The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-01-24

by Il leper who begged aims of him,
so he tossed him Il piece of gold in
scOrn. For days and months and
years Sir Launtal wandered over dis
tant lands and seas in his vain search
for the Holy Grail, and then
An old bent man, worn out and fraiI
He came back from seeking the Holy Grail
In his own palaces a new heir sat,
and it was Christmas time:
Within the hall are song and luughtor
The cheeks Of(hristmns grow red and jolly.
And spr0utng i'll every c0rbpl and rattcr
with ightSOmP green OfivY and holly.
Through the deep gulf Of the chimney wide
WallOws the yuIe-lOgs roaring tide.
1t christmas time, but Sir Launfal
finds now as on that first June morn
ing, when he set out on his quest, a
begging leper at his gate, and has
now no gold to give, but
He parted in twain his single crust
He broke the Ice on the streamlrt S brink
And gave the leper to eat and drink.
The leper stood TRANSPORTED before
him, saying:
LO, it is |, be not afraid:
In many ClimeS wit hOut avail
Thou hast spent thy life for he Holy Grail:
Behold it is hPre-this cup which thou
Didst fill at the strpamlet for me but now:
This crust is my body broken for thee
The water His blood that died on the tree
The Holy Supper is kept indeed,
In WhatSO we share with anOthpr'S need
Not what we give but what we share
For the git without the giver is bare:
Who gives himself with his aims feeds three
Himself his hungering neighbor and me.
And is this legend all Il lie? AS
much as the story of Santa Claus,
and his sleigh, and his reindeer.
Santa Claus is to the children of
each
A lie? Wait and see His pack this
year is bigger and richer than ever.
1t is filled with beautiful books, and
the books are filled with beautiful
stories-or lies-and he has dolls,
dolls, dolls, of all sorts and sizes,
dressed dolls and undressed dolls,
dolls whose eyes are fixed and dolls
who can sleep and wakeup, and dolls
who can walk, and drink milk. and.
if you will excuse the fact. dolls who
cannot swallow the milk. so natural
is it ALL
And there are NOah'S arks and
drums and horns and sIeds and
kaleidOscOpes and bicycles and tri-
cycles and marbles and guns, bows
and arrows, tea sets and cooking
stoves and-but that is enough: our
catalogue is running away with us
and We have forgotten all about the
tariff and the president message.
We could tell you very much more to
interest you, but we cannot crowd
out politics entirely yet awhile.
Only we want to add this little
piece of information. You all know
about Caleb Plummer and Blind
Bertha. If you do not then your edu-
cation has been sadly neglected.
Well, you have been very sorry for
them we are sure, especially if you
have ever heard Mr.. Jefferson tell their
story. To allinterested in the welfare
of Blind Bertha it will bea delight to
know that Caleb is employed year in
and year out in making toys for
Santa Claus. This information comes
to us exclusively. DR.. Hall will think
we are lying, but with the poet we
say:
When was u beggarly boy
And lived i'll Il cellar damp,
had not Il friend nor a toy,
But had Aladdin lamp;
When | could not sleep for cold,
had fire enough in my brain,
And bulded, with roof of gold,
My beautiful castles in Spain.
Since then have toiled day and night,
have money and power good store
But Id give all my lamps of silver bright
For the one that is mine no more;
Take Fortune, whatever you choose,
You gave and may snatch again;
I've nothing 'twould pain me to lose,
For own no castles in Spain.
This, children of all ages, is ourpro-
test against DR.. Halls crusade.
THE NEW YEAR.
A Now Near'S preetinU. HonninaSS tO ollI