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Show r 1 n rv ! i M iNn r M. News Morgan county I r DEAR'S CHRISTMAS BUCKLES Luella By CHRISTMAS By brown knew not in Hartsburg well to merit an invitation a Christmas dinner, for he had to opened the little shoe repairing buildcubby hole in the postoffice to the ing only ten days previous holiday. And the little restaurant served no turkey either, for they had probably figured everyone would be eating elsewhere. Rather blue and unhappy, Timo-th- y slipped back to his workbench, there to get caught up on the avalanche of work that had poured in of slipupon him. The first pair the remembered he pers yes, had brought that little girl pale, thin them in. My aunt bought them for 25 cents at an auction of secondhand things in the city and sent them to me; but they do need before I can wear them. But Ive only 25 cents to my name could would you repair them for Of that amount, Mr. Brown? it that her assured he course, of to not her, wouldnt cost that the sad and wistful eyes' rebuild-eWhy, I may be a shoe but if those buckles aren t worth a fortune then Id better he shoutget out of this business, room as he little to the empty ed litsuddenly discovered the winking dime of the not were buckles tle store variety. Luck was with him when he seat a messenger for the poor girl ownslippers, and er of the second-han- d the pair home at the jewelers were in luck the expert in gems told them that the buckles would of positively remove the girl out were for they class, the pauper really worth a fortune. Happy and merry Christmases may come and go, but Timothy will never be lonely again, for the to lucky little girl later said yes but of out not gratitude Timothy, because of love at first sight. Helen Gilstord Waterman DEAR was really too big to with dolls. Yet, when said that all she wanted for Chnstmas was a really nice doll, of course mama and everyone gave in People always were nice to Dear, probably because Dear was so nice. That was why everyone called her "Dear .r-:-a CX " ' ' IB ? v ng r, x X fiCFfe instead of by name Such a doll, on Chnstmas morning, with real eyelashes, and long It could walk, talk, and curls And it had a whole truck of sleep litlovely di esses and shoes, and a tle fur coat Dear dashed down to see it fiist thing Chnstmas morning, and then, when breakfast was over, she got hei wraps, dressed the doll in its fur coat, and set out with Its trunk under one arm. and it in the other. Shes so proud, she has to show it to her friends," smiled mama But when Dear retuined, she had neither doll or trunk "Why, Dear said mama, "wheies your doll Dear 1 gave it away. I do hope you wont You see, 1 knew a little mind had never had a doll in who girl her whole life, and I wanted so to give her one on Christmas But Dear, why didnt you say We could have bought one 80 that would have been good enough, and you could have kept yours ex, "Thats why, mama, Dear It had to be just the plained oh, .bicest doll ever, to be fun And mama," she cried, hef face beamever did ing with happiness, with you first her little girl see a poor lovely Christmas present? Unlua Wettern Nwpir Why Not Be Polite Jud Tunkins says politeness compels you to wish a man Merry Christmas even In cases where you demay not honestly believe he serves it. . Western Newspaper Union. Christmas Carols By CHRISTMAS as Katherine Edelman IN THE HOME - - --- - was j ELMORE through and For the first time he had had a career business i his Of course quarrel with his partner. fault, but al Peters been had it so even that thought didnt help old saying, it very much. The kept a make to two quarrel takes bothering him. What was it that his wife had told him to get at Grants? He asked himself the question as he entered the big department store. Hose for Muriel, that was it! Bother Christmas shopping, anyway; to things why didnt Beverly tend herself? As he walked down the crowded aisles, he was conscious of music from the balcony. An orchestra was up there playing Christmas carols. Warren Elmore forgot his he hurpeeve against the world; the happy and joined ried up crowd. His voice joined m O LitIt was tle Town of Bethlehem. the followed by glorious Adeste Silent Then came Fideles. strains beautiful As its Night. filled the store Warren Elmore was disconscious that all anger was He heart his appearing from wanted to get back to the office, to slap old Peter on the back and fools tell him they were a pair of intera small thing such for letting fere with their friendship . he purchased six And man-likMuriel instead for of hose pairs of three on the way out. A store that took time and thought for Christmas carols should be rewarded a little bit, he believed. HRISTMAS festivities are fun likely to be much more helps, whole family the when college of says the New York state home economics The older children are always tree, eager to trim the Christmas make collect Chnstmas greens, and good Often they have holiwreaths ideas on how to arrange these these Because day decorations. a spetasks are unusual they have enthe with right but cial appeal, or moth-e- r father from couragement work may even the more routine family-sharin- g the of general a seem part WARREN ; DOLL B. Lyon Timothy Wii re. I at Christmas can be a Big brother and sister sma11 their help if they show to help in odd carer or sister how come with that pentering jobs mother is busy old-e- r Christmas. If the brothers or sisters can help ready or get dress youngsters to for bed of What can the amall members or tiny Little Johnny do? the family men Mary can cut out gingerbread coiea-whirand other fancy shaped mother will lift onto theba b Father will als0 mg sheet how well his small know to pleased find his tools son or daughter can to wind the used cut the string both of fawhen wreath Christmas are busy, or to h ther's hands ' help with other preparations mother and 'one thing father watch for should remember is to or signs of fatigue children They in the younger to do children the ask not Should d.fficulUasks too many or too e, Western Newspaper Union. 3 e? t CD oaa VkFIi |