Medford Mail Tribune
Second Section
Eight Pages
Second Section
Eight Pages
Dally Twenty-fourth Yeir.
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MEDFORD, OUFXiOX, SUNDAY. DK 'KM WAl "J2. li):2!.
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Christmas Once Asrain!
"At Christmas play and make good cheer,
For Christmas comes but once a year"
Edited
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The Rediscovery
liy Harold U Cook
Fur years Mrs. Pendleton h.id
nut believed in Santa Cluua her-
self, but she taught her little gti l ;
to believe in him. "It's a heantt-1
rut myth. sho said to Herself, j
ami t uou i see any nami in o-
1n fiiPt it'n I'finllv tun bnrl there i
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Iq..' a Kwnto r'l-Mia Mlnn T Vuu .
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n cni;i i nave never enjovc.i ,
Christmas so much as I used to,..v, ,i, nTa,..i.. h,.. ,rJ8Ca!,on
when I believed in him." ;
Just at that moment Betty Pen- ,
dleton returned from Sunday .
school. She was a pretty litlct..go tnere is a reaI ganta.
girl with blue eyes and long blonuc
curls, but today the eyes were
brimming with tears and as soon
,ns she came Into tftfi house sne
run to ner room. '
"What's the matter?" Mrs. Pen
Uleton called from the foot of the
stars. "What is It. Itctty?"
Smothered sobs were the onlv
luswer. so Mrs. Pendleton ran up
(he stairs and Into her daughter's
reom. She took Betty in her arms
and tried to calm her. but the
sobs continued uncontrolled for
some mjnutcs longer. Finally she
was able to tell her mother wh.U
the trouble was. Her Sunday school
teacher had Just told the class that
there was no Santa Claus. that he
was only a myth, and that it w is
wicked for parents to tench th.'ir
little children such a lie.
Store sobs followed the brokm
explanation which Hetty had given. mng hft3 merely come tn be a bar
nini her body trembled with cnn-te. (lf ,,rMcntM, They lilio puo-
vuislons 01 emotion. .Mrs. rvimi'-
ton had to think quickly anil clear
ly. What was to be done? Til '
rhlld was heartbroken, niid was
still so younc it seemed a pity
that her teacher had disilluslonc I
her about one of the loveliest of
. childhood's fancies. Her mother
. could not very truthfully deny what
: the Sunday school teacher hn.l
ald. and she did not want to
teach her child to question th
wisdom of her teachers. it all
seemed n terrible predicament fur
.Mrs. Pendleton.
I Hut suddenly her mother Instinct
solved the problcln. and pressing
1 her dmiKhter more closely In her
nrms she said. "Your Sundv.v
' school teacher Isn't married. Uettv.
; 1 kucsb she doesn't know all about
such things.. It's mostly fathers
and mothers who really know
about Santa Claus. Santa Wars
Is the personification of-the Chl'tsi-
inas spirit. Ho does not live at
the North pole, as some people
think, or if he does live ther ?,
he Journeys each December
throughout the world tourhlnB tile
' hearu of people to awaken in
them the Christ spirit of unselfish
1 ness and generosity. It Is usually
; mothers and fathers who know
-' most about him, because they love
' their children unselfishly. a Christ
loved Utile children, but peon
who do not nave any cniioren
themselves are often permeated
with this particular Christmas
spirit of giving. Jesus said, "l.-t
not vour right hand know wh,l
your' left hand doeth." and" only
.'thoe who understand His words
A Christmas Carol
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Christ ut-ed to be like you und tne.
When Just a lad In C.alllee.
So when we pray, im Christmas Day,
He favors first the prayers we say:
Then waste no tear, but pray with cluer.
This gladdest day of all tho year:
O, Brother lllne of birth Divine,
I'pon this natal day of Thine
Hear with our stress of happiness
Nor count our reverence the less
Because with glee and Jubilee
Our hearts go singing up to Thee.
