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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-21
Scenes Caught at Random in the
Busy City Marts.
SKETCHES In STREETS AND STORES
Where Hurrying Throngs Are En-
gagged in Holiday Shopping.
INTERESTING KALEIDOSCOPE

T WAS ALL OUT OF
tune and out of time,
and its paint was rub
bed off in many
places. while paper
was pasted where the
glass used to cover
the repertory of its
airs. The handle had
long since departed,
and a roughly-hewn
piece of wood did
duty in its place, but
it gave good purchase
to the trembling hand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-21

Baron Nils Posse. who introduced the
Ling system of gymnastics into this coun-
try some ten years ago, is dead. He was
knighted by the King of Sweden for his
educational work in that country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-21
Where the Trees and the Holly Are
Obtained.
MlsTLBTOB, MOSS And EVERGREEN
At the Market and Chat With
the Colered Vendors.
S PIRIT OF THE ASON
PIN IME WAS WHEN


that dear old fellow,
Santa Claus, could,
unassisted. supply all
the Christmas trees
needed to make glad
the millions of little
ones throughout his
d o m | n l on, which,
happily for all of us,
the old as we'll as
the young, is bound
less. But now the
little old fellow Is
compelled to rely to
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"I'm glad you came, you kind old thing,
Before to sleep fell.
Please take my toys across the street
To little Isabel,
For she's SO very, very Ill
And I'm so very we'll.
"Her sick room you will know at once,
The rushlight you will see;
Her cough, poor dear, you'll plainly hear.
Much worse it cannot be;
Give her the toys-but please don't say
You brought them first to me.''
The savage understands full we'll
The words of plying woe;
His heart beats wildly; now he stands
Once more upon the snow.
What does this strange sensation mean
That makes him tremble so?
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lite enuH fer us, de Dustin err de
Dladders 'ull mex de esploshuns. En-,
nanny, 1 lax ter forgot ter tell yer,
but Miss Liz sez you mus wide up ali
dem good things tween we all so we
KIN had our sheer demorrer mite, 'sted
er Otis mus maWnin lax we in genial
~ duz, en- lie pow'ful glad, too, fer I
ain neber maginated IN my men,
ounce e myth ez slrumpshuns ez de
'pearunce er dem perwishus.''
Christmas eve had come and gone,
the stock had been fed early, the cows
MIXED, the supper was over and the
christmas presents were distributed,
the bladders had been popped, and the
last ticker of light from the burning
limeklln and the tar barrel were both
out. My little brothers and sisters
had been put to bed to give old Santa
Claus a chance to come down the
chimney with his reindeer, though
they had all been told not to expect as
many things this war Christmas, be-
cause poor Santa Claus would have to
run the blockade, and could not get
through the Federal lines without risk
ing his life in passing the "Yankee
sentinels.'' " . n
"Come," sid my father, ut is grow.
ing late, and time to lock up and turn
in =
"Evting IL raidy fer de mawnin, y
said Caesar, as he hung up the stable
and crib keys, en- demorrer bein
Crls'mus, we aim gwine tu'n out eg
soon; den ergin, too, dar ain no ka
shun fer it, kaze yo-alls dun gin us
our C'ris'mus gifts ternite, en- dat
| too, TO- we chen got err chance te1
kotch YOU @r-@ ~>>aw ..&
"All right" said my father, sadly
and then he called them back and
said: do you know why gave you
your Christmas suits and gifts this
evening? Well, it is because you are
all going to leave your old masters
home tonight. I hoped you would
come and tell me before you went
Here is a little change for each OF
you; Battus will divide it equally, and
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, trembling voice. The light wood re-
ferred to is the heart of the pine tree
1t gives a most beautiful and brilliant
light, though the black smoke is very
disa greeable, and candles and oil both
being very scarce, it was the best sub
stitute we had. Previous to the war
the servants used it in the quarters,
and at the ccrn-shuckings and camp
meetings. l can see now their wierd.
black faces in the glare and flare Of
this llghtWood torch, as they danced
or sang or shouted. No "C'ris'musgif!
Crls'mus gif:' sounded through the
house, as in the olden Christmas DAYS.
on this Christmas morning. The
CHEEKY voices from the quarters and
Kitchens were all gone. They had
taken the midnight steamer from Bar
rett's Neck and gone across to New
port News. We were all hearsick over
1t, for we We're not molly greatly at
tachcd to our servants, but we were so
! utterly helpless without them and so
| unused to waiting upon ourselves
! Most OF the field hands had gone long
before this. but those around the
! house who had just left us were like
cur own family. ~".
A Sad Breakfast.
After we had eaten our Christmas
! breakfast and tried to enjoy the de-
light of the little ones over their
homemade babies with hickory-nut
heads and rag bodies and sorghum
candy shaped into men and animals
etc, but all Of an African hue, papa
and went down to the quarters to
look around and lock them up. Just
as we We're going mamma, who had
| Joined us, called our attention to a pile
of corn shucks lying in the corner
"Look," she said what can that be !?
saw those shucks move-look, look!'
And as they moved again te weak, pit
| it'll wall of a child came from them.
Patsy, in her haste, had left her baby,
poor little thing. We quickly but gen
thy took the half-starved, half-smoth-
cred little one out; but alas! her leay-
! ing 1t had not been. as we supposed
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Instructions That May Aid a Per-
picked Gift-Giver,

