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THE
s UNDERWOOD \
I CHRISTMAS j
J It Involved Three
Parties '
; By EMMA BRADLEY I
John Underwood stood looking out
of the window of a rootn over n store
In the town of Pour Bridge*. lie had
rented the r\?oui of the storekeeper and
put in It a lied, a washstand and a
chair, and there he lived, when not
at work, a lonely life. He whi a sur
veyor and. having finished a Job of iay
ins out the lionndaries of a farm dur
Iuk the morning, had eaten his noon
meal and gone to his room to get away
as best tie could with the time for
the greater part of two days. Tomor
row won lil lie Christmas, and It would
not he convenient to begin another
work till the day after, because he
must Ih? assisted by others, and those
others would not work on Christinas
day.
Ijirjre snowflakes were laiily falling,
and there is nothing that will cxclte
the spirit of reminiscence more quickly
than slowly circling snow. It soothes
rather than excites our fancies, and to
John Underwood It brought thoughts
sweet, but melancholy. Through the
flakes he saw a happy home of a year
iH'fore. He was putting up a Christ
mas tree, driving nails Into the sup
pers, while his children danced about
with the decorations intended for it,
scarcely able to wait for him to finish
his work. His wife was In the kitchen
preparing for the next day's Christinas
dinner, which was expected to com
prise more savory dishes than evft
before
John I'nderwood saw his little tot*
In their nighties hanging up their
stockings, little Johnny poking a
TAKING orr HIS OVERCOAT. HK PIT IT
ABOUT II KB
broomstick up the chimney to tunke
sure that there was no obstruction to
prevent Santa Clans from getting down
with the gifts; then they all hopped
Into bed, and the father took it upon
himself on this particular evening to
tuck them In. and half an hour later,
when they were asleep, he and his
wife got out the toys and other articles
that had been accumulating for weeks
nud had (>een locked in a tmnk In the
garret, where the children cotild not
possibly And them, and stuffed them
into the stockings, taking care to All
out the toes of each with a big orange
or apple.
Morning came, though it was still
dark, when John Underwood heard a
whispering from the children's room
nit^l gathered that Johnny and Lucy
were conferring as whether Santa
Clans had yet l>een round and whether
If he hadn't they might meet him com
ing and scare him away if they got np
to see. This was followed by a silence
?children are always investigating
something when they are still? and at
last there were joyful shouts aa the
little ones fell to emptying their well
tilled stockings.
And the dinner. Never had John
Underwood eaten a dinner that had
tasted so good Two pairs of knives
and forks were rattling on each side of
the table, and four little mouths were
taking In the turkey and the cranberry
Rauce. and when the children asked for
another and another helping their
mother exclaimed. "Bless me, what ap
petites you have!" and lastly, when the
sweets came on. she declared that they
would all lie sick the nest day and
Dr. Pusley would have to be called In.
ns he was the day after the last Christ
inas.
John Underwood sighed.
Then John Underwood bethought
himself that his children at least
would not have the merry Christmas
they had enjoyed the year before.
They would have gifts In plenty, but
young as thev were they would miss
something. They would miss him.
And his wife? how would she take his
absence on this blessed Christmas
day? Would she he thinking, as he
was, of what Christmas had been to
them before they had quarreled? It
was natural that she should think of
this and consider it a deprivation, a
'misfortune. It wa? a rchdlUon tflfct '
?he had brought ii|*on herself. Dow
not t lie aacml hook any that a man .
must leave father and mother and i
(?leave unto hla wife? And how can be :
do that unlesa his wife leave* father
ft ud mother and cleave* unto htm? HI* 1
wife's family had striven to prevent
the marriage and since the wedding
had treated litin with contempt. He
would not (to to their abode, but tbfey
came to hla? to see hla wife, not him.
:tnd to Influence her against him Then
tie bad forbidden them to com*, fit*
wife said they should come and that
-die would go to aee tbem. Perhaps
i hla waa natural, but every man moat
be master of bla own bouse. Since he
could not lie be bad left It. What a
iilty that a household shonld he broken
up by such a cause!
He had be*?n much disappointed at
his wife'n course. He had waited Tor j
I i?t to take uhat he considered proper
action !u tho matter, and when he
found that slie would not be had tak- [
cn action himself. lie had forbidden
her to go to see her family.
