Show THE KITTENS CHRISTMAS dorothy borothy had written jnnny letters to santa claus she had told him how low much she loved him the had told hira him what she had I 1 wanted for christmas ans and she had bad told him that there would be some gome su sugar nr in a little glass bowl or r his reindeer fo HP le would find it s she h e had 0 x 1 pla ined by iho fireplace the lays before Chris christinas tillaS wire wi 11 L re 10 very exciting she kept vion wondering dering which things santa with her mother claus would and daddy pick out from her list of course she knew she becele all the presents on her list for it had been a very terrifically long one and she knew there were many many other boys and girls in the world who had sent santa cla claus us a christmas list too do you suppose santa will rive give roe me a sled she asked her mother or do you suppose he will gle gie roe me a loll doll which closes and opens its eyes she asked her fattier father two days before christmas she had decided though that more than anything thin else she wanted something alive she lived in the country where it would lie be easy to keep a pet and yet she had no pet of her own on there were cows and there were pigs but they erent pets and there were vere the chick the geese but they pets oil oh I 1 do want something that Is alle to love she said do you suppose it Is too late to write santa claus and tell liim him that id rather have a pet than anything else in the world you might write urite him another note glicr ter mother said though I 1 am very much afraid santa claus clans has hi his packs all ready and everything fixed up for starting on his christmas eve rounds but you might u write rite a letter and if 1 he still lias has a little time left well you know santa claus la Is santa claus and if he can possibly do anything lie win S so dorothy wrote a letter and this was what the letter said dear santa claus if it too late may I 1 have bare something alive id like a pet and I 1 dont care its ICs a doggie or a kitty eltty caf orr ora turtle so long as I 1 can love it I 1 think though santa claus clans that id rather not have a turtle if 1 its just the same ame to you I 1 dont think I 1 could pet a turtle and I 1 dont believe a turtle would want to be eissed lis sed seil id rather have a pet than everything th ingelse else I 1 on my list I 1 do hope santa dear that pin im not n very great nul nuisance if you have everything ready dont bother ive been a good girl and my daddy has helped me to spell this letter right your devoted friend dorothy P S I 1 hope have a very merrle merrie xmas tear dear santa daddy says I 1 cun can spell merrle and xmas in two ways but I 1 think this way it looks merriest dont you slie she left the letter by the chimney and tile the next morning it was gone ne what hopes she had at lat lait la it it was christmas eve and no DO sooner had she gone to bed it seemed than it was christmas morning slie site went into the living room with her mother and daddy there was t the 11 e christmas christinas tree all beautifully f u I 1 I 1 y trimmed and there were many presents slie she could see and her stocking was so full that it looked as though it would fall down but there was no sign of a pet in her arms arm it was wrong of her to have hoped so BO much yet a tear trickled down and landed on a present she was opening when sir she heard a strange sound what was that she asked well wed better sm see lets listen and see if we can tell from where it comes her daddy said behind the sofa dorothy exclaimed and behind the sofa sho she went oh daddy mother she shouted oh louk look look look santa the darl Ingest 1 I slie site came from behind the sofa carrying in her arms the softest prettiest of little black kittens kitten sl |