PAGE FOUR "i ' Hark the Herald»- Angels Sing llztrk, the hctald 11011915 @115‘ "(H111)" 1o ".110 new bz-rn huis- ---- i'1-111-1- on cnrth 11nd HIQITY 1111111? ‘ ‘ 111111 11111 11.111115 -'1“'J“1'111‘d-" t-hrgei, p; hlglltsl. 111-oven adored. ,-h,,,-,_ m,» ‘gierltistitig LONL. _ 1.1110 in ti111e l1~11ol1l liim conic, ' tlllaptlng of a 11181115 11191111" \'.'-1;.-.1 111 i11-sh 111s Hedi-111d S111‘!- llail .111» iticttrtutte lleitl’! l'le;1s1-d 11s u1a11 with 1111111 pal‘. v .i1._,-n,.- 1111. lmtnanut-l here. l0 ill)‘ llall 1111- l11-11,_[4_.>ll-11'--1l\ l‘1-.11'-.-, ' llail 111,- gun 111’ lttzzltlt-tittstii-es. |,,,',. _1t11| light 111 1111 111' |1Yl11~<~3 111st .1 111.11 11 111111;; i11 llis wings. -l‘ri11cc 01 ,\1.111 111- 1 1'..- llis glory 11:1". li11ru 111:1. 1111111 no 11111l'1‘ 11111111111‘; 11-‘11 1.1 1111s1- 1111- 511111,‘ oi earth, 1111111 111 14in- tl11-u1 wcond 11irt11. ,‘,,,,,--_ |1.-..-.1e o1 nations, B01111‘. l-'1\ 111 ll: 'l‘h,\‘ 11111111111‘ 1101111‘; ,;,__,,. 1111 \\'.-1111111'.~‘ 1-1111q111-1‘i11g 501-11. 11in .. 1,, 1i.- tln- .~"1-1'i-e11l‘s 111-ad. . ‘Gm At Christntas Eve \l.'l111- 11111,.- '1u1l :11 >111'1-.'1ll i11 bed A1111 t'a.t 11.~"l1---i1 :11 11111111- ‘ iioi- t'i1r..~1u1:1s crt-ciio 1111 1:1 r~ _ \\'ill1 l110l$l1i-.<-~111'l 111111 11111111 . |11.11.‘- 1111111 ntntty :1 111't"-1.\’ 11'." 111.11.. 1111-11" 1'111"~1111a~' 1111-1111- l-.1ll, ~ train. .1 111p l'11r 'l'1'll. \ did 111.1111 ~111111‘ ll1)()1\'.~: l-‘oi- 11111111», 11111. .11'1- 1111lny 111111.11». Sl.<.'ll 1.1111 1111-111 “111-n <1l1' 1111111-"1 ins-11|1 th1 >Ui‘l( 1111'} 1'1‘ fastetn-d 11p. \\'.lh 11111 >ll'11ll;_‘ .~.1|'ctvv hooks". .‘.:11l r111 u 111 1111111 l111_v.~' 111111 111F111. \\'I1-1'1\1-1' 1111-1" l111‘._\‘ 111'. 111 11.111 111 1111.111 11111 -' 111' shill‘- 11,, 1111111 111 1111 1l1~ ~-"<1. p 1111 t'l1r>1111"1.~ l-Ivt- 11.1111‘, 11p tl11.-1r -.11'lt~ 1111- .~ 1111' as 1V0 1111 t‘l11'i>t111.1.- .1 11.11111)‘ H1111‘ l-'o.' 111111 n and boy's" ‘H1111 111-t -111-l1 1111., o1 lovely treats .\11d llilYv‘ .111 1111111)’ 1115-“ ’ ,\n1l 111111.. s 1111'. 11>" l havi- li:1\1 111:1t1_\‘ (’l11'1~t11tasJ11.-$- ’ mo? 1.11111 Asllllllllg’ Morn 11,,‘ 511111111: .\l11rn. and thc 11111; \\'l11ln1 l111111'1l11~'l h1‘1‘i1111- ‘- \\".‘.‘ iinii 1110-‘, .1) 5111111112 Nlorn,‘ ;111' tl11.- dntk 1111111 is paol. ‘P111111 111".‘ _, i]| 559115131‘ 111 coo-l lhllngs 11f sin-111 joy to 111i i11-opt». With 11101 1.11ii11111-1- 111' 1h.- cotntug our $111111? 1-_\'1-< alc- 11l$l1l1'1ll'vll hctihlo 1111101111"? ,i,.,1i Qjl ;,-_. ,1 5,111 111' which 1111-. Milllt‘ 11111 1 . ‘.1 Star .-"11--l1 ‘W1 1.111 ul‘ Jacob.‘ \\'1- would ulitnpr-"el ztualtf- 11111111‘ l1l11<~11111i111.' 111111‘ 1111 ll1-..vc11“1~" 1111111111» tncmlows 'lll.1l‘ 111i_'_-.hl lI-ad us 1'1anollit-rllt-tltlchcltt‘ \\'11l1 pin- ' ny's threshold, bearing gifts. ‘11'1'." cmnfortt-d Sh irlcy. z : 'OQGO-O-§QQ 0Q OQO-O-Q-OQOOO OO-O-O‘ , . New Year s Day In The Morning “meow oomoowvooooowoowooo-oooaooooo (By Blanche Gertrudedtobblns, ln baggardknutl wotrled. Underneath East. and West.) .1110 thic , woolen cap- white locks of hair struggled down over his un- shuven tltecks, giving 111m an u11- kt-ntpt appearance as though he had struggled with lite inseeklug work i11 1111.- woods. "l sure would like to give the bt-ggat‘ work." mused Derry", and he t'all,'.‘,'l11 ‘the magnetism in the 111-itching eyes o1‘ the youngster. But there was no b1111k 101' the n-au and the hoyfl-ttnlcss 4- uttless Derry n111tle for himself a bed of' fir l1oui.‘.hs on the floor. Without ‘nubt the 1111111 had sacrificed much Jfwhoever first crosses the thresh- old 011 New Year's ntorninnzbear- ing a gift, l1rlngs prosperity fol" tlte year to thc household," quot- ed 011111113,‘ hint-Phat! from het bountiful Scotch lore. Shirley MacPhail sntiletl whltnsi- 101111)‘. ’l‘l1cfa were 11ot ntatly ofthc .\11d-Vital] clan left to cross (iran 011 New Year's ntornitlg, (1ra111li11thcr and Derry were up in the woods at thc lumbo1' camp with tht- tl1irt_\' "1911 “111-1113 ‘"111 11111111118 111115- . ir 1111- war. and 11c was nmkittg a "Set-111 -1111 1111'. \\'llllt‘l‘r31l'0l(‘l'lc51llCFlltflllU zlttempt to establish 11111 e-‘e-"la-dh-s 1111111 the 51-11111: 11111.11: 111 1111- civil 11111111 111111111. 1111111‘»~’." 