When John Underwood came to this '
feature of his meditations be winced.
Had he not demanded that which waa
not natural? Suppose hta l.ucy should
prow up nnd marry a man who forbade
her to visit Johnny and Willie and tbe
baby. What would be think of that '
man?
The thought turned the current of
hi* meditations Into another channel.
After all, Imd he a right to forhld hla
wife to visit her relative*? Perhaps,
since they wore obnoxious to him. he
had a right to IMMfl them hta house. !
hut it waa another thing to forbid her
to vlalt them. Thia doubt aa to the nat- '
uralness. the wisdom. of bla course
caused a pang. So long aa he bad felt
that he waa right he could endure tbe
consequences of his act. But thia pic
ture of hla irjnstlce that thruat Itself
in u|>on him waa a grip fastened upon
his heart. And the more be thought
about It the tighter the grip.
An Impulse came to him to go home. !
confess hla error, and he. hla wife and '
his children could enjoy their Christ
mas aa liefore tbe separation He waa j
turning to take up his hat and coat and )
carry out thl? purpose when he atop- j
ped short. What would be the nse*
The wrangle would go on as heltere.
Never mind that. He had taken a posi
tion which nan wrong, and be could
not rest until he had repudiated It.
Yes: he would go np and propose a ,
compromise? that his wife might vlalt
her family whenever she chose, but
| that they should remain away from bis
bouse.
The distance to bis house was ?ev
eral miles. He had made half of It
when through the still falling flakes
he saw a woman's flgure coming to- j
ward him. When she came closer be
saw that she was his wife.
"Where are you going?" he asked.
"To see you. I have a compromise
to propose, lo order that yon. I and
the children may enjoy this blessed
Christmas."
"And I wjs going to you for the
same purpose."
"What have yon to propose?"
"I was wrong to forWd yon to visit
yonr rolstlve*i. You msy go whenever
yon like."
"No; It would 1*? wrong to go wltefr
yon cannot go. 1 will not go to see
them nnless they need me."
j "Do as you please about that. I am
! ready to go home with yon."
They turned and walked homeward
John t'nderwood noticed that his wife's
^loak was thin. She was shivering.
Taking off his overcoat, he put It about
her. Tills necessitated his Inclosing her
in his arms She looked up In his face
with an expression he had not seen
?here In a long while, ne kissed her
When they reached their home they
saw Mrs. Underwood's father coming
>ut of the gate. He seemed much sur
prised to so* husband and wife to
I getber.
"IIow la thia?" he asked.
"I was wrong," said John Underwood,
to forbid Kl'en to visit Iwr own fleah
j and blood." . ,
"And 1 wm wrong," Mid the wife,
"to go where John rannot go."
"We are all wrong," said the third
person In the group. "We are abont to
celebrate the birth of out Lord in a
stiite of disobedience to his commands
lie has told us. 'First be reconciled to
your brother, then lay your gift opon
the altar." I came to Invito yon. my
?laughter, anil through you your hns
band to eat your Christmas dinner
with ua this jear, and I have the prom
ise of each n' ember of my family that
you shall both be made Welcome^",.
John Underwood entered hla home
with not only a temporary but a per
manent load lifted from hla shoulders
He took each of hi* children la hi*
arms In turn, and there wis not one of
them, excel* the baby, but clnng to
him. refusing to lie parted.
It was late that night when Mrs. Un
derwood telephoned to her parents that
their Invitation was accepted
When the chimes on Christmas morn
ing called the worshipers together John
and Mrs. Underwood were watching
their children greedily dive down into
their stockings, throwing aside eart ar
ticle taken out In their eagerness to ex
plore what remained. During tbe fore
noon it seemid to all of them that the
dove of tbe Holy Spirit had descended
upon the household and brought with It
a blessed peace.
When John Underwood and his fam
ily reached the house where be had
been invited to dinner he received a
gift from each member of the family
and had the satisfaction of seeing on
his wife's plnte at the dinner table a
check for ber marriage portion that bad
l>een withheld at tbe time of her mar
riage. And bo It was that these three
different parties were turned from war
to peace by t be influence of the Cbrtet
Child who was born on Christmas
morning.
CHRISTMAS OAY
IN BETHLEHEM.
