. Letters from Europe to the children; Uncle John upon his travels. e school isnot large, but those connected with branchschools in the city were present, and these, withthe grown people, filled the chapel quite tree was very brilliant, covered with littletapers and with gay presents, dolls and othertoys, while the more valuable ones, books andsuch like, were kept out of sight elsewheretill the time came to distribute them. WhenI went in, Rev. Mr, Lepoids, one of the pas- 86 UNCLE JOHN UPON HIS TRA VELS. tors of the church, was making an was followed by Rev. Mr. Van Meter,f
. Letters from Europe to the children; Uncle John upon his travels. e school isnot large, but those connected with branchschools in the city were present, and these, withthe grown people, filled the chapel quite tree was very brilliant, covered with littletapers and with gay presents, dolls and othertoys, while the more valuable ones, books andsuch like, were kept out of sight elsewheretill the time came to distribute them. WhenI went in, Rev. Mr, Lepoids, one of the pas- 86 UNCLE JOHN UPON HIS TRA VELS. tors of the church, was making an was followed by Rev. Mr. Van Meter,from New York, and he by Mr. Dez, theother pastor. These addresses were interspersedwith singing. They sang, too, while the pres-ents were being handed round. One of thetunes was our Happy Land, and it was likehome to hear them singing it. They verykindly remembered Uncle John and AuntEsther, giv^ing each a ^Souvenir de Noel^—-that is. Souvenir of Christmas, Noel beingthe word which the French use for the holidaythat is so much a favorite everywhere. Uncle
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