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' WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30, 1949 HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON 5gC. II -PACE NINE
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Fashioned Christmas
nd boys wiggle on tht hrd old
benches. Popcorn bslls. big red sp
pin, strings of popcorn and cran
berrlea mad lovely decorations lor
unsophisticated eye. Bright mos
qulto netting begs oi candy and nuu
added to the beauty of the tree and
proved acceptable gtfta.
But there were more than aweeti
and eata on the tret lor those wee
ones. Toys, book. dolU. mittens,
capa, on ao many things that would
be remembered not alone aa wel-
Holidays of Other Years Bring
Memories to Klamath Folks
By IDA MOMYER ODELL
In every person's life there is one Christmas which
stands alone In memory, either for happiness received, or
some event which trajfic at the time, the years have soft
ened into aminement. In the memories which follow you come gitu but through the long win
may catatoir them for yourself. i JS
The old Presl.yterian church stood on the corner of Tt
3rd and Pine. On this Christmas night of lontr ao it was caught eight, far up in the branch..
a cheerful sik'ht as the lights shone through the windows
upon the glisterning snow. Many were the teams tied to
the old hitching rack with either a sleigh or a buggy as
conveyances for those who lived tool
far to walk, tiwlde the old church
all wei warmth, and many pair
of wnt eve were glued unon the
magnlflrent tree loaded with glfu.
But before the arrival of Old ra
ther Santa, little Slrta and boya had
to alng, recite, or Jiut aund on the
platform In their dainty drewea or
clean eulta while someone else talk
ed about them.
Utile Nrll
Thus slood 'lltle Nellie Bovd and
her smsll companion. I.yls Foun
tain, one on rarh side of the grand
tree, and a bit In front of and be.
, tween them. M"N Rreme. slood re.
citing a poem all about the -w-alon
this happy e-ening of these two
ngeli. for angels they were, com
plete wllh wings.
Lyle's mamma was an artist of
note and many of her beautiful
paintings adorn Klamath walls to
this day. To make these two mile
angels aa lovelv as possible Mrs.
Boyd and Mrs. Fountain hsd creat
ed pretty Utile white tarleton dresses
with many flounces, and on each
amall shoulder ws fastened a love
It hand-painted wln.
Froudly the angels stood, very
conscious of their wings, as Molly
recited her part of the cantata
Wolly of the dancing eyes and
teady wit. Gesturing superblv to--ard
sngelle Nellie the look of dls
4resa on that small face made her
pause, but not for long BwlfUv she
took In the situation. One delicate
handpalnted wing was drooping
slipping, and although a little sliou -der
hunched high to hold It. while
Molly watched It landed with a soft
thud on the platform. On with her
soeech went Molly, but NOT as writ
. .
No whhpered asides caught
only by embarrassed young aneels
wera freelv sprinkled through that
poem which should have recited
onlv the virtues of the two heavenlv
visitors. Then her gestures. In the
best of form, were directed toward
the other celestial being, and to her
gle she perceived that mora wings
were In the descendant. In tones too !
low for the audience her original j
remarks did nothing to help the oc- I
caslon. i
Last Angrls
By the time Molly's pari of the
program was completed so waa the
shedding of four beautiful wings,
now decorating various parts of the
platform Instead of the shoulders
they were Intended for. Two poor
stricken little angrls slood like birds
who have moulted as the curtain
was drawn amid ss much laughter
as applause.
Nrll (Mrs. O. lit Hancock will
assure you that since ttiei Christ
mas she has never attempted to
wear wings or impersonal an an
gel. Scene: The Bonansa Schoolhouse
In the first years of this century.
A tree which was a tree to top all
trees stood In the corner of the old
Bonanza schoolhouse. The II year
old boys and teen-agers were acting
aa nonchalant as boys do. assuring
each other they dldnt care If they
didn't get anything off the "ole
tree." On 11 year old had made
up his mind that even If he didn't
get the XI his heart waa longing
for he wouldn't be too disappoint
ed. But. you've guessed It, he did.
and with shining eyes he returned
to hla seat after Santa had handed
the beautiful thing with Its polished
barrel and velvety slock to him.
Happiness waa complete, life left
nothing to be desired s he
thought), and waa so busy fondling
his new gun that a comrade had to
nudge him when his name waa call
ed the second time. In somewhat
of a das he went toward Banty.
Well, tht you will NOT guess.
Ther waa anothpr gun being hand
ed to htm. this Urn a shotgun, s
single shot aa he describes It. That
winter Oarret Van Riper kepi the
family larder rich with ducks and
geese.
Another achoolhouse. Hlldebrand.
Some of you don't even know then
ever waa such a place.
Her another tree made little girls
of a doll nearly as large aa herself.
In that little girt heart ah thought
she Just couldn't bear It when It
finally was handed over to the
lucky on Finally the terrible mo
ment arrived and Bants took It from
the tree and looking In the other di
rection from where he knew she waa
sitting he called loudly "Hasel
Fitch." Never to her last moment
win she forget the thrill as she ran
down the long aula and clasped thai
gorgeous oaoy to her breast.
vToday. among the treasured pos
sesions of the Van Rlper's ere Oar.
reus 32. single shot, and Haaell
big 32-lnch doll with its dress made
by the loving timers of her mother.
"Well. yea. I remember what good
time we used to have at Christ.
mae.'.'i Mrs. Bam Walker said
thoughtfully. -We children looked
forward to Christmas with as much
anticipation as any family I know.
"Did you have a tree?" I asked.
"Well, not In the early year. Lat
er on we had trees at Christmas.
but In the early years we hung our
stocking up."
-There were several of you chll
dren?" I auggeated. "Oh. yes, there
were II of us without Father and
Motljer."
Stockings G I'p
So from the shelf behind the big
kitchen range the eleven Colohan
children hung their stockings. Fa
ther Colahan solemnly assured them
that Santy ALWAYS came In hun.
try, and the efficient little hands of
the oldest girl. Nettle, mixed a tooth.
some cake on the 34th of December
DAVE MET HIS WATERLOO WHEN he tried to pick out a
piece of furniture for hit folks. Like Goldilocks, this young
budding newspoper man couldn't resist a rest at the end of
a long grueling day. It wds bad enough to try to shop for
Mom, Sis and the Cirl Friend, but to have the photogropher
recording every move, was pretty rough going. These pictures
ore self explanatory. Note the hole in Davie's hand knit sox.
Wedding bells should fix that little matter.
and put Christmas candles on 1L
It waa truly a lovely thing and Net
tle gazed on it with pardonable
pride, aa related by her sister,
Mrs. Walker. On Christmas morn
I n g after the excitement from
emptying the Mocking had subsided
Nettle glanced shyly around to sea
If her cake had had a piece eaten
out of It. and uie ENTIRE cake had
disappeared. What a gratified little
girl ah waa.
In or under the itockmga were
candy, nuu, applea from Joe Con
ger's orchard, and pride of a boy s
heart, red top boots with brass toe.
While Mrs. Walker waa telling me
about the boot, a big chuckle made
us both glance at Sam. He was an
ting there with a big grin and In
terrupted to say:
"I got s pair of red-top boot with
bras toe on Christmas and they
wen filled with cookies. I couldn't
'get the cookie out fait enough to
get my feet In and couldn't get
ut of the house fast enough when
the boot were on to find a can to
kick. Best thing I ever got for
Christmas."
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