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FOR TOM'S
SAKE
A Trea Which
Bore Good Frtlil
By OTHO . SEJSGA.
Copyright, 1904, by Otho B. Scnga.
A MOST wonderful and gorgeous
Christmas tree stood In the
window of the grout store of
Warden & Joyce. All dny a
constantly changing throng of small
admirers exclaimed nt Its mngnllleeuco
and registered extravagant wishes be
fore It
Children richly clad and full of Joy
.". anticipations, children In comfovt-
I ss rags, who knew Christmas only by
Vie sight of the happiness of others,
.;ood side by side and gazed with long-
i ig eyes at the bewildering nrrny of
ostly gifts and brinlant decorations.
A small girl of twelve or fourteen,
with face unnaturally old and sharp,
unsmiling eyes, critically examined the
tree In silence. Up and down, from
side to side, her keen gaie wandered.
"I bet it'c empty at the bark," she
finally muttered.
Poor child! Her brief experience bad
already taught her the unreality and
falsity of many glittering things. She
stepped quickly Into the vestibule where
she could see that part of the tree away
from the window. A sudden Joy flashed
Into her face.
"It's true that tree Is true," she
whispered eagerly. "The back Is as
good as the front"
Bhe hesitated an Instant and then
raised her clasped bands beseechingly.
"God," she cried, "send me a tree for
Tommy!"
Her Intense longing made her voice
sharply Imperative, and the first word
struck harshly on the ear of a richly
dressed young lady who was passing
close to her.
"You mustn't swear, child!" she ex
claimed hurriedly.
"I wasn't swearing," the girl an
swered calmly, without resentment. "I
was praying for a tree for Tommy."
An elegant carriage waited at the
curb, and as the young lady stepped to
MISS STANHOPE OAVE ONE LOOK AT THB
TAliL MAN.
the sidewalk tlie footman threw open
the door. She stood for an Instant as
, If thinking, and then, turning quickly,
he went back Into the vestibule, where
the child was still standing.
"Will you come with me a minute?
Out of the crowd," she added hastily
as the girl faced her with surprised
eyes and an unchlldlike, repelling look
on her thin face.
"Will you step Into the carriage?
Please do. I want you to tell me
oinethlng, and it is so very cold"
The girl seated herself on the luxu
rious cushions, the young lady fol
lowed, and the inwardly disgusted
footman closed the door.
"Will you tell me your name and
Where you live?" the lady questioned
gently.
The child regarded her earnestly.
"Depends on who you are and what
you want. You ain't a charity worker
nor a slum visitor?"
The young lady smiled understand
ing. "My name Is Margaret Stanhope, and
I live on Commonwealth avenue. Too
-you spoke of Tommy."
The girl's face softened.
"Yes; he's my brother. My name is
Maggie Taylor, and I live on Burnliam
treet," adding with a return of her
former manner, "but It ain't a slum
treet and I don't want no charity."
Miss Stanhope smiled radiantly.
"But I do, Maggie. I am so glad our
names are the same. I need Just what
you do not charity. Tell me some
thing about Tommy." She lingered
lovingly over the name. ' "Why did you
pray for a tree for him?"
"Because he's sick. He's only twelve,
and he works In an office, and his boss
Is away, and Tommy took sick after
he'd gone. Tommy feels sure that If
be was here he'd send his wages to
him Just the same, for he's a good boss
nd awfully kind to everybody, but the
stber man-rhis partner Is different."
"Maggie," said Miss Stanhope ear
nestly, "I wish you'd help me to have
a happy Christmas. I am all alone In
Die world, without any one to cr tnr
m; and I want to do something for
woe one for some one named Tom
my, because because six months ago
I Old wrong and cruel thlna to
dm by that name. It would help make
my Christmas happy if you would let
me arrange a tree for your Tommy.
' Will you?"
The girl drew a Ions breath.
"It ain't charity V he asked doubt-
ruiiy.
"Nt to you nor to Tommy," answar-
uui II Will
be to mo."
"For Tommy's suite," murmured tlie
girl UKseutlngiy,
"For Tom's sake," echoed Miss Stan
hope tenderly.
