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WILLAMETTE FARMER: PORTLAND, OREGON, FEBRUARY 17, 1882
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I'ltllnl Itj Mr. Mmrliil T. Inrhn.
'one or uod's Atlanta by and by."
)i t tliuni urn tunny, mittiy nigh
Treading lif"'" pathway with u
Who'll Ihi "flod'a wigel liy mill by"
Anil i nny iiilnintcr to m.
True, mi ouuli cIkmoii, tuulcd brow,
May gleam no hcavcn-llt light e'en now;
Tho form anil mien may wear no nin,
Of n destiny to near divine,
Wu touoli tin) hand, wo pre tlio lirow,
1'mi lightby on our way,
Nor think for thoia wo Hiieak e'en now
Heaven wait Imt oiio iiriuf day.
Oil I would we not morn gently tread,
On eviry word iimro kindly mid,
If, while wa vltft torrow't homo,
Where waut tit lulfcring ami alone
We could the futuru glory know
Of tlioto who dwell 'midst rcono of woo.
And tint high ministry that wait
When the raniomed enter the heavenly gate.
I knew a lovely child-boy once,
Radiant with bcauteou grace;
Botrcely had two bright lummera g'anccd
On hit perfect fomi and faco.
Ho itood Uetido hi arunt' knee,
And I marked how proud tho lovo might be.
I might havo called him "angel" then,
' Hut human love forbade tho ken.
Yet there wan need of him on high,
And he wu "God' angel by ami by."
Again, I looked on onu whoso faco
Wan very dark to view,
Hut liltlu of life' rent anil cao
The weary form o'er know,
Yet when alio spoke and when alio amilcd
You might know her fur the Spirit' child;
Might know that when tho lingering pain
And brcathk-iu oough nu'er ciiinu iittain,
She roiild go to bo with Hod on high,
"Ouo of Hid nngrl by mid by."
And thrrn i one, mound whoite path,
A she trenik'tli earth oven now
Tlirro i a breath ol t.ii-rrdnesn
That awe tnu oh a vow,
tto lovely i the grneu that clinpa
Around earth' fairest, puru.t thing.
When for tho cno of i-.ue U givuu
The peace of flod, the joy of heiiveii.
When my heart feci her worth, I nigh,
alio will bo "(lod'n Angel by and by."
Wandering amid earth' flowery patln,
Where the nita and sorrow lie,
Thinting, liealiln her "sunny fount,"
Draw many a dark one nigh.
Oh! ahall we taato lifuV cooling wavo,
And learn the truth alone that nave,
While from their home of moral death
The dyllig call with pleading breath ?
aomo gift of faith and love of prayer
Could reach them thro' the poisoned air,
And thoan who dark and aorrowing lie
lie of "God's angel by and by."
1 look beyond my. own loved lininc.
Far o'rr the ocean wave,
, And for the lont in aiu I mourn,
Ohl who will haato to ave T
la there no part my baud can do !
No Chriat led oath my trps pursue!
No mctiiage, that my lip may give,
Hiddlng the fear-doomed victim live !
No living, warning, earnest cry
To become "(iod' angel by and by!"
Applta aa Food.
From th earliest age apple have bocu in
me for tho table a a doaort. Tho hiatorian
Plitvy WU u that Uie Roman cultivated
twenty two varierle of the apple. In the
later dayt, we probably poaaouoror two thou
aand. At wo artiulo of food, they rank with
the potato, ami on account of the variety of
way In whioh they may be aarvwVtlia) aro far
preferable to tho taite of many person; and
if tatniliea would only tubatituto ripo, luscious
applet fr pire, cakes, vaiitliet and prttcrved
fruits, there would b.i much less sicknea
arnonc the children, aud tho saving, in thi one
iU-iu aloue, would purchase many barrels of
applet. They have an excellent effect U-on
the hole physical ty.tem, feeding the biain,
m well ai addimr to the flesh, and ket ping the
blood pure; alto preventing constipation, and
correcting a tendency to acidity, which pro-
, duin rheuniatisin and neuralgia. They will
cool off the feverish condition of the system;
in fact, they aro far better for these purpose
than the many nostrum which aie so highly
praised in advertisement, ami o constantly
purchased by tiifftreri. A ripo, law apple i
entirely digested in an hour mid a half, while
a boiled poUtou tnkt about twice that time.
