Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Out= -- eat Sppeeq. THE TIMES. MANNING, - - S- C. (UNLIu!TED). HESE days of cor porations it would truly seem to be A splendid plan if - Santa Claus would look about and see If he could not in corporate h i m self, and so expand Bis uscfulr.css to cover every corner of the land. I've noticed, as I've looked about on Christ mas days gone by. A lot of little children who have failed to catch his eye, Who when the Tule was at its height had not a single toy Or bit of peppermint to fill their little souls with joy. And there have been sone persons who have ventured to remark Of crc-erce in his being they had not the slightest spark. For had there been a person of his kind 'twas very sure There'd some signs of presents in the hovels of the poor. Which is a point he'll have to meet, with many of that sort, If ever he shall find himself haled up be fore the court. But I, who've always found him most at tentive unto mc. Am certain that he does exist and works most faithfully. But certain too am I that in these Christ ma'ses of late He's found his work, unaided, for his strength by far too great: And hence I think that he'd do well to form a company. And everywhere throughout the land to place an agency. And all who love him for his labors in the days now past Can put their names down in his books-the stock should go right fast. It doesn't seem that it could meet with failure, just because They must be few who would not take stock in old Santa Claus. -Carlyle Smith, in Harper's Magazine. hlittle Irish landlady,the warni hearted and hard w vorkng Mrs. Mal Ioy~announced txwo days beidre Christ 2nas that they mutst all hang up their stockings by the big hall firep~lace the boarders laughed. The two schoolma'ams from thet east were especially m~itfu: the young~ lawyer from Ohio utibenit and] smiled bro::dly: th' owner of tim~ Sue laugh, and even th itl ozorapher smiled. It was the nirt ti'~ h a done so for a week, for' she. lost her position. Hecr employer, for political reasonis, being oblige t o give t-he posi' tion to a constituent, thier- se was, hundre-ds of mile s rom homie witn slim purse and rno c--rtainty' of gettin;2 work for weeks at least. Tr'uly laugh ter and she were at outs. The mine-c owner, casting she-ep's eyes at the stenographer, whom he admired more ihan any woman he had exer knowvn, said it would take all the toy-s in Cheyenne's shops to fill his stocking, and he wondered if shoecared for bim enouzrh to fill it. lHe was sole owner oj the Success, an empty honor so far, as the mine had only been suecessfui in disappointing all his hopes of for tune. Barring one great nugget, whicl be found soon after purchasing the 2nine, the property appeared abso lutely barren. This nugget he had kept as a luc) 'TLL ENC!AGE YOU TO DO MY DARN. ING." pie', but when Mrs. Mallov told hitr of toscenographer's troubie and hon' ' ihe ':nd been hoping to be able to senc for her little brother, who was at thc have to give up the plan, the big miner's. generous heart gave a great throb of i pity. Then and there he decided that 1 the nugget should go into her Christ mas stocking, either to help her tide 1 over her period of enforced idleness < or to pay the little brother's passage to < Cheyenne. All that day he thought ahout. her! and the brave fight she was making to 1 support the boy and herself, and the; 1 more he thought the more he longed to take her into his arms and tell her that henceforth his strong arms and willing hands would fight the battles of life, for her. In order todo this the miner < would have to overcome his natural timidity and fear of the gentler sex. I and it was doubtful if he could ever get : up sufficient courage. By the appointed time the stenog- 1 Tis 1:y1 '; 1;TTo ti otingsfon twIin erwokbg Iits shiin pis Ti wsfr hmnr V1,. . haps ~ ~ ~ ~ : it.