Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-10

NGNNN est. These tall, stately
trees stood very straight
and still on this cold night. By and
by the tallest and the Oldest OF them
said:
How happy shall be when at last
I am strong enough and tall enough to
be cut down by the wood cutters. l
hone when they do cut me down that
l may be good enough that they VIII
want me for some great ship, and then
shall have chance to sail the seas.
what do you know about ships and
the seas?" asked little pine tree VINO
stood at the foot of the tall one.
The stately tree bent his branches
very little and looked down at the
small tree, at his feet
81 have heard many stories OF the
seas, and the ships that sail on them,
for the birds sit in my branches and
sing to me all the time of the beauties
and wonders of the world. Then, too
the starbeams, who are much older
than the birds, have some truly won
derful tales to tell of things that they
!, have seen in their trips around the
Y world. There is the Starbeam OF the
! Brightest Star, just peeping over the
K hilltop. He can tell some truly won
: -derful tales"
f The little pine tree trembled FOR
very 10y. This was his first winter IN
e the forest, and these things were all
new to him, Just as was the snow that
a was covering his roots, ana making
II them all warm with its white blanket.
e won't you please ask the Starpeam
If to tell us story?" asked the little
'e pine.
le LET us ask him to tell us again the
l Christmas story" said another OF the
r. older pines, 1.-THE one he told us last
= year."
,e So, when the Starbeam came ovel
and rested gently on the tallest pine
he asked it to tell again the Story o
I'd the First Christmas.
IL az love to tell this story best OF al
lg stories that / know" said the ittl
at Starbeam.
in "Once upon a time long time ago
GU long before even the oldest pine tree
here began to grow, beautiful won
no an. named Mary, and her husband, u
Ike seph, went on journey to little CIT
IA. called Bethlehem. All the people
Ter that country went to this same city,
nav their taxes, and when Mary an
me Joseph got there, they found 80 man
people. that there was no room lie
led for them at the inn. The only plat
ite- where they could find shelter was IN
stable, and here they went. That nigl
our a little babe was born, and its mothe
Mary, laid him in manager on son
a., nice clean straw.
is away off in the East, the Brighte
our Star appeared. He had never be-
ed. seen before, and some wise men WI
r a knew that this was the time for t
nta babe to be born, saw the Brighte
Star as they started out to IND I
ell, babe. All their long journey the Brig
est Star kept just in front OF them
show them the way to go, and VIII
they rested at night, the Bright'
I'D Star would rest too, and wait for the
III At last they reached the city of Be
III lehem, and found the little babe in
III manger with his mother by his sid
III these wise men had brought so
ID very costly gifts to this babe, and
is the birthday of this babe that
"A celebrated every Christmas, and 1t
ss in his memory that gifts are given
::1 the poor.
THAT is all of the story, and 1t
%$ time for me to be going," and the 81
&$ beam went gayly on, dancing over
tops Of the trees.