Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-12-30
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lkChristnas Mite !
|, BY MADELINE BRIDGES

III fully)-Dear, have determined
- to make a new departure this
christmas. | feel that the spirit OF
Christmas lies, not in the giving OF
expensive trifes to those who have the
comforts and luXuries of life, but in re-
membering those who suffer deprivation
of the very needs of existence
Mr.. Plannitoute-Tha is very sweet
of you, dearest, I'm sure.
Mrs Plannitoute-Yes | have prom
Used to donate the hundred dollars you
always give me for Christmas gifts to
Mrs. Van Spreddem's Christmas tree for
poor children.
Mr. Plannitoute-I could not wish
the money put to better use. If more
of this sort of giving were common,
Christmas would be
Mrs. Plannitoute-Yes, wouldn't it?
shall just tell everyone my intention,
and people will understand
Mr. Plannitoute (warmly) will
do more. They will value your kind
ness of heart, beyond any gift you could
bestow on them, individually. Your
thought is noble!
Mrs PlannitOute-Thank you, dear,
so much Of course. our own children,
and Toms children. and Emma's little
ones. we can't blackball them. 1t would
be cruel! And there are three or four
of my very oldest friends. | could
scarcely say to them that they must not
expect to be remembered.
Mr. PlannitOute-N-n
Mrs. Plannitoute-And. now. I am
T
| would get her a new wrap for Christ
mas. The dear girl quite looks forward
to it.
Mr.. Pannitoute-Oh -h-h,
Mrs. PlannitOute-And there's DR..
Offenkahl! Dear, when we reflect what
that man did for darling BERTHE. graft
tude simply commands was looking
at a glorious set of Shakespeare yester-
hay-as he is such a lover of Shakes
peare a gift of that sort might pay. in
part, the debt that money can never
pay.
Mr. annitoute-Um-m-m, His bill
was the sort that money could pay.
Mrs PlannitOute (musinely)-
There's nothing else Imperative. except
some recognition to Mrs. Skribelchecke.
Her wedding gift to Lillian was mag
nifcent. have ordered a silver chafng
dish for her-the new model. that has
that funny contrivance for
Mr.. Plannitoute-But. Louise. YOU
said you had taken new departure this
Christmas,
Mrs Plannitoute-T have; never be-
lore did l even think of giving my
Christmas allowance to the poor and
needy ones.
Mr.. PlannitOute-Yes but you also
declared you would not. therefore, make
presents to your friends.
Mrs. Plannitoute (reprOachfully)-
Arthur, am surprised al yOu Because
person wishes to be charitable to some
persons, is that any reason for being
brutal to others? 1t would be simply
brutal to neglect any Of these duties
have mentioned.
Mr.. Plannitoute-You have promised
your hundred dollars to Mrs Van Spred-
dem, and it would take almost another
hundred to buy the things you have
enumerated.
Mrs. Plannitoute (brightly)-Just
about, think
Mr.. Plannitoute-You expect me to
present you with that much more
money?
Mrs, Plannitoute-Why, you always
give me hundred dollars for Christ
mas!
Mr.. Plannitoute-Yes-bu you have
given that money to the poor
Mrs. Plannitoute-I have. You said
I was noble for doing so.
Mr.. Plannitoute-Then,t the upshot is
that you expect me to give you another
hundred to spend in gifts?
Mrs. Plannitoute with gentle digni-
ty)-I expect nothing. But if you share
the Christmas feeling you so admire in
me, you will rejoice in doing so-even
as | rejoice in helping the needy with
my poor little mite.-Brooklyn Life
One Miracle Begets Another.
In Roumania overlooking of house.