- waIo htresnseg h tcos e i cl 'Ir 4,' she'snemout fingersh had conrucbyte at ubrofm dairepace githe outociygst wer notingsd fouspnd i erA h wasba Trifettate. ofr them ll ws pin-eow Santa chnt yetaied.t oste ad shinin epns. Ths hvastened te minrp haps ituasmorlea rebasnt sheirv or each sock or stocking plainly re ealed its owncr's identity. lE-udin he rov was the hose that protected drs. -aloy's stout extremities from he hillv blasts. of 'hick. heav arn f moitltd blie and white. Next was Ine of soft. fine caslmere. which fitted he No. 5 foo(;t of the Ohio lawyer. Four mall stoeiings of varying sizes owned y t youn.ig Mallovs intervened he weent it and the one belonging to the vidow in he seeonld ft fronlt. Those' of the two school-teachers ame iext-one s.re bnck one be ongig to the eldir. tire other. wit h co tuettish clocL, of red. thre younger pre eptress owned. Then the miner's bi). envy ca.tion sock followed. and. last f all, her own. Rapidly she droppcd ier gifts into the stockings. but when he reached the one next to the last i 1~ . V . I.~ 4 R.. oil,, Vlerpe ri the /ose " -O &,4-4 the stoy;ped with a little cry of dismay, or a hole of generous proportions oe ui R the plae where the heel had mne been. ",That will never do," she declared, alf aloud, and. slipping it down from he mantel. with a mnurmure-d "poor ~ellow" she -rushed ot t o her rooml with he big sock i n hrer little hranrds, anrd. ~etting oist her work-hasket, darned he great,'ole neatly anid swift ly. "NOW Lie won't lose all of iris toys," she aid laughingly to hrerse'l I as sire started :o replace it. The mine owrner had hrappened to ern er tire harll just as thre vorrug woman lisa ppea red with his property and gave ilo whristle of amarzemrent. Uie wait 'd, onisiderabiiy miyst ified, in a darr'k 'ornr r. tuntil shre r'ealpeared anrd hrungr ii ini its place again. When sire hrad run off ro bed lie dr'ew car and ex:tminited the sock carefunlly. Sdi rnot. toke even his dunl1 mnoculine brain long to discover what she had done and the plain. neat stitches looked in his eves more beautiful than the most exquisitec embroidery. Ile still behl it. in his hands when the two shoolma'ams slipped in. "No fair peeking in to see what you've zot." cried the younger, ayly. and, Aushing deeply. he distributed his rifts in their various receptacles has tily and left the hall. Mrs. .Malloy was perfectly satisfied with the success of her Christmas frolic. Rhe had put an orange and a bag of -andy into each st ock:nz. and the board :rs. forge-ttin their age and dignity, .-unehed candy and examined their presents before' breakfast like a lot of lel ig'hted childrcn. Soon after breakfast the raine owner eized a favorable opening to thank the 4, 4: t - . rO ''I q r, I II L: ;j r.:/ *- % -4: . * - T P :,N f.1I - -1 I' . wNa say pa j stn/ahrfrhe rtygf n "lmafad antdota.\ I' Io -~ The! steoapes hoer beat fas rt uhe onlamein duyshatg wspoe oue l ay.n adsadh Twihed hed doam very cornigseus. "iM hartanid an't (1 hat. andm hop foretanswitleedthbrushi.neg, nwered recklely ngageyutnor th momnt the." almeoi. allh-worldly.psesin w1er e sn inol( pae'.'ess Thenhatm very oiraugeotiwen tonhia-t byaxpe all ihe proceedse ofe itssale pai fort it~ftlee.lmmpa sage omit to ('heyenne. wvher&' he went to live wit hi his sister ard hiis new brother. rh . ..ti-ah- nnt have hee. a fairy god-mother or a, witch, for from the day she married its owner the Suc cess took a sudden fancy to pan out in a wonderful way. It brought a fortune to its possessor, who thinks it is all owing to his wife. and never tires of saving that she was the mascot of the Success.-Chicago, News. ePuzzling. "Whatnre you going to give your wife for a Christnmaspresent, Spoon r?" "Well. I'm undecided whet 1er to give her a billiard table or a smol injacket. You see, we exchange Chri tmas pres ents tdiis year."