Instructions That May Aid a. Per-
picked Gift-Giver.
A Christmas ball is a pretty trifle to
give an absent friend. The heart Of
the ball may be some pretty little gift;
q gold thimble, an emery ball. a silver
spool or something Of that nature.
Around this silk floss or zephyr is
wound with quotation appropriate
to the person for whom the ball is in
tended, put in and covered with the
floss Or zephyr.
These quotations may be taken from
"a faYorite author Of the giver, or Of
the one who receives the present, or
they may be made personal in char
acter, as:
'''She was a phantom Of delight
When first she beamed upon my
sight," a.-- ~
OR use this:
t1Her eyes as stars Of twilight fair;
Like twilight, too, her dusky hair"
When the ball has been made the de-
sired size a handsome pair Of scissors,
q gold ,bodkin, beautiful needle case
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ClauS:"
Arabella, as they ran in, followed by
the others.
"Yo' all kin eff yer vans ter: but ez
fer me, ole 'Oman, I ain gwinter ag-
gerWate my stumuck wild my eyeballs,
en- doan wan look" said Uncle Bat
tus, "kaze lie erfeered I 'ud chomp
my tools in dem puddin's TO- kno'd
wat I 'uz dOin'."
:Datl do, dat'l do; you dun bin
broWZin' rOun' dat safe long huff; cum
way fun dar 10 de debil temps you.
Den, ergin, you getter put yo' ten
nuce on de jice sum-" called out Aunt
Serena, and Immediately they all
looked around and then up at the
joist, from which, peeping in and out
among the evergreens, were the blad-
ders they had blown up at "hog-kill-
ing and hung there to be popped on
Christmas eve.
"Stop dat skekin' yo' toes en- crack
en- yo' heels tergedder-dem holler-
berries il er drappin' off. I wush yo'
had sum sho nuh peppers en- rockets
ter pop, too"
Leaving the Old Home.
'Nemine bout dat" said Cyrus;
"dem bladders 'ull mex er noise emmy
how, eff dey doan mex no sparkses
ner fizzins ner light lax peppers duz,
en- den Mars Da' sez we-alls kin hab
dat empty tar baril to sot fab ter, en-
at we kin bun de limel1il too eft we
choices, en- dey bofe togedder 'u-l mex
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accidental. It was warmly wrapped
in Il blanket; it's clothes III n bundle
beside 1t; barrel hoop was curved
gracefully to prevent the covers from
smothering it, and rag with mashed
sweet potato and flag root tied up IN 1t
was III it's mouth. The little thing
was only five weeks old, and the care
and Inconvenience had Oyerbalanced
the ,lother love.
Marina and 1 took the little Waif
into I. 2 horse, and after we had fed,
batheG and dressed it, we called the
children III and told them we had a
real, live baby old Santa Claus had
left for them, and as it belonged to
them altogether, each one must feel
the responsibility and care Of it. They
were wild with delight and asked
many questions about how old Santa
had evaded the Yankee sentinels, and
why he had brought q black, real baby
and mulatto doll babies and black cam
dies and colored things. Was it, for
truly, black Santa Claus this year?
The Christmas Baby
Well, such a wien, ugly, but, obi
such bright, cunning little ''tot'' our
baby was, and never was Christmas
made so happy before for children as
the possession of Black Charity Gas we
named the little thing made this one.
She was great comfort and help, too,
as the years rolled on, ministering to
the sick or the suffering with the gen
tlest, tenderest of hearts. The care Of
the motherless and sick lambs, all the
deserted little chickens and ducks,
and now and then a calf, were in time
given to her, and somehow they sell
dom failed to get well under her min
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IL you ever need q good home come
back to this-the one that you and
your fathers fathers before you helped
to make
Deny the Accusatioon
II 'clar, TO de LaWd, Mars Da',"
said Uncle Battus, tive ain studdin'
bout gWine 'Way-iz we, boys? Wat
duz yer mean by confabukatin' lax
dat? 'Fo ERASMUS de suktums1anses
er my acks doan' testify it. Duz it,,
ole'oman? Wha IL dat bigger? You
bet not le.me lay my hans on you
allus hidin' yo'sef we u you've Wan'ed.'
II mean that l have read your
minds, and that your arrangements
are all made to leave tonight. l see
that you are feeling very bad over IT.,
and l hoped to the last you would be
straightforward and come and tell us.
so that you could bave packed up and
gone away in the open day and said
goodbye honestly, instead Of sneaking
! off like this in the night. You know
that ever since the evacuation Of Nor
folk you could have gone at any time
you wished and could not have pre-
vented you. The manner Of your 60
ing makes it hard to bear for both"
"Fo' de Lawd, Mars Da', we hain't
got no mo- noshun er gwine an nuttin'
in de Worril-iz we, now, ole 'oman?-
IL we, Freelin? wy ont sum er you
niggers speak out; il you def? De
trufe IL, Mars Da', we've upset bout
de wah; leastwise OATS watts de mat
ter wild me, en- de ole 'owan's got er
toofahe; OATS wun ting at meks her
SIGH err tarnashin ijut. I tole her des
now she w gittin' ripe fer de debil,
wild her COMPOUNDED kantankersumes.
No, Mars Da', we've gwine stey yer
twel we houses de res er dis yeah's
crap en- heps plant nur' wun aaix
