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Show The t IHl.tren's I. .r. Christum, s tho day of all day for Iho children. Il, fur., tl," Joy, uf uno Clnlstnia.it I, p uro foinutl. 11 tho little ones are luoklllK fur ward to tho l.xt visit of Santa Onus. They are pux-xliiiK pux-xliiiK their pretty h.-ads and keeping bright eye watching to learn what would be the very nicest tl.lug to give each urn.ber of tho family. They are counting the peuiilcs In Iho small pocketbook or wouderlng how much wealth Is hidden In tho Iron bank which la not to beuponednntllthcweek before Christmas. They are stitching hits of fancy work In which the Inrg black knota would be ungainly were It not for the love which la wound within with-in reich one Tlmv nr. w..n.t..rli, .n,l wondering what dear Mr. and Mr. Santa Claua are making and If tho blue haze which hang over tho houae on cold morning Is really the smoke from Santa Clans' pipe, which he puffs aa he wutchea bis good wife mako all I kinds of Christmas delights. The children chil-dren are whispering and looking wlso, finding mysterious packages and writing letters su.h letters. Hut Santa Claua knows the universal language. lan-guage. No line la loo crooked, no picture pic-ture too dim for hi love to understand. under-stand. After all these pleasurea 'otnea Chrlatmaa eve. Then the children are In a quandary. Shall lliey alt up to watch for the coming of Sunt Clnua? Shall they go to bed early, so mnrn'.i.g will com quicker, or "ball they keep awake to hear the Jlnglo of bells on th roof? It would all be such fun! nut drooping eyes and nodding heeds answer all questions and far off In dreamland are the children while Santa San-ta Claua atcals about on tip-toe filling etockliiga, trimming trees and doing all that I within hla power to add to th Joy of tho breaking day. |