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Show FRIGHTENED BY SANTA CLAUS -w . " How the Dear Old Saint Carried Consternation Con-sternation Into an African Mission Mis-sion House. An amusing story of how Pants Clans frightened the black children at a mission station when he first ap feared to them a few years ago. Is told by the wife of a mlsilonary stationed sta-tioned at Ilailunda. Africa They had celebrated Christmas at Ilallundu before, be-fore, but they never had had Santa Clans, so Mr. Stover, the missionary, dr. used up rl Saint Nic k. 'He had been padded and powdered tnj packed until his own mother ould not have known him." Mrs. Sto ' ver afterward related. "Presently we i (aT the signal, tbe door flew open snd In walked Santa Claus Put dear tne! What consternation! He was greeted with shrieks and groans and rrtea of "Let me out! It Is the evil oae. It Is the day cf Judgment!" The urchins, cateblr.g the Infection sf terror from the older black people. i ' - ...... fled to their bedrooms, fell down upot their fates, crept under chairs and ta blea any w be re to Lid" t!ierne!ve Poor old Santa Claus rever bad sm ! a greeting before. As soon as he real Ized the panic he had caused, he tor off hts tall hat and white cotton bear! Then from the bags on his hick l began to throw gifts right and lefi and to tell who he was. "Reassured once more, everyone was soon Inngjilng and hatting munching the great 'red breads (doughnuts), tasting their fruits cu nibbling at the sweets from the famii tar little bags "It seemed a though everyene trice! to talk louder than his neighbor ai they examined th costume of Santa Claus. whom they now no longer fear ed One man said that he thous it It was Jfn the ftaptlut, another that It wss Elijah returned. Yet anotbet thought It was Satan himself, 'and all my sins rose up before me;' while a fourth confessed, 'My onl.' thought I waa to tide myself " |
