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THE Spirit ol Ilia Miitlelur
' Her ipell nbout the Innd throwi wlda,
And eytit tre bright and cheeki low
Whert itlri tlx pulia of CliriilmBitlde.
O frccloui branch with berriei p5rled.
Whnt gloried green iiirpsiici tliii.
Whole maKic twftyi the whole wide world.
The rhythmic iweetnen of a kin?
A CHRISTMAS
A LA MODE.
IT was Itoso Mario who, mnrkltiK
(lm day of my lust visit on (lie
calendar, Hindu (he dlHcovcry
that I wuh to bclouy to falhur oil
ClirlHtiuiiM day.
Thin uniy sun ml n hit confiiHliii;, for
moHt lit 1 lu kIi'Ih lirlmiK usually tolliolr
IiiiK'iitH, tmt I, Wlllfllu WarrliiKloii,
don't. Kvit hIiicu 1 can ri'iniMiilicr
motlior Iiiih llvod In our tiU-o iiiuirt
miMit In C'ciilriil Turk West, and fa
thor has lived down In tlio KlftlcH,
JiiHt off tlio nvoinio. And 1 IiHoiik to
incitlicr year in and year out, exoopt
Iiik thrcn (In h In ouch moufh, and for
thcHi til rc( (la.vfi I IicIoiik to fallirr.
When Hum' Marlu mailu tlio (IIncov
ory that my next vIhII to I'lfly koiiio
thlii); Hired would fall upon tlio 'jrlli
of liociMiilicr kIio wan (pilto ready to
cry her llltlc lilacli c.vcn out.
Kallicr Hcut tin hroiiKluini on tlio
nioriiliiK of tlio " llli.
"Illlllo, ltllllc, dcarl" cried mother.
rliiNpliifi mo tightly In her anus when
hi eiiilKlit Kilit of llio ciii'I'Iiiku wlilcli
win to tako inn away.
"lion't you want nut to go, mother?"
1 nuked n little iiiiNteadlly.
"Want yon to pi!" kIio cried. Then
ho lieHltntcil and lidded, very ciiliu
nnd Helf poNHCHHed: "(If course I al
ways want you with nie, Illlllo, dear
lint then ho (loeH your fnt'ier want you,
nnd for tlio next three iIiivm you ho
lonu to ti I lit. So I want you lo p."
"Hut now nnd tomorrow ChrlstmiiN
day! (Hi, mot her, won't I nee you tomorrow-won't
I nee you on t'lirlNlmas
dnyV I cried, cIIiikIiik fast to her
irelty cown
"I'm afraid not, weetlienrt," she
nld gently.
"Hut 1 want you-I want you, moth
er, on Christ inn day of all dn.vn lu tint
jcur." I Hi;ld.
"Hut don't you want your falher.
too. ltllllc, dour?" Hhc nslied. "(Mi, I
know you do yon must! So run
bIoiik, dear little clrl, ruu-i'iilckly!"
She let me ko and pushed iik gently
from her, nnd I knew liy tlio Niulle In
her IiIk hrown eyes Hint the learn
were very near.
ha I tier ih ualtlnn for me on the
KtepM of the Cordova, and when lie
miw the triimh;iin hull miller tile
llinnpilse and just ime little Kill step
out hln face went all a ki'Iii, ami he
picked Hie up anil kissed hie
"Well, well, well! Where's Itoso
Millie?" he nskeil. and then I told lllm
alio hud xtnppcil at lionie
I wInIi you could see Inther'n rooms
In the Cordova. They are ever ho nlee.
with dark walls Mini 'i.v rnu-s nnd hit;
aiiliNlautlal looklni; f iirnltinv. There s
nn open tlrephice and a line old settle
with no end of red ciislnins In his den
nnd II Is here we sit of an ovenlin;
Klde liy side, and talk until lieiltluie
After we hud none up In the elevntor
to father's Hpartmeiit lie turned to nie
nnd asked me about the (lav's pro
Krnin.
"I'd like to ko down to the shops fl
er luncheon,' I told lilm promptly.
"(iiHHt! Jolly! And suppose ws go
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Yl at th wintnr, wepln, diet
The chnrm till maiten Cupid,
Whene'er he loolci In Piyche'i eyet
He teei the mirrored mistletoe.
down to ono of thu more quiet of the
1 1 1 K li'ilels nnd lunch there," he hii Id.
lie always) does think of thu very
nicest thing's! A IiIk hotel downtown
After luncheon wu entered our han
som nualn and wero driven uwny to
ono of tlio lilt,' simps, where, ns dither
put II, one can liny everything from a
collar button to a steam launch. Itoso
Mario Hays men do not like shopping,
hut, then, Itoso Mario doesn't know
everything In tlio world, n ml father
nnd 1 hud n beautiful tlino. We
nought nil Borl of (jlfla for Just every
hody, ami rather didn't look wllllu I
selected Ills present, nnd I Uldu't look
while ho xelected mine.
