Show ut suid santa anta clans co coded to rich folks and so I 1 yord wen bun an wv send him to our house wc IRAN we banged bunged up all night and they still there tit an Us its abul auld therean there an tie he aint f coins yett yet ill an we wants want ome ply play thing thina 4 awful ibid an ai MILO arul idies hungry ton well you had better betler run on lain too now to do to anything I 1 for fol you don DIDI 1 t you boll see sec how you ve withered us u s I 1 have lily 0 to attend to on oil Cliris taws day and donti cue care to lie be troubled with willi this lie closed the doo in ge illg face huking nuking for food and comfort it at the h hands ands of one oile acho w ho celebrated tile the birolini of the na N yi rai noen taen the christ who gave food and dri nili to tile poor and bless big to tile the needy rider resumed nis his seat murmuring something about the troublesome paupers haupers who continually til came whining to him the talk then went on as if nothing 0 had happened jai jait t Pan fork lily irhe on oil her plate and her heb chim rested in liar her hand while leshe alie sat as ii if thinking deeply well said her father now what are arc yori yon thinking of to lc ber so Sel loub 1 I was ivas thinking papa she answered of whose birthday it is and how t and kind lie he wms way to everyone and lie helped ox jhc poor people all the time 9 what a serious child you are lie he said laid 11 why dont you lie be gay and id have a 2 good time yourself christmas comes hut but once a year fannio fannic found little pleasure in looking over her fier beautiful things that afternoon her father noticed no her pick up tip a tiny toy and lid say to herself 1 I wonder how filp woud Q lr like that Y isa libil IS W 0 anaw a to n ij snow no w against th tha window iv pane for during the afternoon a blinding snow storm accompanied by wind ant and hail bail had swept over tho the th o city confining evel tyone inside mr it rider luder watched wat clied anxiously for the blizard to for lie 1 I liae have some busina clatters at the kofl v that must be tended to in toward evelline cencig tile wind wilid to howl so 1011 loudly liv and the snow ceis ceas CL fiill ingy leaving a thick thie white Lwhite blanket upon everything ever thing so far as tile the eye could see bee Ir Ilider then ed cd to drive to tile the city wrapped in ill heavy furs and overcoat lie he ap it tile door Fal fainie lilie caught sight of liim him and ran to his side beg glug ging to go with hima eiliv her mother protested strongly on nil account of the weather heri but she fil finally lally in gaining her con sent I 1 1 now she said you musa fifel take e mo me v wish 11 sa s1 1 to go 9 0 iver very y well lio lie said saidi put on youir furs ind and I 1 will SOU sec where my little guide will take me linnie fannie was longer than usual getting ready and when she appear ol cd site ilic carrica two io neat little lun bull dies under her arm what hava you there asked her father I 1 ilease take life td the little rock house three from 8 said tid with out noticing b ills his question pic stion what is site she up to now itow ue he hot hut tit said gaii nothing they rhey glided away thid the crisp sharp air and soon arrived at a cold bilty little place in tilt the outskirts of the ho city mr rider tried to dis her fl froth olli bollig n in but sh jhb said gait mic must go gd and was 11 oki od th unit it lie he should her so front from curious ity and ahil a desire to please gilr he hb follo followed ived lier her to the I 1 looi she knocked timidly lut but no ho a I 1 er brahic krainc hib li knocked dognin oga eiith avith thil balne I result 1101 abe hc turned the latch abid peeked in F feeding feeing 10 S satisfy sape opened the door ahl wall walked ed in inside sivie oil oh here they anro as asleep leel shy cried as she haireld two tiny forms forma huddled tog together C ther on tho the cold w smoky stone hearth ov overia over erIv which aich hung two tiny t my stockings as empty as when they were wem placed thero fannie Ail with ith ali qa cold d dampness aniline ss of tile the pl place ice tile the beez j ina wind whirled d the abow enill ax I 1 b brokens ekena windows but she alle went bravely on om TH ill fill th their air st stockings first and then wake theoli hento 11 0 see what they will say she said at slie pat in ow by the imiri litt presents she ahe had brought brou glit mr rider was too busy bausy watce wa MCI ms ing ill g her to it 0 otice t i c e inq 1 little fornis ory or the lia arth thare she saul said is aa the bast article was ivas in eath cash t in to to the alio toy tolk im H wake up tit little ahl and an J age what aj cajita nta clans lus IX ouight he forget 0 you if you are poo oh papa they are so old cold do c coma 0 in AN and help me ine wake them g it too look only a glance for mr rider ilider to see sec that it was too late caba j XI ah my little ort gitl santa carafe too late their little hands will nm er empty their filled stockings thay favl havea h avea 0 gone to meet the lord jesus on it his is bUt birthday liday and I 1 luave have no boal al that these will Avill know mow greater boll ani and receive greater ward than the man mail with his thousands who refused comfort and shelter to taw least of ilia there thera was a chol choking choldin diu voice in as cueli as ye ve do it unto linto the least of 0 mine ye mcdo do it abo unto me inc lola |