Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 25, Number 26, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 22 December 1894 — Page 2

Vol. 25.-No. 26

Written for The Mall. MY LITTLE HOUSE.

Back from the tfusty high road of c%re, Xt» a by-way nook, where the fragrant air Is heavy with odors of fern and pine, And earth seems fresh from the hand divine,

Stands my little house.

•y castle of dream*, before It stood Bodied forth In stone and wood Too small for envy or pride to covet— jlio quaintly charming you can but love ills my little house.

The garden is full of old-fashioned posiesBeds of heartVease and tangles of roses 8un-fioweis lined up,straight and tall, Clematis sprawled on the old stone wall.

Round my lltUe house.

awn In the orchard the loitering breese, /Lazily dallying, stirs in the trees Faint little whispers of exquisite rest,—

Close to the hearts that we love bestIn my little house.

In the brook we wash away The dust and stains of life's affray, And it sings In childhood's treble. Gurgling on o'er stone and pebble,

Past my little house.

Content's serene, enchanting graoe Transfigures each beloved face, And we quite forget to say What woes befel us on the way

To my little house.

—Maud Hoeroiu.

ON THE QUI VIVE.

Ben Reed's trial as a murderer is the anti Christmas attraction in Judge Taylor's opera house. Bailitt Kisner is the stage manager and the deputy sheriffs keep the crowd from "egging" the performers. If you are to judge from what the attorney for the prisoner says, the prosecutor must be the heavy villain. Reed, himself, is a stupid looking fellow, who is either very ouoning or else very idiotic. In Q. V.'s opinion he is of Arkansan "cracker" origin—one of those shiftless kind of white trash that wonld kill a man because it would be too much trouble to let him alone.

A new attorney achieved some bad notoriety during this trial. He is a young man, lately from Marshall, 111., and forgot to leave his nerve in Clark county. Ben Reed used to live over the line. Mr. New-Attornew thought it a chance of a lifetime to worm himself pinto a good case and shine before his old friends and neighbors.

So Reed's at

torney was approached by the "fresh"inan and informed that he could render Reed great service. And as the murderer was In need of friends, the gratui tous offer was accepted. The jury was then regaled by a florid statement from the new attorney who did not hesitate to pronounce Reed as crazy as a bowling dervish. Prosecutor Huston was Informed by a number of witnesses from Marshall that this new alleged lawyer was of doubtful character and the prosecutor "went after" him with more vigor than elegance. Under the lawyer's harsh cross lire the volunteer story-teller admitted that he was ac cused of not supporting his young wife, and the questions were so galling that the Illinois man jumped up and left the court room with a face of turkey red.

The threatened change in the metropolian police law is causing some discussion. Of course, if Term Haute should a*k for and receive a special charter, the police question would be a home affair. Bat if no charter is given, the question remains: What shall be done with the police?

Some want the old system, with its bi*©nnlal struggle and Its sensational scares. Others want the sjstem to re main as it is. The Republicans are nervous over the siiustlon if left without a charter. Governor Matthews still has the appointing power and to see a Democratic governor appoint a Repub lican police board would be like seeing ivory molars In the beak of an old Dom iniokor hen. What then? One politician suggested to Q. V, that the power would be taken away from Governor Matthews. Not so fast, now, not so fast. The Republican party, you remera ber, was in favor of the governor being the sole appointing powe'r and backed him to a man when he made bis fight against the bulldraer* in his own party two years ago. It is not very likely that the Republican legislature will make fish now of what used to be fowl. If they do, though, you will see a change in the Terre Haute police department that will be talked of for years afterwards, Just as people now refer to the exit of Bill Tweed from New York in the seventies.

Non-partisan is the term they apply to the present police department. Nonpartisan is good. There are only about *steen men on the fore®, from chief down to supernumeraries, who can slap themselves on abroad cheat and say "I am a Republican and no Democratic boas owna mo." There isn't a Republican on the force but who is there by reason of a pull with certain three Democrats down town. Non-partisan, indeed. What Q. V. would like to see Is a police force composed of partisans—Democratic partisans and Republioan partisans—men who could apeak of their politics with pride and not feel that its mention was cause for dismissal. Q. V. would prefer to see a force of man with

some military address about them, dignified, oourteous men—not alouohing along the street twirling a locust olub and looking for trouble, There's polio© and there's police. We have both kinds.

