Show win fa a ra m JENNIES MUMPS jeadie jennie mn was very much worried sit she had d it the mumps al a both of her bar chick cheeks were swollen motion and she looked quite a tunny funny tight eight only sha me daan t fel feel that way at all she felt meet uncomfortable and it was hard to swallow but moat ot ar 11 II 11 she was worried christmas Cc hAm mon goon wo was coral and ad she be did dlan t know whether csont banta clota would be able to cor C come or and ad see me be her none of her friends friend war were allowed to come near dear her a aa she might 91 give the teem the muniba map to too not that ahe wanted to give the them the th 6 her mo mother he h had d explained to her that mumps were m given from one to another without the people a wishes wl hums being considered corel dereld at all 11 it was wah a way they bad in the tha wretched mumps fatally family that was it they 1 instated i let d upon being given whether ae anyone wanted them or not NOW isow would sarma he be able to comet a won would 1 d he not give the humpa map am aa they expressed er it to other children wouldn I 1 he curry carry them to the other bon bouses without u wanting ting to at all it HB the way the mumps atomism family acted they got people to carry them around whether they wanted tore to carry acry them or not oh ob h how U worried jennie was what would christmas lift be like with set cut some kantat and then she thought that even arm though santa was so BO frightfully busy perhaps ha be would be able to find the time to write ri C to her and it if she be wrote write to hi him tie be would be able to burn bura the letter right up after reading it so t be would wouldn t carry around the germs germ would he be would be able to wash all hla him hand carefully before he worked on an other so she wrote a letter toys surely it would ie be all right to write its to him and she asked her mother to ant make sure mo her mother mot h er thought it t would be per feebly all 11 right to write to santa so she ahe wrote a letter as aa she sat up in bed her too face all wound up in a big handkerchief and after she bhe had bad finished it she asked aske her mother to put it down don by the fireplace santa would then them know the truth a sold tell him that abe bad mumps an and d it if it ft would gale it to other chit dren drea to have bave him come and see bee her at christmas time me beed d understand that he be u t be able to this year but th this is who what she wrote my darling darling santa I 1 im in writing this in bed and it B hard to write here hem but you wont won t mind it if its ita poorly written I 1 have mumps map both car cha k are fat sad and I 1 look funny in the glass glafa but I 1 don t feel that way I 1 want to know dear santa it if you on can come and see roe me at christmas or would you yen be carrying mumps to other children if you yen came to this house boubel I 1 want aalt vou to do that eves even though it would be awful nit without phout you but I 1 think I 1 d feel better if I 1 knew it not met knowing it ing that worries ina as so on have sou m time to write me a little bit of a letter dear deal darling santa clean your little friend JENNIE two days passed and each morning jennies mother looked do down by the fireplace to we bee if a letter bad come from santa and jennie bad almost given up hopes when on an the third day atoa a letter jennie thought she had never a known an envelope to stick together as aa that on did it was so bo hard to get it A hopun opun but at list last she had it opened and ad all ahe read mad santa a letter my dear lit little Is J jennie nia As aa a rule rate I 1 cannot write letters be rem fore christmas as aa I 1 am too busy limiting it toys and reading letters and making g hotel but I 1 had bad to answer your letter etter as an man as aa possible to tell you 1 that but I 1 am certainly coming to me see you yen the mumps family are horrid cholm mean cao bud and I 1 h hn haven n t A adv use am tor for them but santa CI claua I ia is privileged person lt ile annac 1 carry 31 bilk sickness ellb ith him you are re a dear though not noi to ham u ant at other her chi d r to buffer santa 1 very y proud of y you u but santa eme CUB visit ud every child on am christinas eve whether sick or well so ao send me your list lint soon amen lour proud and loving santa CLAUS and jennie ile put pat the letter under her are pillow at teat night and ad rend read it again got and ad again got dart during ag the daytime |