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Does Christianity include BrOthcrl:

LDVC ana CcoTCi!lltlNu
The Soa;hcrW Presbyterian Of the
2Sth ultimo, contains from the pen OF
one "Junius," ali article on the sub
.icct Of "peace Through Union" in
which lie puts in his dream or "vision''
; very bitter words in the mouths OF his
Northern brethren and then proceeds
III once 10 put some equally bitter
! words in the mouths Of the Southern
christians. Tho good e. to be accom-
plished by sach publications is so re-
mote that We arc at a loss to know
why Il talented christian gentleman
holding Tie conservative vicwa of Mr..
Woodrow should publish them in his
paper. If the writer intended to
prove that the Northern Christians are
not us good a. they should be we are
certain that he failed himself to eX-
ilibit in his article the pr0mptings of
a charitable heart at peace with his
fellow nan
This eternal pickering between Nor
them and Southern christians should
be stopped. We want no old gricvan-
ances rakcd up. The var is ovcr-let
Us be at peace. No nan with q parti-
Gle of intelligence will deny that there
arc good christian men in every State
Of the Union, neither will any NAL
claiming ordinary intelligence deny
that there arc bad men in all the
States. No particular section OF the
country can claim q monopoly of tho
good, q can every evil be assigned to
any particular locality.
We think christian people had bet
ter cease vilIifying each other, and not
convict themselves out of their own
months of in consistency. Since the
war the masons, and every other order
in the United States except the chris
liaus have reunited with each other
and hlottcd out the wounds and scars
inflicted by the war. Then as posi-
Jic Mot christians haze Tess Of Brother
IN Iorc and reconciliation Mdn mcn Of
the WOrld? No Southern merchant,
printer. manufacturer, lawyer or doc
Tor, ever abuses the Northern men OF
the same profession as tho christians
do.
We hope in the future that MI.
Woodrow will use his powerful int1u-
ence to heal over our past differences,
and will direct his splendid paper to-
wards promoting ~brotherly love and
charity among agrcat brotherhood of
christians who worship the same Lord
and pray to the same God, with the
same faith, in the hope of finally
reaching the same goal.
The religion that teaches love, char
ity, truth, purity Of character, hope
of a future deliverance from sin, and
faith in Christ is beautiful, but from
the religion that countenances envy
hatred, backbiting, malice aud ull-
cllaritabIcncss, good Lord deliver US.
"Bellold how good and how pleasant
it is for brethren to dwell together i'll
unity"
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THE STATE GRANGE.-The Patrons
of uusbandry of South Carolina are
reminded that the State Grange, at its
meeting in November, 1873, decided
to leave it to the Master and Executive
Committee to say when the next State
Grange should he held. For reasons,
which will be found in the Rurat Cu-
olinium Of August, 1876, the first We'd
nesday in February was the time APP
pointed. The Masters of Oranges are
therefore, advised that the State
Grange will meet in Columbia on the
first Wednesday of next month, at I
o'clock in the evening.
JUDGE LYON undertook to bring q
load of cotton to Abbeville last week.
When. his wagon was mid way OF
Norris creek the wagon fell through
the ice. The mules were still support
ed by the ice, and in their attempt to
pull the wagon out fell or the ice
which being smoothe the mules were
unable to rise to their feet again. AT
ter several hours of work he succeed
ed i'm breaking the ice and getting his
team and wagon on the opposite bank.
THE MEDIUM.-We direct attention
to the card Of the Mcssrs. Hcmphill in
another column. An unavoidable ac-
cilent to their press will delay their
pal,er-but only for q day. We hope
that their printing machine may in
the future make no draft on them tor
the exercise of the Christian graces.
We know how it is ourselves to be
thrown late.
Mr.. Tinsley who represents the
New York firm of Clark & Bros, is q
liberal maj and has been giving q
new years gift in the shape of a hat to
the editor of the ~Spurtunbury Herald.
II he should be disposed TO extend his
charity to Abbeville, Il number is
Il, and hat of the stove-pipe variety.
The up-train on the Blue Ridge Di-
vision was blocked by the heavy snow
Monday of last week at PcrryVllle,
and WAS unable to reach Walhalla.
The Grccnviile train was also blocked
atAirOve station, and had to return
without reaching G%rccnvillc
IT was not because Mr.. l.. II. Rus
sell was Indifferent to bruises that he
struck the back Of his head so hard
against the side waikiki was because
when his feet slipped from under him
he had not time to bend and stop at
the halfway station.
TIE articles by our friend the cx-
A~Ebcvillian was written last Summer,
we kept them through the excitement
of fine i.amyairu 1 rive Our readers q
treat after the smoke of the battle had
cleared away.
REr. r. w. SEYMOUR, OF White
Hall, crossed Norris creek Il day
| last week. The stream being frozen
over he used the back Of his head tC
break the ice. Alr. Seymour has al
ways been Il Baptist.
Now is the time to turn over n new
leaf in your life. We advise our read
ers to commence the Now Year Alright,
The most important step il to pay uI
all debts-lct the first DO the newspa-
per debt.
The fashion for the streets now is
high-top boots. The man who comes
out in the-morning with shoes on goes
home ut night with 4 cold in his head
and mud-plastcr around his ankles.
AN eX-Abbevillian. now of Ala
bama, writes to us that 1.-The boys
hadn't ought to- have rolled DR.. Jt
Marshall in the SHOW with his Grip
pied hand" All eXcuse ceased fol
that day.
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BY J. FULLER LYON ESQ,
PROBATE JUDGE.

