T H F M ONM OUTH H K R A LD , U O N M O U TH . OREGON
Puts à Halo c:i
Another He¿
By Christopher Q Hazard
Artist Finds
Jen? Place for
Circle because
>f a Service
o Mankind
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Dere’s a halo on His hald,
A halo, oh my Lawd.
But dere's one for me He sed,
A crown ob glory wen I ’m dald.
A halo, oh my Lawd.
Dat's de kind ob hat ter git,
A halo, oh my Lawd.
In rain or shine hit’s boun' ter fit,
I sholy am a-wantin' hit,
A halo, oh my Lawd.
And I kin feel hit sproutln? now,
A halo, oh my Lawd.
A crown ob shinin' on my brow,
Each time to Him I mek a bow,
A halo, oh my Lawd.
As the train sped on the artist's rem
iniscences were Interrupted by the
Voices o f the conductor und one of
the passengers. "But this train does
not stop at Iledfleld,” the conductor
was saying, as he looked at the old
man's ticket. " It must sure stop this
time,” answered the passenger; “ I just
got to see Jim once more before he
goes.
I only got the message this
morning. I want to wish him a merry
Christmas and a happy New Year
where he's goln'.”
The c o n d u ctor
hesitated,
then
seemed to yield as
he passed on, and
the old man sat
back In his sent,
unaware of the
atmosphere
of
-.Maputhy around
him. Shortly after
the bell rope was
pulled, the train
drew to a halt,
and kindly looks
follow ed him down
the aisle and on
to the platform of
the little station.
Tb# incident was
barely flnlshed and
the train had attained but little head
way when there was a sudden and ter
rible Jolt, followed by a crash und the
bumping o f the cars over the ties, tln n
a atop and an affrighted silence,
broken by the voice o f the Pullman
porter, crying out, "W e's run through
ah ope* «witch and we's wrecked, but
ne’ min', de train am standln’ on de
groun’."
Engine, baggage errs and
Alining car were off and broken, hut
the Pullmans remained on the track
•'If we hadn’t stopped at Redfleld,”
said the conductor, "w e'd 'a' been going
forty miles an hour and all lieapeu up
at the bottom o f the embankment."
In the artist's studio today there is
a picture o f the Christmas Christ, with
the halo that believing love has placed
upon His head. And Just below it an
other halo rests upon the head of an
old man. pictured there because o f hta
unconscious but real sendee o f man
kind.
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RING OUT
flin g outl R i n g out!
r e happy belle
and c s k e n joyous lay.
F o r Christ the child has corns to us
and w * would have Mm s t s r ;
li n k s sv'ry hill sod valley ring, fill
earth end sky with cheer.
« o r w s who have received the Christ
w o u ld sho w him welcome hers.
—
H Sweet.
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A T CHRISTMAS TIME
I
lie time— a good many years buck
low— when she haS told him he was
on young fo r her 1
For one thing, he was too happy.
And fo r another— he didn’t think
tges amounted to anything anyway.
Everyone was as old or as young as
! hey wanted to h e !
Besides, at last Hilda had consented
it marry him. H e could afford Christ-
j r.as cjiarlty.
For he was filled with Chrlstmus
| beer and a great and wonderful hap-
liness.
S l’ EN
biokc
watch
w!t>
some
»m l
The hospital
of
the
oil.
outhern borne hud been lavish, the ex
ilbltlon of bis paintings bud been sue
essful beyond his hopes, there had
>een congratulations, and flower*, and
omnilsslons Quite overwhelmed with
ourtesies and attentions, charmed b>
he quaintness and beauty anil cus
oms and scene» new to him. the artist
onged to linger, and was loth to leave
he old city. But the northern train
hat he must take was almost due. the
nation was distant, and his hosts had
ie< mlngly forgotten all nhout It. until
hey suddenly appeared with apologies
ind delivered him to the black coach
man and the torn
D ) coach, F ort*
nutely, the train,
burdened with its
load of Christmas
cheer, was late,
also, so that when
It moved on Spen
cer was among its
passengers.
