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Mamaf Mamat ( " " Uttia Utto flttte Utt o 'piette piette ' ! Plw Terre woutdask wouldask would woutd ask ik bar ber her at night . , 'ipiease ipiease "Please Please 'Please ' " ' . , , Mamma MammawUl * . , wUJ will Santa CJlWf Clain Claus ( ' brint bring .me me m . the vloUn violin vloUnfrom violinfrom violinfrom from Rubens Rubena ' . pawn chop shop sho this thl Cbt1st- Cbt1st lutist Cbt1stmas Chrixt-nT7 Chrixt nT7 ChrixtnT7Then - . - mas * ? Then ha be he would tarQ stare , star * exPct expect9nUy expect9nUywhile expectantlywhile , . , nUy nUywhile while Maria Marie trl tried d to find tm4 fled an enswer answer newerShe , , . She usually pto prottl promised ! lSed sed him him Santa Santawould Santawould Santawould would , , , tor for lJttle flttle Utti * Plerr l'lem llem Pierre ' * wanted the theviolin theviolin th thviolin violin so SG c badljr badl badlq ) ' " TSut "But But as a Christmas Cbristmas Christmasgrew Cbristmasgrew Christmasgrew grew nearer the * h groceries and coalI coal iRiahiij vwiRiahiij 11 < - . , pi vw 11 11iilliiiil'a I : iilliiiil'a iilliiiila ' ! . . m m r re e . a aPlees Plee rices Plees . , H.feur Hfeur M'eteur Meteur M ' . < ew , . a penny eaay ! : Ske She cried criedto criedto criedta to ar the fiassers-fcy fiassers fcy passers-by passers by passers-br br - - , . and shoes used up all her ber savings- savings savingsthere savingsthere savings savingsthere - - there was nothing left for ( or Pierre Pierre's Pierres Pierre'sviolin Plerre'sviolin Plerresviolin Plerre'sviolinMarle ' ' . violin violinMarie Marle Marie was usually stolid but sbe she sbefelt shefelt sbafelt felt sad when wben she left the sweat shop shopChristmas shopChristmas ( hopChrlitrnas Christmas ave eve Little Pierre would wouldbe wouldbe wouldbe be home waiting for ( or Santa Claus Clausand Clausand Clausand and the violin Pierre had teen seen it itin itin ItIn in the window at Sam Hubena Rubens pawnBh&p pawnBhp pawn pawnshop pawnshop shop & only yesterday a big five-dol five dol fivedollar fivedollar flve-dollar flve dollar - - - lar price tae tag tied around Its it * neck neckHow neckHow neckHow How sad be he would be if this Santa SantaClaus SantaClaus SantaClaus Claus fellow forgot himl biml himi bimlMariE himiMarie himlMarle Marle MariE ' was wa swept alone along In the theChristmas theChristmas theChristina Christmas * Eve traffic downhearted downheartedBut downheartedBut But despair eave gave way i t tr Ir lmph amph lmphfor amphfor jmphfor for a plan cudden suddenJ suddeni suddenJI suddenix ) I x , . . ne to t her heramid heramid heramid amid this confucio confusio Slit Sap < ; , np wouid WOUld wowd beg begfor begfor begfor for alms aim * like ber her eran gran pere had bad done doneback doneback doneback back In Parial Paris ! These Americans Americans- Americansthey Americansthey Americansthey - - they seemed happy bappy enough enougb to bell help helpher helpher ' her on Christmas eve evel evelPIeez ! PIeez Pleez m seur sieur ! , a 8 penny I " ! * ' she shecried shecried ahcried * cried to the passers by on Broad Broadway Broadway Broadway way ' ' , A penny for my m7 leetia leeUe leetle Pi Pt Pierre Pterre Pierre erre a 8 s viollnl violin ! ' Marl Marie Marie * had bad collected seventy eight eightcents eightcents eightcents cents before the bit big Irish IriSb policeman policemansaw saw her bE'r bEr her'Her ' 'Her Her ' . Here * now , old gurrull gurrul ! " ha be he protested pro pro- protested protested - tested . . ' * ' Don't Dont ' yez know y ye can can't cant can'tpanhandle can'tpanhandia cantpanhandia ' " panhandle beret here ? Coma CQme Come alone along now nowto nowto nowto to th ' station .tattonl tattonl . ! " A few minutes later old Uarle Marie waspouring was waspouring waspouring pouring out nut , her story to the th * gruff gruffdesk gruffdesk gruffdesk desk sergeant . . . She wa- wa waconfused we w * - . contused confused confusedThees . . ' Thces 'Thees Thees panhandling , . " sha sbe she complained com com- complained complained - - plained ' "You You 'You " ' aay 887 say I caanat cannot do d * U tt itBut " . But I only try to get moiry moncy money for the theviolin theviolin thaviolin violin violin , , , so your Santa Claus Qaus weel weelcome wee weelcome ! come to my leetle leetl * Pierre 5ee1- 5ee1 See- See 5ee1she