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Show The Night Before Christmas. 'Twas the night before Christinas, and all through the house not a creature crea-ture was stirring except Lily, the cook, preparing to take the 10 a. m. as a holiday surprise. And Uncle Horace, Hor-ace, in the guest room, who has just discovered that sprig of holly that t lie boys put between the sheets. And the boys, who, . having surreptitiously opened their presents and found them all "useful," are contemplating sabotage. sabot-age. And sister Maybelle, who has saved her dud gifts of the year before and is trying to redistribute them. And mother, who is going to get that red ball on top of the tree or die in the attempt. And father, sitting up with a sick check hook and a sheaf of newly arrived bills. And Florence, the cat, somewhat the worse for having sampled sam-pled the Christmas punch to which father consecrated his last bottle of Scotch. From Life. |