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After All
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. . Pumperdink. -
A WEEK before Christmas and not a
JtIl thing1 had been done about U! No,
air. not one thing! All the scribes and
wise men of the court had been poring
over catalogues for months, and the
prime minister had visited every shop
In the kingdom, but here it was, astl
say, the week before . Christmas and
Instead of jollity and cheer the whole
kingdom was plunged In gloom.. . And
all becauae well, I'm sure you will
laugh at the Idea the young Prince of
Pumperdlnk could not find a single
thing he wanted tor Christmas. There
he sat at a golden table and there before
him lay a longr white scroll, headed
thusly ... ' .
" -Christmas I,1at of His Most Boyal
xiianness. mm x ruico ui ruimnniuiik
A continual stream of courtiers passed
through the room, each one with a
suggestion, but at each the prince would
sigh deeply and shake his head. -
"Have that already. Have dosens of
those. No no NO !"
- And out the courtiers would tiptoe, for
the prince was growing so cross that
not inf requently he flung the golden
ornaments on his desk after the of
fending lords ' and ladies. Shocking, I
admit, but, nevertheless, true!
"What's, the good of Christmas when
you won't get any presents !" be grum
bled. , i "And last year I received the
a.m thlnea , I - did the year before
"that-"
"But your majesty has already every
thing that heart . can desire !" mildly
- observed Jan,' the court Jester.
"But his highness the king demands
that I write this list, as he spent two
months shopping for me last year and
stilt round noinmg mat 1 naa not ai
ready. ' - Can none of. you blockheads
. about here do anything?" the prince
screamed, his patience entirely ex
haunted. X
Til look Into the matter," chuckled
the Jester, refusing to be ruffled, and
turning a somersault which made the
prince smile In spite of himself.
"Why are you the only one who has
rot suggested anything to met" ex
claimed the boy, suddenly.
"You never asked me," laughed the
Jester. et the wise' men of the coun
try solve the problem for they tell me
I know nothing but nongense."
Just' than a page from the king came
timidly into the . hall and asked the
prince, if his list was ready, as the king
and queen could not wait any longer,
"NO i" roared the prince, with such a
threatening gesture that the poor little
page fell oyer backward. Thumping on
. the table, the prince called loudly for
busily at work In the next' room.
i "Writer this list and tat once!" he
ordered. "And- Bee that there Is nothing
on It that X have" Already !" ' " '-
The old wise men seized the -list -with
trembling hands and. retired in great
confusion.' My, how .un-Chrlatmassy
everything was. One would, think that
this prince was a terrible chap. But,
really,' at other times no one could be
more considerate and "charming.
, Jan sighed and looked out the window,
where a lot of peasant's children were
rolling In the snow.
"Would your majesty care to skate
this afternoon?" he asked.
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An Old, Old Story
fH, once, this happened years ago
In brave old Iiondon Town,
A little wornout lad, who gwept '
The gentry's chimneys down.
Fell fast asleep on Christmas Eve
- Beside a chimney tall,
And dreamed he was Invited
' To the children's Christmas ball!
Poor little sweep so sound asleep!
The snow came drifting down,
The midnight stage went rattling by
And through the silent town
The carol singers went their rounds,
And, hark! Their joyous singing
Awoke the bells and set the silver
Christmas chimes all ringing!
But still the weary sweep slept on.
But, ah h - Just as the stars
Winked out and morning poked her
ThrdugH night's dark window bars,
That dear old saint, who loves all
children.
In his magic sleigh.
Came clattering o'er the roof tops
' and,
My, dears and ducks well, say!
He trimmed the broom of that poor
laddie v
With the finest toys,
And then, without a bit of fuss
Or making any noise,
He lifted him into his sleigh
And whisked off toward the Pole,
And from that day to this, sweet
hearts,
Though, don't you tell a soul,
He's been adopted by St. Nick,
And goes with 'him each year.
To help hifn fill the stockings and
JTo eweep the chimneys clear!
And,- though that happened years
ago, ''
He never will grow old
Nq one does Who believes in Kriss,
Or so I have been told I
Hail Santa
Glaus and
Good Cheer
Ears Will Listen for Com
ing Visit.
pecking
Christmas
Trees
Suggestions Are. Given as to
How to Produce Best Effect
-at Yuletide, "
By Winifred B. ITammond . .
