THE ORPHANAGE NEWS LETTER.
the children while one after anoth
er dies expressed their feelings while
hanging their stockings over the fire
place. Her two tiny attendants, Ma
rina Nelson and Annie McRae, dress
ed to represent a rose and a violet,
respectively, hegged the Queen to be
patient.
They lamented the dark, bare tree
and pleaded for the lovely Christinas
Tree. Star Queen repented her has
ty judgment, and agreed to bring
1 ack the tree until she proved that
the children had so selfish grown,
that it must forever be unknown. As
she had been instructed, she touched
the dark, bare tree with her magic
wand when, lo! open flew the circle,
and, in the twinkling of an eye, there
was not only one but a row of beauti
ful trees in all their sparkle and glo
ry. Stockings! stockings for every
one! Rosy apples, aud mysterious
bundles for the village people, bank
ed in the center, gladdened many a
heart.
For .111 instiiist quiet reigned, then
such a clapping! Surprised? Of
com sc! the yuecii more than anyone
else, perhaps.
How was it managed? Von will
h.ive to inquire of the two gentlemen
who sat directly in front of the tree,
:•> no one else seemed to know how
it came about.
The Star yueen retired. After
1 red Stewart and Grace Hobbs had
acted the part of sedish children, the
id heart of the Queen was encou -
aed by tlie school singing to her
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“Love is the Key’, and “Love Sots
the Iiells a Ringing.”
Willie Robertson, Gabriel Woche*
and Philip Olsen, each acted, as a lov
ing, generous boy, only to be follow
ed by Lillian Albert, Li 1 v May Pai
nter, and Julia Forsman who weie
equally noble in character.
After a quartet and chorus, “At
Christinas Time,” Santa suddenly
popped out of the fire-place. '1 hat
scene needs no description. It has
not been so long that any one of us
has forgotten the exquisite joy and
surprise of that event. Joe Gliffburg
anil Louis Miller were so happy th; t
they clung to Santa’s (Alex’s) legs,
while others danced around him.
He laughed heartily at the Star
Queen's fears and ended his talk by
declaring that the children were all
right. '•
The school sang the song,
“Oh
WEATHER. RTFORT
UKCKMlUiK.
Maximum temperati re 46
Minimum " .4
Mean maximum ” 35-6/
Mean minimum " 25.19
Precipitation, i. •lies, 6 5
Snow fall, 5-5
Number of days, clear 7, partly
cloudy 2 , cloudy 22. rainy 9.
S. A. Cold WEI,1., Vol. Observer.
betters from Ofdotia, Irene, and
Wanvu, in tile last mail, told of their
safe arrival and hearty reception in
the states.
Cecil tloss and MiltoL noe we.-e
immersed, Nov. 10, by l’.istor F. II.
Adams at McMinnville O.e.
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