Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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eamme~isOu. ti*avn ** ANTA. S ericl-yes. I say it is-to send a boy to bed When he' feels like turnihg so m ersets or stand inz On his head. I never w o wide awake i'4 all my life before, And mother thinks I'M gOiag to sleep a dozen ho. or more. Iwant to sit up to-night to get a little peep At Santa Claus. Why doCs he co-me when boys are all asleep? I want to se- the rei d"'. and 1''i really like to know How they can ever stard it to ha so far to go. And then E'd like to ask him--for I can't make it out at a:i How he scramil :, th.. himneys, when thev . With hl:eks 'Whe ho*" D litn I Tel hatI wazt .A zsn - -a and I 7-rn it pa". How does -s w Ways How Crn u or onein jUstst Well d here, it will be To wT:re: it's strik n the morng. I I shall I - - her Very so thrI a ek of nise. Ho! 'The joll fellow " ays the boys! Kell car a jingle. Iave the r rc r at last? Ir t up and see them, for they prarce y so fast. St getting s!eepy-hey: Time to .s, ycu say? breukfast bell is ringing? Hurrah. is Christmas lay: -Sidney Dayre. ;n Colden Days. EW V 01-2' thian ,nother ;or mi taon ahn. the po Co tav it was Deacon ilarding, the pil lar of the 31i'thod ist chur'eich an tim stictest selectma~n the New llatnmhir'e villaze hadt ever know n. hle had ne-:er mnariedt and some folks said hie wstoi mtean, and that all he thlougeht about. wtas putting up~ a goodly share o-f this~ worki's godL o its ecit i: din. hat~ hie might rak bet ter pro. ision. for he eCmod:b~it es of thet next. ILut, then, It was,. thierefor'e, a mtatter of conid erabe spcua son amiongZ .1.' is ..bor whieni the -teoni wa:s M.een' tO 5WjP o" (casiomdlyv at the' \'iiow. .arnsct j (ct ureis abou ti t he out' ce. The 'la turedI, and her (tsar (1epartedi h~a\i. Iit her more than two .yar heesh was, as she believed hese f I ulyga fied to be conisidieredl amiongthligibles~ of the 1llule world in wh'ch shei lived. She bad he:ard (what women does not':) of her ncighbors' talk about her, but being of that happy disposition which does not heed the stories Dame Ilumor occasionally' circulates, she kept on her way regardless of all the gossips said. The widow's cottage was an mnviimg spot when the snow lay Piled uip in masses in the roadways and on the mountain - sides and the mercury wtas away below zero. A bright light always sitone from the windows while -- t ehikr los akedand p ttre - - hoe hkonynlogs crossled ndeputhreh old. At. least that is what Deacon Hlard ini thought on New Year's ev'e as he came in sight of the cozy home of the .idomw whil o n hiS way t o a meet ingi of the town board. The ace Was feel ing cold and out of sorts generally, and somehow his ideas had been traveling for weeks pf-t in a direction decidedly 2i:'ch a confirmned bachelor peared to lead up to one h '- w the W\ idow Martin. T1. -ti ng- on dangerous grc-.:*in . 't seem to knoW it. He . n ltherewasn't a won au v.:0 co;" - 1.i him. Ile had lived so lo. 