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Show Christmas Kaleidoscope ji t pHRISTMAS places a kaleido- t j( KJ scope in my hand. Fan- j i tastic designs of rare coloring jK and exquisite form show them- l'i jl selves pictures of people, and t places, and episodes dreams ( ( -unfulfilled . . . persons whom 'A jj I have loved and lost pass be- -K fore me. They all but speak. J- flj I seem to catch a distinctive K 2M note and a familiar ring of Jfl ji laughter. . . . places teeming !j with sweet memories and hal- Ik lowed associations come, too, KJ and are gone ! .. . . Ghosts of Jjj j) unaccomplished desires, un- jft Jj solved problems, unattained -j y goals, pass in review. ... It x W is Christmas! Joyous in its K ft present gladness, but thrice jjj blessed in memories ! A day in jfi T which music, If but the laughter T i of a child, is richer than royal K fij feasts, and when a tried friend- jj jjj ship is more heartening than -,S richest wine. W. D. Penny- a Jj' packer. ') W . 1927, by Western Newspaper Union. |