The unlieiulliig fool man was still
more disgusted when he was directed
to make unother round of Hip stores,
and his bearing was absolutely frigid
when he was required to carry a most
unbecoming load of bundle up the
stuirs to the little home on Durnham
street. That the Indignity of a good
sized tree was laid upon him also re
quired the concentration of all his
thoughts upon the generous wages
Miss Stanhope paid to enablo hlni to
endure the present situation,
"I keep house for futher und Tom
my," whispered Maggie, leading the
way. "Tommy's lu the kitchen. I left
him there lu the big chair 'cause It's
warmer. We'll take all these things In
here" opening the door of a neat sit
ting room "and when we get the tree
fixed I'll push him In in the chair."
Surely never before was a tree so
quickly made to blossom and bring
forth fruit, and It was a "true" tree,
with gifts on every side.
Maggie surveyed It with Joyful pride,
her thin face losing Its careworn look
and becoming almost childlike with
the flush of happy excltefnent.
"Miss Stanhope," she whispered posl-
tlvcly, "prayers are answered I know
It now."
Always, In the way be thiuks best,"
answered Miss Stanhope earnestly,
adding in her heart, "Lord, I believe
help thou mine unbelief!"
"I'll brlug Tommy In now," Mag
gie said, aud went softly out to the
kitchen.
She returned almost Immediately.
"His boss Is there!" she exclaimed
excitedly. "He got back yesterday.
Ain't he awfully good to come so soon
to see Tommy? Tommy looks better
already! Tho boss 11 push him In."
They both turned toward tho door
as it was opened, and a big aruicbuir
with the sick boy In It was pushed
carefully over the threshold.
Miss Stanhope gave one look at tho
tall man behind the chair aud started
forward.
"This Is Tommy's boss," began Mag
gie, mindful of her duties as hostess,
but the greeting of her two guests quite
disconcerted her, for Tommy's boss
caught the aristocratic Miss Stanhope
in a close embrace, while Miss Stan
hope cried penitently, "Oh, Tom, Tom.
I have been so sorry, aud I have want
ed you so!"
The Orlicln of Snnta (luni.
Santa Claus Is of German origin.
This is true If only because that is the
German name for St Nicholas. That
be is nn old man is because in tho an
cient pagan feasts in celebration of
the decay of the old year nnd the birth
of the new an old man played the prin
cipal part. Among the Greeks and Ito-
mans It was Saturn, tho father of all
the gods, and among the Norsemen it
was Thor, who was long bearded and
white haired. That the saint is St.
Nicholas Is due to the fact that that
venerable personage's feast day was
celebrated at nbout that period. St.
Nicholas was a bishop of Myra. who
nourished early In the fourth century.
He Is the patron saint of children and
schoolboys, and hence It- wus natural
that he should be a part of a celebra
tion when tho children received gifts
ana wnen they were allowed to be
heard as well as seen." New York
Mall and Express.
Chrlatmaa In Rome.
A characteristic sight which precedes
a Roman Christmas Is the so called
cottlo, or sale of fish by auction, which
la held at San Toodoro, near the forum,
in tne smnll hours of the morning, nnd
every year attracts larco crnvi-iia nt
buyers und sightseers. It is a sight
worm seeing, the vast circular market
literally packed with row upon row of
baskets, in which the scalv frv I1FA
carefully arranged, the light glunclng
off their many colored scales In a
thousand prismatic reflections wiiiio
the owner of each stall shouts at the
top of his voice and the merry crowd
goes round luuchlne and hnrc-ninin
and trying to cheapen the fish, for at
ennstmastidu It often reuches fabulous
prices, and one Is reminded of the ex
travagance of the ancient ttomuus, one
of whom is said to have paid 20,000
sesterces for a single gray mullet-
London Mall.
Going Too Far.
At a School exhibition n 1
PlOCUtlolllst Cdf nn tn roMta tha flvo.
piece of his life. He was ambitious.
IT.
ne wisneu 10 nmue a great success of
his piece, and he had been told by
his teacher that the secret of elocution
was the gpsture for every phrase Us
mug gesture. The opening line of
iuc uuy a selection was, "The comet
lifts Its tall of fire." The oycrzealous
boy, to fit Its proper gesture to this
line, lifted up tho tail of his coat and
" out in a Horizontal position.