PROBATE JUDGE.
VA w. A. Lee made
w suit to me, to grant him let
ters Of administration of the Estate
and effects of DR.. j. J. Lee late Of Alb
bevillc County, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and adj
monisll all and singular the kindred
and creditors of the said DIR. j. j. Lee
deceased, that they be and appear, be-
fore me, in the Court of Probate, to be
held at Abboville c. H., On Thursday
the 25th day Of February, 1877, after
publication hereof, at II o'clock in the
forenoon, to show cause, if any they
have why the said administration
should not be granted.
Given under my hand and seal, this
9th day of January, in the year
Of our Lord one thousand eight
L. S. hundred and seventy-sevcn and
in the One hundred and first
year Of American Indepcnd-
Cnce.
Published on the 10th day Of Janu-
airy, 1877, in the AjbcriNc Press and
Banner and OF the Court House door
for the time required by law.
j. FULLER LYON,
Judge Of Probate.
Jan. 10, 1871. Ut
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HOTEL ARRIVALS,


ASTON EiOUsE.-Micall c O'Ncal. Char
lesion; DrJ W Widclnan, Long Gaze j {
Lies, Jno Lyon, Cade's Spring; ; q II Class
Tenn; \ NJ Erwin, j II Wakefield, Centre.
vile; Il + Smith, j II Dunn. Donaldsyillc:
+ \ Common, Cokcsbury; J NJ hnthews,
ham, j 6 Carlisle, Thos Young; L"wndes'
Widclnan, Chilcs Cross l:oad; Saml Hester,
Fiat Woods; J \ Reid, a L Lcsly,, Chapel
Il \ McCaslan, Bold Branch II 9 Brown
lee, Due Vest; Green y Riley, Hodses;, En-
Mas, Ca!!louu's Mills; j Il Caldwell, Mt
Carmel; l. G Lyon, Lebanon; Will Wide
imam, " L Kennedy, W~ideInan's; 5 & Link
LiIlirillc; j \ Jones, Whillniia.
CENTRAL IIOTEL.-Mr & Mrs J w Rob
crtsol, 5 r. Graydon, > > Marshall, $ & Ca
son, CIV .Citsoi, j I%lcinpiiiI, J Collin
Moore, T d Parker, J. y Calhoun, II T. Hill,
J Fuller Lyon, l. ID Bowie, Col j 5 CO;hran,
" 7 Erailcil, Dr HD Wilson: City; II q
bury j Ellis, Vim Riley, W Il McGhcr,
j NJ Mosclcy. hodges; j il Bryson. T. j Ar
mold, } 7 Barker. VI ". Coleman, VI Z Tag
cart, L r Riley, Jnn Minor, SaEIl Hodges,
greenwood; j " Green, ScW Market; Il
I'partunbnrS G VI MattisOn, D"naldSvillr;
" w purdy, IL II Devlin, Asbcrry; T. y
Kingsley Ihlladclphih; Z II Sondlcy, New
berry; II MoSclcy, W j Haclict, Mill Way;
j. l. Mii.eT, : | E",;nSr' > I ATMsw; J = :! q I'D Ed
ncr, Due West; Jno lyons, Little Mountain
Jno II WidcnGtn, W i Widsinau, W Z Ken
nc!y, Bold Branch Geo II Caldwell, plG-
nix; q ) Clde, CalhOun's Mill q W ii
i~totsc,. D \ L Jordan, Troy New York IL j
Springs. DR. a j .Speer, Lowndcsville; J
WamlDacker, Charleston T. DONALDSON,
Grrcnvll!e.
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The First Commission.

