Show II JS LI I. I l I J N 4 Jt I f i 3 CHRISTMAS j I AMONG THE r 5 J U If PINES J By y 5 Jocile Webb Pearson Sr r 11 5 4 ti lb iI 1 4 i f IG BILL In spite of his six B BIG foot loot four tour was a boy at heart Boss of a logging crew he could be plenty stern when occasion occasion occasion occa occa- sion demanded but a Christmas tree and all the lights and cheer that goes with it It- It vas was his weakness Christmas is no fun without kids was the way he put it But it looked like Bill BiU was doomed to disappointment this year The crew were lounging around the fire after a hard days day's work when Pudgy Sam the cook shook the ashes out of his pipe and said the reason we cant can't have EiB RCA t as t a ri r. r 1 I A AI I I y Christmas No Fun Without Kids the Way He Put It a Christmas just like home right here Plenty trees if ii we can can muster muster mus mus- ter the Bob the kid dishwasher was all aU enthusiasm Weve got popcorn Ive I've strung yards at home for mom Sams Sam's got a h harmonica and Dave a Jews harp an some of you t fellows vs can sing And Ill I'll trim the tree The Boss Boss' wouldn't think much of ot a Christmas Christmas' without kids put in m Dave Theres the Martins They got a couple kids we can ring them in I Iwas was by there by-there there day dayan an heard them about Santa comin Boss said Martin looks sort of b beat at out too said another Suppose Suppose Suppose Sup pose we appoint Bob here as a committee of one to extend our invitation in In- Jar for them to join us I feel i we owe them something the way they helped us when some of the themen themen themen men men had flu Big Bill BiU was jubilant with their plans You fellows took the wind out of my sails but you'll do a better better better bet bet- ter job than I 1 could Oh Little Town of Bethlehem lead by Sams Sam's harmonica floated out from lusty throats upon another strewn star-strewn night Big Bill in a scrambled suit of red flannel and a hemp was beard beard was wasa a satisfactory Santa Claus to at least two happy children He handed handed handed hand hand- ed out gifts gUts to everyone Sam had done his b best st on th the feast that followed followed fol Col fol- fol lowed and everybody joined in the three cheers and a tiger for a jolly Christmas among the Oregon pines Waters Newspaper Union |