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Show HOW ST. NICK FOOLED JOHNNY. The Boy's Parent Bought Useful Presents Pres-ents When Santa Passed Htm By "I'll lay for St. Nicholas," Johnny said to his llttlo slBtor, Suo. "Why?" sho asked. "If ho wants to loavo useful presents pres-ents I'll Just stop him!" was his boastful answer, "You'd best not!" Suo Bald girls havo theso premonitions. Ho said: "Pshaw, I'm as foxy as St. Nicholas!" and whllo his llttlo Bister lay asleep he watched. Tlmo passed. Tho clock struck midnight. mid-night. Then ho Baw his papa and his mamma entering silently with certain bundles. "What's up?" ho called to them. "Whcro's St. Nicholas? I've been laying lay-ing for him so's to head him off from leaving clothes and things as ho did laRt year!" "Hash boy!" said his father, after a moment of reflection. "Your mamma overheard your audacious plan which nlmost kept St. Nicholas from the houso! I nssuro you I would not havo intervened but for tho sako of your sister." "How? What?" asked John. "Hush! Yes. St. Nicholas was very angry you should daro to crltlclso his gifts. Ho would havo passed us altogether alto-gether had I not gono to tho roof nnd said: 'St. Nicholas, don't go oft llko that I havo a llttlo daughter who is innocent. Give mo her presents!'" "Did ho glvo them, papa?" asked the boy. "For sure." "Then what nro those store bundles?" "They aro your gifts!" answered papa, spreading out tho useful objects ob-jects I think that it was a new hat, overshoes and nn umbrella. As St. Nicholas left nothing for you, your mamma and I went out and bought them!" |