Show fw 0 W ne wit ap A AF A N ac IV iett wha e to make ake a h perfect chri christmas amas y X JL 1 first of course there must bd be berfect perfect christmas eva there I 1 should be graen en wreaths i of f holly T n in m all 11 the windows of all the homes ev ey where and candle candlelight I 1 t shining between betwee them and back of that the rosy laughing faces of children childre the e window shade sho b pulled bi highsm h so that the joy within can 1 seen and heard beard even on the HERE should be the silver chiming of bells fr church st steeples aples shaken out ut ophair on t hair e air by the vinum there should be stars millions and millions of sta stas glittering m in a dark blue sky N HERE s should be people of all ages and kinds singing caro caroa joll carols sweet carols wistful t III carols s he dutiful carols which once more create the magic spirit of t the firs First chr Christmas 1 i atmas eve v 1 s should be fragrant smelling p pines in every house trees hu it lands of popcorn orni strings 1 1 s i red cranberries green boughs weighed down with 9 gifts gifts for everio e not forgetting kitty nor nor 0 H hec ci C i i la tor the pup V T afir ey should be secrets vast and numberless secrets whispered behind doors do orsin n c coal al cellars in in clos A ets and ancl behind the varn barn after dark secrets to be revealed on christmas morning knitted mufflers for fathers a few stitches dropped but what of it pincushions Pin cushions for mothers just a little bit lopsided but very strong and a great many handmade hand made calendars sewing bags and boxes jor for borther the ther r members of the famil family s tel s nathen ND then after christmas eve co copies es christmas day 1 merry cousins and u uncle n ca sand aunts ar arriving from all directions to share the dinne the family there should bea be a twinkling eyed grandfather and a gand grandmother mother with a tremendous reputation for doughnuts i r 0 o HERE should be puddings thousands upon thousands of puddings spread in steaming invitation 0 n on tables from oneena one end of the country to the other there should be turkey and roast adose and ad mince pies and raisins and fruit and humble blessings said with bowed heads r LL these things go to make a perfect Christy christmas rias but if we can have only a few of them or even none of them we can have a new peace in our hearts and prayers that the children of the land may be loved and cared for even as the christ child was loved and cared for by his mother mary that teat night long long ago when he lay in a manger mang er in bethlehem D 1928 western ern News newspaper union union |