Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Jn |i!:ti t* of tlu- mur t-t 'iln- i*|*n y *ff|il!< <>f K|irin o I rc-t-8 it in I ♦V<**'k'l'“fli tv lo:. tl:s iintl tin- j;l(»vv of lioily lit-rrlt-y, iht-rt- v\or*- iht- inttltifitri- oiih otloi'M of iht4 oi'it-iithI l ily iitit) lilt* Rlt-lllll of ^MltlRlllk' IKlI illitl pihl hIrii- iMitmls ov t-riit-iiti. Tlit* vvviillwr wan t-oltl. aiiil Ott- Him wuh liitltlt-ii lit rloiitla. Hi-nm ruimt-ll ft*lt vt*rv hotiit-Hlrk an I wom lim U to Hie vvliai f w lit-rt- lay tlit* I-Ir rlvt-r.HttMtuor of v\ lil< h lie vvaa the aet'oiitl otttri-r Benny h:ul an enpe Hu I jcrleviiuoe. It litiil lieen prom laed that he i-oiild return to the Tutted Mate* nnt] marry Kthel l.teter. and It iiati lit-eu hlu uii)ile«Hutit duly to write aud tea tila aweelheart that the watl- diuR OmihI he poHtpoiietl until apriuK J T of i-ertaln i-hangea tu the man i of the Hleaiuahlp <-oiupany < te utK-aremontoualy tranaferrett 1 Buother ateaiuer ply tug np the river. the only i-ouaolatiou t the t-hunge meant promotion y uy. He bati not lieard from uea aeudlug hta letter early (a -and everything waa wrong, vtitid It all!'' he yellml dawper- hen ha rent-bed the wharf and ad that the rhino bad aalled him. He Uwked at bla wateb ud that there waa two boura to wfore the annoiioted eaillug the big ateaiuer. Why had Hcvlea tniilad without him? iked tiueotlona of the eooliaa l at hia predicament, aud. af none of them knew anything the fm-t tl-nt iht- at earner had y drawn in her gangplank man there stud make the lieatmf u laid \jih. Mnylie llu-y w!!t like the goodie* ” At the mhndoa honee l*r. Hleke wel- corned him with open arm*. It wns • Ian helor'n paiatlW. In* espluined. aa all the Indie* luid gone down to Shan ghal to a|iend * he I'briMnian holidaya. "And they left you alone?" aeked lU-nuy dlneptiroringly. The do- u*r laughed genially. "It wan my wiah I am going to have a Chrialuut* tree for Htiiue of my hoy* h**re. i nd you t an help me If you will." "Hf < titime." ,nmI Uemiy with what i eiirhin>lii»m lie •ouid munter. I Hit he • ouul md help sdd.ng dolefully, "veema like a fur<-e trvir.g to •eletiiate Tbrint- imi-* In ttd*> In-iMtien •••nintry.” In T. rke noddl'd l.indiy. "1 nnder- HKM-d. my lad.” he «ald <*yui|4Hle-ti«-al- ly "Some «lnv y.-u v\il| di*«-over that To Benny’s aurpnae a quietly drees ed little woman slipped Into the saloon, nodded to the aatamowarr and • mlled at him. She ant down before the an tlquated piano In the corner and play ed a wedding march When Benny glanced around be no ticed that Dr. Blake, in hi* surplice, was • landing before a little table with a prayer book in hia band. On the table were wattemi orange blooms A lomp came isto Benny's throat It SOME POPULAR WAYS OF PRESENTING GIFTS. «’ 11ip* ssh the *.ji\tng. -home !h the herrt iH.* in another Vhrlat- lu our hc.irtH ’ " pe.-t I ui utakiiig ji fool <«f growled I'emi.v >l.i'c|i|«hly. " my 'V- toi;»orr*-vv win to Imve iH-en my u**»5 ding day:" | ".Tell no .1 In.-it if." Af er tl . t T.i-nnv id" He « v eli t«-t-Jli nlcr.il the do tor. [ T:-l v\ .-i| fell U-t j "o Ik ..»• "inlel cvt in J I *m«a«kC -parted alopplud on (be re r of her f tea. f looked at the >f ’ Mraw I bote* be black ga that h e <1 the f hi* ahip ould have rd to aeud the t 'hliai dor u the river wo and denly? There up pea rad to lie no nafrlendly dem onKtration among the native* ou the wharf He rememher e»l with a feeling of nneOMiun. that It Imd been Captain Davie* w h.i had **ug- gefcted that the *econd-«tTi<-er go ashore and try to dlaoover a few foreign da!ti tle* for the Christ mas dinner, "tiet a wetlding cake If you cun." the vaptnln Iwd aildevl with grim humor, anil al though the jibe burt. Hcunv had grin- Med good naturedlv He hud lieen auc* ceMiful In hi* search lescept for the II A P H.VM IP Willi Ml I HIM. ' " the ii i*Hl..if!:ry «. pret'.-initiotiH for the «'litiHttm.H tnc ip the little lOiaiw-l Time lii i.ureii tradition* of ^ idetide w i-rc to !