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Entered according to act of (‘mung-as: in the year 1 872. ‘nv F
A CHRISTMAS MORN.
M AIL lilrtlidny oi Immanuel,
Uliify lo cnrisi l" we cried
And yin. nn unn v lr Cllrlstnllls mom,
Uur little um: hull men.
.in awe It'll on mi. In the hush
sail azmi ever hr gs,
mien ovcr lmppy homes and hearts,
He Iolils his sublc wings,-
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We ral‘el’L'lIt knelt mul mmy prayed-
"Tllnn, who mm nicmi umrn,
In HellllclII3ru'a nransrer [MOT and low.
To ll.l.iry's ion-. was ru;
“Who, IIVPI’-IllIIE‘1l . Irlevclml llllL<i
with spirit inevl: an-l Illllll,
Aiul brow. vi-nose ealm was not or earth.
Wnllllelwd la Mules: child ;
-‘Who. lrrowluir up to mau'.< (-stale.
went lortlr e and learn.
Tu III) the Fla :1 won; on enrlh.
so nniny vrcury years;
--Wlio illcil st lliat um we might live.
Wlau bum rlie iIl‘laVI:'.slllill‘K niiun.
alnluniz the nnin rnnn enrui to heaven.
llenmorui n-lxn glory hrlglll ;
w -our resrs will fIut'.'. hul we rejoice
TIMI on llllzl Cllrirllllxart morn
Thy rnnmu iiigv, ullr earrllly child,
Ls Xv Thy Kluzlluul burn K"
Fluxcss A. SHAY“.
Wil.CKSEIlI IIALL;
School-Day P1-;inl:i1 cl’ Dick Darealle.
By the Author of “Dr
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ctc., etc
CIIAI"l'EI1 III, CONTINUED.
llrs. Akom WIIH .1 little Dlll lady, the widow of
a lieutenant in mm izriiiiili ni-iuy, who had been
dead many years, leaving his wife a little cot-
tags and I Mllllill nnuuity, upon which, and a
liberal allowance of tea and scandal, she man-
aged to exist.
Miss Sarah Rlnilfkins being as fond Of tea
and scandal as Mrs. Akeln, it followed that they
were very much togetlmr; and on this particu-
lar evening, they W116 to meet in solemn cou-
clare to damugu as many characwra as could
conveniently laccomplishntl between tlm hours uf
live and ten I‘. 1 .
A ruddy light streams from the crevices in
the window, falling upon the pure white unovi
like is her of gold, as 'lllastcr Richard and his
friend steal softly up and endeavor, through
the chinks in the shutter, to obtain a glimpse
of what was plisalllg inai e
“Thefts there 1'' wlilspered Richard, "With
the table drawn close up to the Ere, purring like
a couple of cats 1"
“I‘hat's all righ , then," returned Charley, in
the same tone. “Come on ; we shall have to
climb a fence. Illind 'uu don't make a noise."
Charley leading, and lliclnrd following, iliey
made tlwir way across the little front garden,
than climbing a fence, gained the rear oi the
ouse.
Amodcrato siznd tree grew clone against the
wall, and to this the attention of the two boys
was directed; then quite uniselessly, Charley
began to climb, and Ilicllard fullnwe .
The low, nearly (lat roof was ethllly rla hm‘, I
like an avalanche, the pile of snow d0RCCh(IulI
and the snow which covered it reudurvd lmiui->
loss the footsteps of the two boys, as, by tho
aid of the chiuiuny-stack, they descended to
the parapet immediately above the door of the
Iealdence of Mrs. Akom.
While Charley collected in a hoapall the snow
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he could gather, Ilichnrd produced is stone at-
taclmd to a iccc of string, and lowering it,
tapped rrpoateilly at the trout door.
:1 ell":-ct was soon pr0(lllL‘L‘Il. The door was
Clllllouuly uuboltcd, and the thin, quavcring
voico of Mrs. Alrem said,
“wiiowi tllcrl)?"