One idea predominates, however, and that is: a mau who lives at Indianapolis, 78 miles east, should not say who shall patrol our streets. It savors too muoh of that thing whioh wioked old King George did, and which in the Declaration of Independence was de nouueed. If we haven't sense enough to manage our own police, let us have a guardian appointed f»r the town and dispense with 20common oounoilmen. q. y.

NEWS OF THE CITY.

A movement Is on foot to build a $50,000 hospital by the protestant churches.

Judge McNutt stepped down and Judge Henry asoended to the benoh of the Superior court Wednesday. There were no formal oe re monies. Judge MoNutt will go to California for the winter. No changes in the offloials of the court will be made before the first of the year.

Mrs. Dora Gerold, wife of Will Gerold, shot and killed herself Monday. Her reason had been shattered by drink. One of her children was burned to death a few years ago. Her husband has been employed in a wholesale grocery house for ten or twelve years.

The Farmers' Institute this week attracted outside attention particularly 1 reason of a remark in the welcoming address of the Rev. Dr. Hickman. H« said that Terre Haute has "the finest saloons, the best equipped gambling rooms, the fastest horses, the fastest race track and the poorest churches of any oity in the country."

Will Peelle, ex-cblef of the Indiana bureau of statistics, was drowned in a bath tub at St. Mary's of the Woods on Monday. He had but recently arrived at St. Mary's with his wife, who was to take charge of the new Visitors' Home. He was in feeble health, and it is supposed that be fell in the tub, and being unabl«*cfekt|$ea^ *648 drowned.

The fire bells have been ringing a good deal lately. Among the alarms this week was one for an early morning fire at Coates College Tuesday. The fifty young women were dreaming of the approaching Christmas holidays when they were awakened and scurried across the grounds to the assembly buildlDg clad In grotesque costumes, Theloj-sby the fire was but |200.

Brigadier-General McKee has set aside tbe election of Charles Slaughter to the captaincy of Company B. Slaughter bad been discharged from the company by Captain Eiegler before tbe term of service had expired, and it was held that this made him ineligible for ever afterward entering the service. Another mustering of tbe company is to be Leld, and probably it will be under the personal supervision of some one from headquarters at Indianapolis. There is a quarrel on hand the merit of which is but hinted at in what has been done.

John Ji. Meyer died at his residence, 620sooth Seventh street, Thursday noon. While his health had been failing for several years, his condition did not become serious until about three weeks ago. He was born in Hanover, in 18*26, and came to this country in 1850. He located in Cincinnati, and came to Terre Haute three years later. He was a cigar maker by trade, but In 1882 became a deputy of County Clerk Joseph Blake, which position be held until 1866, when he was elected recorder. He was re-elected several times and served until 1875, in which year he visited his native country. Oo his return he became a member of the Hendrlch abstract firm. Mr. Meyer was highly respected in the community for his integrity of character and true courtesy. Mrs. Meyer and a daughter, Mrs. Mattie Miller, wife of Robert O. Miller, of tbe firm of Hoberg, Root A Co., have the sympathy of all who knew the husband and father.

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

Mrs. J. D. Barr of Paris, 111., spent a few days this week visiting Miss Eva Alden.

Mr. and Mrs. John Beasley leave today for Snllivan where they will spend Xmas.

Mrs. Johnson of Vincennes la visiting Mrs. R. G. Watson at tbe National House.

Mrs. Jno. Durham of Bedford, Ind., will spend tbe holidays with Mrs. Sam Royse.

Mrs. EUen Modesett expects to go to Loe Angeloe, 0*1., soon to spend the winter.

Miss Lethe Cook has accepted a position in the toy department of Havens fc Geddes.

Fred Mills has taken a position with II. F. Schmidt, the optician, during tbe holidays.

Mr*. W. I. Oversireet will spend Christmas with her mother Mrs. O'Hair, in Paris.

John Crawford arrived home Thursday from Yale college to spend his Xmaa holidays.

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Miss Minnie Slaughter who has been visiting In Columbus, O., arrived home Thursday.

The Polytechnic students leTtFrlday for their homes where they will Bpond the holidays.

