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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1896)
OLD YEAR, f AHEWKLL I ARKWBI.t- tars well, tli boat of frlmidi unit part. And an token of hat dear thou art, How foutt aud dear. Old Year, Old Year, Her take Clint of Sold from out niy air, A ehsd nf ma from cheek and lip, and thorn 8rtnklo a touch of now bfur you oldVear. befor you go. Gnod-hy, Qod-ipied, all earthly thtna umat end. Ont look Into your fudlng vrs, uiy fr end, Ro fond and dear. Old War, Old Year. There'a uilld reg-ret wlthlu niy heart In plaee of pain, All Hint was swset la the ihall one aln , . In memory llv and rnnk ma glad, Old year: turn why ba aadl mm Una Miln I'm Inmellea to Bay, What I've In eeerot thought for many a day- Yet atlll I lnva yon, near um iear. Xou'v alwaya worn You've never bad th wlniom aprlgbtly rare That I remember In your foregone kin, Old Year, that 1 bava uahered In. f .!. hnrtni. rm. It IHIIII tO Than that of former yeara waa wont to ba. , r.i .i ,i..r M Year. Old Year, u.i..n ..... Hii iih.a ! near comnlete. And toward tha and you'ra baat'ulug with lad feet,. Thau apwd, no longer atay, Old Year, go awltt thy way! A Dakota night Tha prairie, wranDed In myaterloua ahadow, XA. rolla away to tha aouth and ! iahe amouir the irhoatlv stars. Through the sedges of the uiarah tha night wlu'l aigha fitfully; and tha (ruga, from their reedy baunte. croak hoaraa accum naniment. For liana Brynjuleon, amnklng In tha ., door of bla "shack," and looking oat over the moonlit nlaln and cotoaux, there U bat one word lu the heart, on aong on toe Hps of nature. Chrlatlna! Well, Indeed, did Hana remember her Irakis of golden hair her sparkling eyea the fair beauty of her northern face. They had parted but that waa long ago. "You will make your fortune In Amer ica, Hana, lie brave. I will come when you want me. Ood be with you, my dear one! Not a day pained but thoae worda leaped from the memory to the heart of liana Hrynjulson. They were oftener on bla Upa than were bla prayers. The flrat year, the dreaded aonthweat wind acorched and withered field al moat ready for the' reaper, but Hani saved enough grain to plant the land again. The aecond year, crops were backward, and the wheat waa "nlnned br froat and shriveled and blackened In me num. me tiurd year cropa wore beaten to the ground by bail. How had Hana contrived to keep body and aoul together during these year of inair jiy mortgaging bla possessions, li.a claim, hia borsos, hia farming Imple ment everything had been laid under contribution to tide him over tha bard tlmea. In bla hand be had a letter. It waa dark and he could not read It but this waa nmu'ceaaary. He had conned It word for word until he could have recited It by note. The letter waa from Chrla tlna. She told her lover. In aimple worda, that abe could not remain away from him longer. A longer aUeure, for her, waa worae than death. Surely, her willing nanus wouia prove a mighty factor In hia hard life. The meanest drudgery at hia aide and for him would be happiness for her. The Stockholm aalled on tha 11 of December for New York. Could be not aend her money to pay her psssageT xi ao, an would come tuird-clas all the way. Cod bleaa him for the faithful lover that be waa! roor Monsl lie bad never written unnanna of hi heroic struggle with fat. What should he do now? Tell her all? jno, no. tin heart rebelled againat aucb a courae. air, loyal Chrlatlna! Ha would aend her the paesage money. But wnere waa lie to get lt7 He atartcd and denly to hi feet. The moonbeam, etnk Ing hia haggard face, wreathed It with a strange neauty. "Ay akall do't," be murmured In bla broken bngitab; "ay akall ace Messer I onion In da mormn I" 1IU 1 ' I . . oay, uo jon anow wnai mat er crazy Swede from I'ouy Gulch haa been op to r Chrla Larkln, the blacksmith, dropped tha head of hia hammer on the anvil and anpported blmself on the handle with till bared, aiuewy arm a he addresed thla aentenca to Col Higgin. a farmer. "What now?" aaked Uigglna. "What'a tb lateat?" "Gone an' mortgaged