a-J-1-U vortl-elnsf Itnteag. On column o year, IflO.Oo One-half, column, on yoar, 80.00 One foau-irt 0'4umn, on year, 1J.O0 On aqoare (10 hoe) 1 insertion 75 rvry additional insertion, 60 rrofeaninntl and Utiatneea curat of not mora than 6 li oaw, per year, 8.00 Auditor. Kgocutor. Adminiairator and Aaainrwi liotloee, 8.50 Editorial aotiow pet line, 10 All tranecient advertising leu than month 10 oenta a Una. U advertiaemcnta for a ehortor pa riod than una rnw are payable at tht brae they art ortered, and It not paid Vf pswann ordering them will ue held ifxporvtible for the money. P o e t i' OLD CHRISTUM S. ( TR)Ni J0N OOllllt. Vfepir Iht hr, tha ftlt htr, Ol.l Chrltlnu feat U drawlnt nir; Hit ar hoH. bi Big iti ar Ion . Yat Joy' th bnriUn of hi tnnj . With holy wrttlb bit brnw la bodfil, WHH berrlea red lilt La i J It orowoel I AnJ, tkoagh hit bir it wblt. hit y Twiakl with pleaanr at b pllat Tha gnblai tilt I whb ruhy win, I'rteatil fro in iht full, riob, touibtrn vlatj Jla haa.ia not fog. nor from without, tut Uu lit with mtnj a ebttf (ul altou', Peir, halt ol.l Ortmlpv Ii pa time Wt ballel lb with a merry oMtat , The prttty boake. tb' anitolng lojrt, The thrill t toga or girl ai I b ; Hi larg plum pullni, tntw-oUl oikt, I'luirp ralaloa la tb flary Ukt ; Htiap-lritgoa. gvn uf hkl anl tttk With many a rump anl t'lllluli frta. j HI I lit. inilfi Iru hi, tni'Jid tile,. Of fairi, tbipt with allfr ill J Till wtary, alotpy aytl allatl lb uiglit far spent, 'law Iijii fjr nil. Th hl?.tng ft ra, iba e irt-tlna Irtwi, Tii rotith wind bawling o'er ibi laarn t (irolraoi. .pialnl t'lvlo f t nut Bill fall 1'pontli crimson ptptrtJ wall, Mr fmber fl IteJ tb oil arm-diiir. My uotbcr'i f lot knw nat a r li wm a b-y oo Chritiniit tiny, And h luokt I lik a ootid in May ; lllAotniog iu mairon btimy aliowu, IIiKbta 1, wifaa oh il 1 . all irit gnt ; Tba boy tLtfi it a (tbr now, Tb girl, a aif with boxiouc brow. Vol limn, nil frlanil. art Jut t!i tint Thy fact lil by llio ru ly tlnno ' Tnou'rt l wayt ul.l, yel ter u in j, V lib kln.l wnru on thy a It,t Ijo.ia M'hol gur.iii int rim nn I rl'J Yi none art br.ro to bul l lli.r imll ; Wlien "priuj nrriret, tail rt aiiti In ban I, Tliou J mi iryaal lo a fnrnir lanJ 'l ill auiuam a diiiR voioa joa bate, AVuiiiug tag oljjf ol lb ytsr. 1'irptrt lb e'njr, ttia fjilir o!i?r, T ir oi l luvt 1 na.ivjn ai rxrtre U trre niib ill ink f tr lilou;n s u f A i'l Ibink f luiny r.ijfli- lul l ; l to of ynur auht ucj, fively. Kin I, Tua t iorn timb tlilrir in iho wind J l.d pi' cl lim yuur lili r it n m I, T' ai J III i h.'lp! o iu HI Ii iu I ; If v.I3'i ona niirf i'i wra c'i ly jMl l Tea l, T it act a I n.ia.jr In irr a noa I ; J Kiiforl th? pj ir atiJ uia.i yon may t lo no wiiu J ly ! 1 o' iimi n u J.i. H e 1 t c t T n I r . Th3 Vhit of au Aijoi- A STORY CF ISTMA3 E7; r wiituM n. 3Ji t :.i. ' It ii cl 1 i iion,;h to fnnzi tboj b" u t nut, of ii -a jjr tin i nn'ia ta - whito heir .1 moo for j v. " :uru : blod. I'n o f ". ai h- i u win loiv upon tho an jv;.c! jv.m o I I tstti'aia. "lo m I wii'i mill st iv j ait hoim t i ni'.it. :ri T tik i ci.'i o,' oil and tlv.i bi'ii'H, Jj.iuv. And I ! would only for-" Ho thought of h 'V muo'i p'lv. erly win pinching f loin, uu I tt.mlil not an ldon the no irU of tlum Li lovml by luoutiouiug it. Only for whit, Tom ?" nakil his wife from the bed, whuro, ill herself, ahe was Uking euro of thoir two nick chil Jreii. Ouly that they'll bo wanting ma,' he replied. -You know it is Ubiist oi:ta eve. nn I we've gotteu up uo extra ontorlaimnjnt.'' "Vof, Tom, aud a aorry day for no, no v that I uiu e:ck, and the childrort wanting taedieiue uud '' ebe would have aaid "food," but Could uot bear to a id a ftuther'a weight to Lis load "and so tuudb depoada upon you," "I know," ho replied, hastily brushing the moisture from bi.1 eyes and striving to ooiiceal his unxiety i ' but I a ii woll and etrong, Jenny, ond thu wiutt-r ia nearly over and "mi II all be well hjiiiid. "-nvtbing should bappsn to ; 'oned, with a heavy rnnah dnn ai bo i i -1 jg tu- ou do. -any ohaaoea for acoi i b fear, I'll take care of iny noa't run auy extra risk, aud. . .avo notbiug to do ia the latter - will bo home early. la stopped to the bedside, drew ba cover more closely about hia rife and children, kiaaed them, put -a-e coat io tuo atovo, though e. lump was aa a golden ducat to a Jock in bia then ait mtion, at ed to everything poaaiblo for Ir comfort, and preparod to face cold and go to bia nightly em yment. Yet an naoommon apell mad to ohaio bim. lie lingered geUd, glaooed uneasily at tba ('lan'lit timo yoa were ofl1, Tom V BeatioDod bia wife, "You know it 1 qaita walk." "ITea, Jenny, bat eoraehow I don't el Ilk lea vi Dr on alone.'1 "Ob, I am used to staying- alouo V ,30Bbe waa, poor thing I ''And "on aaid yon would be borne early." j "Yea, yea. An active, aober man waa bo, and a akiiled perform ar, lie bad boep trainad to Ua profaaaiou from ehild f 'io4--ktw n otU)c and, ndor i VOL. it. ordinary oiioamatniicoa, o juUI t)A8ily(lilc) to Iimto rinon above lroa-haokrl "keep hie Load abovo water," But ptt?. tlio -lentinff aeaon" La I cl.isod ex. M.