The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, January 01, 1902, Image 4
Year's
Gift *
The Story of
A Cuban
Convict
By
P. A. Ober
H managing editor of The
Patriot, Iiavnna sooa be
came too hot to hold me.
Suspected of corresponding
with the Insurgents, I
was hauled before the tyrant Weyler
nt tho palace. This was one- morning
early. At noon 1 was aboard a train
for Batabano and at night on a steam
er for tho Isle of Pines, tho penal set
tlement for political convicts.
It might have bceu worse, of course,
for tho tribunal might have sent mo to
Centn, on tho Afilcan const, whero
chains and a cell would surely havo
been my portion. Instead, however, I
wna confined within tho borders of a
beautiful Island which a bountiful
Provldenco had provided with every
gift of nature?ond deprived only of my
friends and my habitual environment
' Soon after my deportation, having
been landed nt one of the two ports
hero and finding tho wretched town
life not to my taste, I wandered away
to the eminence known as tho Crystal
hill, from tho suuimlt of which I could
look out over the desolate sea and tho
forest Intervening between It nnd tho
plantations. These nnd tho town lay
on tho plain eastward of the hill. Some
distance down Its western lope I
found the ynwnlng mouth of a cavo
open In tho direction of tho sen, Its
farther end somewhere within tho
bowels of the earth. It was largo and
dry, with Immense natural pillars sup
porting a roof hung- with stalactites,
wlillo a stream of elenr water issued
from Its unexplored interior. In Its
OUtei" chamber I hung a hammock, a
flro of gum wood dispensed warmth
and perfume when the nights wero
chilly, and I thought I should bo con
tent here for a month at least, or until
I could venture back to Havonn.
i I had money and firearms, nnd provi
sions were dally supplied mo by n
faithful Islander whom I had befriend
ed In former times. In tho surround
ing forest wero many plants nnd ani
mals which could ultord mo sustcnanco
If my supply from town wero to bo
cut off, and I lacked only compnnlon
shlp to make me perfectly contented.
If only Olivia wero hero?Olivia, my
fiancee! If I had but married her bo
foro this unfortunate affair! But, no;
this was no placo for a tenderly nur
tured woman like tho daughter of tho
alcalde of San Cristobal.
I sat In tho cave's mouth ono day nt
noon. The bent of tho DlahiR wnj? meat
I plunged it into thh man eater's nODT.
oppressive, but n breeze from tho
ocean stirred tho leaves of tho pines.
But for their sighing there was no
sound to disturb the deathlike e lm till
an unfamiliar clashing of bra.:<mcs
caused me to start and reach out or
my rille, leaning against a rock.
Distracted us I was, I expected no -
ing less than a visit from tho Spa' ,t i
volunteers who guarded tho Ismm ;
but, looking up, I saw before mo tie
figuro of n girl. Sho was comely, and
her fneo shone with Intelligence, yet I
knew that sho belonged to tho serving
class. It was, indeed, Carmcla, the de
voted maid of my flnnceel She smiled
nnd held out n folded paper. At first
my bewildered senses could hardly ac
cept this token of her existence. My
.vision was blurred, tho pceno before
md swam In a mist; but, murmuring
.vaguely my thanks, I took tho letter,
opened It nnd rend:
My father has driven mo from his house. Do
you love me? Will you welcome met i am near.
Ouvia.
I turned to tho mold. "Where?
iWhcro Is she?" I demanded, leaping
from my hammock. Tho girl shrugged
her shoulders nnd pointed to the pines
on tho brow of tho bill, but vouch
safed mo no other reply.
I scrambled up tho rocks, and there,
steadying herself against tho trunk of
n pine, was my sweetheart! Sho look
ed nt mo timidly, In her eyes a muto
Inquiry, as If doubtful of the reception
I would offer. Not long, howover, was
sho hesitant. Thon, shaking n finger at
mo with playful gesture, she said: "Oh,
Felipe, you did not think I would
come! Now, did you? And now that
I havo come, do you not think mo over
bold, or are you glad to seo mo, to havo
mo bide awhile with you? Now, as to
f tho hereafter ? well, wo must allow
'J events to shape our course. Now lend
fem? to your cavern. I am tired?fnlnt."