'ith, .4, that he was not go ng1 -:3 ny of thei at his time c: 'r -' . and he g-r-w ser eral inc *! :- y ime he hugged this con A brezast. But tidls particui-- eve he was un acou'n y nd dispirited. FEverybody v .iv- mbody in Con war was i i cheer and just brimful of h:. The spirit of the hold y . - ie ere. butth: welcome hi. t him with I Happy N s home, Cx itt C;C 2 1,..iI . .... . ? A A-I1 4N: Al : ;.P I' Ft cept, perhaps, his old housekeeper. who was deaf and ill-tempered enough to sour the biggest cask of eider- iln hiiscel lar. It was no wondler, then, that aish reached the Widowv da-rtin's cottage lhe determined to stcp just for a chat with her and to warm himseif before going to the mteeting. TIhat was all. If he hd been told there was anything else on his mind he would have thought the sugestioni ridiculous. The widow erd the (deacon's buckboard stop-in fact sac had seen him coming up the roa-an dl there- had been a hasty glance over the room. and juist a peep in the lookin-glass on the mantel to see if everthing was in order, long beforc Ithe deacon's voice w:as heard on the frosty air and the wheels had ceased to revolve in front of the cot tage. By lie time hie had blanketed and covered his horse anid led him to the shed out of the col bi.t ,tha., sc-tnt down th. hllm sides and across the valley the widov had the door open and was waiting 1v hler visitor. "I just thought I'd stop a minute Mrs. Martin, to warm up. for it*s power ful cold out this afternoon." said th, deacoln, stamlpilg his feet to shake th snow from his boots before Ztering. "'Um real -lad to see you. deacon come right. in and sit dowl by the fire.' In a few mnolmelts Deacon Ilard in: had reiioved his heavy coat and t hie doves and was comfortably seated o! one side oft he liroal ilreplhe, while th, widow was rocking herself gently t< and fro at the other. As his good temper increasi'd the (en col hept looking over at tile wiidov. What a nice. pleasant litle woman sh was, to be sure, Xd she was pret t, t0 -there was no mis. ake about ihat ii sat there enjoyin lLis ' no'el sentsat ion: witlou: spiaking for a long time. Sure I e there was someth ing the matter wil 1im this New Year's eve. le was usual . i-1 T O S T A Y ILI 1. T ill ii :j: T eve e A b e d v-or if his li had 1eeddo t t acnesto.Ad .-4 iN-9 widoljus Isa therel,I j apprntly er :1 all fr ~.C. I', course~~~~~~! no;wmnaesuhdain cent creatures, eseilywdw.T 7 pose swfl yddfial.a ft 212 -J~ Y'4 T vawy from talk atre. somehing whei eer he wiowu. but he oidn't seei' or oice ths liae ad k~lept( On se "t'se p.owetrul cold rstiOdn. Ands 3ta tinu. Tell se ahavyl irosa to-nigh1 ursekot" remred re decona, inn h en ern..hr-,t eseill iow.T Do tei. deacon," replted the widow, iiudering, "but don't you think you'll et chilled if you sit so far from the fire? Do draw up closer and get warm: you've - ot qIlte a way to go to town and you i ust take care of yourself in such terri 1,le weather."" "Yes, ma'am: it be chilly. thafts a fact. I think 1"1 1110 v up a piece to the ire." low kind she is!" the deacon kept yetin"g to himelf: as he edg'ed nieiarer Siward ite blazing logs and at the sane itime drw closer to the rocker, where i the widowstill sat sewinge'. "I saw you at church last Sunda., Mrs. 31artin. 'Ihe minister preached a powerful fine sermon. didn'It he?" re marked the deacon. after another long > interval. Yes, deacon; and it did me a power of good. too." - I'm real fflad to hear you say that, Mrs. '.Martin," exclaimed the deacon. - lis faee fairly he)eaicd with delight, . .. . . .. ......... ..... ., I --ll A - I Ile !1 1~ 10 ' iC I .! . . IfI LT Y . 