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overwhelming nature of his gratitude "
He sat down. The artist coughed
slightly, covered his mouth with his
hand moment, relit his cigar, which
mad gone quite out, and blew the
smoke to the ceiling.
The president motioned to his neigh
Dor to rise. His name was Caruthers.
He scanned his listeners attentively.
frowning as he talked.
MY experience" said he "resembled
to certain degree that of my friend
Reynolds there. l must have visited
the same park. Union park, was it?'
with nod to Reynolds.
EYES," replied Reynolds; Union
park"
Il circled the fountain" he went on,
"and proceeded to a long bench, where
stopped near seedy looking individ-
ual who in spite Of the steady fall of
snow sat mapping there tapped him
on the shoulder, reused him from his
sleep and asked his history. 1t was
rambling, as that related by Reynolds.
He had seen better days. Most of US
nave. He had not always slept in
parks. Few have. And, like Reynolds
tramp, he had wife and two children.
whom he had been obliged long before
to send home to the wife's mother.
Like the story of Reynolds tramp,
there was nothing out of the ordinary
with the exception Of the manner in
which he sammered and shook telling
it."
At this point Caruthers appeared to
experience some little difficulty in ar
tculating. When he had recovered,
Really" he finished, ut was distress
ing; most distressing. 1t grieved me
deeply. I thrust five dollar bill into
his hand and hurried away"
He had hardly time to resume his
seat when three members of the club
rose simultaneously
"There's some fraud about thisw
they cried. 1--WE went together. We
saw the same man. He had the same
wife and two children who We're liv-
Ing with the same old mother-in law.
BY Jove! We were SO distressed we
gave him So apiece, and that made
fifteen good old solid dollars between
u.s."
They flung themselves back in their
chairs and gazed in an excited and in
dlgnant way from one face to another
In search of some reasonable eXplana-
ton Of the phenomenon.
The newspaper man suddenly stood.
1t was as if he had just walked up.
WAS he tall and thing" he question.
ed Did he wear a shaggy red beard.
long hair, an old SLOUGH hat and a rag
ged gray overcOat out at the elbows
and fringed with mighty fringe
around the hem? l say, We're his shoes
old, and did he go barehanded in the
snow:"
Yes, yes" answered the rest in a
chorus, "all that, and more.''
"Then," declared the newspaper man,
Il, too. took out five dollar bill and
made him a present of it, And, falling
Imply back in his chair, he took to
tapping the arm of it with impatient
fingers.
The artist had slipped out of the
room.
After a period he returned, trans
formed.
His beard was shaggy and red, his
shoes We're worn at the toes and down
at the heels, his hat was one Of the
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v0lu ton
OF THE
Xmas Tree
A Yuletide Sketch by
JONATHAN JOYCE

Copyright, 1903, by c. N. Lurie]
"HE Christmas tree for the dis
play Of presents is an evolu-
ton The true origin and sig
nificance of this arboreal fea.
ture of Yuletide are uncertain. Appar.
emily it is derived from an ancient GUS
tom. The pagan races of northern Eu.
rope had a deep veneration for trees as
the abodes of the gods. For instance,
the linden sheltered Berchta. the spirit
kindly to babes. When celebrating
festivals the chosen tree of the differ
ent gods were decorated with lights,
wreaths and tassels. and offerings to
the spirits We're suspended in the
branches.
The Romans used greenery in the
festivals of Saturn, celebrated in De-
cembcr, and carried the custom among
the Germans. The Egyptians used
trees for interior decoration, their ia
vOrite being the palm.
A work of fiction produced in France
over 200 years ago contains descrip-
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spicuous by the length of his locks and
the exceeding breadth of his soft black
tie, lit their cigars as Reynolds rose.
1T was snowing"- he began.
skip all that" hastily put in a news
paper man. "Of course, if it was
Christmas eve, it was showing"
"The hapless Outcasts in the park
had ranged themselves as nearly as
possible according to the tree branches;
but, being large in number, they over
Tapped them, some to the length of two
branches or more, so that these sat
unprotected from the snow, which soft
~ soaked them"
The newspaper man raised his hand
admonishingly.
"Will you permit me, Mr.. President"
interrupted he, ito suggest that all
description be eliminated: Otherwise
we'll be sitting here in broad day
light"
1T may be as WE'LL" assented the
president suavely, ito omit descriptions
OF scenery, for, as the gentleman has
just stated. it may have the effect of
OBTAINING us longer than is absolutely
necessary"
Reynolds, reaching for glass Of
water, wet his lips before he began
again.