blmaelf to Law yer Johnson for $ 100," "Taln't poesible!" " 'Tl, too-but It can't b legal." "S'poso the Swede can't pay up when the mortgage la duel" "Jobnaon'll forecloae, I a'pose." "Then he'd own the Paede, hey?" "Morc'n likely. Then he c'd hire him out by the day, ye aee, an' git hi money back in that way." "When'a the mortgage due?" "New Year' Day." "What did the Swede want the money lorr "Dunno. He want over to tbe Doit- omce, bought a money order an vent away v ry plagued cent!" "Don't that beat all!" exclaimed Illg- glni. diaguatedlyi "that'a jeat like them Swede. Home fool apckerlatlvn, 1'U bet a copper." . 1 It was Chriatma Day. In the nook and crannle cf Well thundered sp to the atatloa, "wa'U havo a regular bender to make up for thil, When the mow cornea, It'll be on u all In heap-ieo If It alu't, What'a the mattur, my man?" ; Tb last word wore spoken to Han Brynjulaon, who had touched the con ductor on the arm. "Ay been lo'kln' tr ma little Chrla tlna by dec trnlu, but Ay t-uu't her. no place " began poor liana. "Ah," went on the conductor, with ft laugh, "amiie girl from the Mlate that you're going to marryl No ther woro no jinasciiBcr for Hykeston." lluu turned with a lgh. The poat niaator mi walking off with the inn II pouch, and the forlorn Swede followed. He hud a vague thought that the mall pouch might contulu lome new for hliu. Half an hour Inter tha letter and par cels had been aaxorted and the poatinnaier began dlairlbuting them to the waiting throng. Thera were Chriatma present and loving tidings from dear ones In the Kant and many a plotieer'a fc wreathed with bapplue us the letters were read or the prescut tucked miugty away In warm breaat pockets. "Here' lomcthlng for you, Haua," called the nontmaaler. and tit pale-faced man Who had been lingering uear the door, doubtful hut expectant, atarted for ward with a aiulle and an outatretched baud. That handwriting! Tb latter wa from Chrlatlna! . The envelope wa haatlly torn open and a pair of happy blue eyea began perusing the text. Suddenly, the happy light vanlNhed from tho face. Hniis llrynjulaon'i llinlia grew rigid and be lurched over agnluat tha counter with a moan of angulau. . English word, even In a free tranala tlon, are powerleaa to catch tho pathetic vein that ran through Han Dryujulaon'a battle-scarred and briialilng It ragged streamers aertna the iky, the cloud cam on with raeehora speed, And then cam tho blaat In (ill It fury, llolter-akelter, here and there, blew the wild while flake: nulling around the corner of Law yer Johnaon'a house with an angry roar, tb bit of snow played hide-and-seek among the eaves and then skurrled away In the mad gambols of a whirlwind, "Uoodness me, Hllas," said Mrs, John son, turning from tha window, "I can't aee a yard sway. What will becoiu of Beaale?" "She'll ha all rightdon't worry. The teacher will not let the scholar lear the echoolhouae until the blistsrd Is over." Kesra, however, If long enough perilat- nothing la known. The lawyer' daugh ter could not tell. She slur ted home, ahe in Id, was overtaken by the storm and finally grow bewildered, Hlriiggllng vain ly for what seemed an Interminably long time she had finally sunk seneeleia and vxhauated Into' tli snow. When found alia wa inugly wrapped In th lawyer' fur coat while a pair of thin, rigid arm folded her clou a though to protect her from the drifting (lake. And when the mow wa brushed from Hsu Krynjulaon'a Icy face, con gealed tear worn found In the oye-laahe, and about tha mouth mystery n mova blethere hovered a smile. Happiness crowned with teara! I'erhapa they were teara of Joy) per- for yon today, dear, . II I waiting in tb ball now, . 