<• rritil «nit. although th.. • eh-hration vvas to tw> t-aily in the mon-lug U I.v not wait ui-tll eveiiipg and have ihe tree lighted up? It will tie jolly, suggested lleuuy Tarwc’l from •he • orner where lie waa tllMtig Amer- j I-mi foiling iH.xe* w iih Amernau c«u- * <1y tor the lilt'.e Cli!ne»e t’liriatiiiii* "I **111111 lw- tmsy all afternoon. I , have to iwrforin a marriage •-eremot-.y j olid I shall trke you along with me.’'! eftplitiiied the d«> l.ii. "A 1 right. I've always wr.i.ted to i *ee a Chineae wedding." said Bentiv I ahoeiitly. ••••••• There dawueil a gray, bleak Christ mas day. Herniy Harwell dre«*ctl him self to the tune of dismal thought* and refused to Iwlk-ve that back there In Amerhn they were cetebratiug the birthday of the king of king*. After breakfast they went into the little chapel where a crowd of eacRed Chinese, large and small, clamored for admittance. in the eacilement of -ilatr-hiiting gifU n« Or Hlake -ailed Cbinetw ii.-iiuc* in rapid *oc. maion and then identified the mysteriously marked packages Heuny Farwcll forgot for uw'hile Id* diw-oMeat. He manugevl to pult himself together a*» that wffen tllbn wa* over aud tlte time came for the wedding ceremony Hr. Itlakr found him an apparently light hearted coni|>anl<-n. Two sedan iliair* swung up "to tip door. an«l Ih-nny mauagctl t<» cramp ht* hmg leg* lute one of them, amt In* was shnl when hi* bearer* i. fotly .-h-aeil the sliding d«H»r*. leaviug l-lin In ihc dltn at-clnalwn «*f the vehicle 'i’rot. trot. trot, went the l-<-;irei*. at.d ilie clia.ra went tipt-lng up ami down in gentle rhythm After awhile they panned, and the -'hair* p-oceed- ed vviiti s|..w caution for a few p;nes furnetl. went down a flight of stair* and dii.titiy < auie to rest. * ^ . The door* slat liack. and Kenny 's legs -hot out on to the red Carpeted tk-or «>f the Chino'a *nhMin. He wto«*| looking di.rtilly around at the familiar furni ture. not noticing that (lie chair l*ear er* Pad loo ked out and that Hr. Blake wa* there legardiwg him qutxztcaity. "ti huf* it *11 about?" hurst forth the amused Kenny at last. "Walt and «*ee. my lad." smiled the mtsainnar, mth a hand on the young . head south to ollher'w hL nhier "There’* to 1-e rr was agg wnr-i-rvu—<-ornn it w ed.ling nttw.rd now. and Tm afruM waa hard ra *itB- late at another fe» low * wetldirg when he and Ethel — 1 be hiuvp «li*apt-eared, for the bridal party wa* coning down the i-asaage. There wa* * glimmer <>f white gar ments and the UiU*k burst forth trt- umpbantly a* the I-ride stepped Into tlte saloon aid cppisorbed the table where Hr. Blake stood. Benny quite forgot that he. too. waa standing < lo*e to IU- t.-vb.e where the l»rtdegwtom sbolltii lot'e Waited. Tl-ev were romtug toward him—that myap*: MHielyr vefteel form, alewder. with dr>H>t.iug beat I Ills eye* wandered to tlte «gfl* .beside her. ami hia knees fell Vo whnkiitg The dignified, white haired lady in riT* satin, to wliooe arm the Pride w «* '-llng-ag—was V r* I Piter of Kan Kron-'ltapt. * • ^ Tlieu then trie l-nde must Ite- w«Hild she .if? Iter head? Sin did and sard'ed at him through n mlHt *>f te: » end the iVWir of her la- e v ell. It w»» Kthel It wa* her wedding— •»UPi it lie hi* •mo*- "Bu*‘k up. n ? ad." wh-wpered Cap ti.in Huvm** gru'T v«*lce tu hia ear And with a oeep iudn wn bi-entb of a inn arc! happtneM*. herrt Karwelt step ped forward (n gn-et hia I wide, who Imd come a- rose the Tactile to him. He never -wmemlaeved/tiiif word of the ceremony :.hat followed. <Tbe words of Hr Blake rang through hia ears—"•Tirietntns Is -o nur hearts Would be ever forpet H- f orget hts utter despair of the day before, forget fhe P*v ing tbcogbtfutoewa of Ma ahlp- mate* trim had turned the Ctdno’s meet the trauMitianUc and I-ring Mrs. Ida a j litter off Shanghai d ter and her (laugh eskci a* was teNtlfled hv the wMi tilled basket* Itoroe Py Hte •istlie who waa his heel*. l Heouy Pvoked up fi*im the mmldv r and frowned* “ There i* < n'y one •a .to," Ue dechirUI. "aiul that -a •p to fhe m lea lor. spewd Cprlat Captain Ihvvie* didn't take yftu hi* cimtldrivce." "Well, rather not.’’ mrttered nr. sutoothinc down hi* It-dr aud atraightenlng hi* blue dfchtie The*« are hardly wedding garment*, efc?" "They'll do They won't look rt aay one ei* ept the l-rtde." laughed Dr Blake. daughter