-Detroit F et Press. What le Would Like t Give. "Are you going to give an- , Christmas presents?" asked a friend o "Spicer. "Well." said Seth, thoug tfully, "I * F . - F . ::I!, 'A.q 77 who7 is lerigte itsx otsi - ... ..... .r ~ vV T 7 . in. shoud ike met givow thman nsth mee wAs Chrice!- uston With a very adorable maid. I stood for a moment in tremor of doubt. Thea kissed her, half looking for war: But-"Why. lid you wait, sir?' she said, w ph out. "ray wha is the mistletoe for?" -Clinton Scollard. in Century. Winding Up. .Tingo--Did you make any resolutions it \New Year 1,ing~o-Y on bet I did. I made one. ad I'l keep it, too. Ting'-!&eryonie always says that. lline--Yes. I know. but mine was hut I woulId never make a not her Newx Year's. rc..,,a Cn.--lmtrO -n ILife. OTHER year! Out of the mist rd darzess of the ,aght, Tne new year nes, with hope and holy The glad bells hime the tidings of the morn "A year, a year, a -olden year is born!' Then all the fleeting shadow:- fade away, And 'mid the old ye-r's twilight, dim and gray, I lisen to the faithul 1)lls that ring, And wish that every hcart might wake and Sing. Another yetr!: So full of hope and trust e soul should be. So glad to feel a newborn c nzrgy. Yet th th-ere are who t;cad the oldI-time -ways. R'nemrmcring the c'rk fs e w'-:rh:d days. Giee sIuch gl:ad hearts. 0 ...t. Thy balm and cheer. And !t them taI tih jo-:- G. this nc.v year: The wa i- light: th; h'r. b ing. And every heart saou: e'and -'harles H. To.n". ;n d. Sgns of0i Useless is the caler-CL.r hn December's 1 Takes but little r-eko. To tcll the lir.e of y - Johrny's suddcn willin With chores at night; -: Tell it plain as print ecu-' "Christmas pretty soon. Everybody's most polgt - It's a perfect joy/ N.w to meet the fitor Or elevator bot. Merchants moye than gracicus, All the town5fs in tur.e To proclainytte tidings: ,"Christm:.s pret y soon. -Wahington S r A GREAT SCHEME. How On# Wife laiaged in Christ, Presents for 1Her Husband. --I r.;:ver have to worry about a pr cut for' my liusb-and," aid the wom, who was outlining her canpaign . Christmas shcpping. "Why not?" aske:J ber com panion. "I bought his prese.nt four years ago. and this %vil be-let see-h it time I have given it to him." "Why, w-d you c:1 me n?" "Wel~ I gv *him li' adozeo ine h and6'oereci C i onehrtm'.3' d mireVd the very noe* ut) houht t eiae:for h1 n. .Nxt .r1maS, vthen I.''s'wond m...: wOt 'I e> -t I Cne 0 0b Ck those mt~ bnkrha. Tae ' .y wre. :. thboom e udrOe. ltok them Giut dputhmno us - nt kin l fboxn :e themcli Ito Lim on Chri ! n: i: "And he didn' know the di hto-T? --iirss roa. "o' ''e waspefcl delihted. Vter hr. hadi shown themi aroundi he' :e m I to pt hem aW-ay for him. nd. of coure. e 'eCe .ked for tlh11 agai.'' "So you've glven imf) tlhe sam; hand kerchies evr s.ason? "Y-- and it 's been 2 gra thm, heeu" "'"vI'e never '.: :: much -hop pil" mory as I I.C:ed and thte'e wh eren'u he'di : .- :ak< -or ther. Thy' too fI" fr n: "WIX P.! i thn ts:: 1 to *rNat a Christma:s he 'o -)0 a :of f-or a0 that hn-'s :1:e onype. ..: c. et' usedl - B ut anc ga ear F'll of uC' n dr One d-'y lull cf '.'n cheeO. Nex da Lull of l2 ICh'rstmas comes b-; one" er Thent th Ch.ris..sL -P- ia Rtecord. She Really J'cr 0o Laura-Dear me I amn getting so absen-minded. I hut a bit of mnistle toe 0n the chIandejier and forgotr all about it being there. Flora-And got kissed"~ Laura-No. Didn't .k'tell yon r for tot all about it? I.n~ver got undter it 'once.-Cininnati E'nquirer. IGE-AT EXiPECTATIONS, "re you oong to receive on New I hope ." "W hy do you hope slo? I thought .our invitaiions were out." "So, the are. liut I exptect :o rece~ve no th'n enIII." -- C fvlsr fre'nm .Tnet.'