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Show HEBE THE , R . herald. but HI give them a tiny feet have never walked. Our babies . pretty baby is paralyzed. rood time now, poor half-r- s So the list went on characterizing And so, half scolding himself, had never been each child untill it dozed with these crumbling that he took the words: bcti5ed before, Santa Claus to And now, dear Santa Claus, comes jj3y and read the details which the good an extraordinary wish. A fragile mite, bare sympathy and interest sister had written concerning her chargonly four years old, has set her, heart id f;ai for grown-up- re ;d ,s is i. s; upon having a pink silk dress. We has have tried to divert her from the fancy "Paul about three years old He plays with by suggesting all sorts of tempting both legs paralyzed. lifts one up, things, but in vain, she pleads pitifully Ids poor, useless limbs; caddies it to his breast, and kissing the that we shall ask you for the frock as Pauls baby, nothing else will satisfy her. wee, rosy toes, calls it He hushes it to Well ! exclaimed Santa Claus, that sleep, and laying it kneath the keeps very is indeed a queer whim. But she must quiet for a while; then, .changing his not, be disappointed, and as she is so small the gown will not, be expensive, tone, says that his baby is naughty, and must get it and the dolls dress-make- r slaps it to make it good. Let me see, he T,Lucy is ten, and so. bright and full up in her best style. cf fun that she is adored by the other went on," what will be the best way to children. They take her out of her give these presents? If I go down the wheeled chair, wreathing their arms diimney these light sleepers will be Aout her, carryoFHralaer into places-- 1 rousediythe sleighbells, and will where the chair cannot " " 7 hear go. Harold is only ten, and a sensible on the roof, little gentleman. Quiet as The prancing and pawingof each little hoof apparently. doing nothing to enforce authority, he keeps order in the" of my reindeer! I think no yes, now corridors and play-rooand the I have it. Some of those lovely girls naughtiest and most willful yeild to his who are so interested in the flower misr3gnetic power. sion shall undertake this for me!" And Baby Jessie, who is not yet three chuckling over the happy thought, San- ears old, is a born coquette, and makes ta Claps trotted off to his store-room- s aves of us all by her winsome imper and gave most liberal orders in regard taness. Doctors and nurses contend to the destined for St. Annies packages for the houour of carrying her, for the hospital, es. S- - is i, d , jj d s bed-clothe- 0 e X 1 -- 3 t i a -- . r well-bre- l : m, f 1 d , 5 ' s, , I |