; I Plenty of articles havo been writ
ion on aecoraung tn unrlstmas
Utile Eyes Will Glisten and LittIanble.'J J"!?" 1 kfow'
' . ion decorating the Christmas tree;
yet u ine latter is worth doing at
all, It is worth a Uttle care and taste.
Better results can be obtained from
cheap materials, well arranged, thaa
from expensive things thrown onto
the tree at randtfm. -........
and next thing the two Went rushing out
of the room together.
"The royal coach at once at once
do you hear me?" called the prince.
"At once, at once, and lively, please.
And mind your q's and mind your p'a."
trilled Jan, hopping after the princeY v
The footmen ran this way and that.
and next thing the great coach of state.
with- 10 prancing horses, came rattling
up to the doorv
"Well drive "ourselves,- thank you.
said the prince," and while every one
stared with wide eyes, Jan and he ran
up to the prince's apartment. ' V
Down they came, with arms full of
rich robes, and games, and books, and
players In the village," be suggested,
brightly. .
But the prince only shook ms neaa
and stared glumly into the fire. The
Jester continued to look out of the win
dow truly it was aproblem and truly
his young master needed helping. But
could he, a humble Jester, hope to solve
a tiuestlon that even the wise men gave
up -as hopeless? He drummed on the
pane absently, and continued to watch
the merry youngsters below. Then, ail
at once he sprang' into the air and
snapped his fingers with glee.
I nave it I nave it!" be exulted.
hopping around on one foot.
The prince looked up in surprise.
"Whattf he asked curiously.
"Why.' the answer to your riddle,"
laughed Jan. "Listen" He whispered
long and earnestly in the prince s eart Ured horses back. The cheers of the
toys of every sort you have ever
imagined. Then upland down 10 times
more, till not a single thing but the
beds and chairs remained, ran the two.
They piled it helter-skelter Into -the
coach, and with a wild whoop drove off
toward the village. Was . there ever
such a gay ride? To right and left the
prince tossed his treasures among the
cheering peasant children, while Jan
held In the high-stepping white horses.
Then back they galloped for a second
load and a third. Even the royal stables
were visited and all . the -prince's pet
ponies trotted out and given to the little
children. -
And fun ! Why, the prince had never
had so much fan in all his royal young
life. "Why. this Is a regular Christinas r
he beamed, as he and Jan trotted (the
village still sounded in their ears, and
the Joy on-the faces of boys and girls
who had received the gifts was no
greater -than the happiness reflected on
the faces of Jan and the prince..
"Christmas i riving," chuckled the
Jester. "And HOW, Prince Pauper,
what a Christmas ' list we shall write
together, so that the king and queen will
also have the happiness of . giving to
you." And what a list It was. indeed.
for the prince had kept only his dog
and needed everything, from buckled
shoes to collar buttons. ' --
"111 do this every, year," laughed the
Prince of Pumperdink. And I hope he
wi u,i don't youT , .
Santa Claiis Collides
" " , ,
By Mrs. Helen EMa Starrett,
Piwddeot of AiBiworta Farant-Teaebat Anodatioa
r SPITES of objectors Santa Claus will
continue, to travel through the air In
his Christmas-laden sleigh, filled with
gifts for the hung-up stockings and the
Christmas tree. Little eyes will glisten
and little ears will listen with delight
as they imagine-they hear the sleigh
bells and the patter of the hoofs of his
reindeer team on the roof ; and they
will be brighter and happier children for
the experience. Tea, Santa Claus is
coming 1 and the' practical Question for
parents and friends is about the gifts
with which he is to be provided to put in
the stockings and upon the Christmas
tree.