512m“ (1"“"")’. “With .\'1l\1'1111'r_v 111111 11111 i11-cu ollt of school K111"! 1111111 1° P11110141‘ 11111‘? 111M111 ‘111- 1111,11 of thc war, bttt he had (‘hristttizls holidays and your g1'a111l~. h," ,,,,-;;,,,,,.,, [hhx Sngfiflgpg o," his iatltcr and Derry 1111 th1- timc 11t,1-,,;-,,,._,_ i-,.,-h,,,,,,- mp, “'35 1,1,1, th1- t-atup. I ant left time ttple11tyi,.h-,,,,.,. ,0 ,,,,,h,. ,, Nm-Nhcp 1,, heih. 011 111.1’ 111111115» 1 E1"- 111 1111111111151111: ont- ~1ol'lier rc-cstablish ltimselt’. about ltotittcy, when l 11m alone so, --,, ,,.,,_ m. ,,.,,,,,h,-__Z,. grefllrillldltfg- 111-wit Ila-van‘! e 1111-11-1 11111 if1-el1-.-111111s 111111 1111111; 1111- 111111 1111-111- ltad come l1ack from the war he _|,,,-h h, (‘hnhdhfl Qxhihined iii;- wottld b1- settled with 11s and l Sn-hhhe "h", would l1a\'c l1is childrctt with us , ‘i wiii ,,,;,i,,1n_,,1;1@@[111- 11111! I'm a1\1'11_\"1-: liappit-st \\’l11-ll p h,-,,h,. h, ,),.,-,_,- ,h.,,.,-,,,,,,,.,,. ll11-1'1' are littl1- 1'l1i1d1'1‘11 to do for." . “My g,.,,,,,,,~,,,he,._ who ,5 ,hc 'l‘l11-1‘1' was :1 l1r1-ak in tlranny -,.;,| 1,1,“ ,,,' i)“. C;,,,,,,_ is ,,,, -,h. "1111" 111111 1111‘ F1111 1110' ‘V115 1'11""- 1iv1-r 11nd \\"1111't be l1ack till 1111'.‘ Rodney “'11s th1- hrotht-r, 01111-1‘ fflnight. ‘i-hpn, 1,, h hunk (ha; for, than cithcr Shirley or Derry‘, who ,,,,, i-_,,,»,.,-- had gone- ovt-rseas 111 the vt-ry l11‘- Hy," “.111 ,.,,, .,,. ppm-j‘, boss, l 111111111154 ‘111 1111‘ “'11P. 111111 111111 111‘1‘1\ can swing 21' axe like l was l1111'11 among thc missittg long l1cf01'etl11‘ m h, yo" m,“ (‘an me ‘iii; Jack,‘ “'41P 1‘1l111‘11- :1n:l m1- 111111 l1-t‘tl1- Jack \\'.i|l tnakc "11111 W1’ W111 11111111’ $11 1111‘1'l'.\’t11i, p 1-1111111 happyllkc." t.-,\‘1‘lztl1a1‘.l i111‘ 1101111111" even it‘ we have 111 51101111 ,,,;1p, hiiskily, -\'1‘\\' 1'111l1"-' 1711.1’ 1111 11.1’ 01lF$0l\'1‘-\ 'l'h11t night when 111g .l.11k ntadl‘ that you will b1‘ cotlstatitly think- piiiit. Jm-i, rt-ntly r111- l1‘.< 11111111111111 i115.- o1' it until l conu- 11111110 at l-Iils- 1111- yt11111_1_-st1'1' kill-it 11o-Kn to s11_\ “('31"11111' l1“‘ pr11,\‘1-1.~t, 11 hush fell ovc‘: tlt" father anti l11-1'1'_v wil‘ br- cotnin: ,-,,,,,,,_ 11111 "1 1111‘ “'1‘1“11$ '11P" \\'1\11 1111‘ ".\ 1111541111‘ tine mascot to 1111111111 $111111! lll'l\'l‘ down tl11‘ rivrt‘. 111111 1-111111‘. I'm tltittkiug." murtnurc-l thc clenritig won't b1- l1111os11t11c11t1y‘ |1,-,-,-,-_ l1.n_:e1'. 111-rt)‘ says it is 11 wintt-r win-n 11in youngster was asleep 111' prospt-rity for 1111- lumbemncn; ti; Jot-k 1111111‘ out 111111111‘: th- int-u. think of that. GranlLYY" i 1111111541111: 111111111 the big 111115114 10°01 “T0 m)’ \\'11)' 111' 1111111i111fs’. 511111191’- 1111111‘, and told his story, .\11d I111‘ 1111‘ l~l1'1‘1111‘$1 l>1'11-*‘ll1"‘1'11.\' 111111 P1111 1‘1'.11n1 was breathless with intcr-‘st. come to a ltousgltoltl is ital-pines " "Z113- pit-l; 1111» up in 21-. litti-a v.1- said (lrann_\". “'l‘lt11.~'1- days \\'l11-11 |;,_1_-,. hrim- m. pig light. .\ 11111111 th1- wood “'11s still thick 111111111 th1- 11-111111111 111111 i11-r little _.lo.1n 111111- hit of clc-n1‘in1:. \\'l11‘rl‘ “'1' 1111111 11111’ t-ate of 1111‘ in zc cottagcatt‘ 11111111- hotnl‘. so that (irandfather 111111 mt‘ “w-ll, tittt-t-t-k, but 1 10111111 -tc1'~ _1't1u1' 1111111-1 and then I1t11ln1-_vco11ld-y_-1t all "1.1- timcflno r1-111e1ub1-1- y.- Si y :11 hotni- nights and slillmatl- 11111-1- bcforc 1.1- 11,4111. l l-‘1.n to 11_-,_1- the 111111111-1- camp, \\'1-re happi- talk 11kt- .\la1lcu1ois1-llt- Joan. B)‘ cs1 tor m1‘. Then 1 was so 111-fly 111111 by 1 no 1111 to v.1.- 1111-1-11 .1111 taking t-art- 11f my lovcd t1111.-stl1at;-.vo1-k 11y '/.1‘ (‘anadlan sol-lint‘ anti l had no 111110 for ltmt-stitttutlcss.,i1-;1i11‘ x1.- l-Inzilish gllfflllilfll-Z. 7.- .\‘ow 111111 they have to go so 1111111)" 11-1-111- 111-111 only ont- yt'1ll' old when miles 11\\"11_\' 111 cul .tl11- 11112411, ntissittz- my own sorely." ilc- '- us alont‘. 'l'l1c (Tattadian sol- ".\nd only 111.‘, wlto trusses th1-‘.d'111' i11 i1‘ 111-cg tnrcst tt-ll 111111111 Z1‘ 1 ani,l1i-1 1111111111111 Jt-an 1:11 away H111 ‘ rhteshold New Y1‘ill".\’ lllf)l‘lllllj_',.‘ l1-‘a1'i11j_- 1111- gift of l111ppi11css,“‘illl 111' brittgivtg this hottscltoltl pros-l i11-rit_\"’.’" 