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THE CLINTON CHR6NICLE
Thursday December 20, 1952
WHILE SHEPHERDS WATCHED
A Christinas Story for The Chronicle ‘ v
By ADELINE H, LOFTIS
. “Ah, lad, and you are ever reading
the scrolls and dreaming,” said the
mother, as^she passed a hand over
the silken curls of her son’s hand.
The twelve-year-old^-lad sat poring
over the words o//Isaiah the Prophet. | the fine mantles of the well-to-do.
“What read ye^now, my lad?” she! Each bore a package^resting on the'
asked, seating herself near him in polfrey in front of them
the candlelight.
The lad bent his head over the
scrolls reading: “For unto us a child
is born, unto us a son is given: and
Coming into the edge of the little
town he heard the thud of earners
feet. There on .the road which
stretched -toward Jerusalem were
three camels, their riders garbed in
The lad drew aside to let them
pass, wondering from whence they
came. One of the rnen saw him there
on the roadside, called out,
the government" 1 shall bfiipon his: ‘*\Ve seek the babe o'f Bethlehem
shall 1
shoulder; and his name shall be call-; W e have followed the star—can you
ed Wonderful, Counsellor, The 1 guide us?—we bring gifts to Him.”
Mighty God, The Everlasting Father,
The Prince of Peace.”
The lad held out his lamb—“I am
seeking the babe, too—and—I have
Then turning the pages saying,! a gift” . . . this last shyly—for aj
‘ Listen to this, mothen'’ read again, lamb was such a poor gift. |
“There shall come forth a tfe-i “Swing up behind me lad,” said
scendent of Jesse—and the spirit of | the man, “WeTl search' for him to-
the Lord shall rest upon him; . . . getl?er."\
with righteousness shall he judge thej Clutching his lamb close, the boy
, poor—they shall not hurt nor de- was helped upon-the camel. From
stroy in all my holy mountain — for house to house they made inquiries
in that day there shall be a root of j and every one said “The star stands;
Jesse, which shall stand for an en- over where he lies”—and lo! the star I
sign of all the people” — the- lad had stopped—it Jiung over such an
paused - humble care-s;able. Wonderingly the
■ And you believe a King is com-, climbed dow. from' the camels
mg that will be all this, my lad?" >> a ck. Shyly, he htd behind these
asked the mother softly. ' ' « r ^ 1 mcn as they approached. Then
Aye. mother, I do,- then he -‘here was the Holy family. The
sighed, “I pray hard, yet still Hedoes father leaning over a staf t e (
not come," and he gated out the ■•-=l-' a ced mother bending over a
window into a night lighted by a ■ - the lad looked over the
star sprinkled sky; across to a slope! shoulder of the man kneeling in
of the Judaen hills from which came
front of him—there was the babe
the faint ■'Coo-coo’'-of shepherds a ci cdc ff bght round its head!
quieting their flocks. 1 »«,; too, knelt! Then the men opened
. - j i j ! t h e ir valuable gifts, one had gold!
Well, stop your dreaming, la , j Q ne brought frankincense, and one
said the mother, take ba s ke '- l 0 if erec i m y rr h. Hesitantly the boy
ot food to your father and brothers 1 1{jjd his snowy j amb , at the foot of
herding the sheep on the hillside. the bab j esus ; M ar y smiled at him
Laying aside the scroll, the lad; and her face was \ he face of the
rose obediently, took the basket and angel messenger . The angel who had
stepped out 'into the m g ht - brought good tidings of great joy
mother watched him fondly, but .. while the sheph e rd s watched.”
sighed and whispered, ! Before returning home the .lad
"Such a lad for dreaming, and cau ght the wise men—for such they
wishing and believing.” ; w ere—in the inn nearby. Hesitating
Trudging through the moonlit cn the threshold he heard one say, i
right the lad too sighed— ! "Did you see the sly smile on
Perhaps if I prayed just once King Herod's face as he asked us
more, He might come—I would like to bring news of the Babe?”
to s£e the lion and the lamb be “That he might come and worship
friends at his bidding.” ! Him,” said another, and he spat in
The boy knelt in the p^bjbly path august a t Herod’s trickery. But the
just ebfore climbing the slope to the third was speaking.