-anwhila ha wrh fcnrn ln In opliouulljr early, the ioter witu ann, wouoy wai "tijfiit,' and overt place of aiutMouiont auDTureJ ia Con- anqaeoee. la tbeae thiima were added aiekaets nud bi'avebeartod a be wa be cou' l njt titppieaa n bi?er of anxioty ae the fatu.e tlar ad biru in tlie f.ce. II paiHoJ ul the n trroT alroatl thronU more pi'utentiOiH O'loe paaied the hoitaus of uiillionairen nad ontered Broadway, That, at luast, wn bri'Hant nud !'iy, at if tbeie w n )tiiiii,f of pjvotly or bn mau eult'iirti) in tltm v.)il 1 1- if douo in tua (,'r' city were funilmr eitli bunor, and old, and aick ji-sa aa 11 t.uru uxtji- w-.t tj auy awakoniu from a golden dream i.f:oi-in m f.iioy bo had d mo auiliinit luxury an I pltui'iro. w inoriil, an I mon wia 'lualuii.' "Ail t'.Ki:i;,'hilBrt wtfAlth and ar .iit I tli i nrona upou a tit u l fiahiou, ' h i tourio tve I, bittoily.ua airul, "ivalouiti H.o wuili wiib be eaw ftircl.a I form, an J ptuipred ivoi'lioir liore'inina'tip," toude. and lii'lily-ntonututl ii iiuojh, T.io andiimce npptaiidi I to thu mid kiI lud eloibe, an I oo.tlly robju ob , mul, cairi.'J aiy by tho ox daali nlou, "bow tu to. ,Vi will b ivo, i-iion !ut, ha railiiy d.tt'i'ui n 1 1 1 1 tjuonwer fir in tho iliyof rinilf xecilo bs moat dnriiii; at8 tbon reckoning, for tie'loctin jo.ir p or, : iiiv. u ouy up-ti tlm g foulest occi t ilii)0', aatforiu bt'olboin and tie- "t niH, ror:tt'l)j IhiU ihn Ii 8 bi' turn." Iro'lo lm I u l lon trained to Iboiu Hat no timo bn l bo to linoi -tbei wet j o'itui u ti l wild, clook ia a wiulnv t KI bi n thut, The i unlt whs aouti painfully np aud, with a ng'i tint i.H wife nud I parent Tlij'i'li s hud wim uj.-mn. littloouuit eUoulI oot bitve thu.r j )liali ) 1 in tiful.y, vvt wliuti lm ut q inUuftbj i'od tbiu4 of thin '. t''ni(itud li npi'i ovor n bnner ihn Wjlid, lia p:J.io I oil. Irlot'otin IrUbt Uo l lb i h ir-c, li Sud Jcily it cjuf'Ho.l cry ii wild Uiol'i', a 1 1 1 'illy, mil I' mi O i in luiu.ilt tUo dni.xiu u.viiy of ton ii!i: hi Imrlo I b 'uvjiy 1 1 llu jf i m I ! Itpoll oitlior BI lj, )!' dUllU(J lilt.l ll i ivli'.ivulud t ll'J ll'l .t III lk) c'lOK atliull ot.iflhj I iimi, uud bii'liiiljt ni i tin. but a slrau ir iL''i'M'.-.s tnow eoujulliin r.und.lal wua l-iliin;' plaoo. Iikh cittio tlio blMitt, id i u i) iivnv ! )tiuiw;iy ! and bo f.U tliut life vr uroMui tv or bjiii, wuie; ' whirl.: I on to J joU'tio.i.in, ' Aro you m id ' Po you wmt t - be killud ' h. mindly nskd I miny, ae thoy rnu to plicm of H.iiuty, unljiaiutiy. " um .1 mi lor. anl vi I no re o li.io.l bt.iu.li.i upou touL'itrb j hiii t 'uii u ..1 4 .'-i oiiok I i.im at JUO. j '1J ni'l lu ir I'll1 tlii iu, l'on,"Hiila Ho giro no hood to t'li w irnin. . d to i lu-itiy n;.'.ii, nil .mumi', tio h ii br.ivu.l il.i i:h i.u' t ) i I'f.tn t . ' iaf.'C 1 h'.i Inn U an o.iitl I nlitniu eliriuk from it iu any event, inn4 ! 'hu i, "a j'.'. mjo tlm- ) ai c vh'ihu uioHt Ciil'Un.ly wliuii nl hikm u i o ro tit." Jitnuco. Hi cyue wero ii .1 up : Mi iv " 'i lcsi'v an.) cuta l.vly tho bti'uet li"ii a t'j mi ol ti .bio li.ii h 'Mti ii'tu i l!ie r:n4 in I ti t, I it th.it were touring ulon, in id ikh,i i tho Liv .. w.i i iu l anil' ii.i;f Mi ir tiihl, uti'l uur'i i tlio xlo.jr i fr.iio , !ui ti -li no upon Hi t a r I . i , -m ; .-,1.1.1 I ) Ol llJ - W'r,) I'll.-l.lill .11 til I ; uliuoat npci) 1, li.'h d.r'Vu;,; t mil I the ot tu r, '.v'Hi. i f,' hi i iy uti v i .iL'i-'i mulling uv.-.iy di i.ui'l.iMl ilii. tl.ut lii'ii ii. i h wiill tut iitv.ij ;io.j!1 lii.iisl;, licop . i.ijCliO.i for I'l.'' lid ait. .d, . .ii u il .it to j .ii .u 'ot p n-. W.H tl I - i .1' 1) I ll.i.'l .' Ii .i 0 i;l. ii. I i .a sinlj.'i'liy ifiiu v. uu.i. 1 i.to an iiuci- uiutici- tli.it ' mm. I At. tho Ci-st out 'i.y lie ;u uiig t i ol. u:i 1 in i li.i f iM l.O.i I n I i.np-i sj obLtiiiL- 1 a t'i'Kirci- ii.- v -o i j Ihii. :lniiii'.l hit he. lit I i I'm vi ry fore. ! .a i3ij I his brouth to bo mo.e iioiri.li ' drawn uti.l Lis p.ii.io lo in jujjuliirilv 1 UO'ISO to lllf.tt. I Iii tho nl.