The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-11-29

going to bring you, Ned ?"'' 90 "~' e
"T don't know, and I don't care
MUCH" he answered, for there isn't
any Santa Claus"
''Why, Ned !'' cried Mamie in aston
ishment. "Even my big brother Harry
believes lib Santa CLAUS III He's&coming
home from school tonight, and we're
going ia hang UP Our stockings. rs
"Pshaw" said Ned, 81 must go
home. Good-by."
Merry little Mamie stood in amaze
ment, and then ran indoors to hermoth-
or with her perplexity. taae & II
"Why, mother ~ she cried. .'Ned
Huntley said there wasn't any Santa
Claus-and he was real cross about it,
"Well, Mamie said her mother, CT
wouldn't take any notice of Ned's being
cross about Christmas-time.. The Hunt
legs don't keep Christmas
"Don't keep Christmas p exclaimed
Mamie, astonished beyond measure.
Seeing that her mother was busy, she
took her doll, Helena Margaret Con
stance Yictorine, in her arms, and talked
the matter over with her F. ~ ~
"What do you think, my dear" said
she, "they don't keep Christmas at Ned
Huntley's house! I don't know just
what mother means by not keeping it,
for you know Santa Claus comes down
the chimney, and so he can get in dur
ing the night and leave Christmas there.
Oh, yes, but they don't keep it. They
turn it out, suppose, just like mother
told me they acted about the dear little
baby Savior; they hadn't any room for
him, and I guess Mrs. Huntley hasn't
any room to keep Christmas in. I won
der what she does with the Christmas
things Santa Claus. brings? I wonder
if she throws 'em away? I mean to go
and ask her." and, putting her child
carefully in its cradle, Mamie started.
There was some truth in what Mrs.
CASTOR had told her little daughter; the
Huntleys did not keep Christmas in O.
loving, hearty way. They kept it in SO
far that on this very, afternoon Mrs
Hdntley was busy making the. smince
pies, dressing the turkey, and doing all
she could to be beforehand with the
extra Christmas dinner. Mr.. Huntley
had just stepped into the kitchen for a
moment to say to his wife, "What have
you settled on for Ned's Christmas ?''
"Ive bought HIM pair of Arctlcs-
heneeded' em; and,if you want to spend
more than common, you might get him
half dozen handkerchiefs. (" r., s.-1....,:. /"
"Well, wife, I was thinking that per-.
haps"-the farmer tried to be particular
about his words, for Mrs. Huntley did
not seem to be in q very good :humor---4s
81 was remembering how you used to
enjoy giving the young ones candies and
toys; so perhaps" :-::.
=" Now, Noah Huntley, I'm surprised
at you! Buy. candies and toys for a
great numbering boy like Ned? Why,
you must be crazy, man The~next
thing will be that you'll want Christ
mas tree yourself!" .s.@
Well, and it wouldn't be q bad idea. =
thought the father. "There's my man.
Fritz, he has been to the woods and cut
little tree for his children, and he
seems to get heap of pleasure out of
it. All if only little Polly had lived p
Strangely enough, the wife was thinking
the same thing, as she sliced and sifted
and weighed. eff little Polly had lived
it would have been different, but we
can't throw money away on. nonsense for
Ned" 'r@f ~ E| t-F ~ T w.. Il IL
little red cloak flashed by the. win
dow little bright face, just about the
age of "our little Polly's," peeped in at
the door, and Mamie asked, "May I
come in, Mrs. Huntley?"
Certainly, child. Here's. 81. fresh
cookie. I suppose you're full,of Christ
mas over at your house?''
"Oh, yes, ma'am And Tn sorry
you don't keep it. What's the reason %
"Don't keep it Why, we have a
regular Christmas dinner as sure as the
25th of December comes round. and pa
gives me q new dress. or something that
I need, and we give Ned suit of
clothes, or Shoes, or something that he
needs. 80 f'' '' '''i<| 49, ~ G1<+<.r,
SWELL said Mamie, "but I like our
way best. May Ilten you how we keep
Christmas? ?" ,'.f.,,..3 ~. ~ ''' 80 '''N
ff4"sTalk away can listen"
A"W6ll, you see, da1 good while before
Christmas my mother begins to get
ready, and I often see her hide up some
thlng quick when L come IN, and Their
she laughs, and I think;9ns Oh, yes
something's coming, and then mother
takes me IN her lap and tells me how
Jesus Is coming, and how He did come.
Do you Gknow, Mrs. Huntley." S$ESS5
EH You can tell me, child? $sSsEs,
r" You see, He came a long, long time
ago as q little baby. Mamma says thai
He began at the beginning, SO, That III
little child could say, Il can't be like
JESUS for Jesus was never SO little az
nne.'1TPhat first birthday OF, His Their,
wasn't any room for Him, at the tavern
and, when the. dear little, baby Jesus
was-sleepy they-laid Him right in a sta
BILE manager, and the shepherds fount
Him lying there. Christmas is Hi
birthday, and Ist1ppose shey@ give eal
the children presents because Jesu
loved little children, and then SAINT;
Claus-On, Mrs. Huntley, that's what
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