1'lnkerly How kind (kiss) and thought ful of you, dear. (Kiss, kiss.) I urn just dying to e what It la, (Impatiently) Why don't you have tho boy bring It up? Mrs, Plukerly (euibarrussed) Tii fact li- er-durllng, It ha Coiuo 0. O. D. Life. . : . . To the Children. Hear Krl Krlngl wllh his bells- Ohrlalmss bellal What a world of merriment their melody foretellal . llotv tlmy tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, , In the Icy sir of night) , While Ihu atnra, that uVKraprlnkls. All Hid heaven, aeviu to twinkle. Wllh their aloclilngs full of llghtl hnepliig time, time, time, lu a inrri'v lihrlHlmaa rhvuie. To the tliitluuuhiilstluu that so uiualeally . awoiia from his belli, belle, belli, bells, HiiIIm. hella. Iielll from the Jlngllug sud tb tinkling of his Measure lor Moaaurtfc "If not tho right sort of feeling, per hups, but a.t Chrlslnins 1 llko to give just as valuable presents as 1 receive,". "rio do I. My wife Is going to give me a litindiMl dulliir dreaalng gown, and I am going to give her A .hundred-dollar check'Jo pKAfor It'-Llfo. -s W . , . ".., " Im.'vr Arm. Ah, BnnLi (HttOa, mine In, com In, Your wi''ici)ine Is beyoad all messiir, V 'e'r gl(i " have you out nd atay, YourCbritm.j ( P'ur A sfrriall I oj's Complaint. I don't I'ke the month nf Decnoilwr Aa much u.MKllily ihnuld, lieeaoae whev ( Christ una la romlng gmall buy touat be awfully good. " And while long divlaloa ala't . i in i 1 1 1, i i , in n KEADT Worn ClIMSJgg, MwM0) tO'KIH' r'a I.1TTI.B CHIIIBTIXA. County there was a bars sug)tiun of snow. The white flakes were nucstially backward, that year, In taklug possession of the country and the settlers shook their heads forebodingly as they spoke of a "green Christniaa and a, "fat churchyard." "Don't worry, Chris," remarked the conductor of the paasenger train that had letter, but here are It contents, done Into our own language) On board I. 8. Stockholm, Dec. 10. Dear Oue: hen you read this, my faithful love, she i writes It will be with you but In the nlrlt. I in to die. the ihlo s doctor says. snd I thntik tied that I have the strength to end you this lait word. 1 would Hint Our Heavenly rnmer nan snarea me to wore Tor you, but, sloes tins Is linpoiillile, work Uoii hlv hard for yourself. He hrsve. dear Hnna. for my aake. lie patient sud you will he fortunate. Ond tempera the wind to hia atrlcken children and he will not forgot thee, my darlli g. My etrengtb ebb fnat-a Init farewell. UHKISTINA A the shade of evening crept over the ky and brought out, one by one, the cold,'. clear-cut star, the word of a Christmas carol floated through the doors of tha little nykeaton church and settled, like so many aplrit of peace, over th qt-W village. A man, reeling through the semi-dark ness, heard the aong and atopped to lis ten. Aa the last bar of the song died away. Its cadence was broken by a dis cordant groan. A moment Inter as Law yer Johnson with his wife and little daughter came out of the church, be near ly atumbled over the form of a man lying prone upon the ground, 1 "Why, be exclaimed, "It Hans Bryn julaon!" "Let him lie where he Is." said Mrs. Johnson; "he's drunk, no doubt." "Well, drunk or sober. If he ies hete he'll freeze. It means a hundred dollars to me," said thti lawyer, grimly; "ah, he' reviving. Come, come, my man, don't yon know where yon are?" "Meaer Xouaou? ' returned Hans Inter rogatively. "Yes, yes: get up and follow us. You'll freeze to death lying there. Yon must't freexe, you know. It wouldn't be treat ing me fair. You understand why, eh? You can sleep in my barn to-night" Tb day after Nc Year' dawned with a calm that would have been foreboding, had not unusual weather so far marked the winter In Wells County. Little Hesste Johnson went to school In the morning and she had bees gone from home an hour when a black cloud, rifted with wind, appeared In the north west. Llk a great ominous banner. rd In, will shake the atoutett confidence. Thus it waa with the lawyer, and when, some moment later, hia wife auggested Hint Hana be sent to th achoolhouae to see If Resale were there, ha conseuted. Hana waa called In from the shed and glvt-n bis commission, II bowed hi head, buttoned hi thin coat tightly around blm and laid hi hanu on th ' :' "it' iians niiTNJui.soit (' door-knob. The lawyer wa holding In bi handa a great fur coat. "rut this on," b said, lteaching th achoolhousa In safety, linns found It occupied by tha teacher and a few frightened