The first commission which Cover
nor Hampton issued from his office
WAS to Capt. Ed. Henderson, Color
ed man of this county, rs Jury Conn
missioner. The appointment is a
good one, and lie is Il worthy recipient
of this evidence Of favor from his
white friends for the active part which
he took i'm the late election.
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of South Carolina
County of Abbeville.

Probate CONFEDERATION for Lcttess of
Administration. g.
BY J. FULLER LYON. ESQ,
Probate Judge.
ssfHEREAS, M. G.. Zeiglcr made
" suit to me, to grant him Letters
of Administration Of the Estate and
effects of VIM. *. 1'olbcrt late Of ABB
bcvillc County, deceased.
These alc therefore to otto and adj
monish all and singular the kindred
and Creditors of the said VIM. *. Toll
bert deceased, that they be and APP
peal, before me, in the Court OF Pro-
bate, to be hclb ut Abbevillc G. H., on
Monday the 18th day of February 1877
after publication hereof, at II o'clock
in the forenoon, TO show cause, if any
they have, why the said Administra-
ton could not he granted.
Given under my hand and seal, this
9Th day of January, in the year
of u Lord one thousand eight
L. S. hundred and seventy-seven and
in the one hundred and first
year Of American independence,
Published on the 10th day of Janua,
ry 1877 in the AbbcriUc Press and Tnn.
ncr. and on the Court House door
for the time required by law.
j. FULLER LYON,
Judge Of Probat
Jan. O, 1877. ct
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This is the time of the year when
the moving household gather up the
frying-paus and tea-pots and betake
themselves to new quarters.
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TAX PAYERS
OF
ABBIVlLLB COUNTY:

HN7E, the undersigned County
w Commissioners for Abbcvillc
County, would respectfully represent
the financial condition OF the County
us in q condition that requires imme-
diatc aid. The inmates of the Poor
House must be provided for and the
prisoners in Jail must be fed, and, as
there are no funds at ourc command, we
therefore appeal to the Tax Payers to
come forward and pay M MIL on tar
assessed rofuc Of TIC property of the
County to meet the pressing wants Of
the County. According to the report
of our predecessors, it will require
three mills tax for current expenses
but rs we do not think that the or
ders from the eX-Comptrollcr to the
Auditor arc valid, we therefore de-
cline to order the Three Mill Levy
for county purposes at present, and we
therefore make this appeal in accord
allce with the resolution of the meet
ing of tho Tax Payers, January 9Th,
1877.
r. JONES', C. h. C. c..
&. NJ. MATTISON,
II. a. MCCASLAN,
County Commissioners.
Jan. 10, 1877, st.
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The knights of Honor hold thei1
regular meetings at the Masonic Hall
on the second and fourth Tuesday
nights of each mouth. At the last
meeting the following officers Were in
stalled for the next term.
Il. S. Barnwcll, u. ID.
l.. w. Perrin, d..
w. A. Templeton, Y. ID.
}. n. Robertson, \. d..
II. =. Quarlcs, II.
II. T.. Hill, +. II.
J. S. Thompson, y.
w. n. Branch, G..
Jas. NJ. Giles, :.
II. II. Tusten, c..
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Election Of Offices in Lebanon
Grange to serve the present year.
JNO. II. LYON, Master.
DIR. J. w. THOMAS, Ovcrsecr.
JNO. II. LlGDN, Lecturer.
TIlos. MCNEIL, Chaplain.
WILLIAM MAGlL, Stewart.
SAMUEL EVANS, Asst. Stewart.
=. l.. BAKKSDALE, Treasurer.
j.. EDWARDS, Secretary.
-. w. THOMAS, Gate Keeper.
AIRS. T.. G.. GILBERT, Ceres.
Mrs. 5. \. EARKSDALE, Polnonia
Miss ANN T.. THOMAS, Floro.
Miss ANNIE II. GILBERT, L. a. S.
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RICHARD CAN'T