1i111-1~ti11111-1l Sltirlcy. l lip in llt-op Woods llt-rr)" M1111» l‘l1111‘l stood at thc door oftho camp. _\v111cl1ing the 1111-11 comc- up th1- trail. 'l‘h1-r1-. \\'(l.\' 1'1 stranger with 1111-111 111111 111- catrried a curious pack 1111 his 11111-11 an object 1tll huttdlcd 111a l11-ar skin. l)1-r1'y slrotlt- 101"‘ 11 1'11 to 1111-1-t the slrattgt-r. and 111', sun‘ t!111t tho object b1111dl1-d i11 the 111-111‘ plilll “'11s 11 l‘(1Sy'(TllL'l'k(3(l \1111|i;_-_5Lu1'_ _. ' 112111 its Trc1 t11'1--'l‘111\u. flu; ‘$111116 .111-1't- stt-rfcited with 1 ,..,;-s l11111i11:1ri1.~_ ‘flu-so havt‘ 111-on '1 us 11111 as 1111- 11111111111112. of far 111111 1 plant-t,- while yt-t. ‘twat-a 1lark.. 51-1, iii1- inin-r rt {sea of our nat- 11 '.\ W1‘ l111v1- :'111~1-d (‘Pilflfli-‘Pi-‘i 1'1)’. "\\'1111-l11111111, what 11f thc nigl1l".’" \_\1- w‘- w1-r1- 1l'11 1111.- 111111dr1-n ol 111111111111-‘111, but 111 thc light; we \'1-;1rn1-1l ior th1- l111_\"--la\r11. the 11111181111111‘ 1-11-111-‘111. I11 11111‘ rt-h \\‘1' cntcr- d the pottlco of (1-111-1-1-"1, walkl-tl 11111111211 2111-"11111 ='l'.‘1-sta1111-11t art gallcry and um" Jacob. .\l:1.~cs, 11111111-1- -we stoppcd at lsuirtlt 111d lound pront- f-.z1-—"'l‘l1e 11111111111: cotneth." With i11 1pir1d hope wc furthcr went, and ll11-'l'.1ai1111'.sti:1 his conservatory moi,‘ to its of lit‘?‘1g gal '3. wide- .-'.-."11_t1_; 111111111. 111111 11 hing of (ilorr. lolo llnptiliscrvnior)" t1i'-"tl1c proph- 1-t_.-,w"1-_11'ti1tl1- 11111 way. 1111d they all loi-c-told of a f111'-.<p1-11t night. and a 1l1_1‘-,l1rcak 111-at‘ a1 11111111. Thus with .1 \"l1'il1- 1111-11111 of 1111111.- v1‘1' b11111‘ '1“c\\‘1-ll l0 1111- 111st 111' them all. .\ia|a1'l1l. \\'itl1 maze still eastwar1l “'11 1-1111-1111111-11 our jourttc)’. 1W1‘? "X" i11-cling th1- fuliiltni-ttt of t 11.111111 propht-tki p1'11111i1<1- 11 S1111 01311112111- 1.11111111- ss that shouitl arise. Thus it 11111131) 8111111111.‘, .\l111‘n. 1111111 e lottg» 111,1: for tl1t_\‘-1l11\1"11 11nd Slip-11p pro- 111-1l1'1l our wt-ary tct-t along life's 1I111<t_\~ l1i1:l1v1"11_v.=. ' And now 1.111111 hast comc. wc hall 1111-1- and th1- liingWlVhr-m thou dost 111-raid. Al. ill..- fct-t wt- vow llin1 our lastittg 1111-1111)’. our lt-eitrts ador- 11111111. and life's bet-t st-Wlcc. in 111,1, ii-ni-n wi- pledgi- lo trcad until i111 ‘ratlitiut s-milo of ztuotltnr and 1-1‘1-.r morl- dozzlinu ‘morning breaks 11pon us, when w1- shall br- 111-2111-1-1-11 into ‘the courts oi‘ everlasting day. "llcllti, you th1- boss?" 11111111111111- 1-d 1111- stranlxe man. “l conic look- ing for zt- wood 1'utt1-r's job. l walk zc recvt-t‘ way a 10111.‘, long tnilc ‘/.l- suit-ll of 1.1.- i 111- and zt- spruce troax m1- along. 111111 zcy tcll mc 1111.‘, 1'111nps i11 7.1‘ woods~ " "l 11m sorry, hut our camp is sup- plicd with men." lion-y broke in upon th1- strangc n1a11‘s explana- tion. “We l11t1‘1.‘ :1ll the n11-n w‘- 1-1111 coniltirtahlv hllnk. and they art- sulllcit-ilt in clttting 1’or us," 1111111 at a glitnpst‘ of‘ the tlisappoitttmottl in th1- n1a11‘s face thc boy stopped short. “You ltave nt1 other work?" titlcstiottl-d. "All 7.1- winter sittcn l (‘1111111111 l 11m looking for zc work." 1-1-spo111l1-d th1- man- 11 tir1-11 notcm 111s volt-c. ".\l1- 11-11111- boy, Jack, and m1- t-ntnt- to (‘anada lo find i111: big woods whcro work cos plenty. Sincc zt- war 211111 m: mamnta of littlc Jack go away, we look tor zt- happiness." ‘fwo bright eyes. glowing like tools i11 th1- depths of tho hcarskin. fttstctte-tl on Derry, 11nd ltypnotlzt-tl him. lie lcant-d toward the put-k h1- t-omc t0 1 111-cg fort-st in Panadu, so wc 1111111‘ to fin-l 1111-111.“ “11111-1-1; 11111, how t111- (‘alto-lion 1'111'1-.~'-, would lure 11 chap from l-Xane-c." 111l1t11'r1‘.1l l1t‘1'r_\'. flfi- 111‘ went out into th1- dtlrltttt-ss i11 cut for 111111n1‘ll' a hotl of iir 1111111141111. l.’ Tlttougltout 1111- 11lghl-,7l71i1‘r_\‘.\/l’.’t".- Pit-ail 1111s" (oust-ions cfhis b-‘d- but ‘lip 1111-1 1111-1‘ lighted 11 swcct solac- i11 his l11-111'l. 0111-1- tht- yotttiléfiivl‘ ‘111d-pill; 111 11111 l11|11k crlt-d 0111111111" pily i11 his sleep, und l)c1'r,\"‘.< eves twinklt-(l. llt‘ was glad that ht- 111111 fa-tixenulllg Jack a chance. and had 111111111111. the little mastot lntoll11‘. 