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The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-12-25

There was something mlraculOusly swirl
in the manner in which the old lady
dressed the dolls. She seemed as though
under q smell of enchantment, for she sang
songs and kept time with her needle, that
flashed ia the light as she piled it to and
fro. When she had finished about the
ffrieth doll in the basket, she exclaimed;
at is now August and l am 50 far in
arrears with this work that l cannot
take tie time to go to dinner. There
fore. bring me a cup of strong green
tenn One Of the plumpest of the little
girls brought the tea as requested, aud
when the old lady had enjoyed a sip or
two gift she was enabled to work faster
than ever. Finally she dressed the last
one in the basket, and when they were all
boxed and addressed, some one rang the
doorbal.
"SavI am net able to see any one today"
TbeEttle girl hacked ont Of the room, and
then the old lady smiled a pleasant smile,
while working away with renewed energy
Even when she came to japanese doll,
which she did occasionally, she dressed il
with IS much skill as Jap could have
done She never paused in her work upon
tine ~ when she reflected that it was late
in August, with Russia untouched and
New York in tho same condition, with the
exception Of the towns of Callicoon and
Painted Post, until an expressman called
with a large load of dry goods to be con
verted into dolls dresses.
Then she paused long enough to examine
the goods contained in the package, and
She smiled as only woman can smile
while examining silks and sstins, or ever
bingham.
"Of course I am the leader Of the fash
( ions in dolls clothing" she soliloquizet
with great pride, and l must keep the
/ dolls in such charming gowns that they
/ viii command the admiration Of all lover.
/ OF dress from Paris, France, to Paris, KY
I never grow tired OF dressing dolls, and
/ often feel thankful that l have nothing
/ else to do and that nothing can interfeT'
/ with its progress"
Just then it began to rain.
/ "Susiep' shouted the old lady, run ans
! look at all the stalls, and see that none o
the dolls get their hats or dresses wet. Run
quick"
They are all covered with oil silkr' re
piled the little girl.
"Are you sure that Spain and Wisconsin
next the door, are protected?'
The little girl replied In the affirmative.
serhen get me another pot of tea lam wa!
behind now, and August is almost over
with Russia untouched and New York i
the same condition, with the exception
ICallicoon and Painted Post. Come, hurr
with the pot Of green tea, for must cato
no if l have to work all nightln
Often she will arise at 4 in the mornin
and 20 at her work and keep it up som'
times until after midnight. One day
little wall came to ask for something
eat. and when she saw the old lady dres'
ing the dolls she uttered an exclamatio
of Joy. 81 have often seen them in sho
windows, but l never had one in my hand
BEFORE" said the little waif And whe
the old lady gaya her doll all her huuRs
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-12-25

How many of the young people know
that some forty years ago nine-tentbs OF
the children in America had to enjoy
Christmas with only such sums as they
had saved up for months, often a penny at
a time? Yet so it was. Not one father in
ten thought Of giving a boy Christmas
money!" the big family dinner and such
fun as cost nothing was enough.
Indeed, save for candy and fire crackers,
there was little to spend money for. Rob
inson Crusoe" and "Parleyis Tales were
almost the only story books, though the
people had some old stand bys on their
shelves and the "Old English Reader" was
like other poor, always with them. There
were Moral Lessons" a few, and tracts
enough; but no gorgeously lettered vol
umes of cHhijSish song no fairy stories shin
-l 7,se story $that artists for.i -i 1'Siriiesi
juvenile books had to label their picture
This is a horse, 3" This is a COW" etc, Is
no doubt an exaggeration, but the tow
really needed it. Many little girl made
a doll by dressing up a crook necRed
squash Rag babies" were the rule.
doll such as any child Of parents above the
grade of paupers may now have for Christ
mas, would then have excited the amaze
would open and shut its eyes-well, Ian
guage is lacking to set forth the furore
such a wonderful creation would have ex
cited
1t is an actual fact that the purchase of
such doll by order from Cincinnati-at
cost Of two dollars-was made matter OF
church discussion in one town as late as
ls4s THE neighbors" finally decided it
was all right, as the mans little girl was
an invalid and needed amusement. She
certainly got it, if company was any
amusement, for every child for miles
around was crazy to see that doll. As for
paying ten dollars for doll, the people
would have asked the court to name a
guardian for the man who did it, as one
UNFIT TO manage his own affairs. Ten dol
lars would buy an acre Of good timbered
land in half Of the country.
Wood carving was an envied accom-
plishment in those days. Tie hired
hand" who had some skill with n jack
knife had a crowd of children after him on
all possible occasions; the father who could
carve human looking figure out of wal
nut bark was hero to his family.
J. II. BEADLE.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-12-25
oUTGRoWN.