"Now," I said, as wo enmo out of
tlio department store, "I wnnt to buy
mother's gift."
"Why, of course," said father hur
riedly. "What do you want? Whcro
do yon wnnt to go? I'll tell the cab
by." "1 haven't decided whnt to Ret," I
said slowly. "What do you tlllnk?
Can't you NiiKKost HomethliiK, fntller?"
llo shook 111 head. "I'm nfrnld I
can't, Itlllle," he told mo quietly. "(.Jet
"Oil, UOTHMl," I SUOUl'KU.
whatever you Hunk your niolher will
like I know she will appreciate It nil
the more If you select It yourself."
He put me In the hansom and. Jump
im; lu hlmselr, told the iiian lo drive
slowly up the avenue. Tills would
plve mo time lo divide upon the pre
cut and where It should Ik- purchased
I was w averlni! bet ween n set of silver
for her Antoinette desk and a pair ot
K'- ualollca Jars for her tavorlle
dwnrf plucs when our tiiiiisoin wiis
eauuht In a blivk
Iiinvtly abreast of our liausom wn
mini her one, ours koIiik north, our
neltlilior's conilni; south, and lls I turn
ed my head I looked straight Into mot b
er's eyes! She was the sole occupant
of the south couiliiK cnl).
"Mother!" I snouted. "Ob, mother,
oiot her 1"
''P UK. J.
" "UlUIbr she cried. We bnd both seen
ench other together, Just as we always
see everything together.
"Whnt Is the trouble?" begun fnthor
when he, too, turned tils head and
looked Into mother's lovely eyes.
"Ilow-do-do, Will?" she siUd softly.
I saw fnthor clinch his hands tightly,
then, "Ilow-de-do, Nell?" ha returned.
"Awful block, Isn't It?"
"Oh, very bad!" suld mother, but she
was looking at me sitting so proudly
At father's sldo, and presently I cnught
the suspicion of a tear In ber eyes, Di
rectly a big lump cntno In my throat.
I saw how It was. Mother was think
ing of Christmas and of ber little girl.
nml I wns sorry, sorry for ber and for
fnt her too. The surface cars banged
their bells, tlio policemen shouted and
thu cnbbles swore. And all tlio while
our hansom was Jammed tightly next
to mother's, nnd we snt Btnrlng straight
nt ench other and snylng not a word.
Just then a policeman enme up to
mother's hansom and shouted to the
cabby, It seemed that tlio left wheel
of mother's hansom was locked In the
right wheel of another carriage In such
a wny ns to render It unsafo to pull
out. The pollcemnn, who of course
know nothing of our affairs, said:
"Step across Into the hansom next to
you, rnn'nui. Its wheels aro snfo, and
I'm thinking tlio Hue will be moving
north first."
Poor mother flushed cruelly nnd said
not n word, but Just sat there looking
Willi pleading eyes nt father. But fa
ther didn't move, nnd neither did he
speak, so I took (lie situation In my
two small hands nnd said:
"Kiiiher, won't you help mother Into
our cab?"
Iilroctly I gpoko to father he was nil
attention nnd politeness. He stood up
ninl held out his hand to mother nnd
I carefully helped her across Into our
hansom. I believe mother would never
hit vo come only she lyiew that n great
many persons had heard mo anil were
watching us, nnd so she yielded grace
fully, as mol her nlouo can.
When she wns In our cub nnd silting
down with mo squeezed In between
father nnd herself, she mlsed her eyes
and said quietly:
"Thank you, Will."
A moment Inter the line stnrted,
slowly moving northward, and our
hnusnin' went with the others, father
and mother nnd I were sitting side by
sldo. It seemed so good Just to think
of It, although I knew It all came of
an accident alone.
After wo had gone two blocks up
town, father spoke very quietly and
with tightly pressed lips.
"I'll speak to the man and loll him
lo slop nt the next corner. Then I'll
get out nnd you mid Illlllo cno have the
cab to yourselves."
"There Is no need for you to get out.
Will," mother told him quickly. "It Is
I who nm the Intruder. Have him stop,
please, mid I will llud another han
som." "I wouldn't have you do that for the
world," ho returned. "I Bhull lenve you
at tlio next corner; Hint Is settled."
Mother put out her hand mid let It
rest lightly on father's arm.
"Will," she cried, "please don't make
mo feel worse than I already do. I
was forced lu your enh, by accident It
Is true, but nevertheless, I did allow
you to help me enter IL Hut that was
because people were watching us
iiud I thought It best. Now thnt we
are out of Hie tnngle, I must thank
you mid nsk you to set me down at
once! ICIse I shall never forgive you."