11t1np. 1111111111111111-1- hint-Phat] lattghl-d at l1u1‘r_v's itttpttlslvtniess. but he found no t'1111lt with him for hgivilii»! 111" Sii-nirt-q-r wink ln spltt- 0f t111- t~1’11‘\‘1lt‘tl 1'11n1p. lt hatl l-ver bcl-n th1- way of 111c- .\la1'l.‘hails to l1‘- itnpulsivt- and gt-nctwuls. The v1‘1'\' iii-xi morning fi1'an1l|11ll1cr M111‘- l‘l1all was do\vn'on his k11c1‘1~' 11111211" in; u-ith th1- nlast-ot. lCv1-n th1- can1i1 "cookie" ht-catnc pals with 1111.11‘ Jack. anti the yoltngstt-I‘ rotnpcd ltapplly i11 thc camp kill-11- 1'11 “dtilt- his lather went out to c111 1111111111". ' third day that Ill}: in cantp, that (ir1ll111l11-111' 11il came upou 111111 11111111 11111011 watchlttg as ll Twit-Q lic l11‘usl11-1l 111s 11111l Derry cr .\lat'l’l1 bush, and thynmogjzt-d. 1111111115 ZIPFlL-in hi ‘cattgltt 11 glimp. . l “Hig Jack handles the 11x11 with ‘the Nlnt-Phail swing. The trick has been handctl down from i-{1‘111¥l'1\'11111 to generation ot’ ilic Macnldtail wood choppers," tnuttcrcd (iranil- 1111111-1‘. "1 was sort nf born W111i it. 11111111131‘ hall th1- trlt-k, and Yo" on th1- strattgr-Vs ital-k and play fully thrust his hand inside 1111‘. l1t>arskin. lnstatttly‘ gu1'glinglau'_',l1- ter r1-war1lcd him, and Derry found ltimst-lf laughing cotttagiousli‘. “Lt-elit- Jat-k good company- 11t- bc tnascol for ze czttnp," plcndt-d th1- man. llt-rry hcsiialt-fl, A great 111111101‘ logs tras- now making‘ rt-atly to lc11v1- in the ntornlng for th1- villace 11nd th1- railrtizttl. Herc “'11s th1- t-lmnt-t- to snnd the man anti thc youngster hack to thc town nftr-r their fruit- lt-ss our-st for work 11p t111- trail. Tht- llnnbt-r camp was crow-tied now. Tht-rc was not :1 vat-ant bunk. llc looked up into the man's fat-e. Charlottetowtf-s Largest Pipeless Heating Jobs Has CALORIC FURNACES Installed . If you have now decided- on a Furnace, here i: a REAL .1 - .. . "GENUINE Pl-PELESS FURNACE at a MODERATE COST, Make your Chi-litmus Gift A Caloric ' . Special All Caloric installation: q to the homo Pipeless dlscotmkg for Christmas trade. uaranteed. lnqulrle-a promptly aruwerod. FRED ll. , ‘Grafton Street: 1 1" .. . . "m..- .1. v maluQ-J '1 , ,1- -.-\.,.'\-,-."I-- 1r- Tlllillltlll Opp. Prince Edward Theatre :11'1» netting it. 1l1'1l?‘ 1111.‘? 1 111111-111 51-1-11 ;1 woodtnan 1111111111‘ th1- axc with that swing sittce lt11-l11<'.\‘ ]\\'1‘nt overseas 111 the forestry bat- ‘liolitm. l wonder how l’! 11811119115 ,that this chap frotn l~‘1'11nc1-l1a.~1th1‘ MacPhail trick.“ It was thc day preceding \'11\\' Ycatfis and Derty was thinking 11f 111111111y Nlat-Pltall 11n1l how she lov- 1-11 lo l111\"1-. folks- especially‘ folks of 111-r own clan-d-ro 11 the thresh- l1o|d1'111'l_v New Year's morning- hearing a gift. lt would not 111- 111111-111111- tor (irantlftttht-r and l')1-r1'_\" to go down the rlvt-r in 1.111.‘ clearing so soon again after the (‘hrlstmas holldtrvs. and Gratin)’ and Shirley must spend the day alone. Suddenly thcrt- was a shout front the 111111 chopping, and instantly w I the ring of oxes 1:1-used in the wood. ‘r111- gflullfl of a terrific crash, and us tl11- great tree fold a man's 111'!‘ nf pain. Derry run’ forward and saw Big Jack. the fnthcr of thc little mascot, crtnuplcd 11|1 undei thc fallen tree. A moment of quick 1lc1ion' and the tree was lifted and the lnjtlreti man lifted t.o a more comfortable imsltion. Derryettndfiirnfulfnther hont over the strnttger. He wus not tmconsclous, nntl evidently only his right leg was crushed. But i11 his face was a curious startled exprertsloti, 11s though he were suf- fering from n shock thdt strangely alurtttt-tl him. He stared wlt.i1 in- crt-tlttllty at Grandfather. “Quick, help mo to remember»- lt is nil so real-the woods and the choppers-mud you~just when the tree felled me to the ground." stammeretl the man, and curiously i-uotlgh ‘the French llt-cent was gone. "Things seem to be coming but-k- lhlttgs before thc w11r—bt=- T1111‘ llic forest in l-‘rnnce and the dpytt when .1 knewfipyv J-p n and ftttjgf- ‘ 111111-11." . '1 1112-11111: 1 - e '- CHRISTMAS Christmus in the Holy Land, and he is qualified to speak, for he has passed more than a score of Christ- mas days thc-re. "Only three out of these two and twenty anniversaries were fine. as regards the weather." ho says. “On the other nineteen it