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GRESHAM OLTLOOK, HOLIDAY NUMBER, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1924
I IIK H I I S I I I1I1ISIMAS TKKF. a little fir tre e and placed It in t h e ’
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hom e- K w as to tak e th e place of th e
I he t hlldren tt Story.
branch w hich had alw ays been put
Once upon a tim e a poor ch arcoal n ea r th e ch ild ren '« bed.
bUr.“ *ru o / ed *" “ wood w ith his w lfe
8000 “ ll ‘he folk« in th e fo rest
and ch ild ren
Som etim es th e re w as w ere b riu g in g home tre e s for C hrist-
not enough food in th e tiny home. At mas. T he custom sp read to tow ns
A Story by M argaret St. Clair
these tim es his babies w ent h ungry to th en over th e world.
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One C h ristm as m o rn in g th e c h i l - !
The w in ters in the co u n try w here d ren woke to And sev eral pieces of
these people lived w ere very cold. So p ap er tied to th e tree. T h eir F a th e r I
"W ell, Ja n e M orris, why should you books, and th e old desk In his lib rary
cold th a t for days th e F a th e r could took it off, an d w hen they opened It
The wisdom of buying property at this time in
not go into the fo rest an d get wood th e re was som e dried fru it in each w ant a dog? A g irl of y o u r age,— w as p rac tica lly filled w ith m anu-
Oregon
appears not to be questioned.
to burn into charcoal.
piece of paper. How happy they w ere
T he w inter th a t
I am going to tell Other F a th e rs cam e to know o t it and * '1 m6 Be6’ n ea rly 16,
18 aIt°8 e th e r sc rip ts w hich he had w ritten . Ja n e
you about w as one like
this. It w as 0,1 th e follow ing C h ristm as th e re w as | to ° old to w an t a Puppy to w hine a t had in h erited some of h er fa th e r’s lit-
Renters of homes have come to the fork in the road
late in Decem ber. F or four days the J ^ p d.e’sUhomestVery
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iOreSt n' g h t and b ark a t everyone th a t «oes tr a r y ability. 8°
th e Gold Hill
kiddies had had nothing but gruel
and have chosen their course.
T his was m any, m any y ea rs ago, but t,y and tra c k mud all o ver th e kitchen K ennels offered for first prize for the
once a day. Every nig h t they had
snuggled In th e ir bed of fir tip s to th e custom is c a rrie d on even to th is | floor.” A unt S arah gazed a t th e floor best dog sto ry a b eautiful Collie pup.
keep w arm .
Land will never be cheaper. The cycle of back to
w ith an a p p ra isin g eye, fo r she had J a n e considered th is a heaven-sent
On th e fifth day th e F a th e r w ent
into the fo rest to get wood. W hile he
W ater S h o rtag e Not F eared .
I ju s t mopped it and th e blue an d w hite ch ance to get th e Collie she had so
the farm appears to be a permanent one.
w as aw ay th e M other g ath ered fir
T he d an g er of a w ater sh o rtag e next ! checked linoleum w as fa irly gleam ing
long w ished for. She puzzled m ost of
tips for new beds. She re tu rn e d w ith
a g re a t arm load. W hile playing, one sum m er is not an ticip ated u n less Ja n e tu rn ed aw ay w ith o u t an o th er th e n ig h t on how to broach th e s u b
som
ething
o
ut
of
the
o
rd
in
ary
devel-
word.
T
h
ere
w
asn
't
any
use
to
try
of th e children stuck a b ran ch in a
ject to A unt S arah . It m ean t so much
— of
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....... W hile ”p s’ 18 th e Mplnlon o t Com m issioner and coax A unt S arah in to an y th in g
crack in a w all
th e hut.
th e ir M other w as g ettin g g rain for Mann of P o rtlan d who h as received She w asn ’t ex actly m ean b ut she was to h er and she knew it w ouldn’t ba
confer! him.
him
r o n n r iu
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gruel, his little '* b ro th er copied
rep
o rts to th
e effect th e re a _____
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feet ' very se t in h er w ays and positive th a t rig h t to tr y to w in th e prize w ithout
I have a large listing of property including acreage
T he F a th e r cam e hom e a t night and
of
w
ater
in
Bull
Run
lake
above
low th e younger g en eratio n , and especially A unt S a ra h ’s consent.
saw the fir tip s all about. I t m ade him
and houses in the city of Portland.
