, 1874-12-24
DO fraugl,t with untold happinoss to tho inhal,-

''a'a1 ~ - ,,.nI Iattm. .'u, ,.......
,I lug ,vou u'sny tao Two greater
n, nmsy 'or"ntn aootnln' TO sake no heed Of the
,,nitn ~. s ~" t1e fhaiahco OF
,o M.'Gl .1on vi lne . 'can y. tno gou waoHo t-
1uetn I',t4 a,an hi"nen ~ ta!o loary pAst
,,c T." naya %n ' ~; ,a' 81 nftnn lts so nob noioro
ras,o 'sG s rnmt @ ~ = S.nt.o ",u n,'sa y now
.ss9aa .1c .' ra,ua.s ~ M'rto' .e aynaeo! of
,uSrij Ma, n4s a nuoI MI ~ u n"oa'ou 10 INC
neu.ad IN HI. VIZ Hr,,ooa f,ni't ngef "to.,ua F,
EInsea ,ui,,o " hls ueeleS1 Htght, anu from
II. 'lsal ovsr tho reetes'i r , horizon, weyal 1
nt .f ~ - rn,s ~ s,,euti h.n, ~ ~
Host Hcs m ese usna sou 3l no,m f a. nc ui 70 s
n@o h,"t W tIo invnm;i9 fraa,,os. v lngoa'f ~
ri o ~ un tJ f5r, n ,ia 1raSn, anox sA
urni,.,t r. in ,n"i,in NJ ""n ,a.v III ~ aec9. @
ronr .tnvnH ~ IoSnnr II t;tt tro, ~ ~ .no
rin,, ~, hro,, ~ ii5 ,vn h.atIa s.I H., ''tio @
,,oxr,is ~ Sion hv lin 1fnh;," ,n a'u .,,,.,"i .1
wnn rna,,nn,ol ~ ,y six of t,,o snvo o,i,tiora
Of AtlaH. tho plcint}ca. who 1noyn aasswsr' n
tho snn+1 snca thn, tha ao,o,,,,' aa
tnv,sho to n,ortai oro hnr ''a. uoen
obodions:e, aH Adunt lost his corona
Of light when In fell. Those ak, tho Wcntcri,
Atattjtlcd, more favored thar t'toir sister
nlld-fea7on. From out ita Shining depths they
oullcd tho Cradle iebuln, which, btudtpl with
living jo.rcs, batwoen two m!lk-whlto asscs, waa
borne by them downward. and to tho Hpot where
thu worHl rors Of earth had gatlicrnt1 Iii roypten-
tinl nttitpde. Ar Tho gorgeous procession
noared tho ground, tiny lnula'. form appeared
within the burden. and tho worry air seemed to DO
warmed as i,y tho breath Of Omnipotcncc. Tlic,,
the angelic forma nss',n,od by tho atars in tho
N,lt Of 0rhc'n. which had "conle up from tho
1saat during tho evening, approaclied aH throo
kings, their flowing boards, aud tnlIHmanc-rny-
cretl garments, proclatninE thom AZ belonging
to the 1liayi- They bore rich offerings in their
lands, wlncl. they, laid At tho feet Of tho
little stranger. The iirat = purse of
gold. tile Offering OF earth tlroHs 10 tho
heayon-born one. The second rift Of
precious stones, brighter than any TINT adorned
tho crown Of Solomon, or tho hreast-pinto Of tho
High Priest OF Israel IN tho days when God Rn-
awcrct his chosen pooplo by Urim and Thnm-
fncs, 1illng !ho mir, wero oniblemasic Of kisigly
alteration in life. and also OF preservation in
tleatl'. As they drow. around tho infant form,
tho eartli-horn nnes chor,,sha forth Joyous MI
them, which was ta'ton up by tho wholo host Of
heaven, and clantod IN overy pnrt OF tho uni
verso, "Peaco Oh earth; good will to nlon."
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e,umbcrv. Tbc stnrs had resumed thor ntnces
in tha armament. aud thoir light ranid)y fa;io.l
hefore that Of tho a,proachinr ann. No frnoa
ro1nRincd of tho milptsht nomp: excent n bahy
"wraupcd IN ewalllipg-clothca. and iyine In \
maugcr." near wt,icI, way GROUPED n psYtv Of
slc,,IIcr1g WHO had loft their flacks rei,nnr h,
the no!ghboring ilelds while ttlcy wert to 700
what Ind cn,,ntsi Tho unuarn1lelnfl rntnnot;on NJ
lin nrovIn,,s uirl.l- -
INV. .roiiotai NJ arvorau no ho+,ro, r7,o .,u
s.:. ns pelotG! 1Ao nus
A tradition existed, Tor mNtly centuries after
wards, that OIL zach return Of tho a1,-
niyorsnry of that coneourso, tho cattle