Now that apple can be purchased at such
cheap rate, uvcry family should Ucp a dish of
them In the dining-room, where tho children
can have access to and Gat all they please of
them. They will raiely receive any injury
from them, if they are thoroughly masticated,
In Franco and Germany applet aro much more
used a a common food by tho laborine cl.uses
than with us. lUI.ed apple should nl-o bea
oonitant a ditli upon the table a pot.itoit.
Kvcry breakfast and every tea-table should
have a plato of them, llaked sweet applet are
a very pleasing addition to a saucer of oatmeal
pudding, mid when nerved with tweet 'cream
thoy arc very appetizing. They mo not a
commonly used a thoy aliould bo, at they w ill
supply at much muscular and nervous support
- at dishca of meat and vegetables. Thousands
of bushels of tour apples aro used for pies and
pudding in liiiinlrtil of families, where well
baked tweet applet would prov o more nour
ishing food, mid much moio economical. They
t are also good food for old people, uud are usu
ally greatly relihed by them. In my own
family thoy aro always, when in seaton, a part
of tho meal of the day, and are at commonly
used at a tl'co of broad,
Sweot llaked Apple. To bake them
nicely, the cores thould always be removed
with tho opplo-eoror; then put tho applet into
. u .i,.i, witii n tilth, imiliiii water in tho
' Liinm nf It. nml linUu until a fork will till)
through them easily.
llaked Sour Apple. Itomovo the core;
wath the applet clean; put a teaspoouful or
two ol tugar into tho center of each tipple;
tpriuklo a little ground cassia over tho sugar,
and put a small picco of butter on top of it.
Jiake fu clow oveu, to an not to burn the
tops of tho applet, until thoroughly dono.
If auy tyrup remains In tho pan, turn in on
tho applet. Turn a very little boiling water
into the pan when you tlrtt put them iu tho
oven.
Apple l'udding. Urate thieo allocs) of ttalo
bread, and slice thinly eight tr ten apple,
according to hIko. Iluttor a small, yellow
nappy or a pudding mould, scatter in a layer
of ci limb unit tomo bit of butter over them;
then a layer of the sliced apple, with tugar
and a sprinkling of cinnamon, or allspice, or
grated lemon: and to continue until tho dish
i well filled. Tho upper layer thould bo of
bread crumb aud bit of butter. Hake ouo
hour.
CHOICE RECIPES.
Ari'i.K DuMi'MNdM. l'aro and
core flue,
juicy apple that will
cook (inickly ; then
take Unlit bread dough, cut into round pieces
half an inch thick and fold around eaoh apple
until well covered, l'ut them into a steamer,
let them rise, then set tho tteamer over a pot
of boiling water, and tem until dono. Try
them with a fork. Kat with cream and tu
gar, or butter and tugar, or maple tyrup. The
latter it very nice.
Lr.Mo.NH roil Smaix-I'ox. An Irouton
(Ohio) phyaiciantroatod hiintclf for ttntll-pox
with lemon-juice, and report! tho procettand
result a follow- I squeezed all tho juice I
possibly could out of one lemon into thcglati,
to which I added two tabletpoon of water,
and drank it. I then opened the rind and
sucked tho balanco of the julto. In about
twenty minutes I took another lemon and
uti-d it in the tame manner. In a short time
I felt very cold, as if I wcro lying in close
proximity to a largo mas of snow or ice. My
pulse had dropped to sixty. I abut my oyct
to ec if the unpleasant vision wcro gone, but
by placing my hand on my head I found that
tho pock on my head had gone also.
