Show I DADDYS DADDY'S EVENING k GMary Graham Bonner n TWINKLING EYES A fire was burning cheerfully In the bIg stove toT and was making maUne the work workshop workshop shop nIce and warm storm There Ther was nn an open Ore lire too at nt the end of ot the shop with a bIg bl chair In front of ot It it On a rug ru beside the chair sat Boy noy ot of the orth Santa s a dog doc his bis head bead against the knee Lne of ot Santa Claus lie Il was wagging his tall from time timeto I to time timo and looking Into his master a eyes yes J Good old Boy Doy of ot the Korth orth never forgets his bis master I I said Santa I And Goy Boy of the north orth was hopp happy th it Santa Claus was so ao pleased by II Ito 0 warm arm wrapper and ers whIch he h had got cot for tor his master t I Good old Roy Boy of ot the North said Santa Claus again patting him and Do Bo of ot the forth rth the air ind looked nt at Santa ns as though to say 11 ho ho wouldn t be good It he be- be belonged belonged be belonged I longed to you You re always cheer cheerful cheerful tul ful and happy always thinking ot of others I You like children and you like to hear henr them laugh laush and you rou work for tor them all oil the year t I lou Iou re te their king King fling Santa Claus and nd sou JOU oure re my ray master So Coy Boy of ot the tried to talk to Santa fallia Claus and Santa Claus un understood He lie stroked the dog dogs does shead head and as ashe ashe astr he smiled looking Into loto the th fireplace he said It was a n wonderful trip Hoy Loy oy of ot the rth I J love to sit lit down here In my easy chair on Christmas day and think about It tt Oh Oh I saw so many lovely children Thy They were stare re asleep and such uch nice nico w He H Stroked the Dog Dogs a Head smiles were playing around theIr I mouths 1 I hoped I oy of ot the North forth orl h 1 1 I hoped they were sere ere thinking about tae ine for I 1 like to lime hate hn I t I tim inn fond of ot me I Loy of the time North pressed nearer na as though to sa they fhe ie to fund find of or you just as ns I ant am fond of or J Just sou-Just iou just as fond as liS can con be- be beso be beso so 80 fond that we couldn t SlY siy how much 1 co e loved J soul ou I Santa Santas s a EO eyes fies es twinkled merrily Jy reindeer hind hall a n good time too lou iou fou 11 II ha e to bo 10 o out and see them In theft thell stalls soon and hear bow they had to slow up whence hene cr er they wade made lots of ot noise for Cor I 1 was so afraid ow-iken ow the children nd now Boy lloy of ot the North orth you know what 1 I must do dol I Boy Doy of oC the l I stretched himself and sot got up lie He Coli followed 0 ed Sant Santa Cl U 1 IUS tusto to a n corner of ot the workshop shop and then hack back to a II window while chite Santa Claus Clous can carried led a n long Ions telescope Tills ThIs Is my majc telescope you sec ace me use every year cur Loy LOT of ot the I lou Iou know v how bow 1 look through It and ce ie ee children all nit 0 over oter er the v Y oral and when Shen ben they y smile limite and I 1 can see how nappy happy they ure then theu 1 l nm am being thanked for my work sock ork alt It It was wan sery ery hard this year tor to Let LetaU nU aU that t the children canted Some years can are harder horder than lion othe others but even eyen though I 1 don lion t bet everything ever thing that Is 11 asked that for for that would really be I impossible Impossible 1 don t see a single seo I only smiles I No Ao Ho Boy of ot the North orth not n a single singh scowl vi Oh what It tanks I E ery E ry child er c where here ll is Boy of ot th the North orth and e ery e ery Is happy And there sere ere tears In these thise se mtr ry t twinkling e eyes of Santa Santu Illus Illus- t I 1 ius yes tears hut tears but tears of ot j joy y nt lit the I smiles of ot children how Chow he had hind been able to through his tell Idle scope Hut But what chat hat Boy Doy of ot the thc orth North lo loved cJ best of all was S to watch h hi iw w the ey eyes of It Santa Claus iaus twinkled h twin twinkled lel ISue I Sue Such twinkling e eyes es ly no noone noone one In tin the world has eyes C es 11 this its twinkle l inkle so ClO o mucks much I h |