| Show It Was Christmas From Home iome Folks Post Office Employee Takes Time Off to Enjoy Hi His Hi Own Package By ELEANOR E. E KING KINQ T WAS not an easy Job tom foi tomI I I 1 there Is no suet suel thing In a n post office of Z fice flee at Christmas r JE I JC time But Dut It kepi I ones one's m mind In d an not and lj han hands s occupied T Tc attend college It 1 one privilege but to bo be able to g gc home for Christmas la Is another Charles felt it keenly this very mo mo- meat ment He lIe had the tho first privilege privilege- and was fifteen hundred miles from tron home However mid the rush ann an and tumble of sorting Christmas packages package stacks of ot letters and cards ho he hardy had time Ume to grieve The postmaster could not under understand understand stand how o Charles s could turn tum out se EC I UlU wun Y Ythan than the others i j I It was all very i II simple He lIe eagerly eager eager- i ly Iy searched every card rard letter or package to see ee whether or not It o bore his hits name D hurrying on to the next one I surely Burely do doget doget get great fun tun out of or this burst forth Oh Charles a VA This one Is heavy as lead i slides around In Inthe inthe the tho box like a cake on a plate Silence followed broken only by OH tit constant thud of the good will mss mes I sages I say soy shouted some somo one ono the room Your name Is Isn't Isn it I was Just cussing this heavy thing when I discovered till the name Its heavy said Charles makin making a wild dash It rattles An hour later the postmaster making mak make ing lag his tour of Inspection stopped open-mouthed open gazing at nt one conned of tho room There re sitting Bitting on th tha floor was the happiest boy In th the world Tl Tile The e Captain as the boys ad called him understood no noel why Charles Charles' work had hod accumulated In the last fifty minutes Around him hilts himon on the floor was a sea sen of tissue paper ribbons stickers sUckers and gifts Riding th crest of each wave were smiles lIb Hit radiant face was a Joy to behold Th The postmaster grinned Charles felt some som someone one looking at him and glanced CB Ull Into the eyes of ot his employer It Is Christmas Cap from tram down dowa home borne 0 eo 1526 N Newspaper r Union |