And they continued to talk, nnd the
linnsom continued on lls way, nnd no
body but myself noticed that we hud
got well uptown nnd were within two
blocks of the apartment building In
Central Hark West, where mother nnd
I live.
So, qulto unobserved. I spoke up the
tube to the cabby, mid said:
"The Slrnthinore. anil quick, please!"
Wo turned down a cross street Into
iinollier, nnd before one could say
".lack ltoblnson" we had stopped nt
the door of the Slrnthinore.
"Oh!" cried mother.
"What Is this?" frowned father.
Hut ho leaped out on Hie snow cov
ered pavement and gave mother his
hand. A moment In tor we nil hurried
up the steps nnd -stopped In the lohbyl
"Thank you," said mother. "You are
very kind."
Father laughed. "Oh, not nt nil," he
told her. "This Is not n case of being
kind - exactly."
"Won't you couip In-for a little a
cup of tea. perhaps?" asked mother
slowly.
I don't know what father would
have answered, so I took no chances
"lo come!" I cried, and looked nt
mother to further second my Invita
tion. "Yes, do," she said, without raising
her eyes.
"Thanks. I will!" cried father, nnd
wo all went up In the elevator together
When we were safely In mother's
pretty silting room and I had securely
locked the door, I slipped away nnd
left them together. Somehow It seemed
ns If they would gel along better with
out me Just then. anil, besides, I think
I had helped a lot ns It was for a mere
little tilrl. don't you?
An hour later-It seemed hours nml
hours inter, although It really wasn't,
or course I went back nnd found
mother In father's arms.
"Oil. won t we have a bully Christ
mas?" I cried Joyfully "Father nnd
mother nml I -what a lovely, lovely
time we'll have together!"
"Yon can wnger anything yon own
thai we will," laughed father "Why
It "Hi no ,i regular Christmas a la
mode. eh. Nell?"
And then tie khsed mother, and
mother hid her happy face on uls broiul
shoulder, anil wns oh, so happy!
Merry Christmas. Indeed!-W. Carey
Wonderlj In Smart Set.
MR, MARDIFIELD'S
CHRISTMAS GRANDSON,
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WONDER who they nre!" said
old Mr. Manlilielil.
Ho wns standing nt the win
dow of the breakfast room,
looking across the sunny street nt an
unpretending little cottage.
"Whom do you mean, uncle?" asked
Clnrn liarton, who expected to be her
grundiincle's heiress.
"Why, those people across the wny!"
"Oh, common folks, 1 dare say. No
body else would live In that house."
Old Mardlllcld came to the breakfast
table. lie sighed softly as he took
the cup from Clara's Jeweled hand.
"Undo, dear, you aro very silent,"
said Clnrn.
"I wns only thinking, my dear," snld
tlio old gentleman apologetically.
"Only thinking!" Yes, his mind had
gone back years along the dusty track
of tlmo, and he had been mutely pon
dering upon what the result would
have been had he shaped his course
illfferently In the days that wero gone
He had had a son once, of whom he
had been proud nnd, fond, uiid If
"I would have done anything for
lilm-nnythlng," thought Mardllleld,
swallowing Ills coffee, "if ho would
only have beet) willing to consult my
feelings a little. Hut when ha mar
ried that western girl It was like
drawing a gulf between ns, nnd ho
knew It Hut he's dead now, nnd even
on his deathbed ho was too proud to
send for his old fallier."
These were the thoughts that were
passing through old'Marililleld's mind.
As the old gentleman was returning
from n walk later In the cool sunshine
n little fellow hanging over the gate
accosted him eagerly.
"Sir, tire you Santa Clans?"
"Not that I know of. Why?"
"You nre like the picture In my
book," said the boy "n fat old gentle
man, with n long white beard nnd lots
of parcels. And my mamma snld
Santa Chins wouldn't come to our
"MA1MU, I AM SANTA CLATJS."
house 'cause we were so poor. And I
wnnt n stocking full of toys, like the
other boys, nnd a new sled, and n pair
of skates, and I thought If I bow Santa
Clans I'd nsk him."
Here n soft voice from the window
culled "Lionel! Lionel!" nnd the np
parltlon slipped down from the gate
and ran uwny.
"A cunning llttlo rogue!" thought
Mitrdlliold. "Santa Clans, eh? An old
gentleman with n long white bea ni
hil! ha! ha! And 1 might have had
Just such a chubby rascal of a grand
son ns that If only 1 wonder If they
would object to my adopting him!
Santa Clnus, eh? Well. I believe I
will turn Santa Clans for once!"