The rather mon
otonous landscape
threwi him back
upon
reflection,
and he f o u n d
himself reviewing
the sights and ex
periences o f his
visit with pleas
ant
amusement.
A g a i n he wit
nessed the bargaining o f the old mnr-
ket. "Is you got enny algs?” "1 ain't
sed dat I ain't.” " I ain't axed yer is yo'
ain't, I axed yer ain't yo’ Is.” He re
called the curious operations of the re
vlval meeting that had so Illustrated
the ptcturesqueness o f negro character
and hummed to himself the song that
had there been so intensely sung;
Ws
DROPPED
F R O m SAUTA S P A C K
r i n g the belln and we raise tbs
strain.
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W s h a ng up ga rla n ds everywh er e
And bid the lepers tw ink le fair
And feast end frolic— nnd then we ge
Be. k to the «s m s old lives s g s l n
—Susan C o olld g-
FRIDAY, D E C E M B E R 21. 1923
f*age 7
Save $1.53
on y o u r W eek-end Trip
to P o rtla n d by b u yin g a
Round Trip Ticket
HUBBY’S VALUE $1. SAYS WILL
W eek-E nd T ick ets are on
ale F ridays, Saturdays and
Sundays, retu rn lim it fo l-
i »w ing Tuesday.
New York Woman Calls Holpmats
“ Worthless” and Leaves
Small Bequest.
N ew York.— " I give and bequeath
to John Klaus o f the said town of
Mount Pleasant, my worthless hus
band, the sum o f $1."
Thus rea.l llie w ill o f Mrs. Caroline
Klaus, Just filed for probate tn White
15-Day T ickets are on sale
1 >ailv to stations in Oregon.
/ abc the
Plalm,
Surrogate Slater stated the testa
trix left on estate valued at ${1,000,
wlileh w ill he divided among her chil
dren, grandchildren and distant rela
tives Mrs Klaus was an old resident
of Hawthorne, in Mount I'leusaut
township.
She referred to her hus
band iu this one clause only.
I rain
Lcgai'dless o f weather, it is safe,
com fortable and dependable.
— Ask agent fo r fares and
other inform ation, or w rite
JO H N M. S C O TT
Asst. Passenger Traffic Manager
Portlund, Oregon
Southern Pacific Lines
iske(T- her many a time.
The second time Horace had pro-
losed had been when Hilda was six
teen atm they were sitting out the sup
B U Y M ILK T IC K E T S
per dance at one o f the Christmas liol-
iduy parties. Horace was two years j
and save F ifteen Percent on your milk hill. I.ook at these prices!
older than Hilda.
The Christinas g ift she gave to uie,
Tickets fo r 12 quarts
SI.00
" I couldn't m arry you." H ilda had
From It I ne’er will part.
Tickets
for
30
quarts
$2.50
said, "as you are really nothing hut a I gave her a diamond;
child. 1 need u man more my own j And she gave to ms her heart.
Tickets for 60 quarts
$5.00
M a’
mental equal."
Y O U N G B R O T H E R S D A IR Y
"B ut you’re tw o years younger than
DESERT H O LLY
Graham V n
l am," Horace had protested.
JERSEYS
Phone 503
M ONM OUTH AVE.
"T ru e," Hilda hud udmitted, "but u
Though not profuse enough for gen
Bonner
woman Is always so much older than eral gathering at Christmas time, und
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u man.” Hilda called herself a worn- not as suitable as the regular holly for
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days - .he w
was
I Hilda.
In the ol
u twenty-one.
t e a t) 0
'lolly ( h f M l l nanu) of the Southwest jjj
I they
thee- had
timl written letters to
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... i again
... Horace
n ........ proposed.
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s a peculiar little plunt with stilt,
Again
Santa Claus together. For inl)1;l a[Ua\s put him off, hut »: - nl- smooth, dull bluish green leaves with
they had been children to- v, aj-s seemed tn come back to him o f, prickly edges, like holly leaves, but
Liability a,id Surety Bonds
pother and Hilda was only u,r each worrisome flirtation. Per- not so stiff. The plant beurs one light
eleven when Horace first slstency and devotion were H o r a c e 's purplish pink flower, the head ubout
proposed to her.
strong points, and every Christmas a ■ su Inch long, with purplish bracts.