1 While tho inn Id set the cavo In order
and ray beloved reclined In my ham
mock I prepared a slmplo repast, with
cool water from a spring that gushed
from tho hillside near, nnd soon sot It
before her.
1 After she had partaken and had been
refreshed\by a siesta she Joined me at
tho cave's' mouth, whero we sat hand
lU hand until tho plain below was nli
in shndowv'onjy the white trunks of
tho palms standing out pallid as ghosts
in the gathering gloom.
During tho week that followed Olivia
and her mold occupied tho Innor cham
ber of tho ouvet which was sacrod to
their privacy, tvblle I guarded tho
cave's mouth and tho outer room. Wo
both knew well our lives were in the
bands of ii?. authorities when nor fa
*"'tf?*?fe Don Ama?u>o, should ovorcomo
his ptddc ami command tho Inevitable
search for his dffughtcr. It could not
bo long dhferreft and so wo lived in
dally apprehension of enpturo nnd sep
aration, yet woto happy.
Tho knowledge of Impending sorrow
only gate preswt Joya a keener zest.
It seemApjnip,,.:.:ii,i,. t,, cheapo from
the '?''flHjloJely guarded ns It was.
Be my picpain?t fis. Kar
LWwas tho solitary shore
fltcd bay, beyond which
cays, and still far
in. Neither sea nor
lylslted, snvo now and
lor or filibuster.
Olivia and her
?nt down to
upon a great pa ft of bamboo, which,
wbon finished. I launched and anchor
ed In the placid bay behind the coral
reefs. Day by day thereafter during
tho wholo of Christmas week I carried
down clotbfaig, provisions, arms and
ammunition until at lust our frail craft
was laden with everything ncoossury
for a voyago.
Pour days passed after we wero
ready before wo sow a sail upon tho
ocean. It was Into In tho afternoon at
tho last day of December, when, sit
ting In tho shndo of tho cavo, Olivia
pointed out a speck upon tho waves.
Sho looked long and earnestly, then
said:
"Dearest, It is a ship, and it is coming
toward our Island."
"Will you venture" I asked.
"Certainly." sho answered, smiling
into my eyes. "Hut flrst lot us bo in
deed sure It is approaching."
It drew nearer, uenre^ rising higher,
higher, until, as tho sun sank behind
tho hill crest, tho whlto sails wero Il
lumined by Its rays. Thou, no longer
doubtful, we went at onco to tho shore.
But as wo embarked tho maid refused
to risk tho voyage and choso to return
to brnvo the wrath of Don Ainndco. 80
sho and her tnlstress bado each other a
tearful farewell, and wo set sail with
out her. Wo had a fair wind, nud I
laid a course for tho bark, which, as it
was sailing slowly, I hoped to overhaul
within an hour or two.
Half the distance had been traversed,
aud, though darkness now overspread
tho ocean, wo could still mnko out the
ship's position by her lights. Thovsea
became rougher and moro turbulent,
and suddenly I sensed a now danger.
While I was watching tho foam crested
billows sweeping toward us In order to
;. -ol?\ them I saw In their dark hollows
rabidly moving streaks of phosphor
escence.
We were beset by sharks! Their
flaming fins wero cleaving the water
all about us. Tho black waves were
alive with them.
Hut the bark was looming steadily
before us. In another half hour wo
should be within ha. ven If she did
not sooner see us auu lower a boat.