Inconsistent.
Brown It's curious about rwtnnlu'a
beliefs. They will give entire cre
dence to the most absurd things and
put no faith whatever in the most ob
vious truths. Black Yes, I've noticed
It. There's Greene, now. hin
the least confidence In hash, but he'll
eat an tne croquettes and mince pie
you can set before ht,m. Exchange.
Poor Excuse.
"Before we were married you said
you'd lay flown your life for me." she
lobbed.
"I know It." be returned solemnly,
"but this confounded flat is so tiny
there's no place to lay anything down."
-Harper's Bazar.
THE COLUMBIAN.
Humor end Philosophy
Br DUNCAN M. SMITH .
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
The things that a man Is going to do
ire signs that speak very fluently of
lie work be Isn't doing now.
A good resolution Is a mighty good
Jilng to have If you have a good man
Introduce it and sufficient Influence
o get It passed.
Some men nev
er flirt at all
unless there la
(W
beautiful wo
man handy.
It may be silly
to be suspicious;
but then, some
times it la safe
to be silly.
Next to being able to deliver the
roods ranks In ordinary competitive
tfe the ability to keep the other fel
ow from making delivery.
Yon may retire an old horse after
ong service without Its costing much.
tut it U another thing to retire an au
tomobile.
Notice that most of the men who are
itandlng pat have comfortable seats.
There are people who will take any
hing, and If nothing more substantial
Is lying about they are sure to take
ffcnse.
People who aro always trvlnir to look
lie part sometimes get so busy about
t that they forget It
You never know a man until you
lave started him talking upon the sub
let of his pet enemy.
Beauty gushes out of poetry in great
fobs when you see the author, lacking
i share, stowing away corned beef and
tabbage.
If there Is a difference between a
rood thing and an easy mark It takes
his wife to point it out
Every tainted dollar knows where to
;et an Immunity bath and how to be
tome respectable.
A good deal of nerve Is to be chosen
rather than great riches.
Realistic
"They say she has a wonderful
rolce."
"It is marvelous."
"You have heard her, then?"
"Oh, yes!"
"How does It affect you?"
"When she sings In high O you In
itluctlvely look around for a life pre
erver." Unusual,
"Yon had a talk with the candi
date?" "Yes."
"What did you think of him?"
"He Is a great man. He impressed
bm as being even smarter than hti
oriTate secretary."
Doubtful.
"Think the people of Cuba are capa
ble of self government?"
"Just as much a we are."
"Come, now. There la no occasion
for such gratuitous insinuations aa
that on a people who have never done
you any narm."
Earthly Star.
Ha wanted to hitch hla cart to a star,
"i n pourea some liquor down hie
throat.
And then he exceeded his hopes by far,
ui me aiar was on a policeman's coat
No Terminal Facilities.
"What Is all that noise in the other
room?"
"Jane at the piano."
'1 thought they couldn't set her to
sing?"
"They couldn't without coaxing and
begging for half an hour. Now thev
cannot get her to Btop without using
lorce.
Satisfactory.
Is your young man to call tonight
laughter?".
"He said he might drop around."
"I looked up hla commercial ratlni
today."
"How was it?"
"Well, I gave James orders to chain
the bulldog."
Brain Rest.
"He never goes with a girl but once."
"I didn't suppose he was fickle as all
Ibat"
"It Isn't that He has a reason."
"What la It?"
"Re has only one line of talk."
Shlftleaa.
"Bay, Bra"
"What?"
"Dad has gone te work."
"Break the new gently to mother.
tun know she has a weak heart"
m
BLOOMSBURfl,
Hutbanda to Uu n.
The elderly spinster In the rear of
the drawing room car lii'.d no lM.ve
than settled In her seat The:i her at
tention was attracted In u woiiinn n
little farther front who wus garbed
In the deepest inndniln. As MNs
Spinster adjusted her i;ose j.-r:tl:r
glasses for a belief Inspection of tlie
one In widow's weeds she snw the
cor.i!u. tor lean over ami converse with
her earnestly for several iiiluulea.
When the conductor get b:ic k to her
seat taMng the passenger's tickets
Miss Spinster was consumed with cu
riosity about the woman In mourning'
"Conductor," she asked In her sweet
Wit tones, "what's the trouble with the
lady up there in widow's weeds?"