Oi.dtimk I'ohk AM) Hkani Take two
pound of moderately lean ido pork to two
(plait of mariowfat or other bean. I'ut the
bean to soak over night. In tho morning
after breakfat scald anil scrapo tho rind of
tho pork and put on to boil an hour before
putting iu tho bean. .Set the bean to boil
in a c pirate pot, in half-warm water. After
boiling a abort time drain through a colander
and put on fresh water and let boil until
iiite tender. Then add the pork to tho
bcant and I, simmer until nearly at ttilT as
mashed potatoes. Then put into a baking
dish ; score the pork and place iu tho contrc ;
brown in tho oven ono hour. Ore it care
should bo taken not to let the beans tcorch
when they arc boiling.
Ktinoi Tho p-mon of a bee sting may be
forced out by pressing the barrel of a small
key firmly for a in inn to over the wound. No
wound or swelling will result.
Oatmeal-
The consumption of oatmeal in thi country,
ay tho .-(mcnVini (Irocrr, ha reached large
dimensions. Not many yean ago it wa only
ued a an article of luxury, but now thou-
aand of American familie have oatmeal on
their breakfast table, with aa much regular
ity a they do pntatoe. That it it a doaira
ble and healthful food no one can doubt, and
largt aa it the amount oontumed, it it det
tlnftd to Woomo ttill more popular.
The oatmeal of Scotland has alwayt en
Joyod the reputation of Win? tha bett in tho
world, owing more to tlie qualitiat of the oatt
produced thau to alt ill In manufacturing. The
Scotch oat it preeminent for plnmpnee of
form, thinreaa of skin, and absence of moist
ure and discoloration. Where the aoil it too
rich tho growth of oat run largely to ttraw,
and tho kernel i thin and covered with thick
huak. On moderate soil oat giro a hotter
return, there beinij les ttraw and more fully
det eloped kerucli. In many part of our
country tho condition of tho soil is bcoomini;
more fitted to the production of superior oat,
aud many of our local factorie aro manufac
turing excellent qualities of oatmeal. .
The first operation iu the manufacture ef
the msal is tho removing from tho oat all
cockle, small oats and foreign seeds of what
ever kind, for if any of these remain inequal
ity of Iho meal is much injured. Hlack oats,
if even of good quality, give a bad appoiranco
to the manufactured meal, as it reappears in
tho form of black particles, which to the tidy
housewife appcan to bo a something much
more uncleanly. After tho oata have been
properly cleaned by sifting, they aro noxt
subjected to the operation of drying. Thi
is accomplished in dry kilna, with special ap
paratus constructed for tho purpose. This
operation requires mine caro to prevent the
oata from burning.
As toon at tutliciently dry, they aro re
moved from the kiln while ttill very hot, aud
stored in audi a way as to havo them retain
their heat ; alter thus remaining three or four
days, and hardening, thoy are ready for the
shelling operation. This Rhelliug it accom
plished by pasting tho oat through mill
atoiiesof a speciil pattern. The product that
conns from the stones it groats, or tho whole
kernel, dust, ceds, otc, and these must bo
separated ; by moans of a combinitiou of
atiivos and fans tho groat are aeptratod from
tho other material, and aro then ready for
grinding. For extra quality meal the groats
may again bo ahelle 1 and also passed through
a brushing machine. Tho grinding of them
must not bo 1 nig dolayod, as a few week ex
posure renders thorn unfit for milling. In
gi hiding tho groat, tho great aim it to avoid
pulverisation, and to havo tho granules out
square and of uniform size. Oatmeal it gen
erally denominated by tho out, a piu-lio.nl
cut, rough cut, medium aud fiuo out, though
theao terms have different moaning in diller
cut district. After the grinding the mnal it
pitted through teivet, and tho sifting graded
according to size.
A t'AUU,
To all who aro tuHering from thu errors a ad
indiscretions of youth, nervous weakness,
early decay, low of manhood, etc., 1 will send
a receipt that will cure you, ntKK or ciiakuk.
This groat remedy waa discovered by a init
Monmy iu South America. Send telf-ad-,
dressed envelope to tho lUv. JcwKI'll T. In
man, Station D, Now York City. dcc30-0m
Strange at it may teem, there it more food
raised in tho poultry yardt of Franco thau in
thu Hall and pastures of England,
41 $M ltililreiv
BED TIME AOAIN.
