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About Morning register. (Eugene, Or.) 1905-1929 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1925)
gjUSTMAS CHRISTMAS :V9 '2 5 .... i y i . nuna mi, i 1 1 Ov mmMmmmsmmmmmmmm: ii&i IfPP PI PtHf I will pis PPP m f, tt(li'.w'lW-'J-'-''",, '. xuyw!k- EUGENE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER, 6, 192S I II mm W Mmmm i If ti SANTA'S COMIN'! 82k . By MARJORIE 11 OWE DIXON u policeman stopped, arid I couldn't teach up to; his top side, where the -saddle fs. jSayy if Santa ' 'did .. give you one, Mama ..wouldn'tT let you -keep , it, : anyway." ' ' ."' a . VWhy why not?"., (sadly) "'Cause they has to be a barn for horses, big- '; ," ger'n a garage, too, and our garage's all full of "our ' car, and tires, and pop's tools, and you: couldn't get a horse in anywheres, besides not tyo.hbrses ; . specially. There, now. don't cryj over it. ' I . bet Santa '11 think up sumpin' just as eood. mavbe yours, but mania said she thought he could read it, . ., " he'll get you a play fie .! engine about yur size; 1 . 'cause he's smarter than most. What did you , and gee, that will be lots better, or a scooter, that v. ask for?" T ' .'''.you can plaSs a ire'.'ctigttae, ahd.yell'daYig4daii't : "Well, Especially wanted a real saxophone and : '--fire! fire!" ' ' : ; . . . :' some roller skates, and a new sled, and some'. other Voice from below: ' - - ' 'i-,-.. tilings, oh yes, I did specially want a fountain pen "Children, arc ; .you' up ?,: You should have been V' like Dad's and a pair of bunnies and a bicycle, and' a -.asleep long1 ago' "., Now trot right along to bed. : lioat with real sails. What did you ask for?" Santa might' go on by if, he found you;up,4-he ' "Oh, I told him I'd like a fire engine that.'wou!d . "'likes good little briy&huiTjr now!" ', ; '; .'. gallop and gallop and blow a whistle and ring bells, "Say, Mother "; v1,' ' ' ' U ' toot, toot and everybody get out of .the way! ' "Yes?" ' : i' ' ' Hoorav!" If you see luni, tell lum not to forget my saxo- .- jjuune, ivioiner, specially. , , i. -,. v "And Muddcr--" ' . ' : ' Sill. Don't dare breathe,' Buddy! "Dost know I heard sleigh bells,' I did. Now all gonedy. What's Santa like?" ..'' "Sh! thought I heard sumpin maybe he's in there now. " ' .' ' "What's he doing, oh, I'm frightened." "Aw; (lon't get scared, honey, he's nice,; Santa is. Bigryoii know, and jolly, .'nevcry thing.- Hope he don't forget what I specially wanted wohder if he got my letter?" 1 wrote him, too it wasn t real wntm iikc "Sh, Sh. not so loud say, you're thinkin' of a real fire engine, you are !" "Yes, sure, with white horses." ''For goodness sakes he couldn't give you that." "Why not? I'd like that, best of all." "Well, a real fire 'engine with horses well it's too big d'you know how big it is?" ' ; "No, how big is it?" , It's as: big as our room, 'n as high as these stairs, the ladder is, and horses, real horses, d'you know how big they arc, ntlw;?" "No, how big?" ' ' ':. "They are about twic't as high as you are. I stood close by one on the street when the mounted "Yes?" -' "Tell him not to forget my fire engine, very specially please.". . ' , - ) ' "All right, now hop along to bed, both of you." "Merry Christmas, Mother!" "Same to you 1" ' "Merry Christmas, Muddcr." . ''!... "Yes, dear." ' ' ' ' ;' ... ,' , ... '.-. . "And Muddcr Say Merry Christmas- to Santa too please." ... ' . ' . ' . ' i "All right. Good night." ' ' ' : "Goodnight." f ..' ".''; ; ' m. NUMBER 50 t ft ftt ftt ttt ttt ttt ftt ttt ttt ttt ttt ttt ttt ttt ttt ttt ttt ttt ftt ttt ttt ttt ttt ttt ftt ' ftt ftt ftt ftt ftt ftt ftt ftt JL tit ftt ft ttt ftt