-igli vvns a young and b.nuiiful uotuju, pi!.) viillitiMi.ir.; iu 1 clasping two lovely children to tier -breast. (Jrto i thought of his 1'iiiiio and thuir litllo oirm. uud r" tjolvod to SIVJ. Til l impnlso was noble, b it luw was it to bo iiojjio nlished f Far bnvond nuy huiiiau control wore the franlio horses. To attempt to hciko Iho ruins its they dashed past, uud lo td.op them, would be madness would bo lobe drugged down und trampled to death. Ilo saw this saw tunt tlu ouiue of thu horses would bring them directly npou him, and, though the crowd furiously warnod him back and warn ud him of bis dauger, be Htirrod not ouly brajod m ucins and nerves aud Bet his teeth with determination. 'Jy fiod 1" exclaimed a man. alio bolder than the rost.Hprung forward, grappled aud would have drawn him fw-V- "You will be killed 1 instaut- Iv kilted " Tom Orton shook himself off just as thu horses reached bun, watchod his opportunity, seized upon tho --Miev were sleeping past, m the back of the ...J the reins, and. t affrighted womnn ,..ag ehiliieu ahoutod : i.eup qniet. 1 will save you.'' Aud save them ho did. before a block bad beeu traversed the borsog bad beeu made to realize that be wus r. tbeir muster; aud the slurp curb cutting deeply into thoir mouths brought them to a stand-still. The crowd chooroj lu-ttlv tho potlue assisted the wo nn aud chil driiQ out, huI Carrie I the n into a neighboring a tore. ami. as 8ou an the former lud in a measure reJov eie.l her aensea, bo asked for lu-r preserver, that ebe mUlit thank au I rewarJ him. Uut bp waa uot te bo found. All tbat could bo Iranian1 waa, tbil ua aoon ia the trembling atevda had booo taken change of bj oi bra he had disjppeai-ed. "Wbe eon 1 1 he have been " qna t'oned tho lad, with atdl-gbostly Uot and bloo JU ai Hps. "(Jau'l auy," auawoi ed a p ilioeninn oooatltiitirig himself anokesiuiiu ; "but he waa a brave follow, anyhow. I wouldn't have taken tba risk iu did lor thousand.'' 'A biav full iw, Indeed," was th) renpoue, "and I would tuve given very run oh to knew uu uuma uod where ba ia to be foiled." a would the' pollcWan; that somethlug ef the glory lulgbt attaoh to himaolf. Hut the lady departod homeward without obtaulog th desired information, and tba ienai livanes of Teoi Orton oaiisad" bln tj toeai the otke . opjrtguly vf bi IK MIDDLEBURG, SNYDEll COUNTY, buainos. ,V,re iitnn had bi'eu oo oupli J in ! rceciu thjo he tliotijl.t jitntible, nrid . Miui)vlt aniliiu.w va d-nr to him a to nil nt h n .n'.l ntatr Iu l!sn. end. a fur riakins bis life for to iney, ho ha I nit nvoii damned of euoit a liiiuir. Out u brea' h. bo d iaiin I into tin. lrottmir-r-oin. and wu no ivrd with r.'pr.Mif ,r bom lale ''(.Jaul In't lulp it," uo rp'i'il. I tav a itir f tmry hor.tre rniinliw iwny vlfb a h!'1Ii anJ a wcm.i, an I tw did in'n thought of my Junny ail tlx clvllreii, au I h.il atop ni l ave tiicm. Ha inw lh xtuy .ry brii fl an I nio l.-Atlv wlul i tivttiiiif rei'lv Jidn't j.iui 1 u' i' Iuij i li li hi II vkern im 1 H'u 'i n, li isjiu I I jr a:r, mil ktmv n j bnitf iu.io until K I II.,' . Il.lt r.i'jiii ho mvivod in tlm Ii '-uu. jh;rri tj.niii.tr v .i j "t)i '1 ' ! but ti bc.'oin.t of 1 J.ii iv an I t...i in i; t,uni uii; e i ini y n ni i o i i j vi ;'. 1 bi ii li: hu n mity is ii. i t. v.l 1 t'l ' . 'I'l.l I v 'i fi it. AH .11 lie' II '. : ii i ti ll! "i .li- i I. :l 0 'I I t I I'f i '.till la i II II, i-l- ii i I fit' i i . 111.!-' I. 'S 111 I t 1'inl . Hi! l. ii i ij . ; , ' i--'g it til i vv . .Il lll'llt lie.. S lit 'j. .11 - J'U. i .v I fl It .. A t I ti I l. io i! r. iv i 1" tin I . I'lii'i1-.-. . i ii. i l l.i i.l. 'till' I it .III. -, ' HI H'lll'l iill 11 th in. l.ij .rt.ii'-t. A Ii a. 'i i hi i UUli .1 li ' IA :i tii.t u : ,''.! "i uy-li' a 1 l.l.i .V l I j iije led il i I'tlt -ifi.fi WHO h t i ii nn t-u nil) i;u I. " I .icj lg!i I r,n 11 U itci'.Hiut Inr lliy iiinks up m yo 1. other ii Ij, ,uy iii i t." i i ... . "ri'ntianiy h-' hurt liim-telf he m oi'int l i.n' ruiuwiiy iinrs-e Wllfl'l Wja s.ij;tMf,.) I. nr. I Um H'ltry till. ' lltiuiph ! A Very d.tniftiroda Uu-i-mi's n.'xt to louliiiiriy ; imt onu in ti'ii Ihni-rtil I would hui'b es. n)i!,l alive," ruplin.1 tlio phyaloinn, tviin pursi'i lip mi l t'it-utug eve-i. nil Hull c m be dine ituvf is him li .ui-. Then 1 will more miuute c uuma i hi." HMI lo get uu. ko a Very tendirly was thu iio'ilclinart' u l folio taken to his lni'iible nb ule .till itlO HOL'tlC. till til lift Wis lot. I nn ou tlm be I, Miu. with lilt siult wife ; f,"m "haUHtion reo ivering herself and children. ciua)i ivory eye t "k,n' ,,l,tl1 ,ittur " wl"10 "hu 10ai!"t'J uvuifliw wi b ten's. the ouiskiils of tho city passed on "rmu, dear Tom," mid Jtmy, as uxl,t t,,u country road. It seetne.l so well in bho c mil fur her pit til s.b. fau'ilii'-. kept ou tho road, and bilus, "what will heciimn of us .l hIihhiw iu the .list tnco-a li'.'it in oitho cliillreu t Wo shall all nlarvj ,uu wiivl A' ! that light b 1 1 aui die tngttihtir." . been ulua uing thorn every aighS N'ot while wa Imv.i h,l. " r..'in,'i ho went away. plied his usaooiutcii, and every Lo, rt ! was touched an I every una iiervud to do the utmoht lewarl relief. Tney all Iu tkod around anxiously ! for i bo pnysic'itn hud nupp ts-.