Perhaps I was made too confident by
this assurance; but, without warning, a
flerco wave assailed us, and tho raft
was overturned. Tho snmo wavo car
ried my sweetheart away Into tho dark
ness, hut I swam swiftly to her side
and thrust out an arm to draw her to
my shoulder for support
Hut that Instant, ns her eyes looked
lovingly Into mine, a cry burst from
her lips, nrd she sank beneath tho
waves. I clutched at her dress and
strove to raise her, but my strength
was unavailing ns against that of tho
monster that had seized her.
Down, down, below the turmoil of
waves aud roaring.billows we sank to
gether. I wrenched my knife from Its
sheath, and in my fury plunged it Into
tho man eater's body, gray and ghastly,
alongside of mo. The grim Jaws ro
laxcd their hohl, und, drugging tho ap
parently lifeless form to the surface, I
bore II to the raft and east myself down
beside her. There, while the waves
swept over us. while the 11ns of tho
sharks hissed aud gleamed In tho foam
ing wnlors, I called to her, bent over
her, pressed my lips to hers.
Thi a. overcome by fatigue aud do
spnir. I swooned by her side.
*******
From ft dreamless sleep, from hover
ing on the borders of oblivion, I was
awukclU'd by sinnige voices. I was on
the deck of a ship. I suw forma of
men pass vaguely before me, and by
my r de yes. iberealive?sat ono whom
I had I .'.ought no longer living.
Her shining eyes looked Into mine
again, anil (lieu she told me of our res
cue from the waves. The night had
passed, and now the dawn had come,
and with its coining the fluttering of
sails and (he rattling of anchor chain
Informed us that a port was reached.
It was thai of Grand Cayman, to tho
southeast of Isle of Flues, a neutral
port, and we were safe.
We were married that day at noon,
and thus was achieved the consumma
tion of our happiness. And the captain
of tl.e hark, who himself had taken
1 Olivia from the raft, said solemnly as
ho placed her hand in mlno:
"Her life belongs to me, for I saved
It, but It Is also yours because sho gave
It to you. That was yesterday, and
hence last year; this Is today, and hone
tho new year. That which perished In
the old year the new year sees restored
to life. (Sod bless you doth ami Ml net I
fy this New Year's gift." P.uffalo Ilvci
ing News.
TEMPERANGE PUNCH [>v t.
To D* Kept HoipHnhly l'u.l ?n .
Year's l>uy.
If wo are to follow cue of tho J..:..
Old customs bequeathed us by our Eng
Hen forbears, w? must keep the i>.u.. !
bowl hospitably full fliVougli ihe bo
day week. But even If thlada not pre
Dared for the week's celebration it
must not bo neglected for New Year's
cheer.
For those who oro glad to emphasize
tho good cheer which this custom typi
fies, but who for conscience's *ako pre
fer a temperance beverage, the follow
ing concoction Is recommended: Take
the Juice of three lemons and three
oranges, ono pinenpplo shredded from
tho coro with n silver fork, ono quart
Can of strawberries,'ono'.tablespoonfu!
Of Ceylon tea, ono quart of boiling wa
ter; pour tho water on tho tea nud let
It stnnd fifteen minutes. Add td tho
fruit ono or two cups of sugar, accord
ing to acidity, and let It stnnd hnlf an
hour. When tho tea Is cold, odd to tho
fruit and sugar one quart of apolllnnrls
water and a block of lee; leovo tho pulp
of tho orange, ns well as tho shredded
pineapple and berries, In tho punch. In
serving this slices of lemon arc placed
In each glnss. If canned piuapplo is
used, lessen tho quantity of su^ur.
T.hls forms a delicious concoction, and
by keeping the various Ingredients pre
pared in quantity they me quickly
mixed ns desired, nnd there need he no
Inck of this particular "good cheer," 110
matter how many callers may "drop
In" for tho New Year's greetings.
By far the most charming or tne
German New Year's customs Is oho
observed from time ImmemoHnl in
Frnnkfurt-am-Main. There at the
some moment the wholo city salutes
itself?wishes Itself a happy new year.
