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A bed for 'lt night at a f1ophouse would cost tl teen cents- that would leave him sixty. He de- cided to go in and order a roast turkey sandwich. He gave his hat a few deft pats and opened the door. He hung his battered hat and coat where he could grab them in case of an emergency, and made himself comfortable at a table in a comer. Duncan knew that his ap- pearance was none too prePoBBeatb- in; and that a waiter would not dash up to some one trom whom he could not get a tip. After A while a vinegar-faced man deigned to come to him. “What'll you have?" he asked, stifling a yawn. He smiled sardonically when it' occurred to him presently that the} building in front of which he stood' was the United States Mint. He turned and, with a laugh that had} a hysterical ring to it. jingled his) handful of coins. His mirth attract-' ed the cop who had been standing} on the corner watching him. The', ofticer said to him in a brogue so} thick that it could have been cut with a knife, "Move on, blasht ye!" Mike wandered off down a deserted l side street, clinking his money. I "A hot roast turkey sandwich," replied Duncan. "On toast or rye bread?" "Rye." "Anything else?" Duncan shook his head. "No, nothing eue." v. ant?" "Yes, that's all. Just a roast tuis key sandwich." The waiter returned with the or- I "V oer. placed it before him, shook his head 'g"'n,fi'2,','fg and withdrew.‘ 5 Duncan virtua 1y devoured the abo sandwich in three bites He deli- tron cately wiped his mouth with a nnp- I cm kin, then beckoned the waiter. the "Check. please," he said. the “Check?" I I; "Yes the check." Duncan raired'lthe his eyebrows of 1 "But there is no check " gm "No check? What do you mean ed --no check?" 1 IPI shadows? He could only murmur a grateful "Thank you, sir, and a merry Christmas to you" before the donor disappeared into the swirling crowd, Duncan reached Into his left pocket, pulled out two dimes and five pennies. laid them with the halt-dollar in the palm of his other hand and stared at his onhre for- tune of seventy-tive cents. "There are none tonight. This is Christmas Eve. Didn't you see the sign in the window. Customen can order anything they want. It's on the house. You're the only my who didn't order the whole darned me- nuaedWell. merry Christmas," he ad . and thre pennies still clutched in " hand. Stumped in his ettair, his eyes followed the back of the. re- treating waiter, Duncan's jaw dropped. His LT, fell_ oft the half-dollar, two t cl Same old Santa. lame old joys, Same old dolls Ind sleds and toys; Same old holly, some old tree, Same old .m- for chorutm wee; Same old carol, tame old light, Some old stockings hung It night; Same old word. of merry cheer, Same good wishes for the year Some old Christina! Seem. to me Tttatutt-itougttttotto It must have been the holiday 'te,',',',?-,), else would someone thrust a M',""', piece into his hand and then vanish into the Ordinaril Duncan would not have lhoué! of his wet skin, his tattered c thes, or even of his emrty stomach. They were all pan of ife on the toldb-but this night ga- different It was Christrrias hte, Ga the ing was pretty tough. He wetrily {Sucked along, endeavorinc to keep out of the way of reckless herds of last-minute' Christmas) adopt? who thought of him only) as a to them mgm. 1 vanxii "Alt you sure that's all you "Are you sure that's all "pot' aunt?" Same Old Sam- . Mu I Biblically we know very little about the Wise Men who came from the East bearing gifts to the 'Christ Child and, having Him u the, Khan n! 'has 'A‘lu! 'nhurn-A On Three Wise Men 1 Historical Puzzle; I Relics at Cologne I the King of the Jews, rdiumed to their own country. It IS generally accepted that there were three Wise Men because of the three speciBcally mentioned gifts: church tradition has identi- ed these as Melchior, Caspar, and Balthasar; Melchior, king of Ara, bia, brought a casket of gold; Cu- par. king of Tunas. brought myrrh; 'and Balthasar, king of Ethiopia, brought tranhirteenae. Those gifts are considered symbo- lic of what Jesus was to become- gold for a king, tranhincense for I nigh priest, and myrrh for I gut {hysician Collectively, the be Wen received the gifts of chlrlty and spiritual wealth, perfect faith. truth and "weakness, When they returned to their own country, the three Kinglmtedly sold their rgrtor, went about prenc ing the Christ-King. Legend continues, that tq were munyred in India for their sith. The bodies ot the Wise Men, transferred to Constantinople in the (ourth century-br the Im- pres: Hel nu. mother ot Conan-:- tr,',')?