Show the wonderful tree JS IN by christopher G hazard 0 eufra newspaper union ft STOOD in the bic corner or of a rather 1 11 jr l needy room it ans festooned festoon ed with liap of popcorn and cables of crania berries ests ot of tissue paper and C tinsel ornaments were out upon the elles td and small candles stood ready to lo illuminate the ocen occasion slon there were hero anny invisible things upon the tree ore too the imaginations of tile the children had been as busy ns as their dreanie jr dr ennis eanis family resources ruay be unified but there tire are no bounds in the re realms tale of santa sant a claus and ho hope in III magical christmas time aine the clouda th the e of poverty are nil all as glided gilded and beautiful as any sunset can furnish anything may happen then cinderella la is ia As hopeful as tier her more favored sisters not an ail urchin but has an expect tint st eye so the tanner christmas tree was irai as beautiful as a picture and as fall oil of t presents as a picture could be buta But however pictured by fancy and of rood good wishes the presents were 1 lit 11 invisible no one could see what r was in the heads of the dreamers and the ibe hearts of the alie anxious but needy providers for weeks the mill had been closed und now the family pock v was algut empty fattier father tan i tier ncr looked at al the tree could not seo see a gift on it at H d shook tits ills head mother 1 tanner wits was inclined to make the t best of it yes lea the tree seas one of the family it had bad been the tree of last years christmas and the tree of the year bey ore that it was it ii tree that kept its lt evergreen habit rind and that did not seem to grow old it wils like a living tree made to bring forth its fruit every year it had been so good to them that t they hail find named it bounty and now it stood there in the dark all dressed lip ap but with nothing but blossoms without tiny fruit it could see the currying ying children running to their morning disappointment it could hear bear their cries of surprise and chagrin silly sam wore inore needy of amusement than the others ot liers aou would jad look in jo vain for his expected go cart sue would miss the two dress patters patterns tor for her big doll tier her new hot hat and high chair tor for tier her little doll bill tanner would not get tits ills skates dick would still till need tt a sled it was anything but A a merry tree but it was a wonderful tree it had 4 a power ot of making itself felt all over a neighborhood it could summon san ti ta claus by br it kind of wireless message that went through walls and everything it reached as far as the folks who were ha haing ing a christmas eve party two blos awny away and made them think of mr folsome Fol rol mill boss and um folsome laundry woman they had bad been wishing for some new dew fun tor for their party that day and now it came into their heads to go over and 1 be santa for cor the tanners so the tree drew a very silent but very busy company to the tanners back door As thi the children tied had left directions for or santa tin im the table it was easy to find out what the tree was expected to do so presently it did it there was more too than orders for the wanted things the merrymakers merry makers had brought with tin enough to satisfy any rea anable able tree there were picture books lecture puzzles games a s scissors grinder Eri niler that tha could make the sparks HY fly ill a train of cars that could go a doll that could say mama and candy 0 enough to go round for father and mother tanner there was a pock pocketbook with gold cold in it and a note of good cheer that was tetter better than the gold so 80 the wonderful tree spent the rust rost I 1 ot of the night in trembling joy it could not dot sleep tor for thinking of the friendly I 1 love that had bad provided such a happy morning to come ani when the first of the morning light brought all the Tall tanners ners downstairs the tree fairly shook with pleasure amid the wonder ind ana the glee of that christmas day As aa for the servants of santa claus I they had never had such a merry 1 christmas before their hearts were 4 50 0 o warm that they did not mind the frost they snug sang over the pleasure of 1 giving pleasure and relief they said they knew that santa claus had to live up i north so that lie he could cool off after ua warm interest in tile the happiness of atit others 0 S they addressed him in erses tha that t roust have made him jollier than eter r calling him film THE MAGIC MAN mare is ij a man who lives up north all clad in robes and nd furs fum and every year ho he sallies forth 0 an ai love lov his aln going bburtt he 0 mitigates the winters winter cold that otherwise would freeze frecie A id 1 keepe himself lilma elf from browing old FY by tending christmas broes tro tl children tor for his bla coment walt wait 60 do the tl old folks too unhappiness goes out the tha tt cuts hen sant comes to you and their own presents never so emed 09 large and good before |