Here again we all know that it is not
the material value of the gift that af
fords pleasure to the child. Is It not
James Wbitcomb Riley that wonderful
observer of child life who. tells us of the
little boy who does not like" Aunt Jane'a
Christmas gifts, 'Cause she always gives
us something useful like mittens and
things." In my own memory of the
Christmas gifts of my childhood, one
little wooden toy that cost 25 cents
stands out preeminent as affording me
weeks of pleasure. It was a little flat
wagon, about six Inches long, on which
the standing figure of a peasant doll
turned round and round as the wagon
was drawn over the floor or table. If a
family has but a little money to spend
it is worth careful consideration what
inexpensive gifts, including" those that
are not merely useful but only pleasure
giving, may be purchased. One thing is
certain about expensive toys, even me
chanical ones, they are often the source
of disappointment and regret for wasted
money.
Another consideration is that too many
gifts often distract the child's mind and
do not really give the pleasure that a
few gifts upon which it can concentrate
its attention will give. A surfeit of gifts
is as possible as a -surfeit of food. I
have in mind a family Christmas tree in
a home of wealth, where the chllden
were allowed to remain in the parlor
with their profusion of gifts while the
family went to breakfast. Presently a
singular crashing noise was heard. It
was found that the children, already
heur felted with the toys given them, had
plied them in the corner of the room
and were Jumping on them, with re
sults that can be better imagined than
described.
' .
Of course, the true "Christmas spirit
cannot be present where the satisfaction
and Joy of remembering and giving to
the less fortunate has not been empha
sized. In all the present discussion about
the training of children, one universal
truth is recognized ; vis : The cultivation
of the graces of the spirit unselfish
ness, kindness, courtesy, generosity, fll-
lal-arfection, sympathy with suffering
must be begun In the home in the earli
est years of childhood if these graces are
to have their full development and ef
fectiveness In the later life of the child.
Educators are more and more realising
that a child's moral bent is largely de
termined and its spiritual nature devel
oped or blighted before the age when it
enters school. In the cultivation of these
graces, the Christmas festivity and
Christmas spirit should have a prominent
part Children should be made to real
ize that they enjoy their own gifts and
pleasures all the more kenely because
they have helped in seme way to give
pleasure and a happy Christmas to oth
ers less fortunate than themselves.
The preplexity about aifta - for the
children disposed of, we come to the J
greater ones of gifts to friends, it really
causes an unpleasant feeling of embaras-
meni o receive a gw xrom a triena
whom we should have remembered but
did not. After the gift is received it is
too late to send one as the sending, may
seem to be the result of a reminder. If
It should come to be a universal under
standing that Christmas gifts are to be
made only to children and that other
rifts are to be reserved for birthdays
and anniversaries much social and
friendly embarrassment might be
avoided. The social leader who will pro
mulgate such a creed tn regard to gifts
would prove a public benefactor.
Of course, the Christmas card' has to
a large extent superseded the Christmas
gift; but their expensiveness and ephe
meral nature makes one; almost regret
that the price had not been Invested tn
a good book or a growing plant. Either
of these beautiful and enduring things
constitutes one of the most delightful and
unembaiTavsslng of Christmas rifts.
But let not any of these small preplex
Kies about Christmas cause us to over
shadow its fleeting hours with complaints
or regrets. It is a day for loosing the
bonds of care, and for rejoicing In the
blessings which the advent of him whose
birthday we celebrate has brought to us.
It is a day in which the heart may sing:
I'M an ta roll ot caiutmar cheer,
- And fluttering aoft tika flakat of now.
The thought of loved aaca far and nasi,
' With happy fascial Coma sad to;
And memory wipes the miit of rears
From off her class, and mirron true
The friends of loos aso; aqd scan
The TOicea dear that one w4 knew.
Oh happy Urn for yonnt and old I
No sweater Joy thy teaaoa lends,'
Thaa thta, which in oar beerte we hold
The Chrtstmaa memories of friends. .
: The first thing Is to choose the tree,!
and of course it should be a fir tree if i
possible. Cedar and hemlock -are pretty,
but have not the real Christmas fra-'
grance. Medrone is not . bad. and no
doubt pine could be used if necessary.
For one or two children a small tree
will de, but a large family should have
one . that nearly or . quite reaches the
eetltag. ' Whether targe or small, St
should be thickly branched and not one
sided. . Most fir trees have a long thin
shoot at the top, which should be cut oft.
In choosing ornaments for the tree,
much depends upon ; the -lighting sys
tem. Electria lights are pretty and have
the advantage ef safety, yet it seems
a pity to banish candles j they have
more of the old-time Christmas .flavor.