II buttoned my overcoat to the
throat he said then, for the wind
was raw and keen. and walked up to
the first tramp came to. He sat near
the fountain on the corner seat of
long bench. l touched him gently on
the sleeve and said to him:
"'My good man, how come you to be
herey"
The newspaper man leaned forward
absorbedly, his eyes agleam.
"Were those your exact wordsT" he
inquired in so rapt a manner that the
president once more let fall the fork.
Reynolds, disdaining the question,
sought in several pockets for a pocket
handkerchief. and. finding one at
length, delicately mopped his lids.
'The story he told" he stammered,
''would have brought tears to the eyes
Of the coolest hearted.
1T was not 20 different from the usu-
al run Of such stories." faltered Reyn-
Odds. HE had seen better days. he
had not always been obliged to sleep in |
q park, etc.; he had a wife and two |
children; he had been unable to sup
port them; they were all three with his |
iwife's mother. A. I cay, It was not 80 |
much the story az his manner Of telling |
VI. It affected you beyond description.
It couldn't help but AFFECT you. I took
4 i've dollar bill from my vest pocket
and thrust 1t into his hand"
"And them" Queried the president,
s'what did he dof'
He became 90 deeply affected" re-
burned RsynoldA that whirled about
Ind left him. unwilling to witness the
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In solitary grandeur. his stflly starched
fustanclle standing out like ballet
dancers skirt. The Japanese consul
smiled and bowed right and left with
praiseworthy impartiality The Eng
llslmen stood in Il group. while the
Greek. French and Armenian got to-
gether and weresoon talking with ami
nation, While the word "parades" fell
from their lips as if money was the
only thing worth mention. The Rus
slan Spanish, Italian and German gen
tlemen paid strict attention to the la
dies who sat in the two upper parlors.
willie the men appropriated the main
ROOM
Miss l.atfan-Ilanly. the very pretty
daughter OF the host and hostess. play
ca Christmas carols on the piano, but
nobody listened, and 1t was Il relief
when dinner was announced. 1t WIS
understood that this dinner was to be
representative of the Christmas in Eng
land, and SO there was Il roast of beef
or astonishing proportions following an
enormous boiled fish on a wooden tray.
WV ih''iNtlptiS ktNS ANA II CDlckCn
pie filled the table. with the vegetables
and small things. such as pickles,
olives, etc. Everything was put on to
gethcr save the dessert Wines there
were and pure water for the Turks and
Persians
At last everybody was seated. The
service was we'll done by three men
hn
Armenians had come to dinner, and
they did full justice to it. The rest of
the guests were more circunSpect or
mad smaller appetites. The amount OF
bread they consumed was astounding.
The Persian ambassador was the
guest of honor, with Iladii Rassm
Efendi opposite. The hadji was an
orthodox Turk of the old school. Fuad
Pasha was the same. but he was in
some ways not SO strict in his ohserv-
anceS. so he took Il little wine. AS the
first hunger passed. the wine began to
loosen tongues. and one would have
Imagined oneself in Il new Babel TESTS
anu coUplrtS were made and toaStS
passed back and forth in all the thir-
WIN Nl'oh'lI
The dinner lasted nearly three hours
The dessert consisted of great plum
putSiinG covered with blazing rum and
several fine mincc pies. The Turks
seemed to hay" an Instructive fear of a
pudding blnZing with Satanic blue
lights and took mnce pie Or fruits.
As so much of Turkish cookery Is
based on minced meats the Turks
thought the mince pies were safe. The
Greeks and Armenians managed both
pie and fruits and ate with a good
coming appetite" everything offered
them. Then came coffee and cigars.
and the ladies went back upstairs.
Mr.. Lailan-lIanly had his cue to
bring the gentlemen all up as soon as
he could, so that they might have some
Christmas games. They had become Il
little more Sociable among themselves.
but as soon as they were back among
the women the different elements sep
aratcd again into their componcnt
parts. and it was desperate work to get
them interested in snapdragon. The
Turks seemed to fear the flames of al
cohol and would not even try to pul!
out the plums.
FINALLY one of the Greeks sang one
of the native seesaw catcrwaulnu
songs, ANA after that the games were
given up in favor Of an impromptu |
dance The Persian and the Turks |
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SLOUGH variety, and his overcoat was
gray and long and SO fringed at the
hem as to assume the appearance of
having been fringed Intentionally.
