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Lhristmas glows in the S.l. -i.. noily and ec('a:. and mistlet:oi. Th t idh hn tt :gh we. For he maidcn's glance and the m'ad.ep .ind the lover's foot on the sill For the Christca's mirth the bravc pine S-r(-..e and straiaiht and tail. Th '.'. 'p woods knew in their dusk and de'w When the dearest of days would fall. To c the beautiful home ourChrittmas comes. To the home that is af! ard swc't. With its door ajar for tl:w htam of the star. ind its corner for love's retreat. There the mark on the wall for the golden head I. h-iher a bit. for. 1o' Eetw'en Christmas comma and Christr.as sped Th' re's time for the bairn to grow. Our Chr:stmas comes with a royal trac('. * Poret the ancient zrudaeh i'is the open hand that mnust bless the land. (Uplift the toiling drudge') And rho that has gifts shall hold theta back. And who that has cheer shall wait. Whn there's joy in the sky. and the ill things fly. .\nd the Christ-Child knocks at the gate. -Tis a beautiful time when Christmas comes All up the strreet and down. For hearts alight make faces brirht When Christmas comes to town. Neighbor and friend in ^ladness me. t .\ndi all are neighbors dear. When the Christmas p. ae bids evil cease In the holiest day of the year. The fair white fields in silence lie. l':visil'e angels ,o Over the floor that sparkles hoar With the glitter of frost and snow. And they scatter the infinite balm of heaven W? -rever on earth they stray. And heaven's own store of bliss they pour On the earth each Christmas day. 'TN a beautiful task our Christmas brings ?'or old and young to share. With jingle of bells. and silvery swells Of music in the air. To Make the sad world merry awhile. And to frighten sin away. And to bless us all. whatever befall. Is the task of Christrnas day. -Margaret E. Sangster. in Youth's Com 'arion. Its Happy Influence. Bie'sed Christmas! It makes our hearts tender. It helps us. for the time being at least. to throw away' selfishness. It helps us to be liberal, more open-hearted. We feel kindlier toward every one. and thousand, of cold and selfish hearts seem to thaw out under the influence of the Christmas season, as the snows on the mountain side melt under the genial rays of the sun. The beauty and iragrance of hearts come out under its spell, as the violets and anemones bloom into beauty at the call of spring. To-day, as we give gifts to friends, let us' not forget the God whb gave us all, and the Christ who died to save us. Let it be a real Christmas to our souls, a day of rejoicing on earth, and a day of gladness in Heaven, be 'aue the C'hrist of G;od has come into ouri hears.-I.nited Presby 'terian. A PRUDENT MAN. She-I underst,' youva have ouarreled lle es, ut iintend to rene'x the en Chritmasin ermaany. 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I'll bless th-e." said a lady fair: "r thou in thy yo:::h 'idst bring to m: My beautiful iabe in its purity:" 'Pless the old year!" the young man crled: "In merry spring he brouht m;. my br'de .Tie richc't gif: to mortal given U:rought her from th-: :at. of heaven" "'BIcss the old year"' the sick one said. And g.:ntly raised his drooping head: "Its hours are past. and I shall be Fron pain. front grief. from anguich free!" The mourner breath-d in tones of sadness: "itlers it. tho' it brought no giadness: I learned on earth no ome to make: Bless it fur its lesson's sake!" "DIras the old year:" cried the child with glee: In m'-rry hours I was happy and fr e: It has brought me frolic for every day; hB s; the old year ore it passes away:" Bless the oli year! Come or.e and all: Answer to his lonely call: Let it so he the last sound he shall hear Shall echo a blessing: Bless the old year! -Lilian Frances Mentor. in N. Y. Hr-rald. Santa Claus' Shop. The other day I ru"med away, Which gave my ma a shock. I didn't .et back home. they say. Till nearly six o'clock. An' then my ma she didn't scold. But hugz-d me tilht. an' then She rock": a::d '.t'ed r.e till I told The places I had :vt' n. An', say, you cueit to sect her face At last. wh n I t.d. how I'd surly 'om::1 the v-r: pInc. Whr".' Santa Clat:s liw:= now. I told he-r how I dlidn't stopt A-rt..nin' nor turn b>acl: Until I came to Santa's shop. An' petked in through a crack. An' how he sat there making toys. A ; busy as could he The very kind that little boys Got on the Christmas tree. He looked so pale, and tired, too. I thouht it wa: a shame: An' say. I didn't know. did you. That Santa Claus was lame? An' when I told my ma. you know. She kissed me tivicr. because She said to-morrow that she'd go An' call on Santa Claus. -Albert Bigelow Paine. in N. Y. World. Christmas for the Birds. Christmas is celebrated in Sweden to an extent unknown in the United States. and the celebration is not over till January 13. or "twentieth day Yule." A very pretty feature of the festivities is thus described by Mr. Thomas in his "Sweden and the Swedes:" One wintry afternoon, at Jule-tide. I had 1 been skating on a pretty lake three miles from Gothenburg. On my way home I noticed that at every farmer's house there was erected in the middle of the dooryard a pole. on the top of which was bound a large, full sheaf of grain. "Why is this'" I asked n' comrade. "Oh. that's for the birds, the little wili birds. They must have a merry Christmas. too. vou know." Y, uit is: not a peasant in Swedet will sit dow..n 'w'ith his children to a Christmas (diner wtithin dors till he has lirst raisedi -loft a Christmais dinner for thte little bird., that liv'.e in the cold aind snow w.ithou. Y outh'ompanion. LITERARY INFORMATION. wa. nt to buy. a Christmna present ot in boot for a y.oung man. nYs its: whait k id of a book waud you like" "Why'. abook for a1 va~ungc nom. "Well-bhut w..hait irid of a ~ y ut man ''Oh, he' till ad has light hair. and he alaswears blue n1ekt:.."-Chh-.1g Record. Two Non -Eff ects. The Christmas spirit produics neither i swelled heaid no: po'.ketbook.-N. Y. 1Tombh