yeah, ez ter dat if we've all er libin.
We've much erbleeged fer de money,
but we ain gwine away; mar, sab, dat
we aim"
"Keep the money, and remember
what I said. Now good-by, and don't
hurt your souls by any more stories"
''Do not wound their feelings, papa -
I plead, "by doubling them." though
in my heart 1 felt his intuitions were
correct.
The Quarters Empty.
About an hour after that Mary
Frances crept softly to my side and
put on my finger a little ring that
Miss Mary Hutchins had left her as a
legacy. There was a doll trunk which
I had given her, made of shells, and
in it were some little keepsakes very
precious to her, which she had stored
away from time to time. This she put
under my pillow, while a sob escaped
her as she stole away, thinking I was
asleep, and 1 would not undeceive or
pain her. A few minutes later Arabel-
Ia came in, and, accidentally stumb-
ling against a chair, said: ''Please,
marin. lille MISSES 'scuZe mel did'n'
go fer to week you up. I'ze gwine
down to de quarters lille vile wild
dey-alls, an lille misses, you knows
Bill? Well, jam by meked i'm wuk
hisse'f ter gittin' up Uttered fer
you. You kno' lille misses, Bill vans
me ter hab i'm, but 1 ain gwine do
hit, dough dat doan hinder me FUN
gittin' i'm ter git Uttered, en- t'ar'pins
en- climin' up de trees alter cher'es, en-
de lax er dat, duz it, lille misses? !
wush dat pile en- literd ud las you a
yeah, deed / duz. Kin I fetch you a
drink er water er enyt'1ng else, lille
misses? lie gwine long now, den, Ell
you doan' wan nuttin-good-n lille
misses"
Poor girl! There were tears in her
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Wen Know they what the warning means
Out in the storm they pour,
Father and son, and lover, too,
A lion-hearted score;
And each unto his cottage flies
TO barricade his door,
No need-the foemen dread the gun,
And as they flee in fear
Their leader at the altar kneels
And hears the words, sincere,
"Oh, God, thank Thee that Thy love
! May enter-even here!'
Thomas Frost in New York Herald.
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istering care, until She had quite a
little herd of stock branded in her own
name, and accumulated a nice little
bank account, not only from the sale
of her eggs and chickens, but for the
worth Of her services" which my
father began to put to her credit
when she was six years old.
After fifteen years Of shiftlessness
and wandering, her mother learned ac-
! cidentally of these possessions, and,
coming back, through the aid of a
Would-be phllanthropist, claimed her
child
We We're all tenderl yattached to
this little black sister left us by old
Santa Claus on that Christmas night;
the dear little children who had come
to me in the meantime, we're equally
as devoted, and loved to listen to her
stories about ''brer bar en- de creeturs,
de tar baby, de later patch, an dem
COOLERS" She had grown uglier if
possible, with the years, and was,
without doubt, the blacklist negro I
ever saw. She had immense hands
| and feet, thick lips, fat nose and pop
py eyes; her upper lip was not only
short, but rolled upward, showing her
little short teeth just coming outside
of her gums like two rows of popcorn.
Her mothers entreaties, arguments
and Inducements, the tempting pict-
ures she drew of city life, together
with the influence Which we also ex-
erted to have her 90 and her own intu-
hand and her love for the home folks
with tears streaming down her face,
she looked up in her hesitation into
my fathers for strength and help.
Chnrity's Departure.
"She is your MOTHER" he said: "go
with her, but whenever you want to
come back to us you shall Gomez
''Nuttin' else but yo' sidin lax dat il
unsettled my terminashun, Mars Da'.
Member now, doan' nobody but you
sent me erway, Mars Da', an me dat
yo' allus called yo' yeah-corn, count
er yo' tin'in'' me in de shucks, en- me
DIES lax yO' own chile. at yO' all dun
ralZ fun er baby; en- Miss Lizzy stain
dar EN- aim seyin nuttin' tall fer ter
keep me fun gwine, nuther, en- Marse
Eddie en- de chillun uZ brung up wild,
en- Miss Sallies chillun at help ter
brung up myself, en- eben down ter de
dorgs en- de yuther things on de planta-
shun your mekin me lebe en- g'long
wha'r I doan kno' unttin ner nobody,
ner muffin doan kno' me. Who's gwine
ter ketch de crabs fer dinner, en- fiue
de keys wen dey's los Zen de's allus
los)? Who's gwine pick de splinters
cut'n Marse Eddie's hans Wen he
sticks UNI in out'n de fier? Nanny.
plese g'long back 'dout me. doan'
wan ter go; you kin hab de money at
Mars. Da' en- me il sabed up eff you
want hit, but fer de Lawd's SEX, lebe
me yer wild de home foxes"
We were all in tears. Papa pulled
his hat over his eyes and walked
away. The Chuckatuck packet was in
sight: her horn had answered the fly
ing signal to stop. The good-bys were
said, and all Of our little Charity's
effects were put on board. She went
to Richmond with her mother, but
every Christmastide ''Mars Da'"
sends money for that once s'li'le rel
shoe-en-sartin baby" which Santa
Claus left that war; Christmas night to
come back and see "dey-alls at home"
La Sale Corbell Pickett (Mrs. Gen.
Pickett, in New York Herald.
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Their Funny Question.

