, 1877-12-26

'come, tell MT about IT., sntd Bho.
~ gucsa don't dare 10,
Just cause I'm afrntd you
WIN 90 right OF straight and toll llc."
'Now, Mimic, you know w"-''Thorc, hos com.
ing! iookl sect
What II ho had heard M convess!ngt' said she.
~ gncrs twoutd harm braked my SURPRISE"
(soliloqntEing:] ''Now 'speet he'll say.
Minnie,
Ton queer little ninny,
What mtssive (mIschiefl has got In your oyesf
cnArrrn tl,-osR MINUTE LATER.
40 Papat Two hid np great seket from you,
And yuu ncvcr Gnu Ruess whatt It's 'bont some.
dng new,
And somsang that's ssev 60 p1eassntl
/ am going 10 buy
For ron. by.and.by,
son,o slippers for 4 Kistu,ns. present."
JEyFrnsos. Dec. 70, lIns. MONTAGUE.
CHRISTMAS IN nEnzEGov1NA.
tTru7s'atsd nom NE Frtnch FAR 7as Tribune. bv
E,nuu StanIey.l
Although the sttugglo between Russia and
Turkey had not commenced when tho following
occurrences took place, two enemies were ravag-
Ing HcrzcgoviMa, and taxation ana etarvatlon
wero equally terrible as massacrcs md battles.
Famine, that horrible spectre, was sinking fru,n
ytllago to village, from cabin to cabin, scixing
with its 6ony urms tho strong man, tho youth,
The mother, An1 tho babe. Tho earth yielded
nothing, Heaven opened its loodgatcs, and tho
eye Of the Osmansl was watching grccllly tue
smallest prey. That which tho storms did not
destroy went Into tho granary Of the opprcssor,
and happy the one who succeeded In sccretlnQ
crust uf bread.
lho winter was thcrc,-aho ir1Rhftol winter
with his white robes, who brings pleasure to tho
tAnH ttxn MI. nrf tnf
stot,, viii, a aoI i,ca,t ,a,ct1 m I'm mi.
s.1 ..,.,' ~ .s..,.n.!. ~. w. ~ e .'u.'
eose.su ., WIN SNOW, spatsnn9 , W. .ue sungns' M
drcn. Iaisng his eyes to Heaven, ho claspcd
hi, hands and nraycd. 40 thou prca. f,tnl nf
f,,,hS,, chr1,4t.,s I,,,o ,,.u,, ~, -. ,I,,..,.
~, s'.', .''.sa 'aelsS ou u,c' .u'no.
brcadl For water, frosh from tho streams, /
thank Thee; and now pray for bread tlat my
Almighty. ho bad little hidden treasure.
destined to bring Joy to his children
on Christmas.tlny. Down fl dark
snrlss wero buried III q box beneath the ground.
lu ono Of these wcFoa fcw nuta-bcautlta', shin.
Ing nuts, a,ll eotu appIcs-prctty uprlcs, with
Bccu1,tl sack weru four measures ut curn mud n
pot OF honey. THO third contained so.nc smoked
inCnt, and tho fourth, two measures OF flour
from tho nill Of 4toutlcn!lct. 1hGsr were dull
.aclcs nt,c M tho children had seldom acot,, aud
The Lay vi the lltt1o Uhcs-thc dny Of toy,4-
Chriatmas<]ay- Marctza, tito wlfo OF
Arson, WINS tho rst 10 arlsc aud, putting on her
soaree br9wn sGrt. 'so!se|essly luit tl,e roont.
place, and placcd thc,n under piie oi allavings
until she illel up tho oprn!ng and arranged
everything Us II 'lal appeared before. lluturn-
Ing 70 awako tho children, shc fou.Ml litte saza
alia stLlcnIa acutt0 on .ue bed, with their faees
bnthet In tcara, aul, iuousIl.x tho rauseof thcir
"Dost thou not know, Mother thIs Is Cllrtet-
= Do not wccu, ny cI,iliren, :" said the mother,
"yeur Father In ltrayen and your plscnta un
earth will meyer forget you, ,rtl, 30 long ~ God
grants mo 1ifc you shall iinve your Christmas.
trce."
Tho voices OF the children aroused Arsc1l, who
bado tlicIn rviol.v. Ior tbyy should not
hunger on Chrtstplus-tay. "Nicko, Saza,
yoa something roodl Good Mot6yt,
csxc. si. % "bu careful, Marltsa," .aid Arsen; sCo
wise, Children, that nothing is hcar.l without,
for tho l.aryesL Inns bvcn puur, md thu Turks
iuvo uot received ciIuusl,. DO not make too
ii suoka ID scen." ,...-..,
taxcs, not hl,g had been tas,c,l Ia that cahlnDut
cor1'.Grcad aila water. And now they wrro
waiting tor sako Of 'ine s;a toar .. which II.
with joy! Thu cakes are ready, and tho tablu
ret. Applcs, nuts, aud honey aro arranged o,l
plates; hut that is mt all: dowu on the ltar,ll
The mother Inns son,csi,Ing IN n plate. ''sutnc
thsIr hands with Joy.
Whom all VIVA really, Ar1cn commenced the
Chriatmns prayer: "Cnlristia Ros'ilsa." Scarcely
on tbo aoor. Terror seized tie family Old md
rnnnr Another blew and tile tlH,f ew OMEN