Of course no one replied, and aflcr “clrsttiug"
some invisible personage, the door was shut
again
No sooner was it closed, however, than Rich.
Ird, hardly able to keep from laughing, knocked
again nlurn loudly.
The door was opened again, and Mrs. Alicm
ventured out into the snow, and pccrcd curious-
ly almut.
‘‘It‘s very strange," she said, addressing some
one inside tho house “I cant see anyhmly,
and I'm sun! I heard knocking. You come
and look, my dear Sarah ; youreyes are younger
than mine.
“Sofa the time," whispered Richard. “Fire !“
Charley gave I Vigorous “Mae-ow-ow l" and,
upon the unfortunate arm Sarah, who, giving is
l0Dll scream, hurrie back into the cottage.
“Wall aimed, Charley!" said Richard, gleeful.
“She got it hot that time "
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Anil the two young reprollatcs, (‘on“ulsl0t‘I by
perfectly silent laughter, grinncll gin.-fully at
L'n(‘II other, until the anon‘ ]wni'tratillg lhroug
their shoes, rt-rninilcd them that it was time to
proceed with their business.
Carefully climbing the slope or the tool, they
reached t o c iinncy-stack, which was not
very lofty one, for by standing on the ridge
their shoulders were on a level with the top of
the three pots.
“Which is the one ?" asked Muster Richard.
“'I‘llero‘s smoke coming out of two 0 t em.
“Hush l" vl'l.u'slperetl Charley. "'1‘h(>se chim-
ney pots are like speaking trumpets; if we utter
a word above a whisper. they‘ll hear us.”
“All right. But which is the pot ?"
Charley placed his ear to one, and listened
intently for a moment; then he turned to his
companion with a chuckle of delight.
“My stars, Richard, they are ‘dratting‘ the
catsl The old lady is going to bribe Thompson,
the kccpcr, to lay in wait and shoot ‘em to-mun
row."
Then Master Richard applied his ear to the
channel of communication, but soon too it
away again, with a very red and angry face.
“What's the matter? What did you hear?”
“whyyscraggy was saying that she wouldn't
mind giving dve pounds if it was mothat.Thomp-
son was going to shoot. The old cat, I'll give
her a dose for that l"
so saying, he took from his pockct two small
parcels of something wrapped in white paper,
and held them above the chimney pot.
Charley caught his am.
“Not both at once, Dick ; lt’a too much.“
sww, aw sun non-x rm: Roar."
“Not a hit of ill I Wlsll I had two or .lliree
moi’ Look out, Charity 1'‘ , ,
He opened his liaml, lll(l the two pm...
disappeared down the black mouth of the chim.
er.
Tl boys cmncland down by the aide‘of the
mcli, and waiu-ll in Irrcltlllvsn silence. .
They could almost hear their hearts beating.
Moment aftcr moment passed, and still the
expected result dill not take place. i
“ sy‘re stuck some where," id Richard.
“Look down the pot, and ace if they ire any
where in light.“ '
Without reilectiug on the possible result,
Charley rose, and peered into the black depth
of the chimney.
At that very moment, there was a lurid re-
port. followed by . volume of smoke Ind me,
which shot full Lutu Charley's face. '
He staggered back. lust his foothold on the
snowy slope, slid hulplcasly down it, clutched
at the parapet, nlissrd it, and ell ms a crash
upon the heads of Miss Sarah snnirsin. and
her friend, who, screaming loudly, came rush-
ing out of the cottage.
CHAPTEII IV.
nran-rwqcrca rum.
Fortunately for Master Charley, the height
from which he fell was comparatively small, or
his career mixzht ave been terminated by the
unpleasant “full stop" of a broken head.
As it was. the angular forms of lliss Sarah
Smifkins and 1Irs.Akem broke his fall, and ale.
posited him nnhanneil upon the snow.
Agile as a cat, and with almost as many lives
to be disposed of, Charley scrambled up; and,
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