"Oh, thnt's Mrs. Oettoin!" replied
the obliging conductor. "She's Just
taking her third husband out to a
crematory."
"Oh, how dreadful!" exclaimed Miss
Spinster. And then in n faraway voice
be added:
"And Just think of It! Hero I nm
past fifty and never had a husband In
my life, while that woman up there
has them to burn."' New York Times.
8trono Monosyllable.
Instructors In the art of liters?-
composition usually condemn n string
of monosyllables, but Jn the well
known hymn "Lend, Kindly Light."
written by a master of tho English
language, you may count thirty con
secutive words of one svllnhlo onlr.
They offend neither the eye nor tho
ear.
Milton often uses a series of mono.
syllables. In tho second book of 'Tar.
anise ixst we nave:
The flenif
O'er boic or steep, through strait rough,
flnnnA nr mm
With head, hands, wings or feet pursues
ins way
And swims or sinks or wades or creeps
or mcs.
Such lines are not uncommon in th
book:
Rocks, caves, lakes, fens, bogs, dens and
snuaes oi aeain. .
And again:
Of neither sea nor shore nor air nor fire.
London Notes and Queries.
Courtship In Ireland.
An Irish boy marries when be has n
rid house nnd an Irish girl Just when
sho pleases. Sometimes she so pleases
while yet her rears are few: nt other
times she Is content to wait unon wis-
dom. In the latter case, of course, she
makes a wise choice, but In the for
mer almost always a lucky one. for
luck Is the guardian nngel of the Irish.
1 on re too young to mnrrv vet.
Mary," the mother said when Mary
Dleaded that ihf chmiM frront T nn.
rence O'Mahony a particular boon.
ir you only have patience, mother.
I'll cure meself of that fault" wns
Mary's renly.
And she's never been used to work.
Laurence," the mother said to the
suitor dlsconrnglngly.
If you only have patience, ma'am."
wns Laurence's reply to this, "I'll cure
her of that fault." Ami ha ,MA
Seumns MacManus in iiftpincott's.
Tho Nervous Mother.
An Atchison wonia:: who Is verv
nervous nnd inclined to worry Is the
mother of a boy. She recently rend
of n boy who was killed while, roller
skating nnd immediately put her son's
roner sitatos in tho fire. Another
newspaper told of n boy who was kill
ed riding the street cars, nnd as Imvs
are frequently killed while walking by
street cars ruunlug over them sho
chained her boy to tho front door.
Then she read of a boy who died of
blood poisoning cause;! by hU shoo
rubbing his heel, and her boy's shoes
and stockings came oIT. The story of
a boy who bit off a button on Uln
waist and choked to death resulted In
her taking off her boy's clothes. He
had left only a flannel shirt, and she
is reading now that wearing flannel
shirts is the cause of great mortality
and Is thinking of removing that
Atcnison tiione.
The Bloom on tho Egg.
"I know these eggs at least are
fresh," said tho young housewife. "As
I took them from the basket a white
bloom, like the down of a peach, came
off on my hands."
Her husband, a food expert, gave a
sneering laugh.
In that case," he said, "I'll forego
my usual morning omelette. That
bloom, my dear, proves your eggs to
be a year or so old maybe four or
five years old.
"The bloom, as you so poetically call
it, Is lime dust. It shows that the
eggs are pickled. Lime dust which
rubs off like flour, Is the surest test
we have for pickled eggs a not un
wholesome article, but not to be com
pared with the now laid, sort" New
Orleans Times-Democrat
The Riddle.
Here Is a strange riddle which we
have never met before. It is sent us
by a friend from Jhansl, India:
Divide 150 by o. Add two-thirds of
10. So ends the riddle. '
nere is the answer: CoLENSO.
C 100.
L CO.
EN two-thirds of TEN.
SO ends the riddle. London Scraps.
Changeable Names;
Tom Belle Is a strange girl. She
doesn't know the names of some of her
best friends. Maud-That's nothing.
Why, I, don't even know what my own
will be a year from now. Boston
Transcript.
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my." "Well. I ought to be. Pa takes mo
nt In the wood shed and straps me
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