Ten fingers pointed at him.
That" shouted ten voices, lis the
manw
The artist bent humble and apollo
getic head.
YES" acknowledged he, II am the
man."
but you are member Of the club"
they stormed. "You knew all about our
plan Of relieving the poor. You had
part Of the money yourself. Why did
you take oursr'
The artist shrugged weary shoulders.
he spread out two deprecating hands.
Il am an artist" he explained sim
ply. Il needed T."
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LANGUAGES.
looked on gravely while the rest danced.
They maintained their impassib gray
1ty until Hadji Rassim Effendi signi-
fed that he wanted to go home. He
was i'll. He had, secure In his belief
Of the innocence Of the pie. eaten three
big pieces. And the crust was short
ened with the fat Of the "unutterable
fleshw
His departure broke up the party.
Not one Of them had understood any
thing Of the object lesson on an Eng
giish Christmas in spite of all the Ian
guages spoken.
The poor hostess hair turned white
that night. and next week her hus-
bands newspaper type was distributed
In the Bosporus. Hadji Rassim was
the press censor.
GLADYS GEORGE JAMES.
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every Christ mas: have sold her goods for
five years She is daffy OH the subject OF
dolls, and am positive from the way she
acts that she buys them for herself She
has kind of sheepish expression when
she pays for them, and when she thinks
that she is unobserved. she goes up to them'
smooths their cheeks and acts as IL they
were alive I wouldn't be a bit surprised
If she kept a doll by her all the time and
played with it.
"No, don't think that there is anything
the matter with her at all A pretty close
observation of customers has shown me
that nine women out Of ten have queer
feeling toward dolls. They never seem
exactly toys to them. Isuppose 1t is because
they have played with them so much that
they bring back. stronger than anything
else could. the joys and sorrows of child
hood Nearly all the memories OF little
girls, guess. are wrapped about their
dolls
walk about the store and well bred
espionage in the vicinity of the doll counter,
proved that the salesman spoke the truth.
Nearly every woman in the shop. no matter
what her immediate errand, stopped to look
at the dolls some took them out of the
boxes and heard them cry Mamma
others carefully examined the lingerie;
others, again, shut and opened the eyes
or exclaimed at the texture of the hair.
Two young women who looked to the
casual observer as if they had never a
thought of anything but the latest fashion
in coiffures or the prices Of orchids stopped
as if by mutual consent.
"Do you remember your first dol?'
Not my first" answered the other girl.
Il don't suppose many children remember
the first doll, but imagine very few for
get their last one. Mine was called 1retta.
1t was a doll that had been in the family
for eighty years. and was dressed in the
fashions of ls2o-pant alettes, little checked
gingham dress, sunbonnet and funny
little cape II was made of cloth and jonted,
had buttons, and bisque head which had
been to the hospital many times; it was quite
large When we stood side by side it was
up to my elbows and it was my companion
until was Is. Think Of that. 1t slept
with me every night, and even now when
/ get Iretta out of the trunk and look at
her feel as if she were human; she is never
Just mere doll
To the Christmas student the woman
The sun., 1903-12-27
HAVE YOU SEEN THE JoINTED FIouREs?"

HAVE YOU SEEN THE JoINIED FIGuREs?"
with the doll offers great psychological
study.
Another class Of woman shoppers who
afford interesting food for thought is com
posed of those who start out with generous
impulses and lose hem by the way. Christ
mas is popularity supposed TO be the time
of year when not only the pursestrings arc
opened, but the heart and soul rs we'll
Il couldn't help it, moaned con-
science stricken woman, Il bought the
waist for sister, all right, but when | got
it home it was so pretty and just the color
] love. As long as she didn't know about
it l reasoned with myself there isn't any
harm done. Well. I kept the waist for
myself. and as couldn't afford to buy her
anything expensive. ] found pret'.'.o,k
collar and sent that. | really didn't enjoy
wearing the waist as much as thought l
would and the day after Christ mas just
confessed the truth and told her that she
could have it. The joke of it was that she
had done the same thing. only instead of
sending me a stock collar she had sent
handkerchiefs.
"Ibelieve, if the whole trut h were known,
there are crowds of women who are wear
ing Christ mas presents that were bought
for members of their family
Another Christmas echo comes from
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Elevators In ihr Capitol Take Him With.
0ut Della! to Floor lie Dcsignatcs.