Nay you wrong her, my friend, her love she has
simply outgrown.
One can read the whole matter. translating her
heart by the light OF ones own
Two summers ago when you wooed her you stood
on the self same plane
Face to face, heart to heart, never dreaming your
souls could be parted again
heloved you at that time entirely in the bloom
Of her life's early Nay
And it is not her fault repeat it-that she does
not love you today
Nature never stands still, nor souls either; they
either go up or go down,
And hers has been steadily soaring. but how has
it been with your own.
She has struggled and yearned and aspired,
grown purer and wiser each year;
The stars arc now farther above you in yon lumi-
nous atmosphere,
For she whom you crowned with fresh roses
down yonder five summers ago
Has learned that the drst of our duties to God
and ourselves is TO grow.
Her eyes now are sweeter and calmer. but their
vision is clearer as well;
Her voice has a tenderer cadence. but is pure As
silver bell
Have you, too, grown purer and wiser as the
months and the years have rolled ont
Did you meet her this morning rejoicing In the
triumphs Of victory won,
Nay, hear me-the truth cannot harm you-when
today in her presence you stood
Was the hand that you gave her white and as
clean as that Of her womanhood,
Go measure yourself by her standard. look back
on the years that hs-e fled;
Then ask, if you need, why she tells you that the
love Of her Girihood is dead
her soul, aspires;
BE must steni by her side or above her, who
would kindle its hottest fires.
Louise lmogen Quincy in Arkansaw Traveller
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-12-25

a bell, and a small girl entered with a box
Into this box she put the doll carefully on
its back in such way as not TO muss or
rumple her beautiful pink dress Then
she put on the eovar and fastened it in
place with 4 stout bit Of Irvine and wrote
on it:
Eva Williams, Santa Barbara, Califor
mia" at the same time saying to the girl,
Put that in the southern California
stall"
The girl disappeared with the doll under
her arm, and no sooner was she out of
sight than another girl popped in at the
opposite end ot the room and handed the
old lady another doll.
This" she said, rs she looked it over,
''is doll for poor child. 1t is made Of
common china-that is, the head and bust
are, and the rest of her is linen and saw
dust But it Will probably make the poor
girl quite as happy as the handsome wax
doll will the daughter of the rich mau."
Then she dressed the doll in calico and a
gingham hood, and when she was finished
and put in a box, which was addressed
Emily Lum, Watsessing, \. j., in popped
another girl, who as quickly disappeared
with the instructions to put it in the New
CGEee4 blu
The old lady was always in excellent
spirits, and appeared to take as much
genuine delight in making presents for the
poor and rich alike as many persons find in
bestowing gifts entirely upon the wealthy,
and when she had dispatched the little girl
with the doll to be put in the New Jersey
bin she called for her books, and when they
were brought she adjusted her glasses and
said:
Eve have got to hurry as much as pos
sible or we shall neglect some of our little
friends. Russia has not been touched yet
and the state of New York is in the same
condition, with the exception of Callicoon
and Painted Post. lam very sorry we are
so far behind, and the summer almost
gone too. Come, come, don't stand around
looking at each other, but hurry, hurry,
hurryr'
As the two little girls were moving arvD'',
she g en- !! AIMS, hurry, hurry. hnrryi
Bring up ninety-nine cheap dolls and one
expensive one. as there IS but one wealthy
girl TO ninety-nine poor ones"
And off popped the little girls in great
haste, and no sooner were they gone than
back they came skipping with a clothes
basket brimful of dolls between them. The
old lady smiled pleasantly when the bas-
ketful Of dolls was deposited at her feet,
and lost no time in commencing the opera
ton Of adjusting the dresses, of which she
had great variety in every bureau drawer.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-12-25