Hocks. Lifting his head and closing’ "Since we have all been warned
his eyes he prayed again for a King * n a dream not to go near Herod
and a Saviour bf^his people. or sj^ak of the child—we will take
Opening his eyes from the prayer, the longer and rougher road back—
he was awe-struck and afraid by the j ^ Herod sweat! ’
radiance about hinra He could see The lad trembled at the thought
the patj? as plainly as at mid-day, Herod and what he might do.-But
and he ran forward toward the shep- he only prayed and kept his fears to
herds, whom he could see only a .himself.
stone's throw away. ' A sh ort time later, helping his
Then he stopped! Music was com- father with the flocks one night,
"ing from somewhere! And there th ey were joined by a kinsman from
among the shepherds an angel ap- fhe town of Bethlehem,
peared! The lad fell to his knees, "What about ^.the Child?” asked
ly i>.
head kept his eyes oil 1
an angel in shining white with gold
then prostrate, only Jiy his uplifted s father.
the scene. Yes,
“Did you not know?" answered
the kinsman. “Herod is seeking the
en wings—just hovered in the air so Child to destroy Him—but Joseph
near the shepherds, his father might
have reached out and touched its
garment. But they, too, were afraid!
and Mary and the Babe have fled. 1
Some say into Egypt—to hide thfire
from Herod’s wrath.”
Then a voice! Such a voice! Soft, The listening lad rejoiced, to him
self, "Such wonderful things happen
to me—just while watching our’
ilocks,” and now he understood .the
yet resounding—calm—yet so full o:
joy! The angel was speaking!
"Fear not”—the lad could hear
the words, “for I bring you good tid- ‘ w * se men s words,
ings of great joy which .shall be toj < ®
all people. For unto you is born this Chfist’ITiaS Ploy
day in the city of Davidi ta Saviour jr- j w... . . 7 a.
which is Christ the Lord. J Sunday Night At
•ws come," sobbed the lad-but Rtf,* Bridge Church .
the angel was not done speaking, j . m ' f
T „ h, Y h ifr b ! ^ t0 yDU '’’ And , Rock Bridge Presbyterian church
ye shall fmd the babe, wrapped mj will nt its annual Christmas
swaddling clothes and ly in g in a; play Sunday nightf December 23,
manaer -The voice cejsed-then at 7:30;*'entitled, “A . Christmas
- out Sf.the heavens appeared a host Wish " The cast' consists of the
o. angels. The lad, tears streaming young people of the church. Those
.ram his eyes, tried to count them, taking part are: Brenda Barbee,
and there were too many. They were 1 Naney Adams, Betty Peavy, Bobby
chanting, they were singing praises 1 Fuller, Patsy Adams, Martha Holt,
—the words came clear, Doris McDonald, Martha Cauble,
“Glory to God in the Highest and Judy Bauknight, Betty Bailey,
on earth Peace, good will •toward. Jane Adams, Becky Holt, Vivian
| Godfrey, Betty Lou Godfrey, Velma
The angel messenger was caught Bolt, Patricia Bolt, Lawrence
up with them' and they were gone Young, Robert Satterfield, Ray
suddenly from the sky—the radiance! Fuller, John Franklin, Donald Law-
hegan to fade—the lad saw the shep-' ton,* GurtiS Barbee, Julius Bolt, 1
herds rise up .and stare at each, an d Earle Boyce,
ether—then-he could no longer see' Betty Jo McDonald will direct
them—just a bright star in the sky— tbe P^y and Peggy Mclnvaille will,
moving—a moving star!—then his 1 ** pianist. The play was written!
lather’s voice saying, | by one of the young people of the;
“Let us go and see this that has; church - The Public is cordially in
come to pass”—the lad rose to fol- , vited - •
low then he thought of his mother, i . ,, . , n "
His basket forgotten, he dashed Albright Ke-eleCted
.across the bretok, up the slopes and U:|| ki
lushed breathless to his mother. j ■. IViayor
“He has come, mother,” he whisp
ered. “He has come this night—an
angel came to tell us”— - I _ ., _ , . , . „
"Now. now, lad," his mother' Democ, :® l,c . prtmary . t0 hls thlrd
.quieted him. "Are ye sure ye didn't successive two-year term as mayor
tan asleep' > ” • ; of Rock Hill. He won over his op-
Byt with enraptured face and ex
t Clarence H. Albright, native of
1 Laurens, was nomirfated in the
ultant voice he told her ali.The
mother believed. Drawing her son’s
head close they both gave thanks.
Later the shepherds returned.
They told how they had gone into
Bethlehem, had seen the babe- in the
stable manger.. *
It is He, of whom the orophet
spoke,” said the lad’s father in an
awed voice. "There was a halo
round its head.”
Later still the lad whispered to his
mother, “I, too, waht to see the babe
with the halo round his head.” ‘
So his mother fixed a knapsack of
bread and water—the lad set out.
Passing the flocks grazing near the
brook he picked up a snowy lamb
and tucked it under his arm. He
could not have told why, perhaps,
had he been asked. -
ponent by*a substantial margin.
Mr. Albright is a nephew of Mr.
and Mrs.vW. ,H- Shands of this city.
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