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Show Made Best of Worst of Christmas-Time Mishap THE snow began nearly a week before Christmas and when the great day arrived, folks were trying try-ing to remember the time when-It didn't snow in Morton City. Barnes, the only merchant, had put off getting get-ting his shopping supply so there were no gifts In town to be bought for love or money. But when news got about that the train down on the mountain siding was snowbound snow-bound in Morton City, old and young sort of forgot about the lack of gifts. Too, the president of the road with his party had a special . ear on the rear of the snowbound passenger, and wasn't that a great honor indeed? Folks got over the novelty of their visitors In time for the organization organ-ization of a huge choir of carol singers that went down to the train and paraded through the length of the coaches, even to singing for the chef and the porters and, of course, ell tUe train men. They had remembered re-membered to take along a tree decorated deco-rated with the makeshift ornaments they had on hand from previous years. But somahow, they made a great hit with all the strangers who Joined heartily in the fun. The passengers dove Into their baggage and brought up books, boxes of candy, candy bars, ties, fancy soaps and bath salts, highly perfumed, beautiful towels and even lovely baby clothing, wearing apparel ap-parel and Jewelry. In fact, not a soul In the little settlement was' without one of the impromptu gifts. The passengers received old-fashioned roasted fowls and all trimmings trim-mings of a generous feast. What one hath not, the other had, seemed the most terse explanation of the happy condition ! Luella B. Lyons. Western Newapa-per Union. |