either rained or snowed. This also is true: Pale-s- tlne is the land of flowers. but at (‘ltrlstntas almost the only blossom to be fotlntl is a small irls, except in some sheltered nook, whero an curly crocus has broken ltlto flow- er. “Wt-re it not for our gardens." continues the 01111011, “th1- altars 11f (‘ltristcadotn would be bare. of flowers on the birthday of Christ in the 1211111 where He was born. "We decorate our churches 111 Jerusttlctn with fcatherly sprays oi‘ peppt-r true, which has bright rcd berries, and with branches ut' fir. also with palm branches, which are plentiful in the country, although not growing in Jedusalem" ties for the c11n1p——and I was proud the axe-(}rand- had the MacPhall l to be swingltlg fathet said l swiug~" Teh man was muttering deliri- ousLv-at least it scented deliri- ously to Derry, (irandfathefs checks had gone suddenly white. lie iettned Iorward anti laid his hand on the white locks 01' the man with the young face, and his pulses tiuickettt-tl t'o1' in those black cyes 11c saw the flash of the Mac~ l ‘hail spirit. Dt-rry was thinkint: hard of the tiling that had puzzled G1a11df11the1'-—the swing 0t’ tl1c 11x1‘. in the hand of th1- ~stra11gc1'. “ltotlnt-y‘. Itodticy — ollr Rodney. who was tnissitig. antl whom we 11111u1'111‘tl as lost all lht-sc years," n1uttc1'1-tl (irandfathsr, huakily. "lto1l11cy—-\vhy', of 1-t1111‘se»--~\v111s‘n't l stupid to forgct~~funny how it is :1ll coming back," then a spasm o1’ pain crossed the man's face 111111111: llounrletm-d tor words. "Quit-k. gel him into the house. tor h1- is in pain," commanded liratttlfttthetg and Derry bcckottctl to the wood-choppers to help him carry the brother to the camp. "ln the dusk of the evening Grand- father sat i11-side the injured man’; l1u11k with tltc little mascot play- ing about. “Daddy . s 1 am to call you flramplc," laughed the little mas- 'ot. "And you will have to learn to say 'li111nn_v.' too." 111-nod Dt-rry. “Say, but th1- little shaver ottghl to h1- bark in thc clcaritlg with Gratin)‘ anti Shirley this minute. (‘amp isn't 11 fit place forltitn." “llt- docs 11c needing tnotltoring, that i11 surc. l can't help thinking what Granny cnttld 11o-for hi1n,". offcrctl liodnay from ‘he bunk. "i don't see how we can gctlhc 111111111- out to th1- clt-nring yet. und his‘. dad won't be able to hohhle f111' 111totl11-r two wet-ks," protestctl itandfathl-r. ' stcn. (irnutlfatht-r, thc 1'iv1-r is solid," broki- llt Derry t-xcitctlly. “If l leave 111-forte midnight. l (‘dll tnako the clearing by tiaybrealt I\'1-w Year's morttiniz, don't you sec? 'l‘ur'k the littlc ft-lltivt" in his 111-111" skin and strap hint to n1_v l1111'k, and he will travel as stint.- as in 11 1111111111111. it will 111- 11 ptimc shalt‘ down thc rivcr." "A 1:01.11 11|1-a. Derry, and llkcly- ihc litllt- tnast-ot wlll sleep all 1l1'- w1t_v," agreed (Hattdfalhcr, "llul it will ho n strenttotm skate. boy." 11y the light 111' thc moon. Derry .\l111~l‘l111i1 sct out dowtt thc 1'i1'1-1'. th1- liltlc mascot snuggling 111 thc l1c11r skin pocket, anti stmppr-d to thc’ l1oy édtaterfis l1l-1ck. Twice lhrottglt thc night Derry halted, 111111 turning inshore built driftwood fires to warm ltimself 11y. Thc soft slct-plttg sound of th1- youngster 11111-11- llcrry laugh softly. Novt-r lit-fori- had Dcrry Mat‘- Phail skated th1- lengtlt of thc rivcr 11nd his pulses tlttglctl with excite- mcnt. Tim frost was nipping his ‘ht-cits and ltis lingers. btlt he was ass-ltrcti Jack Frost had 110t crt-pt under thc bear skin. Day was 11|1-akin: whcn h1-. 0111111- in sight oi’ the trlcarlttg anti tltc smoke t-ttljling frntn (irannfs cltitn- ncy. l-lc climbed 1h:- bank 11nd ltlt-ked off his skates. As 11c swung across thr- flclds he was 11111111111112. 'l‘hcr1‘ would he nont- carlicr than 11,. i11 crossing thc threshold with 11 N011‘ Yeorfis grcctittg. As h1- flung open thc door, hr- snlilfctl t-he appetlzing odor of cuffs-1- and lmcon. Lattglting, 111- t-rtisst-tl 1111- thrcsthold. slipped th1- straps that held the bcnr skin and thc toast-oi. and swinging the bundle toward firnutty 111- calls-d 011': “A happy New Year, anti may this gift bring prosperity to your ltottseltoltl." l Granny sprang forward nnd caught the bundle in her trcmltlltlg arms. The llttlt- mnscot-—sleep_v- eyed and rosy-chcekctl -— ynwned tirowslly and then smiled one of ls rogulnh smiles into Granny's face anti tightened the strings of her dear heart. “O11. what n wontlcrful- wonder- i'11l New Ycnrie gift." cxclalmctl shirlcp". "And Derry. there's a story —-tl1ert- l-s something more wonder- ful you are not toiling us yct "lt is the part. of thc gift that brings prosperity to the 111111.111» ltolti.