-d lie ha I iicoDtup tiiicd them, liot ho was net to be b' en, an 1 th 'ir (jrum'jliug bee mi l 1 tud nu t tl'ep. 1 1 con bear anything," said Torii, but lory ou, Juiiuy, and the chil druD, 1 und be entirely broke down "And could curso that dootor for aa unfeeling wretull,' hluriol eul ono of l hi tssi tri tie. "11 it it is over thus. We ive our liyes Ireely lo plense the pulilio, uu 1 wlmn any tiling lupp'ui they cue ooiuiug tor us." Tun Orton gronnel henviiv. ia.nl lm The Bono 1 aweks his little gltl. She rn'S'd up in ho i, tirain-l b tr eves, chppo.1 her. tiny hauls am shouted ju truj childish' glee und wond?r ; ''Minima I iiol 1" I'apa 1 Set 'aa an- A 1 eye wtre t iroe I la the il reo ilia slin pjinto l, and ia ihi d ur way eteo I a ba'itiful. wotnaa, . Imo io Lf e'pon the nr.n of the physiolan I Y'-'B, ai ango I b' t J oumi to tlioni. Tom' Orton had. risked hia life ft save that of tbo daegli'tttr of Or. Aruiitnjre and his Kran luhildren, and tba tueroal cba. ee had glvou them tbo knowledge who it wag.' Hut never waa aa q I'tti iii feat hotter rewarded, and oever a mora jha'' Itubbj angle appeire I urtm earth' even upon I hi day wlie'o nl ko' frem b(l-top and valley ia . proclairae l :' Tcuoo upoa firth and geed will e men':" . ,;; ' ' a' ? . Or A Ii Saf Chrtitmas 1mi. Cbrittmat tlm tiain it brr, Willi in mamorira rtr danr, Willi iia holly grata an! f iir, H'at ailnrning briuhl an I r. ri W b ita loaaly booka an.l toy For ill oirrry yirla n l boy.. Now Iba rlockiiia- will bt hnaf tty Iht rbbnt-.ty tut Ibt ynung Tliare fur San'a t'l ina lo 411 With mi;l pi.rnia aa h will. , lw tb olilmnay broa.l ami bne H ull b t.nndl i .i, bit back, H nl laaM th alory (ira. It'ou.Ur thai ha lan't fruit I Him l.ia olo'lira .if Inr ara w rn, It cm brant il.a wllJHi al.inn t Kr.im hit f ilaoe In III North Wuh h I a rain-.larrt aumoa ba fn t't, Cimra wlih t ma of blna m l rhaar tt'rr Ilia country far nn.l ncir. M iny nr h iv piixj l :iy Sinca Hint boty t.'lu iiimaa .lay, 'Viin iba blra.-l Miry anili. On ilia awcal fie of liar ohil.l i a ifl ono i In wlii'a nrraytJ, ilo aa in a mi hut Ini I. No rich Jrapciy an I I ma I'cki'il iliat i'.i.l mi l hu.nhlo ph'. An. I ili wla uian from afir MaiclirJ ihair r.ii lc, Ilia ahiulng ttar ; Ha waa acnl i'l prny nn.l p.'cucb, An l lh way of inn Ii lo laaoli. Tun Hi it w.irl I in mil I hollar b K.ir tlia lamb "f Onlaary. Thi la why iliroiu limit lhaaaith Clirmiiii ia Uy ia buile.l nilh raiiih. Il irriili b n for lllirialmta ll.oa, llinn Ilia holla wllli hnppy olii'iia. Lot i lie pfila aoun I lou'l anj clear, Morry iila aain ia hare. S.',VZ1 AT LAST. A o ill t! ii n niht i'l a firm honan. I .itlii'r i! ):iiim 111 from tint I) it'll. k'l .''i4 tilll HII1.V fr 1 11 lll.H shoita, itti I nil h d'i'.vii Ijy thu li.n. TIil ... .il I II... l-... i .... . , .11' i. 'iu. r . n , i. j.i c.iiii , noil iii.u 1 ' i i.; . ii... i .Il.lttfc'j.llll. 1 I I'l.l iimixiiiij:.' Hi it It M :i.i!iivi'ra irv t ni j'it f Tun t . . l : 1 1 1 . .. i.. my illusion t tho ftct tlut ono Iu 1 .11 ) It .V IV, il'l I t.l l III IM S 1 r'is'.l HI Hint it .v u t'.i i iiuiiivdi.a try of tint .-. i I ev.'iit ni id. ) hi u .i nto l' )t,'h, nl l!iiu,'i tlio ' to.ira ran dovn his LVn-diS. Tint oil ho.HO'd),:, that . h i -l pi. ivv I with tho wandnror w!t m -lie was a chil I, o im i iii nn 1 it. ' Ilis lm 1 1 oil the ail I m iu a kn.tii, lint m'ilv lnp llsi; I the dig. Ui i.viits nothing tj i.)iiinl him of l bo '.;in.iver-.:iiy day. rA ltd 'M itm-'t night in a cilv 'i''iui.!:l II is Ciiis'.nin ir.; ,t if !l ive i M I : tr i' in;; I n i mit-l.i-l tv m l nr i.f tlm t II t It sll.l.vl Itltllf, tmv. tuny. A S! I eel, U i: Il i't:- 1 liv I h i tv u- i iii nn 1 li i, i I ti i I -iU ii tl' t i i 1 i ' i.n -s i.t I i. :i)i:.i it t'.'.l , 1)1 H i". t n I .1 .v.i w is n i in.; 1 1 i ir ii in 1 fu a i -i ; II I I'l " ll i it'll Ii, nis'' I f it ill t i t it mi' m ml bv nl: ill il I i it nri-t in ti n l.r I '. t I ' . of t.io rt ir.