The guinea pig is an absurd little
'nimal for number Of reasons. and
me Of the most remarkable absurdities
bout him is his name de is not a
of any kind. nor any relation to
pig. and he has nothing 10 do with
--.nea. He is q kind Of rat. and his
atlve home is South America.
Why he should have been called a
pig no one knows. unless it was on
account of the slight grunting noise
that he makes; and the word guinea
IN his ease may be a corruption of
Guiana, where the animal has some
times been found, though it was first
brought from Brazil.
His real name is the "cavy." and
by that he should be called. In his
wild state heis quite differently coIored
from the domesticated animal, and
lacks the spotting Of white, black and
Jawny color which the tanned cavy
often has.
III used to be eomRqsl.ss supposed
Try rats, or Rather caused them to 60
AWAY on account OF their extreme dis
ike of him, but even this negative
merit is denied to the poor little ami.
nal No one, however, is able to deny
his gentleness and submissiveness.- Elk
change.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-12-25

the wife very sweetly and solemnly. There
is but one place to look. for help"
There was q short silence, and then the
lady's wandering eyes caught sight of the
sciled flaue- lri1lfs fsst AZ 49,
She to5k It up aud read It mechanically.
That's a singular letter." he said, as he
saw her reading. u don't understand it. !"
Her woman's wit did.
He was writing to the chiidren's patron
saint Of Christmas, don't you see" she
said-"Santa CLAUSE Iwonder, now I think
OF it. that YOU have never before had let
tiers intended for him. Probably because
the dears who write them throw them into
the chimney place or do not put good
stamps on them / will see to this. but
come; let US 90 up stairs to Margaret
And, " she added, leaning over TO kiss him
before she rose, ''let US have mighty hope
and faith for the result Of the consulta-
tionf
The room which they entered was an ex-
quisite setting for the jewel it held, the
most precious one in the wealthy ner-
chants possession-his only child she
Law like a flower among the rose colored
haugiugs and furnishings, but no reiiec-
ton Of their hue could bring color into the
pale face lighted by large brown eyes and
short gold curls-
Three Of her ten years had been spent in
pain, which instead Of making her selfish
had done the very opposite, and she was
eager and loving with the little sstvices
she could render, especially to the poor
whom her mother helped.
Mamma she called, rs the parents
entered, "are all the things ordered for
/ Christmasp
"Yes, darling"
allow long is it till Christmas, mamma"
the little voice continued
a week, Margaret"
''I'm so glad it's near" she said, with
happy sigh
Here IS a new person to help, the
mother said, thinking to divert her. She
read Joe Worrelps letter.
Margaret was at once deeply interested.
and began to plan what they should sena
to Guunison alley.
'J'm so glad I can play Santa Claus
mamma she said happily Don't you
remember I used to think we were Some
relation 20 MIN; wish some more letters
would come
After she had decided what to send Jos
and Kitty. her thoughts reverted to the
/ letter
papa, can't / have the doctor that the
boy told about she asked suddenly.
aWhy do you want himT the father
asked. 'The fellow didn't say that he was
a doctor wouldn't think Of il now
dear"
@Yes. yes she persisted. - want him.
VIII You ask him to comet" And he, to
I SCOT Ia the child nrnruiepd
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-12-25

left her, She was 50 happy. And then She
spoke of the great number lying around.
81 do nothing but dress dolls all day."
said the old lady pleasantly.
"You must have a very large family"
remarked the girl innocentiy.
in one sense have" said the old lady,
"and I am working day and night for its
little members. You know sometimes on
Christmas Santa Claus never calls at some
houses"
He never called at mine yet" muir
INJURED the waif
"Well," explained the old lady, working
harder than ever, and surprising the child
with the swiftness of her fingers, ''when
Santa Claus doesn't call at every house it
is because he hasn't enough to go around"
''Is that the reasonf'' asked the waif
THAT is the reason" replied the old
lady, "and I am doing my best to see
that Santa Claus has dolls enough to go
around"
do you know Santa CLAUSE" asked the
child in wonder.
Know him" responded the old lady
pleasantly. "Why, I am Mrs. Santa Claus,
and when the little girls are romping the
green fields in summer am dressing the
dolls that Santa Claus distributes among
them on Christmas eve"
r. K MUNKITTRICK.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-12-25
A CALENDAR.

