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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18.1880. THE BARNWELL PEOPLE-SENTINEL, BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA PAGE THREE. ^WAS the night before Christinas, when all through the hous^p Sot a creature was stirring, not evCrTa * irnouse. * * * * ♦ * PlentijOf Time \ i / roi* ItlS <!,Christmas,*| -QC B, W.L.Gaston. |HEY had a good time (’hrisl- mas at the Mackey home; in fact they had several good times—more good times than needed. Mr. Mackey had a prosperous insurance busi ness down town. His son. Frank, was a deputy in the city clerk’s office and his daughter was a confidential clerk in one of the big law firms. Mrs. Mickey was housekeeper and homemaker. She was president of the Ladies’ Aid society and in addi tion to other duties, was organist for the church choir. Christmas was coming, in fact was only a few days off. An energetic Hock agent was in town selling elec tric clocks. The Mackeys needed a Hock so it was easy to sell Mr. Mackey ’ f no as a Christmas present for his ' Wile. The agent inquired about the family, and in a day or two he had sold a clock to the son for his mother, and the daughter bought one, confi dent that a clock would be just the present her mother would enjoy. The members of the Aid society were interviewed and a clock was bought for their president, Mrs. Mackey. Of course, the choir wanted to express their appreciation of their x . > A ed Coals^n And 'JM CHristmas Eve " Bij Mary Graham Bonnar organist and they a clock and sent it to the Mackey home marked “Do not open until Christmas eve.” On Christmas eve all the packages were brought in hnd the family gath ered around the tree - to inspect the gifts that old Santa had brought. That generous old soul handed Mrs. Mackey five good electric clocks. There was some little tinge of chagrin, but it could not be helped. Mrs. Mackey kissed them all and said playfully that she was going to have the time of her life. The next morning, as Mr. Mackey was dressing he looked out of the window and saw the clock agent hur rying toward the depot. A hundred yards behind him came one of the Mackey neighbors. Mr. Mackey hailed the neighbor and said: “Stop that man ahead of you; I want to see him, I will be right up.” When the neigh bor reached the depot, the train was ready to start and the agent was climbing aboard. The accommodating neighbor pulled his coat and informed him that Mr. Mackey wanted to see him. “I can’t wait,” replied the agent, “but I know what he wants. He wants one of these clocks.” “If that is what he wants,” said the neigh bor, “I can take it to him. How much is it?” “Fifteen dollars,” replied the agent. The exchange was soon made and as the train pulled out Mr. Mackey came running all out of breath. “Has that man gone?” he exclaimed ad dressing his neighbor. “Yes,” replied the neighbor, “but that is all right, I got the clock for you. Here it Is, I you can hand me the money any time.” ■ ' • **51 v > v uV v HE children had gone to bed. their stockings were all hanging by the fireplace. They were filled now. And .two persons were sitting in front of the fire talking. “Shall I put on another log?” he said. “No, we had better not sit up much longer. Let’s just stay until the red coals become dull,” she an swered. Every Christmas eve they had. sat like this when the house was quiet, after the stockings had been filled, after the tree had been trimmed. It was becoming cooler since the fire had almost gone out,' but their chairs were drawn closely up before the shining and irons. I “You always pol ish them so beauti fully for Christ mas,” he said. “You never grow tired of making everything ns love ly each succeeding year.” “And you never grow tired of ap- p r e c i a t ing—per haps that is why I can always take such an interest,” she said. “T h e andirons shine with fresh brilliancy each year,” he said. “Like our love for each other,” she added. And then, for fear he might think she was a little too sentimental for one whose hair already had many streaks of gray she added: “You make me so sentimental, you darling.” He put his hand on hers. “It has been a hard year—all the years have their struggles, but every year, as I sit with you In front of this old fire it seems as though there is nothing that I want in this world.” They were straightening up the room now. Everything was in its place. The presents were under the tree, the small toys were poking their jolly little selves out of the stockings. “I think the thermometer will show zero before morning,” he said. “I’ll give the furnace an extra poke.” i She waited while he went down into the cellar, and as he came up, and then went to lock the front door—the flickering lights from the stars and the bright white of the snow gleamed through at them. “It’s so beautiful,” he said. “Let’s take a look at it.” He put her heavy coat around her shoulders and together they stood cut in front of the house for a moment. “You always,” he told her,* “have been my guiding star.” And she put her hand in his and smiled through slightly moist eyes. He was so willing to praise, so willing to say those things when he thought them, that it had mad* her, she knew, the sort of a person she was. Each of them lived up to the praise and love the other gave. The glow of the Christmas fire warmed their hearts throughout all the year. Local and Personal News from Ellenton Ellenton, Dec. 1&.—Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Bagnall, Jr., and little daughter, Addle, of Montclaire, arrived Satur day for a visit with Mrs. Bagnall’s parens, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Thames. Mrs. H. M. Cassels and son, H. M. Cassels, Jr., visited Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Black in Williston Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Brinkley mo tored to Augusta Friday. Miss Louise Cassels, Miss Mary Quarles and Miss Gladys Owens were in Augusta Saturday. Miss Elizabeth Brinkley, of Augus ta, spent last week-end at her home here. Mr. and Mrs. Perry B. Bush, of ‘Barnwell, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Brjnkley Sunday. J. B. Harley, W. C. Harley and W. O.