Hilda promised to marry he took her the yellow rosebuds, which j "be plant grows but two or three
Horace when she grew up If he'd give , as Ids choicy o f u Chrlstiu* s bouquet, 'aches high, und looks somewhat like
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her plenty o f hot buttered popcorn und tie j,r,,p., s « m 1 anew. It was Horace’s ' a little sprig stuck In the sand. An-
t M o n m o u th
Chrlstmas candy elephants in the innuul declaration!
other plunt with bluish-white leaves
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meantime. It was a strain on H r
Hilda loved the flowera th
* nd erroneously called "desert holly-
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ace's slender allowance anil It was not |)Utjs « e r e always so pretty and Hor- la sometlines used for wreaths on the
always easy to get candy elephants, u(.e jjn(j so
taste. A lw ays in the Pacific coast.— C. F. Wadsworth.
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but he succeeded on the whole.
center was a spray o f holly, and they
There was something so nice about w ere tied with gay red ribbon. And
T H E R E A S O N O F R E IN D E E R
Hilda. She never made remarks
some girls did, and men too, tor that
**I know why Santa Claus has rein
s r ' —
matter, which were so annoying.
deer," announced little Mary.
When she rang up on the telephone
“ W hy?" asked her mother.
she did not say “ Guess who's talking,
" ’Cause they have Christmas tree»
now, just guess," and disguise her
growing on their heads!” — M. B.
voice. She always considered wheth
Thomas.
er a person might not very easily be
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busy, and so did not have what some
considered a little Joke.
I T ’S A GOOD T R Y O U T
There were some kinds o f people
Horace couldn’t endure. There were
Tlie man who has tried to hide some
those who said, fo r exam ple; “ I f the
gilts from the w ife or kids knows how
lightning U going to strike you. it s
futile I n the attempt to secrete the
going to strike you. It’s absurd to
Jewelry from burglars.
say you’re afraid o f It."
Then there w ere those who would
A GENEROUS PR A YE R
say in answer to a query about the
temperature o f the oceuu and its
There Is uo liner Christmas senti
1 ho ruNlutn I» growling stron g
ditlon for swimming:
ment than the words of Tiny Tiiu :
"God bless us every one I"
"T h e water? Wh.v, the water's
er each year fo make your Christ*
And then— expected him to mugh.
ma» and New Y e a r» card» person
H e d í Alw ays Put hun Uff.
There were those who would say
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al. Your name and an appropriate
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"H ow come," and expected to he put Hilda cared l r Hornee, t<x>. liut !ICi_j
in a bright clnss, as though they’d said
sentiment
printed on a card or
enough, mu quite enough.
something startlingly original.
fold, r ia a remembrance prized by
When Hilda v. a;, twenty-five she ul
Then there w ere those who sent pi
C H R IS T M A S C A R O L S
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most yielded. M-um.-i lie had t lia t day
friends.
ture postcards o f foreign places when I USU«-«1 Hilda her a:
She had candid
Jl N A S M A L L v i l l a g e e v e r y
J l C h r is tm a s e v e the o r g a n i s t
W e have a nice stock o f deco
ly admitted she was twenty-five.
o f the l i t t l e church i n d some
Later in the afternoon a le hud
rated cards which can be printed
o f the g i r l s and b oy s o f the choir
heard that " i f H ilda admitted lo twen
g o f o r th and s in g carols.
lo your order very inexpensively.
T h e y g o to homes w h e re there
ty-live she must at l-.i-t he thirty two."
ar e o ld e r people, perh aps w h e ie
Envelopes io match.
Come and
Hilda felt old then, discouraged. Mut
tliey c an n ot g e t out d u rin g the
she didn't quite accept 11 ornee.
w i n t e r time, and th ey g i v e their
see them.
C h ris tm a s concert.
