The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-12-21

There wonder and mystery the great blue sky night
When an uncouded moon spreads her radiant light like
golden the open sky myriad stars stud the
heavens like jewels Some tiny stars that peek out
the s sn6 sq M with sRy while while others e
This aamberles family Of sparkling speak
The traveller wilderness eyes appeal
for direction far off the sailor steers his boat by the
heavenly and earth erveny looks where
the planets and feels the and comfort of God
Many years ago the eastern of Persia Chaldea
Ethiopia and India of great wisdom studied the They
called Magi skilled divning interpreting
hidden truths Books Of prophecy written on linen scrolls had
who prophets of DID, They believed that would fore
tell the birth Of Saviour King and Ruler for had Baaam
OF Beor and prophet Chadea written There shall
star out Of Jacob and scepre shall arise out Of Israeli
The Mag very rich by birth rank and fortune They
leagued heart and hand searching the for the truths
Of the world and would often the ooops night med
tate under the quiet reign Of moonlight The houses where these
lived white and had fiat roofs They surrounded
by gorgeous gardens Astounding fruits and flowers Per
ume pened and fragrant spices scented the night air
Cypress dark and tall cleaned in slvery use OF
clear skies.
One night three upon rooftop Caspar
the oldest Mechior middle-aged and Balthazar
younger They robes Of pures white covering 0
unics of colored silks and after offering their usual
evening prayers to God had settled down low touches
to mediate and disposed for contemplation The night
drowsy quiet broken only by occasional stir Of wild
peacock neghborng roof the dull sound steay camel
hoo the distance The few words spoken by the of
simple brevy but their moved from time to time across
the vast sapphire sky Then they dozed Down dropped the
tain of silent night upon sleeping world
Suddenly something made them spring their feet herald
breeze their cheeks had awakened them and they raised their
eyes the heavens wonder and surprise start tiny
of intense illumination slowly rising the horizons
verge the nghthue sky Its great light like
from the Almighty Caspa Mechor and Balthazar
Whemed with lifted their in holy to Gods
messenger the celestial jewel the sky Deep silence and
alton gripped them.
In another their hearts burst forth with cries Of JOY
excitement "A King bornl 1t Baaams vision fulfilled
Let us hasten and follow the star.
Caspar master of the house. reused the sleeping
The avore camels quickly loaded with provisions for the
journey Warm cloaks of white WOOL brought forth
for the Wise Men who from the upper chambers
ryng strange boxes of great worth In their grdes they
had placed pearls and rubes of priceless value and they
carried treasures of precious gold in eWeled caskets All
S readiness. The caes unconscious of weight
A effort moved quickly through the dark hedges the soft
nkle of their ornaments and faint twiering of half
awakened birds mingled for moment in the cool wind then
all quiet
So from the unto the west the Wise Men ourneyed
three pilgrims following the little that cleaned like
GEM brilliant and burning seemed always before Them
leading the Suddenly it stopped and gorousy beamed
down upon the little village of Bethlehem.
the Wise Men of the East found the Christ Child the
promised Prince, with Mary His Mother They paid homage
her born child spreading their Of gifts his
gold myrh The thoughts of their hearts
expressed the symbolic gifts Godthe ttest gift for
King costly and brilliant Incenseor God the of
which rolls heaven Myrrhfor the symbol Of purity
The Wise Men bowed the presence Of the young
the New Born King.
Thus, the first Christmas.