-,',','.',, enshrined at Milan for a while after the am Crusade. Frederick Barbara- authorized removal of the relies to Cologne when they remain to tttin day de- posited within the mm ' m) a! Cologne. During the 14003 and 15% be- fore the Puritans got the upper hand, the golden age of English hospitality reigned, At Christmas Mme castles and manor houses were Blled with guests by the score and the hundred. Kinsmen and neighbors were there and on certain days the tradesmen and tenants, for all were equal at this season. The 'ostler could dance with the mistress if he had the nerve to ask her. And he usgglly had--eftttr the wmaili _ The great halls were a din of geniarrty. There was Iight--imost enough to pierce the wood smoke. And there were the savory aromas: Roasting beef, routing mutton, fowl and brawn (the flesh of the wild, which had been caught and fed good grain to the point of arousing his suspicions; too late. of course). The dark ale flowed and added its voiee--by proxy-to heighten the noise, At the peak of In this there wasmmu‘ht in the Yule log --o relic, incidentally. of the Scan- dinuvhm‘ pug-n worship of Thor. With a brand trom last ytrar's log the new one VIII ttred. The light from these roaring "mess would shine out through portal- opcnod to the knocks of ',',tr,e'gd','t", mulling bands who, more 0 n than not. were brou ht into the hall to at of nutmeg "in and brawn and mustard RICH AND POOR MINGLED DURING ENGLISH YULE The English New Year ttle) Han was changed hom December', 26 by William the Conqueror, be, - In v. egqtmtqd on January EWaLmte m "In ammo. (If: Christmas never aroused much enthusiasm in Scotland-hut on New Years eve the Wamil bowl goes around, filled with savory IV quid 'tostalgirally fragrant. Floating atop the Was-sail bowl, apples stir memories of the "a ple- howling" when boys switches) the trunks of fruit trees petitioning "a good howling crop"; somehow, the “lamb's wool" (as the decoction ot the Wassail bowl is often culled) :11 ms rominisaent of young folks rushing to the nearest spring at the stroke of 12 tn drink the "eream of the well"-Ahe first one so doing, might r'xpcct good luck during the ensuing your. Handsel Monday-the Monday an” New Yvar's is traditionally the "big Day" for Scotch boy: and girls: and. in addition to being the Scotch day of gift-giving. it is I day of feasting and piety. The most popular household in tne community is no thet! on New You“. morning by t . dark with! the M Small wonder, that families and friends gather on New Year's eve to Danish families save their broken crockery-to toss again." their friends‘ doors on New Year's Eve. Thrs rrnrkory tasted, the can": run; but not too far; they expect to hr- invited in for doughnuts, New Year's Eve Festive Occasion For Native Scots NEW YEAR'S counmms Drunk a cup ”I kindness yet For Auld Lang Syne." When the restoration of lbw royalty voided the Who“! - lumen“ abolition d Christma- festivities. Tet, of column] Boston placed ighted candle- in their window' to welcome the Wm; who, mankind!» Old lu- um tradmon. went about the any singing carols on Christmas he: "lt came upon the midnight clou- Thu glorious no». at old. . . The world In column unu- by To hear the - I...” were mum u only as the ath century, but these mom church chants neither properly not 'Jg,',t'"t ante-date our modem carol; xperimentation with mo- dal and intervnllic relation-hips during the 15th century, together with the folk Ion“ Ind mum-2:3 of the times made dettnite can _ button: to the Milan: and popu- larity of Christmas music. Puritan England forbade public performance of. mil; to for I white they traveled uundermrmmwl" by word of truth. and "board sheen". printed annually, mod to preserve the texts with I variance of accumy. as having been one ot the ttmt to popularize the custom of singing carols at Christmastime. He taught the faithful simple and tuneNI me- ladies. and the saying goes that. overjoyed by the nieces attending his presentation of the ttrst Christ- mas Crib in im, he burst into joy- ous vocal recitation of the [cape] glory. ST. FRANCIS WAS FIRST TO POPULARIZE CUSTOM OF CHRISTMAS CAROLS tit. Francis of Auk is accredited nativil It which I: regarded " the m