Tillamook Headlight, January 2S,
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and thawed out her frosty finger*.
• Wtieu she apokto her eyes were fast**-
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o exl on the red coals, and tbe word*
o : .-ame hesitatingly.
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• I "I’ve kept Christmas alone — f*r
e 1 twelve years. Somehow 1 didn't cal*
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e uts>ut seeing anybody. I Just wanted
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, Io try to bring back things as ttoag
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: used to be— before"—
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Dr. Keyes wiped bis glasses and to-
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Selfishness
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Charity.
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i list a Thorp aud fought hopelessly th*
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By CLAR'SSA MACKIE.
And bad not Calista turned on him Ilk*
a little wild animal and condemaod
him because be bad failed?
For twelve long years Calista Thorp
She bad avoided speaking to MB
had fought against that grim fate afterward, and this was tbe first tlto*
w hlcb had removed her loved "ue* they bad met. and she was talking to
within the space of a short twelve­ him now as If she bad forgotten that
month aud left her hopeless and dry be bad lost the grim battle for tote
loved ones.
eyed in the midst of an empty house,
—“before my folks died." west oe
even now ecboiug with happy voices Calista steadily. "But it can’t be <ton*t
stilled forever.
The minister talked to me about Nk
She was a frail little woman, wltu and I got to thinking last night maybe
a bruised heart which she hid behind the best way to live over happy tifiMO
a cold exterior, defiant blue eyes and to to give them to somebody else that
a bitter tongue. All the softness of never bad any. so I've brought all th*
her youth had congealed, She was presents I've given mother and fattote
and tbe children ever since—then— aaS
estranged from happiness.
Twelve times since that awful year I want the folks here to have tbe*."
Two tears rolled down her cheek*
had Calista bung tbe stockings before
the fireplace in the sitting room­ from Calista’» overcharged heart, and
mother's warm woolen hose, father's others followed and fell into the glass
large sock. Bobby's two stockings of grape Juice which Dr. Keyes held at
(gaping expectantly), little Ann's white her lips, aud |>erbaps it was that ortho
ones and. last of all, her own limp large warm hand wblcb rested on tote
shoulder that revived tbe little woman
black one.
And twelve times with shining eyes to renewed strength.
“You need never be without a fami­
and swelling heart bad Calista filled
them. Then when Christmas morning ly, Miss Calista.” said the doctor at
dawned and she awoke to tbe bitter­ last in a husky voice. “I have a fami­
ness that awaited her in the silent ly here—forty people—old and young,
bouse and In tbe sight of tbe row of and little children. They need help
bulging stockings hanging before the and encouragement and comfort. Som*
may have another chance in the world
smoldering fire she would fly down to
If
they receive a word of womanly
tbe sitting room and tear them from sympathy in season. Will you be my
tbe shelf and empty each one of its right hand here?"
burden.
“I'd like to.” sobbed Calista thank
The bureau drawers In the slant ftilly.
roofed bedrooms were Ailed with the
Together they distributed the <»■-
little treasures Calista bad ts>ugbt for tents
of the two baskets, and Calista
her loved ones.
found her longue saying soft pleas­
Agaiu It was Christmas eve. aud antries and her cold face responding
Calista bad come home from shopping warmly to grateful smiles.
Her arms were full of parcels, and the
She saw her mother's kindly look
snowflakes powdered tbe dark hair anil her father's approving nod in tbe
that framed her small pale fac*- dices of many of these Indigent old
paler than usual, for the young minis­ people, and the delight of Bobby and
ter had met her at tbe corner aud little Ann were repeated tenfold by tbe
walked home with her.
orphaued poor childreu of the doctor’s
At the gate he had timidly relieved household.
himself of a burden that troubled him
“You have been an angel In disguise
He bad remonstrated with Calista to them this Christmas day,” said the
Thorp because of her selfishness
doctor as be carried Calista home in
Her cheeks burned as she rememlier tote sleigh that evening, for Calista had
ed how his spectacles had reflected stayed to the dinner of pork tenderloin
the moonlight until they seemed like and apple sauce, with vegetables and
hunlnous supernatural eyes reading many dainties contributed by the good
her soul.
overseer from his own scanty pocket.
He had ventured only a few words,
Calista Thorp's house was empty no
and bis concluding sentence still rang longer. There was always room for
In her ears:
some broken soul from the poorhouse
“Hurely there is room In your I heart —some one who drooped in tbe at­
for others outside your loved ones mosphere which could never be Insep­
who have gone! God grant you a nap­ arable from tbe institution and who
py Christmas. Miss Calista!”
neclcd comfort and encouragement be­
He was very young and very |x*ni fore taking up the burden of life aud
aud very much in earnest, and he had attaining Independence in tbe end.
a young wife and family at borne
The following Christmas Calista was
awaiting him. yet be had found time welcomed as an old friend by th* in­
to concern himself over Calista Thorp, mates of tbe poorbouse.
tbe most skeptical member of Ills flock.
At her bidding each one had hung
For the tirst time a light broke lu ou bls or her stocking on a line stretched
Calista s brain For the first time she before the dormitory doors, and that
saw herself in her true character, she evening Calista and Dr. Keyes bad
saw that in giving herself up to those filled them all.
who were gone she was biding her tai
Callsta’s blue eyes were shining with
ent in a napkin.
happiness as tlie doctor drove her
It was not those loved ones «be was home under the Christmas stars.
benefiting; it was the living she was
"We remembered every one." she
Denying What right had she to keep said contentedly, leaning back among
all for the dead, who could use □"thing the soft rol>es.