^ush, of Donalds, spent Sunday here with relatives. Mrs. L. C. O’Berry and little son, Sidney, are in Sumter visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J, B. Bagnall, Sr. Frank M. Hahn, of Greenwood, spent Sunday here with his grand- parents, frr. and Mrs. F. H. Young blood. % W. B. Turner, II, of Barnwell, vis ited hi« parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Turner, here Sunday. Mrs. Gary Hayes and little son, Gary, Jr., have returned from a visit with relatives in Fairfax. Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Greene and lit tle daughter, Marian, visited Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Greene in Barnwell Sun day. s Dr. Fred C. Brinkley, of Ellenton, Mr. Dicks, of Dunbarton, and C. C. Anderson, of Beech Island, spent this week in Virginia hunting. Friends of J. B. Bagnall, Sr., of Sumter, will be interested to learn that last Sunday on his 51st birthday he and Mrs. Bagnell had with them all of their children, Mrs. L. £. O’Berry, of Ellenton, J. B. Bagnall, Jr., of Montclaire, J. H. Bagnall and Miss lliene Bagnall, of Sumter. Miss Beatrice Bailey,-of Augusta, was the guest of Mr., and M'rfc. W. S. Thames for the week-end. Members of the Woman’s Missionary Society of the Baptist Church held the annual Little Moon Xmas program Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. W. H. Jones, president of the so ciety. A special offering for foreign missions was made. At the conclusion of the program, Mrs. Jones and daugh ter, Mrs. Dunbar, served delightful re freshments. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Cox were visi tors in Augusta Tuesday. Miss Bernice Outlaw, student nurse of Battle Creek, Mich., arrived this week to spend a month with her par ents, the Rev. and Mrs. Cecil F. Out law. Mrs. Fred C. Brinkley was a visitor in Augusta Tuesday. . Mrs. Lyon Tobin and little son, Lyon, JY., spent several day s this week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Miller. The Christmas bazaar of the Phila- thea class, held Wednesday at the home of H. M. Cassels, Sr., was a suc cess from every standpoint. Mr. and Mrs. Wylie Mayes, of St. George, arrived Thursday to spend some time with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Mayes. Dr. -P. K. Griffith, of the Medical College in Augusta, spent this week here substituting for Dr. Fred C. Brinkley, who bs* been in Virginia. Among those from Ellenton attend ing “Flying High” in Augusta Thurs day night were Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Cassels, Mis» Dora Brown and Prof. W. E. McCurry. Card of Thanks. We wish to thank our many friend*,- both white and black, for their gplen-*** did work in extinguishing the fire that threatened the destruction of our home Tuesday morning. Dr. and Mrs. C. N. Burckhalter. FOR SALE.—“Cennet” garden peas, can be planted now, not affected by cold weather. Very prolific and can be shelled and eaten or snepped. Try a few thur year and you will be de lighted with the results. Seen can be had at Creighton’s store, Barnwell or from W. R. Harrison, Ulmer, S. C. 1 J HIM. M 1 ' JP, mAN»m HI THE GREAT AMERICAN VALUE & Fine-car distinction and quality in the new Chevrolet Six Again, Chevrolet and General Motors have ■< utilized their combined resources to establish a new and higher standard of value for the American motor car. A new six-cylinder Chev rolet is now on display, offering fine-car distinc tion and quality certain toappeal to every discrimi nating buyer. For the new r Chevrolet represents a type of economical trans portation that America has long anticipated —a low-priced six styled with such striking talent and good taste, so smartly beautiful and complete in its perfection of detail, so advanced and refined mechanically that you will immediately recognize it as the Great American Value. > This great value is the outcome of four basic Chevrolet advantages: (1) The savings of volume production in nineteen great modern plants. (2) The economies which result when raw Front rimvc of thm new Chmvrolmt Sport Coupm materials are purchased in vast quantities. (3) The benefits of continuous re search in General Motors laboratories and on the General Motors Proving Ground. And (4) the close association with the Fisher Body Corporation who, this year, have sur passed all their previous achievements in coach- craft by developing bodies of outstanding quality, refinement and value. These basic advantages have made it pos sible to build a finer car at lower cost. They have enabled Chevrolet to offer important improvements throughout the new Chevrolet Six—to give it a longer wheelbase—greater roominess and comfort—strikingly smarter style—impressive new luxury—more thor oughly satisfactory performance—greater dependability—and to pass on these savings of efficient manufacturing to the Chevrolet buyer in the form of low prices! ^ AT NEW LOW PRICES Read over these new low prices. Know how very little it costs to own the Bigger and Better Chevrolet Six. Come in today and give this new automobile a thorough inspection. Study the many refinements and new appointments introduced in the distinctive bodies by Fisher. Ride in the ear. Drive it! A few minutes’ experience will convince you that the new Chevrolet Six is a new and finer type of economical transportation—a quality automobile that you will surely want 'to own. The Great American Vaiuel iL.on *510 Roadster.. *475 Sport Roadster fO HT with rumble seat. MW The . Coach . Standard Coupe Standard Five- Window Coupe. . SPECIAL EQUIPMENT EXTRA Chevrolet Trucks from $J55 to $695 All prices f. o. f>. Flint, Michigan *545 *535 *545 Sport Coupe IIT with rumble seat tR M Standard Sedan Special *A«XA Sedan OOIF *635 % SIX chevroij:i IT’S WISE TO CHOOSE A SIX r k Grubbs Chevrolet Company Barnwell, South Carolina