Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-12-26

before the altar; first be reconciled to thy
brother, and then come and offer thy gift F"
He walked about while, thinking, and then
found his neighbor. "Mr. Wilkinson" said
lie, cit is bad enough that You and L should
quarrel in law, but let us be friends in the Cos.
pei. AS l looked at your little boy, and held
him up in my arms, and found out whose son
he was, 1 felt ashamed that had ever quar-,
relied with his father. Here is my hand if you
think fit to take it, with all my heart"
said Wilkinson. Il fear was more to blame
than you. But we can't help the past; let us
make amends for the future. / hope we shall
have many merry Christmas together in this
world and the next. Perhaps Uncle Nathan
can settle our land-9palre better than any jury
I'D Worcester county"
Mr. Smith, the Know nothing representative,
was struck with the bright face of one of the
little girls who wore school-medal, and asked
her name Bridget O'Bren, your honor"
was the Ianswer. well, WELL" said he, 81
guess Uncle Nathan is half right; its all pre-
judice.' don't like the Irish, politically. But
after all, the Pope will have to make a pretty
long arm to reach round Aunt Kindly, and
clear through the Union Schoul-house and
spoil Miss Bridget,-a pretty long arm to do
all that"
So it went on all round the ROOM "That is
what l call the Christian Sacrament said
Deacon jackson to Captain Weldon. 'Ah,
yes, replied the blacksmith it is a feast of
love. Look there; Colonel Stearns and John
Wilkinson have not spoken for years. Now it
is all made up. Both have forgotten that little
strip of Beaver-gray meadow, which has cost
them so much money and hard words, and in
itself is not worth the lawyers fees"
How the children played! how they all did
dance (! and of the whole sportive company
not one footed the measure SO neat as little
Hattie Tidy, the black mans daughter
"What shame to ensave race of such per-
sons, !" said Mr.. Stovepipe "Yet l went in
for the Fugitive Slave Bill, and was one of
Marshal Tukey's fifteen hundred gentlemen
of property and standing.' May God forgive
me-" "Amen," said Mr.. Broadside, a great,
stout, robust farmer; 81 stood by till the Ne
braska bill put slavery into Kansas, then l
went right square over to the ant-slavery side.
shall stick there forever. DR. Lord may try
and excuse slavery just as much as lie likes.
know what all that means. He don't catch
old birds with chaff''
Uncle Nathan went about the room talking
with the men and women; they all knew him,
and felt well acquainted with such good
natured face; while Aunt Kindly with the
nicer tact Of good woman, introduced the
right persons to each other, and so promoted
happiness among those too happy to obtain it
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special care OF the boys and girls from the
poor-house.
What an appetite the little folks had for the
good things! How the old ones helped them
to dispose of these creature comforts while
such as were half way between, were too busy
with other matters to think much of the eat
ables. Solomon Jenkins and Katie Edmunds
had had falling out. He was the miller at
Stony Brook but the "course of true love
never did run smooth" with him; he could
not coax Katie's brook into his stream it
would turn off some other way. But that
night Katie herself broke down the hindrance,
and the two little brooks became one great
stream of love, and flowed on together, insep-
arabic; now dimpling, deepening, and whirl-
ing away full Of beauty toward the great ocean
of eternity.
Uncle Nathan and Aunt Kindly, how happy
they were, seeing the joy of all the company
they looked like two new Redeemers- which
indeed they were. The minister said -"Wel.
have been preaching charity and forgiveness
and cheerful happiness all my life now see
signs OF the good time coming. There's for
gveness of injuries" pointing to Colonel
Stearns and Mr.. Wilkinson; cold enemies re-
conciled. All my sermons don't seem to ac.
complish so much as your Christmas Festival,
MIR. Robinson" said he addressing Uncle Ma
than. eve only watered the ground" said
Aunt Kindly, where the seed was long since
sown by other hands only it does seem to
come up abundanty, and all at once" Then
the minister told the people a new Christmas
story and before they went home they all
joined together and sung this hymn to the
good tune Of Old Hundred
Jesus shall reign whereer the sun
Does his successive journeys run;
His Kingdom stretch from shore TO shore,
iii moons shall and No moi
Blessings abound where'er he reigns
The prisoner leaps to loose his chains
The weary find eternal rest
And all the sons of want are hless,d