Show I 1 JA ARY A JV GRAHAM HAM BONNER COhl IT 14 PY f r U UM UNION ION OM BUSY CHRISTMAS DAYS The The last Jast few days had bad seemed tobe tobe to tobe be beelY very elY hll busy ones ong In the white v house The birds could see sec that greens were being hung everywhere c over the pictures pic pier tures book cases and mirrors fin and wreaths were put In nil all the tile windows Preparations were evidently c being made for some sonic unusual event ent There seemed to he no end eull to the amount of greens Some were wound to look lII like e long topes ropes and great Inan branches hes were put behind large pic pie tares CS The house was gay Indeed wit with fires which were burning In all the thc fireplaces Much wood was carried In and the birds outside thought how warm the people inside must be Then Ihen they saw a little tree being carried In ht In and one of the birds w who Jo Jowas was near Iwar the dining room told the others othel's that the tree was put on the room dining table Another tree was lens In the big bib room where most of the excitement was goIng go go- lag Ing on Then they hung pretty shiny and shimmering things on the tho tree and packages of all nil sizes and descriptions under It Had Hall their friends forgotten them It could not be possible And yet yet yet- t I f 7 4 i Ya ILl i i The House Was Gay Indeed I yet yet they they hn hadn't nt had any suet In the thelast thelast thelast last da day or so and the they had always been supplied with it before j i The They had sta stayed ed North because they knew these people in the white house loved loyed the birds so much and anti always s 's fed them But nut they were not paying so much attention to them now t I I The birds were just going to sleep just about to tuck their heads under raider their wings s. s when they saw more people peo peo- pIe coming coating to the house people with I suit cases and antl hags bags I i There seemed to be great excitement excite excite- excitement I ment and el e everybody bod seemed to be smiling stalling i But at last tl the birds went to sleep i iI I dont don't feel like chirping r tO today Jn said one of t tHem em earl early the next mo morn morn- I In lag ng I I 1 dont don't f feel el elery very ery happy that my 1113 I friends In the white house have forgotten forgotten for for- gotten otten about me I Oh Olt che cheer l' l up something must have ha I happened said another little birdI bird I I r cant can't believe helle they have really forgotten us They have always s 's been so kind so good so devoted I They have ha alwa always s loved loyed us so much md antI thought so much of its us I Well Ill I'll chirp said the first little lit tie tle bird but I dont don't feel much like lilee j jIt I It 1 it t. t The sun was rising wearing a fine I red robe Its Christmas morning s. s I he said as he gave them some of his warmth and they felt better by his cheeriness s. s And then the lady came out of the white house house the the e lady who was the special friend of the birds Merry merry Christmas hi birdies she said I was so busy yesterday I The children have Ilme nil all come coma back for the holidays s 's and there has been heen so much excitement so much decorating dec I orating so o much to do But nut Ill I'll make up for It H birdies I And tolla today Is Christmas Youre You're going goin to have fresh suet bread breadcrumbs breadcrumbs crumbs crumb ea cage e crumbs and er c everything thin I Merry Christmas said the children children chil chil- I dren as they came out to watch their mother feeding the birds And the girds birds chirped and the children children chil dren said re saying saIng Merry Christmas too I |