James Whltcomli Riley.
of Santa Claus
can
liiiow the real Santa Claua.
mas time. The Santa Claus you i
see. on the street or In the stores j
' or at i Christmas tree Is nut the
,.cal Santa Claus who lives at thv
NorLh 1ole 0l. elsewhere. He Is
a representation of him, however,
and hs such, he is lust as real as!"
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unyimiig iiiuv eis in mis w
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1 ni tunoav xenon 1 h'hciivi ki uh
,..n i ,in n..it-
explain it to you."
ettv nad ceased crying and hA
,istenpd attentivelv to her mothei.
she
; MHid And Mrs, Pendleton replied
' veR, mv dear, there is a refill
snta. find when you came to Mv?
i wjtJr T1H you -ought fclm bacte. to
UN 111 LUI' III' IIUU Ul-l-II t" .v
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many years.
That Chrfstmas
was a loveiv
one for all the Pond le tons be
cause at twelve o'clock on Chrisr-
o .... o..nl ti
,1,',.,,. ehim.,,. fitie,i n Ui,.'rWI' n oiM.ortunlty to buy back
stockings full, ltefore he left, ho
, k tno JaM( of ml,k and lUe(world a smau poiuon o l",a mother writes. "I have the
.,i t,i,.hx wi honn lft for
, , .
ple to know who Is K.v.ng son,.-
tliliiK lo them
Hut Jesus wanted
Kivlnu to be done In secret,
Santa Claus Is that secret Joy
of
Klvlne which animates all mother
and lovers of children at Christ-
Some neonle exchange filfts at
fi,, - istmns. and for them Christ
Christmas
! jy .li-ncs K. .Icim-ii.
! Christinas Is comlnK.
j ,nd so Is Santa Claus.
you then fill your tummies
without even a pause.
Christmas Is coming.
Oh. how we do cheer;
That Santy Is not coining.
We have not a fear.
Christmas Is coming.
And so are the toys:
f()r tni KlrH
An(, j,,,, f(ir th(, i,,.,
Christmas Is coming,
For It we do wait:
We have no f.-ar that Santy
I Shall ever be late.
Christmas
After Christ
fly Jtiliu Thomas Stewart
T Ol'GHT to be i.osslbte for the
Christian to observe Christmas, i
Possible, but not easy. What
he is mure likely to do is to pay
I his social ileitis, lubricate his
! friendships, and remind his rein-
I tions that he Is still in the land
; of the living. Christinas the time j
I uf the commemoration of the birth j
i of our Saviour in n maiiKor -has i
j come to be the day when those
J Christians who have, display to
i those who have not, how the J,ord
j hath propspered them.
I I suppose the sltuatlun Is worso j
I In large cities, where wealth tends ,
i to accumulate and depsoil, but the
j plague Is spreading. In small town ,
; where there is. or ought to hi,
. more uf the give and take of eon.
' munity life, the authentic Chris:
; mas spirit Bets Its best chance.
; Now we may continue, to give and
' recelw presents at Christmas and
still keep Christmas, after the man
i ner and spirit of Christ. It will
; j depend upon the range of our nf
, foetions and the quality of our un
selfishness. For plainly, what we
need Is not to stop giving gifts
at Christmas the poorest anions;
iiu lu nltln to irlvfi nu'iiv unmn thimrs
unri be the better for it but
different spirit In the business, for
business It has become.
What would It be like 'o ko
Christmas after Christ? . . There,
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uiions WHICH. 11 V ! Will auiuP "J
tni will
them. Will
guarantee the proper
s iint anci reueein me
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hallowed
rrom an orgy ol seuiHn-i
,ness That wise slogan ijoi our;
Christmas Shopping l'-ar1. shou.d .
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V.nriHlIllU lIllll tunny. iuii '
wait till the hectic hours of
Christmas ICve to be jolly, though -
1 ful. neig)iborly, and friendly.
Y01I probably., will meet moro
I JVUIIIi: UUUIIK li"J MIIJJJ l
- rti.. ,., it,.,
unilluh iwinlnri tn llio Vf-fi!. Ill
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.(stores, on mo sireei. on imms "
buses, in restaurants, at churcn
or school, or at your own door.
