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Show The Christmas of Minnie and James. By Vera Pace, a Fifth Grade Student of the Ccdnr District School. Miuuio nud James Rhonor lived in a lovely homo. Christinas wna coming com-ing nud thoy woro vory happy, for thoy know thoy would got mnuy presents. pre-sents. Christmas ovo thoy hung up thoir Btcckluas. "I want n gold ring, n dolt, n puir of roller skates, n doll buggy, n littio Hot of dishos, n story book, and candy nnd nuts," aald Minnie. "I wnnt n pair of atnr skates, n sled, a toy train thnt will run when wo wind it up, nu automobile, n story book, and candy nud nuts," Jnmou said. "I hopo wo got all thoso things" said Winnlo. "So do 1" wna tbo roply. Thoy klsaod their parents nud wont to bed. I don't know what was tho matter but thoy ctmld not go to sloop. Aftor n whllo thoy hoard somo ouo open tho door. "I wonder it that is Santa Glaus!" thoy both Bald in ono broatb. "Lot ua go and see," said James. So thoy carefully oropt out of bed and over to tho door. Thoy stooped and poopod through tho orack at tho bottom of tbo door. Suro enough thoro was St. NIok himself. Thoy ran book to bod aud oovored up thoir hoods and soon wero fast naleop. In tho morning thoy could hardly wait for daylight to oomo ad they could seo what thoir stooklngs bold. G q'alook found thorn up and drossod nnd boou thoy woro unloading thoir well flllod stockings. "Look what u beautiful riugl aud my doll, nron't thoy lovoly? O, how wonderful, don't you think so James?" happy ;MtIo Mlnnlo oriod. "Yea, yea," an Id James, "aud nron't my things 'nicoY 1 can't think of anything moro i I wont." Thoy woro vory happy und '.tbo day waa ono long delight. Juat as thoy woro finishing thoir grand Ghrletmns luncheon thoro camo n tltaid kuook at tbo door. James ran lo answer tho door. A poor little 'ragged girl stood thoro. ''Mamma ia vory siok" aho said, "My pBpa died About a year ago and now it Booms as fit mamma ia going to dio too, nnd I .thought maybo you would holp me." '"Of oouro wo will help you," said Mra..Rhoner. But they reached there jlfct In'Mmo to"leo'tho ""mother dying." Tho poor little girl'a griof wna pitiful to soo. Aftor tho funeral Mra. ilRboner aeked tho littio girl if sbo .would liko to livo with them. Sho almost Wont Into bysterioa at tbo thought of it and clung to Mrs. Rhonor liko a baby. So Lilian, na sho said her namo was, went over to live in 'j;hoir lovely homo with Miunio and ylrimea. They gavo Lilian many nlco tJreaenta among whloh wero a pair of ulniteB. Lilian and Miunio wore soon very dear friends. Just a whllo boforo Now Years Lilian, Minulo nnd James wero going to try tboir now skntea on tbo duok pond. Aa they oamo In sight of it Lillian said "O, how beautiful 1 It puts mo in mind of tho duck pond we uaod to havo." "Wore you fever rioh?" asked Miunio in sudden, sud-den, surprise. "Yos boforo pnpn died wo woro well off but uftor he died mamma's health waa so poor and wo bad so mauy miafortuuea we lent all wo bad. O, wo uaod to havo lovoly timoa swimming in tho summer timo." By this tlmo tbey bad roaohod tho pond nud had their skates on. Thoy had just readied tho mid-dio mid-dio wbon tho loo broke nud lot Minulo in, In nn Instant Lilinu waa aftor hor. Sbo grabbed hor by tho hair then managed to got hold of her arm and with Jnmos' help liftod her up and out eafoly. Then they holpod ber up to tho bouse whero sho was properly oared for. It was Mrs. Rhoner's tlmo to bo. thankful. Sho tondorly kissed Lillian. "You hnvo saved my girl'a lifo," sho said, "you aro a bravo girl.' VERA PACE. |