StNicholas [serial] . y broke so soon! And many chains of popcorn white Were twisted round and round,And bags of nuts upon the boughs Could everywhere be many little silver bells A-tinkling merrily,As though their mission in life was To tinkle on that tree. The candles burned most brilliantly Upon that happy night;The crystals shone most beautifully, Reflecting all the s hope that when next Christmas conies Our tree will be alight,And everything as beautiful As on last Christmas night. MY FAVORITE CHRISTMAS STORY. BY JEAN RUSSELL (AGE 15). {Gold Badge.) But last night, agai
StNicholas [serial] . y broke so soon! And many chains of popcorn white Were twisted round and round,And bags of nuts upon the boughs Could everywhere be many little silver bells A-tinkling merrily,As though their mission in life was To tinkle on that tree. The candles burned most brilliantly Upon that happy night;The crystals shone most beautifully, Reflecting all the s hope that when next Christmas conies Our tree will be alight,And everything as beautiful As on last Christmas night. MY FAVORITE CHRISTMAS STORY. BY JEAN RUSSELL (AGE 15). {Gold Badge.) But last night, again, there shined a star over Beth-lehem, and the angels descended from the sky to theearth, and the stars sang together in glory. And thebells—hear them, little Uear-my-soul, how sweetly they Sunday afternoons; the big chair drawn up to the fire ; and my father, the little book in his hand, with me on his lap. All summer, the walks in the woods with him were a joy and drives to the lake a delight. I looked forward to. THE WHOLE FAMILY. BY GEORGE CURTISS JOE, AGE 15. (THIRDPRIZE, WILD CREATURE PHOTOGRAPHY. SEE LETTER.) are ringing-—the bells bear us the good tidings of greatjoy this Christmas morning, that our Christ is born, andthat with Him He bringeth peace on earth and good-will tomen. The story was over. My fathers deep, kind voicestopped, and, baby as I was, I would sit in silence fora while, held by the poetic charm of The Mouse and theMoonbeam. I can see the picture now : the cold, stormy
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