- ; 1 -V l I I I I I Th m isi" ru y brought I :.!l ) tl-,.' I to :i'i I iii t'.ti -r iu tii.t nil. i -o "ii. ,r I ui ni 'lit i i il I: ' i i.'k lie.' nl 1 uy to i 'i.t.; u e"i .t it i 1 1'. s'.io iv us tip, i I . nir.i'i T.t ) M.trvii: -.-..'itr wi.nt d i vu tnu I ovor, th t iui i lisl.j. S:i t s ti I t i iiini : "U'ei'ii th mo w ir is f ir i.i.i ! A-. 1. 1 'i I.t I I-ir niir tr.tiia f res.i. iii y W'.is tl; it fir mo i tin ii.ati ill tin uu ler-itoit I her not. Ill kii"tv ii it, ii iw to c imf.ii t a Hhip.viet'k 1 1 s ml, ui 1 ho p use I mi an I ho is 1 1 1 o it. I ho poor waiidorur f jtlowo I into the Htreot. "What are you d ling '"r"' ' 8;'''' thu police "Wii.it nro you aning uete loniut - t.i : mio iepiie.1. - i wua in io warm .,,,,.., ,,, th isn that brtnu-ht mysL'lfi and thou the rattling ouh 1 u,,,,,, . ,t wlmu desus erv it II j eomtt. and 8ho hold to the railing ' w ii tuiili diapleased, au 1 h ti 1 unto until the paroxysm wne over. Ssh(til.. Sutr.r tho little ctild.e.ito luw'nuii inmit u.i "'""'t '", n that country toad slie passod j ;' " 0,l"" tj Hie garden gate, I She opened it and passe I up the I'11" where she Iu I played iu o id 1 'u i i- rsne cam i to me sieps una 1 toko I in at thu lire ou the hearth. Tlniil she put tier lingers to the latch. O i, if ttie tloor bad been locked, she would have perished on the thrushhold, for e'io wis noar to death. Lint that door had uot been locked btuco the timo she went away, Mu pushed opiu thu door. Hue went in and laid down on the hearth by the lire. The old house-dog groaled as ba saw hor enter, but there was somnthiug iu tbo voioe he reoog'ii.o I, and he friskij alt tut ber until be almost pushed her dowu in hie joy. In tba moiuiuj the mother earns dowu, and alio a iw a bundle of rags ou tho hearth t but when tho face was uplifted, hho knew it, and it was uo mora old Meg of the streot. Throwing li r arms around the returned prodigal, ahe cried i "OU I Moggie. The child threw ber arma around bur mother's nenk, and Raid i ''Oh 1 mother, und while they were embracing a rugged form towered above them,- It, waa the father. The severity all (tone out from his fane, he etoopod and took ber up tenderly aud carried her to nioihor'e room, and laid her down on motber'e bed, for aba w.ti .dying, liieu tba lost one, looking up in her luotbet'a face, aaid t " 'Wounded for ai other ia ao glad to , ot ymf back', d u't ynrj think O idisglal to get you book V And there aha lay dy- iiuj, tt'44 jj their dream and all onr trausgresaiuua. and bruiaod for our iniqiitie I" lv "Mother,' dp yon tbiuk; that . m'eanu met ', "Ob, yea. my dui liui,'' aaid tho mother. . "If PA., DECEMBER thuir prayxra worn filled with tho wonU i ''rt'onnd td for ottr Iran jjreaaioria.lu'nia nl for onr iniqiitii.' outil, j tat before tho dpparturo, hor inommit if hor face litfhtod tip, Mhoin tho nirdiiii of God tind dropped np-n bur eonl. And thuri' ahn ale,)t nw iy on the Imhoiii if a pardjiiinir Jja. Ho tlm Lord took luck tho une whom world ivjMCted It i'. T. '. TMmtge. Maklig Cticislnt.j Prcse tls l!t'iii) pitying your liltlo bill. If yon owo n a D ill aoiioitut nt Ih i little ah'ip round tho cornnr.or tho washer vooitilmi bimi kupt w.ii t in fit : iff v ; or tlm iiiilltmiu a bill ir vordni), or tln-rn'a li.'ly roots o ili; it tho cobbl.tr'e mi I tlio nonniHtiyj-K lus bcun tol l li iMll iiiin, muii to it. riioan nro h i ill litllo tbin 'i tlm' thiy Hlip tho lu .mi ry p rhipa. Ililla of tliia elm 1 1 j not oj:ii'j in with pi in to. 1 lii! it:i I urn inJnnUl on volp i:i.s ; t'iov nro n it put on tlm ni'iii tol-piKOo lilin th.iio tho poHtmitii irina i thuy urn liltlo senps of I p ipttr, with ii fow llui oa Hi?r '.chtid ,tu tlio corn.tr, or n b iy or littlo Kil l Ifi.ilU to nak if it is "o niveiiiiiut,'' jwhiuh it Hltv.tye o u 1 1 1 to Int. Somii Ipo jplo sjdui to biivutitl i'luit tll.it tho NUtllltlJ of tllOHO Hlll'lll llCOOUIlt U je inftitrmtr a f.ivor rnthor a tnur itorioiiH act indood .hoe'iiien, it in to , lit) MI)l)''Si.'il, upii.isod, they inilit hivo boon oil" longer mill. Epocinlly isi put :t!nsti ;m wliuii tlio ituiiiiy m pni I fur 'eorvieoa djtici, wliioli pnmt-fi quickly , out of Hijjht, while tho now enrput inn. I v tho n i v c nt mi I h it nro I I'Miin.l 'r-i in t'lniin.iK-.M. Alllhi I .ii uii.i.il l ii. ...... i.. i.. ill 'I'l ..I'.ip. .J'i''i. I i'l' u; ' i ,;., .f i ,ii)Lr whim I'Motiln nro Ht.lt'lui; out : ..... . i..' I .... . .. ... i . nuy i.ii isriii ia ' proxonta, itml the ii-.testiou Iu ttaUo I, "Iloiv tu 1 1 tr Ij i'l tins money belongs to tun ?' It deiitu.ls on tho answer whether to go lii'e t to tho puiona io of expensive Ihings or whether this, that and the other fjt-gil'.on du ts me fc.'t asid t nn I c irri? I 1 1 thuir ro cp 'dive tiAiii'is. M;fry, Mi-rry. Clii ishn.ts ! 