Show I 1 INVENTION MOTHER Cit 01 OP rl THE E I ll 11 fly bo ho doll Jolly Jul Without a a fl liCO Ill riV St St. May Iny Snyder In January las la p t satIsfaction sat wat- Aunt Mandys Mandy's taco face wih as she put tho ho touches touche to a her Christmas m tr c. c She Sho laughed sot softly Never In iii all al her imer lieI ex experience cC cx- cx hail had hal she sho trimmed such Much a f t. t trimmed ninny many as this hits And Amid she sho had hal a Well Vei wh situ fh no one i made umbrellas In my mimy tine time said sahl sId Aunt 4 Mandy but Ilium ln bonn boun to nab to hang ham dc dey on elm on aim an dat she sho ho am ani Jos' Jos Josa Jesa a a. tree She Sho stood tood with her hor surveyed cil the hands on her hips hillS and thE tr tree o Intently The Time frame Crame of ot the Limo old uld umbrella spread Us Its bare baro ribs above an art ar empty soap box Is io lo which the time han handle le hud hind been rudely fastened Strings of popcorn pop pop- com corn n and amid cranberries afforded the tho principal prin cipal decorations while cookies apples and sticks sUck of oC candy cand were suspended cd b by strings of oC various kinds and colors clors The presents consisted of oC mysterious mysterious- looking present bundles s of oC many man shapes and sizes Aunt Mandy had worked long Jong and ninth patiently and now sho she turned away saying Rayln as she closed the door doot behind her Char Clar to goodness hit do look mighty scrumptious deed scrumptious deed hit do 10 Only a n few hours hour more and tho the treo tree I In tn nil all Its grandeur would be displayed Ne Never had there been ben such excitement In Aunt Mandys Mandy's cabin Tho Time picka ninnies ninnie dressed d in best best Indulged e In low how whispers and smothered smothered ered giggles Even the Uw perky perk bows bowson on I Lizas lz's and Marias Maria's pigtails seemed to ness stir with life and quiver with wih eager cager- ealor- ealor nes Supper over Uncle Mose let time the thov v way Y to tho time best room As he throw threw open ope time the por a shout went U up front from tho the delighted said sid Uncle Muse Mose with wih alow u a low bow and a flourish of or tho time hand handon on dis mos limos 8 caslon clon yo ye sul- sul I tinly hab hal n a tree to celebrate yo do day An Arm I will wi now recede a ato to yo ye o Fust an to bc begin ln I yo ye George Washington Lincoln IAn Lin coIn coln Harrison Grant wid a a. pair o 0 skates from yo ye 0 mammy An yo ye Rastus Robinson Carter Carte Keller Keler gits ls a football from Crom yo ye 0 Cc fee daddy dadd Liza Jane Arabella Arabela Helen git Jt right up on oni yo feet an an make malc yo 0 bow I r nt yo 0 wId a bran new dress diess from rom yo mammy I t Maria Melissa Wila Wallace e Winifred what I at yo gwim to to ay PI pyo yo ml mammy when whon yo ye dis bonnet do dc work lob ob her hans han's Now low yo can walk up an hep DC Do De am nm free an malicious With wild howl the time a wid youngsters youngsters- made a rush for or the spreading tree trec Deys mo G Golly 0 I what's dis heah Dc tree treo treeS tree'S S 'S o er Hoi Hol on were tho the exclamations that same crowding one ono upon ripen another Then the uproar became became be be- came deafening and the Christmas frolic was on Un Uncle le Mose stood for foi moment t t In In happy happ contemplation then therm his hh e eyes foil fell rel on Aunt Mandys Mandy's smiling fac face Mandy Ian Sonora Frances Somers he said yo ye 0 s 's a a woman wo wo ivo- ivo man I nebah predated yo 0 gance Janee an arm an ane I s 's M glad latI deed I Is honey honey- caso ca o a I nevah hi hit hilt Uncle Mose Iose bow bowed d. d waved his hands hands' airily and took Ma his seat seat The perspiration stood In Ih beadon beads bead on his forehead but his snub smile smie did not hot vanish h. h Christmas cheer was stirring in his heart and Christmas angels were mero ho hovering over the little lite cabin When tho time clock the thc OZ om mantel struck time the ml midnight hour doors door doon were lock locked d. d lights snuffed out and anti silence fell fel upon uon the thc happy home Little black faces sin smiled I led up from 80 soft white while pillows for their dreams were sere sweet that hint Christ Christ- mas night Aunt Mandy danil felt fel well wel re re re- paid for Cor or all al her extra care an arid and trou trou- tile ble and anI une Uncle Mose wearied with wih his speechmaking soon fell Cel asleep Time The old hare bare arc anti and forlorn f stood r In in i time the i e stretchIng stretch stretch- lug Ing Us Its bent hent ribs Into vacancy It hl had J fulfilled tm Its I mission Is Christmas with out a tree iree and Christmas Christmas- Christma with an mm urn um- wih cabin cab breJa n WaS wa n a success S ln lii Aunt fn urI ur- ur I |