Show FREDDYS FREDDY'S XMAS PRESENTS The following short stor story says You Youths Youth's Companion will excite various various various vari vari- ous ous emotions Some readers will laugh at it t others othea will bo be indignant and every bo boy that reads it will be glad his Is not Freddy Kee Keedick lck I think I shall i ha have to get get a a. Christmas Christ Christ- mas present sent for tor little Freddy Kee Keedick said said Mrs Dillingham to her husband c early rl in December Dont you JOU think you ou ha have enough nough h. h little nephews and nieces s to fo foin for forin forin in that way a asked ked Mr W Ve We have enough that's true but Mrs l Keedick was wa so very kind kind hen when Nellie was sick in the summer that I 1 feel feci somewhat un under er obligation atlon to her Then I would get Fr Freddy dd a Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas present by byall all means What do you suppose would be suitable I have h not been able to tomake up my mind as to that What do you Jou think dont don't ask me met I hove have an Idea ideal exclaimed Mrs rs Dillingham Ill make a call on Mrs this afternoon and anti tr try Iry to find out what sort lOrt of or it h. a present would woula be acceptable to Fredd Freddy In pursuance of or this resolve Mrs Dillingham was shown into Mrs Mis Keedick's Kec- Kec dicks dick's parlor on on the afternoon of the thel l next ext ext- da day and after a few preliminary exchanges of ot opinion on unimportant matters the con con was as led around to Christmas b by the callerI caller caler I 1 suppose Freddy receives quite a number of gifts each Christmas said she be Oh yes replied Mrs Keedick lIe He has a n. few relatives who alu alwa always j Ym remember m- m ber him but really the presents he appreciates appreciate ap appreciates ap- ap the most are arc those his papa and I give him That io is because e you ou know what pleases him best said Mid Mrs Mrs- Dill ni ham Yes Fes e that's It I haven't much patience patience pa pa- tience with the to toys s that his Uncle Henry and nd his Aunt Polly Poll bring Why Vh not Oh I L prefer gom something u useful I NO Nor 4 that 1 French rench clock on the thc mantel there thereas has as given n md me more satisfaction than thon any other present Fredd Freddy has ever er re received received re- re at Christmas 1 Was Yas that a n present to toI Fredd Freddy asked ase Mrs Irs in surprise I Yes We c needed a n clock In th this s room and I told Mr r. Keedick that thit as we set Fie Fn Freddy d a Christmas s pr s- s ent we might as well bU buy him a 3 clock Does Docs Freddy like e it t T Te Well e he d doesn't exactly go 00 into raptures raptures raptures rap rap- tures over o It It but I find It very ery useful indeed Then Freddy has ImS pl plenty n t of trash given en to to him at Christmas su 9 so that it really doesn't matt matter r Then I like him to have hn useful things s 's you youl l know noW That writing desk r there re was wa another Christmas pre present to Freddy But nut that is Isa a lady's ladys writing I know it is You see I hl had decided d that he ought to have a 1 desk writing because it would be so fO o lI useful but when I went to hu buy it It I could not find a n desk suitable suitable- for tor a n small bo boy However Howe I I saw that lovely 10 ladys lady's desk for sale at ata a b and I thought I it would be he sinful to lose the opportunity of ot getting It for Fredd Freddy as I ha had gone out for the ver very purpose of or buying him a a. desk I see sec replied Mrs Dillingham Then tho those e lovely lo vases rases in tho the patIon parlor pat pat- lor Ion which have admired admired no so o O often are also some of ot Freddy Freddy's s 's Christmas presents The way we happened to get them was this Mr r. r Keedick could not think of or anything anything- useful to hu buy for tor Fr Freddy d last Christmas and onel I happened to think of oC those vases oases which I had seen at nt such a a. ver very reasonable price ina Ina in ina a store down town The parlor wa way was so o haze baie of ot ornaments that we needed them themY Y very badly and and sp p I went straight out and bo bought them for Freddy Mrs Dillingham ro rose e to go and as Mrs followed her caller to the door s she e continued to explain how much more sensible it was to gIVe ghe children children chil chil- dren useful presents rather than gimcracks gim- gim cracks which ar are are broken In a a. week cek or 01 two Mrs Irs Dillingham went home and surprised surprised sur sur- sur- sur her husband with the announcement announce announce- announce announce- tn ment nt Uta that l she ehe had decided to ITIc ITI c cF F Freddy Keedick a a. handsome otric sota sofa sofa-pil l low w for tor Christmas Ill 1 |