'I-or ' . li il.l. I brine; you Rind lidint of gr:i. inv. which Hii.'tll be I i nil p itjilo t'llri il IV. 1 j S i vini r n iii I' r unto you h noltlirur, ibougb gr.rn b"ii(lit may thicklv fl ) eitV nf 1'ivid, a I grace low roof or p il loe doiua, i is ' ..i-'ov, t'ri L ird " I KinJ he"',l atona will truly i.ito lo Jack I'histvis tii't pi .iini-o mi I tho f.iir' In- (in tin'; nf ti.u i wliieh w is hnrilvl- ! id by Iho l.i. Ill of o.ir Stwiil-.'. An I ov n- sin.' i iho Hpirit of kind iiiMi, .'mity, f ti I) tr iiioj, fiton l s'lip. I v i nn I hip:ii"SS, noeuij t ) iv. ill; nbr '.a I iu I h w n l 1 on l! irist -inn .lay. N i ti li lav in- f'slivtl of III I'.elV llH I il til i'l' Il iti) i is HO f itve-l It j i.' -inl j.i.rv. It. i,a d iv f ir i-' kiiitiri ; Iho n'iu l'n' l tics nf I'l ie'i I i'1'p, I n- r i ;.e 'im i i ; In.' sit it lured i'lU'ili'.s of h .''ii It is a d.iv f tr til t'iliii; tle.v I es.ilil! inns UU I 0 itilji'iiiing 'id ones. It it a day of plenty f ir tho bunrv, nf welt? i nn iiie rtui 'i i.;er, tij iiospiT tmy tor .ill. It is a d ty tu' bajipv if-'.'"ti U's of old cimra l.is, for fh. 'erful anlici- ' ...f. ... I i, ..I.. ,i.... u il . . , t ,,. ,,f i.,, ,i, ., hriglitest iri tim cale!) 1 ir, for chil li en, clolir ate it with a cltir ftitli ''hey 'III I II I t!i.;iil f il tin 'li u. I', is very meet t ut ll.n i-.l s birth I ty nho ild be chit lrnu's day, for "they brought young chil. lien unto II mi tlut lie ri Mill I loii,:!i thiini, and J I . s) .lis- come utitn me an 1 forbid Hum n it for of Biich is tho kindo n of God." Concessions to Clinslnns It is not a little iiileicHtiiicr to note how tim t and increase of that,"1 money onoiigii loll to taue him libnralily whi.-H eofteus religious diff -renoes bring in in very cl. iho togulbor iu matters in which they ",R'U stood far apart apparently scpar.iUl hopelossly One of the most atriUing ilbutrrttmna of. ting tendoney of men t iward fjllowship j in thin wbieli wero abli orre I nu I bated bv aotue, ia given iu tlm fact Iimi U.'liislinus otnlmut all iij. iii'urui iinu min ie..i:os cnuu into notniu itioiu iu the nredout timaj'-ho ivaitiiigroom. .S.iinHthing of a pre celebrate in so in in inner thodiy that ii accepted us the nnuiv.irs try of the birth of Christ. WUuthsr the Uoth of Djcember really is the diy of the year npou which Christ was boru is not kuown i the chances nn that it is not. Among tho early Christians there was wi do diversity of opinion reepecting tlio aubject, and very many tlifferent d lys. ox tendio,' from September t iMirch, wore honored as the birthday. It was nut until the foil it i o-mtiry that an ecclesiastical authority llxod upou December Joth as tlu dty that should bo-ncnepteil by all Cbristiaua. Tub OoimniY a Nkep. A tctem porary . wisely Bays i What our country uoeds to-day more than the manufacturer, the merchant or the luwyor, ia the farmer. - It Booms, however, next to impossible to gel people to realize this fact, or to act on it wbeu they do. ( Io epito of the bard times young men continue to lounge orouud large citie .whvfo ia no poBsible hope of , employment, waiting for ametliing to . turu, up , and utterly nogleotiug the oppor. tuuitioa that , ate , presented ,in, the eountry. Tba truth ia. peopfa now- a'-daya ara too eauoh afraid of. bard wtM k, and rleoi'leiily object to that aort of livinir which baa to ba earn. ed. by theaetof tba brow. Thay bad muoh rather live by tba awaatj ofaamabody la'a brow,, if r Tay 25, 1871). NO. 28 Clirislms Carol. Wlib rcml'ring aw, Tb wlaa man raw Tbt alar In hravan apilnging, AnJ aa i t It .laliijlil In paaral.il Bight, Titty baat.l tli anuria aitiginy, Hoinina. Iioi'inni, lloannna to bis oatuc Ky light nf alar Tltar triaalt I ff To ak lit I twly m tager ; A linml.li) b'l Vliarnln wna lai J Tb wnn.l.Mia till I franirer. Moa iiina. hoann I, , llct iiina lo Ilia n i'n ,' An'l alill la f.mn I, I lia wnrl I nronnJ, Tii ol I an.l li'ilU".l alory ; til l ao'l la rung In rarry lonoa, Th antl' aoun nf i(lory II.. an l.i, b .'.miia, Ilo Buna to Ilia n irao '. The l.aavriily ttar In ray nfur (In Carry lin I i itnawiig, A n .1 ahull nol ecait Till Imtv ppttcn In all lli a-.r.li ia gtowint, Hiiranii i, b.o tnnt. li.iaann lo Ilia nam ' A Clirislmn Mirr3! t lou I an laughing nolo me lo iba marry t'hrl-tnita bail, V r'l! .,!',p,r, U,!'""1 ,b W9l, - known chnn". Hist twall". H ali.l in lha rae!l,i anihrm chorJ w, brar tha iDulniKhl atrain, Anl lu tlio li'.niR i hat proolnim a riiriaimH.ii'ia iin 11 1.:.:;,..;,,! m,1,,,y of p"r', - A ri.ih 'tcy n.na. wh-iaa acho runt ibrojgo all ilia mnio ro.m I. kin I'.y aoion riu hanoaili low rrf or . pui! v, . tM ,nne ; "r nnstmaa ennr. A blillic an.l j lvnni wulc nut to Hi vinaa nn.l to the Iciao, Ilia! ii mi; nboill cur liotn.