The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-11-20

"Why on this earth shorld YOU stay II
bedy,
We'll. II we get M, then It's Christ
n,as. and you cant st0p r., little Emil,
triumphpd. !.
When they told Pep the minister.
sou. after lOng preInrati n toy 'stor,
and other gr,ld,lni approach HiM II Soc.
rath. questioning ,.lever.y wipn ng dam
aging admissions from Pep he hnkeC
up In his fathers face tlioiightfully:
If they amt no t'hrist's hirtlldu,
This year is II II liz that Christ war
born!'' h- demanded
And secretly the children took roun
sci with one another Would Run
Miles. the tenor In the rhurrh choir
take then, ont after dark Ou christmas
eve To sing church choir serpnatit.s al
folks gates ar would he NOT: And
I when they thonght that he might not
because this would I've r0iHidprpG
. christmas celebration and would only
make the al'spnp of present giving
the more conspicuous, ~ In the ease
of'the sunday st.h,oIs themselves. they
fnrpd stiii another heoIO ..irat gfandary
For II II was true that Christ was
horn then Christmas wus his birthday
aud II christmas was his birthday
WASN'T II wicked not to pay any atten
ton!
Alone Ut them all little Tab WinslOw
rejoiced His brothers and sisters
made the time fearful with g,lestt,nings
AZ 10 the effect ON Santa Claus. and
bow would they get word to him.. and
would Il be- Christmas In the city. and
why couldn't they move there and 9TH
er matters denoting the reversal Of
this their earth lint Tab slipped out
the Kitchen door to the corner nf the
barn. where the grpat turkey gobbler
who had been named held his empire
trustingly -.
'Oh. TheOphilus Thistledown." said
Tab to him. you're the only one In
this town that's going to have Il Christ
mas You amt gut to he ct p
The placard was tackled to the Old
Trail Town l'osioffire wall between q
summons to join the army and navy Of
the United Suites and the reward Of
ferad for an estnlRd convict all three
manifestoes registering something of
the stage Of socipty's development
. .. NOTICE -
Owing to the local business depression
and TO tho current private decisions 10 get
up very few home Christmas celebrations
this year. and also TO the vote Of the
various lodges. churches. Sunday schools
ETC.. etc. ETC.. to forego the usual Christ
mas tree observances. the merchants Of
this town have one and all united with
omit all Christmas presents believing thai
the Christmas spirit. will be Kept. up bes,
oy all agreeing 10 act alike All that =
willing may announce u by signing below
and notifying othera '-.raE ..ez. ~ r.
.-.:..,, ~. THE, COMMITTEE .
There were only 80 folk living in
Old Trail Town Already two.thirds
of their signatures were scra wipd Oh
the sheets Of fo0lscap tackled beneath
the notice.
On the day after her return home
Jenny Wing stUod, and stared Ut the
notice Her mother. had written to her
Ut the towns talk. but the placard
made II Seem worse.
Ill 10 In OD the. way home and see
what Mary says" she thought. und
asked for the letter that lay IN Mary
chavah's box. next her own. They
gave her the letter without question
AL Old Trail Town asks for TIN neigh
boris innlii and reads its neighbours
postmarks and getss to kDUw the differ
ent writings aud to inquire after them
Ike persona t"He amt got 80 much
Ut q curl to his NJ to-day" one will
say Ola superscripti0n Better write
right back and chirk I'M up Or
Here's her that don't, seal her letters
R0Od Tell her about that. VIII dsn't
your" Or. This writings u. stranger
to- me. I'll just wait u minute to aselif
birth or death gets out Of the enve
iope"l ~ .--.v-... + .-= =...-..... ~. II.
AS she closed Mary's gate and
buried up the walk. In keen wind
6owing With little pricking fakes
Jenny was startled to see both 'parIor
windows open The white muslin. cur.
tains were blowing Idly as,if June were
In the air. Turning an a matter Of
course, to- the path that led to the
Kitchen. she was hailed BY Mary. who
rame ont the front door with rug In
her hnnds .
"Step right In this way" said Mary;
..this door's unfastenpd"
"Forevernprer' Jenny said. MARY
Chavah: Whit you got your house all
open for? You amt movingT'
"A gust Of wind took Mary's answer
She tossed the rug ,arross the i.y rnil.
ing of the In,rch and beckonpd Jenny
into the horise and into the ptrior And
when she had greeted Jenny after the
months Of her al,sence:
"See." Mary said exultantly. don't It
look grand and empty! Look at II first /
and then come ON In and I'll tell you
about It."
The white 7papered walls or the two
rooms were bare of pictures: the ti,nr
had been sparingly laid with rugs The
walnut sofa and chairs. the table far
the lamp and the lung shelves Ut her
bOoks--thpse were all
thnt the room held "A white arch di
vidpd the two chambers. like a benign
brow whose face had long been dim.