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4f.i ?' * " > . * -'V " '.* ; '; .f?, ' v^SifV .7:''J-" .' '*' '* V \ J section 2 (Eijf ?amb?r0 ifwralii P4GES 91016 | One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY DECEMBER14, 191b. Established 1891 r 1C3LL y V>J > | < HE snow glistened in the sparkling sun| light The^fiakes^r snow keAtijl falling, ||jf|felling, ^me^^ped^..to^sf|or^^ branches Vof^he pine^r^s^And|tpe little ^7f|p leafless bushes. ^fS( to i tAjegbound and ^$0$ the snd^fgrov /[peeper waiter^an^/J^ten^^^^^^^^ (/ In the ^en^eriof the woods/was. a^hign itftrorig | " S upoi^^ If of S^h^Sch he sai^i^^ is C^rfe^ay^ I**" of lo^Sml (jhee^/and happinessT~~^We_5iveT^esents # aiid~wc_arfe~^iven^reseiitsr--^WetHir k of others and others think of us. It is the day to give! And I, your King, will now begin the celepration|r^^ The Queen was smiling^-H^r eyes were full of gladness and the-T^ihcesand Princesses were "The day all saying. "The most gj^^^^aay in^ie^^j|? The jjgl^Sushed/^)bout thi#^ay and that, and from grarrame the^ound of njusfcL The music grew louda^ind the voices seem^/^o- come from everywhere^pPr^m all cornersJ^gwe world it seemed as 1^^J^rhus^^^ging, and the King and the song. No ^ one quit? jknew name of the song. B No one x^tit^cUipe might be, but F . somehow everyone was ^singing it?for the song woe thp snncr of inv ana /the tune was happiness. tAnd all knew that sWgiiall knew its tune and throughout the wgt^j^aty)day there was singing. Some did not know howfrto sing the words, some did not know how Jto make the sounds with their voices, but for these there Jsvas the music in their hearts?the love in their hearts for all the people Under the sun. mid revKa^mDorvrver Dmwi % But the pages had emptied before the throne j packs with martv ffiffeWnt ^oijts^f presentk A fid the, King was presen^p, ^ flpem fopi riePr&< j^and Erhv ^sse^-^henj^cai^^orej^nd^m^e'^presents, and itoore arid^o|^a^(i^^^^Fafnily ^peare^^for tliby wo^LaljJ^^riving' for/the JSrear/^estival Tha^%ere^,hmi^Sl'?tand/ thod^apdaf and they recelve^^resei^aiTath^gave rw^senlfe. The^ang\/i 7/ )) ing went on, thevmusic w^s mingled W/rtJflaughter am^the^J^p^/^oi^^^hhll^ren^^^'heard. ^ i\by-/^y paMed b^re^l^ tMOtt'e %id^ th^ iKing^dM^JOOt se^m to^igme^nem.\ J (He'%idj>ndt a Kil o4ho%b) #1^. All Mw^med | to him and Wse^^d[to x\jp&yk thW^c^ptre of | wonderful kindness^ 1 ftnllis paused befojr lithe throne theylstyjfl imwnis^^{to^^lTdther: I1i^'ed wordSjVMeiTy/Ctjrstqaas to all : *'* ^ wild3a:tthe f mi m \ i^ Aim then! on a mighty |] pin^free^ fflbts appeared' ^ and the ^a^es on ^V^the bra^^e| changed and | drooped down heavily kden with-presents. And the tree spoke too: mmmm "I am the Christmas' vmx- * *ree* ^or' ??4 j|jV //' years ,I-have |oh< i h Ili &%*k'4W^C^\ into .homes'.each />*;' ?/M/>:>->- K#/C r^y . '. \ \ -. ; ;.* .* I mumif Mo 'ift 1 Christmas-. Day. ? V ill J ilfc There are hi'!