-'iolj w:i!la in ititrk an.l riutlinir aiic.ivci Cp nitli the holly nt) I ihf bay, act tnuiel nn the hoarJ, An.l hit the niUtlcl'ta took Juan nulla I'lalititit; 1 mil k It 4 it re t o irv.l. Hut tuurt iitnat he vijoi't biilloWeU b!o""v togarliul wiiti i lie rt"i -All, all mual hri4 ijar'l th? wraalb . uinr tfT.rere in ihu hiaaal. a t-ureiiiuai uuni.-. N3 WlLSDN S TRV1?. A L'ltri&tmas SLttch. rv jfiinj win ib. Ned Wilaon wai a printer by tfii l, it j ,Uy g ) ) J f.'li ). by nu'uro, but at the time 1 wiito ti tramp by f iii' a of eircuuutani'iis. Thus one bright day iu M iv ho fo m I himulf in the wailing room of au Illinois depot, wiih j ist 7 emits in tint pockets of a I'espocteblo I oliug pair 0r panta, or wh.il r ml I be aeen of I Kmin )i;ow tlt) .mj. fashionable ,isse it. wliiiui Inok.i.l mill ,...,.,i.l. .to Mttifv tliti lei'.ti A ftiti.ill lioml sni.'hel bv his si In ulso ml I., I lo lit., jelled of his itppouauoe, for, Hioiih n. Il'ilillli. n I. was n lii.'1'.t . ti ... I youiirf follow, hones?, industrious, im I of whom one (Hint. I fin 1 lutbing , ropiiUivo, nxcupt the nine of his proMtiiit calling. Six m inths b iok I hu had held "casus" iu a lir.stcl iss iolTl o iu thoceiitriil partof tho Sluto. .. ....i ... r .i... i. .. . ... inn llllli.l, null, UIU till Ill'llOllSU Ol well to do parents. Tho crencHil I depressiou of biibiunss whiull preoed led tlie whiter of 77 threw hiiii out' of a "sit, nud thin it came that, nfter tramping ovor lova aud' W iHoonsin in a vaiu searcti for w irk, I WOtlll.lllim ttJ-'lill iu Illinois, With i homo, discouraged, dejected and dis- Ig'isted with Ins o mutry, b it m .e j especially tho people that inhabited ' 1 : t I he train waa due in twenty tutu- 'ea tseiug ol a sooui turn of mind j rietly oipiritono I e'eih, the toy - ed looked about him, and had juat'h'ttiaa to the I npotug roiJnBj , t'U commenced a alato-nud -pencil oou-jtoy waiob io a r-il ou, the toy voisation with a deaf aud dumb gou heat t i an oeeni yatcli -but the fie'. novieo ni too uiminosH, .t oo nune BO I ......... i kr. . mauy tuctinus und gruuaoes ia tulk iilg with bis companion that the Indies mistook him for me .1 ami) i person. .This was all. the. mure op parent us the deaf guutUmau passed lor a moment to tho platiorin leav ing bis alatu with Ned. "ifaniuia," fluid the yopogest of tho throe ladies, a bright, happy miss, of some 17 yoara. .b'tm na, ilo see this poor, deaf anl. dumb boy. Ask him how ha lost bis speech, do'.' And the impulsive nhi looked at Ned with eyes full of louder pity for bis mir.futtuue. "Hush, daughtqr, he will bear ymi," , "Why, mamma, how can ho T Hay,' Auut Naiui)e," turuing to thu third lady j "iau't he handsome T Sue what large, iolelli outeyes,and hundsppie complexion t I could fall in love with euab a young fcllpw, if, be wasn't deaf." , And the young miss clapped bur baudg and htujhpd a silvery, peal that resound ed with the echo of the pu-ooming train. Ju eaine the deaf and itumb geutiomuu a'tor l)ia slaie, .picked it up, and went to tba opeu window, of the ticket offioc for a ticket,', . iei turned to the young lady and aoiiled. Sba aaw her, mistake iu aa iustaut. "Wby." youa'raj not .diVm affer all i ara you V exclaimed the young1 lady. . ; . , full I my ft lend bar ia tha -t uniortuaau.- ao oaaamog your aym-r"-""njttiiijbak t)traap; l.-.IJ' .1 T1113 I'Oh'J PltllHsltert rvTJ TlMv!.V fcri'liliii JBRSflttAlI OROUa, Proper Tenne of flnbRttMbLnhi rVO IH1LI.A1W I'KR ANNUM Pajr. able t it it it i k inonlha, or iiOifi't pnld within ti.t rear. No paper dte coiitiuuiyi until all arntarairrai ara tiaUl imlrta at the option of the pub Iiabur. tiuta.ript(3nii nitride of the cotuilt P.WAULK IN ADVANCE. KirrcrBon lifting end tiaine paper ..lriasid o othara hernme auU. riliere mJ are" liable fortbe price of the paper And Nod liiiiRhud reckleealy, wliie't oeiued to itnproae the votitii lndy nnfir-irably, bni aho di I not reply. While tbey were apeekin Ibd train ran into t ie aiding, the old n' I i lv nive tho miaa an atiuoyed jorlt towar.l the weatoni bound trim, bit not till the yyA l ly had emilal on Ne lt putiu , (.'l itioii, at the a ne timo dropping at hia furt a sol tary f iij.;et-mo not It w is not the tiling f tr Imr to rto, but, yout g and ro-nintir'. j i"t from b inrdiny eo'iool, ahn iinvfr tllo.l,'!it, d.Mr t'judoi tiltt alio wna doiu f wron , and poor Ne i r mi l not b i ijl.im !.J f ir picking :tp t!ie ulTji-in ft ul putiiii' it t li :ht. lipa, aa nhf wjh wlin lo I out of hi, N l h.i l jnat tntui lo cat-h ip Iw.t aatfilidl and alnp onto the t-ain, ivhicli iti 3 fw 'i i in li i Ij 1 lm- i. hiM f ifhi:r'H d tor, ending hie tramp ing days forever. .S'luli a r ) n :iu;f thiiri) aa nir.nnj his frien li -'rrr li:9 roturn. M ithcr r.