T he next m orning A unt S arah
rem em ber th e day. It w as C hristm as. w ater m ark in com parison to 6.05 feet h er own niece, w as irre p re ssib le and
He told his babies th e sto ry of the a t th is tim e a year ago. At th e tim t u n less they had been b ro u g h t up as ■ seem ed to be in an am iable sta te of
tiny Je su s who was born In B ethle th e sp rin k lin g reg u latio n s w ere en- , she had been in her youth th ey w ere mind, so Ja n e approached th e subject
hem. They w ere w ide-eyed w hen forced la st A ugust, the w ate r in th e abso lu tely w orthless.
w ithout any h esitatio n . “A unt S arah ,
they craw led into bed th a t n ig h t; not
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hungry this tim e for th e F a th e r had dke WaS On y th re e feet above th e low
Since J a n e ’s fath e r died she had I suppose you have read ab o u t th is
brought home a rabbit.
w ater m ark
been left an o rp h an , h er m o th er hav- sto ry -w ritin g co n test.” W ith trem b
A year la te r th e M other trim m ed
T he reserv e supply w as not endan ing died w hen she w as only tw o year« ling hands she held the p ap er up for
Gresham, Oregon
the house w ith fir tips. She placed g ered a t th a t tim e and th e copious old and A unt s l r a h th e o nlv n ear h er a u n t to look at, "W ell, I am going
Office, 80th a n d S ta rk
one la rg e r b ranch bv the chiblrAn'n
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» h u a u d i o ara n , tn e only n ear
Portland, Oregon
bed. When they saw w hat s h e w a s
“ “ °.f ft b e p a 8 t tW° m o n th 9 h a v e
relativ e, took it upon h erse lf to raise to en te r th e co n test.” She said It
w
ith
such
firm
ness
and
d
eterm
in
atio
n
,
doing, tin ch ild ren rem em bered th e Icrea8ed t,ie volum e In th e lake. T h ere h er only b ro th e r’s child. J a n e had
C hristm as p ast, th a t evening they ! a re 45 inches of snow a t th e lake a t lived w ith h er fa th e r and th e ir house th a t she w as su re th a t A unt S arah
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begged th e ir F ath e r for th e story of p resen t, w hile a t th is tim e la st year k eeper, Mrs. Reeves, u n til she w as I would rep ro v e h e r by saying it w as
the C hrist ( hild. Many neighbors th e m easu rem en t o f snow w as b u t 29
14, and th en to be placed suddenly n ot rig h t to ask perm ission of your
told the sam e sto ry on th a t night, and
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m any hom es w ere decorated w ith fir I ,
’
Kun ake 8 seven m iles w here an o th er reigned suprem e, n a t eld ers by saying you w ere or w eren 't
going to do a thing. In stead , she said,
tips.
from Mt. Hood an d is located a t an u ra lly had its draw backs.
One year th e F a th e r bro u g h t home 'e le v a tio n of 3300 feet.
Ja n e had nev er possessed an ab u n d “Why, I th in k th a t's a good idea. I
ance of frien d s n ea r h er own age. used to w rite sto rie s m yself.” W as
A It BOLE DA STOKE
T h e boys a t T ilden high school she only te asin g ? Ja n e looked tw ice
th o u g h t of h er as a r a th e r ath letic a t th e little old lady seated at one end
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g irl, who could play b ask et b all and of th e long tab le, her little w hite cap
on
th
e
top
of
h
er
head
and
th
e
sun
te n n is g racefu lly , b ut w as lack in g in
th e q u alities th a t show ed w h eth e r she sh in in g ju s t rig h t th ro u g h th e w in
w as socially inclined. T he g irls never dow to show th e lines and shadow s
T hose glorious yellow and w hite
pom -pom s th a t add g race to hom es
th o u g h t of h er m uch a t all excepting on h er face. Suddenly a w ave of pity
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and faces in th e fall, b ringing s u n
to envy her th e th ick black h a ir and sw ept over Jan e. She rem em bered
sh in e to w hoever sees them a ra
i
h
ea
rin
g
once
th
a
t
the
g
re
a
te
st
d
isa
p
fair com plexion w hich she had. Ja n e
now ready to do ju s t th is for you.
