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Show December Christmas Poetry By The Young People SECRET the chimney bo black were dancing Dear Santa Claus came with round the big tree, his enormous pack. The angela were singing the The kitten jumped un and the angels were still, carols with glee. Until all thn stockings had The lights on the tree were had their fill. winking their eyes, danced The kitten waa batting the Then the fairies about round the tree, bop and the flies. When suddenly down through But they wouldn't tell their secret to me. --Miriam Hawkes A PROBLEM The falrlea BUSS LITTLE'S HAPPY CHRISTMAS M It was three dvs before E R 11 C Y H R I Christmas, and Bliss Little had fcur nephews, three andchildren and five aunts, iss Little was very poor. She could hardly pay her rent on her house. But she never had enough money to buy Christmas presents for her relatives. She had to think what to give them. She felt very sad. She thought until she decided to go for a walk in the forest and gather nuts and things to make wreaths and other She gathered nuts things and the rest of the things. She brought them home and started to make thlnp for her house. 'Then all of a sudden she got an idea. She dpdded to make hats with acorns and nuts cm them for her five aunts. And for her four nephews she popped some popcorn. She got some cranberries from the attic, put them on four little trees and gave it to her four nephews, and for her three she gave grandchildren, them some wreaths with a big red ribbon in the middle of them. And for heself she got a Christmas tree. Miss Little then had a Happy Christmas. Sherie Christensen Sants was SANTA INSPIRES WRITINGS fixing The character of Santa That jolly old gentleman Santa was also the Inspir-called Santa has become as ation for a very famous was also the source for a store of much a part of Christmas as Mirw the beloved tree, and with This celeis reason he good Frank P. Church of the screenplay waa recently brated in poems and other New York Sun In 1897. It adapted to the stage and to writings familiar us all. let-- was a great success on answered a One of the most famous Broadway as ft wmiti. f.. ever written con- - little girl.VirginiaSSS. "EuMson." ceros s Christinas Eve call inn who wna dlstiirind Ky tert. bjrgMto,MdMCTndlnA that Bute didn't Visit from St Nicholas by reallv exist Church not only have become Santas "call- Dr. Clement Clark Moore, log cards to a very marked rMraln-Bine, th, penning ot that rjnTnth. many delightful poem in 1822, it tribute to&mta Claus that has been reproduced count- - is still less times and is a holiday day tradition in itaelt nil orar th. worid. On th. Christmas card Santa dark. THE CITIZEN. Lewiston, i taa SANTA Mrs. toy. making It scon last her be Santa went and the sled, Mrs. Santa got his bag. Santa was off. All the stops were the same as last Christmas. First Jerry's doll dress. house, then Mary's house, oo. Soon there one more house, and so only anns. would was Jo- Joann's house was big and crooked. Santa to go doro their now-famo- us chimney. U roof, .tno.ChAtey got Ms As chimney he ',5 he landed on Bute Junpji bag started. rat. the But his He WM stuck!1 ho tried to yell but his mouth was Adi of ashes. Dancer wanted to know where Santa wu, so he looked down the chimney and saw Mm stuck. Santa grabbed an antler and highly dseorsthNL in- Dancer brought Sants up. deed, in all his many guises. He dropped his bag. When Santa told Mrs. Santa the And we mustn't Oh, IU story, she said, Os thousands of tetters make you a new blue bai written by tiny tots, lovingJane bo-com- as toft ly telling Santa of SEr WHEN SANTA GOT STUCK special hopes and dreams if Santa does exist thesa IN THE CHIMNEY surely must be his favorite When Santa got stuck in the Christmas litaratuzaof alll chimne I o o e I was scared half to death Then my little sister started crying, Her name is Mary Beth. crept downstairs and got A GOOD CHRISTMAS BELL TWAS CHRISTMAS EVE Twas Christmas Eve, Sanfelt, glue, sdsson and Rl Mother up, then Father, ter to make a stocking. When Once upon a time not very dra and Ned know what to do. he finished he had made a long ago then was a tiny Were both in thrir rooms an They Then I got up with Mary, beautiful stocking. He care- Christmas ornament This snuggled in ' 1. fully hung it up and went little nd bell was taken out While the thought of their Beth, back to bed. The next morn- of its danced through And we put on our shoes, pretty wrapping and presents each head. ing he awoke and found on a tree. He was For they new that a man Finally we got Santa down many sunrises, but his hung survery happy. named Jolly Saint Nick And he was on his way. rtodung hddthe biggest But all of a sudden, bump! Would be coming down the He left so quick prise of all, a cuddly brown I didnt know what to say. ouppy. He thanked everyone He tried to hang on but he chimney vry quick! THE LOST PAINT BRUSH for every thing and turned fell and broke his hanger, They wondered in his hurry if he would see, so the shop owner threw him It was Just two days be- and said "Merry Christmas -The cake, the cookies and K. in the trash. Ruth fore Christmas. Every little the tea. He was very sad in the elf was busy in Santa's toy CHRISTBfAS can the after cold trash shop shop except one. His name AH of a sudden they heard was Willie. He had lost his It was the keeper