pupils. But Bes sie Johnson was not there. At the first appearance of the cloud In the northwest the girl had persisted lu determination to start home. The teacher bad not mad a very serious attempt to thwart that resolve, feeling, perhaps, that she would .have ample time to Cover the dia tance before the storm came. Hans Hrynjulson received th Information without comment and once mora vanished into the storm, Of what b did after thla absolutely hap th boisterous winter winds became niiiuier icphyr In lb ears of Han Brynjulaon and whispered to blm the word, "Chrlatlna, Chrlatlna;" perhape thla also was the burden of the enow flnkea as they rustled dowu over blm and wove their spotless woof Into the weft of hia life. . Lawyer Johnson caused It to be duly known that Hans Mrynjulson had can celled hia mortgage and it waa Mr. Johnaon'a own hand that gave tbesdocu ment to th fire. W. W. Cook, In Detroit Kre I'reae. F A Christina Huhome.-' A lady who waa ahopplng aaw her luii bnnd examining pockctbooka at it hv cnee in another part of the store. When ha had gone ahe. approached the eales woman lu that department. "Did ho get the one I wanted?" "Ye, th one with tho llver horse shoe. I told hltn It wa th best and would juat nit." "You're a Jewel. I feared h would get aomothlng I didn't want. Thank you ever ao much." Th husband had gone to bla favorite Jrug atore, when he aaked: "Has my wife been here?" "Yea," said the clerk, with a grin. "Did she get a toothbrush or a box of dgara for my Christmas pr-'senti" "She looked at cigars." "Ha! I know tho liMhd-$2 a hun dred. Well, If alio buvs a box chain; them to my regular brand, an 1 1'll pny the uiuercnce see I And the druggist saw. A New Year Hons:. Who cornea dancing over the snow, lis nine tort reel nil hare and roivT Open the door, though the wild winds blow) mv in uiimii in noo innKe mm cosy. nei Tn Take blm In, and hold hliu dear; tie is me wouuurrui now tear. Open ynnr heart, be It sad or gay, Welcome lilin there and use film kindly; pur juii iiiufli enrrj mill, yea or nnv And apelllng Is poky snd slow. This behaving for bre weeks 'fore Christ niaa I.i the hi relent old talk that I know. llarper'a llasar Now year Advloe. Don't wait for th wagon while th walking I good. Don't grieve over pllt milk whllt there' one cow left In th pature. Don t ay the. world I growing wore when you are doing nothing to make It oeiter. Don't tell tha world yonr troubles. Yon can t borrow ten dollars on them. Dou't let the grass grow under your teoi. i ne cowa can't get at It there. A Christ nine Hurprtse. She inked her experienced father, "Hear papa, tell me, 1 pray, What ahull I give my hnnliaud To surprise him ou Uhrlatuius Dsyf" "A present for ClarcneeV" lis murmured, tils mind with paat yean away, Ai he thought of hia wlfe'a dear preaents t For which he hud bad to pay. "Vhla Is sure to aurprlie him, daughter. If tlmre'a anything Hint will A gold nnteh and chain to glv him And Include a rnenh, led hill " J udgo. Wntohlng fbr Santa Claua. Ok it j hliu with ahut even Ulludly, r ne uriiigein joy or rear, Uod aeuda hliu thla good New Rut whether he brln Tak in in I Year. A Slight Delay. Mra. rinkerly Tho boy ha juat com with that lovely Christmas present I gut If With vary active, snsrgotlo worklng- mn, or a man of bulnss, aoana or crutch is sign of soin Inilrmatlv, but b will have to us one or both If sciatica sets tit and dlaaliles Ills blp. Worn than all this, he may be bed-rhlden fur a long; time, arid still worne, mny be obliged Ut resort to sur gical treatment. Why all tnis siiouni t endured when the trouble can b easily cured must lie because liilmi't know Unit Ht. JhciiIh OH, tlia great remedy fur pain, la a "peclal cure fr this very iniiclidremlca timliuly, It has proved lliwif the timet soothing and peiielratlng remedy for reach ing tns sclutlu nerv and eltectimiiy curing Us ugoiilcs that has perhaps ever been tried. A flowering plant 1 ld to gbstraot from tha aoll two hundred time lta own weight la water. MOUHt. 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