Mower County transcript., 1871-12-28
Why Two Christmnsscs Came In One
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The Nursery.
why Two thri.tmnsscs Came In One
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From Harpcrs' Bazar.
"krss, Kr;ss.' called Mrs. Santa
Claus, rs she went out of the house and
across the yard. 'Now l do wonder
where that boy is she added, looking
behind the iceberg that stood like
greet frosted hay-rck just in front Of
the stable door, Kriss was very fond
of pI,yinS there with his little white
bear; but neither boy nor bear was to
be seen now. She then pceped into
the stl','r. &n,laaw the reindeer in their
st ii~, but no Kriss was there. "We!l,'
yIr' thought, rs she turned back, he
c'.t h, far away. and the smell of sup
pei will certainly bring him home
just ~ rwls going in the door she
saw the Dear trotting clumsily but
quickly Off toward the north pole,
winch is in sight of the house. She
went in then, quite easy, for she knew
the boy must be somewhere near,
and cutting two fine, juicy scal-steaks
OF the seal III the pantry, she frcshened
UP uci nv, NIN pA'puicN w CooN pup
per. Mrs. Santa Claus never permit
ted her family to become hungry.
They always had four meals day: but
Kriss, who was growing. and needed
more food, had his two lunches he-
sides. It certainly was great pity
that neither Sir John Franklin nor DR..
Knnc over happened upon Santa Claus
when they explored the polar regions.
He is much more hospitable than the
EsquimauX, and would have been glad
to have entertained and helped them.
His visiting circle is so very small that
to see stranger is quite all event, and
there would have been no limit to the
Kindness he would have shown them.
Mrs. Santa Claus goes ont still less
than her husband; so, although she
is obliged to have several new dresses
every year, she is never worried by any
changes in the fas lions. In fact,
she cuts the clothes for the whole
family Just alike. When Santa Claus
brings home the skins from his grand
hunts, she sorts them into three piles.
The largest Is for Santa Claus, the
next for herself, and the little ones do
for Kriss. When the three are togeth-
er, they arc u comical looking family,
for except in size, there is no difference
in them. Another odd thing about
them is is, thnt they have but the one
name in common. This became very
confusing alter the child became old
enough to run about, as old Santa
Claus would often answer the mothers
call for the boy, perhaps leaving a toy
half finished, and the glue ccoling.
He finally decided that it would be
best to nickname the young Santa,
and cn!'ed linn "Kriss Kringle"-n
title he linn self is known by among the
Pennsylvania Dutch. After this there
was no tartilcr trouble about names.
But to come back to Krjss npon this
particular evening. He was by nu
m ans uS far away us his mother had
Thought, for he had not only seen her,
but rlsp had heard her speak. But if
she h ,a known where he was, he would
have nude q quick march cut Over
tho stable there was large room,
neatly fitted up with boxes and shelves,
where Slnta Claus keep all his finished
toys. Kriss Was never allowed to go
there without his father; but here he
WIS now, busy as he could be- He was
not, as you may perhaps think, play
ing with the toys, for he did not care
about them now: he had had so many
an, knew all the secrets about them.
We h'rl even hclped his fnther to put
the squeak into the dogs and pigs, and
kn'W Jt,t how the strings must be put
into harlcIuins if they were to jump
property, and how the jugglers and
IN lglc lanterns we're made, and 90 was
tire OF them all. He had just now,
however, handled them exten
ir'''ii in the "' same occupation. He
had taken out his fathers great leather
bags, and was busy filling them up
with anything that came nearest to
haul. AS every thing in the room was
finished in good style for Christmas.
he l.ai, in spite Of his lack Of choice,
made pretty collection. His idea in
doing this can be very simply explain
ed 1t was now near Christmas-time,
and there was much excitement and
business in the Santa Claus domicile.
S,ntn Claus was hurried with some ex-
ira vanishing; and between dressing
dolls, making candy and candy bags,
and seeing that the Noah's arks and the
menageries were all properly assorted,
Mrs. Santa Claus never went to bed
until after twelve o'clock. Little
Kriss was, however, a looker-on in this
excitement. His parents thought him
too little to WORK, and he did not care
to play. Still he wanted share in the
hustle; and the night before, as he lay
-, 1,ic 1ift1o
his mother tie sashes up
on a whole row of dolls
for she had the latest fashions for them,
if not for herself-a bright idea occur
red to him. What he wanted to dc
WAS to go with his father Christmas
eve to carry the presents to the child
rem: but ne knew this would not be
permitted. The year before he had
accomp lshcd it, for he hid himself
among the bags aud buffalo robes il
the slelge, and his father never found
him until they reached Vermont, ant
th"n it WIS too late to turn back. But
there was no nope for linn this Christ
III Is, for he knew the sledge would bs
we'll scl"thed before his father started
Stil he did not despair and as he Ia,
III !ilN p'it t'lt' lIlohI IL lltSucA NCrt)S:
his U, nd tn IT. hc might take the dee
anA >'ri =, some night b fore Christ
mus IN have IL little tri p of his own
He was no" "ciny upon this idea ant
u!t' 80, whcn he had fnishe,
packing the bags, and pre-
pAring every thing nccessa ary, h.
sa..,r S. str,k> cooking, and, com
ing ont Of the. stable, went to the house
His mother WIS now busy making
wnirlls hasi,-for they always had tw'
dishes OF meat on the table and onl,
glanced up to sec that he was all sat
auI ri -ht > 'on supper was reahy,an'
the f,ther called IN; hut although Kris
hal but little appetite, he managed
b.twecn what he ate and what h
.trll:ut, put in his pocket for mid
night lu,cn, to satisfy his mother. Al
ter slrjrr v;.s over his father delight
sl linn by slyin, that the work Wi,
now so nearly douc that he though
they might al go to bed early an
tx Il Z ',d nights rest. Mrs. Clau
rnbb:rI her ewes, and said she would b
very glad to do so; and Kr So hypocri
icn!l; rubbed his also, but truthfull
remarked that the sooner they all wei
to bed the better he wpn'h like It.
1t wa, however, ten O'Clock bcfoi
the wcr" ali in bed, and almost clcvt'
before kr;s:, Thought it safe to star
lie ha| spu" troublr, too, with I'll
d.. r; for Vixen, the olr-deel, woul
no; let him l,:r,ess her for some tim,
al then, Just rs he wus ready to star
he IDunO that D!uvrr's harness was tf