Life and light for woman . boys and girls. Then teachers,matrons, pastor, medical catechist, school inspector, colporteur, and Biblewomen with their families, altogether will make another thirty to rememberby some gift. And the odd families of Christians who live in the place mustnot be forgotten, so It looks as though one hundred and fifty at least must be-planned for. How are you going to get so many presents ready In so short a time? Why, dont you remember the splendid box which came just too late forlast years celebration, and which has been standing so innocently in a dark,corner of my st
Life and light for woman . boys and girls. Then teachers,matrons, pastor, medical catechist, school inspector, colporteur, and Biblewomen with their families, altogether will make another thirty to rememberby some gift. And the odd families of Christians who live in the place mustnot be forgotten, so It looks as though one hundred and fifty at least must be-planned for. How are you going to get so many presents ready In so short a time? Why, dont you remember the splendid box which came just too late forlast years celebration, and which has been standing so innocently in a dark,corner of my storeroom all these months? It is only the reality of that box,. (565) .?566 LIFE AND LIGHT. with its generous and varied store of articles to delight young and old, thathas made it possible for me to leave preparations for this Christmas until so late a date. The Society of sent us the box, and how I wish those ladies could know what a burden it has lifted from me to have all thesepresents ready to hang right on the A BRAHMIN WOMAN. ^Then I see we are going to have a tree, and not a bran pie, like last year. Yes, I want a tree, because the dolls and bright sewing bags and caps will -only show off to advantage when hung up, and the little tots do enjoy a tree -SO much. Dont you remember the tree we had the first 3ear we were here ?^ The missionaiy and his wife talked late that night, going to the precious A CHRISTMAS IN INDIA. 567 568 LIFK AND LIGHT. box, counting and sorting, and deciding and laughing in anticipation of thepleasure and surprise in store for certain ones in particular to whomChristmas had never come. They were alone in the station, this missionaryfamily, for no other European resided in the place, and their nearestneighbors were twenty-six miles away, so there was no one to join with themin planning their treat; and as the little trio of small folks would only be sureto let out the secret should they be taken into confidence, all that week thepreparations
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