“ lntighed Derry. "1 remember Granny once snld that true pros- perity was happiness. and thellttle nun-toot’:- got lt aplenty for thc household of Mnt-Phnll." ended Derry mysteriously. Bells Christmas bells, merry bells, Sleigh lmlls gladly bringing Dreams of story-books and drums, Bright-eyed dolls and sugar-plums As their silvery echo comes Through the darkness winging. (‘ht-lslttms bclls. ivolcome bolls, nuint-r bells are singing-- Son a .114 gddne,1)aked' to a brown. t-,,¥lngawtcé, audniiévto crown. ‘r1.- 111-‘4111- 1111-1118111 111111.11‘ 111 "town. Here's in kccp them ringing. IN PALESTINE A well-known missionary tells of THE CHARDOTPETOWN GUARDIAN DECEMBER 2o, 1924 ‘ tlon to V311" requisites. from. . R d Callet, Seeleyl. C0111: otter s; compacts, Cream and Powder. Ask to see the Butterfly design. X appem Evusharp Pens“, chggglafigg in handsome Baskets and Decorated Bcxcl. mill WI‘ - ' scriptlon to Kudakery ls the Ideal P111501"- ..§-~'.\\u THE STORE WITH THE st-mn‘ OF CHRISTMAS o11=1s1=011 1511511110111: An early visit will assure you ahappy and economical solution of 3'0"!‘ / Gift problems. FOR LADIES FOR FOR BOY§ ,1 Camera, make; a gift 111111 will he a nlflw-"e 1°" Yem- tainlng a No 2 Brownie Album, 2 Films, Photos, Paste, Portrait attachment and 8 Yea" . . Kodaka‘ from $6.70 to $23.25. A nice assortment to chonn h I or Mirrors Hair Brushu, Combs and Manicure Sets, Hudnuta. Yardley. Franc v y 1 vflngims Toilet Goods and Perfume. We would draw Ipeclal MEN Cigars In Xmas packages that will dellghtjthe mO-si‘. particular smokers. Cigarettes, Cigar and Cigarette Honk“ Tobacco pouche‘. Miiigary Brushes, Playing cardts, Shaving Brushes, Razors and Shaving AND GIRLS The special ‘Brownie Gift FOR BABY Nor), 5H5‘ Ram“. Powder Boxes "m; Puffis, Brushes, Thermos ‘Bottles, Bibs, etc. You Are Always Welcome Hc1‘c The MaeKinnon Drug 1:11. THE REXALL AND KODAK' STORE - -“\\;“ 1 \, \\.'- >\\ - '-//-: ff; -//‘v‘;a_’//_'-'ny- Ul/ \ . Plvers, Colgatcs, atten- Cutex Sets In Box at $5.00 con- free aub- Ohristmas Tradations 111-311111011 11s the special tree of th1- lairics. 1 111 lt11tl1111tlsl1ir1- there is 11 super- lslitiou that it is utllucky‘ to 111111‘ Legnd 0f Befaua By B. YrdfY/iiliams The True Christmas O11. t111- ("l11‘1sl1n11~1 1l1'1l is l1"t1 .11 from il1'c. hast Christluas ' schoolmaster who 1111.1 d-rtsscti up as 51111111 Claus was b111ily butned through thc cotton wool of which his Wllitu beard was made, catching flrc. out. a1" tie-tits 3'11 ls 11ot easy to find a sub- stitute tor-cotton woolH-but it is not utffu-ult to tnakt: cotton wool iitt-proot. l)l>'1~'()l\’ll 1111 tiuttce 11nd 11 halt of ptnvdcred alum in hot watcr and coak tl11- wool i11 it. 'l‘h1'n dry the. wool anti lluft‘ it ottt again. tfotton wool-t1'1-11t1'd inlhis way will smouldcr l1t1t wlll not blazt‘. l-Jven tissue paper can he tnade tio a1 111111111111111 sulphate, bo1'a1-ic 11c1tF‘11n1l water. It must be dippt-d tittickly 11nd dried at once. (‘attvns 111‘ similar material used lor stage 111-1-11111111111 ntay l1c tire» p1"ooi1-d by 11 solution o1‘ 111111111111- 111111 1411111111111‘, gyp-sltttl 11nd watt-r. Take four tntnctrs of 1111-11 and 11st: just euouuh 1v1111-t‘ to make 11 litiuld about as thick its tl1i11 paste. Thctt spread ‘it 1111 the fabric with a brush. If you want t0 be lttcky at Llhtlsttnas and during the ensuing that you 11111111. pick up every p111 you sec lying 011 the ground during 01111111111111: week, When eating your first piece oi‘ (llwisttnas cake. save a crutnp. if you carry lt i11 your pocket until 1.111: tultuwltti; Ultrisltnas good 1111-- tune will 11111-1111 you the whole time. As soon as you lose thc ciumb you may expect trouble. When putting on your clothes on (‘ltristtnas morning you will not b1- lucky- utllt-ss you remember to 1:1-t into tl11- right slot-ve of‘ all your garments first. You nntst also p111 1111 the right 1111111.