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Show T ift Streets were full of people hurrying to get Christmas presents bought. The store windows' were full of tov.s and the children were there with their noses pressed against the windows to, see the wondertul things that Santa would bring them. The People were stopping to admire the beautiful window displays and to smile at tne children. The streets were all hur.g with bright lights that were ety Christma.sy and on the corners (f gf Santa's Sleigh Is Loaded Down First Prize Winning Story By Biuct Crompton trangei Box Elder JOURNAL 13 vtttqhfiit) City. Utah 1'tiday. December 25 1953 people many Christmas songs, and as play with them." they sang, the parents had mov Of course, he will bring you ed t tie little boy closer to lhe i just One grout) of carolers was window so he could see and what he can. dear, and will be well enough know you s:ng:ng outside a social house hear hem. o ou can pi. tv with them" and to seeial poison. A few The carolers stopped singing listen, "Mommy, days earlier the;, had been told they are le about Santa on the rKkf and moved .m do 'hat inside this house a little singing " and Johnny waved a weak boy was verv sick, and his par top goodibyo to them. ents did not know if he would "Yes, dear, I hear them. Mommy called Johnny's dadsee Santa Claus and Christmas. 'Mommy, will Santa bring me 1 hose dy who picked him up and people had come earls to some toys, like the train we him into his bedroom and sing songs anil make Christmas year? And a lot of the other :n real and near ro the lit- toys we saw in the window? tucked him into bed. "Daddy, do you think Santa tle sick boy . They had sung Gee, I hope I feel better so J can will bring me a train that blows smoke and whistles. The one last we saw in the window were groups singing carols. of young car-rie- saw-las- tear?" 1 dont know, son. You have in bed such a long time. Maybe a hook or a game you could play with on your bed would be iH'tter than a train. "But. Daddy, we watched the train for so long last year when we went to see Santa, and you could have one said maybe this ear if I could help save' Daddy, my please pennies. look m my penny bank and see si.-mueb I have saved. Daddy went to the bank that Johnny had been putting his jieiinies in all summer long and handed it to the buy Hook. Daddy, I have about a million dollais! It is so heavy. There must be enough in here to help Santa buy a train." Why dont you count them, son. .1 you arc not too tired. watched his As the falter son lake out his pennies and count them, his eyes were full of teats. All summer long Johnny had not been able to play with the othet boys, and now the doctors had said that been 1 v Mr. and Mrs. iaul M. Rosenbaum Santa pulling a sled loaded down w t h w rapped packages, right up to their front door at 51 North Third Hast. A gayly decorated front window helps carry out the aril ul design. he i.in " mote lhan all the medicine. Santa Will do the ... show i ln- will That three dollar-.Santa, wont it?" ! help am sure Santa Sure, son. will be able to make it here with a train. (Jo to sleep now, and tomorrow we will write a letter to Santa." The father left the room, determined to see that his sons and Chrisitnas wish was filled that a train would be under the tree for Johnny. How, he just didn't know. The next morning Johnny wrote his letter to Santa and told him all about the train. He told him how he had watched it for hours last Christmas, and now that he couldnt get out of bed that it would make the time pass so much faster for him if he could watch the smoke come out of the smoke Please hurry." 1 unless a miracle happened. Johnny might not be ere to see Santa come with all his toys. The doctor bills and he medicine had cost so much that Daddy was afraid there was not enough left from his weekly cheek to help Sijnta buy the train that Johnny wanted so much for Christmas. Somehow. God would answer his prayers and help him get the train for stack Johnny. 'Look, Daddy. I have almost blow -a Dadtlv went into the living Just dont let him play too hard loom after tucking his son min and follow my instructions. I lied and put lus fini ptesents will see him again tomorrow. Under the tree. He tinted to see Daddy let the iloetor out and mottling come. Johnnv would be hurried hack to help Johnny so disappointed when lie !nund,wj, n;ijn He no train under the tiee. doctoi paused long locked up the house, turned out limk lhe ,hrouKh. the lights and went to bed vv ill, window at the happy family u pravei in his heaii, limping b and then he reached in there a miiaele that teally group his pocket. Fie found the letter was a Santa Claus. that should have been mailed to glow to Santa It was beginning quite a few days ago. he when heard east the in light and slowly tore it into little him. Johnny calling pieces. "Daddy! Daddy! Carry tne out in the other room. Daddy went into the bedroom and lifted Johnny out of his bed and started for the living room and the Christmas tree. I can't wait. Gee. Daddy. pushed reluctantly Daddy in open the door. He stopped and Johnny nearly Daddy took the letter with surprise him as he went to work, but as fell from his arms. There on lhe It was beauhe paid for his bus ticket, the floor was the train! so many were tiful and there letter dropped from his packet and fell, unnoticed tby him, to cars and so much track! Johnny gave a shout of joy. the street. Johnny, Mammy and Daddy The man who picked up the letter was about to put it in the sat on the floor and just lookletter box when he noticed the ed at the train. They couldnt name in he corner of the let- push the switches or make the ter. Why, that was Johnny, the bridges work or anything. They touched the little boy the doctors said might just sal. Johnny not be here to see Santa. The engine gently with an unbeman know Johnnys parents lieving. happy look on his face were having a hard time pay- and Mommy and Daddy just' held each other's hands and ing the doctor and buying med- watched Johnny. icine. so he opened the letter. It was noon before the docHe didn't think Santa would mind too much. When he had tor came to pay his daily visit, finished reading the letter, he and the three of them were still smiled thoughtfully and put the silting on the floor by the train. By now the whistle was blowletter in his pocket. At noon when Daddy reached ing and the smoke was pourthe in his pocket for the letter, it ing Horn the stack 'and working. It was gone. didnt matter .Twitches were all much. He just didn't have the Johnny was just about the haphut piest boy theie ever was on a money to huy the- train; how would he he able to tell Christmas morning. The doctoi from the train Johnny that his three dollars got Johnny away wasnt enough to help Santa long enough to make his examination. When he finished his bring him the train? Maybe face had a great big smile for He would turn something and Daddy. Mommy it would. prayed "Johnny is so much better On Christmas Eve Johnnv ,(Kla-'It was a good thing for ; asked, Daddy, do you think Santa got my letter about the 1'rn Santa. Claus got here in train? think he did, son, but p.ei'.'C, dont he disappointed if he doesnt bring it to you. Maybe there is another little boy who wants and needs it more than you do. But daddy. I want a train so much. I could lie here and listen to it whistle. "Got to sleep son, I am sure and hear the n, May Christmas find you happy And the New Year keep you that way. 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