Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-03-26

oldest, a boy of twelve, came to the
sledge and said, "What are you here
for?" why" said Dick, 1--WE thought |
you might like to hear some of the
carols we are going to sing at Christ
mas, so we came up" "What is
Kismas?" asked Jennie, a younger
sister. Don't you know" said Mol
lie, greatly surprised mo! | don't. |
What is it?" "It's the day Jesus was
born?" "Who was jesus" "Whyl |
he was the little baby born in Bethle-
hem years and years ago; and angels |
came down from heaven and told some
shepherds about it, and then sang the
words we've been singing, only not in
English of course" All the children
looked mystified, but they were evil
IDENTIFY very much interested. Now
we'll sing another" said Dick; and
another was sung while the Blasdell
children stood perfectly entranced 1t
was really not unlike the way those
shepherds must have felt on the first
Christmas. When this carol was fin
ished Mrs. Blaisdel came out with a
plate of maple sugar which she passed
to each of the singers, saying, 81 thank
you ever so much for coming to sing for
us. | haven't heard any singing for
years and oh! it does sound so good
Mrs. Blaisdel,' said Dick, 1--WE are
going to have a Christmas tree and
some singing and reciting pieces down
at the village on Christmas day and
we'd be glad to have you all come
"Well, I'll ask father, and perhaps we
will, p" and she went back into the
house, but came back right away again
and stood in the doorway with her hus-
band and listened while the children
sang another carol. 'Now, we must
say good by" said Dick, "for there
are three or four more houses we're
going to sing at before we go home.
THANK you, ever so much, - said she;
and edo come again, was what the
children cried. When they We're all
back in the house, Jennie said, 80
mother! | should so like to go to the
village and see the tree and hear
the singing" and so would We
chimed in the others. Mother" con-
tinued Jennie, can't you tell US what
all this means. | don't see why these
children should have taken all the
trouble to come up here and sing to us.
And bark! they're singing at the
Browns" and they all listened and
heard family the sweet voices. Lets
20 up there exclaimed Jennie and
Selling her coat she rushed out closely
followed by the other children. 1t was
quite a crowd of children who stood
around the sledge at the last farmhouse,
just as the sun, great ball of golden
light, was sinking down behind the
mountain. ave must 90 home now,
called out Dick, "Goodby, and cracking
his whip he drove off toward the vii
lage, while as long as they could be
seen, the district children called after
them shouts of gadness 1t is hard to
say which were the happier the sing
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left behind them, for into their narr W
lives something new had actually come.
What was it that brought these singers
to their houses. "I'll 90 down to the
village that afternoon if | have to
walk, " said one of the boys. and SOIL
|. p" said another, if father Il let me- >"
And before they separated they all said
they'd go down. Father, said Mrs
Blaisdell, 81 guess we will have to take
the children down to the tree, consider
in the trouble those boys and girls took
to let US know about it. And should
like to have EN- 90 to the Sunday
School. They are awfully ignorant
about things most every chick and child
knows" And she hesitated and the
tears came into her eyes, and then said,
And I'd like to go to meetin' 1t seems
to me now, as if ia lived like heather
long enough and it's time for me to be
/. gin something better. Father, don t
you feel something sou "Yes, mother,
, | think ! do, a little, - answered Re slow
ly. Gwen go down to meeting to-
morrow and to the tree on Thursday.
/ don't believe there was more
astonished set Of people in the country
than the village folks who when they
went to meeting next day, saw three OF
/ four teams of the Lansdown folks drive
up to the meeting house steps, and a
lOt of childraD and thair rnotbarc cot
out and stood bashfully aside just
then Dick came up and recognized some
of them, and went right up to them and
4 shook hands cordially right and left.
4 Then he said "Wait just minute and
/ I'll find you seats, and hurried off to a
4 deacon who was just coming up and
! told him ahnnt the neWcnmers He