Calendars. Not one was ever
Half 50 sweet as Marjorie.
Franght with quaint designs so clever
To reveal the month 20 me
He who runs may read the reason;
It's, perchauce, the maiien's power
Bits to serve of every season,
In the compass of an hour
lean tell It's January
When / meet her frosty glance,
Warning lovers to be wary,
Though her chilly smiles eurrance-
Aui I know lis February.
When with manner milder grown
For the moods OF maidens vary
Low, she speaks, in melting tone.
Then she sets q tempest brewing.
Signals meath the pretty arch
OF her brow tine storms undoing,
While her foot stamps Forward, March!
Next a sudden Eieau Of sunshine.
Followed by burst Of tears,
Then ! see ray of fun shine
Through her April hopes and fears
Soon it ripples forth In laughter;
But SO quiet and demurs
Grows she tlGI q moment after.
us the May time / ain SURF.
Now see her sweet ani tender
Sunny as the breath Of noon,
In ncr cheeks bloom tiuts that lend her
Roses 10 bespeak the june
And I venture 10 caress .er
Love, love You so,' s. .h;
Ana she smiles rs address ner,
Love, love you" lis july.
Calm. warm SAFES ar. bright above her.
Placid as tine slrst-aI .r l-I.-
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-12-25
aINe. cHRIsTMAs ggLLsI

Within the broad eternal Slzy
The East Star waits % giarny
Each tfrnin. zursiir. rosy ny
That ushers IN the coming day!
Willie Night IN tenderness yet dwells
Anear the dawn. ring soft. ye bells
And slogT-ye welcoming Christmas bellsl
Glow yet afar. thou heavenly gem
And holy star OF Bethlehem;
Celestial hosts have brought the nom,
And unto Us is Jesus bornl
Iminaruel, his name excels
All else Of peacei ring loud. ye bells
And long-ye joyful Christmas bellsl
with fuller light o'or towering lands
And polar seas and desert sands
The sun persuades its gentlest glow,
That so each soul the day may knowi
From zone to zone the story swells
In fight Of Hongl clang on, ye bells
And peal triumphant. Christmas beilsl
At humble doors and stately gates
with patient grace the Christmas waits--
Let each home blossom, JOY resurnsl
Wreathe holly where the hearth IRE burns
In lowiy guise the day foretelis
Its feast and cheeri Swingswift, ye bells
Ye glad. exultant Christmas bellsi
For ioyless hearts that aeheand mourn.
For lives with burthens oyerborne.
For wanderers gone sad astray.
And all who fall beside the way
At stroke Of sorrows beautiful knclls.
May some peace bel RinS on. kind bells
Ye gently singing Christmas bellsi
Let AL rejoice IN carolings
That eanctify each one who sings
Ring out the tidings far and wide
Ye tempted bells-the Christmastidc
Hath csrne again. the Christ child dweils
In every heartl Chime on. ye bells
In prayers and praise. ye Christmas belsi
HARRIEr MkxWELL-CoSVEHs
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-12-25
. H. BEADLE.

II Is remarkable how single word
unaTectelly uttered VIII sometimes re
veal to us. more fully and strikingly than
could many books. the deep and long ex-
perience Of human heart. Not long
ago a friend Of ours invited a small party
Of orphan children from an asylum to
spend an hoar Of a Wednesday afternoon
81 his house. They manifested, each in
q way that nature prompted OF education
allowed. the most eager delight. 1t was
evidently q rich treat to them in their
lonely state 1t would have done any
body's heart good to see and hear them
As he was distributing among them the
contents of baaket Of oranges he CHANGED
to hear one Of the little girls say to com
panion who was sitting at her side:
Il know -hy Fir. - has inyited US
10 his hoo. tits becauae we haven't any
frieEds. haven't had q friend come to
see me for five yearsr
Only Il years olG and not to have seen
the face OF Ole friell for Ave .ong years
New York Ledger.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-12-25