Mr. Russell Bement returned home yesterday from Yaleoollegeto spend his Xmaa holidays. |j

Miss Janie Walker has returned home) from Cincinnati, where she has been at+ tending school,

Doming Wheeler arrived from Pottstown, Pa., Friday whero he b»8 foqefl attending school.

Mrs, W. R. MoKeen and Miss Edith arrived home Sunday after a ten days' visit in tbe east,

Rev, Jaoob Grelner, who has been a Lima, Ind., for some time, is at home for the holidays.

Mr. George Black of Columbus, Ohio* is visiting her mother, Mrs. Gordon of South Third street.

Misses Louise and Jennie Nlchol of Oxford, Ohio, are in the oity the guests of Mrs. Sam Royse.

Frank Buckingham was brought home from Mt. Carmel, 111. yesterday seriously ill with typhoid fever.

Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Elliott will spend Christmas day with Mr. and Mrs, Louis Kinzil of Indianapolis. ^Miss Emma Buntin returned hbme Monday from a month's 'visit with friends in Anderson, Ind.

Miss Molly Hess has aocepted a position in the candy department of Havens «fc Geddea dry goods store.

Mr. and Mrs. Will Cruft expect to eat Xmas dinner in their new house corner of Sixth and Doming sts.

Miss Laura Kesler leaves today for Galesburg, 111., where she will spend the holidays visiting friends.

Miss Martha Royse leaves Monday for Bedford, Ind., where she will spend the holidays visiting relatives.

Mrs. A. J. Crawford, who has been very ill with inflammation along with rheumatism, is improving.

Bruce Bindley airived hom$ Friday from Lake Maxinkuckee where?1 he it^ attending a military school.*

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Chas. Davis arrived home this week from Oreencastle, where be has been attending DePauw University.

Mrs. Nellie Shaw of Chicago is visiting ber parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Havens of South Fifth street.

Cora and Edith Saxon of Bridgeton, Ind., are visiting their aunt, Mrs. M. Hedges of South Fifth street.

Mrs. Charles Warren left this week for Chicago, where she will spend the winter with her sister, Mrs. Isham.

Mrs. Horace Pugb returned Sunday from New York where she has been visiting friends for the past month.

Miss Ida Borden will leave next week for Minneapolis, Minn., where she will spend tbe winter with relatives.

Misses Ella and Naomi Glick leave Wednesday for Los Angelos, Cal., where they will make their future home.

Mrs. M. H. Williams expects to leave for the Indiana Territory next month, where she will visit ber daughter.,

Miss Mary Foster arrived home from Utica, N. Y., Thursday where she has been attending Mr*. Piatt's school,

Fleming Wiillen returned home Friday from Indianapolis where he has been attending Butler University.

Miss Jane Hunter returned home Thursday from Utloa, where she has been attending Mrs. Piatt's school.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sargent and daughter left Monday for Peoria, where they will make their future home.

Mr. Oskar Duenweg and pupils gave their monthly reception Monday evening. It wa* very largely attended.

Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Niece and family were given a farewell party Tuesday evening at their home in Ellsworth.

Miss Helen Benbrldge has returned from Baltimore, where she has been attending school, to spend her vacation.

Mrs. Carrie B. Adams gave an organ recital yesterday morning at the Congregational church to her Normal classes.

Miss Lissie Byers, H. B. White and Charles Hunt of Indlanaplis, took dinner with Mrs. J. M. Dlshon

last

Sunday.

Mrs. A. G. Austin left Wednesday night for Gainesville, Fla., to spend the holidays with her daughter, Mrs. Philip Miller.

Percy Williams re tamed from Cornell university Thursday accompanied by a school friend, who will spend the holidays here.

Miss Maude Freeman of York. Ind., who has been visiting Miss Grace Foote of South Sixth st., returned to her home Saturday.

Mrs. Speneer Rico and children and Mrs. Patrick leave soon for the southern part of Florida where they will spend the winter.

Misses Kate and Myrtle Keaie^ who have been visiting their sister, Mm. Sam Hsberly, retained to their home In Brasil Tuesday,

John Littlejohn of Sooth Fleet street was detained in Clay (Sty on his way to

TERRE HAUTE, IND., SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22,1894. Twenty-fifth Year

Florida by a severe illness. He was able to leave Sunday, Miss Sldonia Bauermester who is attending school at Everett, Mass., will spend the holidays with a olassmate at Ameabury, Mass.

