Show I CHRISTMAS FOR ONE FAMILY PROVIDED BY TELEGRAM READERS There Is one family In Salt Lake for whom this will be an especially merry Christmas and for whom the Christmas Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas cheer that permeates ates the atmosphere atmosphere atmos atmos- phere will be he particularly Joyful A few weeks ago In a forlorn little tent In the Western Vestern part of the elt city lived H or rather existed a man and nn his five young oung children The mother Willi was absent the father Injured an and helpless the tent cold and chi an and expo exposed d to the cutting winds which nailed on icy wings down own through the cany canyons canons ns Without food without without without with with- out fuel theirs was Indeed a deplorable plight hut But their condition soon became become be bt came come known and their needs were supplied supplied sup sup- plied their abode abod Was as changed the father secured employment and the comfort and happiness of or the family were promoted through the charity charily of oC people Pt-ople in better financial clr- clr cum Lu S School Children Act The children of the Waterloo school had heard of the sad state of affairs and yesterday in their Christmas festivities festivities fes fes- fes- fes remembered the little Hock flock of at stricken poverty children A pound five box lOX of oC the choicest candles was brought to the of The Telegram with a request that it be delivered to th the family The cottage was found foun without without without with with- out difficulty nn and a reporter knocked knocke at atthe atthe atthe the door and said sall Does Carl Nelson Nelton live here Yes sir Will you ou please step In replied the neatly dressed little gIrl who ho opened the door The r reporter stepped eJ Inside the room and delivered ell the time Christmas offering alTering of or orthe the school children an and asked aske If the lIttle girls girl's father tather were vere at home O 0 no sIr You see he is working now no Since w wo we mo c moved here father could have good food and keep his in injured injured In in- I foot toot off the ground round and it soon got well wen The little tittle girls girl's face Cace was shining shIning- wl with h hjO jO joy and she he looked with pride at the neat and plain furnishings of or the room How does oes it happen little girl that you are arc no longer In the tent where you OU ed lIved at nt first asked the reporter Aid of ot The Telegram Well Yell sir she answered with tears of Joy an and gratitude and her face Cace J I glowing with happiness One day ay after after af at- ter tei we had lived there a little while t and an we didn't have much to eat a 0 man who was wila a reporter for Cor The Telegram ram came to see flee papa one da day and asked him for his ills story Papa saul said he lie ha hano had no story to tell and the reporter asked him to tell of ot himself Papa told him of or our circumstances circumstance and the man went away The very ery next day another man ma came calno to see gee PaPa and asked him If h he were vere the man The Tho Telegram tol told about lie He found foun that he lie heas was as and he too went away Then kind people began to send fiend u us Continued on Page Pago 6 6 Merry Christmas Continued from Page I 1 all kinds of useful things All An of us children were given nice warm clothes and shoes and papa was as not forgotten ci either cither ther I We had food and wood and coal and books for tor the children brought to us Secured a n. Home Then a n gentleman and his wife from the East Side Baptist church got us this beautiful little home They put the curtains up on the windows and the they got furniture for tor us Papa began to get better as 38 soon oon as we had moved and he went to work a few tew weeks ago and Is working every even day What are you going to do Christmas day asked the reporter Enough to Be Thankful TorO For Tor orO O 0 sir I dont don't know answered the little housekeeper but I guess uess that we have ahead already had our Christmas and andI I would not be disappointed If Ir I didn't get another thing Everyone E has haJ been so good to us and we e are warm and comfortable and have enough to cat and papa Is wen well and is working f er every da day We e couldn't wish for tor more more The child did not know that m a n. fine large turkey turley had been sent to a lady of ot the East Side Baptist church for tor forthe forthe the family and that this lady had made preparations to prepare the fowl for tor the t- t Me Ic cook a heart hearty Christmas dinner w V h 11 all the nice things of or the season ann and take it to them piping hot and read ready or mr the table Merry Cb The child lid not leno know that a candy factory had sent a box of or choice candles and nuts for their dinner nor did she know that other children more fortunate fortunate fortu tortu- nate would remember the little titHe ones Inthe Inthe in inthe the Carl Nelson elson family with their toys tos to make the da day a merr merry and happy Christmas Indeed The reporter stepping from the room said I wish you ou all air a aery very ery merry Christmas And a 3 chorus of or happy childish voices rang out on the cool air all And the same to you sir sirl And the they meant it |