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Show liiH p Qj-y GreJajxvDoTVier " Drawings W RaWtf ' :m I -A HE snow glistened in the sparkling sun. I L light The akeofsnow kepfcjifalling, I'gTRfcfe falling. Spme n popped to jresMi'rtkthe : I Sllli branches (pMhe pinetfecs andanql llittle I ziV leafless bushes. omeyfellXsCrafem to i the ground and rrrade the srx)w)( growlvdeeper ana wiiter andfter.fX Vx ykN- ' Ih thetejBnjofie woodahiiHjJjron'j i uoon, which, at avKTng u'i ' ' .x ' : of sftiiMwich jvi w$ -. mw) wri fimJl 1P8WS AUd the1; &f-MM I thftlne-and ' UfellllSS . ,'--, v A,' ' tival-m-thwjary w5E;OT4 f-y I he saidtsiarne is ChYistmas. It is the day of lovejwm oheenand .happinesrVeve-fesenta I nndw.eare----given presents: We think of others and others think of us. It is the day to give! And 1 1, your King, will now begin the cejebxationr I The Queen was smiUng-Her eyes were full of gladness and the-nftcesand Princesses were merry and gay. ( jfr-- I "The day jof7ffeg4MFe all saying. "The most gWrioWday injhmf The pjieS-ffusheddbout thisnyray and that, I and from SKcame thejsound of SK The music ifl grew loudMknd the vc ices seemegfeome from every whereSrbm all corners vo world it: I seemed as QiS1" and the I King andn the SOng' N I one quitenew'iwrne of the song. I No one it&rhpe might be, but somehow everyont wasinging it for the song I was the song of joVanli the tunc was happiness. I And all knew that g&ijall knev its tune and I throughout the wlWay there was singing. I Some did not kno howto sing the words, some I did not know howV mdke the sounds with their I voices, but for these therelwas the music in their I heart? the love in their hearts for all the people I Under the sun. ,, But the pages had emptied before the -throne packs with mailyidfffer'nt sotsf presentk Afrd the King was presenting tem ftdliePrihes and Pnf sse-Thcanrhorearid-more'' presents, and rnore anmotj(Tecrarnily apedredFor tKby wealljar.riving.' forthe ,feam?estival Th&21hihnoianand they cegefyedrcsents aiid thygave t)rgaeitfs. ThfeSing-in ThfeSing-in went On, thernusic waft mingled wittHaughter and thesdpjy ,y2oicesof. children viftre heard. d MVA &$$ sefrh tcpf1-ig)itenh'em. Hedj n6t etb a to iSWhim andelseirWeldto rulithajceptre of wonderful kindness Vnams tneildreri-' paused befoifmhe throne thejfeaPirrwhisltochher: ' Sthe wfflMlerry riistmas to all 'ln thMdrld thdaS I Md dn the ' rfftft$&r- vA 8cejpufe is wjitten,);LoveIU-iis is & &0N & Yu PRiness- $" wx J v ke7?i on a mighty taa..i' kf5") P6 nejhts appeared ' fYf . -.A, aI,d effH0W flaC9 on ' t 1 K.k J&fi'fcrC'jh the branches changed and V'jalfcyl drooped down heavily JwTfinlv " a(en wh presents. PWw And the tree spoke too: llfl Ml am he Qnri?tm?:s mwl ' , tree. "For -.years and l1 (w'ti-'fVl tali) .homes .each..-, jM ly iV4l Christmas payV ' ' Inl V trcesbutwc-dii -&,'" i Mv have the 6nc- w'' I'' -Mil fr M name-the Christ- rl I"1''1 r'i8i Kijig bids jus to ,to many a W1 Chris ttnak fektival Our branches 'Wfegffi hold gifts! and candles of differ-' 'WM ent colors to give the bright '')mWy light of good cheer." ..