■n

th*M day* whan we b»*e ■ei readirc and liawrlnx ao CUCh Of the St»qulc*r.!*r.nl*J, ' hutoQr tu tLa di>a procedloc Uie

! ait important July Koarih. 111*, j when American J rntependtuce waa | declared. A1 moat three year* be-

fore that date a vety alanlflcairt ihlnt occurred. The ColouUU • err already defylna the lln*U#h

! Klnr and denylDB the ri«tit of the

KnsQah Parliament to let? taxaa

! upon tham and their bspoita. j They were smnniinc !“ from Uol-

'land rather than

! through the Biitlah ayenta, ever ' u.ough iheae aame agenta In at ' effon to retain hualneM had le»- | >n.ed tha price of the lea until li waa actually cheaper Oian tha; • muddled from Holland. Uat tin ■ Ic-lontota war* man of j-rlm lple.. i a nd H ww* not mo much for price ilull they ware holding out but for principle and they r^fuaed to purrhaae the tea from the English. I hate in tha autumn of ITT* l*a laden ahtpa arrived at Charleatoo. Philadelphia. Now Tor* and Boa- ! ton. The oiUaeno of iheae cltlea hold excited i..»etln*i>. *’hat waa to bo don* about pwrn> ,rtJn * to land, in Charleeton the |e» araa landed, olcred and left to rot, la Philadelphia aiepo ware taken to prevent th* landing of the

hnatr. In Hoot*

Evary legal method of returning It attempted and had failed. At length on th# evening of Decomber If. 1771, a at range thing happened. Fitly men In tha coatume of Mohawk Indiana arrived at the harbor. After one guide wor whoop, they .-au noUoiaoaly to th* ahlpa. hoarded them, broke open the tea ohe«a and threw tho content* Into tli* era. Who u-r# the Indlanwho had enacted the “Boaton Tea

rightly |

known, but ihelr action perhapi |

proelpitaied event* which led to the aignlag of th* Declaration of Indepedcndeiic* th* one hundred and nftieui annlveraary of which we are cetebraUng thla year.

DECEMBER

J ACK iROST aod ail bit

merry gprilea

Come out on these December And paint upon my window clear The first fro*t pictures of the year. A littie mow is in the air— There's hustle, bustle everywhere. And package* in red and green Are evurywhere now to be seen.

t that h

e gray and j h .

Mulleto* and holly, too

In the barber «f Boston Ur three j Now help the world look blight for

I chip*—three t»* lad*:. * h ‘f* w, ‘* ch I

I uie Mclad poo** of th* town had ■ ^ .tie, j net permit»d to land. Watch waa . drear

.«»•. eight and dee ic that '• j j,. fin) f ro gt time of the year.

• tea waa not rwino.ed from the »••-

hMa wad "lake Ma (Witrin oar heart! there bum* the ■ tea bac> a* tondon. tat the goi- j ■ , . i tvMt laruaad h*(i permtaeleri \ I hat osay tovmg wills may know, lu *aii and had **i two «f th* king a j F or u, December comes the time i« eaardth* hasWr ao'-om. |Q{ w hich wc tell of prose and

pliant* with th* ■•idea f«' cepartur* j ! cjsa nd b* made. Vh* l»a*toiilao*

j bad a)ad* up i»mlr n

when he sraa only nearly two- But then. Jack didn't mind and th* ; old one waa worn out, goodness

knows 1

lust when the last thing had been put Into plac* and th* biggest wait* basket neatly empUtd. th* sld* door bell ran* and even before Bob could answer It. a familiar whistle announced ibat the visitor was his beat friend Tom. th* next door neighbor. •'Tom!'' shrieked Hob. a* he' dashed for the door, "coni# moo what fee poll" ‘ Xou're coming over to my bouao Orel, cauae you have to *•* what 1 have. Tou d nevor guee* In the world.'' he added proudly. But Bob wa» not to b# dragged

with the men and they talked to him. But not evon th* team, wonderful mm they were, thrilled him like the band. That nolee-meklng. aoidlu-Uk* band that marched around the Hold between halve* and mad* everything no lively and

imcretling.