to the Into, tug brMecrooat? _/ j No. Keauv Ksrwell aever forgot that Fen j rti-ietnma. It w*» a ieonen to him of the ttrotherly P»ve sad kimtamw that underlies many *»f our moat proaate relations of life "Home Is where the heart |*" oae of ibem and "v'brlsflmas la la hoarts" waa the other \ HERE are many ways in which Cbrlatma* gifts may be distrib uted. First of all. of course, the time honored Christmas tree la moat desirable for u (urge family. After breakfast or ou Christmas eve some uue can play the piano while the otb er* trip iu two by two to the tree, which is brilliant^' lighted and sti-.nd lug in a darkened room. When a gift I* too cumbersome to lie uuder the tree an amusUig way of. pre-cutiug It t* to write the mime of it on a Christimi* card and slip the card iu a g tod sixed box fllletl with cx-'etsior and tied up In pu|ter aud liltlsms. with the r«i«»lvcr's igtinc on P? I!-* solved tgc mystery by rending the car-1, which tells wherp-ihi* article Is hidden. The titrtc hoinvred Christmas stocking may l«i* used with the tr**e or without When the gill* proper are placed uroand the tree the ilo-Uings may he stuffed with fruits, sugar jtlums and tiny Pauli is. v-.itiili will while away the hours, until lime f- r seeing tin- tree, Many a merry sto- king celebra tion may he-had. to*-, without stock ings if a lutle ii:g-‘unity is excited. 1 he < hrisluiiis s»tt l ings may Pc made of car-1, some of ihem groteMpie und some handsome and dainty, according to tin- personality < f those lo whom they Itelong Each sto-king should then lie tabbed with the name of the person for whom Iniei-ded and fusten ed to iltc mnnieipie e. ins riluMi with the name* of the gifts a welling him. Another pleusnut way to distribute the holiday present is the .lack Horner pie T his is merely an old fashioned waahtuh fille*] with bran and (tacked with gifts, to cacti -if which la attach ed a long ribbon streamer with a tag imicrihed with the proper name The streamer* *-au be used moat decora- tliwly on the top of the pie before It la opened, for. of courHe. five Important tab Is ornamented Iveyond recognition tine of the I test ways of ornamenting It I* with greens, haring alkthe stream flra of red aud tucking holly berrie-v here, there and everywhere. All gath er round In a circle, not too near, while some one tosses one streamer after another over the shoulders of the prop er iveraon. each In turn pulling out his pan-el from the bran. t**^*-*#*** -t'k* *-*««♦♦*>* n HOW TO PREVENT FATAL CHRISTMAS TREE FIRES. DOLL’S ANY Uvea are lost aunnal'j 0 ln (Ires resulting from careleasuea* in trimming Christmit* tree* The tree should always be In the center of the room aud no cotton, wool, tissue paper or celluloid should be used In ornamenting It First of all. each candle should lie wired se curely to Its place at the end of a branch which ban nothing above It. cither tree of trim mings As the tree i* dcnu.led of Its gilts the candles -Mould l*e carefully watched. One of them nearly burn**-1 down will topple over sometimes un some- . thing IntVrtmuable. z-The be-t ad- <|>\-|e«* is to lx* very, very careful By W. BOB HO rCegyright. ]>1S. by Atuerti elation ] M ISS SAWDUST ate mistletoe. thet And it eeemed com mg. Fer weeke I had wanted That my brain and hat ming. when rhp Christmas tree candles y \ V are lighted I . ‘ . a# #*•#-#. • e\o • e e • e e'ooo^-a'jas •• BIRTHDAY OF THE SAVIOUR. Been SIZE UP YOUR SMALL BOY FRIEND, THEN SELECT GIFT To make live smnll boy truly happy at ChilRtRia* time give him something he reully wnat* aud ig>t aomething that you think ho ought to hare. l>oly a small per-entege of the true Amerl- cau t-oys want a «fory laiok or u ueck He or a pair of gloves. If he is of au inveutiye mind a box of tool* is an excellent gift An engine whiili will ruu arouttd tl^ room I* also appro priate, if be loves outdoor *;M>rts give him n foothafl nud a suit to play in. a pair of skate* or a *icd. Deter mine just what amusement the boy tikes beat—whether indoors or out- door*, whether he like* book* or not — tbcD the M-Ieclloti of his gift becomea aimtvte. Since the Fourth Century It Hae Observed on