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"TT" f fW deye before ChrUtma* and the question which was disturbing their wind* was what to have for din-

ner on Christmas Day. ,

A great deal of the talking was being done by the Are little Brownies. M they were called. They chattered and laughed, and quarreled, too. I tear. Sometime* their father and

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“Of course, said Mrs. Brown. “And one with lots of wish bonea," cried Brownie No. 2. “so we can all wish." “Ain't we going to have any pier' • ahlmed In the youngest. “Well." said Mr. Brown. "I think pumpkin will do. It Is the healthiest. This with a smack of hla Ups. "1'es, It's the best, too." chimed In the little Brown, who had asked for It, in spite of a stern glance from Father Brown, and a sharp “Hush" from his mother. "There's a big pumpkin In the barn, that will make a dozen pies," said Mrs. Brown, “beside, three smaller one#.” “Yes.” replied Mr. Brown. “I know. As soon as dinner Is over we'll go out

Did you ever see a pumpkin tremble? No? Nor I. but this one was different from the kinds that grow now, for he trembled and shook like a leaf. The medium sized pumpkin said to the big one: “I told you so. You were so proud at being the biggest Now you see what will happen. You'll be mad* Into pies, like your brother was on Thanksgiving Day." All the smaller pumpkins laughed at this and the big fcllaw grew white through hla yellow skin. "Well, I'll make more pies than any of yon will." he replied, "and bettec ones, too; that la. If I don’t escape." “Escaper’ exclaimed all the others In a breath. “Why," continued one fellow with a lump on the side of his head. “Why. you're so fat that you can't even walk, let alone run.” This settled matters for a few moments. till a sound was heard on the floor below. This set the big fellow all a-tremule again, for he was sure It was the farmer come to make him Into pies. But It was a false alarm. It

“Yet. if they make a lantern oat of me. I'll jast grin and bear it. and the more I grin the more folks will brf scared and the more folks nr* scared the more I will grin." “If yon grin too mneh.” ptft In the one with the'lump, “your mouth will meet at the back of your neck and the lop of your head will come off." "Silence!" shouted the big fellow. Jumping up and down. "Silence, all rf you. I hear aome one coming." Volcea were Indeed heard and the farmer entered the barn, talking to

himself.

"Why don't you run." piped Jhe little pumpkin, becoming brave, as he heard the farmer preparing to mount

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>n't you i can do so

the eta In.

“Yea, hurry and « lumpy one. “why

roll, as you say you can

fully."

This was too much for the big one, who was In a towering rage, and was Jumping up and down like a rubber ball. Be waa close to the head of the stairs, and as be heard the farmer coming up he gave a big leap, and

Bight on to the farmer’s bead be went, and then fell with a smash on the floor, where he was dashed Into a thousand pieces. The farmer was stunned by the blow for a moment and couldn't think what It was that had hit him. But he turned and saw the wreck of the big pumj kin that was to have s

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to the ban. and tee which one we win need. That big one la too large, I think, but we will r*e." As aoon as the meal #aa over the whole family, Mr. Brown and Mrs. Brown, and the five amall Brownie*. *11 trooped out to the barn, the pumpkin that waa to •d Into pie* for the Chi ner. Up the stair* they went to the hay loft, where lay the four big. jellow pumpkin*, all ripe and mellow. After a' long dlacuaalon a* to the needs of the family in the pie line. Mr. and Mr*. Brown decided to biggest one. wo Ur. and *et It at the

Brown wo Ur. Brown picked It up of the atalrs.

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exclaimed Jim, rzen pumpkins or I saw them

big one, I remember. He'll make a lantern.” “Well, IH go get a knife," as Id Jim, “and you hunt up a pole to put It on. We'll scarce the whole village; that'* -what we’ll do.” and they ran out Into the yard. Upstairs all waa still as a mouse, while the men were talking, but as soon as they left a great commotion ■prang up. “A Jack-o-lantem," exclaimed the medium-sized pumpkin to the big one. “not even a decent pie. Ha. ha, ha." The other* all Joined In the laugh, wbll* the poor doomed one could hardly contain himself; In fact, be almost split with rage. Jumping up and down and shaking hie fist at the others till the little one hid himself for protec-

"WeD, •tht_. „ but to take o and suiting the ac

althereens. This barn is getting Id and rickety, I ought to have m better than to have put that ?kln at the top of the stairs,

'd be tarred down." , theres nothing to do f the smaller ones,'.* c action to the word be'

iked up stairs and carried off the > bigger pumpkins, leaving the litfellow all alone, trembling with r, yet thanking hie stars at his es-

man has left only the Utile one after all. He must like pjei! There were four hero this momlllg." So picking up the little pumpkin, who was fright be carried him off. Tfle next day all that rem the four pumpkins were a do a Jack-o-lantern and a lot of

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God—(hat is. in H_ ... - — gretefnl scknotr'.edeement of Hie benefit*. 4. "Thou hast broken the j-oke.” The Jews were eucceesivrlv delivered from the burdensome end sallinc yoke of the Assyrians. Chaldeans. Persian, snd Msredonisns, but these deliverances were only a shadow of redemption from the yoke of Satan, and that redemption eeema here especially predicted aa if already accomplished. "A« in the day of Midian." Aa Gideon with a handful of men conquered tae boat* of Midian. ao Meaaiah. the "child” (v. «). ahall prove to be the "Prince of pea re.” and the amall company under him ahall overcome the mighty host* of Antichrist. See the same contrast in M S C ' 5 'Tot'every battle.” It wa. the cu*tom of antiqnitv to pile the anna of prostrate enemies, the spoils of leas value, and their spotted garment*, into a heap and then burn them. All that belong* to war ahall be awent away: the war itaelf ahall die. The Messiah abolishes all war. but and won over to submission by Hi* lore. 6. “Unto us." The pronhet snake of the predicted bleating* aa n already communicated. Angel* aay, "Unto you. but this child waa born for the benefit of ua men, of na tinner*, of all believers, to the end of the world. In the far distance the prophet foresaw the Redeemer of the worid. A little later came the vision of the suffering Saviour (la*. S3); then the town where He should be born (Micah S: 2); a more eomnlete revelation et through Daniel. These prophecies v ao spread abroad that at the time of coming there prevailed throughout the entire East an intense conviction that ere long a powerful monarch would riac in Judea and gain dominion over the world.

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government, the scepter, key. wa* borne upon or all that la in the man—m* cnarmcrer, dm principle, and his prqperty. "V onderful Because Hi* nature wa* both human and divine. Whoever refuse* to believe in srsfS'fi'tKsr v" and manhood could be knit t person of Christ is beyond u incomprehensible are not idivine work* are wonderful. One who ha* wisdom to guide other*. Jesus waa the embodii

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