Ort tho night of Dec. fll all tho city
keeps the festival, watching the old
year out and the now yonr In. Family
parties or gatherings of friends aro to
bo found In every house* Games, sto
ries, music ond kindred diversions.
With nn honorable attention to eating
and drinking, servo to speed on the
last hours of the dying year.
Suddenly at tho esact moment when
from tho great dome of tho cathedral
jlfa* first stroko of midnight sounds Iis
warning every house throws .vldo open
HHgMfdows. Forth from tho cAsc
metfta loan all tho dweller* tn the
town, old and young together, each
with glass in hand. Tho glass Is rais
ed on high, and Iho words of tho toast
burst on the astonished air of night in
ond jnhttlvp tone bora of more than
100,000 voices joined in tho cry,
"Ptjlt ne^ahrl" ("Happy new
Old Tim^2p*^
New Year's f V.
Dutch
Customs * I ctl u""'
OIN* to alt up tonightl?*
"I reckon?yes, I reck?
I will. Notbln' In it,
y' know, but lout o' fun
end fresh cider."
Buch a conversation might have been
heard In any rural region of tho ccn?
trnl west some forty years ago on any
Now Year's eve. And tbo "setting up"
was tbo one arid only point In which
New Year's observances differed from
those of Christmas. Tho Knickerbock
ers havo so far Impressed themselves
upon American lifo that most of the
present generation think "calls and
congratulations" bavo always been tho'
great fcnturo of Now Year's.
Know then, lnuoccut youth, that as
lato as fifty years ago "Now Year's
0OW3 PKLIi Ul'O.N Tin-ill KNEES AT MID
NIOUT.
colls" were an unknown Inotltutlon In
three-fourths of tho United States.
Hut In tho border states, especially the
southern sections of the states Just
north of tho Ohio, tho practice of
"watching tho old year out nnd tho
new year In" was tho ono thing pe
culiar to New Year's. Wonderful
things wero to bo seen nt that ho- ?
Cows fell upon their knees, fowls Wv.it
through n sort of reverential perform
ance, the wild nnlmnls lost their fear
of man, nnd certain plants of a mys
terious nature sprang up In tho door
yard.
"I havo had tho children pull nnd lay
on my lnp shoots as long as my hand,"
was tho testimony of ono good old
lady, and, for might any hearer could
ever discover, she honestly belloved It.
A llttlo later, when tho old supersti
tion died out, "watch night" became a
religious proceeding. Tho ordinary
evening meeting was followed by a
"song nnd praise" session. A few min
utes before midnight the mombcrs of
the church gathered around tho "altar"
(It was merely the space in front of tho
pulpit, but the old nnmo remained) nnd
sometimes Joined hands in a circle.
As the nitmito hand of tho clock nenr
ed tbo -x u mark the most profound sl
lenco was observed?every Christian
was supposed to bo In silent prayer for
pardon for tho sins of tho closing year.
When tho now hour and now year bo
gnn, all broko Into a glad song, often
mingled with "shouts" in Methodist or
United Brethren churches, nnd after
tho song closed tho members pledged
each other to renewed devotion nnd
"greater faithfulness to duty" for the
coming year. Tho negroes, always
quick to adupt their old African cus
toms to their new religion, took special
delight In this one, nddlng many funcl
ful features, and It still survives In the
far south as "walking Egypt."
But what of tho original "watch
night?" Well, all we can say Is that
some of our ancestors brought It from
Scotland with them, and, as they told
of the .wonderful things that had hap
pened In Scotland, so their children In
Kentucky nnd Indiana told tho same
things as having happened in Mary
land, and by and by their children In
Illinois und Missouri told of them ns
occurrences In Maryland or Kent?cky,
and so the superstition lived on In
many neighborhoods even to the out
break of tho civil war.
