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SANTA'S COMIN'!
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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 ..' ".''; ; '
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