Mrs. Charles Brokaw who was called to Colorado by the fatal iitness of her sister has gone to Santa Fe with her niece and nephew

Mrs. W. G. Hesser. of Fort Wayne, Is home to'spend tbe holidays with the family of her father, C. W. Daggett, of north Center street.

Mrs. C. A. Leitcb, of Mattoon, with her son, Is spending the holidays with her mother, Mrs. II. M. Duddleston, of north Centor street.

Messrs. J. P. Crawford, A. J. Crawford and son James have returned from Newcastle, Pa., where they attended tbe funeral of their sister.

Albert Myers has rbturned from New York, where he has been for some time past superintending tbe manufacture of bis patent coffee urn.

Mr. and Mrs. J. G. McNutt and little son left Monday for Madison, Iud., where they will spend tbe holidays with Mrs. MoNutt's parents.

Miss Gertrude Goodman, who has been visiting her unole, Mr. Lee Goodman of South Sixth st. has returned to her home in Sullivan.

Mrs. W. L. Shepherd and daughter, Miss Sarah, of Paris, 111., will spend Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. Sam !Royse of South Fifth street.

Miss Isabelle Oakey has gone to Peoria where she will contnue to be stenographer in the B. of L. F.' office which recently moved to that place.

Miss Laura Cox and Sidonia Bauer meister who are attending the Home School near Boston, will not come home to spend their Xmas vacation.

Cards are out for the marriage of Mr. William Pollet to Miss Martha Durham Xmas evening at tbe home of the bride's parents south of the oity. ,, Miss Anna Crawford arrived home /Thursday from Newburgh-on-the-Hud-son, Where she has been attending

Mackie's school for young ladies. Albert Chadwick, recently In the real estate business, has taken a position as buyer for the Hudnut Co., and will make his headquarters at Darwin, 111.

Mrs. Sangster and Mrs. Thurman of Sullivan, Ind., are visiting Mrs. J. M. Hedges of South Fifth st. Mrs. Sangster is on her way to De Sota, Missouri.

Miss Zatella Alvey very delightfully entertained the Pickwick club Friday afternoou. All the old paembers of the club who have been away at school were present.

William Wright who is staying with bis aunt, Mrs. Barnett of South Center street while attending tbe High School, will spend Xmas with his parents in Logansport, Iud.

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Culver passed through the city Wednesday on their way from Culver Academy at Maxinkuckee to their bome in St. Louis.

Jobn O. Keepers of Paris and Miss Addle L. English were married Thurs day at the residence of the bride's brother, Dr. J. P. English, 1601 North Ninth street. ...

Mrs. Wilbur Cook and daughter Dorothy came over from Paris Tuesday and will remain until after the Christmas holidays visiting her mother, Mrs. D. Wilson of Deming street.

Miss Mary Johnston who has been staying with her aunt, Mrs. J. E. Somes, while attending Coates college left for her home in Louisville the last part of the week, where she will spend her holidays

Herman Bernheitner, for so long with Myers Bros., retires after January 1st, to take up the study of mediciue with Dr. T. C. Stunkard. Next fall he will enter the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati.

The North End Euchre Club met with Mrs. J. V. Preston Thurday afternoon at her home on North 7th st. The honors were awarded Mrs. Scott and Mrs. Harvey, a dresden ohina picture frame and a beautifully decorated china plate.

The Saturday Circle Literary olub was entertained by Mrs. Dr. Wilson-Moore Saturday. The afternoon was spent In electing officers for the coming year. Mrs. Chas. Brokaw was elected president, Miss Lydia Lewis, vice president, and Miss Francis Sohwedes, secretary and treasurer.

Mrs. Dan Davis, the retiring president of the Tuesday Literary olub gave a very elaborate supper Tuesday afternoon to tbe members. The officers elected for the following year are Mrs. D. C. Grelner, president, Mrs. B. C. Rhoads, vice-president, Mrs. Lybr*nd, secretary, and Mrs. Hamilton, treasurer.