' from the heedless markets of the
ennstmas spiru. wnai an
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..n 1,.. iiioinv nn mil 1.1
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an,lia vanity to oner, lei us
: perfect courtesy, compounueo
equally of kindness ana tnounoi
fulness, which makea no embar
rassment and uives no offense, but
which Is likely to be overlooked
in Chrlstmax shopping beeaiiBc It
costs so little. tlood cheer and
rood will let them control your
disposition, your likes and dlsllke-i,
' as you meet other people durln,!
this holiday season.
The second thlnu to remember
Is Husr that word: Remember. It
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means to pet and to hold others
In mind. None of us Is so l,oor
but ho can find some one wno'n:sunta Claus would be unlikely to!
he
: pleasure of utter surprise, whl.'ll
! Is really beyond comparison. Chll
' dren nnd grownups alike should
cich give at least one gift wlth
! out the slightest prospect of ever
receiving a present In return. Whv.
.even looking for somebody like
j that Is a part of the Joy of Chrlsi
t mas.
Is Coming
, Christmas Is coming,
I And Santy'so fat:
i He wears a red suit.
; And a very large hat.
I
Christmas is coming.
Oil, where are the nuts?
And on the floor lays
The company's cigar butts.
Christmas Is coming.
We clean up the house;
And In the big attic,
There Is not a mouse.
Christmas is coming,
j And here Is the candy;
i It weighs five pounds.
1 Oh: (Jive It to Mandy.
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F ALL THE
universal joy. Bells ring when princes are born, and toll
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when great men pass away. Nations have their festive days, their carnivals and
holidays; but once in the year, and just once, comes that happy day of world-wide
observance. You cannot cut Christmas out of the calendar nor out of the hearts
of men.
j rm.niwm nfm rwr mi W7A.
j Some Things I Heard at Christmas j
By Blanche Gardner Spinney
Ten little boys and girls, between
the ages of seven and twelve, re-
solved to give up their usual
Christmas gifts this year In order
to help others who were less for-
tunate. They had read In their
local newspapers, the pathetic t to be aide to do for others,
story of an aged grandmother of j lie sure that you do not spoil
seventy-five years, who was trying J the atmosphere of the true Chris; -to
support four little grandcb.il- j mas spirit fur your children by
dren, left orphans by the death of any unnecessary remarks on the
both parents with "flu.
niie nuu uijiuinuu vnijj'u.voi'-n -
and struggled bravely for over
year to keep them together In their
....of iiAtt kflnt iMvin Kfhnn om.
J nec.
h ,ul
children must be taken from lier
land placed In an orphans' homt.
The unselfish act of these ten 11.-
I tie boys and girls made such
. -.n. n-i, ,t.ri
the(r enla exact,y ,)OW mUch
m planned to spend at
! .. tl,nl,. .Inllu
and toys, and found the amount
tutalort fifty dollars.
So these children asked that it)
check for that amount be tflwn j
tlnkm hiHteud; the parents 'readily
agreed and the beautiful lessanH
I of the "brotherhood of man" thoae
little children demonstrated, "star.-
ed the ball rolling" that will be
far-reaching In Its help to the
poor grandmother.
"Helen Is so unbearably selfish
T rlsin't lennu' wlint to Ho with her. '
1 hardest work In the world even
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1 to Ret nor to pari, wun ner 010
toya when I want to pnek a Christ
mas box for some hospital or
needy family. She always wants
to keep overythlnB for herself
even the broken toys she Insists
she wants them and likes them.
Then they will lie unplayed with
on her toy shelf the rest of the
year.."
Xecdleas to say, Helen Is an only
child and has been spoiled and su
felted with overindulgence. If a
child Is selfish, the very best way
to euro the hateful trait Is to pick
out at Christmas time some apc-
iCIIlc case null you smm iim-u i.
)( of t-.HlInH, cheer. Selett
Lnie little boy or lllrl to whoM
pay a visit and then let your lit-1
tie girl feel that It Is entirely "up1
to her" to make this child happy
on Christmas day.