prom The Wdshir0iDp Post;
On" oi the prcroEativcs of United States
senator l. that when h" steps aboard an clc-
Is carried Immediately 10 his destination, no
matter in which direction lGc elevator may
he bound or who may Ice aboard. Three
rings on the bell indicate that u Senator Wants
TO ride, ard the conductor loses no time IN
responding to the cali
one day last week M, Barnes, the assist
ant secretary to tn. President. stepped
aboard Senate elevator from the ground
floor. In Il port folio under his Grm he carried
message from the President of tho United
States To the Congress
Senate floor, said MIR. Barnes, as the con-
ductor shut the door.
Just then there were three rings OF the
bell. and the indicator showed that Il Senator
wanted to be lifted out OF the terrace. The
elevator wen; down instead OF up, and Mr.
Barnes went along. In" senator in the ter
race only wanted to go TO the around floor
Senatorial ring from thc terrace. This
Senator wanted 10 go to the gallery floor and
the elevator went there without stopping.
As IL. car started down there were three rings
from the ground floor. and again the car faded
TO stop at the destination OF the Pres idrnts
senator wanted To get on at the senate floor.
and IN" congress after long delay received
the message from the President
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wild burst of laughter. they got down and
played with them, and the dinner had to be
announced twice before they'd stop"
"Christmas for the children only" hooted
fashionable young matron. 80 is the
circus | suppose, and the Bronx Zoo and
a few other things that people are fond
of cxcusing themselves for liking. The
poor children if they don't have to stand
sponsor for more foolishness than they
know
IN tell you what we did. had five
children that we were dressing a tree for.
In the usual silly way we had sent the kids
to bed early so we could have the only
real fun ourselves dressing the tree and
getting ready.
AS a family we are given to automatic
toys. We don't seem to care for Noah's
arlls and Wild Animals ] Have DiSSeCted.'
All our tastes, even as children, were fright
fully expensive. | had invested in some
cars that travelled along real track, and
my husband had bought a steamboat
that you put in the water and made you
honesick for Europe.
We were trying the toys to 500 if they
worked all right yes, of course, they had
been tried III the store, but you can't toll
what II happen between Twenty third street
and Eighty when papa came in with
a proud expression and a. big package,
which turned out 10 he an automobile
He simply couldn't wait to show us how it
worked Then Sister Ann brought an
other automobile and a doll that walked
across the floor. She said she'd show lis
about it for fear We wouldn't understand
YOU know-the same old excuse.
Then n neighbor, young man, came
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to shredS but for tho cloee-fttlnC loggings
provided for them Abou, IN" hnr,Ns
the pack raced with fury. as~tultng their
legs and attempting Ia "trip the animals
and throw them Had thoir efforts sue
cecded the death of horse and rider would
speedily have cnsued
Lady tonstance's mount vas a sure
footed animal, hut II plunged wildly under
the attack She and her companion fired
as rapidly aS possible, but with the horses
prneiug as they did i, was impossible
to take aim.
When the weapons were empty or
breathing spoil was Desired, Il dash of a
few hundred wards would ho made. This
would enable the hunters to get clear of
the pack, but only for "A brief interval, ON
the iavclinas would come with "A rush like
starved wolves.
At the first point of assault a half dozen
were left dead A number were wounded
and able to make only slow progress in
the pursuit Some dragged themselves
along with broken legs From wounds
in others blood flowed. hi, each one able
to move made its utmost effort to continue
the fight
Lady Constance's craftsmanship and
eQuestrianism were supcrhly exhibited.
1t is "A difficult trick to sit punginE horse
well and aim AT dangerous foes fitting
about like shadows An average OF about
one shot in four struck its intended mark,
which waS 10y no means a bad record,
II was necessary to make seven runs in
handling the pack The battle lasted
nearly an hour and then every hog was dead
The attendant secured a few of the finest
tusks and strippad skins from several OF
the best specimens to hc tanned and
mounted as rugs.
Ordinarily the javelinas will not give
hattlc unless assailed or cnraced, Tn"
huntsman that stirs them up when aro"t
has small chance for his life unless he can
get up tree and thon the prospect Of
starvation confronls hun, for the beasts
Will hover about for days Awaiting their
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armed with bony spikes or tusks from
four to SIX inches long, sharp rs dagger
points and with II curl slightly upward.