- bt-fort‘ the left. Scan your gnrlncttts carefully t11 make sure that they e free from holes. Whatcvet‘ 1111p -ns'do not put on anything with hole in it, otherwise your purse will leak throughout the year. To preserve your luck ivcar something ucw even If it is only a tie or 11 piece of free-h ribbon or 111cc, Should you happen to tear a gar- ment ivhen putting it on do not have it mended until nt-‘xt d-ay for 111-wing 1111 (‘l11'l,~1tma11 Day is said to larln-g 11nd l11t'k. 'i’radltlon tins it thnt the first turkey came from North America, where it was discovered by the Purly flpunish navigators. Ono o1‘ Sebastian (label's chief lieu-ten- ants ls snld to have introduced t-he bird to Britain. ‘fills is suppnru-tl 11y the fact that \\'llll111n Strick- land. who uccottipanletl Cabot on several of his voyages, adopted n turkey rampant on his crest t)n bclng granted arms in 155i. At any rate the popularity 111' the turkey asthe plticlpal item i11 th1- (‘hrlstmas dinner menu but» lnsted well over 300 years. How the turkey got its name in t1 mystery, it certainly has nothing to do with the country of that nnme anti for want of a better rea- son some authorities have sug- gested thattha bird christened lt- self -by its constant reiteration of n sound that resembles “turk-turk- turk." ' When you are tackling your t11r- key on Christmas Day you may like. to remind the company that the bird's succulent meat was high- ly esteemed -by sixteenth-country churchmen that by Archbishop thrkoflcocka" was 111d-mitt ‘(yinmdri orders only one ' M. Yatuteaantia-ltatlrigt-Ltgun-q..- ~ tiultchsufe 11y tilt-ping it in a soft?" New, h Ciu-ib-Hhhc- hhgehs ,,-,,h.|l10ll_v into the house before Ulnist-f . . .. I ‘mas. . To ward oft‘ evil tl1c brndlcs o1 lt11l.11n cltild-rcn 1111.- oftcn decor- ated ' with ltully. l llolly is valttcd ‘cabinet nlaltels. ,hard. , The faces ol' babies i11 India 11nd -l’ersl11 are often washed i11 the liq- luid i11 which lmlly balk has 11111-11 soaked as 11 charm against evil ‘spirits. liolly “'11s once t-onsitit-red an antidote for poison 11nd 11 pro- ‘tection against lightning. llolly ‘i11-es are grown i11 1111110111 1cvcry part 01' the world. The loaves -on a holly inthc Himalayas arc i 1on1 eight to tcn inches ion-g". . 'l‘hc. South American native idrlnk. mate, is tnadc from thc leaves of a species oi’ ltolly. 1 llolly has bet-n popular t11r tl1-c- lorations since th1- titnc of the 1 Druids. as a wood by it is white and About 21111 years ago 11 11011111111 tooth powder tnaitufactllrcr 11111111-11 .-\11stin, 11nd 11 11111.10 (Tltristnlas pud- ding made to advertise his spec- ialty. l-t weighed 11110 pounds and took l-i days to l1oll. When ready it was hurnc 111 proccssiotl wit-h yo“, me ;,,,,,L.,.s,,,,m,5 w“, uh yuu flags flying anti 111111111,- playing to‘ tSl. (10111-111-‘11 Field where an a11- stlttblctl throng “'11s awaiting the ‘arrival of thc dainty. to WhlCll they ‘were to ht-lp thcmsclvcs. , U11l'o1‘t11n11|cly, thc iautl-dhtg 111-v- cr 11-111-111-11 its dcstltuttioti. A mob lwaylaid th1- processlott. seized th1- pttdtllng 11nd distrlbutctl it attiong its own fricttds. Another huge pudding was tlratvn through the streets 01' Ext-tor to lPul-gnton l-‘alr, where it was dis- tributcd among the poor. The con- ‘tents of’ this dainty included 400 ‘lbs. of flour, 2011 lhs. of suct, 211) ‘on-gs 11nd l-ttl lbs. o1‘ currants and ‘raisins. l1. rcquird boiling for 1011/1‘ ‘days before it was ready to cat. l Au 11111~1-.<-‘.11r 11f l-Jarl (ircy once had a mighty pie tuade for his _Cltristmas dinner, it wcigltcti 150 ‘l-hs. and lls circumference was l2 ‘ft-ct. inside tl1e pic were geese. .t1'11'k-e_vs, wild duck, Woodcock. lsnlire, partridge. pigeons 111111 rab- ‘hlts, as well as 11 few blackhlrlls ,1-1n1l cttrlews. ' An ant-lent rhyme gives t1 list ol' ‘the various dellctu-les which 11 housewife of the period was cx- pet-ted to provide for the Christ- mas festivities: Brawn pudding and souse and unis- tnrd wlthal, Beef. mutton and pork, ahrctl pics 01'-thc best 0t‘. pig, veal. goose and capon and ‘Lurkey well 1ircst. (‘Item-se, apples and tints; jolly car- oltls to hear- And this in the country is reck- oncd good chat-t‘. if you ask a schoolboy which ls the