Two little girls In their nightgown
A whito a tho newest auow,
And Tod in hit little llannol uit,
Liku a fur-clad Ksquimaux,
Iteg Juat for a tingle itory
ileforo thoy creep to bed.
Ho whilo tho room it Dimmer warm,
And tho coal grato cheny red,
I huddle them elovo and coty
Aa a littlo flock of sheep,
Whioh I their hcphcrd trivo to lead
Into the fold of sleep
And toll them about tho daughter
Of I'haraob the king,
Who went to baths at the river lidt
Aud taw a curious thing
'Mong the water-flag, half hidden,
Anil juat at the brink afloat;
It waa neither drifting trunk nor bough,
Nor yet was an anchored boat.
Outtide, with pitch well guarded;
Inside, a toft grcon braid;
Twat a cradle woven of bulruthci,
In which tho babe was laid.
Then tho princes tent her maiden
To fetch it to her tide,
And when tho opened the little ark,
Heboid! the baby cried.
"Thi it ono of the Hebrow's children,"
With pitying voico tho taid,
And perhaps a tender tear wa dropped
Upon his little held.
And then camo tho biby'a sister,
Who had waited near to see
That harm came not, aud she trembling asked
".Shall I bring a nurse for theo I"
"Yes, bring a nurse" and the mother
Wa brought tho very one
Who had made tho cradle of bulruahea
To savo her littlo ion.
And tho prince called him Moact;
God saved him thus to bleu
Mi choieu people, a their guide
Out of tho wildcnieu.
Po ' when he had grown to manhood,
And caw their wrong and woes,
Killed with the courage of the Lord,
Hi mighty spirit roae,
And with faith and love and patience
And power to command,
He placed their homeless, weary feet, '
At last iu the promised land.
Xorthcttrn Advocate.
OUR LETTER BOX
It scorn at if tho weeks pas more quickly
thau they used to do, and the day wa tet
apart for reading and peruting these little
lettort come upon ut beforo we think of it.
We guess hat all people find that timo flies
faster as they grow older. There waa a timo
once when wo thought the yean went on too
alow for ut, and that tho time would never
come when we should be able to put on a long
dress and wear oar hair done up with a comb,
like a young lady. We expect a good many of
our littlo readers aro thinking about this very
some thing. Hut don't with time away; those
childhood dayt are your happiest, in mauy
respectt.
Since our last tilk to our little friends, one
of our littlo corroapondonta has patted away
from thi earth, Sho waa only abottt 7 yean
old, and an only child of Mr. and Mr, T.
Davidson, of Salem. She loved to read the
letter, but the could not write, so the
aaked her mother to write for her, but tho
dictated the words, to it waa really her letter.
Vow sho ha gouo away wo' aro sure to a
better aud a happier pla:o. We do not know
exActly about the new life she ha taken; and
imny would say that there is no life after this
oue; but the Infinite Being who could create
this great universe -that created man with
hi mind aud soul is able to give a new and
bettor life to us all. The beautiful butterfly
is at first only au ugly worm, that after
a whilo spins a coeoou about itself, burstiug
it shell to come forth in a new and more
beautiful form of life. Still it is tho tamo
uj;ry worm, though it flits about among the
Mowers anew.
The first letter we open it from Bonnie, aud
i dated January 8. Tho dato suggests a
question that every boy should bo able to
answer, and girls, too, as for that, and Hon.
must answer it in hi noxt, if no ono get tho
start of him ; What irrcat eveut iu thu history
of our nation happened on that date? and tell
something about it. Wo will have to tell
Ucn. that we wcr a littlu disappointed; we
thought, what a nice letter, and how well
written, till wo saw how thoughtless ho was,
for wo aro sura ho did not ttop to think how
cruel it was to put u hot egg into tho coon's
mouth. It is no fun to sea any creature iu
p tin. Coons steal chickens, and aro a trou
blesome nninul, but God gavo them this in
stinct, and they have tho tame right to kill
chickens that wo have to kill and ett them.
