Show 1 M CHRISTMAS ZEST i f ft t tI I t r j 1 C zest warms the m I v- v heart and makes the heart Of glow f ij Ii glow Do not let any outside Ii cynicism rob you you- of this glow F I IDo Do Do not curl your lip and say A sayA I you ou know the elevator ele man or j t j the grocers grocer's bo boy or the man many t r others to whom you ou li give e a little Y 1 Christmas joy Is just looking forI for tor I t cl the present and Is being polite f i l for that reason renson 1 t y j Enjoy their pleasure In reedy reedy- f M MIng yIng f J lug Ing Enjoy yourself In giving dAnd And doesn't everyone every one enjoy II presents When you say Ii ft 1 r Hos lies looking for a 0 Christmas j present you fou ou lose halt half your own joy y- y yi 1 i j I iJ t When you say ii What an opportunity to add i fia ja j n a little present to another per per- person's 1 j sons son's ns n's Christmas you have your our town own full measure of joy 0 i II Christmas zest must not be bereft of o any of of Its spirit spirit- spirit Mary Mary Graham Bonner h d 0 Q 1 12 U Wt western rn Newspaper Nw ay rU Union ln f I 1 t r packing and arranging a number of with fruit and nuts and candy which he s sent nt out anonymously In the evening came a big church community Christmas trw tree trl Most of the donors of the public building were there rather proud prout or of themselves and not above circulating bits of criticism When WIlen Silas entered there was no uncertain air of chilliness ness ness In the room A few nodded to thim tin but frigidly Silas SlIns appeared to take no notice and an found a II seat eat near the front where P ap- apparently lie he sat calm and antI unruffled A poorly dressed man down In front had been heen looking about expectantly as a though waiting for some ono one to speak Suddenly he lie rose I aint no speaker he called loudly hut I got to say the I L stout Boul new aint drill t lu w it only Seems too loo much coney Ioney for fur real need An I 1 nen never r liked horn horn- Now O OIt's Its It's been an awful hard bar for work In folks on count o u i there beta bein so much slack First dm tIme I couldn't pay up In lm twenty venty I couldn't see seo no Christmas for me mi N Now V O listen This momin mornin a felle feller tell 01 carried papers all round round- I got one on First I felt t was a sheriff thing like Then I read on the bottom bottom I hope hop thIs will will be the beginning of better bette things Merry Christmas Paid lD in fc full Silas Vaughan Mine was thin thil ty dollars SI Sl must a given gt away awa moren a thousand lie He sat cat down Silas had lost all his hi composure He ne tried to slip sUp away But hands and apologies were appear appeal appearIng appearing Ing from all sides ne lIe was pushed to t the platform and told to make a i speech lie He would have made a mess mes messof messof of It but all nIl were cheering so wIldly no one could hear So It did not matter mat mat- matter ter 0 la 1925 W western stern Newspaper Nw r r Union Uala |