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Show t Don't Kill Santa Claus. I - An effort is being mudo by the New i ( York Presbyterians :o kill Santa Claus I , ' that grand old myth who has made glad I-, , tho hearts of little iohts forages. No use tryiug. You can't do it. Wo won't ,; - have it. 8omo of tho pleasantest memories of every grown up person's L f Xi childhood days are associated with the f " Mf .. mil mythical visits of Santa ChuiB. No j, I'vvlt need to hurry your children into tho etern realities of life they will reach that Btngo soon enough nt tho best. Some people soem to want to make little, old men and women out of their children right from tho start. This isn't naturo and it isn't right. Let I -children be children and let them enjiy It their childhood it only comes onco in I! -a life timo and is, after nil, the I pleasantest state of life. Ofcoursoyou If should teach your cnildrcn to be manly ! nnd womanly in politeness at least. 1" Don't let them grow into hoodlums, in W the. mistaken iden that you aro letting I them enjoy their childhood. They will I , really enjoy it all tho better for having I fiomo restraint put upon them; but I don't, for goodness sake, rob childhood I .of all its little innocent mysteries, I myths and pleasures and forco little I -ones prematurely into facing tho stem I realitiosoflifo. Santa Claus, bless his I .old soul, is all right. Just because ho I -dosn't visit you any more is no good I reason why you should deprive your I " -children of tho pleasure, ot his visits. You have grown old and cranky (muybe that is thotfeason Santa, Olausdoos't -visit you anymore), but your children 'havont. Ex. |