So, if we aro annoyed by squirrels, polecat or
coons, wo aro justified iu killing them, if we
do it v. ithout giving unnecetary pain; and if
wo torment dumb animals wo ahall surely bo
judged for it. A cruel man is .alwayt a bad
man, and one that could not bo truated in
money or deed, aud wo do not like to tee a
disDosition in tho young to enjoy tho discom
fort or pain of man or beast.
Sar.di writes a nicu lottor, and sliowt evi
dently that the hat takon paiur in both her
writing and composition. Wo hope the will
writo often.
Kmma alto givet a good letter, telling of
tho inteiett the tikes iu raiding about what
other girlt do.
Ida it lucky to have a grandmother to
give her a bird. Sho writet well for a ten-year-old
littlo girl, and inuit keep on trying
to do better eaoh time.
Lizzie hat taken paint to make her letter
look well, Perhaps the girls will wonder how
we can tell, but wo can tell wheu writer
do tho best thoy can.
Another Lizzie, from Washington Territory,
tolls about her Cliriitmat timet. It it a loug
timo before Cliriitmat will como again, and
wa hope all our littlo girlt will begin early to
plan and think for the noxt year, for it take
timo to make pretty thing for presents, and
the little article that are made by tho giver
are tho moot acceptable, a they show
thoughtfulncss, which i prized more than
whoro presents are made that aro bought with
money at the ttoros.
W o do not get at many letters from Wash
ington Territory a wo did. Are our littlo
Territorial boyt and girla going to forget ut ?
We are glad Krankio wroto a letter, aud it
it a good beginning. We think Kno:h it a
funny name for a horto; he ought to be a good
one. -
Tommy ha a dog and a hone; ho ought to
b a happy boy, and. we know he will bo if he
alwayt doca what ho think it right; and
most boyt know pretty well when they are
not doing what they thould. Take good caro
of Jones and Charley, and they will take care
of you.
Heiiahtocol, Or,, Jan. 13, 1882.
Kditor Home Circle:
I have never written to the Home Circle, to
I thought I would write and t-! if Aunt
Hetty would be kind enough to have it pub
lithed for me. I am a little boy 0 yean old.
I live on a farm with my brother. I have a
pet dog; hit name it Jonet. My brother Dan
gave ine a hone if I would ttay with him all
tho Winter; the homo's name is Charley, and
I ride him when I go and tee my ma and pa,
who livo near Welle Station, on a farm. 1
will cloe for this time. Succe to the
Faumkr. Tommy B. Giiaxt.
Wells, Or., Jau. t3, 1882.
I'M i tor Home Circle :
I am a little boy 10 years old. I live with
my uncle Tom; he has a Chinaman cooking
for him; h't name is Jim. Ho has a horse he
call Enoch, and he let me ride him. I hope
Aunt Hetty will have my letter printed. My
biother Teddy wrote one, and it was printed,
to I thought I would wnto ono. My uncle
takes the Fakmkk, anil I like to read the
letter the little folks writo, to I hope I shall
see my letter printed. Frankie Jo.nei.
PiiAiniK City, Or., Jan. 8, 1882
Editor Home Circle :
At I have never written to the Fakuek, I
will try and write a few lines. I am 1 1 years
old. I livo on a farm a mile and a half from
Prairie City. I go to school at Prairie, I
like my teacher very much; his name is Mr.
Swcck. I will tell you what I do to help my
ma. I wash dishes, crub the floor and waah
and iron. My pa ha taken the Fakmeb for
several yean. I like to read the letten from
the little folks. I have three sister and one
brother. I go to singing school every Wed
nesday and Friday nights. I will try and
write again. Youn respectfully,
Emma Anderson.
Pe.nawawa, W. T., Jan. 2, 1882.
Editor Home Circle :
I am a little girl 12 yean old. I am going
to tchool in Penewawa thit Winter. I have a
good teacher, and havo a very good time; my
teacher 't name it Mr Reed. I etudy arith
metic, geaeraphy, reading, spelling and writ
ing. We had a Christmas Tree on Christina
Eve. I got some nice preseutt It is tuow
ioa thit inomin?. but it it not far to the
school homo. I had tome nice tleigh riding
this 'Winter. I stay with Nellie and Minnie.