A swordsman does not handle his blade
with more dexterity than these animals
their spiked snou's
In drovcs ranging in number from ten to
five hundred the wild hogs roam through the
chaparral and coars, grass of the plains,
as a rule keeping widely s'nttcr"d They
are easily trailcd by their sharp footprints,
or 10y the pungent odor of the musk they
exudc on underground,
The games, hunting dog will turn tail
and stink away when it comes upon II drove
of them. II may have the courage to take
a bear by the ear or buck 10y the snou,,
but il draws the limo n, iavelinls. They
will fight with desperation. and when one
is as'uIltod the entire herd immediately
rally to do battle. and fight as long as ono
is left
Many II hunter has lost his life from
wounds inflicted by boar tusks on the
ranches on which Lady Constance con-
Quoted her successful campaign 1t is
the work of but moment for II dozen
of tho vicious animals 10 make away with
an inexperienced huntsnan
They rush upon him with the force oi
a whirlwind, his feet are knocked frcm
under him and he is stabbed in many places
hy their sharp tusks single iavelina
i, even declared to be morr than a match
for man with only a club or a hunting
knife for defence.
Lady Constance on her second day met
n drove of twenty-nlnc javclinas. One
of the number was fired OH and killed and
then Lady Constance and her attendant,
both of whom We're well mounted, soon
found that they had brisk fight on their
hands
The peculiar grunt or SqueaI of tho jaNe-
hnn was heard going the rounds through
the chaparral calling the pack together
for battle They came from all directions
with a rush
Th, horses legs would have been torn
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chance
The natives gvo tho ANIMALS wide
berth unless specially prepared to meet
them. II is Impossible to tell the size of
"A pack until an assault has been madc on
them and then there is no delay in actting
cnlighmcn' on the subject.
Boside- tn" drove mentioned Lady Con-
stance mo, and exterminated three ot hers
One numbered thrty-'hrcc hogs and the
other two were somowha, smaller She
also succeeded in euding n drove of some
two or three hundred after having stirred
thcm up. Her escape in this instance was
thrilling
tn her hunting trips she was accom-
panied by veteran ranch guido who was
familiar with the Glasses nf game 10 he met
as> we'll as with the country 1t was with
difficulty that he re~tralncd her enthusiasm
and NcntureSomenoSS
About one hundred iavenas were slain
by Lady Constance, OF other game she
bagg"d two fine antlered buck. a half
dozen coyotes. aud Il considerable number
of Wild ducks, geese and other fowls She
tried wing shooting twice bat /; was tame
amusement for her after her bouts with
tho iavclinas
Lazy 'ohstahtN va "pNllOTtdbly quar-
,errd at Santa Gertrude There were half
a dozen other ladies AT The old ranch house,
including the hostess, Mrs H. NJ. King,
the cattle queen OF the world
The two ranches owned and operated
bv Mrs, King embrace about 2,5Oo,o 900
acres. for the most part IN prairie but con-
tanning woodland and dotted with nnu-
merabla lakes. The hunting is perhaps
uneNcellad in America
The other women took bur little part
in the hunting, and they manifested so
constant soicitude for Lady Constance's
safety that she was considerably restricted
in her operations
When hunting the javeiina her equip
mon, of firearms consisted of a sixteen
shot repeating rife OF ~ calihrr. two rr-
Nul> ers. which she used with effect, and a
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This christmas for the chilcTe n only"
idea is prevalent, Judging from the returns
A well known financier whose name in the
newspapers is as familiar as iavorite tooth
washes and cosmetics, tells this experience
of his participation in the festivities
of the season
81 was coming alongsBroadway, walking
home from the office and not caring very
much about anything just at that moment
except The sudden slump in one of my favor
ite sto, *. when all of a sudden | jumped
bao k | had nearly stepped on camel lifted
my foot higher in the air to give the camel
ciancct it really had the right of way
and then | sidestepped little to get out
of the path of an ambitious frog. and then
toe k a tack to windward To avoid coIliding
with clown who was playing on some
tambDtrlnes.
"Thcy we're about four inches high and
clio k"d rs they walk ID; but, give you my
word, AT least a dozen people, as old as /
and JUS; as blamed silly, w"rC lined up on
the sidewalk watching rho5" fool toys move
along the crowded thoroughfarc. There
is something about the things that is ire
sistiby funny, and the very ncongruity
OF seeing these grown up people perfectly
absorbed and buying the things. under tho
deuson that they were buying them for
the children at home, drove the thought Of
railroad securities and everything else
out of my head.
Il will say this for myself. I'm truth
full when it comes to ethical matters. and |
haven't any children AZ home and no child
rem that could think of just at that moment
that expected anything from me AT Christ t.