Judge — December 22, 1900 — page 9: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

THR PLAINT OF A CONSERVATIVE, AGAIN the bells at Christmas ring Of course I'm willing to admit In any other century ‘A merry peal of joy and mirth ; That I am quite conservative ; I wouldn't feel at home I'm sure ; And to the world good tidings bring, But it does not suit me a bit And then the twentieth will be “*Good-will tomen and peaceon earth.” —_—In a new century to live. So very young and immature. But there’s a sadness in their cheer, The twentieth is all unknown, A change will come o'er everything ; Their message is not wholly gay— I view its advent with dismay, T hate a change—and I must say For we niust celebrate this year And wish I might for years postpone I wish that time would never bring Our century's last Christmas day. Our century's last Christmas day. SEASONABLE ITEMS FROM THE PLEASANT VALLEY “BANNER.” JOHN JONES, it will be remembered, Christmased at Buckport last year. His uncle's entire family from that place will Christmas, and probably New-year, with him this year. Emmet Jenkins Sundayed at Frog Run. It is announced that Emmet will lead one of that city’s social queens to the altar on Christmas. We shall expect to be caked and sruoked ‘The Bethel Sunday-school will be treed this year. Word comes from Littleville that Perley Brown will holiday with his parents here. ‘There is nothing on earth more pleasant to contemplate than a dutiful son holidaying beneath the parental roof, Dear little Willy, the infant son of Ezra Brunt, one of our leading raisers of Poland chinas, it is much feared will Christmas in heaven. We learn from Mrs. Smith, who Sundayed and Mondayed—in fact all last weeked—at the Brunt home, that the little one is poorly in the extreme-to say the least. Willy has bowel trouble. HIS BELIEF. (\THE prevailin’ opinion seems to be that neighbor Feebles, being kinder weakly, anyhow, died from natural causes,” said shrewd old’ farmer Hornbeak. “ But, privately, I believe he committed suicide. “Tennyrate, I hear tell that he was known to have deliberately eaten, the last thing before goin’ to bed. a handful of the candy that his little boy had got off from the sabbath-school Christmas tree!" THOSE WESTERN EXPRESS RATES. THE poor man in California had attempted to secure a frank for a big Christmas box to be sent to the dear ones back in Maine, and had failed. “Words fail to express it,” he wrote in apologetic regret. It is too mean, Look for a small package by mail." COPYRIGHT 1900 BY JUDGE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. THE VERY THING. Mr, Ji So your church society is making up a Christmas box for our boys in the Philippines 7” Our century's last Christmas day. CAROLYN WRELS, AFTERMATH. WE learn to know at Christ- Life still is full of ills ; To-day we get the presents, Next week we get the bills, ‘Sackett Wilbelns Litho & Pig Co. Rew York Mas. Jonns—'* Yes, dear! We are making up a lot of nice warm woolen stockings, chest protectors, ear-laps, mittens and mutfiers !”” comicbooks.com