NFFERS his professional services
W to the public as a first class barber.
Shampooing, hair cutting, shaving
and dying in the very best style,
at modest rates. Shop 'on Dendy
corner. liam. 10, 1877, If
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1t is rather gratifying to the eX-pri-
Yates of the late war to find most OF
their fiery eyed coloncls and majors
dealing out peanuts by the pint or
drawing three cent glasses of lager.
1t shows that virtue is its own reward,
snd that peace hath q proper situation
for each aud every one.
Huge blocks of ice foated down the
Savannah river by Augusta on We'd
nrsday. A similar sight has not been
witnessed according to the oldest in-
habltantJ since the early part of the
present century.
A harassed husband thinks if the
dressniaker would trim his wifc's
dresses less, and the butcher would
trim his meat more, he could meet his
obligations better.
Items of interest arc respectfully So
licited from all parts Of the county.
Marriages, deaths, remarkable births,
Clubhouse b%urninss, accidents, dc.
Anything OF tic kind will be gladly
received.
Hon. JOHN U. MEYER, mayor Of
the city OF Augusta, ha been present.
ed with Il fine horse and buggy by the
citizens.
The regular January term of Geo.
nee Court was adjourned because the
Judge could not get to WallIalJa on ac-
count Of the SNOW.
AT the last count we had two dol
lars and forty cents in cash, but all the
returns are not i'll.
The streets are muddier than ever
before known.
Rubbers and umbrellas have been in
great demand lately.
The entire coffee crop of The world
Of last year was 600, MO 600 pounds, OF
which the United States imported one
third.
A negro was found dead in Bibb
county Georgia on Saturday with a
number of chickens lying by him.
Our experience is that lady subscri-
bcrs pay better than any other GLASS;
Lancaster Ledger.
THE Spring-chickens had "pound
party" and a dance UP stairs III the
McIlwainc building Oh Friday night.
Marriott REPORTS,
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The Stale Of South Carolina.
County of Abbeville.
Sale of Real Estate

Sale Of Real Estate
a S tire duly authorised agent and
IA attorney of William A. Moore
l will sell at public auction at Abhe-
vile Court House on Sale Day in Feb
ruary next, the tract Of land, in the
County and State aforesaid, on which
a. w. Moore lives, containing
Two Hundred and Fifteen
Acres
more or less, bounded by lands of L.
q. H%crndOn, Robert Ruckhanan and
John Pulliam.
Terms Of sale: one half of the pur-
chase money to be cash, and tho bal
ancc, on twelve months credit, with
interest from day of sale, secured by
mortgage Of the premises. Titles
with security against w. A. Moore
and all persons claiming, under or
through him. Purchaser to pay for
titles.
ARMISTEAD BURT,
Atn'y in suit Of William A. Moore.
January 10, 1877.
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NEW YORk,-Cotton firmcr, sales l.l5G
bales, at l3l%t7-l6: consolidated net receipts
/ ,OS2 gross 900; exports Great Britain 1899 !;
continent II 10; France 1873 channel 10.
AUGUSTA.-COtton ddling
l2}!aM: net receipts 73s; sales 800 ship mcnts
90; %spinnrrS.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Hrmcr-middling
Is net receipts 1.4GS: sales 250D exports Great
Britain 0: continent gN; France 20D coust-
wise l527; channel 10.
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Items Of interest arc respectfully So
licited from all parts of the county.
Marriages, deaths, remarkable births,
Clubhouse burnings, accidents, dc.
Anything OF tic kind will be gladly
rnrniyal
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Hon. JOHN u. MEYER, mayor Of
the city of Augusta, has been present
ed with Il fine horse and buggy by the
citizens.
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CHANGE OF TINE
WESTERN MARYLAND X. ROAD.
"a =