shortest day lntthe year he wlll answer "December 21." This in- tieed is the general idea, yet not a current one. A year la not an exact number of days, b11t actually con- sists of 365 days G hours and 49.7 seconds. ln order to correct this error we add an extra day in leap year. Even this tioes not straighten matters for it taken the year back 48 mln11- 11-11 too much. l-‘nr this reason the shortest day is sometimes Decem- her 2_1 and sometimes Der-ember 22nd. in ordfir to make 11p for the 48 11111111., error. leap your la omitted 3n any hill 11.111.111.111‘. npt. this .91. ..4.90-.B11$.r on 111011 not put our rec onlutz is th1- CllFl!‘l|T1ilH“lll i111‘ 1-11; ltt t111- dwelling 11f th- 11111111111- lll1l ill $111111‘ sr-tptt-rdclv I si: t 111 1111- 111111111 \\'h1-1'1- 111111111-1‘, tingcrs. ln th1- 1-1‘1-ni111.;.< trrlsp anl --l1-'11. Have with tender 11111- 111111 11. .- 'l‘oil1-11 to bring the ('l1r.-:t111,1 checr. I111 111d l1111lr1rit- splctttlor sic-w 111")‘ 1 t-amc ‘Across tl1c__1lcs1-rt 11111111~11111 thrce grcat kings From out the East, cach precious 1 itlngs To grct-t the (‘hr1st. llt-fore them spread their famc; l1un1l1lc dwellers I1ctl1l1-l1en1 (‘ante out to see them 11nd to add il1ci|' t-torc 01' t11t-ag1-1' gifts to those the Magi horc. ' ll11t‘o11c,~l3ct'11na, took no lit-ed of 11111111. ' Too busy she with She'd ll-arn story litter. no more; .\11d old l1 ‘lana sits 111-side i11-r door ' 'l‘l1r11ugl1 all th1- years. still u-titiitg their nturn. l1 earl 11 g ‘111d 119111‘ 1“ Ycs. th1- lr1".‘ is just 11 111-1111111-11 (iathrtw-l! from yon distant ltill. And I111‘ 111d-sends 1111 art- sintpl- ’l‘hat 1111- bristling brattt-h ' ‘ Ah. the popcorlt slrinc-z 11111-11111-11, And the patterns tl111l .-h1- 11111-11‘. A1111 th1- apph-s sht‘ .~'1-l1-1-t1--l in hcr ctlruest (‘lwisttnas 111111! s11 ' daily tasks! 'l'l1ei1' 11111111111‘ “"1"” 0h, 111-1' purse ‘u-as .~".-.'1t11 1111-1 llll'ill.',l‘l‘. llut 111-r love " l1111111dh-ss will‘. All. tl1t- 1111111‘ nation, A1111 t111- tltinus- 1111" r Now, brhold thc wholl- is lini-ltr-l And th1- 1-hild1'1-11 shout with '.'l1'~' In thc cottage 01‘ thc toilt-r ‘Round that 1101111-11111111- 111111111111» lfvt‘! 11h. 111-111'l of 1111111‘. this is 1111' (lltrlrzt-nas l):1y- -‘ l-‘old for 11_t.1n1o your busy 1'1rt.~1-1 away; _______@o-}-_-____ Piping Pan By Alix Thorn Wealth may stand and" W111‘ yearning (‘antics long to flll th1- thrill A triumphant in tho t-otllttu- tlf the humble by 1111' ntilll l-‘or the sweetest. (‘hrlsttnas ll1'1'l'1“- Antlthc 0111- thnt 1-111111111 t- 1".’ ,5 ,h,., 0m, whhrp 1,,“- ic ii-ttrttlttl. is thc one that tnotlu-r llltlllltflv -.1!yrot1 \\'1ll1a111:‘-. Often l huvv‘ litntr-rt-d in ivoodvvny l-‘lt-ckctl 11y trttant sltnhcatns, on a summer tiny. Listening and won1l'ring as grown-up cnn. Did l hcar its, echo. of Pan! a dint 8 sllv'ry plpo Christmas Joys ‘p111- oldt-n (lays, the 111111111‘ ‘1"‘-‘" 'l‘h1.-y all conic back to 1111-. As lmppitly th1- 1'l1ildr1‘11 11111111 Around tlte (Thrisltuas I11-u’ ‘ l see onct- more 1111-. 111111111111‘:- 11"‘ litlarclt onward by 111)’ 51'1" _ l hcar tho coho of ttht‘ 111111" To greet [he (‘hrlslntasl-nlc Y1-t within my garden, only yester- day. ' Ont-1- ngniti l ltcord s-wv-t-l. 11nd fret‘. Stlrt-Lv l’an zt-iriping, Pan with rap- ‘turo wild, O1‘ “'11.; l1 tl1c laughter oi’ 11 little child? it. thrlilinK ___.____-€.._i_.__ 111 olden davs. i-11 1111111111 1111.1“ Y, My thoughts “w-rt- high 111111 111‘-‘ 11111 of 1111- glory of tltis hollr Whcn in 111y arms 1 1111111 ‘ 'l‘l11- gifts 111111 l11\‘1- has l1ro11gl1t ‘l to 11110111 onc-tcnth of n each 400 _v1‘urs. ll‘ this error is not corrected (lhrlsttntts will gratlunliy come ltttcr und later until in 700.101 the midwlutcr fostlvnl will be kept at missumntcr. Hut wc should worry! day 111 tuc. , They fill 111y heart with l‘1'1'1‘_‘ As J join in t1hel-r 11111-111’ 51'1"” To grct-t the (‘ltristtitvrd-IIP- st-rcnt 1c: 1111:1111 11111011 r011 cuntsrnns A delicious combination of chopped fruits and walnuts, delivered to 310111" home on Christmas Day. - Only a limited quantity will be Order early through B11)’ Perfection dealer or direct from us.\ ‘ GEIITIIAI. GIlEMIERIES ‘ LIMITED. In some parts of lrelnnti holly 111 tiulle right. The mistake amounts 13433 I