I will clote for thit time. From your little
friend," ' Lizzie Bakh.
Tangent, Or., Jan. 18, 1832.
Editor Home Circle:
Having read so many letter in the Farmer
from the little folks, and being a little girl
myself, I thought I would write one. I am 10
yean old. I have three sistcn and two
brothers. I havo one pet; it is a bird; it
name i Gandy; my grandmother gave it to
me. I go to school; my teacher's name is
Mr. L. A. Staton. I study reading, tpellmg,
writing and arithmetic. I have learned that
the letter A hat six toundt and that E has
three, I hat two, and that each of the letten
N and 0 have three sounds. I can get supper
wheu mama it sick. I will close by wiahiug
the Farmer auccecs. Ida Smith.
Olympia, V. T., Jan. 9, 1882.
Kditor Homo Circle :
As it has been to long a timo since I wrote
to the Home Circlo, I thought 1 would writo
a few lines. It has been very bad weather for
a loug time; it hat not tnowod any to spcik
of, but it has rained a great deal, althoueh it
i not raining to-day. My pa is feeding sixty
two head of cattle belonging to Mr. Cham
bers, beside hit own atock. Pa has been
buying land this Fall. I would like to hear
from Katie S. Sho hat not written to the
Farmer for a long time. I am uot going to
school. Wo had a Christmas Tree at my tit
ters; it looked very pretty. We bought ma
an album and a pair of vases for a present.
My titter Ella and her littlo girl got a pretcnt
from the church Chrittmas Tree. I will now
close. Lizzie Ckoll.
Eugene Cur, Or., Jan. 0, 1882.
Editor Home Circle :
I nave teen lettert from little folkt in the
Homo Circlo, to I thought I would writo ono.
Wo have a good teacher at our tchool; his
name it Hill; he whipped Jimmy Goodman
last week for shootiuir naver wads. I have a
dog and a horse named Charley, I took my
dog hunting; he ran tomethiug in a log, and
I went there and it imclt awful; it wot a
skunk. I am 12 yoart old. We have, a cow;
her name it Spot; the kioked father's hat off
last Sunday; he did not like that very well.
My brother hat a pet coou; I gave him a hot
egg the other day; "you ought to have teen
hfm lick hit chops. I with I wat a man, I
would havo a gum coat aud a fiddle. I liko to
rtad the Farmer aud tee what all the little
boyt and girlt lay, and then go and feed my
pet calf horteradirh and tee him grin. Well,
I will close for thit time, wisuiug the Farmer
success, Youn truly, Bknnie Miller.
Dixie, Or., Tanuary lth, 1882.
Editor Home Circlo;
Well, CbrUtuiat hat coma and gone. We
hai a flue Chrlttma tree at the Dixie eohool
house. The house wat full of people, and tha
tree waa flue. It had lott of presents on for
nearly all littlo children and for lot of larger,
and I got a pair of braoelet and a sack of
candy; alto myiter Luoyand my little play
mate Miltie Lee, who it nearly eight yean
bid, and I will bo nino joan old iu February.
New Year' I went and ate a floe dinner with
my friend Mittio Lee. Wo had a fine timo
and played all day. Our tchool hai again be
gun. But my itcr Luoy or I don't go, for
tho road aro ro muddy that we cannot get
there, aa we have a mile and a half to go. So
wo havo to study at home. We havo to help
do the work, aa all good children thould help
their mother. Bad children that won't mind
their parent they say alway come to ome
bad end. There are some good letten from
tho little girl everywhere, which I like to
read. Josio must be a good, kind girl aa the
lovet to help her mother. I don't get to go to
Sunday school at thore i none. I would like
to go. I read in the Testament, and I know
the Lord's prayer, and alo know much fine
poetry as I used to have to apeak a piece at
school every Friday. I guess our dog Gopher
won't catch many squirrels a he is kind of
lazy; though be i a good, kind dog. I haven't
any sheep yet, but I guea I will get some
after awhile. We have got seven hive. of
bee, and in the Spring they swarm; then
they get mad and tting. The honey it
very fine to eat; I like it, and I guest all
other girlt do, too. I can look from my win
dow and see the green wheat field and tec
Monmouth, which it four miles from here.
