The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-12-19

When ltOSlnlOnQ went from her
grandfather she sought her own room
to put by her little treasure.
"a love-gift to the Lord Of Christ
mas,u she repeated to herself. THAT
is beautiful-but I have no such gift.
None Of mine are meant for him. |
never think such good and holy
thoughts ofmyself.'
She glanced over the array OF pres
ents she had with suc,i interest pre-
pared. Something for every one
who will be likely to give Hc some
thing she said aloud. "And I'd
never a thought of and one else.
( CIrisFs Jirtbddy, and no giH far
Christ.
At the table ROsamOnd's father said:
''I head to-day that the Minturn cot
tage is to be sold next week under a
mortgage. Minturn's been unfortu-
nate lately-Out of employment so
long. It will 20 hard with him to
! lose his home. It won't bring over
eight hundred dollars at auction, and
/ the mortgage calls for three hundred
more. The interest and costs viii
! consume another hundred He won't
have much left.
"What a PITY said Mrs. Gale !;
"such a good man, and such nice,
I family. Can't something be done o.
AZ don't see what,n said Mr.. Gale.
"He asked me to lend him four hun
dred dollars and take mortgage, but
l couldn't just now. It's too near the
close of the year. need the money
in my business"
"Ips too bad,u said Mrs. Gale.
"POOr Minturns. How sad they
must be tonight. 1t quite spoils my
I Christmas.n
After tea Grandpa called Rosamond
/ into the library.
"Come, Rosie" he said, "what am
/ I to do? It's too hard for our neigh
! Dor Minturn to lose his home this
way. could help HIN by making n
little sacrifice"
"Oh do help him them" said Rosa
mond.
"But If I do, somebody must needs
/ do without the Christmas present I
/ intended TO bestOw."
"Well, Grandpa, who would be so
! selfish as 10 care?"
~ am afraid my little Rosie will,
said Grandpa. "My one gift is Inten-
deu for her, and it Is to cost just four
hundred dollars. / have selected it,
and intend buying it tonight and
and having It sent up in the morning
/ unless indeed
"Oh, Grandpa q present for NE to
cost four hundred dollars! Is it's it
a new piano: On, YOU dear, bsautl-
/ ful grandpa. just what / had 50
4 longed for. Ny old, wcrn-1ut huTdy-
gurdy is a real trial ID me-
She had quite forgotten everything
and everybody save the much wished
for piano and the generous and dOting
grandfather. Suddenly she recnllec-
ted.
ooh, Grandpa" " she sal !, II un-
derstand you now. Either | must
give up the piano or the MlntuTns
must give up their home"
She threw her arms around her
grandfather's neck, and hid her
face, and the tears that
trOUld come, upon his shoulder. 1t
was a sharp struggle between self
/ love and Christ-lnve. The dear grsnd-
pas words came to ner mind-"a
/ love-gift to the Lord of ChTistmasn-
and she whispered, as she kissed the
old mans silvery locks, "Dear Grand
I ltIf - e " ill 4lFe hhN AlAN tflnlAbs w
[ viii make Il lOve-gift TO the Lord in
stead.'
'Rose Of the world" mu-mured her
grandfather, fondiy, lyon make my
neart sing for joy. No music that you
I cnuld ever have drawn from the pi
ano had hoped to give yOu could
, have yielded me such delight az does
Your sweet voice now, when il speaks
in accents of unseIfi$h love. 1t
chimes in my heart trne Christmas
\ Carol"
"Ihen each has sung "A carol 20 the
other" said the young girl, her face
beaming with smiles, "Only milne
would never have been sung at all
had not yours been sung first. Aren't
we happy, Grandie? 1 feel almost rs
if it were my home that was saved"
1--WE mustn't be selfish on Christ
mas Eve. Get me my coat. III go
down, and speak a word To the Min
turns, i'said the good old man. Tears
were in his eyes now. When Grand
pa returned ROsamOnd was sitting at
the old piano, and the family were
singing a Christmas Carol
"Ckime, bells, chine
Glory b. TO God above
Christ has come 10 live and love.
Chime, bells, chime.''
"The old hurdy-gurdy sounds splen-
didly tonight, Grandie, dear" cried
the young girl.
'Rose OF the wOrld,r said grandpa,
softly, "it is because of the love gift
And the Christmas Carols chimed
lovingly all the dreamful night, not
only to the hearts of the dweller5 in
the abode of plenty, but in the CRATE
full hearts of those who sang carols
while yet in darkness, and 10 whom
the Lord Of Christmas had sent his
servant with a promise of help fol
their time of trouble. "GlO7Y be Il
God IN the highest, and on earth peace
. and Good tcW to5Cdrd nicB.