n ever p ut h e rse lf in an y o n e’s way, so p o in tm en t of S arah M orris’ life was
S lop nt or phone im am i ord er a
som e of them th o u g h t she w as a lto caused by w ritin g stories. H er fiance
h a lf
dozen
to r
C hristm an j
they
briny n lilt o f the w on d erfu l D ecem
g eth er too snobbish for her position. h a d n ’t approved of it, and so th ey had
ber MUHNtiine mid o u t o f doors Into you r
And o th ers th o u g h t she w as m erely q u arrele d . Ja n e jum ped up from the
III In s room .
shy. F o r th is rea so n sh e crav ed a : tab le and gave h er au n t a tig h t little
frien d sh ip , and h aving possessed a i hug, and in an o th er in sta n t w as up-
T he larg e bloom s are $3.00 per doz.
dog once, w hen she w as a little girl, ' s ta irs in her room s ta rtin g th e story.
she w as su re she w ould find a lastin g F or w eeks she d iligently w orked on it
\\ e wish to thank our many friends and
frien d sh ip in one now. She w anted a going over it dozens of tim es afte r it
Collie, they w ere so p retty , and th e ir w as finished, ta k in g out and p u ttin g in
patrons for their past favors and wish them
friendly brow n eyes ju s t seem ed to w ords h ere and th e re , and p u n ctu atin g
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it c o rre c tly u n til sh e th o u g h t it m u st
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invite you to play w ith them .
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Mr. M orris, alth o u g h a fa ilu re in be th e b est one th ey w ould receive.
business, had been q u ite a lover of W hen It w as all ready to send she
show ed it to A unt S arah , w ho read it
th ro u g h w ithout a w ord and th en read
S arah .” And then A unt S arah r e a l
it over again. W hen she had finished
ized th a t it w as tru e.
she said, "T h a t's a good story, Jan e,
I t w as th e day before C hristm as
m proud of you. B ut I hope you
and th e re w as no tree. A lthough Ja n e
realize th e co n test isn ’t open to am a
d idn’t stop to th in k th a t A unt S arah
te u rs only. You have a chance, b u t
no m ore th an h u n d red s of o th e rs will w as aw fully p a rtic u la r to see Jim m ie,
have.” W hen she saw th e dow ncast th e neighbor boy, personally, w hen
exp ressio n on Ja n e 's face she smiled, she asked him to go down tow n for
her.
and p a ttin g h e r sh o u ld er lightly, said
Ja n e had a p re tty lavender and lace
"Y ou’d b e tte r h u rry , dear, or you’ll
b rea k fa st cap for A unt S arah , th e old
m iss th e m ail.”
S everal m onths passed w ith no word w hite one w as so old fashioned, and
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reg a rd in g h er story. F in ally , one day she supposed th a t A unt S arah had a
about a w eek before C h ristm as, she silv er thim ble or a little doilie for her
received a lette r. A c irc u la r le tte r w hich they w ould exchange a t the
she th o u g h t, sta tin g th a t h e r sto ry b rea k fa st tab le C h ristm as m orning.
“ ’T w as th e n ig h t before C h rist
w as u n sa tisfac to ry . It show ed w hat
m
as,”
b u t all th ro u g h th e house not
she lacked b ut said th a t she had ta le n t
to be developed. She tried to keep ev ery th in g w as quiet. S tern A unt
We have a Complete Line of
Aunt S arah from know ing w h at a S arah , betw een h e r white, lavender
d isap p o in tm en t it w as to h er, but scented sh eets, w as crying softly to
Yes, sim ply delicious a re
n ev erth eless, she took it h ard and lost th in k th a t she w as going to m ake
th e C h ristm as boxes of c a n
som
eone
happy.
