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A . ., ' Vj' ' , - ' THE OREGON i DAILY . JOURNAL, . FORTLANR ' SAltJgpf : EVKNlWfr V DggSMWSR:-tl,;:lW; .... JU'V 'f -"Jaw "V v - . - : ' Vr ) WHITE CNLOREN Ml PRETTY THING?! Jf'.'s' WW It (TQ-MOR&OW AT TIVFN Trri Kit. DV Of LITTLE iTPRlT MOON. VAT, TO 'NIGHT AT CHRISM AS EVE" - SnJ.n Tf Tut- I - a ' i COUNTRY AND ,r l J? "7! ' , J HEAP BIG- FEAT AS lY- r V . 4 . Sprvl.i) WILL BIG CHIEF' SANTA CLAUJ COME U70 WINDE6QL ACANZT MZBBE7 , . i . f pshaw; ivoN't i ;i k " &EUEVE THER.E Jf . , ? , . ' ' 1 , fT ANVrANTAClAU2' - . . '."r. ... .v. f HEAP FINE SHNrOOB BALxTA T&EE MAKE. GOOD THIN or TO HAHS PKB&BNTS f ''."-r -J t .It r r ii HA v j . One morning when Little Growling Bint nl Fnny Yellow Hafr col up they'MW that it wi mowing hny. A0 tfnt . ground and h tree were covered with a aoft, white mantle of anow. Nokornia would not let the children go out to play because ' i wit to etormyiiiMt, in the evening, after aupperrhe fraught out her Keeihe-rudoo Metig-oona. or Abnanac Wand which i h amooth stick with notchea ctrt in it for each day of, the Moon, tor month. She told the children that the nrt day would be the twenty-fifth day oL thejXittte Spint Moon whmh. a the ume as the White Man December When Nokomi told them tkia. Faimy Yellow Hair rtmerribered that n was Christmas Day that came ce that date, ao she tokt JJttle Growling Bird all about h and Santt CUuarought the PaldacelcWldren beautiful preaentt,' ' - -;. Kow Nanna-boozhoo. the cousin of Little Growling Bird: was passing by on his magic snowshoe. and, hearing voices coming ; from the Wigwam, he crept softly to the door arid listened to the story. Although be was great Medicine Chid himself t be tbouh ;;;.t ,. t. ftewouM like to play at being Santa Claus for onceT So he went swiftly away o hia lodge and filled a bag with presents. ; r; Kow.Odah4un. the Magic Sleigh, was drawn by team ot tne Ahtik-wug. the. v i ' 1 Caribou, whose bi fist hoofs am thrm so cwifllv over th mAfl mnfiM r K rMn i -lyf, ?"". (Thy ere the cousins of Santa Claus reindeer.) Aathey were passing the Grove ' ''(,' . f.' . ol Spruce Trees Nanna-booxhbo thought it would be a good idea to take one of the -" ' '. J pretty green trees along to fnani the presents on.'- ' Very soon they came to the Wigwam and Nanna-boozhoo took the spruce tree ; ,n his shoulder and, lifting the flap that c overed the door of the Wigwam, be peeped : in. All was dark and quiet withia Every one was sleeping aotmdly. . Nanna-boos- '. hoe tied a fuxzy, white Rabbit skin over bis chin so that if the children should wake aip and see him they would think he eras S ants Claus because. of his long white beard. ' Then be went softly inside and set up the tree. Next he brougnt in'the bag. ' - j : opened it and hung the gifts on all the boughs be couldreach. ' There' was' a little , ," Toboggan ior Growling Bird; an Indian Cradle for Yellow Hair's Dolly: a roll of ' " Squaw cloth for Kokomis: Moccasins for Little Black Bear; Mufflers, and Mittens, ! and Toys,, and Mapk-Sugar Candy for everybody. , , ; i v . , -TKen Kt boorhOO Wols JViily wmrny. .Hwi.; s twMjIliwi.lJlMtamh wtlwmiU Uin the morning when ; ry wraV itp and frmnrt tmT OwiMnuiv'Trrr rnwifH with frrwnrt m ll.r W);v.im Aimtbli ! hr diitn't heheve there"! any Kanla Ctaira. but. heannc l.tn ttmr m tlte nisht. tf ld Airiirljwir vr ! wrlrl When tse saw a big msnj with a Umt. white branf. pot-ing lMncona ttrr h iif).li.1y rli-.nr.! Iiisinmil tin r::il mMlnni;' Wliru m.m.iria rame and therhildren ( the beamifut Chrisnna Tree thry qu.rkly drrstrd end J-vtim g lutxK l.im. il Jiiyfully arbitral rtjiw bkc little fcllks like to do. :-:t ., ;.. ;- v -r- : ........ ..W-.f : V-i"-'--" DON'T EAT CROW . V. X "" , " TY V i - ' ' ' " B'' rVar ROfd in W .. . i &wei freserfl wNokrjmTe!tyiwa4luckl.M , - bardly wait imtil dinnef time, birt when they did tit down yon'me y he aTir"ih'eeltra1rrotrtryee roepoilf "-""" And ever since then parents try to get a little tree on wntch Santa Claus can hane his nrentln. mi tj.' u , JuM ,T Wieb, tht Spruce ot the fialsaa Trea4ecauae their bought remain nice and green k Wmter A. T. Cr ' ' I I M V. II I . r . ..11 fi, .- av i ' , 4. .. I " 'T " '. .. 1 ' !, - v