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Show Bright Light, Christmas Night, What9 aNight! "Johnny wants a pair of skates; Susie wants a dolly; Nellie wants a story book She thinks dolls are folly." It's an old old song, but it runs true each year. Yes, Johnny wants skates, and Nellie thinks dolls folly. fol-ly. Oh, what to do! When the gentle flakes fall and blanket the earth, it puts all in the mood for giving to make others oth-ers happy so the annual trip i3 begun. It's nice shopping at night when the lights are bright and you can hear the carols and "Ugh! Who's elbow is in my ribs?" And "Oh, mister, will you please fet off my feet I really need them worse than you." Now the five and ten is the place. "Blood money " Miss Reese calls it, "just plain blood money to slave in those stores!" But Johnny does want those skates. Then there's the exclusive places. plac-es. Of course maybe we can't buy, but they can't stop us from looking. look-ing. Upon asking girls their opinion of their Christmas shopping one stated, "Mine's in a 'mell of a hess'." Another replied, "Wonderful, "Wonder-ful, simply wonderful." Well, we're all entitled to our own opinion. Let's keep hoping that this .Christmas and every Christmas we will always be entitled en-titled to our own opinion, and the gift of freedom America gives. |