The daily tribune., 1907-12-03


further into the heavens streams of
vapory light, dancing up and down
in graceful shadows that easily led
me to imagine that they were caused
by invisible spirits.
For 4 time forgot the subject OF
my visit and lay watching the play
Of the aurora as It shot forward and
to myself l looked around and found
the natives lost In deep and silent
awe at the spectacle.
THE hour l spent in this service
was one of supreme delight to me.
especially so az the little handful of
food distributed made the bright eyes
OF a hundred people glisten with hap
piness and supplied as many stomachs
with a feast they enjoyed before they
again closed their eyes In sleep.
"It will take too much space to re.
cord all the times / gathered as
peered through their little skin win
dows and saw them dancing around in
pressing their thankfulness for the
many good things received. the like
OF which they had never before eaten"
Who're Santa Claus Caused Terror.
Mrs Bertha Stover. the wife OF a
missionary stationed at Bailundu, Az
rica. tells an amusing story OF how
Santa Claus terrified the black chill
dren at her mission station. where he
first appeared to them 4 year or two
ago
They had celebrated Christmas At
BailuRdu before. but they never had
Santa Claus. 20 Mr.. Slower dressed
himself up as the benevolent saint.
HE had been padded and powdered
and packed until his own mother
would not have known him." said
Mrs Slower. Presently we gave
the signal and the door fsw open and
In walked Santa Claus. But dear me,
what CONSERVATION!
He was greeted with shrieks and
Eroans and cries Of:
LET me out'
"1t Is the evil one!'
"1t is the day OF Judgment
THE small fry. catching the IN.
fection OF terror from the elder black
people. ned to the bedrooms, fell down
upon their faces. crept under chairs
and tables-anywhere to hide them.
selves.
Poor Santa Claus never had such
greeting before. As soon as he
realized the panic he had caused. he
tore on his tall hat and white cotton
beard. and from the bags on his back
began TO throw gifts right and left,
and to tell who he was.
Treasured once more. they were
soon all laughing and chatting. MUNICH.
ing the great red breads dough.
nuts), tasting their fruits or nibbling
At the sweets IN the familiar little
bags.
"One man wondered which end up
, he was to hold the fork Santa Claus
had given him. Another Immediately
tried on his new shirt. The girls ar.
ranged their brighthued handker.
chiefs into nobby turbans, while 9th.
ers tried TO nnd some place about
their scanty clothing where they could
stow away the bunch OF bread. paper
Of needles and cake OF soap given to
them.
Each one tried 10 talk louder than
his ncighbor. 80 they examined the
costume OF good old Santa Clans. who
had frightened them almost TO death
Ono man said hc thought Elijah had
returned. another that II WAS John
the Baptist Yet another thought II
was Satan himself. and all my sins
rose up before me- while q fourth
confessed: My only thought was to
hide myself"
A Christmas Feast That Nearly
Caused 1ioodshsd.
Rev. Frank Patton. son Of tho IA.
nous South Sea missionary. John q.
Patton. tells OF . thrilling Christmas
which ho spent II 1889 1t LepAksl. on