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Show a one I Eioliday I Spirit I (, Woiicra .Nespairr tnloo.) CAN there bo anyone who does not polish up his holiday spirit by reading Dickens' "Christmas Carol"? Is there anyone who does not give hinw self the fun of skimming down the slide with Bob Cratcbit and laughing at his comforter, "three yards long, exclusive ex-clusive of the fringe," stream out behind be-hind him like the woolly ta'l of a kite? Is there anyone who does not creep up the ccld staircase with Oid Scrooge and shiver Into his dismal 100 there to cat a small and lonely bowl of porridge por-ridge with the crusty old g.'ntb'inan? Is there unyonc who does not love Tiny Tim and Ida wee, brave crutch? And Mrs. Crutch I, who erm cook a goose to beat anything thus far accomplished ac-complished in t'ne history of mankind? And then, when we follow the Spirit of Christmas Past, nin anyone fail to la moved by the foriorn little figure of oid toYrooge us a bid, left in ioneii-ness ioneii-ness at school- during tho holidays? Could anything be more patlietlc? Has anyone surh astounding vnntrrt of bis feet that he can prevent them from dancing at Mr. Fezzlwlg's party? And where Is the Impossible person who can suppress a cheer at that re-inarkable re-inarkable gentleman's performance with his legs? "If such tlwre be, go, mark tdio well," for he has no pleas ant places In his heart for tl.ese di Ughtfiil humors. And then the damsel with the "lace tiicl'er"! Dear me, what a can 10 she gave one Interested young man I) Blind Man's Buff! And bow he paid her U' for It In a certain shadowy corner of the room; bow he did. Indeed! In-deed! But She liked it. Ch, , she liked St very much Indeel, did the damsel dam-sel with the lace tucker! Then to return to the Crafrhit family, fam-ily, who Is there to rc.dst the sl'aple toast i f Tiny Tim. a toast of five words that encompasses the hope of all men : "c;or p.lkss us kvkky ONr::" |