct Thy birth.

Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth.

Client night! Ilclj,‘ night! Chrphcrcis (luzzke at the sight, Glories ntrrnm from heaven afar lltzvrcifg; hosts sing Alleluia, (knot the Saviour is born. Christ the Eaviau. is born.

With thc green grass snake. I wailt wings

So I've caught an owl; Where the wind swings. We two will prowl."

"You must not talk in that silly nay," scolded the ordinary mother. "i shall put you lo bed)"

And hristophcr ran off laughing;

Cntch ill!‘ ~~if you gci the chancel

Beat me-—I shall only (iﬂllCF!

Scold mc~I will sing u song!

Don't you think there's something wrong?"

The orclinnij: mother caught lilm in thdpzmilgv. but he jumped to the top shell’, and mid he ivoukl throw dawn oil the best plntcs if she did not s him and give him n pot of ﬁrm. so shr- hzui to, of course.

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something very wrong indeed. only she couldn't think what it ivas.

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0n Chriotliizz; night the (lfdlililfy mother made u Chris-Imus tree for Christophe-r, and he lzrxed it. but he climbed to the 12p and would not conic down. ‘He JllFi giggird: “I shall sinj." lill I float nwoy. I love this tree but it seems to me ‘That in the night I spy a light!"

_'l‘h:~ rrd"..':i'j: moths!‘ nearly cried, mid yst then ill’! door opened very gnitly and lficrc Load the lzlllC imp mother. In one hand she held the mooh~ candle; with the other rshe led n little boy who hnd n llilf‘. round, gcod good face.

"My own Christopher!" crlccl the ordinary mother.

And the little imp mother answer- ed softly:

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Memorable Christmas EventS

A Very Exciting Christmas Eve

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Great War hos- tilities were sus- pended at Christ- mas in many Darts of the front line and British and German soldiers , in some zones act- . ually crossed No Man's Land to each others trenches. The l course of the bigg-The Christmas spirit conquered est Illfil‘ in history the military spirit. was stayed by a bond common to all the chief coni- batants. The Christmas spirit conquered the military spirit. Occasions in history when human beings have allowed their important affairs to be upset by a mere feast have been rare indeed. ,But yrhcn Alfred liv: Great was battling with the invading Danes he order- ed that Christmas should be fully celebrated by his troops. He even retired his arm)‘ in 0161M‘ 111111 11117" might, enjoy‘ the festivities in ivcace. But the pug-nu Danes. seizing ihc'r opportunity. caught the Saxons unprepared nncl inflicted a crushing (lolcdi Cl‘- lllPill»

Since then military leaders have frownccl 0n Christmas celebrations in time of war. The Baltic of Wakefield. one ‘of the most savage fights cf the War.» of the Roses. tock place on December 30th. i430. whrzi elsewhere Christmas festivities were in full string. In mcziincval timwz. of course. Christina". was n. tw-wlzr- day feast. Nor did Napoleon ElllOW any regard fvr Chrislnznrs. During the later part of his l\l1i:'rn i campaign there was ficrcc fighting alon", the f1. ' Mincio on Christmas Day and Boxiizg Dal‘.

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IlsL-zusslnation has been frequently coinmittetzi at Christmas time. The most notable incident in ling- lish history was the murder of 'l‘hcmas a 566k . Archbishop of Centcrbury, the "urd:r“ for uiiich van. given on Christmas Day. The great churchmzin, v.11: in his latter years hnd persistently opposed lair; lillill. fell victim to ihc lntters impatient \vorr..;. Young courticrs, hearing Henry's rash wish to b: rid vi i1 Bc!'l'.ci, imniccilzt = iciL France, where the [mum-nun was. id \‘.‘ll’.‘i'L‘ iiif" fatal word; ut- terrd, fcr Eifgiduci. 0n December 119th tir

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