If .they are used, the tree, must be so
well supported that it: cannot possibly
fall, and there must be no decorations
made of paper or other Inflammable
materials. It is best to blow out the
candles) when they have burned, a few
minutes children lev to do this and
then if the tree remains In place until
twelfth night, as it should, they can be
lighted again and again.
The most gorgeous of Christmas-tree
ornaments 1 are the- colored glass . balls,
large and small. Fortunate is the fam
ily that has a supply ef them' left from
former years, when some things were
reheap. I JUke the plain round or oval
balls better than those with knobs or
cavities. ; and ther frosted finish ; better
than the bright! but whether you agree
with me or not en these" details, let
the colors be bright and dear. Purple
and . magenta - generally h ."swear. ; at -
every ether color, and have to be reie-;
gated to the darkest corner, -; .
If balls are not available, nice red ap
ples (not too dark) are better than noth
ing, and oranges would be beautiful If
there were any way of suspending them.
Perhaps it could be done by sewing
through the tough skin. -The red tissue
paper bells are quite pretty, and said to
be fireproof, but If there are candles on
the tree, the bells had better be hung
from a doorway -or a chandelier, v'ir :;
?'Be sure to have plenty of the rope
like stiver tinsel,' and also ot the thin
strands called "stiver rain" or "lam
etta. These can be had ln gold and
copper colors as .well, but X prefer to
use silver alone. I think a beautiful
effect oould be made with stars cut out
ot paateboavrd and covered with tinfoil,
but I have not tried this. r It v would
mean a lot ot work, but children might
like to do if. I should like to see a
tree covered with these stars and silver
rain, with candles all ot one color; but
I suppose the effect would be fairy-like
rather than Chlstniassy ;jv
" Having rot together our materials and
set up our: tree on - a strong standard.
we . provide eurselvee with a step-ladder
and a hook for pulling the branches, and
we are ready to begin work. If electric
lights are used, they should be arranged
first of an,, as their weight pulls down
the branches and altera ; the -shape ot
the tree. Any heavy gifts should also
be' put , on at this time. Next arrange
the ropes of tinsel, and be sure to 1ft
them hang treely from: one branch to
another in a graceful curve, instead ef
resting on - the foliage , or trailinjr
straight down. In decorating a targe
and well shaped tree, five or nix tinsel
ropes may be fastened together at the
very top, and brought down on all sides
ot the tree,: winding round it in spiral
fashion. If there is not enough tinsel,
bIam It niii with nonrarn. strings. Which
are very pretty in their way, and can
be kept from year to year as well as
the ether things for of course popcorn
ian't fit to eat after It is cold and tough
enough to string. '-l!,ii.-!'v. .
J1KW Pu VQ U1S uewisk . ' i"W v.
be hung on loops ot black, thread., which
slip easily over the1 twigs, and are In
visible at night ettalnst the dark tree.
See that the candlee stand up straight
or they will drip badly. This Is the
reason for putting them on last of all.
as anything added afterward may bend
down the branches and the candles with
them. Finally, take your "silver rain'
and sprinkle It on very carefully, one
strand In .a; place, letting it bang
tralKht down, and see if It doesnt give
the finishing touch of beauty to your
Christmas tree.
Y"YLI KRISS and his reindeer -
Had an accident, honeys
f It happened this way:
They were Hying top speed -Over
hill, field and Vale, .
When they crashed,-all at once,
With the airplane mail!
The flier man scarcely1: -
Could credit his' eyes ? v j'
He hadn't believed in
- St, Niclrj I surmise! -,---
f .A - . -
"Dear me," laughed St. Nick,
As he reined in his sleigh,
"In the sky I used always
To have right f ray;. ;
But I see in "the future v V
' ril have to be careful, ; j
Tou chaps and your planes -Have
- jost" filled the whole
full!" " " .
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fastened on - the back. ; . Of course, the
doll babies have a little white cap on
and the .hood is only used jwhen they
are In the trolley- or motor to keen
away the draft. . See that your babies
have on Uttle bootsies. too 'cause their
little footsies get too cold without them.
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