Strange to nay, tho custom of calling
on New Year's day grew most nearly
universal among the Chinese and
Americans. Tho former celebrate the
new year through three days, durbig
which they call on their friends, ex
HOW TUB DUTCH MADE NEW TEAR'S OAIiI.fl
IN MEW AMSTERDAM.
change greetings In tho streets, beat
gongs, offer pnpor prayers and mako a
Fourth of July of It In fireworks.
In tho days when a llttlo group of
framo houses with gablo ends of Dutch
brick clustered about tbo fort adjoin
ing the point called tho Battery in
Now Yck, Mynheor nnd Vrouw, to
gether 'with their children, tho yonths
nnd maidens of Now Amsterdam, would
go about making visits to each other,
celebrating tho day as only a primitive
people could celobrato It, tho elders
smoking their pipes and the young
Hair Fallsl
I tried Ayer's Hair Vigor to
stop my hair from falling. One
half a bottle cur.?d meJ'
. J. C. Baxter, Braidwood, III.
Ayer's Hair Vigor is
certainly the most eco
nomical preparation of its
kind on the market. A
little of it goes a long way.
It doesn't take much of
it to stop falling of the
hair, make the hair grow,
and restore color to gray
hair. um ?unu. au *r,tst?*.
I' r?_nr dny?tUt caunot supply y0n.
send us one doTW ana ws wilrexDrei*
of jroar uiwt ?ipros ?fifee. Andres*.
4.0. AVer CO., Lower*
?rV making merry nnd all enjoying
t^ewevlvc? heartily.
But tho burghers of New Amsterdam
aji new generations came on waxed
rlfitl Broadway passed the old rope
walk near the present slto of the Astor
pouao, shot over Union square, and
Where tho Fifth Aveuuo l>otel now
?tanas met Fifth avenue, which,
climbing Murray III11, now runs
through tho aristocratic dwelling por
tions of the city. Wow-Years day l;o
came a social gala day. Tho young
bloods went, half a dozen together. In
carriages, and parties vied with each
Other as to how many calls they could
make* In tho palmy days of New
Year's calling tho most fashionable
peoplo worO evening dress, tho blinds of
tho parlors wero closed ami tho gas
lighted. Tho secno within was often
llko that of an eveulug reception of tho
present day.
Bu^ as tho Dutch NeHv York burgh
ers of old wero overrun by tho Eng
lish so the Now York swells of today
havo suffered tho camo fnto. A dls
ea80 called nnglomanla appeared in tho
land nud seized upon swelldom. Tho
English aristocrat spends tho Christ
mas season at his country Beat, and
when tho Now York parvenu becamo
wealthy onough to hav#><& country seat
ho must needs Imltato his English
model and go to it fo? Christmas and
New Year's.
When the Now Yorker began to
spend tho holidays as his English
cousin spends them, Now Year's calls
began to fall off. SO for soveral years
New Year's calling In cities has been
dropped. Fortunately thero aro still
left peoplo who do not havo chateaus
in tho midst of great parks who cling
to tho old custom. On New Year's day
they visit their friends with something
of the simplicity of former days and
enjoy it as it was enjoyed then. But
tho great rush of New Yenr's day as
It existed ten years ago is passed ond
it Is no great loss.
NEW YEAR'S SUPERSTITIONS
Queer Belief* of the Pennant Kolk In
l*rovlnvlul ISnwlnnd.
"Don't take a light out of tho house
beforo ono has been brought in," is the
solemn Injunction on New Year's night
of the peasants of Lincolnshire, Bug
land. Death l.-Tccrtnln to result If Ibis
advice is not followed.
To permit a woman to enter tho
house ilrst on New Year's day Is said
to Imj a sure forerunner of evil. Tho
same results are said to follow the
throwing out of dirty water, ashes or
any kind of refuse.
In sweeping the house tho dust must
be swept from the door to the hearth
or death will be tho consequence A
custom largely observed at present Is
after making the lire In tho morulng
to spread the ashes over tho threshold.