The stars were shining out, tiny
points of gold, through the darkness
of the Christmas eve, when Mr. Mardl
field knocked nt the door of the little
cream colored cottage.
"Come In!" a gentle voice called, nnd
Mardlfleld, groping his way through a
semlllghted hallway, found himself In
the presence of a sweet faced woman,
In a pillowed chair, her fingers busied
In some piece or knitting.
"Madam." said he. bowing courteous
ly, "I nm Snntti Clans!"
And then he told her the story of
how little Lionel had nccosted him In
the morning
"Yon are very kind, sir." snld the
woman tremulously. "We nre poor so
poor, In fact, that the barest noccssn
rles of life nre sometimes beyond our
reach -and little Lionel's dream of San
ta Clans must have gone unrealized If
It were not for your thoughtful con
sideration "
She smiled faintly, with a motion of
her white transparent finnd toward
the chimney, but as Mr Mardllleld
turned round to look he started ns If
smitten by some sudden blow.
"My Hod"' he unsped. "whose picture
Is that haiiL-Ing over the mantel?"
"My liu-briiid's portrait, sir."
"Your husband's! Then," nnd he
turned once mote to face her, "you nre
Charley's wife!"
"My husband' name was Cbnrles
Mardllleld." she answered. Little Llo
nel. a wakened by the loud voice In
which the old gentleman had spoken,
sat up In his bed. with disheveled curls
and big e.Mw
"Santa Chins. Santa Clans!" he cried
"Mainuia, I knew he'd comer
"My child." sHld Mr. Mardlfleld. lift
Hir the little form In his arms, "Snnta
Claus has wnt you a grandfather."
JEW-
CHBISTMAS
4PBESENT4
pfir wans brooks Ej
ELNATHAN TODD kep' company
With Lucy Kerr to tarnal
The wc-9men all declared that he
Wat doin' her a greejoua wrong.
They 'lowed he ought to let her know
What his intentions reely were,
Or give somebody else a show
To come a-ihinin' up to her.
But always when Elnathan tried
To pop the question so I've beared
He'd stammer like his tongue was tied
And choke all up, he was so skeered.
And Lucy, bein" bashful, too,
Would set and trem'le like a leaf,
And havin' nothin' else to do
Would gnaw her pocket han'kerchlef.
At last the women folks agreed
Twas time for them to take a hand,
So, under Widder Barton's lead,
They told the parson what they planned,
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And, bein's that the parson was
Pursuin' of the wldder's heart,
He 'lowed they had a righteous cause
And promised he would do hit part.
So when the Chrit'mas doin's were
The church was full at full could be.
And all the gals but Lucy Kerr
Got presents from the Chris'mat tree.
At last the parton, with a smile,
Called Lucy's and Elnathan's names,
And they went blushin' up the aisle,
Not knowin' of the women's aims.
"Take hold o' hands," the parson said,
And, not suspectin' what it meant,
Before they knowed it they were wed,
Both havin' give their full consent,
Then all the congregation stood,
While Widder Barton pitched the key,
And ev'rybody tang that good
Old hymn, "What Shall the Harvest
Be7"
CHRISTMAS 100 YEARS AGO.
Apprehension Felt From British Navy
In the War of 1812.
Six months or the war of 1S1U nnd
elapsed when the people of the United
States celebrated Christmas a hundred
years ago, Hull bnd surrendered De
troit, but another Hull hnd won a de
cided victory over the Hritish ship
Ciiierriore, while nnother ship, the
United States, had captured the Mace
donian. In New York a great Christ
mas banquet wns given to Cnptaln
Isaac Hull, commanding the Constitu
tion, "Old Ironsides," which hnd won
the buttle with the Cueriiere, and to
Captain Stephen Decatur, commander
of the United States.
The banquet wns given In the City
hotel, which occupied the whole front
of n block from Cedar to Thames
streets, In the vicinity of Wall street.
This was the last Christmas festival I
In New York till after the signing of
the pence treaty, for in 1S13 the city i
was plunged Into black despair over
Ihe fear of the l'.iillsh navy nnd the
distress tliMt had been caused to our I
commerce nnd shipping. j
Looked nt from this distance, It
seems little less than n miracle thnt I
the comparatively puny American nnvy '
should have whipped the navy of Great
iiniain, then the greatest In the world.
The panic In which our chief seaport
town was thrown by the fear of attack
from the mistress of the seas Is easily
limit rstood.
STAllt.K served him
And for a t,ed a manger mean.
l"t ovr hit head, htm advent tell
iii. A now nnd wondrous slar is seen.
Ansel, rehearse lo men the story,
I h o (id story of his birth
"li'lory' ra'" ,h 'nthem-
Tarth.'n h'Sh on
The First Christmas j
tor a iS
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