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"H0LY DAYS and HOLIDAYS
FOR CHILDREN.

Lucy Stone sits by the little table
near the deep light, which forms fan
tastic shadows upon her pretty brown
hair that ripples on her forehead
and under the dainty blue ribbon, hel
large, dark eyes are bent upon hel
school books, but she is evidently moi
studying, for she exlaims: "Grandpa
grandpa! the holidays, the holidays
are almost here" and again: "Oh, Pm
SO glad; Pm going to have lots of fun;
above all things, thiseveriasting study
study will be over, for two weeks al
least" ~ .1l3 ..-..s.r
This last remark was delivered in q
sort of soto Uoee style, as grandpa rails
ed his eyes, that had grown somewhat
heavy at this hour-dear old man, with
his patient face, so calm and gentle,
and shining white hair! He sits in an
easy chair by the open fire, ponderous
volume.on his knee, sone finger point
ing to the sentence before he closed his
eyes for rest and meditation: 'Holi-
days coming on, oh true, and am still
permitted to enjoy them but my
darling Lucy would not have all hol-
iday.' f..4.- -. D., g.
sYes / would, grandpa. 1t seems to
me, here in America, we work, work,
nothing but work. Why, MademOi-
selle Lapirre, our French teacher, says
we don't know how to live in America,
for we have no time for play
"But, my DEAR" interoosed Mr..
Stone, Sin Europe they have too much
recreation, in my opinion. Holy days
and holidays fasts and fetes, are nu-
merous every where, but abound more
especially in those portions of the
world where the Roman Catholic re-
ligion prevails. The Church appoints
SO many days to be observed, that Sum-
dav seems to have no spiritual signifi-
cance. A few, in the early morning,
adhere punctilious to religious obserY-
auces, Others to dissipation, dividing
their line between pleasure and re-
ligion.'
sBut, grandpa, what fetes do they
keep? ~.
wears: birth days of kings and queens,
celebrated poets and painters, any
great national event of victory; these
public fete days, combined with those
of home life, make one long round OF
revelry; ana my ueaI Lucy nueo Hnom
that God never intended precious hours
to be 80 uselessly employed, ..
Telling a story, grandpa! oh, walt
for u.s. shouted two or three little
girls younger than Lucy, all bearing a
decided resemblance to each other,
more particularly in the bright happy
expression of joyous youth.
wait for me, sir laughed John, a
lad of sixteen; Il always learn a lesson
from grandpa's tales
'Then, I must endeavor to be some
what historical, smilingly rejoined the
dear old man. How fondly his eye
glanced over the group; how earnestly
his gaze fingered upon the open, non
tsinted, i lasf q tboasht sas heeod keep them
I'VE were talking about the Christ
- keiidaSss, eaia .Il1ey. Grandpa,
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NEWS FLASHES.

