.cm -a- i'tSJ 7 Semi-Weekly Bandon Recorder, December 1 9, telS 1 in N rl 'l ii) l) II ID t ')( if Ii; H4 it i it nit ( Ml lit llC in, mil '1 tin he tin mi ut I Inn 4isn me dri! . to M l ! SOME OF ill EffllE AN AMATEUR ?.,fn W UiS TC -rP9t3T 47T T f'lTry f ; . , IlflJltt Swifts Premium Bacon and Lard SANTA GLAUS . : - QBl ssl - . "'B FSfc CITY GROCERY CO. Wmjflm- . ''BMMHRl InsuranccVeornpany .,10usp. or quautv (fe- Wta 'nl'TJZ. Rates J1.00 to ppcrday.' ' s By Hamilton pope galt " Bandoii ::: ' Oregon V ( .4 X MS r irtfiitzs 1 ii i iiimi WH irHtl nil iinriH-il Hint Mr O'Kliniignossv "iis the w-ry on.- to la- Santa Cluus nt our Christmas tree "No!" lie said. "Nol" Wo Intel never semi Mr. O'SliauguoH y so vehement, before. "Tlmt Is one thing 1 wl" "0V(;r ilo no, not II thu czar of lttissin uvrc to conininiul It!" "Why?" asked some one from a sate distance. " , "IJecnu.se 1 played the part once, antl I will never ilo It again I may as well tell you nliout It, ami tlien you'll know tliat It Is of no use to bother me ab6ut It any more. "One Christtias I was broke. I whs hungry, and my feet were on the ground. 1 liiul asked a thousand pen pie for something to do. anything to ' I WANT THAT. do and llnally u manager In a depart ment store said. 'All right; we'll make n Santa Clans out of you.' "I told lilm 1 didn't foel'iunch llko a Santa Clans Inside." . , "'Oh. we'll Ox that all right,', he wild and handed mea pillow. "So. with pillows nun Doom unu gloves and a fur coat outside and nothing at all Inside. I started In t" Do Simla" Clans in the toy dejmrtment. While I was thinking about my wife and the two kids at home ;ieedlrig ...m.nv mill me with no steady Job. and o'tiier things like that, I hoard one . of Uie follows in. the store, say to thu bqss: '."'Say, that St. Nicholas of yours is about as Jolly as a hymn book He' reminds mo of n funny song entitled "Silver 0 Threads Among the Gold." Why don't you throw him out? " 'I will when 1 get time.' "1 tried to Ifvon up a little after hearing tin's praiso of my histrionic talent, but it wasn't much use. '"Pretty soon I snw a boy comity; down the aisle like a wolf on the fold. Ho was also seeking whom he might devour.'' He was followed by an anx ious looking maid and a gentleman in a silk hat. who was an Indulgent mil lionaire father. "The kid sauntered along In an Inde pendent, bored way, swinging his arms kind of reckless, as.tr no was m noi of breaking something and relieving tho monotony. ' 1 "When ho came up0to whore 1 was sitting he stopped. He had seen plen ty of toys, but 1 guoss 1 was some thing now in the way of a St. Nich olas. , , "He called; his daddy and pointed to me. ", 5"r' " '1 want that. ho said. 4 'Oh. no. dearie' said the maid. Here. luok nt this nice giraffe! Seel It does tills P o "The kid shook0lie nurse u"Y Irrltn bly. q Q , "Ho doesn't .seem to take,, much In terest In the glrnitV 1 remarked, to the father. "No. nor anything else.' ho answer ed in a lOitieut. weary tone. 'He lias had nil 1 1"- t".vs Ix-fyre. and ho known nil !lfcm ' inside and out. lie had one or those giraffes Inst year and broke it open to tlud out what Conyrltfht. 1015. by American Press Assoclttloa I w.is In It. nntl he wit mad when he e.. i.n1 iin.li. wan nothing.' I .uit that.' sold the boy ngnln t.ililting to me -He has taken n fancy to you.' eon tinned the pa. I -iin'l see Unit 1 have any advan tage over the giraffe." I said. Must then the boss of the store came along He was just .busting himself for the miniiilialre. t ' "'My buy wants your Santa Clans.' said the gentleman to the boss. "And the kid Jumped up and grnlv bed me by the hand and began pull ing at mo and lighting the maid off with the other hand w .i .w..ii M.iiii tin. boss, 'take him along. Mr. Van Veegle. It wilMjj i Inu wlmtever to HSi 1 USSlire yMtf. "'Phis rerouiinend seemed to hW of encourage the millionaire. "'1 will pay oii for yr time.' he said to me. "As the little fellow was pulling my linn off 1 got up and went along. He towed me through the aisle against a tide of open moil tiled .people. We got Into a big red automonllo. nnn ino mil lionaire snld to the chauffeur. Home quick as possible, for goodness sake!' Away we went, my white whiskers Hying in the wind. "Pretty soon the millionaire nam iu tin. ..Imiiffetir: 'Look here, you needn't display us any uioro than necessary Kindly pick out some quiet streets. "The kid was sitting next to me. holding m hand. . "The chauffeur started to slow uown In front of a mansion when the mil. Ilonulre gave a shout: , " 'Hold on!' he said. 'Drive on quick! I forgot Mrs Van Veegle has compa ny. We'll go around the back way.' "Wo were turning the corner to go around the other way when the mil Hpnnire shouted again suddenly. 