Not much enthusiasm can be
awakened In a child's heart wh."i
you merely Ray: "Give me all your
old toys. Helen. I want to send
them to the Salvation Army." or,
"Hero Is a check I am sending In
your name to the Associated Char
ities." The chllil, if coerced Into giv
ing up some old but beloved toy.
may even come to hate the word
I..
charity." feeling that she Is be-
! Ing deprived against her wishes of
j lhat which Is her own. No good
feelings can be aroused In a child
I by that method.- The giving must
be of her own free will and heart
! Uy enthusiastic and spontaneous.
1 The Christinas season offe'-s
' more opportunity to teach lessons
I of unselfishness to a child than
any other time of the year. The
, whole atmosphere is filled with th
1 spirit of gifts nnd gift-making, an I
I in the contagion of enthusiasm a
i child generally Inclined to be si-'-1
fiih may with patience be taught
' to overcome this most disagic"
! uble characteristic.
I Of course, you cannot expect n
4 h
The Joy of This Day
DAYS we celebrate,
a-. 6 A
child lo be unselfish and gener
ous if he ha nothing to give
that is why an allowance for ch'l-
;dren is one of the greatest chu.-j
acter-buiUling powers one can po.-1
! abity give a child. It teaches hhn j
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to save and deny himself in order;
value of the gifts you receive o.
the value of those you send. Chil
dren arc quick to absorb the spirit
of their elders. Luther liurbank
says: "All animal life is sensitive
to environment, but. of all living
things, a child Is most sensitive.
A child literally absorbs environ
ment. It Is the most susceptible
thing In the world to Influence:
the life of a child can be practical-;
t,. ,i-i i. it, iMfi,,o,. Wni
which It comes in contact."
So It behooves Us mothers tr.
'.in. tl.nl- fltn ntill.l nliinn tl.n tl'.tn
meaning and Interpreatlon of
Chrlstma.
How many of us mothers make
the, HP. !1,.'.1iLV .''-V.Vyy . ycnl'
tlio' ultristmafl hofftlay" neason - of
i working ourselves , Into n perfect
frenzy of exhaustion and "nerves '
until we bring no peace or Joy n .
happiness to the dear ones in our
1 own family circle?
i To plan to entertain so many
! guests Christmas Kve or at dinn-.-r
i nn rhtlt rilil. ilnv Hint wo m-n tlrC'l
to the point of bad temper Is to
nnoll the beautiful spirit f the
day entirely for our own.
To work feverishly . until the
nlKlu before Christmas embroider
ing; "guest towels" and center
pieces, to shop madly until the
last moment with belated, Christ
mas Huts. Is to deprive our chil
dren of Joys that are their re.lt
due at this holiday time.
Kor, after all. Chrlstniaa rightly
belongs to the children, nnd to
mar the day for them by thinking
more of what other people will
think and expect of us Is very poor
nollcy.
I havo a neighbor who tnvarianiv
mviies nail a OOKen lorioin "
lonely ones to ahare the Chrlstm.is
I dinner with her family. A fine,
generous spirit, lint it reacts un
favorably on the children or inc
household, who have come to think
of th Christmas dinner table al
something to be got through with
as quickly as possible. Betty, the
fourteen-year old daughter, exemes
herseir from the boring company
of dent old Mr. Smith at her light
and hurries away to the "movies '
with a boy friend. Tom bolts his
turkey and cranberries, glaring
stolidly at the silly remarks of lit
tle Miss Jones that mother always
Insists on putting beside him. nnd
Is off to spend the rest of the
day with some pals (where. his
mother does not know).
Their mother says she is nnv-
I..,.. I.. I a.. ... h,.r children with
the Joys of sharing their home wlthl
others at Chiistmns, that she d cs
not want them to grow up selfish,
etc. But she Is driving her own
children nut of tne nouse ami
ruining the precious day for them,
making It only a memory of bore
dom and restrain for them.
Children hnve the first right In
peace and Joy and happiness In
their homo at Christmas. Char
ities and social "pay-offs" should
be entertained at some oilier llmf
less sacred to the family circle. ,
Woman's World.