If in the morning there Is nn Impres
sion of a foot leading from the house,
a death In that family Is so firmly be
lloved In that preparations are made
for it, but If the footmark le.vdu to
ward the house a bll'tll during the year
Is sure, and preparations arc made ac
cordingly.?New Orleans 1'lcayune.
A Pretty Cimloni OliNervoil In llvrlln
on New Yenr'M I0ve.
It was with much pleasant anticipa
tion wo awaited the approach of "Kyi
VCStor Abend," as they call New Year's
eve in Oernmny, says a writer In Tho
Woman's Home Companion. About 10
o'clock, supper being ended, wo all ad
journed to the parlor, where they danc
ed until almost midnight. Then re
freshments were served. These cell*
Slated of queer little eukeS made espe
cially for the holiday season, apples,
nuts and Berliner pfiinkuoheil, which
are perfectly delicious. The latter look
like large brown doughnuts covered
with sugar. On opening them they are
found to be tilled with Jam. Our
Christinas tree was relighted, having
been furnished with new candles.
The ringing of the bells announced
the beginning of the new year, (?uns
wero tired, and from the church lofts
bugles were sounded. Later nil the
windows were Hung wide open, nud,
standing within them, the people held
up their glasses and on lied out, "Prosit
Neujahr!" to every one who passed by.
People on the street called In to us.
Even tho droschky coachmen, ns they
drove by, called out, "Prosit Neujahr!"
Of all tho pretty customs In Germany,
I thought this the prettiest. Not only
to your friends do you wish n hnppy
new year, but to all.
The i'liHt Thins- In Order.
Cnstloton?Jim, Is this. Indeed, you?
You hnve kept, then, to tho proinlso
mode when wo pnrtcd ten yenrs ngo
thnt wo would meet on the corner ?Inn.
1, 1002. ?holte, old man! Now thnt
wo htivo met, wlint shnll wo do?
Jim?-I've got n grent scheme. If
you'll lend mo flvo dollnrs, I'll bor
row It
Head good books and keep up with
tho best writers 'nnd thinkers of the
age.
Ally yourself with somo church nnd
use your Influence to spread tho truths
of Christianity.
Bo womanly In your ovcry net?ro
membor that the homo is usually what
tho wlfo anil mother mako it.
Do not marry a man for his money
or his social prcstlgo. Lovo founded
upon truo rcspsct Is tho only road to
happiness.
Don't bo oxtravngnnt; llvo within
your means, nnd If you are married
help your bust>nnd to save something
from his salary overy month. Honest
poverty is no disgrace.?Mrs. Russell
Sago In Now York Journal.
W?W Yenr'M liny In Pnrie.
, Thero Is ono street In Paris to which
Now Year's day Is a wholo year's for
tune This is tho Ruo des Lombards,
where the wholesale confectioners re
aide* For dnya preceding Jan. 1 this
street Is blocked with wagons loaded
with sweetmeats ready for shipment
Thoro aro all forma and descriptions
made of sugar and hollow to hold bon
bons. It Is said that for sweetmeats
alono $100,000 Is'spent annually on thla
day. In Paria. Jewelry* la also sold In
great quantities, for no Frenchman
colls empty handed. The day is filled
with exchongo of visits and bonbons,
and tho occasion Is one of enjoyment
and rejoicing.
I.ooklnsr narknurd.
'Tti midnight, ?nd tho passing year
Crccfp noiselessly away;
Mo stern regret nor bitter tear,
Mo plcadtnga In Us dull, oold ear,
Cau bid it stay.
Tis gone, and I am left aloi?s
To ponder o'er the lout.
To weep o'er wanted moments flown.
To reap tho harvest I have sown
And count tho coot.
Tbo flowers litt their beads in praise
In their appointed time;
'TU man alono finds Idle ways,
Neglectful of tho passing days.
While In hla prime.
Tho frultago ripens on tho trees
When summer's tun U blight,
Wlillo man enjoys the sootlung breese
And slumbers on nor hoods nor sees
The coming night.
