Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-12-21

Our home will be sold next week, but we
can celebrate our last Christmas in the
dear old place with pleasant sound of
carols, can't wes"
When Rosamond went from her grand
father she sought her own room to put
by her little treasure.
g A lovegift to the Lord of Christmas" :"
she repeated to herself THAT is beauti-
ful-but have no such gift None of
such good and holy thoughts of myself" "
She glanced over the array of presents
she had with such interest prepared
Something for every one who will be
likely to give me something" she said
aloud. 'And I'd never thought of any
one else. Chi1st's birthday, and 40 GIFT for
| CHRIST
| At the table Rosainond's father said:
Il heard to-day that the Minturn cot
tage is to be sold next week under
mortgage. Minturn's been unfor
tunate lately = out of employment
so long. 1t will go hard with him to lose
his home. Tt Won't bring over eight hun
dred dollars at auction, and the mortgage
| calls for three hundred more. The inter
est and costs will consume another hun
dred He won't have much left"
"What a pity" said Mrs. Gale; :" such
d SOOu HILL, duU SuIA1 INV
Can't something be done'n
81 don't see WHAT said Mr.. Gale. "He
asked me to lend him four hundred dol
lars and take mortgage, but | couldn't
| Just now. It's too near the close of the
year. Ineed the money In my business"
"It's too bad," said Mrs. Gale Poor
Minturns. How sad they must be to-
night. It quite spoils my Christmas.
After tea Grandpa called Rosamond in
to the library.
.sCome, Rosie" he said, "what am
to do? It's toe hard for our neighbor
Minturn to lose his home this way. |
could help him by making little sacri-
fee"
"Oh do help him then" said Rosa
mond.
"But if do, somebody must needs do
without the Christmas present intended
to bestow"
"Wel, Grandpa, who would be so sell
fish as to care?n
81 am afraid my little Rosie WILL"
said Grandpa. My one gift is intended
for her. and it is to cost just four hun
dred dollars. | have selected it, and in
tend buying it tonight and having it sent
up in the morning-unless, indeed
90 Oh, Grandpa! present for me to cost
four hundred dollars! Is its it new
piano? Oh, you dear, beautiful grandpa.
Just what I had SO longed for. My old,
worn-out hurdy-gurdy is real trial to
me-"
She had quite forgotten everything and
everybody save the much wished for
piano and the generous and doting grand
father. Suddenly she recollected.
"Oh, Grandpa she said, 81 understand
you now. Either must give up the pi-
ano or the Minturns must give up their
home"
She threw her arms around her grand
fathers neck, and hid her face, and the
tears that could come, upon his shoulder.
1t was sharp struggle between self-love
and Christ-love The dear grandpa's
words came to her mind-s'a love-gift to
pered, as she kissed the old mans silvery
locks, 'Dear Grandpa, we will not buy
the piano. We will make love-gift to
the Lord instead"
"Rose of the world" murmured her
grandfather, fondly, ''you make my heart
sing for joy. No music that you could
ever have drawn from the piano I had
hoped to give you could have yielded me
such delight as does your sweet voice
now, when it speaks in accents of unself
ish love. 1t chimes in my heart a true
Christmas Carol"
"Then each has sung a carol to the
other" said the young girl, her face beam
ing with smiles, 'only mine would never
have been sung at all had not yours been
sung first Aren't we happy, Grandies
feel almost as if it were my home that
was saved
"We mustn't be selfish on Christmas
Eve. Get me my coat. I'll go down and
speak a good word to Minturn," said
the good old man. Tears were in his
eyes now. When Grandpa returned
Rosamond was sitting at the old piano,
and the family were singing a Christmas
Carol
ssChime, BELLS chime.
Glory be to God above
Christ has come to live and love,
Chime, bells. chime
The old hurdy- gurdy sounds splen-
| didly tonight, Grandie, DEAR" cried the
young girl.
Rose of the world" said Grandpa,
softly, cit is because of the love gift"
And the Christmas Carols chimed low
ingly all the dreamful night, not only in
the hearts of the dwellers in the abode of
plenty, but in the grateful hearts of those
who sang carols while yet in darkness,
and to whom the Lord of Christmas had
sent his servant with a promise of help
for their time of trouble g Glory be to
God In the highest, and on earth peace, and
good-aoM toacard men. ."-Litt1e Corporal.