cheerful ot all 00th uh! to not! most quickly on e opuc have Doom-luau mm]. at the winter oouthee Include holly. the herb- ot which In 1.1 The use of green at Chrittmm time is undenund-ble when it is recalled that the idea ot decking churcheu. hon-es, sham em. cen- ters wound the me of evergreen. This custom uneduc- the hrir. tien en end agree!” is a Bur. vival of the man Sammie". when inhabitant. of Rome ome- mented their temples end dwet- lin I with green booth: lied. which in regarded u the Lidia! received presents of wave. or gm which were then ex- pensive. metimes the gifts were wrapped in money and from this practice we have the term "pin money". The Druids distributed bundle. of the sea-ed mistletoe, cut with peculiar ceremonies. as New Yew: gifts to the people and the Saxons observed the day with gifts and fee.. tiva a The Roman customs of taking gifts to the emperor was introduced into England as early " the time of Henry m. Queen Elizabeth is supposed to have supplied herself with her jewels and wardrobe " moyt ,nurely tern_the_se gins. - 7 As late tdtit92 the Edam] nobi- My were accustomed every you to 'srl to the king 1 [June containing troy, . _ - - - Under the Tudor: and the Stuarts it was the habit of all clans to give presents to friends with the bert wishes for the New Year. Tndltlonnl New Yen’s Gifts Were Sand Red and Green Decorations "Long moons ago when the world was that made, the tr at wintertime was clot-dies: m u it hon clout midsummer days. The around was covered with white (snow and the trees, an?! the pines, stood hate. The col wind .whistled around the bark cabins: {and with a cloudless m. every- {hing above and below looked Niue's name and aaaoeiatitta with Christmas prob-My Items from his legendary tenancy ot houses where pence and content- ment prevailed. "n. slid he either avoided home where nonhuman ruled or played nil non- of unm- titt-lihe trick: upon the occupants thereof. ‘clouds now and then. It is true. P.Ely,ev: aerxee-tooking clouds came in feat masses and covered all the s y and let down snow‘ ttahes to amuse the children. But the children also wished tor bright clouds and the old bear in the sky heard their wine: “So the old bear blew his moist breath into the heavy clouds and broke them up; he even made humps in some of them, and held on to the corners of othem until when they passed over the village, onch cloud had a ditterent muff. some like bears. some like w d cats, some like hills and even some like funny people. Ever afterwand. the clouds took these atruue shapes to ttt smiles and imldn- atlon to all chi dren in midwinter," --or, E, A. Bates, Cornell, Jule-Nine wu not exactly a IV msh version of Santa Claus. lie was an clash little old mm who lived in the attie and was primar- Ily concerned with the we I-being of the cattle, keeping them quiet and contented, caring for them I: the atablehands neglected their du. “on Danish youngsters, mindful oi Nisse't long may Ind watchfm rye. put Wive- upon M good_trehat"or u Chm - CHRISTMAS ELF CONCERNS!) WITH WELL-BEING OT CATTLE “The children, too, missed the green leaves and changing colors over the landscape and meg (ave I trish. that the.shy my; have ikoaehea The sitory-tetting armament. has taught the ancient chants and customs through the beads of the strings of historic wampum; but now he again has time to entertain the children. Gathered around her lodge-ttrv, they plead for another story with their bright eyes and shrill voice; To satisfy them, she tells an ancient legend about the clouds. The ceremonial for the now has passed, when enemies are forgiven and harsh words forgotten, as a new trail has been blazed for all threugh the Neeyear'a fettivitles. before they ttr,llt drop on. Needles ot the Doug as " are Bat and son to the touch. This mull“ tree an be easily identi by examining the cones which have small appendages on each side. Pines have never been veyy popular as Christmas trees, in an; of the fact that they do not ed their needles euily. This is most Jikely due to their unsymmetrical Appearance which does not cleanly ‘yeaemble the traditional Christmas No matter what kind of Christ- mas tree you select. it will hold its needles longer it it is standing in water. Place a little water in the base of your tree stand and Lt', will be bothered less with fat ine needles than you were last year. 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