Chas. A. Lawes and Miss Emma CS, Baker were married Tuesday morning at the residence of Mr. and Mrs, Bert Viquesney, 227 North Twelfth street, the Rev. J. D. Stanley performing the ceremony. After a wedding breakfast Mr. and Mm. Iawob left for Chicago whero they will make their home. Mr. Lawee is a traveling saleman for the Pharmtdal Specialty Co., of Chicago.

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Memories Come.

Each life in tbe world of women and men Is a storeroom, filled, as tbe years go

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Those old Puritans delighted in a religion that shrouded the home and childhood in gloom—while tbe spirit of Christmas was to permeate society with charity, sympathy, fraternity, and joy— and the song went round: "At Christmastide, the open band

Scatters Its bounty o'er sea and land And none are left to grieve alone, For Love is heaven, and claims Its own." My boyhood recollections of Christmas holidays are redolent of happy expectations from the generosity of old Santa Claus, who still lingers in my memory as an Abou Ben Adbem, whose race, I fondly hope, will be perpetuated for the delectation of childhood—the only regret being that in after years these delightful fancies will have to give Way to the cruel fact that the chimes of bells and other demonstrations of joy and glndness serve to obscure conditions which are to the utmost limit discreditable to our much vaunted civilization.

The records say that Christmas was first observed A. D. 98, and I remember with painful vividness Christmas of 1893, 1,795 years after the first celebration of tbe day. True, tbe church bells chimed, prayers were offered up, songs were sung, and the deep-toned organ's voice gave eclat to the celebration, but all over the land gaunt famine, in ten thousand desolate homes, was the guest of families without food, without fuel, and without sufficient clothes to abate tbe fierceness of tbe north winds.

There have been seventeen hundred and ninety five Christmas holidays, and eigbt"n hundred and ninety-three years uad elapsed since Christ was born, and 1 Icheld as did millions of others, on Christmas Day, 1893, conditions brought about by "man's inhumanity to man," akin to the cruelty of tbe Roman Emperor, Diocletian, when be ordered the church doors closed where Christians were celebrating the Nativity of Christ, and six hundred perished in the flames. Diocletian was a monster, but on Christmas Day, 1898, mutiplied thousands in the United States of America were suffering the pangs of famine, the result of acts of American plutocratic Dlocletians at the bead of trusts, corporations and combines, aided and abet ted by men in legislatures and In congress, always in league, oonnocting schemes of spoliation, which, considered independent of counteracting efforts, would create doubts as to the birth of Christ at all, remanding Christmas to the limbo of myths, a pleasant whim to please children, but having no influence whatever for the sublimation of national life, even to tbe extentof admitting that "honesty is the beet policy," or thst truth is preferable to error in political affairs.

Another Christmas holiday is near at hand the bells will again ring out merry music. There will be prayers and songs and good cheer Santa Claus] with reindeers and loads of toys will come again, and tbe children of tbe rich and well-to-do will be happy. Blessings upon their heads, bat there will be homes—thou

MOST MEMORABLE CHRISTMAS OF MY LIFE

EUGENE V. DEBS AND A SCORE OF OTHER FAMOUS PERSONAGES WRITE THEIR RECOLLECTIONS

Of the One Festival of the Christ-ChUd That Time Will Not Let Grow Dim in Their Hearts—The Day Celebrated in Many Different Places, in Many Different Ways—A Budget of Fascinating Chronicles—To all of us do Yule-Tide

with memories. Life gets fuller

and draws towarO its close, and the storeroom gets crowded with tbe lumber of bygone days, sweet and sad, merry or glad, to look back upon. Only when great old age appears does oblivion commence to blot.

In this storeroom there are niches of days and hours that stand out vividly when all else grows dim. Over ono niche is always this inscription, "The Most Memorable Christmas of My Life."

Cromwell Childk.

Debs' Manly Words.