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A National Convention of Mexican
war veterans will be held at Washing
ton February -.
w. w. Cercoran, the distinguished
Washington banker. has had his sight
completely restored by recent surgical
operations.
The House committee on Elections
will in few days report resolution
expelling Utah Cannon for violation OF
the law of Congress by having four
wives four wives at one time.
1t is proposed to have a statue OF
Zachary Taylor in Washington, at a
cnst not exceeding twenty thousand
dollars. A bill for this person has been
introduced in the House.
Robert Strahl, foreign exchange clerk
of the Philadelphia banking house OF
Drexei & Co., has been placed under
bonds of 5000 on charge of enbez-
element of $4,000.
Governor Hartranft, of Pennsylva-
mia, has signed warrant for the execu.
ton of Samuel Beighley, in WestmOre-
land county, on the Doth Of January
for the murder of Joseph Kerr.
The losses by the Plympton and
Wareham street fire at Boston, Tues.
day, aggregate $590,000. The insur'
ance, as far as known, lis $i41, 900. The
losses by the Charlestown fire aggre.
gate $l45, 900; insurance, $50, 900.
COLUMBUS, December 1.-THE init
mate friends of Governor Allen say his
position on the Presidential question is
this: He neither s"thS nor would de
cline the honor of nomination. His
| friends must settle that. But he wants
it distinctly understood that he will not
allow himself to be used as cats paw
to further the interest ofany other can
didate.
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/ Ladies should remember to keep
their mouths shut when going out of q
warm room into the cool air. In fact,
it wouldn't hurt anything to keep
them shut most of the time.
Benjamin Franklin used to spell soap
's-o-p-e,' and yet there isn't a day but
that some one holds him up as great
philosopher and good man.
A Virginia bridegroom over seven
feet high is announced. The affair cre-
ated considerable sensation, but it is
believed she only married him to GO
chestnutting with. F ss's 81
A little girl, reading the History OF
England with her mother, and coming
to the statement that Henry /. never
laughed after the death of his soH,
looked up and said Nv hat did he do
when he was tickled?'
A Missouri aspirant to matrimony
advertises that he will give three mules
to any maiden who will wed him;
which gives rise to the question, what
respectable married woman wO'd want
such four-in-hand? -s,--7@
Hard currency forever-A Pennsyl-
vania fool fooled with a pistol. Ball
struck five-cent piece in his waistcoat
pocket, and took to his boots instead of
his vitals. A thousand dollars in paper
would not have saved him.
A Milesian having returned to his
native land, was asked to give an illus
tration of American enterprise. Made
answer the Irelander: If a Yankee
was shipwrecked on an uninhabited
islOnd the following morning he would
be selling newspapers to all the inhabi-
tants.'
A gentleman said to his gardener:
George, the time will will come when
man will be able to carry the manure
of an acre of land in one of his waist
coat pockets To which the gardner
replied: Il believe it, sir; but he will
be able to carry all the crop in the
other pocket Las.s.. ui,iQit 81.
An adroit thief who distracted an os-
tentatiousIy displayed check for a
Thousand dollars from the gifts at a
wedding the other day, only to findl
that the old mans balance in the bank
was four dollars and fifty cents, thinks
there is no chance for honest industry
in this city.-[Brooklyn Argus.
A young lady at home from board
ing-schOol for the holidays, was asked
if She would have roast beef, when she
replied, No, thank you; gastronom-
ical safety admonishes me that l have
arrived at the ultimate stage of
deglutition consistent with dietetic in
The young lady was never
asked if she would have anything ever
again.
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POETRY.
The Night Before Christmas.

The Night Before Christmas.
Twas the night before Christmas, when,
all through the house,
Not creature was stirring, not even
mouse.
The stockings were hung by the Chin
ney with care,
In hopes that st. Nicholas soon would
be there.
The children were nestled all snug in
their beds, .
While visions of sugar-plums danced
through their heads;
And mamma in her 'kerchief and i in
my cap,
Had just settled our brains for long
winters nap
When out in the lawn there rose such
clatter,
Isprang from my bed to see what was
the matter;
Away to the window few like flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw ul
the sash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fall.
en- snow,
Gave the lustre of midday to objects
below;
When, what to my wondering eyes
should appear,
But miniature sleigh, and eight tiny
reindeer,
With little sold driver SO lively and
quick,
knew in moment it must be st.
Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers
they came,
And he whispered and shouted and
called them by name: 49,
"Now DasherI now Dancer! now Pran.
Ger! now Vixen;
On Cometi on Cupid! on Donder! on
Bllxen!
To the top of the porch! to the top o
the wall!
Now dash away, dash away, dash away
allv'
AS the leaves that before the wild hur
ricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle,
mount to the sky,
So up to the bouse-top, the courses they
flew,
With a sleigh full Of toys-and ST.
Nicholas, too;
And then, in a twinkling, L heard OF
the roof,
The prancing and paving of each little
heof,
So drew in my head and was turning
around,
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came
with bound. ~"
He was dressed all in fur, from his
head TO his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with
ashes and scot!
A bundle of toys he had flung on his
back,
And he looked like peddler just open
ing his pack;
His eyas, how they twinkled, his dim.
pies how merry!
His cheeks were like roses. his nose
like a cherry.
His droll little mouth was drawn up
like bow,
And the beard on hischin was as white
as the Snew. guu -iis- .-Y .-Yat1 p.
The stump of a pipe he held in bis
teeth, R2 So~~gtt-s srFffl
And the smoke, it encircled his head
like a wreath.
He had a broad face, and little round
belly,
That shook when he laughed like a
bowl full of jelly
He was chubby and plump, right jol-
ly old elf,
And 1 iaughed.when 1 saw him, in
spite of myself.
A. wink Of his eye and twist Of his
head,
Soonigave me to know I had nothing
to dread.
He spoke not a word, but went straight
to his work, -
And filed all the stockings then turn
ed with a jerk,1 ssE q
And laying his finger aside Of his nose,
And giving nod, up the chimney he
rose.
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team
gave whistle, - - | 4
And away they all flew like the down
of thistle.
But heard him exclaim, ere he drove
out of sight; . ,rts.ecr ~-ysts
"MERRY CHRIsTMAs TO ALL, AND TO
ALL a GOOD NIGHT"
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