American messenger . American Messenger. 189 Her Christmas Joy {Continued from page 188) •No—no! I trusted you all through,sobbed Miss Ellen. But about the houseparty? How could you get away sosoon? It was our own house party, laughedMabel. We spent yesterday fixing upthe house, and today the party comes off—our very first in our own house, is ready. Heres your cloakand bonnet. Come on, we cant wait an-other minute! And presently the big automobile wasgliding smoothly over the snow with itsload of Christmas happiness, and MissEllen was saying joyously to herself. A home with


American messenger . American Messenger. 189 Her Christmas Joy {Continued from page 188) •No—no! I trusted you all through,sobbed Miss Ellen. But about the houseparty? How could you get away sosoon? It was our own house party, laughedMabel. We spent yesterday fixing upthe house, and today the party comes off—our very first in our own house, is ready. Heres your cloakand bonnet. Come on, we cant wait an-other minute! And presently the big automobile wasgliding smoothly over the snow with itsload of Christmas happiness, and MissEllen was saying joyously to herself. A home with the children again! Itseems almost too good to be true, exceptthat its Christmas, and nothing is toogood to be true, then. And they did notforget me, arid that is the best of all, forWith all the joys of Christmas blestTo be remembered is the best. Saying Thank You BY MARY S. STOVER. When I was a very small child I re-member noticing how our chickens liftedtheir heads in drinking. Mother told methen about a lit


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