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Show I STORIES OF I CHRISTMAS TIME H Written by Children of the Fourth and Fifth Grades A HAPPY CHRI8TMA8 DAY M By Manila Poulter, Fifth Grade The enow lay In white heaps upon ftbe ground, not a whisper around oould be heard for it was 2 o'clock I In the morning, when a child jumped out of her bed and scampered to the window. "Oh dear! I wish the morn-I morn-I lng would hurry and prcsB on, for I can not wait until morning." "Helen, I cried a voice that sho thought was fl Santa Claus becauso she just heard tho merry jlnglo of bells, "uunip into SI bed or you shan't go to grandma's tomorrow," Without waiting for fur- ther reply she went to bed and was soon slumbering. At C o'clock she was called by her sister Anna, "Come I sleepy head, don't you know wo arc fl ready to start to grandma's? Then 9 she laughed. Ho.cn jumped up only half awako putting on her clothes m in a second. Sho could hardly realizo jfl morning had comu so soon. m When she got down stairs even H her smallest siBter had taken her place at tho tablo outside stood the two borscB harneBsed up to tho big bob sleigh which was to carry them to grandma's. Soon nil wero snug. gled In tight and warm they were not long starting oil. Mother suggested sug-gested wo sing a song. O, how tno music rang through the air, and Charlie corded to it with his mouth organ. What was grandma doing now? She was very busy, she had been up ev.er since Ave o'clock. Grandpa killed the big turkey whllo grandma made a big kettlo of doughnuts. "Now grandpa you drive to town and buy candy, popcorn, and nuts. lie suro and get stick candy for tho children so they will not choke. "Oh, (and somo oranges. A halt an hour later grandpa was homo with his arms so full of things that on tho way in to the house they over balanced him and ho fell headlong head-long into tho snow. Out camo grand-nil. grand-nil. Gracious sokes! alive, can't you stand up. Sho helped him up and brushed tho snow off his curly locks and taking the red handkerchief off fc his neck sho said, "1 luivo baked that Br. big five gallon Jar of cookies and put them down collar. Do you think that will bo plenty? Go In tho pantry, thero you will sco twelve plus, and a largo plum pudding. Tho turkoy is roasting lino. Well 1 guess I had better glvo tho floor a mop over because It Is so dirty. dir-ty. After grandma had refreshed herself her-self a bit, sho put on her black dress and a neat white apron. Sho was all ready to meet hor guests. Sho heard a merry cry and tho sound of bells in tho distance. In they ran to greet grandmn and grandpa. After they kissed encu one sho took off their wraps. Then tho children started to i i.o In a llttlo whllo Anna told Ilett tho tho baby to ask grandma It sho had a cooky for her. Sho was but a small child threo years old and sho could not tnlk plain. Sho went up to grandma grand-ma and said: "Danmu dot any of cm cookies." Bless your llttlo heart you must bo nearly starved aftor coming com-ing this long way. Tho big jar of cookies was brought up from tho cellar. cel-lar. Grandma set them on tho Moor In tho dining room so tho children could enjoy themsuhes. "Tank you," said Ilett in hor most pollto way. "Eat all you like," said grandma. Only lenvo enough for your dinner. "Now, said grandma there's Uuth aud Alice, thoy ro too big to piny with tho little children thoy can set the tablo. After a whllo dinner was ready. Everything wus on tho tablo but tho turkoy. But after thoy woto all ready to it grandma brought In tho largo turkoy. J O, tho things they had for dinner. Thoro was everything a child could wish. Thoy ate until thoy wero vory J full. Allco and Uuth cleared up tho ) dishes then they woro all through. Then grandma lit tho Christmas tree. They all sot down by it and told tho story of tho first Christmas. Then Snntn Claus camo ho gavo each child MQ a present grnndma took mony beau- tlful things off tho Christmas treo and gavo to tho children, Thoy all klBsed grandma and grandpa good by and rodo away as happy bb llttlo larks. |