ON and after Sunday, Nov. II, 1877,
" Passenger Trains will run as fol-
LEAVE MECHANICSTOWN
For Baltimore and Westminster at 7:@l 4.
NJ, aud 3:17P. N.
For Harerstown aud Williamsport ll:l3
A n and 7:ls r n
ARRIVE NECHANICSTOWN
From Baltimore and Westminster at II
1sA " and 7:l3PM
From Williamsport and liagerstown at
7:9i . u, and 3:l7pm
EnxlrrsnUno RAILROAD Change cf
Ssheduk.-On snd af,cr Sunday, Nov II,
trains will leave Emmittsburg at 6.55 a. H.,
and $50 and 6l0 p. IN; and arrive at
Rocky Ridge 72s q. M, and $40 and GAO
pm.
And will leave Rocky Ridge 1885 q. m,
and S.44 and 855 p. NJ, and arrive at En-
mittsburg 1l,25a. NJ, and 4.05 and and 7.25
pm.
Passenger Trains on w. NJ. r. II. leave
Rocky Ridge rs follows: Eastward-73S
q. M. and 344 p. M. Westward-10.55
.. N and Csc p. m.
o5 " JIM. HOOD,
Gen'l Manager.
B.H. GRISwOLD,
Gsnl Ticket Agent.
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Selected Hoehy.
LIGHTS AND SHADOWS.

Forth from curtaincd window
The glad light comes and goes;
In the richly furnished chamber
The fitful fire light glows;
But the woe Of the stricken master
WhO knows?
Standing without on the pavement,
Where the bitter north wind blows,
4 woman leans, a a,yuishcti and smittcn,
Wrapped up as it were in her woes
But the hope Of that weary spirit
Who knows!
For often grief falls the harder
On one who has felt but few blows,
When life still seems worth living,
When a scent is still left in the rose
But the hope of the earthly stranded,
Who knows?
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Ir WASN'T THE ToorHAcHE.-In
the ladies waiting room at the Depot
the other day were a newly married
couple from Grass lake. They had
been visiting in the city two Or three
DAYS, and were then ready to 60 home.
They sat side by side, Of course, his
arm around her waist and she leaning
on his shoulder. A long-waisted
stranger from the East. having sore
eyes and big heart, walked in, saw
them thus seated, and in about min
ute he asked of the husband:
HAS that woman there got the
tooth ache? ?"
The husband looked up in surprise /,
but made no answer. After two or
three minutes the long WASTED man
again remarked:
"If that woman has got the tooth.
ache I've got bottle ofpeppermlnt
in my satchel here"
The bride rolled her big white eyes
around, and the husband looked some-
what embarrassed. The man down
from the East unlocked his satchel.
fumbled among shirts and collars, and
brought up four ounces Of peppermint
essence. He uncorked it, touched
the contents Of the bottle against his
big red tongue, and. handing it for
ward toward the husband, feelingly
said:
Just have her sop some on rag
and rub her gums with it. We've
used it in our family for---."
The brides eyes threw out sparks
US she lifted her head from it's loving
position, and, striking at the bottle,
she enarled out:
"Tuthache. you fule' If you don't
know the difference tween true love
and the tuthache you'd better pick
grass with the geese y
my Lord !" gasped the man, and
be hurried out with his satchel in one
hand and the bottle in the other,
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CuUBcHB.