Christmas is the one that inspires the most
j Special Recipes
For Christmas
A'
I' Christmas time, we turn our
thoughts to many holiday
activities of which ore of
the most pleasant Is always that
of planning the Christmas dinner;
and .special effort Is put forth to
j make everything fitting to this
ill 11.x t ill tui unit uuinioii,
One thing we shall be sure to
serve is fruit cake. It is not al
ways convenient to make It fir
In advance so that it will beeonv
moist and Improve In flavor and
texture. Hero is a recipe for a
fruit cake that is a bit different
and does not need lo bo made fur
in advance.
White Fruit Cnko
i Three-fourth cup butter, 1 la
! cup white sugar. 2 cups rake flour.
1 teaspoon baking powder. j j
lousDonn mh It. tOHsnnnn vanilla. I
t teaspoon almond flavoring. 6
egg whites. li pound blanched ftl-!
monds. shredded. H pound bleach-1
fwl enAil Tjj i-iitulnu li nnlltlil shred-
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ded citron. pound candied pine
apple, finely chopped., 1 large
freshly grated cocoanut.
Add one or two tablespoons
cocoanut milk if needed. Mix likej
any butter cake, Hake one an 1 j
one-half hours In pan lined with
double thickness of well oiled pa
per in slow oven 3f0 to 3fi0 de- j
grees Fahrenheit.
Spiced nuts are a chance from
the usual salted nuts and seem
particularly appropriate for Christ
mas. You can use either almonds
walnuts. Ingredients: 1 cup
confectioner's sugar. 2 tablespoons
corn starch. Si teaspoon cinnamon.
14 teaspoon ginger, 1 egg white.,
2 tablespoons cold water!
Sift dry Ingredients. Beat to
gether egg whites and water Just
enough to mix. Dip nuts In this
and drain.
.i,l"U I" tho jspeclul sugar, aprcad
on a tin o they will not'-touch
one nnuthor and bako In a mod
erate oven until crisp and a light
brown. ,'
Spiced raisins are also very un
usual and delicious.
Ingredients: One ; cup raising,
seeded or needless: 3 cups silga",
1 cup water, 1 tcaapoon clnni
mon, teaspoon ground nutmeg.
3-4 teaspoon cloven. H teaspoon
ginger, powdered sugar.
Put the sugar, water and spices
together In a siiftoopan. mix thor
oughly. Place over flame and atlr
only until dissolved. Cook to i
temperature of 23H degrees Fiilir
cnhlet or until the soft ball test
In cold water Is aecured. Add
raisins and continue cooking with
low flame for five minutes, stir
ring as little" an possible. (Care
must ho taken at this atago to
avoid scorching). Remove sauce
pan from flro nnd drop rnislna
Into powdered sugar. Roll each
raisin separately, and cool before
serving. Mabol C. Mack, home
demonstration agent.
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In a manger Christ was born,
On a cold and rrosty morn.
A pile of hay was his only bed,
And there ho rested his baby
t head.
All the cattle standing fcy
Would have made our baby
cry,
But there tho Baby Savior lay,
pillowed soft upon the hay.
As he lav upon his bed.
A heavenly light shone o'er
Ills head.
His mother, Mary, sitting by,
Sang to him a lullaby.
"From the East three Wlse-
men came
'r Some f r o m Asia, Egypt,
h Spain."
Thus the Baby Savior lay.
Ju Pliinweil w,,ft unon the hay.
His mother, Mary, sitting by,
A Kunv t., him a lullaby. '?
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Qetting Ready
Ily Mretla Van Doru
Jane mid Jerry were twins. They
loved Christmas moro than any
other time of the year. This year
Cncle Jim was coming to spend
the holidays with them und they I
were very much excited. Mother
was busy In the kitchen making an
sorts of good things to eat. They
had been allowed to keep In, and
they had seen a big Christmas pud
ding, and some plea with fancy
tops; and they had studied such
good, spicy unions Hint they wish
ed moro than over (hat. Chrtatmns
day would hurry When It canio
time to muko tho Chrlstmua cook-1
lus, Mother told Jnnci that sho
might cut out somo of them. Sho
chose Rome animal cookie cutters,
and she cut llltlo rabbits, and
tiny kittens first. Then Mother
found some other fancy cutlers,
and sho made some cookies th.it
looked llko slurs, and others that
looked like hearts and diamonds.
