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Show fl Q T'laLry GrJvaawDOTlGF Drawings ty l&Wfcero t . it HE snow glistened in the sparkling sun-: . light. The , flake's1. of snow kepUfalling,, fi" falling. Spme stopped to restw oithe fe& i branches ,of the pintrees,0andMiei little UWf leafless bushes. -Y&mjfell,' straight to the ground and m&dtil the snofgrowiWeper anl whiter andjsofter. T VY y1Pf upon which.sat aKing & . ! riicestand Jf, ; ' V, '- 1 fi rinceES:. yjjkl Wh he Queenand ( frS p( u irosd-frorh .hie I2$ 41 0 fL" if 4 VJ greatest fes- fc' llval.in-thpkfoear; faaSjSW'aL Be saidhdTjits-'-harne is Christmas. It is the day Iflovna cheetfand happinessTWegiveT5iesents Bnd-wearegiven presents. We think of others Ind others think of us. It is the day to give! And m your King, wjill now begin the cejeDrationjr " 1 The Queenj was smfling-ereyes were full " li gladness and thePriftcesand Princesses were I . ( Jerry and gay. -pfz 1 "The day ofWirayWire all saying.! he most gjck I The pefitushedbout thismv and that, Id from aWcame thejfcound of njfusici The musici lew loudV&alfld the Voices seemeU$6- come iromi, IverywherewWom all corners Jpfthe world it; ' med as i&yQn Jusinging, and thej , ing and JJn the song' No1 nc quiteYklw'Wnnie of the song.' (Jo one queltrSlflpe might be, but , Imehow everyont was inging it for the song las the song of joVajnd the tune was happiness. nd all knew that saJMall knew its tune andj liroughout the wMq'ty)day there was singing. ime did not know howno sing the words, some ' !tl not know how-to make the sounds with their oices, but for these there Jsvas the music in their I f earts the love in their hearts for all the people ; 'ider the sun. lt But the pages had emptied before the throne' packs with mariM different siots of presents. Afid the' King was prcsenW tiiem faihe Prihfces and Prjn-ceennenioreid Prjn-ceennenioreid moiVs presefits, and more ard mojfie oa?Family ppefired.For' 'thy wpfalHWiving.' for the GreaOstival h)Mntho1i'sanjad they repfesavc JfreseT TB" ing wentbn, themusic w mingled ttitlflaughter iahdthehappyyyoicesi'of. dhildren wrfe heard. , Med beforeheM IfeW the King didjiot' slL tcfMlMd nlJWS a' Kiril cwhorrtofb MM&. Allvhisrfeubjects seemed' to feve him and ndseiemfcdjo ruleithaj sceptre of wonderful kindnessJjAnams tiie''hildreri paused befoV?he throne theylfeafd inhisr'totclTbther: III)1 Jk "4fif tf" therqne frxarVed rnthoKldda& Ajn the & a"- (sy : the .guide, to(hc ppiness."' - Mrr- ' TT 'lon a m,B y i "L .n-i ' VV5 1 Pi!?6, Jt113 aPPeared ,c ci'f -.A ) and tnejnow flakes on ' C :VV .'- thc brayvpi changed and V'B- t drooped down heavily WsI laden with presents. PNVX And the tree spoke too: ffifrfexm'v "l am thc christmas Vffi!r )' tree. 'For years and 1 ,11. mmA ycars' -?' havc )7 Y?V Christmas Day' V TF AWF Thcre'emanC ' " ' f ffl i?i i trces m "we' a11 -, 1 i ' ! 1 have the -ne km I1 '' r' ' mas tree-and our r.go KiAgnbids us bo .to many a JytSWh ChrisltLiak fektivil Qur branches WMli hold gifts' aAd candles of differ- 'Wv&W''' ent colors to give the bright UTOn,,'. 