threw him out But a noise, OLD Christmas all of a sudden the wind It paint brush and couldnt finlik- -i Santa setting sounded And out into ail him blew the ish painting the dolls. school, space! through out the toys! Willie sat down on a chair Wed been good for two Bang, he landed on a piece were so excited they SANTA They w6ks of paper. and tried to remember where got up to look, The drMl figure we AmerAll at once a grubby hand Much he had last used it, but be And hadnt broken a rule. to there amazement it icana ' know as Santa is acpicked him up and took him just couldnt flrfnfc. He look- The Christmas tree was Matilda the cook. heme. Then.he was washed, She was ed all around. Under tables a combination of tually up to get her a midstanding dried, fixed and hung on and chairs, in his bed, belegends, many reaching afl night snack, hind ail the toys and in the All proud in the bail, Christmas tree! as 200 back far AJD. And went then she back and And every body was hoping drawers. saw Santa he That fait night the sack. Nicholas, the foreSt Just as he was about to That it would not folL Claus come and put toys runner of our modem St Neat day, We give up he remembered We were under the tree. got to bed and then, Nick, wu known for Me having a really he said, This is a very We just something. He had last usdecided wed better get generosity. After hie death grand party ed it near the pet shop. He up And everybody was eating good Christmas! countries went to look there. Bruce Alien Jpst again. Sure as we got to the last many European hearty. a enough, frisky little puppy stair, had the brush to play with. Bfr. Brown was eating more SANTAS WORK SHOP Sandra stepped on a Barbie than all the rest Willie took the brush and His wu fatradoeed to ftb One day at the North Pole doll chair. And he skipped happily back to the . best said, "This pie Santa was looking at Ms list Wo looked around the roan country tar the Dutch settoy shop. Now Willie was tlers of New Then all of n sudden one of and saw toys galore! ready to work. his helpers came in and said, We discovered Santa had New Yu Then all of a sudden Joanie Hansen The buses Santa! Santa! All the toys been tbere and whats City. St Nicholas was did come have come alive and theyre more, And we all went home a talL thin flgns "Oh dear! Then were two bright new In the robu of a Mahon tu-t- il After running away. the Am. A STOCKING FOR TINY the 1800s whan Ae Steven Jsnsn Oh dear! What shall we do? sleds sitting on the flow. One day a long time an None of the children will get lean artists pistons there eras a little elf and Ml the toys they want unless we Just what we wanted they him short,buan CHRISTMAS WISH &t and nappy, name was Tiny. It eras the I wish both them. catch said said. I were a Christmas Hko tbs German vermuch Then one lay before Christmas and Are you the only that tree they tiptoed back to sion of rSankt Nikolaus.11 he was seeing if everything knows shout It? bod. Why yes If you wonder why, And was ready. Ho had gifts for When an the rest And in their beds while they Thoreindeexwbawn Metal Because Christmas ei I am. his family and friends, and is derived from of them? Swil I They are catch-thecould taj. stay im and spy. the tree was decorated with Tbov could hardly wait til notion ofaMChriatkiidLl Call them! beautiful colon. It grew If even down Christmas day! Soon they had caught all the Kriu Kringl and has anas the sioser to night and he new Then Charts been appropriated aa the I should toys'. Softly they pocked creep, he had tori often something. My own Santa, Daddy always bears me sled. Then t' Everyone had gone to bra And says, "Now, go to deer to the CHRISTMAS TIME The color of Santa's soft when he remembered he Mg dock in the hall struck Christmas Is such a sleep! didnt have a stocking. He special is a reminder of the nd 12 and Santa knew ha had to robes of a bishop worn tar Of course it wouldn't bo so go. Then he got Into his time. the original St Nicholas. an That bells to the begin off he Mrs. went nice and ued rhlwm, So you sea Santa didrft When Christmas morning Santa waved goodby and so was here did each little helper. Santa People get together and sing just "happof , . . Ilka Top-sBecause there wouldnt be he grew, out of the tabs all his toys delivered, And all the pretty presents A thing tor a Christinas all the child; and fancies of Ming. Merry Christmas. tree, I fear tions. I like to walk in the soft Tana Abrams. Jacalyn Rae Hansen white snow, And look at the stars that KEEP TH ECHRISTMA8 really glow, Or tael the snow flakes on Christmas is essentially a my cheek illglous holiday, so church And rattle the presents and activities should be an imby to peek. portant pert of holiday planning. The homemaker who Our Christmas tree Is happy entertains during the holand bright idays can plan ahead and And the trees outside are prepare foods which win recovered with wMte. quire little last minute atI am aa thankful as I can be tention. Buffet serving is That thro n Christmas recommended for urge for you and me. groups as it can be informal Cydne Anne Hansen and easily done. Godfrey Hardware 57 NORTH ft Eleciric STATE PRESTON t THE ORIGINS S OF JOLLY CLAUS T M A S may all good things BE YOURS 2gim?m fin-agin- ed u u to the 03 Co. glade heusser Yeer Sbehrir Mu y, , iom?, aU m t i fatfyfitl... 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