CHILDREN'S CORNER.

Evening Star, Issue 11454, 23 January 1901, Page 3

CHILDREN'S CORNER.

GOOD CHEER. Have you nad a kindness shewn? Pasg it 'on. Twas not given for yon alont>— Paß3 it on. Let it travel down the years, Let jt wipe another's tears, Till in Heaven i,he deed appears, Pass it on. HOW POMTEY TELEGRAPHED. Hattie and her mamma were on their wayi to visit grandma, who lived over a hundred* miles from their home. They had taken! a tn»m early in the evening, and would have! reached graridma's long before bedtime if it had not been for one thing—they had to change cars at a little station in the country and wait a whole hour before their train came. Before the hour was over Hattic' grew very tired and sleepy. She had tried each bench in the station, but had found each one squally hard ; she had unpacked arid packed over and over again the little brown valise which papa had given her for her verv own just the day before thev started, and she nad looked through the "little window into the office where a young man sat making a Tunny, ticking noise on a little instrument. *' I guess it's a play piano," she said to mamma in a whisper, " but it doesn't make any music only tick, tick, tick." Mamma explained that it was a telegraph instrument the young man was playing upon, and then for some time Hattic was interested in mammas explanation of how a message could be sent over the wires by means of those little ticks. But after a time all this lost its interest, too. and the noise of the little instrument grew fainter and fainter in her ears. Mamma discovered this, and saw the little head begin to droop, so -he tried to interest Hattie once mors in thr cor.tents of her valise. I think the young man must have heard

imannna trying to keep Hattie awake till theS train came, for pretty, soon he came> out fromg ithe lifctlo ofiice and whistled. Then a littleji [curly dog that Hattie had not seen at all|7 tefore came out of the ofiice, too, wagging hisS? tail vigorously. Eg Hattie opened her eyes wide at this. Kg "Here, Pompey," said tho young man.B "show this little girl how you can tale-fi graph." « Hattie was very wide-awake by this time,S ;and sat up quite straight, and what do youpj jKtippose the littlo dog did? Well, he laidKj town on his back en the floor and began tog beat upon the boards with his tail, tap, tap,M just as the young man had beenfl idoing on his telegraph instrument. ra | How Hattie did laugh, and mamma, too ;|| and then the little dog jumped up andH wagged his much as to say: " Didn't** I do that pretty well?" fi After that Hattie found Pompeyso amus- I ing that almost before she knew it the train | came puffing into the station, and she liad 9 to bid good-night to the dog that could tele- 1 graph, and that had kept her from going to | I sleep before she reached grandma's.— 1 'Youth's Companion.' S STRANGE CHRISTMAS SUPERSTI- 1 TIONS. M Throughout Christendom very curiousS superstitions still abound in association withS Christmas. • M In PoLind it is devoutly believed that onji Christmas nisht the heavens are opened, andl| tie scene of Jacobs ladder is re-«nacted, but? 3 it is only permitted to the saints to see it. M Throughout Northern Germany the tables'^ I ire spread, and lights left burning during'fj the entire night, that the Virgin Mary and # ■ he angels with her may find something tos sat. In certain parts' of. Austria they put.| candles in the windows, that the " Christ * Child " may not stumble in passing through * the village. There is also a widespread j! opinion that a pack of wolves, which were '• no other than wicked men transformed into^j

I wolves, committeed great havoc on Christmas night., Rogues have ttften taken advantage 'of this simplicity of the .'peasants h |,by disguising themselves in wott skins, ati tacking honest people, rifling .then: houses, ransacking their cellars, and drinking or stealing.all their beer. In Norway and Sweden a light is left burning throughout Christinas night. If it should accidentally go out someone will surety die during the coming year. '■ In Lapland a cake is put-oat in the sno' to propitiate any spirit prow, ing about with evil intent. NEW YEAR WISHES. What shall I wish thee ? Treasures of earth, to Songs in the spring-time, 9 Pleasures and mirth, I Flowers in the pathway, S Skies ever clear? n Would this «nsure ihee I A.happy Hew Yeax? I WhatshaJl!Pwishathee? ■ What-can be found S Bringing thee sunshine $j AH the year round? j| Where- is the treasure, H Lasting" and dear, » That shall ensure thee m A happy' New Tear? §1 Faith-that increaseth, Eg Walking- in light.: ffl Hope that aboundeth, ys| Happy and bright -, ijs Love that is perfect, ty Casting out fear; •g These shall ensure thee 3j A happy New Teat. Si 'Peace in the Savious, £• Rest at His feet, '3 Smile of His countenance, % Radiant and sweet, •;■ Jo.V in His presence, ft Christ ever near! ji This win ensure thee S A happy New Tear. i PhAHOS B. HtVBSQSL.