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Show Che Ct)'t4tmat Trci. Saya nn enthusiastic mulhtn "I don't bellee there Is an) thing tn ths faco ot tho earth that glei moro pleaauro to tbo ai crags child tkt n Christmas tree. It does make a (tod deal ot truublo tor tho cldert, but surely It Is worth while' Oaelioaly n child such a llttlo while and cni la grown up so very longl Wo groxg up pcoplo are very well satisfied tolo our yearly presents Just given to us, but surely wo nil can remember tow tho valuo ot the gifts once Increased In proportion to tho way they wen liven liv-en Was anything more de-lltMul than emptying a stocking, ei;tchlly wheu each thing was wrapped up md tied. The presents were io mjch more daslrable that way thaa !( thoy had Just been laid out on a chair or table. And It they came on a ChrUt-raai ChrUt-raai tree, words rannot eipresi low much that enhanced their value, finely fine-ly that chlldlsa delight repaid alt tho hard work that fell to ths li,rs' share, and tho remembrance cf t now goes n long way to llghtea the work of It all for uur un sitsllVuys and girls. "A big tree Is glorious, but. aliejall, Ibe Christmas we always looked tack on as the very best was tho one ,oro we each had a llttlo tree ot out own. They were from about six Iniheiklgn", fur the baby, up to three ful for father. fa-ther. They were planted In loiely pots, and wero decorutrd with StHe bits of candles and comuropHi 0n each trco a different color Theri wai even one treo for the peli jnd to single sin-gle one was forgotten, Kory dot cat, rabbit, guinea pig, or doll bad a'clft', with Ita own namo marked on thnu side. Truly Hint was a C hrutmai' I only w lih I bad Ihe nine little raicals to mako nil the happlnes for, nj ;nf means to do It. Chlldirn are cadeti trouble, but how forlorn It li mi Its bavo them to trouble for"' |