Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-17
SANTA CLAUS LYTLE
Is Ordered to Give Away 81, 400
Worth Of Splendid Gifts Next
Christmas-A Newspaper
Mans Interview with
Kris Kringle.

On getting an interview firm did resolve.
He sought up and down, he sought high and low,
In the sky high above, in the depths far below.
From these newspaper fends it is useless to hide,
So one morn old Claus found the slick chap by
his side,
Where the old man was hid, and why so concealed,
Are things the reporter has never revealed.
He was welcomed, however, with great cordiality,
And the jolly old boy dispensed great hospitality.
.'where do keep myself..Listen, my son:
As soon as my nice Christmas errands are done,
l linger around and watch all the fun.
When Lent comes, you'll find am very devout,
In fact during lent seldom 60 out;
At its close shake out nay fat dumpy legs,
And scatter through Christendom bright Easter
eggs. y y ~
This done, 1 abandon all ideas Of ease, 3
And quick get to work or my next Christmas
trees.
visit the artisans throughout the earth,
And by whispers to prettiest fancies give birth.
Although invisible, yet by my will,
guide and direct the best workman's skill.
Those beautiful gifts, and novelties rare,
Are all the result-of old Kris K-ingle's care.
I visit designers in vision at night.
By daylight guide their deft fingers Alright.
For jewels and gold govern the miners,
And never forget to watch the re-ine-s.
I also invent for the children nice toys,
For love to increase the little ones joys.
The ladies serve with a host of things rare,
For I'm great favorite, sly, with the fair.
The old and the young, the rich and the poor,
None are neglected in my Christmas store.
''But whv 'queth the guest, lis this just for one
day?
If you take such great pleasure IN giving away,
Why not I'll all our wants from your bountiful
store
And make no more grateful than ever before?''
''Ah ha,.' cried old Santa Claus, ''that's to
the point.
You'd have me Just put the whole world out Of
Joint.
If should provide all things people need,
The world ~ would find III I, bad fig indeed:
1t would !. 18th the people all play and no
And ali sorts OF labor ard care they would
shirk. 1s4H u
They'd want all their meals served just to their
taste
No fields would be plowed, but all rur to waste.
They'd expect to be clad in the costliest style,
Ana still thev'd be lazy. ard scola all the while.
There would be no society, churches or schools,
Nor the slightest regard tor laws or for rules.
the more should give them, the more they'd
demand,
And to make their own living, they'd lift not a
hand.
Pm welcome indeed when 1 come once year,
But would be no account if ! always stayed
near.
Now. when their twelve months Of hard labor is
done,
They're ready for Santa Claus presents and
func'
''But I'll tell You secret that you may repeat,
Though l don't give them al! ti1at they wear and
they eat:
save them much money. OF things that are
nice:
And they II surely save more # they take my adj
vice.
Now. throughout the world I've agents you see,
Who all the year round just represent me:
As the beautiful things | have mentioned are
made,
To my chosen warehouses quick are conveyed.
nd l.ere at al Jlu.a. quite low ti-ev are SOLD.
These watches. these ,dL;:n"ni>. ,-ie-e goods
made Of ssuId,
In the Golden Northwest l have IAN ii Col,
Lytie.
. man such as he is deserving a tile,
Il ST. PAUL. MINNEsoTA-p-ay tell v around
1t II JACKSON street he may he found.
His elegant stock l selected with:care,
Il includes all things useful, and costly, and
rare:
There are watches the finest, an watches quite
plain, ~
TOT Wll1ftIi anu IoA -<c-A-c
For conductors and brakemer who run railroad
trains, - j
For the man with a trotting horse Yp,.]ling the
reins,
For the boy and the girl. for the rich and the
poor,
Are watches by hundreds in his handsome store.''
''And then as to diamonds-was there ERE
such sight:
Just cleaning, and sparkling aad blazing with
light.
In all kinds of settings and all sdrs OF styles.
At sight Beautv's face is wreathed with sweet
smiles. q
Then the bracelets, the brooches, the chains and
the rings,
What a wonderful store ot these beautiful
things!
But beside are a thousand things useful and
nice,
And all that is asked. is about oae-sof price"
My orders are strict to my agents OF earth,
They must sell all my goods at much less than
they're lrOrth. O
For watch Jewelers. sell for hundred or more
You can purchase from Lyle for fifty I'm sure.
If diamonds the finest and best you demand
You can saue half the cost if you've cash in your
hand.''
''I:ll tell yos scheme, if you'u near The recital.
That shows tiaa good will of ny Santa Claus
Lyle:
1 think yon'l agree when you know his great
plan,
That To- giieroas impulse he beats the old man.
SOC cql.se, sir, like me, he can't skim Ger the
Garth. pa,
And scatter things broadcast. REGARDLESS of worth,
But, with my permission, ON next Christmas day
SOME ELEGANT GIFTS HE WILL SOON GIVE AWAY.
He'll divide with his patrons the money. he
makes,s-
In the scheme ev'ry customer surely partakes,
If they buy from his stock at prices right low
Ea Oh one has ticket that's numbered, to show
Six beautiful prizes both costly and rare,
Worth hundreds Of dollars when valued most
fair,
Will be freely bestowed on next Christmas morn
On the holders of numbers in fair mannerdrawn''
THE ROYAL GIFTS. $1,000 OF GIFTS GIVEN AWAY.
ga magnificent set of diamonds solitaire,
Set in ear-drops, are white, deep, brilliant and
rare.s
Full six hundred dollars these goods are worth,
For less they could not be matched on the earth.