Dec. 25. The observance <>f the ‘Joth of He -•einlier as t!;e birth-lay of the Savi'-ur is ascrilx-d to Ju'lu*. l-isliop of Home. A. 1». .'lllT-lk'J The «*a*terii church l-ad previously observed the Gtti of January iu commemoration l»<»th of the baptism ami of the birth of Christ. Before the end of the fourth century the east and west had exchanged fee tival*. the west adopting Jan. G in com memoration of our Lord’s baptism and the east adopting Dec. J.VIu commem oration of our Lord’s birth. The exact date of Christ’* birth ap pears not to have been known in tile ' early -’bnrch und cannot now he de termlned. Between tlte middle of De camber aud tbe middle, of Febnisry there la generally In Palestine an In terval of comparatively dry wesit preceded aud followed by tbe^-early and later raia. rims there m-ght have been shepherds ou tbe nMm of Beth lehem watching their Rocks at night. Td HOW TO jNSPOSE OF TREES AND MAKE ATTRACTIVE SPOT n eastern city carried out‘an idea last year that might well be imitated by any progresaire organisation of wo men. After New Year’s day wagons went from house to house to collect all tbe Christmas trees. These were taken to the public squares. Sharpen ed on the eud. they were thrust In the ground Iu attractive aud artistic groups of various shape* and kizea aud heights. In ooine oases they acted a* 1 hugfso her tight as a And asked if ahs’d tear But. theuflh I stretched my tees. Her meuth woe far abi «***************! jj THE ENGLISH Yt ***«****#**»****< wind sMeldx for growing shrub* aud evergreens. Though but temi-orary feunut*. they make attractive, restful beauty sp-s* Compare this with the fate of the Christmas tree* in your neighborhood After a short week of splendor they are often left in the al leyways or litter up Ihe back yards for weeks. . Expansive Wrappers Far Gifts, j The outer wrapping of the Christmas . pre*em hae oouie to be quite as iui- * - j , wrn | Ut „„ ( | w girt lB f orB , #r 4+44*** <44 *•**•«'* j y « r , whl> u.aue p«Per and red rib I bon were --otisidered sutBcieutty smart j to meet all detuauds. even tbe most particular, but nowsdaya it Is the fssth i ORIGIN OF KISS UNDER MISTLETOE. i There exist* Iu some place* the tradition that the gif! who I* uot ki*aed under the mistletoe will not be married for a year With u* the old significance and taefedree* of the mistletoe have gone, leaving ju*t charm enough to give tbe well known privilege to the man who meets the girl beneath. We took thia custom from the beautiful old Scaudina- ▼inn lore, when* the kl*t wa* originally of tbe apostolic va riety. ‘ * * - *1 Ion to make Christmas packages In c renal ugly elaborate. Kxpenalre boxes covered with holly and mistletoe, new style papers for wrapping and wide satin rlhhnnx sod bows for further adornment are now sll the vogqe Soen aotme clever girl mar trim her h.it« w Itli the ribbons that come on her Christinas package*. CUBTOU at one t iu sll''FnglfliMf, bt served only iu- cei of the north. N that of | menae log of wood—** root of a great tree—iu tl ney place. Tide la oft Yule log. and it waa on < that it wiik put on tbe Around It would guthert il.T. and Ha entrance wa« -of a «rent deal of cere were musk- and rkjoitfi one authorized to light 1 to huve cieuu hands. It wa* alwaya lighted left over from the log o! year, which imd been - served for tbe purpose. J (Vllh ih« last yeaK Light th* new bind Koi aood ai-C(-«-*s in h • >ti yo»ir pMltriea j That sweet luck tm I’onr.* wbii* tha log is The Yule log was sup] prote-tion ngainst evil s w.-ta cuuahlered a bad on went out before tbe even The family and guest* *i the Are. and many a *to Jest went round the grow Something Waa Raisad. The Brother—I planted a kiss on her cheek beneath the mistletoe. The Sister—Raise anything? The Brother-Yes; bar father raised -wmH—he very angry. Dickens and Chrii It has been remarked tl Di, kens had not writtei Christum* stories the Cl bnition aa known In I American today would been. This la probably i ed statement, though the that It was not until tbe tbe nineteenth centory th nasa season was so greatl; a season of giving and f*®ar«l expreasiee of Jay- J.