Show r 4 b 1 4 r 1 L j hl v J JJ q 1 1 I tr s sr 1 I 1 z r 4 H f l et R lrI tl f k II r k kf I Id c J i Ir i r ri r ake a perfect Chri of course there must be a Christmas There should be 1 e it wreaths of holly in all alla a 0 04 the windows of all the homes and candle t betwee ng them i and back backof of that the rosy laughing laces of children The window shades be pulled hi h so that the boy within 4 1 can seen and heard even on the I II l I i HERE should be the silver chiming of bells fro church o m st ples shaken out on t e air by the wind I There should be stars millions and millions of stars g g in ina a dark blue sly HERE s could be people of all ages and kinds singing folly carols carols sweet carols wistful carols carols which once more create the magic spirit of the Firs Christmas eve c f F should be smelling fragrant pines in every house trees hu with garlands of popcorn strings of red cranberries green boughs weighed down with gifts for everyone not forgetting Kitty nor Hec- Hec ti tor the pup Ir I 11 I E should be secrets vast and numberless secrets whispered behin d doors in coal cellars in clos r I ets and behind the barn after dark secrets to be revealed on Christmas morning Knitted mufflers for forr r fathers a few stitches dropped but what of i t Pincushions for mothers just a little bit lopsided but very strong and anda a great many made hand calendars sewing bags and boles fo ther members I of the family f ND then after Christmas eve co es Christmas day Merry cousins and uncles and aunts arriving from all directions to share the with dinner the I family There should be a twinkling eyed and anda a grandmother with witha a tremendous reputation for doughnuts t i HERE RE should be puddings thousands thousands of upon puddings spread in steaming invitation on 7 tables ables from one end of the country to the other There should be turkey and roast goose and mince pies pies and raisins and fruit And humble blessings said with bowed ved heads these things go to make a perfect Christmas But if we can have only a few of them or even r none of them we can have a new peace in in our hearts and prayers that the children of the land may be maybe loved and cared for even as the Christ Child loved was and an and 1 cared for by His mother Mary that night long long ago when He lay in a manger in Bethlehem f 0 1928 Western Newspaper Union j V f x b I 4 V J y 7 c nr |