Xt.hodist Episeopal--Rcv. Fl. r. West
pastor. Sabbath school at =. IN. 4
w. Stocksdale, Supt.
Luthtrnn-Isev. w. e. Wire pastor. Sal-
bath school at 3,o'ciock p. IN. JOS +. Web
ater. Supt.
,or sabbath school at It o'clock; w. l..
Martiu, Supe. intendent.
Norasian-Rev. l.. z. Clewell. pastor.
Sabbath school At > o'clock; James Cree
ger, Superintendent ,v,
R.,nan Cathsl;e-lssv. Father William
Hill. eN.f
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Last Friday week in the criminal
Court Of Baltimore Judge Brown SEN
fenced twelve young men found gull
ty Of rioting last July at the Sixth
Regiment Armory and Camden Sta.
ton. The sentences varied from eight
months to three months in jail, # !
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MECNAyICSTONN.

Bvy9s"-D. c Martin
C.mmississsrs-k. l.. Boblitx, 4. Slick,
Van n O.ler Isaac Barton.
Ckvk-E. l.. -B0blix.
r.s C.l1set.r-Caleb PeAdicord.
Psstn.asts~-JVhn Root.
C.n,tobl<s -Calsb PeddicsfA and John
A. Rsnpsr.
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4 CHRISTMAS BOX.
BY MARGARET LEE.

That year Christmas came on Thurs.
day. The season had been unusually
mild, and the twenty fifth of Decem
Der WAS lovely, sunshiny day NO
clouds shut out the blue OF child.
hoods Heaven, no white OF snow hid
the earth and its green turf and foil
age. For week before the Festiva
the woods in the vicinity of the town
Of Greenville had been noisy with the
voices Of young people, as they cut
hemlock, laurel, and holly to decorate
the church and their homes.
Mr.. James Barclay was a man who
Was thankful to be able to say that be
did not believe in Christmas. The
significance Of the phrase, Christ With
MS, had never reached his comprshen,
sion. No part of its work Of eighteen
centuries ever formed the subject OF
his reflections. 1t held for him no
comfort, stirred no sweet memories,
excited to no deed OF benevolence,
suggested no visions. The church
bells merrily ringing rather worried
him. as he sat in his pleasant library
pouring over heavy financial article,
and ray of sunlight Frightening the
pa!,er in his hand, made him rise,
cross his wide hall, take his hat, open
the door, and saunter down the path
to the gate.
His handsome house was on the
main street of Greenville, but charm.
ingly remote from the noise and dust
of the business blocks. His lawn was
bright with Fall blossoms, his wife
only pets, and lelning vita his back
against the gate. and his hat pushed
off his forehead. he inspected and ad-
mired the material things he called
his own. Hello said very small
voice behind him. He turned and
looked, Outside the gate, with his
chubby hands grasring the iron rails
was little boy in a brown Holland
apron. Curls of hair that shone like
an auro,e in the sun, shaded the ha
eel eyes raised to his, and smile was
parting the rows CT pearls, and dimp-
ling the round pink cheeks Of this un-
expected visitor.
Hello! said Mr.. Barclay. Being
a stout pompous man, with light eyes
gray hair, and an ordidary good ma
tured face, the Guild seemed to feel
quite at ease with him.
Where's my papa was the next
query.
Where DO you live Mr.. Barclay
ignored the poser. The child shook
his head.
Don't know, eh Well. what's your
name?'
Box, was the quick reply.
Box ? What kind Of box ?
Christmas Box.
What's that?
Santa Claus bringed me-
%, you're a Christmas Box, ell
Well, look here, Master Box, you'll
get cold out here with nothing on
your head, and no coat on. Don't you
kaow where you live Box again
shook his head.
Are you hungry Another decid.
cd shake.
'Rebecca, here's lost child What
shall ! do with him.? shouted Mr..
Barclay.
A voice answered, Bring him in.
So Mr.. Barclay opened the gate and
held out bis hand. Box nodded, took
it with his short fingers, and then the
novel couple might have been seen
proceeding UP The garden path.
Mrs. Barclay came out Of the Din.
ing groom to see tue arrival.
Poor little fellow. Come In by the
fro No,, n,uct he fro,en -.