Tho blrda from Instinct know Just when
To leave the downy nest.
While oft tho recreant sons of men
ftepcut and wcop and turn again
To mother's breast.
The sun and mooo r*nd stars roll on
Nor slacken In their pace;
They cheer tho night ohd gild the dawn,
Jiut as In ages long agone
Bcforo our raoe.
And I elt hero alono and sigh,
Another year begun,
And, looking back with tearful eye
Through misty days, cannot descry
What 1 havo done.
?E. L. Aultiiiun In flu inruiti Knmilrcr.
An Ou<l New Yenr*? Proverl?.
Ill Lincolnshire, where every tongue
Is tipped with a proverb, the saying for
Now Year's runs:
Take out, then take in,
Had luck Will begin.
Take in, then tako out,
Uood luck comes about.
Prom this no doubt Is derived a be
lief, common among negroes In many
parts of the south, that It is an 111 omen
for tlio coming year to tako anything,
even n trifle, from a house on Jan. 1 un
til something has been brought In.
When you see a young man sitting
in a parlor with the ugliest 4 -year-old
boy Hint ever frightened himself in a
mirror clambering over his knees, jerk
ing Iiis necktic. out of place, milling his
shirt front, pulling his hair, kicking
Iiis shins, fcohng in all his pockets for
coppersi while tho unresisting victim
smiles all tho lime like tho covar of a
comic paper, you may safoly say that
the howling hoy lias a sislor who is in
a room not ?0 feet away, and thai, the
30ung man doesn't come there just for
tho fun of playing with her brother.?
London Tit-Hits.
Willie had swallowed a penny and
his mother was in a state of much
alarm. " Helen," she called to her
sister in tho next room, "send for a
doctor, Willio has swallowed a penny."
Tho terrified boy looked up implor
ingly.
"No, mamma," he interposed; "send
for tho minister."
"Tbo minister !" exclaimed the
mother.
" Yes, because papa says our minis
ter enn get money out of anybody."?
l'itlslinrg Bulletin.
John Huggins, abrakemnn, who had
both legs cut off in an accident near
ICmporia, Kan., last September, 1ms
made a ralhor curious settlement with
the railroad company. Ho is to bo
taught telegraphy at tho company's
expense, and *s to have employment
for life. He is also to bo provided
with a pair ol cork legs.
Oil Hit? TM A 8 TBEASUKE8.
I count my treasures o'er with care?
The little toy my darling knew,
A little- sock of faded hue,
A little lock of golden hair.
Long years ago this holy time
My little one, my all to mo ?
Bat robed in whito upon my knee,
And heard the morry Christmas chimo
" Toll me. my little golden hoad,
If Santa Claus should come tonight -
What shall he bring my baby bright ?
What treasuro for my boy f" I said.
Then he named his little toy,
Whilo in bis round and mournful eyes
There camo a look of sweet surprise
That spako his quiot, rustful joy.
And as holispod his evening prayer
Heastedtheboon with chi'diBli grnco;
Thon toddliug to tho chimney place,
Ho bung his little stocking thoro. '
That night, whilo lougthoning shadows
cropt,
I saw tho whlto winged angel como
With singing to our lowly homo
And ki6s my darling as ho slept.
They must havo hoard his little prayor,
For in tho morn with rapturous faco,
Ho toddled to tho chimnoy placo
And found bis little troasuro thoro.
They camo again ono Christmas tido ?
That angel host, so fair aud white?
And singing all that glorious night,
They lurod my darling from my sldo.
A it lie sock, a little toy, ?
A little lock of goldon hair,
Tho Christ mas music on tho air,
A wa'chlng for my baby boy.
But if again that angol train
And goldon hoad como back to mo,
To bear mo to otornity,
My.watcbing will not bo in vain.
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there a swilt running stream. Tho
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rnnko an attempt to cross. Presently
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