-"' BSfejfeba And fr0mau around thc, children are ooeningock--.; jgpjj ings that fAagfd L hanging on(lowche), , O filled -whngesand9 f) ' pli-. w )J candie'sjmtsa.ng-t)ys 'jH ffyfc1 While tliey wera-dancingjarld' r-''" ' laughingastliey ooened rnany ' '" "' mysteriouslittleackages, the King spoke again: "Good-bye to all," he said. I will-be baclr for the festival next year. Come my fine animals! Come my gorgeous chariot!" 1 V Jingling of bells was heardthcv.swerethe I 'lM Chjrjstmas'' bells ontKe-ficin defers arm-niprev Vl pranced to takehKing-to his home far away. Jifl 51or,tlfe King vvaTonehertharTSanta Clausl l' I Andail of udnNheisTeangedrana II instead of one gre'aVtrone' rriahyli6mes could be nl zr-'' vvAvM mM seen big homep',and little JiomcsrbLn:. in all there ! Sh'r a' VV 1 IH was a Queen4i-the motheifbf the childi-efv whom on 31 Christmas DaycSanta Clau; calls his Royal Family. sl Instead bf '"(Brincss. and Princesssa'tney were tM alPclTildren. 'Ipstea'd oX one grewWthere were , ! many trees. IAnoUparing snow H and the woods trceXnScemaces arvd green hh decorations and bripxtjireclnberiies. 'J M For once a yeai SJanta Glaus dreams this flH dream this Chrismas'faple.JiHe sees not the H hundreds ofhomtt he has visited. He does not H see the different mothers. He does not see the H children scattered over the earth. He has been jifl to many homes but to him it ia all as one. And SH it is a true dream.-tool IH For every Chrisbnas Queen is a mother with nfl love in her heart, aM there are the fathers who H sit oh: tl ie Ithrone of Santa Claus on Christmas Day Hfl witH-;!,A' Merry Christmas" inscribed in letters H whel only ..the 'children of Santa's dream can see, H bujt W lien' 'all the-, children of the world can feeL AnitneRoyal .Family the Princes and the Prin- ('rcesges th'ey are all childreh.l Not unusual ? jVphildreh7buJtus.u.ai cMdrfen. They are ffl lJ thev'children wlip ?vcPcffr just because I SI ) '! V foi'A tneyare c6ildre'ndnd :hey are given tl I ilvV pleasure "'b.ecausa'thHy too can give. IB Wf IK A X ' M h .'J ' Yesall'-overithti ,orid, in hun- W 1 ' N 1' ' v ' J ! ) h v' " a 1a y'drcds'of horned after the visit of ' rtV Santa .Claus ';tne-e ;is happiness. I Ifl .-J. Wf$ And bepausW it Hs Christmas Ifl nllVv'A -ay h.e f4Cr and g00d El MM i X 'v Santa GlaU tkifeives are the i wL'nw'W y-arniling ey'e and the merry ( I " IXWSPvin """voices of yhiWren as they II ' PSfiMf ' .,. 'hut HfeigM over 1 II cC' V5'QS ITOthB-ehristinas festivnL II VC lll He is the King not II '. ItUffimmrZ- ! a country' n0!: of II ffiMlm p" ,andbut of a Day- II .'W'ty,-.. Christmas Day, l ' fer j f yt'?'it ) Children of the World, II C-, ' ..-- !j AFo?him there is this fable. He can dream of the joy that is in the hearts of fl allOffChristrrias morning, while he is sitting on his throne and his chariot drawn by Reindeers fl is waiting to take him back home! . (CoryrlcM, Wutern Nsrpr Ur.ionJ K I MMIL'F III fThatj)urerchanfrhavepvided bountifully for our Holiday wants is evukneed- --. ,1 I WfWt V ' W ' aamkuattsdn theselralunwsTliey are entitled to the patronage of all --- ; I 1 1 " the people of1 the community for everythintats-desjredjj Christmas merchandise 9 J |