I can tee the wild geese and duck flying over
our hou?, and, lighting on the wheat fields,
eat all the wheat they want, aud then fly
away; they ara good to eat when we can get
them; I like goose and duck roasted. It mutt
be awfully cold back in Iowa now; they can't
ee green field like wo can here. I would
hate to live back thero in that cold country'
My pa and ma ca ne from there. Well, I have
written all I can think of thit time. Many
good wishes to nil the little girls of the
Fakmkk. and also to Aunt Hetty. Youra
tnily, Sarah CoolidoTe.
JJEHNIE'3 CHRISTMAS.
Continued from Ut week.)
Bonnie's bright hopes sank a little a he
went on his way. "Howl do wish father
was jolly and kind like mother," he thought;
but when he reached the tree and began to
cut it, his nthusiatm rote, and in bit busy
fancy he aaw the tree already shining with its
lights and decorations. Mr. Gray walked
slower as he came in tight of the little house,
and when he drew near the door he paused
irresolutely, then stepped to the window and
looked in. There sat his wife, her patient
face turned lovingly towards Hector, who tat
propped with pillows, hit bed covered with
pretty things to adorn the Christmas tree.
"How beautiful he is," thought the father, a
he noticed the bright eyet, the broad white
forehead and flushed cheekt. What it he
saying to earnettly ! "Mothef, do you think
father hate roe because I am to sickly ? Oh,
it he would only love mo a little!" The
mother bent over him with loving wordt of
comfort, and the careless father turned pale
as he taw how thin the weak white bandt
Mr. Gray had thrown himself into his
work, trying to forget what he had been and
what be had once hoped to be. Alice and
Bennie he thought little of, but he reproached
himself bitterly at timet at being the cause of
Hector's Iamenets. "If he could have had
proper care," thought Mr. Gray, "he would
never nave become incurahly lame, but now
he will alwayt be a cripple." Now he taw
his mistake. Hit boy was not to drag through
years of pain, and hi father was withholding
the love that the childish heart craved to
earnestly. Gently he opened the door, and
entering the room knlt by Hector's bed.
"Father does love you, darling," he whis
pered, and the glad light that s'lone in Hec
tor's blue eyes filled hit toul with peace.
When Bennie came with the tree he waa
astonished to tee his father sitting by Hector,
making wire fastenings for the tiny candlea
that Alice and her mother were "dipping" in
bees-wax from their own hives.
What a happy Christmas that was ! How
pretty the tree looked with its wseath of
snowy pop-corn. Great rod Baldwins hung
from its branches, and the red birds and blue
birds and cunning mice looked very life-like,
indeed. The cornucopias held hazel nuts and
home made "butter tcotch" ca-)dy, and were
each crowned by a brown puppy doughnut.
There wat a book for Hector. On the back,
in bright letten, wat "Bonnie Scotland," and
the author's name wat Grace Greenwood.
Bennie had a top and tome mittens, and Alice
and her mother had made etch other beauti
ful card-board hair-pin holden, and brackets
and wall-pockets, that had the merit of being
cheap, and did certainly set the tree off won
derfully, and the little beeswax candlea
burned as brightly as though they had come
direct from one of Portland's finest atoret.
When the light were out they drew the tree
close to Hector's bed. "How good it tmellt,"
he taid, tnitting its fragrance. Joy and peace
and good will filled the shabby little houae
that night, ami Hectsr, sleeping under the
shadow of the tree, felt that ho had already
had caught a glimpse of heaven's joy.
Luellino.
In tho February number of the North
American lltvitw. Prof. Geo. P. Fisher of tho
Yale Divinity School, whose writings on the
supernatural origin of Christianity audjon ec
clesiastical history are well known, comet to
the defence of the Chrittian Religion against
the attackt of modern doubt and iutidelity.
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orthodox faith 'could be tummoned into the
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by the vigor and clearness with which he
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February number of the Rtvitw are: "Do t
Spoils Belona to the Victor!" by President
Audrew D. White; "A Remedy for Railway
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