"When 1 gel to he a big man." Bob announced every time be returned from a game. "1'U maybe play football, but I'll aurely play a drum." And he wrote 'drum' all over bla Christmas Hat which he bad car*fully mailed to Santa Claus two whole week* befui

array * th* aui

He wanted

gift. 8* ha pulled Tom into tin living room and there, right tmdai

a surprise drum and Bob manfully picked up his drum and allowed Tom to help carry It a* they follownd Uncle Bob down the hall, down the cellar atalr*. the garage nestled under back porch, half way down the bUL "There's your band room. Bob." announced Uncle Bob, “and what do you think of ilwt?” He opened a door that had be— leaked, oo long Bob had forgotten to be nurioua and displayed a small pt and warmed, lust the 1 aort of a room, way off from tlm ' rest of Uie house, where a amall boy of four could play a drum all day long and not boUier a soul. "Here's your band room. Bob." iaald Uncle Bob wIUi a wav* of bis | hand. "And you fellows may do anything you like down here except play with matches—maao all the nolee you want and obody will hear." He had brought other boye with him while the boy* carried the drum and he eet tltoe* down and went on about his business, not even walUn* for the thank lyoli*. Bob wanted to give him. "I'll get 8am." »»ld Tom who 1 always wanted hla twin brother to I be along, "and well be

| atay."

i While he waa gone. Bob climbed ! up on top hi* precious drum, set i all so comfortably in a play room

la beart'a

COCOAA'UT FUDGE This la a very nice change from I the usual fudge and makes a fine variety for your Christmas candy'

cupful sugar

2 desert i spoonfuls cocoa 1-3 cupful rick milk Add 1 tableapoontul butler, j Bring to a boll and boll till a '.drop will form a soft ball

Cool for 5 minutes. Add 'A cupful grated cocoacut and beat till creamy. Four Into a small, square pan. Mark Into squares. When cool, pack !n a tin box. This fudge will keep much better than plain fudge. If you like, chopped dates may be used Instead of cocoanuL

g°Uy. I am sure that sound means gaotfe I hope 'twill be a jolly. Rather big and long one tho*. 1 The time is slow in going. But old Santa soon come* runlet He ought to find it snowing, No' a bare spot on the ground.

DKOF VOWEL PUZZLE Can you recognise a familiar

!(The HANDY BOY AT HONE

BY CHARLES A. KING.

STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. PLYMOUTH.N.H.

ao big ami *

of four looked l

comparison. brsathleaaly.

asked Tom. :

»cwi j That ti

r kbow oi kmtig giving

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‘ When all in biased peace *k living

When everybody everywhere

, F eels Christmas Peace upm the air.

demanded Bob. “Tear Uncle Bob'*?" aaked Tom. "It's from Cad* Bob." said Bob proudly, "auees for whoT” "Not for yopT" eatd Tom. in-

creduloualy.

"Too belt" said Bob. and be ab-

For You To Make

ggsatton* that you M-.llM.t: OA8K

BOOK MARK

me 'twould never ]' f Seem I ke Christmas if the sigh'. Of trees and roads should even _ ' Be without iU gleaming whitaf ] If windowsills and fences i Were not piled with snowy dritWr Nobody in his senses Would think much of Chrisln^f^ gifts." Just then he saw the candles j On the mantel all aglow — The kind that have no handies. / In tall candlesticks you know, 1 I No one the wicks bad lighted ■ And he wondered could it be J j Some fairy uninvited Had performed tha witchery? g[ The tiny flames grew higher j And he saw between the twn ^ Happy vision traced in fee!— Dear old Santa, dressed in bfakj Who smiled—and was he tm*' 40 As he bent his snowy h«*a>—- '. Twas sister shrilly squtaldng, J ''John, it's time to ga to hsof

t'Z'aL* ACKOmO

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