'Turn around quick! "We were dodging somebody or oth er that he knew. "Plnirily we passed through n big gate, and the-boy towed me around through a conservatory or two Into a swell room. . "The mini swore. There were n lot of ladles there still. They seemed to tnke a great Interest In the pageant. "Well, what on earth!" screeched the millionaire's wife. "While J lie man was explaining to i.iu i!i. tho Imv led me around all over the house by the hand. He would not let go "He Unci to have me sit, beside him my hand and fought them off wheu nt'i.r timv L'nt too near. wi.i.n iiKiHiiue came they tried to tell little Van that Snnty wanted to ir lii.iui. now and work on the toys for .flirt, turns lint he held on tighter than ever and Insisted that 1 would have to uii.i.n with him "This mnde It pretty bad. If I was to pull off my boots and' my beard ami niv .iiiiiiMi'li and one thing anu an other the boy would bo paralyzed with A 4 S.. '.JSfcA M. G. POHL BANDON The best is not too good for your eyes, jlry me: J Benjamin Ostlind Consulting Engineer and Architect Office in Thrift Bldg. TAKTNO HANTA TO KINDEIIOAHTEN. f,.ii. tiuiv Hfild. and for me to turn In boots, beard, stomach and all with lit tle Van In his little bed seemed utter ly liiitiosslble "U rviiur.rotnlscd bv inv sitting by his bod and holding his hand until he went to sleen. Vould you believe it? That boy was the lightest sleeper you ever saw! livery time l men to taue my hand away his oyes would open nnii tii would take a tighter grip. "I sat up all night holding that kid's ii, m,l. I hud a man In attendance, who brought me everything 1 wanted, and I had collected a ten from rapn van Imt I didn't iret much sleep "The boy had me with lilm nil th next day. 1 had to be with him when he ot his bath and ills breakfast, and i attended kindergarten with him 1 was 'If at kindergarten, too. but along about 4 o'clock he lay down on Cedar Hill Dairy Farm J. F. VanLcuvcn, Prop. FrK MHlc and Cream de Hvered daily at your door in anv nni-t nt Handon. All J r - orders given prompt attention Phone Rural 29 rVAi Simntnn GRADUATE NURSE Phone 934 lie mm ".- - - . - while be ate his dinner, and I had a I a couch and went sound asleep, I tole from the room softly and un observed. 1 had had enough of the Inli iCml was resolved to escanc. ".lust as 1 was getting out of the l'iioiI sized Ihiv came alone and started to blab something about Hello. Santa Clans!' and tried to grab linlil nt mo "1 paralysed htm by pulling out my ot.uii.ioii mill iittimr linn over tne uenii with It. "1 gained the street and (lew- for home, dodging this way and that to batlle pursuit and shedding beard, boots, cotton and fur all along the way "I hlil for three davs and then emerg ed nnii got a nice little Job loading coal on a ship. 1 have always gone In for a sane Christmas over since that little experience " We did uot press Mr. O'Shaugnessy. MRS. W. W. WOLFE INSTRUCTOR OK PIANO -7 Mrs. Guy Dipple Spirella's Corseteirc IMIONK 714 in- towki mi: Tiinounn toe aist.r big. fat butler shoving my chair around for mo and waiting on mo 1 got some birds iindJotie thing and another under my pllfow ami my furs, but I was aw ful warm, "It whb too warm for comfort wlien It goj nrouiid that there was n real. Vo "Siuitn rians at the Van Veegle h ei .t' the ehlldreii emu? from over the neiglilHirhoiMl to mniil me. "Hut young Van kept a tight crip on r.oncorninci Christma PrcsontS. a imiti iiinv not tio hn hinllv off for presents If he only has presence of mind. Tbe :piestlnn of the hour Is. "What on e.irth shul we buy for a Christ- mns uresentV" Vi.i .ir innU- ii -Ift liorso in the teeth. It is also 'wrong to look a Christina present In the price mark, "What shall 1 irlve the hired girl?' 'is a Christmas conundrum that puz zles some. Give her last week's rjy nml i;it another i-'lrl n 'I lie proprietor 01 a oig noiei may love Ills patrons' children, hut he nev er gives the youCgsters drums or horns at CbrUtmus. N. D.-Or any other day. FRANK GREGORY fvtec Ensineot Controctof and Guilder v gandon 0 Oregon We want y For our custorner not just today, but tomor row Ai d for all time to come, if Right Goods Right Prices Courteous Treatment and prompt delivery is what you want WE HAVE YOU SPARK'S GROCERY Successor to A. E. While .Tflli HAK'NlCSS MAN A new supply of suit cases, trunks, shopping bags, robes, etc., etc. mm wom m Vfir mmmiLvmmvnrmtm JL ftumri mmmM. Hi AwwraiccaBnxcraiMt Got Any Time To Spare ? Use electric appliances for the household work and you will have time for other things. Let us demonstrate them toyou BANDON P OW ER C OM P AN Y Equipped with Wireless S. S. B R ISA KW ATJGR ALWAYS ON TIM I: SAILINGS i'Hn Portland Every Tuesday at 8 P. M. From Coos Bay Every Saturday at Ser- , , vice of the Tide. t e rfonfinn Sailing. Through KL F. SHOEMAKER, Agent llandor. Phofio 42 -""tr ',": O 0 I 3 ff o o" O O o o 0 0