There are numerous holiday anniversaries, days set apart by statute and by church decrees, to keep fresh and green in the memories of men and women, great men, or great events, having a more or less direct influence upon the welfare of mankind. Of them all, it is doubtloss true that Christmas, acoepted as the natal day of Jesus Chr.st, is the most widely celebrated, because, more than on any other holiday, the bome is beautified and blessed by tbe%innocent mirth and gladness of children. Christ mas is pre eminently tbe home holiday of all Christendom—though at one time in the New England colonies, to celebrate Christmas wa« a misdemeanor. As late as 1659 the general court of Massachusetts enacted that "anybody who is found observing, by abstinence from labor, fasting, or any other way, any such day as Christmas, shall pay for any such offense, five shillings.".

sands of them—with fathers in enforced idleness, where mothers and children have no presents, and nothing to appease .their hunger, except the public plebeian soupbouse, or the scanty gleanings of mendicancy and this gloomy Christmas will be largely tbe result of legislation an'i the overmastering greed of those whose motto is "Self."

I shall hope that Christmas, 1894, will be some improvement upon Christmas, 1893. It could scarcely be more in conflict with tbe hopes inspired by tbe teachings of Christ. Indeed, there must be a change if tbe world is to believe that "Christ Is come" if tbe world Is to believe that His coming is of any benefit to tbe poor, who were tbe special objects of His solicitude during tbe days of His incarnation. When will Christ come? When shall Christmas symbolize good will to men? Bryant says: "Oh, when the day shall break, O'er realms unlearned In warfare's cruel arts,

And all the millions wake, To peaceful tasks performed with loving hearts

On such a blessed morn. Well may tbe nations say, Christ Is born." Eugbnh V. Debs.

Christmas In a Parlor Car.

It was Christmas eve, and tbe rain was falling. The performance was over, and as we were to travel the rest of tbe night I hurried back to my private car. There I received two telegrams one said there was a box and several parcels from the East waiting me at the hotel at

Presents and letters from home,

I thought, and all tbe woman in me rejoiced. Theotbersaid: "Housesold out for both nights," and all the actress in me was glad. I awakened twice during the night, both times we were standing still, and both times I remarked how very quiet the station was, and that tbe rain was falling. When, after a GrsecoRoman struggle with the darkness, day dawned, the rain was still falling, tbe train was barely moving, and, to my surprise, it was going backward. Even as I rang for my first coffee, tbe train came to a standstill. My waiter told me a bridge ba.l fallsn, we were returning to strike another road, and now we were exactly at the spot whero our car had been standing for two days paBt. "Ob, no," said I. "There was a large tree in front of my window, and there were fences." "The flood carried away the tree," replied the man, "and the fences are under water." I started for the front platform, and as I went I muttered to myself: "The wind blew and the rain fell," but tbe waiter eagerly interrupted me with: "No, marm Clarah, the wind didn't blew, de water made de tree fall and de bridge, too."

I stood and looked in amazement— nothing but water. The rain did not fall in drops, did not fall in lines, either straight or slanting, literally it came down, in sheets, dense drab colored sheets, no eartb, no sky, just water and ark, I mean car.

To us came splashing the engineer. This man was not unacquainted with tobacco, and be certainly was not at tbe foot of his class in profanity. In answer to thd porter's question as to tbe cause of our bait we learned that the water had drowned the engine, and now we were helpless. The man, in telling this, damned with perfect impartiality tbe engine, the road, tbe president, the flood, various parts of his own body, and bis immortal soul. He damned tbem fortissimo and crescendo, introducing little blasphemous trills, now and again, of great originality. I confess I was shocked, until he suddenly stopped, and, injecting about a gill of tobacco juice into the already disastrous flood, be growled in a lower tone "I wouldn't care so mucb, if it weren't for Mamie and tbe kid. They've been counting for more than a month on my eating Christmas dinner with them, and now they'll have to sit in the blanked bouse alone with a blankety blanked big blank turkey, and nothing but sniffling and worry instead of fan." Then my shock merged into pity for "Mamie and the kid."

Still the rain was falling. I had a short damp interview with my manager, in which I learned something of tbe wonderful elssticity of the human countenance, when it's drawn downward. Poor manl I sympathized with him, for did we not both long for the receipts of tbe bouse that was sold. Yet the rain fell, the flood rose, and the train it moved not I Hence these long faces. I began then to understand that Christmas Day was to lie passed in this awful loneliness of water. Well, all right. I would make the best of it, which I proceeded to do. I bad two big lamps lighted in my stateroom, I read the lesson and the prayers for the day. I pinned upon my pink flannel breast the flaming jewel my husband had pre-