1K - larsn peaced boueT - Itmusthav bee thehea fro th s buninglogstha caued te wiow' ' hek tobls so h od' eve - thnki was bou wedinsaduc .,tote ato h iscorse." I - har TheigYuiosy "ht' t . Andi don' ytmrethmustbe where he sid it wasn'ucklod fo mand olive alone T think. havenbeenh tuh. ont fromuh The chairs touched now. The deacon as absent from the town meeting that New Year'seve. When the viilagers assembled at church next. day they saw a little wom an sitting beside )eacon Ilarding. It ,was the Widow Mart in. She was wedded to the deacon New Year's morning. for the parson had said it wasn't good for ma n to be nlone.-B. A. MacDonald, in Chicago Mail. Timely 1recaution. "Have you thought about doing any Christ-mas shopping yet-" asked 'Mr. 1I unnimune. "No. dear. was the rrply. "It is a littlec arly for such preparations, isn't it'* " X.es. Put it is well to take time by t he for( lok. you 1.:nouw. Have ycu a memnoraneum book landy?" "eL. you might jot lown these lit ile points. ilere's the Irand of ciars tha I prefer. They canno: Ly anypos .............. .. !.! ... . .... . II. 11 7711 ~ ~~ v:7~ iIt iii @ p 1-; Ph Ale, A. i be p s t st nm r l &P an o ih maeanoeo tefc ha: y preerenc innekisisdr rewth mI lbakfgue lota do no needany uspeners. And sh hnedhmawroeil down th-rebysavig nosmal shae o fuuerert adebamsens -'Iuifl" hyexlimd --At mos pursed prst." bargay pere is te.me f lpe ha er --.\ ol ighy mcker. ahoeheetd --fthat u rfeenc aine cktesbo is dak A:nd ho hane broke n Creistmall pre:-ntsf the verby igir sl h are of ie hed -r-__cur.~n e Po s inle te H Putit up the chin i ney so that Santa. S :Of course I pullled it down again, and now I must re ,re-t it. For if I'm to be Santa Claus, and that's of course expceted. I'm sorry that I cannot claim the note was misdirected. She wants a great big doll. she sayz. with wavy. zolden tresses. Some hats to put upon the (loll. and lots of handsome dr-sses: A bureau ard a trundle ted, a - t of littl dishes. A table and a trunk as wet. besides some "real gold tishes.'' She vants a sled, of eourre. I !(a:,. and lie islot - of cn y Sh- also adds, qts calm-::: A 'iano Would Le handy." She wants a w at-h an -o cf to an! arn s as vll. in p)nt. : Of minor toys. it to n,. askt for fully twr-nty. She writes that. she would lIk% to h - a little st:tve foro And for a nckl- e. I'm i:::'orm , most ancously! she's lool:ing: She wants a dsh that's all hr en we:o h to dO er wrt'' And altogethur. I confe'ss, tble tto00' not inviting. The thir p that she would Ii to l1.ve. I find by caloulation. Wotil cost a thousand dollar at th st v.uation. .\nd so I say regretfully, with s!>:rt.s most dejected, I'm sorry that I cannot claim her' was misdirected. -Chic-o rost. The Day After. OL deer, it's so far to nr-xt Christrnas: Seems lonz as for-;er and more. I've lien coutiing the t"ays eer 'n' over. Thre' hundred and sixty-four: That's a dreadful ict to 1-e To hantr up your tockins you: ntt to-:,orrow-:.at's so only three hundred a i h . -Iarper's Young Fople. PRODABLY A CHICAGO GIRL'S. wNn-: t (I i, -j W sov:k. It' k ;,,I :: e1) h d a C r kn:: !Ik ti (n Iter Wnoc c C''utei\. ..Y Tuh tAr wet!-dressed woaa m ut- r' . ': S pt d up 1 1oS 1!-, s m1 d a n . " i e d t h e i ' ( 1 , .' h e wr:pit uU ;m h 0l f No. o:: ' no. .b e h y . i. Notr N ec r::ry. Dor--Oh I do' 1ne i.-.Y Begt Ain :r. Turntthe : soied'o leae wit on ' elok And drop cne more repentire ir And then begin in God's own look The story of another year. -Frank W. Htutt, in Ram's Horn. COMIPENSATION. - 4 get?~ .Tekie-Twentyv-one. Howr' rmanyi' Tommrrv-Ninretr. Iut T'i I het yer I ennf maki mi rore noise with minre than er euni wvith; yours.--. Y. Truth. As Usual. Raggs-\SWe.l!. old ma;n. w'.::: did yoC get in vytur stockinug Ihis mnornin ?