The Sunday Oregonian., December 13, 1908, Section Six, Image 60

THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND, DECEMBER 13, 1908.
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SHE OPENS A CHRISTMAS SHOP.
I. -7-At Christmas time fas all men know) the poor are with us still
And then, if any" time at all, they ought to have their fill
Of all the good things of this life. So Fluffy formed a plan
"111. open up a Christrriasshop and do what good I can'
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2. "I'll fill the place with books and cake, with candy and with toys
i "And all the thousand things, dear aunt, beloved by; girls and boys
''For clerks I'll call on millionnaires and dukes and counts and earls
"And just to decorate the shop I'll have some pretty girls'
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3. 'Twas at Aida in a box she met wnh Lord Remain
He said he'd never been a'clark," but it was all in vain,
For Fluffy made him join" the ranks; "Floor walker you shall be
You ought to thank your stars that you can do so much for. me
4. She met at an Assembly Ball a very rich young man
Named Pochard Denny, and he said, "I'll help you all I can."
And in a week of just six days she'd rented quite a store.
Had' filled it full of fetching things, had clerks, a double score.
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5. -You should have seen the opening day. The poor began to come
And such a sight of toys and "sweets" had almost struck them dumb)
But when dear Fluffy beamed and said, "Just ask for what you sec"
They stared in blank amazement, "All in here." she said, "is free."
6 -To see the handsome Lord Pvomain lead urchins up the aisle
And hand them toys and pretty books made lovely Fluffy smile.
It also made the urchins smile and laugh aloud in glee
To find that everything they saw was. absolutely free.
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7. Each day the store was empiied quite, each day filled up once more
No other place so popular as FluffyVChnstmas store.
Most loyal were her swagger clerks and kindness held full sway
And thousands of the very poor made sure of Christmas Day.
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