New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-11-18
"And he set down on the edge Of 4
chair by the stove"

chair by the stove"
side lawn, the armament had uncloth
ed itself of branches and lay in glo.
rious nakedness to- three horizons
Thunder" Abel said, ''look at 'em
look"
Sweeping the field with the lens.
Abel spoke meanwhile.
Seems as If I'd kind Of miss all the
fuss in the store around Christmas. g
he said, 1.-The extra rush and the trim.
ming up and all
"Abel II miss lavishin' his store with
cut paper, guess said Simeon. HE
dotes on tassels.''
"Last year." Abel went on, not low
ering the glass, Il had little kid
come III the store Christmas eve that
I'd never seen before. He ask me II
he could get warm-and he set down
on the edge of "a chair by the, stove.
and he took ia every thing In the place.
l ask him his name, and he just smii-
ed. ask him if he was glad it was
Christmas. and he says, Was +?
was goin' to give him some cough
drops, but when come back from
waiting on somebody he was gone.
never could find out who he was.
nor see anybody that saw him. /
thought mebbe this Christmas he'd
come back. Lord. don't it look like q
pasture Of buttercups up there? Here,
Simeon"
: d : . / . q ? > + ~ ~
Simeon, talking. took the glass and
lifted It to the stars.
Cut paper doin's is all very WE'LL
he said. but the worst nightmare OF
the year to the stores is Christmas
I always think it's come to be Peace
on earth, good will to men and ex-
travaeance of women Quite nice
little till of gold pieces up there in
the sky, amt there? I'd kind o. Hike
to stake claim up there Ell? Lay it
out along about around that bright
one down Thereby JOSH" he broke
of, '1ook at that bright one.''
Simeon kept looking through the
glass, and he leaned 4 little forward
to try to see the better.
What Is. it," he repeated, whats
that one? It's the biggest star I ever
See
The other two looked where he was
looking, low in the east. But they saw
nothing save bOughs indeterminately
moving and spatter OF sparkling
points not more bright than those Of
the upper field.
You look" Simeon babe the vague
presence that was his host: but through,
the glass Ebenezer still saw nothing
that challenged his sight.
II don't know the name Of star in
the sky except the dipper." he grum.
bled. ''but / don't see anything out Of
the ordinary. anyhow. Z
1t Is" Simeon protested II tell You,
it's the biggest star l ever saw. It's
blue and purple and green and vel,
low
Abel had the glass now, and he had
looked hardly sooner than he had rec.
ognized.
Sure" he said. I've got it. II is
blne and purple and green and yellow.
and It's az big as most stars nut to.
gether. It twinkles-yes. sir. and IL
swings He broke Off. laughing at
the nysti6cation of the Others. and
laughed 80 that he could not so on.
rs it d comet. do you s'pose?" said
Simeon
No" said Abel-''no. It's come ito
stay. It's our individual private star.
It's the arc light in front Of the town
hall you two are looking at =
They moved to where Abel stood. and
from there. up the rise OF ground tc
the east. they could see Simeon's star
shining softly and throwing long rays.
It seemed. almost to where they stoud
the lamp that marked the heart 81
the village.