Jerry had helped Father get the
boxes of Christmas-tree trimmings
out of tho attic, and ho had help
ed him put an extra leaf in tho
dining room table.
'Uenldes helping Mother nnd
Father, Jano and Jerry wore also
busy with some Christmas plans of
their own. They worked in their
own workroom because, of course,
they didn't want anyone to see
what they were doing. That
would spoil the surprises un Christ
mas day. They weru making
bright Christmas cards and gay
books with pictures la them; and
they were coloring boxes lo give
away for presents.
When Hie presents worn nil
la'ndy, the children wrapped them
ln bright paper wrappings, and
tied them Willi gold and silver
cords. They looked so pretty that
Jane just chipped her hands and
run to get Mother to come to see
everything.
Just then Father came In, too.
"What Is tills?" he said. "It
looks as If you were all ready for
Christmas."
"We are all ready." said Jan".
Santa
It Is Christmas ugtiln. a time of surmises,
Ribbons nulled nnd thrill of aurprlsea.
Christmas again, with its worry nnd cost
in follies we bought ami III hours, we lost.
Chiistmas again with
Utter and glitter and
Dulled heart remembers old tenderness then.
And who Is not glad It la Christmas again?
Ily Julia M. Martin.
In Idaho Fnrmor
"He hail a ruuntl fare
And a little round belly
That shook when he lausheil
l.lko a bowlful of Jelly."
for Christmas
"Every single present Is ready.
They are all surprises."
"I like surprises," said Father,
"and now come with me: for I
like them so well that I have plan-
ned one for you, too.
"Oh.' goody,' 'cried
Jerry1. "I
like surprises, too. What can thlir
one be? Please, tell . us Daddy!'
Won't you?" -'
"This Is a surprise," said Fath
er, "and, of course, I mustn't tell
what It ls.,,,Jf I dld.telJ, -then JJ.b
wouldn't bo a surprise ot all. Y$a"
must put on your coats and ham
and Jump Into my car It you wnlit
to find out my secret." '
Tho ehlldron woro ready In a
mlnuto and off they went Willi
Father In the car.
"I know what tho surprlso. Is."
snld Jerry. "Wo are suing to vllst
Uncle Bob."
But away past Undo Bob's liou-o
they went,
Perhaps we are fiuing to visit
Mary," said Jano.
But away past Mary's hauso they
went, too. '
They went past all their friends'
houses.- - Then thoy camo to some
stores.
"Oh, I know," said Jorry, "we
are going to buy somo Christmas
presents."
Father did not any ti word. 11
Just drove past the stores. The-.i
suddenly ho turned a corner mid
stopped his cur. Ho called on;.
"Hero Is the surprise, chlloren.
Now pick out the nicest ono you
can find."
Jerry and Jano Jumped out of
tho ear and there in front of
thorn they saw Christmas tree
everywhere. They had never seen
so mtny trees before There wcio
llltlo ones, and big ones, and mid;
dlo-slzod ones. They woro so siir
prised that they Just stood anil
looked.
Then a man came up to them
nnd said. "Would you like to buy
ono of my trees?"
' "Yis," said the children, and
they followed tho man around;
and ho showed them all tho trees.
Finally they chose a middle-six" I
tree with lovely tapering branches.
Father gave them, the money to
pay the man; and then they start
ed back.
When they reached home Fath
er whispered to the children I"
be very quiet and toy would sur
prise Mother. They tiptoed Int
the house with the tree, and Fath
er helped the children set It up
In a corner of the living room.
Then they wont to call Mother.
When sho opened the door . Into
tho living-room . and saw tho
Christmas tree, sho could scarco'y
believe her eyes. "What a good
Christmas surprise." she snhl.
"There must ho fairies around
here." .
Mo.d girls have a candled opin
ion of Christmas.
on Duty
lt boisterous childhood.
green from tho wlldwood.
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