But
poor
little
Ja
n
e
h er ap p etite, and vowed she would
dies th a t we h av e prep ared
n ev er tr y to w rite a sto ry again was sobbing u n asham ed in h er room,
for your giving th is year.
A unt S arah tried to d etra ct h er mind because she felt so frien d less and
F o r th e K iddies, S w eet
alone.
by g ettin g h er in te reste d in C h ristm as
m eats and S u g arp lu m s.
T he n ex t m orning Ja n e got up
but th a t d id n 't w ork. F inally, one day,
F o r th e Young Lady, B on
bons.
A unt S arah said, “L et's have a C h rist little before d aylight, and, seeing a
m as tree, Ja n e, I h av e n 't had one for light in th e living room, guessed th a t
F o r F ath e r, Mixed Candies.
y ears and I th in k it would be lo ts of A unt S arah w as in th ere. F o r a mo
F o r M other, C andy in F ru it
form .
fu n .” "Oh. A unt S arah , don’t bother m ent she stood in th e doorw ay, e n
ra
p
tu
re
d
,
for
th
e
re
on
a
little
box
n
ea
r
For
everyone,
CANDY.
for
me.
T
h
ere
w
ouldn’t
be
m
uch
use
We lake this opportunity of thanking our inanv friends and patrons for their past
CANDY, CANDY.
th e window w as a b eau tifu l green
for
us
to
d
eco
rate
a
tree
ju
s
t
for
us
taxors and assure them the sa l i l t ' C O l i r t P i 111 t
t
f in
th n
tw o.” “W ell, it doesn’t need to be C h ristm as tree, all decorated and w ith
ju s t u s tw o.’ In v ite some of your th e can d les lighted. T he soft glow of
frien d s over.” "I h av en ’t any. A unt th e lig h ts on th e tre e seem ed to vie
w ith th e cra ck lin g fire In th e fireplace.
She m ade a dash for th e little c ra te
by th e tree , from w hich cam e little
noises and th e ru stlin g of straw .
When it w as quickly opened, out
jum ped h er new little friend, a w hite
and ta n Collie pup. She looked up
w ith te a rs in h er eyes, and th e re stood
A unt S arah in th e door way, w ith a
d elicate flush on her pale cheeks, and
w ith th e p retty lavender and lace cap
on h er w hite hair.
DEALERS IN
"Oh, A unt S a ra h ,” she rushed and
Meals at all Hours
kissed her, "th an k you, th an k you!
I'm so h a p p y !— ‘H ap p y ’ sh all be my
new frien d 's nam e.”
“ HAPPY”
LAND A GOOD INVESTMENT
J. F. WHETSTONE
Wm. S. Ferris
Chrysanthemums
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Groceries, Grain and Feed
Auto Tires and Accessories
Gas and Oil.
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WILLIAMS & GORDY
Merry Xmas and A Happy New Year
Eastman
CANDY
Company
for Christmas
Y ard near Mt. Hood Depot
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W here, n il, B |„ r e f
W here’s th e old-fashioned g irl th a t
used to co n su lt h er m other about
whom and when she should m a rry ?
W here's th e old-fashioned g irl who
used to th in k th a t long tre sse s w ere a
crow n of glory?
W here’s th e old-fashioned girl who
used to w ear flannel u n d erw ear for
fear of t. b.?
W here's the old-fashioned g irl who
never w ent rid in g w ith a young m an
w ithout h er m o th er or an older siste r
along?
W here's the old-fashioned girl who
follow ed h er m o th e r’s advice about
the length of her d ress and its height
at th e neck?
W here's th e old-fashioned g irl who
liked to w ash dishes and m ake beds?
T he Outlook w ill publish th e best
answ ers.
Modesty Is th e handm aid of v irtu e
but im m odesty breeds fools.
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If you h av en 't your wood see Cecil
M etzger, G resham , phone 1151.
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FARM ERS 1NSCUE ,n the old reliable
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F ive-year
Outlook want ads w ill bring buyer
Policy payable each year, with no as-
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A ssets over h alf m illion *nd seller
together cheaply and
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tf quick I f .