/ T ( trees but we all v-=4jf-<a Ij I j/ Jflj'f 'r I have the one" fylwwi j jf = |\ name?the Christ- j i ^ 'f| ' ' ' inas tree?and our. KiAgi /bids us ko' to many J Ch(rislt|nab fejstivalj Our branches hold gifts! and icandies 01 diner-. , ent colors to give the bright -.0 light of good cheer." . And from all around, .the'.. children are openingsjoek- .' ". \ ings that th^rhaS^fouhd'A hanging on1 candiSTnuts^hp-tixsT" While they werg^dancin gjand laughing""as they oj5ened"many " mysteriousJktle"packages, the King spoke again: "Good-bye to all," he spid^I wjU^be^apk^for the festival next year. Come my fine animals i : Come my gorgeous chariot P 'XUL J-" ?^1 -r * *&?. iivcjs by BcWlK&lber\5 | ; ' ?f? - l . . ^ - . :: jingling of bells was neard^tnev xwere J(ie Christmas'' bells op^fEe_ittiii3eers ami-^up^t^ey pi^nced to tak6th^^ng<to his home far away, ^gr^tfie King was-none~~otherHEhan~Saqta Clads! j. Antral of a s^y^^h^|p^_^ianged^nfl instead of one ^^^yffl^e^hai^j^Mnes could be '' seen?big hom^^pnd litde^^m^^itW all there ^ was a Queen|wme mothei^f the chilmejrwhom on /| Christmas EajKranta Cl^tf i calls hisRotS Family. Instead m)j?ripc&s ani PrincesMohey were aif^cfifldren. %Medd <h. cjrie gre^^^Mhere were *| many trees. snow y t and the WOTds//tn^e^e?^rm^feces and green W-w decorations and" or^? l^berlies^^'--?* For once?a yeaJ Sar ta warn dreams this |f? dream?this Christmas'/ fable., //He sees not the , rr / hundreds of-homes he has visited He does not ' see the different mothers. He does not see the M children scattered owr the eaurth. He has been to many homes but to him it ret all as one. And it is a true dream, IjxxA '. 'Jf _'j: .y|i For every Chri^mas Queen is a mother with . /p love in her heart, afra there iare the fathers who sit oft* tile i throne of Santa Claus on Christmas Day witn-]''A! /Merry Christmas" inscribed in letters 'if whjcn omy .the 'children of Santa's dream can see, . "-'KI JlLs^L.'til Iti .LMi -e At_ ii < i . Dull rwniicn ail iiic-. cuuurcii ui rnc wonu can icpi. Anq. I tlheRoyai JFamjly?the Princes and the Prinli|i /. j 'cesges?thfey areXall chilarep. Not unusual ( J ! fil iM^hUdre^'but' u'suai children. They are ~yfa si M v* v x r T ? I |Yther-children itfhp gwejap just because ? ? II ^Mhe^re c$ildr^n, an 1:1 ley are given ' 'ill! iXY V'lP^S^re becauMthey too can give, ^ * /11 j 111 / A yc .* % '' 1 i ) Mrif / / \ / Yes/alloveritiie \corld, in hun? IRIVTHV/ V y X ' II ! /dreds of homes liter the visit ol / ffu r mK/ Santa .Claus'^he -i is happiness. M/V xjPspSwi . / / 'A ' 1 bepatise it lis Christmas May there U^er and good V* gifts that \lJMfc '!^\ Sarita Giauj reopves are the iling"eyas the merry ; ^^W/j|>>^^7!^*^voices' of cliijdren as they ithootHsj^ai?htovct : fS "?i ^v^l! lilu:^^:rthc ^"'istmas festival \*r>^i'cl|||ll?, He is the King?not 7 1 ^i|l| ||j of a' country, nor of a ' i land?but of a Day, r ^Christmas Day, > ^ LFvP^^"'*: \]ahd his subjects are the ft? |f ^y ^ ?^V|Children of the World For him there is this fable, He can dream of the joy that is in the hearts oi all^rtfphristnias morning, while he is sitting on his throne and his chariot drawn by Reindeers is waiting to take him back home! (Copyright WesUra Hmaftfm tfefaa) i v* #v