? T thin *e*?on of the year prot?
i\ ably no r\t) ?f tlie inrlmt
/ \ world pre*cn** a rrore plc
* ^ taretujne or attractive aapect
thin Bethlehem. whtw imputation I*
many time* multiplied by the pre#
eoce of ? vaat army of pilgrim* from
?very part of the gloht \l?-ca, In the
height of the gmtt annual Moelem lo
flut. or Unrdwar, In nppvr India, at
the *ea*on of the **< red featlval. may
bate much greater bat they cannot
be nal<l to bare more devout or mora
coamopolltan crowd* than those that
flock to the city of Pavld in the Christ
inas week Hhaped wonderfully Ilka
a crescent. ret the only thomaghly
Chrlatlan town In all Syria, (tethlebem
put* on It* rarest garb aa Cbrlatmaa
approaches At all time* a pretfy and
attractlre place. It la then a tbonaand
fold more *u "the thrffty to%n?peo
pie. their handsome wlvee and dark
eyed daughter*. prepare for the fe*tl?
Itlea week* In advance and are ready
to welcome the fln?t arrival*
No word* can adequately dear r1N>
the grandenr of the Christmas service*
at the Church of the Nativity, which
I* the center of Interest for the pil
grims. The*e service* arc kept up the
entire week On the way to ctmrrh
the visitors are l>e?et by peddler*, who
Inalat on pu*hlng under their very
noae* little ornament* of ollrewond
?nd ?other of |iearl The f'hnrrh of
the Nativity la one of the o'.ie*t ?tn*
tare* In eilstence. ami. although It ha*
been re|?oatedly repnlred. It *1111 re
talna much of It* original form and
character In lite ?lde al*le* at dif
ferent allara prleat* chant the service
Id tone* that awell and die amid the
tall column* that aupport the roof.
At the ?hrlne* gmnps of pilgrim*
kneel In reverent adoration, while atlll
other gronp* are guided around the
church by monka. who point out the
rich relic* end sacred place*, the mo*t
venerated of all being the ?hr1ne of the
manger. Iieueiiih the charch. which. It
la claimed. Im lo*es the actna! birth
place of l be Savlonr I>nr1ng the
Christmas festivities thl* manger
ahrlne I* reported to by great multi
tude*. who crowd each other In their
ploan eagerness to kl** the marble *iab
on the floor with a silver *tar In the
center
80 fervid and emttwslasrtc are the*e
worshiper* that the marble slab ha*
been repeatedly k1*?od away In place*,
rendering a new alab necessary The
aame experience haa occurred with the
atone covering of the crypt In the
Chnrrh of the Holy Sepnlcber In Jem
M*nmrr ri.A< imi rn?M.*H?v oi chriwt '
M??
Mlrm. whl^h ha.* hud to I*
aeteral time* In conaeqnence uf It* ont
er aurfnre Wng literally kl??ed away
by plot# deentee* The tradition I*
flint CTirtat ws* on<* laid In fhla man
ger A few feet <11*1 nut Iti the chapel
of the Magi. ? here the wj?e men of
old. MelcMor. ra?par and Halthaaar
can* worshiping with rare gtfta.
A anbdued. rV-ft ileht la dlfTnaerf
tbroughnnt the grotto by the aoftly
flowing lamp* over ihe ?tar. and the
swinging censers lend an agreeable
odor to aa otl?. rwise close and mnaty
atmoaphere All worldly thought* ara j
banlslm<l aa the kneeling pilgrim* tta
ten apallbomwl to the melodlooa chant
of the sacred office or the fnll. atardy.
noble singing of the grand looking,
bearded fvrleata The low roof, the
"llrlng rock," th? censera. the mnale.
Ihe llghta, all wrm tr dissolve. and In
their alead three appear to the nwW
?ye* of the adoring pilgrim* the man
ger cradle with the babe, the Virgin
mother and Joseph, the mean anrmnnd
Insa. the oien and their Utter af a*raw
and the gentle, wondering abeep.
? The Cbrtatmaa fe?tltifie*. hTwerer, :
ara not confined to the Church of Um
Natlrlty. The week la a general featl
ral In ihe town and a season of flnan
rial harreat for Ita rltlaena. Mite all
ortentala. they are thrifty to ararVfcma
neaa, and the alght of the splendid gtfta
that are bronght year after year to the
church and eapeclal'y the Grotto chap
el. by at run per* from afar widely ex
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aauda that are living temporarily la
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