1t is told Of a certain bishop that,
while dining at the house of one Of his
friends, he was pleased to observe THAI
he was the object Of marked attention
from the son OF his host, whose eyes
were firmly riveted upon him. After
dinner the bishop approached the boy
and asked:
"Well, my young friend, you seem to
be interested in me. Do you find that
I am all right?"
Yes, SIR replied the boy, with
glance at the bishops knee-breeches.
you're all right; only" hesitatingly,
won't your mamma let you wear
trousers yet?"-Tt-Bits.
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" !" : : s !" s &
! "Wuz SANTA CLAUS JES' A QIGGER?o !!
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Enzer grazzin our moufs wild er turkey
bone,
ltuM-stag err Hi-ho-me rinktum er shay.
we hankers all de yeah fer de C'rls'mus
times,
Wen de niger sheks his close en- sheds de
dimes. sst s.
Num-stag er Hi-ho-me rnktrm er shay"
By this time their singing had
cheered her in spite Of herself. and be-
fore they had commenced this last
verse she was standing in the door
way patting time to the music of their
voices.
May we all look in de safe?" said
the twin sisters, Mary Francis and
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or any gift the donor fancies may bs

or any gift the donor fancies may b<
attached to the end Of the thread.
AS the ball is unwOund In embroid
erlng, knitting or crocheting, as thu
case may be, the quotations come to
light, unexpectedly and give pleasure
long after Christmas day has passed
into the shadows Of memory, while the
heart Of the ball adds the final bit OF
pleasure when the last thread ia un,
wound. ..
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Black Charity's Perplexity.

- Black ChRrfty's Perp1exfty.
"the Johnny rebs swapped tobacco
for coffee with the Yanks."
"Lis'en at dem niggers singin,'
growled Aunt Serena; "dey ain No
'speunce, en- fer all dey kno's, triber1a-
shun IL waitin' fer UNI roun de cor
nder. Dey's bred an bawn en- mos
riz, but dey ain daid, dough; sumpin
'dretful en- diserpintin mite o'tek um
TO- de yeah's OUT
"C'rismus Gums but wunct er yeah,
En- ev'ry niger habs his sheah,
Rum-stag er Hi-me- home, rintum er shay.
We dun lay by de meat en- der pone.
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Received Some Himself

- HeceiVed Some Himself.
"Have cigar, Charley?"
"Don't care if I do" L.
"Some that my wife gave me for Z
Christmas present"
CIR, come to think Of 1t, Tom, I
guess don't feel like smoking to- day"
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Tho Cause of 1t,