Proni then oil H ilda's age was very
And th e y s in g under the win
T H E M O N M O U T H IIKKALD
uncertain. Hornee was fearful, lest
d ow a oi th e se homes so that their
ut first Hilda drop a year every year.
v o ic e « sound t r u ly as c a ro ls sung
It. B. Swenson, Proprietor
under the s ta r s on the n ig h t b e
She Could never claim eighteen, or
fo
r
e
Christmas.
even twenty, even though she was very
I f you care fo r engraved cards with
A s im p le eno ugh th in g to do.
perhaps,
but
very
lo v e ly .
It
your name attached from your plate,
Y i young in appearance, hallllngiy so.
Hilda bad
had been thirty fur
fo r the post
past | b
brim
rin g s p le a s u re to those who
we can accommodate you in that line
e years now
11 ! j tim
three
now, and still
-till Hornet
Hoi ice .vas y hear the c a ro ls and those who
also.
the m lo v e this Ch ristm as-
I J I I 'around, admiring her. loving her, more x K time
•,ln* f e s t i v a l o f th e ir v e r y o w n
\ i and more all the tin e.
g __yia a r y G r a h a m Bonner.
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F ire a n d A ccid en t In su ran ce
G. W . CHESEBRO
Oregon
Groceries & Provisions
Good Goods and Fair Treatment
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Holiday Greetings
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1 - I H du a very VMMNM
long time. HiM a lia-1 ta » n a ¡uny,
TH E TRADE
time alone to ho-.nie thirty, lie
would ask lu-r o m e inure to marry
T H A T M O N E Y Q U E S T IO N
Had W ritten Santa Letter* T o geth er.. him, then lie wouM •>
ay, never to
return be told him self dramatically.
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Unfortunately, those who have the
they really posted them from New ' “ H ilda," he »aid t • her as lie gave
most Christmas spirit to make others
York and Chicago and Seattle and her the Christi..:is bouquet fo r the—
happy are shy o f funds; and prob
Hohokus. New Jersey, and hoped that well, he wouldn't k. p track o f the
ably If they had the funds, they'd be
they could fool the receiver o f the number o f tin » » even in his mind—
shy o f the spirit. The reason lots
postcards that these cards had not , "I'v e told you how it is. I nm.-t know
o f folks have piles o f money Is be
been at one time gifts to them.
filially, tonight. I can't bear this any
cause they are careful about »pending
And he did dislike those who would longer,
It.
say to him a fter he had hail his last j “ Won’t you marry me, my datling?
year's suit nicely si*mged and pressed, I; ¿hi a' .iy, without any more wait-
A PRESENT FOR KITTY
"H o w that has w orn! It has certain- ing? Can't we start out the new year
ly done you good serv ice, and it d..e»n't together?”
“ I'd like to give my kitty a radio,“
look bad at th a t!"
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i “ Can’t we— my darling?”
deelared small Lury.
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But especially he dislikeJ and f e l t ' And at last Horn e knew bliss,
"W hat for?” inquired her father.
a » though he could almc-»t choke those j Shyly, sweetly, clinglngiy, and with
" S o site can enjoy all the eat-coa-
who were given to telling others t * .u<h alow yielding avvukenlng Hilda
rert* over the w o rld !"— M. B.
count their blessings, while they ¡,s in hi- arms, and as si.*- lifted fi«r
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moaned and groaned and whined and i|>s to his slo- murmured:
whimpered themsel>g>s at all tino-s
j y, u'll t
<ar. >.f in*-. * n't
A L W A Y S SOMEONE THERE
and about all things.
[you, Horace? And always be good to
These were his special aversions, m ,*-? For I'm only a < fidd, Horace >
When a man tries to sa-ak a few
but Hilda was different. Hilda never i, ar. ami I mustn't, I mu-tn't ever he
gifts Into the house It seem« that the
Jarred. Hilda
was
always
sweet, fisillusioned."
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f-oiily Is always congregated around
Though Hilda did not. or had not as
^nd Horace was filled with Fhriat-
• be t roof door.
>"L l g T e ‘1 to* marry him, and he hud lBg rVantjr. Hq. del i d f T h«x Of
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