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rf V !n their
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w? Wmod
V to help
n Ki ? they
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t r. -estior.*
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different
ro: es. but
?. tr the little
-^sed In lt?
-? f-irers ah
anil when
1 thor ?food in
e looking at the
ted from anonp the
he? of white
- ? Tire, rrotesqne
?
? - n !, .? yard* of
v.-* ions orna
1 t ' 'K> whole
"rs of state?
n *hawl and a
?
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T ? 5< -? :>e " outline tonch."
*rh red Polly. 'rr>d n~w well cull
: i :he road Just
then ?ti." aMi"tooei bor to wait.
"Ol ? - CLv-u, it is Coole
T He Is po!nj; to
P>V"
U - - v" .yc ' <*. 'bo children
f? ? ' flpe^ r~" fcirx a- .5 when be
hecr^ %? 1 '...?> "God Rest Ye? Merry
te: es en." ihejr g i voices rang
out on the el?*r. frosty air. TIjc first
*> ? N i\Trf starry sunt ho fore the
shsile i?t the little window wns (twwn
avid* and the boy* appeared. Tlirn
their father and mother rump and
opened the window. They all sared
In dumb amaceDient.
When the la*t strain* of music died
away then- was deep sj'en-o. The
lo\ c. teller ?rdrit of t'hr'-trons hnd
e.i'i red Into the heart "I raoh, and no
one spoke. Then the iVMirhtfd rhil
drvn at the window shotted for joy.
A very tired but a ren happy lit
HS TO n.?T "onp I.KST VR. MTT.11T
OEXTI.KVKS "
tie clr! tomhled off her ?>ed nnit tak
Inc tlie rope from her onole'? hand,
folk ttiM him thr??U?h the c*te np to
the d?r.
"Oh. I hare had the nicest Christ
masT' she said.
"Eren withont ronr father an>l
mother 7"
"It wontd ba-e been Jn?t perfect tf
ther had been here. ?he replied.
"We are here." rolled out a wel
come voir*. The door was hastily
thrown open. and Polly saw her fa
ther and mother.
"Oh"" shr p*?ped.
"TUi^ due u* out >?v?iier than we
expocted." her father er planned, "and
we managed to pet here in time for
Christmas after all."
"And r. -w it is the happiest Christ
mas:" cried Polly ns she pat her arms
omund her mother's neck.
CHRISTMAS PUDDING RECIPE.
B? Jl'LIA 0 COWIES
FLOUR from the ?ht?lfirldi
And egtfs from the nest.
MiPk from old Bossie,
Oar cow, and the best;
J^EMONS from Frisco
And spiee from Colon.
Raisins and curr&nts
I rem far Oregon.
*4 A c -
PITRON from Flc da.
Down in the south :
Sugar from Mexico,
Molts in your mouth.
MIX a.11 together.
And wh&t do they give?
A Christmas plum pudding.
As sure a.s you Ihe!
A D<sbeliever.
"Papa." salit seven yea r-old Annie.
"Toai my is an infidel."
"An infidel?" said papa. "What is an
infidel r
"Why. be ? be does not believe tn
Santa Clan*."
Dom Your Stocking!.
Santa Clans w?n'J ciiamntoe gifts
to stay in si.x-kines with boles In tor
or becl. A word to tbe wise at this
teason is sufficient.
BABY'S FIRST CHRISTMAS.
HA ? Oo I like Christmas? Don't i know what
as is? Of course I can t talk? not yet. but
1'ii t? rxt Christmas and show all you little o ks who
M * Just !ove Christmas same as you do. And I
lo e V ita C aus too. Maybe you think I don't know who
Sania Ciaus is. He's the *big man with the long white
whiskers and hair, v ith the great big sack full of goodies
hanging down his Sack. When I get big enough to write
I'll send him a letter, but for my first Christmas all I
want is a new rubber rattle and a clean rag' dolly. That's
all for baby ? this time.
j - ?
HOW SANTA K! >
HiSWHLS i r \N
Pt JAMf.' a : ' ~ :
CAYS Ti y J
"I'd like to f .-? ?
How S?in!>\? win s tok lire
snow
When he corr s Too
The chimney fh;e
That's fmli o* soot. Now, wouldn't
you ? "
CAYS Dottie: My!
Th M's easy a^ p;c.
It's magic keeps him clcan; that's
why.
I know, bftause
There never was
No soot *ud stick to S nty Tiau .'
Tom-ry Wat Logical.
ttero CktiMi with :i ioy f
would turn ovor nix! ov<-r . Tfu- fl .r
I after It tiad Iwn vimwl np Tomnit
j was dec|>ly Interested in the trinket,
and he nnb?*indnt adnm.i
tton for il. Il>' did i ???I u*\ f"?i It <>tij
rijrtil. Hit tie wen! ??? I in v
-\Vti:it art* you jrot! ? to <io w,;li fi
fuck- BobT
Th.' iioXt m?tri _ Tm: r - <](
femj; tit* tim :'d ?t f p ? ?>
1 ? . .1* 1 ..
1 t* il ? ?wa?o oi>e
?s I: Is litis n:<>m ?. 1 I ?: :! <?: . ?j>
.ivi-ii ;o il! <? bv is t't;:' > II I n
|p Bob Imsn't pot hK Then he R*ve
iT to sue 1 :id 'berr la no S111.1 Oau*
I : ni v?i '? find out whether yon
I >;u* U;ive Ixt n fibbing to nie or Dot."
WRITING TO SANTA CLAUS
SW' i 1 l
Derfc sAnTY?oLizE BrinG me a aRvoLaln an a kaNoiu