'Xell, WON'T" SAID the child patiently
81 have 10 90 ont now" continued tue
boy. "It's time Tor my route
They kissed each other, aud then the
twelve-yearold departed TO sell evening
papers, while the afflicted eig1tyear-old
tried to 70 toslcop TO pass away tla time
until the older sister ard head Of the liill-
lily should come.
Number Gunnson alley WIS always
cherries in cold weather, and the sop Aoor
back was especially sheer-ess, Tor alary
Worrell was out sewing every day, and
had to do her own homework at night.
There was little FIRE in the stove this after
noon; the stove needed backing and some
ashes had fallen ont over the hearth. The
principal article Of the scsuty furniture
was the bedstesd on whiCh Kitty bad lain
for two years.
KITTY couldn't remember @ time when
they had not been poor IL size best brt
since they had been orphans they had
fallen gradually down, down I'm the mat
ter of comforts, and even necessities.
Soon after Joe went, Kitty heard knock
"Who's thereg" she called.
The visitor, no other ,haa Mr.. Simon
Claus, replied. "a friend. Do Joe aud
Kitty Worrell live heref'
Eyes, but the key IS in Mrs. Mullins
room at the end Of the hall Pm locked
in"
When Mr.. Claus had let himself in she
looked up at him without fear, the excite
ment Of a guest making her checks flush.
so you're keeping house alone today,
he said.
Eyes. I DO every day, most, and they
lock me IN because can get up and walk
They're afraid somebody might come in
that shouldn't"
why can't you waikiki he asked.
'fWeIl, You see, my back aches all the
time and my feet don't 60 right Once l
fell, and most ever since L have had lame
back. But Joe knows some one that can
cure me-"
"Ah, yes; I came especially to see Joe.
Where is he;"
"Out selling papers He'll come by and
/ by. He's awful good 20 me and Mary.
I Mary's my big sister. She's out to work.
1 Joe's going to save all tie money he can 10
1 get that doctor And / guess I'll tell yoi
a secret, 4" she went on. Joe wrote to Santa
| Claus and asked him TO bring me some
! thing for Christmas. That ism any harm,
/ stir Don't you believe he's glad to hear
{ OF little girls that want presents2'
yes; I know he is" replied Kitty's
guest, greatly touched.
When Mary Worrell returned the stran-
ger told her quietly what his errand was,
received the needed direction and departed
4 first putting into Kitty's thin hand purse
that Margaret had sent. She could not
wait until Christmss 20 begin playing
Santa Claus
The benign face Of a middle aged mar
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-12-25

One time, in order to test the cour
age of a Bengal tiger and lion, said
a well known shown "a. I'VE placed a
shooting cracker in t.-e respective cages
and fred the fuses. As soon as the
fuses began to burn they attracted the
attention Of both animals, but in a
widely different manner The lion
drew into a corner and watched the
proceedings w.th g. 3i-irn-tfui and un
Easy eye The tiger, ou ,he contrary,
advanced to the burning fuse wish a
drm step and unlliueung gaze. On
reaching the cracker he took his paw
and began to roll It over the floor, and
aud when it ezplalad beneath his very
nose h, did not finch. bur continued
is czaAiaafion uuul r.actly salts.
led. The Hon betrayed great fear
when ne heard the report Of the e1plo-
sion. and for quite a time could not be
.oaXed out of his den. Cincinnati
Zines Star
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-12-25

An amusing incident was witnessed
onSt. Paul, Fayette and Charles streets,
in which small mouse figured as a
high wire performer, attracting the at
tention of a large number of spectators
of both sexes. When the mouse was first
seen he was on a telephone pole at ST.
Paul street and Bank lane. and is sup
posed to have come from one Of the
telephone conduits. which are infested
with mice. From the pole the little
rodent walked deliberately along one
of the telephone wires and up st. Paul
street to Fayette street.
Here he was seen by two sparrows,
who Immediately showed fight, prob
ably because they thought the wires
the exclusive property of their tribe
and resented the intrusion. The spar
rows would swoop down as near as
they dared, giving vent TO their pecul-
lar, shrill notes of anger, but as the
mouse also showed fight they were a
little afraid Of making too close an &C.
qgaintance. The two sparrows were
soon joined by others, and if their cries
had been of any avail would have
come off victorious As it was. the
mouse Travelled on up Fayette street to
Charles escaped
About - ~ b French
chemists succeeded in producing rubies
artificially. The crystals obtained,
however, were small, and since then
the inventors have been occupied with
the problem of increasing the size OF
the rubies obtained To this end con
siderable changes have been made in
their methods of operating. Instead
of using pure alumina, as formerly,
alumina alkalinized by potassium car
Donate is employed This addition OF
an aIkai does not alter the purity OF
the crystals obtained, while it facili-
tates their regular formation.
In the original experiments the op-
Grafton was completed in twenty-four
hours, but the reaction is now extended
over several months, with the result OF
obtaining much larger crystals. As
much as seven pound weight Of rubies
is said to have been obtained at a single
operation. Although the crystals are
still relatively small, they are sufficient
" large to mount, which was not the
case in the first essays of the inventors.
New York Commercial Advertiser.