Seeshe See ? " - aha she held beld out her ber money- money moneyI money - * ' I onl7 only onl7need onlyneed aniyneed need four dollars and tweaty twenty two twocents twocents twocents cents morel ' Well , now that s a different , . , " the thesergeant thesergeant thasergeant sergeant repled . . ' ' Coma Come boys- boys boysbe boyshe boys " - ha be he addressed tha the policemen gathered gatbered gath gathered ered around bis bls his desk- desk desklet desk - let s a kick In Inthe Inthe inthe the five dollars to buy a . violin tor for torMarie forMarie forMarie Marie a 8 s Uttia mUe little Plerral Pierre ! Sura Sure now , and andwhere andwhere andwhere where a s your Cbr Chriitmas Christmas tmas spirit ? " A few minutes later a grateful gratetul old oldMarie oldMarie oldMarle Marie was hurrying burrying do down the snow- snow snowcovered snowcovered snowcovered - * covered sida side aide street to Sam Rubens Rubena Rubens'pawn Rubenspawn ' pawn shop But alas alaal alasl ! Sam was Just Justhanding Justhanding Justbanding handing : tba the violin to a well well-dressed well dressed welldressedold well-dressedold well dressedold - - 8Sed 8Sedold old gentleman genUeman as Maria Marie stormed 10 . in . . Pleez , , , m sleurl sieurl sieur ! " sbe she ha cried "You You "Youmus "Youmus "Youmus Youmus " mus not buy it it . . . Tha The violin . , she is isfor isfor isfor for my petit Plerrc Pierre . . See ? I havefiva bave have bavefive havefive five dollars doUanl doUanlThe ! The white created crested pur purchaser haser was wasdumbfounded wasdumbfounded wasdumbfounded wasdumbfoundedBut dumbfounded dumbfoundedBut But madame he answered "I I "Ihave " ' ' ] 1have have just bought it tor for my grand grandson grandson grandson son s 8 Christmas ChristmasN N import importe importel * { ! Marie Marl * protested ad adamant adamant adamant amant now 'You You ' You mus inns sell it to tome tome tome me Tha The policeman poUceman . , , they have bave alv- alv giv- giv given alven giv given - - en me tha the money see ? " My leetle leetlePierre leetlePierre leetlPierre * Pierre , , ha he will be so disappointedf't disappointedft dlsappotntedt disappointedf'tTbe disappointedThe ! ' ' * ' Tbe The old man looked at Sam . . ' ' . Have Hav * you another anotber vloli violll violl-i"For violl i"For iFor ' ! - ? ! " "For For " seven dollar I got a better betterone betterone betterone one oneII II " Sam's Sams ' eyes lighted up . . It Itlooked Itlooked Itlooked looked like another sale Bale . . All AU right . , madame * ' the th gentle gentle- gentleman gentleman gentleman - - man spoke to Marie "Hera Hera "Here Here " a s your yourviolin yourviolin yourvioun violin . . Giv Give me the five eve fir * dollars dol1ars . " * * I . I"Merci "Merci Merci "Mercl Mercl " . , m sleur sleurl sieur ! " Old Marie Mariecried Mariecried Marlcried * cried My Pierre be he will be b so sohappyl sohappy sohappy happyl happy I ! " With that sbe she ah * dashed dasbed out outinto outInto outInto into tba the night , , happy bappy at JasLPierre last JasL lastPlerra . Plerra Pierre ! was asleep when sba she ar arrived arrived arrived rived home borne but he h found tound the tk * violin violinon violinon violinon on the table next morning It glis gu gUs- gUs gUstened glistened . - tened like new Dew inxid wide inside * the weathelbeaten weatherbeaten weather- weather weathel- weathel ' - - - " - beaten case ' " "Mamma Mamma 'Mammal Mammal ' ! * ' ha be he cried with glee glee"Mammal glee"Uammat gleeUammat . . "Mammal Mammal " Tba The violini violin I ! But bow- bow how-- how bowwberewbo howwherewho how howwhere - - - wbere-wbo wbere wbo where-who where who where - - who gave it to meT me ? " Old Marie s a eyes filled Med with tears tear . * . . ' Santa Claua Claus Clau * brought brougbt It It , , , Pierre Plerrc.Of PlerrcOf . . . Of course-Santa course Santa course - - Santa Claus . . . ' Then 'Iben Iben ttare ttarewas tner tau tnerwas . was the policeman and the tb * kind kindgran kindgran xJxdgran gran pere per * * ' But Plerra Pierre didn't didnt ' bear hear tha the JaBt last lastHa . . He only knew Santa Claus Qaua hadn'trorgottentKlie4 hadntrorgottentKlie4 hadn't hadnt hadn'tforgottenf hadn'tforgotten ' forgottenf forgotten ! forgottenfReleue4 ( Releue4 Released * * * by b7 Westerd waters W tW Newspaper N mp * r t1nlaD Unlm Ual . . ) |