1 light of good cheer." AMW&fei ! And from all around the a children are openinock-- )gtC ings that fiJff XSfW hanging onjlowjbril, $ , f ( filled wjthjgesanAy l TJi, candies, nutsan 3-tiy ' fefSf ; While" Uiey were dancinigjand vg;-'' l laughingsthey opened many "" y-- " mysteriousjittlepackages, the King spoke again: I " Good-bye to all," he saidrI wjll"be bapkfor' 'the festival next year. Come my fine animals! 'Come' my gorgeous chariotl" Jingling of bells was heard thev vwerc he H Chi-lstmas'' bells cm. vtlie!Rcirideers and -uptlecy .H pranced to take tle King tp his home far away! '; For the King was ridnebfriertharr Santa ClWs! 'And all of a suddnhbjsdepechangedraiidi 4H insicad of one grhtthl'one maliyn6fncs could be. pl seen big homesand little liome bVtCjn all there IIH was a QucenJrj-yui mothei(j)f the childrcfi(whom on fH Christmas mjlvfeanta Clatft calls his"Rodl Family. Instead bf (Hrinces and PrinceseesT they were fiflH .airchildren. sCea'd ok ore grccujeeythere were iH many trees. namldOife gparlding snow 91 and the wabdsAMr)cmi1erfe6mces arm green B decorations and brjgHt reerncs ; fll For once a year Santa Glaus dreams this M dream this Christmas' .fable.JHe sees not the H hundreds ofhomt he has vsited. He does not 11 see thc different mothers. He docs not see the children scattered over the earth. He has been' M to many homes but tid him it m all as one. And WM it is a true dream, Ado! J j M For every Chrishnas Queen is a mother with H love in her heart, andf there are thc fathers who H sit oh ttjel throne of Santa Claus on Christmas Day H witv'."A' Mcr.ry Christmas" inscribed in letters H wh en only. the children of Santa's dream can see. H but iWiicn all the, children of the world can feel. H I 1 1 j'' H An(llthf Royal Famjly the Princes and the Prin- M jl ' t cesles tKey' are". all childreh.l Not unusual H M ( V:hildren,''but'' usual childen. They are M III IT v i 1 H J ; jjj the'childrQn who give joV just because 1 ). 4f"they-arc cliildren, dnl :llpy are given H v r " V' , H I ! , v y pleasure because the too can give. M W H A ': A H II .i) Yes, ili over lth6 world, in hun- H n V ' V 1 11 1 JV ,v , ydreds'of hbrqe ftor the visit of jfl 'if ilVyl "Santa ,Claus';tfie -ol is happiness. H ' "J ' U''cH n b'c?ausH il Is Christmas H r ! Vh' -ay e iKvr and good I s3 -V) ii-i:'' '11 gifts ihat I W)l X" ''I' Santa GiaU i-ULives are the f vlr Km ff l ' "sfhllingey"c j a.Hd the merry Svlv-- lfefiiv c m H V''lft 7voices of Jc hijdren as they ) fffilMl, , - "":-shout 3Sglel,Bht over I ;'W X''TO the-Christmas festival. B A& 111 He iS "cKing-not I f (.'-'ffl UV of a country, nor of a W fnill'Pli-- 1-nd-but of a Day, feA'!f""- Christmas Day, i ') A-1 '- -4 ' Qnd his subJects are tne I ? ) ( Jm"?'. V"Vt- Children of the World, 'f ' . ) f For him there is this fable. He can dream of the joy that is in the hearts of all onChristmas morning, while he is sitting on his throne and his chariot drawn by Reindeers ts waiting to take him back home! (Cepyilhl, Wejttrj Njwifir Urlon) I ' I . MSEXf That our nierclianis have provided bountifully for our Holiday wants is evidenced --r H i $3'rE ' h their announcements in these columns. They are entitled to the patronage of all -, , - H " i W li x the people of the community for everything that j desired in Christmas merchandise . ' V L -- WVM ,,.,.. .-.rtii-Twrm-r-ii-T gr.TT.rr-TT.nrTTr, . . MM jM |