•be would give them?
“Every one?” be related doubt­
Was she uot In giving it Io them fully.
boarding it for herself? All of a sud-
“Why. who have we forgotten?”
Ben a realization of her true posltloa
“Me." he wild gravely.
rushed upon her with resistless fore*
Callsta’s heart tbum;>ed painfully at
Aud bow long bad sbe shut herself
th<- new note in bls deep voice.
ia this world of her own selfish mak­
“You have forgotten me. Calista. 1
ing? Twelve years
have given you my heart, That is my
A shame came in her heart that sbe
gift. You have God's gift, too, the love
bad all this while taken no interest in
a single living tielng at Christmas time. of my poor iieople and his love in your
heart I. too. want a gift."
There were tbe children among her
There was a bushed silence then un­
relatives, the children of her friends,
til Calista found courage to ask shyly.
but. above all. the children of tbe poor
“What shall I give—to you—my beat
When she thought of tbe many little
ones whom even a penny toy would friend ?”
“Give me a place In your heart,
delight sbe was seized with a desire on
Calista.
I must tie there also. We will
this Christmas to wijie out the »tain
work together. Surely you have room
The parcels rattled to tbe floor—th*
pipe which her father would never In your heart for me toof
He leniied over and looked In tote
smoke, the »oft wools which her moth­
•yes. where Joy shone serene.
er’» fingers would never knit, the toy»
Rhe eave her hand Into tils with site
with which Bobby might not play, tbe
pl*
faith
wax doll which could not afford little
"There la room In my heart for yon.
Ann any delight!
Henry—room for tbe memory of my
Tbe next mornlug. when Christmaa
broke over the world, Calista Thorp 'tear ones, room for the whole world.”
was stirring around ber house Tw*
Wisdom of a Groat Painter.
great baskets were filled with gift*
We always like to know what a great
from tbe overflowing drawer* in the
closed chamber*, and Calista'* best man has said about his work and bow
be feels atiout other thing* that ar* of
cloak and bat lay ou tbe sofa
The poorbouse was three mile» away Interest to every one. Fortunately.
on the highroad, and a snowplow had Meissonler left a record of many of tote
leveled a broad track to th* very d«*r feelings and opinions, published a* hto
Ho Calista. clad tn ber best, pnt on bar “Conversations" Of all th* painters
overall«** aud started forth, a bastoat Rembrandt was bis favorit*
Among bis sayings were tbe foltow
In *itber band
mg
Rhe was quite pale
“’Lot well enough alone' I* th* mot­
•be turned luto the high white gate
and advanced up the path haeEereB «• to of tbe lazy.”
The man who leave* *>>"d wort h*
either side with gloomy cedar tree*
Dr Keyes was tlie overseer of tbe hind adds to tbe Inheritance of th* ton
t'tovednle [sjorhouse. and It wa* co* man race "
The master Io in artist whooe work*
•Merci the *»~t managed Insttttottoo
never recall those of some other arttot"
•f Its klud in tbe stat*
“I would have drawing mads ttoa
Breakfast wa« Iwlng served Ito ttoe
»n< dining hall when Catteta rang ttor toasts of edu> attoo In all school* It to
hell, and when The door - leno« th* tbe universal language"
"No artist wo*iId point If he knew he
blnff brown eyed doctor himself «toed
wr s never to show hto wort. If he Ml
before her.
"Merry Cbriatmao. Ml»« I'altoto! Ba no human eye would ever rent upon R"
“I never sign a picture until my wteote
jo* ar* playing Banta Claus thto tour*
tag! I am glad of that, bocans* aom* soul ls satisfied with my work ”
" To will to to do’ has been my motto
•f my o*d people «re feeling vary btto*
I hare always willed Oh how I re
today.”
He relieved her of th* baste«*» and grc* *he lost time thst ran never he
led tb* way Into the cheery »artott made up' Aa I grow older I work
ef hto <-om forte bto office where (teta harder than ever."— C. L Barstow, la
■x Nk botes.
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CALISTA’S
CHRISTMAS
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Absurd though it sounds, this newest
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Its existence Is this: The average Part-
sian is very fond of dogs, but be to not
so fond of the tax collector, the result
being that a large number of dog own­
ers contrive to avoid paying the dog
tax. The officials of the exchequer
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to recover the money thus owed them,
but have bumped up against the un­
pleasant truth that you must first tad
your dog, then tax him.
Accordingly they have employed a
number of "men who can bark.” Every
night the man la allotted a “beat.”
which may comprise one or more
streets. It la then his duty to stand
outside each bouse on his beat and
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necessary. By the end of that time,
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Gormany Already Planning to Outdo
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Germany expect* to outdo the world
in the Olympic games In 11)1*1. it wiil
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held in IN'.Mi. and the held proper is
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Stockholm.
The place has been picked, and the
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The most noticeable feature in which
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• 437 yards* long. The outer one is for
cycle races and will be 000 2-3 meters
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About twenty small bedrooms will
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you that there is nothing so g .d
(or a disordered stomach aa
Ihamberlain’s Stomach and Lrf- 1
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