Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-12-24

and all sorts VI nl,S things. and iu
one place sweet little ianIo uiajt
nf white wo,l. WAS hanging ou lh,
. ine for one ~ the children. Tn,
I child, stopping iSfOre this window,
. looked and lunke,l at the beaulifu
. ihiug>, ahi creeping up 20 The .la>,
gently tapped upon IiIe psHe. =
little girl c7tnIe To- The window aur
ksrkt-i uui tito The dark = ret auC
>Aw the child. But Size only frrwI-
~ and shooS her l,e.d and said
Come sius vl ht.r liurv. for NJ. vau
asv take ear. al YOU uuN: and ji.ei
she went away. Tue halle chic
Jurnei ta iuIo the c,dd "caiL
tnd went >sdly on, saying, "Nt
10 one share the l~aulIu
Christmas with nre: The lisnl ],
~ bright sud l love it ~ Th,
child waui,ry-i ou aiti on. scarce =
<eing the light uJs. on account II
lears.
The street became darker and
narrower; farther aud fart her ih,
little one Travelled. Il grew late
>czrCSly snyuur was out "a meet
the rhild - il wsls-i. aud al th,-
uJjer world wss still and cold. Iu.
shead there suddenly appeared Il
bright, single. ray uf hgut, thst
.hone right through the darkIs--
iutn the chiid> eyes. THE cujij
,Iuiir-d ami sill, Il Will - aud -
If they VII share their Curi- nIA-
With me- Hl>'eHin- past Il the
mh-r hou-y>, The Ii'Ji- Hne wen
.traishi Up TO The window Irl'i,.
/ finn which lhrIi-ht wa- = streaming
Il " : -ut.I ,-alr. little, iow huu-,.
hut the child saw only the light %
( th= window, i,r There Va, neither
eur an nor sh42e. NN,lat do you
sUpIs,-e the light caiue fruUs.
/ No. hing but l.rti- talllw candle
/ b.; II SEEMED To the little Waud,r~r
almost "a bright - the suu. I hat
Vas uetau-e the child Was Il q
again. The cAHlir Vas placed %
Ill old cuy with Il brusen lIan,Il,.,
and right II the same cap there W..
aIwIg Of EVERGREEN, and That W.
all the Christmas lrre they had.
! Aud who do you suppose was in
the hCu-e? \ beautiful mauulA
Win & baby on her knee, and =
little oDe bzeide h,r. The cLildr,r.
were both looEiu- into their
m,. hers lace and listening 10 her
words A few bright c,ul. were
burning in the fireplace, which
mId- il light aud warm within.
The child crept cl,--r to the window ,
and gently, oh, 50 gently iapped on
the lale. They all listened.
"SiIsa I open he door, dear
mDl h-r'' The little girl asked.
Certainly, ms child NJ one
must oe LEFT ont IN the ell pn our
beautiful Christmas eve. Op-.u the
door and let tile stranger c1nie i'll. '
The door as thrown wide open and
The little girl hooked into the dark
uess: when she saw the child she
put out her little hand 10 help. I he
child went iu-iuto the light and
warmth. TLeu the III her put oui
her hands aud touched the little
Child. The children ID d, Dear lit
tie one, you are cold aud nr ked
cone and let u- warm yuu aud love
you, aud theu you suau have some
Of our Christmas the baby crept
out Of iIs mothers lap aud she gath
-rrd the little stranger 10 her, and
the children siOyd al her knee, aid
warmed the cold uauds and feel,
aud rubbed them, aud sIupJi he'd TIE
tangled curls, aud III ,se-d tie rhl!d'-
face: the mother put her arms about
the three little uue-, rud the cauul-
and the drelight shoHe over them
all, aud everything was So slill
And the uioihsr's sweet vo.c-
spoke in the stiffness: Little one-,
she faid, shall | tel you The lea
Christ lnas slory >"
The chIid'eu said, yes" so til,
mot her began:
"Many, many years ago. this yer,
night, s.iiu- shepherds were out ou
the plains watching their sheep
the little lanii's were all asleep, aud
the large sheep were s.rrpiug, tuSI
The stur- shnne bright and rI,ai
aipve, and all War very still l-inv.
The shepherds sat iz.si.ie each ut u,-l
without ward, leaning on th-ii
crooks aud hardly moving. sud .
denly great light shnie all around .
about them, right throu. 1 he darS.
LIess. they dad not know whui II wa-
and they were all afraid. Then a. 1
angel, white and BEAUTIFUL. caln, O..
them from out The light, and to.f
not TO fear, fJr great joy und gls8-
n-s- had come L. the whole wnri
A little Bate had just b-eu bori
which was Ia b-cYn,e their Ii.g
and save them from all wrong anC
suffering. aud do great good for then
and all maukiLd. The angel then