Show I 1 the wonderful tree Z by christopher G hurd hazard to we torts New newspaper paper union il tl STOOD lo 10 the corner os of a rather needy eedy room it was festooned with strings of 0 f popcorn and cables of crun cran berries wisp of 0 tissue paper paw and einset oroa orna meas were out epou the brunches and small candies stood ready to illuminate the occasion there were many invisible things upon uton the tree too the imagination imaginations of the children bad had been as busy as their dreams family may be limited cited but there are no bounds in the jui fullas m of bantu santa claua claus and hope in the magical christinas christmas time the clouds of poverty are all as gilded glided and be beau au ticul as any unset sunset can furril furnish alL A anything nr day may happen then cinderella Is as a hopeful as a her more favored sisters not an urchin but has nn an expectant eye so IN th tanner christmas tree was as beautiful ae as a picture ind and as a full of presents ne as tt 4 picture could be but bat boi however veyer pictured by fancy and made ot of good wishes the presents were nil invisible no 0 o one could see what was in the of the dreamers and the hearts of 0 the anxious but needy providers for weeks the mil mill had bad bapa ea closed and now tle the family pock strook was about repty rr ity I 1 ther tan ner looked at abo t trw tree coi ld not see a gift on it and ano chook hloi hi head bi mother tanner mai inclined to make viale the best of it tea too the treo tree wae was one of the tam fatally I 1 ly it bad been the tree of at last year a lud the tree of the yen yep toro fore that it was a tree that kept it ever evergreen given habit end that did not aveni a to grow old it was like a living tree nus to bring fori on ah its fruit every evert year it had bad been so good to them that they had named it bounty Ilou nty and now TIOW it tt stood thero there in the dark all d eased vp up but with nothing tot tut blossoms blos soma without say fruit it see the hurrying to their morning disappointment it could heir their erica cries of surprise and chagrin silly sam more needy of 0 n ent than the uthera rould look in ni nit tr for hia his expected go art cart sue aou would I 1 it inia ahe he two dres vatter patterns s tr t or r I 1 abr br big dolt I 1 ler er aw new lint an annl I 1 high chair cor or her little doll tanner IV bould not get hm skates dick would mould ne iiii 1 ft a tied vied it was anything but a merry tree hut but etwas it wa a wonderful tree it had a power pomer of itself felt all over a it could summon santa clans claus by a kind ot of message that ent through walls and ever thin it reached ns its far as the tolka who were wore having baring a christmas eve evo pait 1 t vo mocks blocks away anny and ronde made them think ol 01 mr air Pol mill boss and mrs Ed laundry woman they had iten lating liing Is for some new fun tor for their party day and noia no it came cabrae into their heads to t go over and bu be santa for the tanners so the tree drew si ery silent but ery err busy company to tl ti e tanners back bacic door As the children bad had left directions santa on the table it was easy to find ent ot alt what the tree was expected to do so presently it die 11 4 it theiu aas a more too than orders tor for the wanted thans ns the merrymakers bad had o 0 enough to any n roa na a conale tree there were picture books picture puzzles 1 games a acl 9 vors brinder rind cr could make the sparks fly ily a train of cars oars that could go a doll could may and candy enough to ga go round for father and tanner there was ft it pocketbook book with gold in it lt and a note ot of good cheer that mas as better than the gold so the wonderful tree spent the rest ot of the night in trembling joy it could rift sleep for thinking ot of the friendly love that had provided euca such a happy morning to come and when the farat ot the morning light brought all the Tat dauners iners domn downstairs stairs the tree fairly shook with mare amid the wonder end and the tiao gleo glee of that christmas day As tor for the servants ot of santa clau they had neier neer had such a merry christmas before their hearts wire pa so wpm that they did not mind the i idt they sang oer the plea aur urt r J biving pleasure plea aure and find relief they said sald they knew hot that santa claus had bad to live up jorth to 0 o that he could cool off after his iiii warm worm Inte interest reit in the happiness ot of others aliey addressed biro hirn in that must have malle 1 him jollier than 1 ever calling him t f r t THE MAGIC MAN there ie Is a ron man who lives alv up north all cla clad in robes rob end and furs aad every year be earlle forth As A love aa hi coins ovum pur are tho th winters cold that otherwise bould free 0 and attil lit keeps froia irr krowley wins 1 sy tending tree t 64 the tho children far for hie his corn ivic 1 so da do th the old folk aws W PP imes goami oe out tb tt t cowes to you t ara A 4 thear acl rown prep promas ts never deemed k large aha good before t |