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Show Mttiftir Um December 19, 1916 iitrsd3Ji H CHRISTMAS GREETINGS EDITION - THE SUN-ADVOCA- 46 ! Erasmus gilir name used was wassail." The name wassail" is a con- traction of the middle English be thou Among the happy customs of waes hael," meaning Christmas is that of drinking a well." wish for health and happiness to ussembled guests the early rrrtimjH anil ISrat TOiBljrH I AURETTE was dining alore In L her apartment, while outside he tempo of a New Year' Eve cel sbration grew in intensity. It was quiet, sitting there by a beautiful moment to reject back over the 12 month just ;nding except that tonight was so irucial! Tonight the vigil would nd, the problem would resolve But which way? It was a strange thing they had -- one. Just a year ago tonight, while all New York was going mad s welcoming the New Year with iS gaiety, they had been sitting in this very room yes, Harry over fj here in the big arm chair and she. Laurette, in the very chair she iS at this moment. Laurie," he used to call her; not "Laurette, Ihe name everyone else used, but the convenient abbrevia"Laurie, tion he had invented. X X I'm a failure, Laurie," he had aid. Five years on the same job with nothing to show save a thinA Ycsrs may runic ami yrars ning head of hair and an almost may go but Santa Claus is with smpty bank account. ua forever. Hes coming again Laurette remembered how she had tried to comfort him, and this year, with a full nark. So then the bombshell: twerp out your chimney and No, honey," he had said flatly. Its no use. We cant be married, get ready for the jolly visitor, for Id merely be fastening a millwho hat had special orders front stone around your neck. Im leaving-lus to bless your home with a eaving you right now! She had cried, protested, and then very Merry Christmas. he had agreed to make a game of it. His parting words, still vivid, X X were: If youll wait a year, Laurie, dear a year from tonight. If I've succeeded, if I've made something of myself by then. I'll be back. A year from tonight. If not. well, A probably youll never see me Wassail was usually prepared in a large wooden bowl. The base of the drink, which was cider, was placed in the bowl and other in- gredients added for seasoning. It was then set on the hearth in front of a log fire and apples were tied above. As the apples began to roast, the juice dripped into the wooden bowl. I t, ft ft ft 4 CARBON ft ft s V w DIOXICE (DRY ICE) Perfect Dry Refrigerant 2nd South - PHONE 1 733 ft Carbon Dioxide is Natures own product. It is produced wells, in large quantities, at Farnham Dome, Utah, through a pipeline to our plant at Wellington, Utah. from deep j flowed it There ns aaa ft SALT LAKE CITY PLANT: WELLINGTON, UTAH FRIENDS w ft ft Phone 415 W $ rau-rou- DIOXICE & CHEMICAL COMPANY The s f. converted to DIOXICE (Dry Ice). s ft ft ft s ft ft 5 ft ft , Ik $ v s K tjt ft ft 9, lit ft again." She still remembered the firm set of his shoulders as he walked out GARDNER ft BARBER SHOP ft ft from the folks at the Royal Baking Company PRICE the door that night, bound he knew not where. She remembered the questions their friends had asked. Where was Harry? Away on a long trip she had replied, at first. Then she had ceased to offer excuses, and of course ihe friends stopped asking questions. Only once had there been word of him, and then only very indefinite news. T saw him getting into a cab on Market street, Bill Collins had told her upon returning from a trip to San Francisco. At least I think it was Harry. Saw him only an instant, though, and I couldn't be sure! Much as wed like to pay a Christmas call to each and everyone we know in town this is our surest way of greeting one and all! Who can estimate the value of good will, that priceless ingredient so conspicuously mentioned in that first glorious Christmas message ? assured that we highly apprecigood will. It has and will continue to be our most treasured Be ate your 6 asset. ft ft ft ft ROCK ASPHALT COMPANY ft OF UTAH Sunnyside, Utah ft ft ft i CTappy ft ft I33X ft ft ft good luck Old daijS Old times Old friends ft or Quid lang syne we bring you this cheery New Year message. BROWNE & PARKINSON AUTHORIZED DEALER WESTERN AUTO SUPPLY 15 MAIN STREET UTAH Midnite came, and the noise reached a mighty crescendo. So tonight she was waiting. Only God and she and Harry knew how important was this New Years Eve. Bill Collins had asked her out for the evening but she said, no, she wasnt feeling well and would stay home. Then he asked if he might drop around to her apartment and she begged off. Bill had given her a puzzled look, but only God and she and Harry knew. . . . the dinner Laurette washed dishes, brushed her hair and straightened up the living room, be cause Harry used to enjoy sitting in front of the hearth with his pipe, At eleven oclock there was knock at the door, and Laurette heart jumped. But it was only the lady next door, pausing long enough to extend the inevitable Happy New Year!" "Whats happy about it? Lau rette wanted to ask her. She picked up a book and tried to read, but it was no use. Mid night came, and outside the noise reached a mighty crescendo. A that moment Laurette suddenly realized that Harry had failed her New Years Eve was over, and he hadnt kept the rendezvous! Then the telephone jangled and Laurette leaped to answer. calling Miss "San Francisco Windsor," said the operator. Then long silence, while Laurette held her breath. Hadnt Bill thought hed seen Harry in San Francisco? Finally the operator came back: Tm sorry. Miss Windsor, but our lines have apparently gone out some where. I'll have to call you back. Then Laurette had an Idea. "Operator, the asked, "was that call addressed just to Miss Windsor? Wasnt there a first name? "Why, I guess so, came the re to Miss Lau ply. "Yes. here It is Windsor. Thats you, rle, isnt It? "I'll ssy It Is! Lauretta shouted In gleefully. "But only one person the world ever called me thatl ONE HOTBREB CHi&sm&SES ago Perhaps you hadnt thought of it . . . hut Christmas in 1946 will be the celebrated in Utah. That was life like on that first Yuletide in Salt Lake Valley? You can almost conjure the picture yourself, without reference to diaries or histories. A few rude shacks had been built, huddled in the willows of Gty Creek. Some families had only the shelter of dugouts or tents. There were no festive holiday dinners, no lavish gifts for the children, A home-madrag doll was a fabulous thing. Some had the largess of a candle to put in the window . , . and its pale light was a symbol then, e even as now. of hospitality and good-wilNo, the Pioneers were not beset with the problems of abundance that we know. Theirs was a mere subsistence. They were fighting for their live. But they fought together . . . and they worked together. Every man was his brothers keeper. MERRY CHRISTMAS rang ihroughthe neighborhood across the drifts of snow. Nothing could defeat the spirit of these men of good-wil- l. And MERRY CHRISTMAS we say again . . ? on this, the Yuletide occasion in Utah. But lets say it with the same scorn f obstacles and the same confident faith in the glory and the victory of our democratic way of life. l. t' 0 wi mV |