-ind i li'tin ivn; him i f,ithir hutn-huimuod, au.l I io 1 hi jfl maja.wlulu mrn-r jus littlt btiithors unl aistrua nnl aiatoie I'li.nlu .1 nil over biin into pneknia vvntit dfft llnj'or. an l the liotue- ci nir wn ni tti illy roj liuoj oror. Think of it over n trump 1 , Ofcoureo, 'ed ooer loontionej the ihirk dive when, hungry, worn and footsore, he bnd tramped thro' tho dust of Iowa ronde, wiehing !in bia fri-mdionHOoet and desptir ....,. . i n j that ho hitd the CJitr i0 tJ end It ail. in tho tl trie, to lid ly wntorsof BolUO ; avvifi-tiowi.i Htrnam ; but he ex- ' presie 1 eiKli ft avitipntby fir tbi It!,, - ptiutd.ir...gth thu. : 111 llH hom.fcoiuilig tut oven thu worat of tho name Wnro over turuud fr Mil Unit djor Oilipty llauda , a ( lo J fo.lun0 ny BmiUJ ! upon bis M'li-cnte, end thov bal e . UJ"', ft"11 to HI;,,e- N,k1 w'' M ', t)d into busiuona, prrpuro.!, ami UHH htippV year bad raist 1 bv. JsUJ Htill hard nt w irk, mit e ' m ui tj Um otVioo is in the lunyj. ow.i of l. ... a place repQv.r-rt.'.'t rjF'ilio eu. i ' " i ita citizens and the ii'imbm of its bitutleome young Indies. Among the first Nod is ,nlnya reckoneil, ; but iu ununking of thu latter tbey leave hfiu out entirely, us be will hnvo !i)i.tliirjg to d i viith tiny ol thuiii. Why, they cannot guess. But shall , I tell you bis socrut ? In tk bright c truer of bis trunk at j lioiuu is n fa led f trgot-m j-iiot. I'liii j is the otm drojtpod ou too plulforux nt the tup it, that tiny, long ago. N't .1 IniH lut f.rgiiltMii it, nor the giver. And often tho Saturday evening train, going into Chicago, over the C A: N, V cirrioa it young au 1 hippy fell w into thu proseuctt of a cui lniii pert mins, whoso win leiibouts ba I been discovered auij'i lii.Uiii.M enhivatn I, and, it ia inspui i'il, nPi'ee'.ion 'von, by a cer, tain young tiHinp,wl,o u siie thought hhe col li love ii he was Uot deaf. Now have told you of tho tramp,, thu coming Chiistmns must toll you what couio of it. The Clii islnus Stocking. Mit irol f r a 1 1 Ii i t u roi!ixt I tinu ol' your h i ;htii-t b j0 of, mau . U'U'd over rgj. -lied, or evon oq isled, the j y axperin icj.I at Guiiug.your 'biih'i 'd's (J irft Has Htook'n ? nv w.tle.unrt lli it. urILIr iil'n.1 1 ..ii.fiii,,! I i.,L, L.,a,i, . . pi 'j'-iri'ttis mile by the cenoca'e I tieifipo witbi't, u you to 'k il I root tho n nl in i ho t;ray nl tho col l C inst ill n m .ruing;! (J)ald to-liy al.it livney from a Jfri.'a'el rich uncle giien ymi uu in n-.' pl taatiro f Uu't It. a lnl.i.l teliii.r I hit. u-hiU an wa ni'.iu.- (r.m, v..n I. l.i .,,.1 lh iebiajts clin -uu wli oh brio i tia oliat ur.',ite umu it ol hnppMicaaieulix-d , vanoi but lutie ? Th. ru aeetut t ) be U certain amount of tbo m tiuie iui. t'luitel ii u : uo tnire.oi lees. i The hoy' hIo! g voi plica to th yi.'l led t iitji m ioli pleaaute a I bo luaf rma . An energetic tempuruuee man met a neighbor on thu street battle under the iuaueuce of liquor. Um detoi m- i tied to UHiHt the neighbor . home. With iii'ich trouble the two started, and the nbutuinor , waa put to it to keep himself nud bia. wabbling com panion from filling iuto the gutter. In bia druukuo , enjoymunt tba in ebriato aaug and , yelled uulil bi hnme was reaohed, when he noisily pursiatud iubeng nccnupuuied into the house by bis friend, who atoutly refiiHod logo. The nw'e , uunllyk awnkeued the uoigbbora, und in a few inarueiits lit uds, wero out of the wiodowa in all directioua. '-Wbat'a tho troblo !"'. askod oneij 'Xussin, nnsaing, ash idl," yelled tba. dcunken. mau, V'eopl Mr.. is aud rue'a , on a tbiitideriu' big drunk, and I'm try iogtogct.'im bouie.''. ... A Uostou proichnr aaM ; "The lila, tie kooiJ any of us . can do ; mut bo dona , with our . bmr.ta tbumpinjx agnluat pur fellow mau,'' And evoiy, youug woman io ch,urob, lopkad a every ,uthryouog womau and amii ad approyiugly : Jowa boiisla of a fa mte wts f thirteen montha past baa drao!2 , galloaa nf waUt daily. !' goea to bed thirety aary( ' w, la thought tba eaiua of tha. It," . . . traatavi ortcu. k4 aow - r- r 'tu, a T . i i.iati Bxiy, .w-ajatLaaw