Gust think how unhappy the little
savages must be-" said L Sunday school
teacher, trying to point moral. ''They,
have no Christmas at all. Can any of
you tell me why?" -.
Its because they haven't any stock,
ings to wear" Clipped inrlittle JOHNNY.
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All peaceful in New Amsterdam,
Save that piping breeze,
Born in the dreary Harlaaem wastes,
Rattles the wlntry trees;
And Broadway holds drift of snow
That reaches to the knees.
''Tis Christmas eve; the chapel bell
From gun-girt fort resounds,
And from the sombre northern woods
Its solemn voice rebounds,
Commingfed with the mournful cry
OF supplicating hounds.
And now the sturdy Hollanders, 49,
All earthly things forgot,
Are seen upon the heavy road -:
In many little knot, III
vending their way to kneel
and pray
Within the holy spot.
The honest burghers dread no i'll
To children, kline or sheep;
The tomahawk on yOnder hill
Lies buried very deep;
The pipe of peace has touched their lips,
And War has gone to sleep.
So, while the vrouw in ingle nook
Turns DER her Bible leaves,
And holly boughs In gay festoons
The busy daughter weaves.
Unbolted is the friendly door
On this most blest of even.
Each little rosy face up stairs
Is still in slumber sweet,
Save one, whom pity keeps awake;
Her pulses quickly beat
Nhe while she thinks of the sick child
Across the wintry street.
And ever and anon she hears,
In spite Of bell and blast.
An angry sound from distant hound
Float DER the dreary vast;
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With nimble foot the chieftain scales
The wooden palisade;
The bell has ceased--the white man prayl
TO one who cannot aid!
Swift, through this unprotected house
He glldes-a deadly shade!
To seize the guns of sire and sons
His t1endish fingers ache;
His footballs on the sanded floor
Are noiseleSs as a snake;
And now he bends him Ger the bed
Where Gretchen lies awake.
A stifled cry comes from his lips,
The murderous axe upflies;
One shrek of fright upon the night
May foil their enterprise.
What careth he for yellow curls
And pretty baby eyes?
But ere the brutal blade descends
Upon the little maid
Her arms are flung about his neck,
Her lips to his have strayed,
And thus she cries, "Dear Santa Claus,
I'm not bit afraid!
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FOREIGN FLASHES,
Brief and Ncwsy Cables From All
Portions of This Terrestrial Sphere.

London. April 1.-Yiscount Hill is dead lead
is now in the United States.
Copenhagen, April 1.-Disquieting news
has been received here from Algiers in
regard to the health of the cZarewitch
and in consequence his mother, the dow
ager empress of Russia, Will proDaDIy
shorten her stay here.
Charleroi, Belgium. April IA partial
strike of glass workers in the Charlerio
are closed, throwing 1900 persons out
of employment. The expected strike of
miners has not occurred
Madrid, April Marshall Martinez
Campos lunched with the queen regent
yesterday, previous to his departure for
forcements to Cuba the government has
called out 10000 men of reserves to COM
plete the effective strength of the army.
Washington, April Minister Adrame,
the Venezuelan minister, has received a
cable from Caracas announcing the for
nation of a new cabinet as follows: Min
lister of the interior. Dr. Juan Francisco
Castillo; foreign relations. DR.. Lucio Pu-
navy, General Ramon Guerra; public in
struction. DR.. Ell. Jandro Urbanja; pub
lie works. JOS. Maria Manrique; secre-
tary to the president, DR.. Nunez.
Progresso, Yucatan, April IA fishing
bark just in from the Gulf of Mexico re-
ports having encountered two unknown
boats, heavily armed with cannon and
apparently well equipped with munitions
of war. When hailed the boats made no
reply and the Mexican fishermen, being
afraid to make any further advance, es-
capped from the locality as fast as pos
sible- 1t is thought the ships have some
bearing on the Cuban revolution, although
it is reported that there are pirates
manned by renegade Cubans coasting
hort the Gulf and along the coast OF
South America.
Paris, April 1.-Camille Doucet, perpet-
ual secretary of the French academy, is
dead. NJ. Doucet was born in Paris in
1912. studied law and for some time prac-
ticed as a notary. His earlier dramas
were produced at the Odeon with con-
siderable success In 1853 NJ. Doucet was
named divisional chief Of theatres and in
this capacity was charged with supreme
direction of the imperial theatres of Paris
and the departments. He was elected a
member of the French academy April 7.
1865. in the place of Alfred Devigny and
on March 80. 1875. succeeded NJ. Patin as
perpetual secretary.