West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-09
A SANTA CLAUS" STORY.
The Days Christmas Tree, ana who
Planned and Made II.

INC nays Ihristmas Tree, ana Who
Planned ana Made II.
AT the very :ip-top of very long hill
stands big white house; and at the
foot of the hill stands little house
which the winds and rain and sun have
painted black.
Mrs Deanc, who lives i'm the big white
house, has one little girl, and Mrs. Dav.
WHO lives in the little black house. has
thrcc.
Every Monday morning the three lit
tie Days tug big basket up the long
Hill to the white house after the weekly
wash and every Thursday afternoon
they tug it up again, filed with clothes
Is sweet and clean as sweet and clean
can be. For Nora and Mamie and Bess
have no papa, and their mamma has to
work early and late to earn clothes for
their growing bodies, and bread enough
to fill their hungry little mouths. Some
dimes there ism enough
Now have come TO the story.
1t was the week before Christmas.
and little May Deana, in the pretty sit
ting-room of the house on the hill. was
chatting to her mamma and Dicky. the
canary, about Santa Claus, and what
she was sure he would bring her, when
there came "a knock at the door
IL was Thursday afternoon, and Nora
and Mamie and Bess had brought home
the clothes.
Mrs. Deanc asked them in to wait for
the basket; and when they were in
Dicky sang for them and Nav kept uD
her chatter. tipping her head sideways,
and looking like canary herself, with
yellow curl~ and bright eyes
What do you suppose Santa Claus
will bring you?' asked She.
The little Days stared very hard at
each other and at May. Nora answered;
she is the oldest:
eve don't know who he IS"
1t was Mays turn TO stare In all
her life she had never before found any
body who didn't know Santa Claus.
Then who gives YOU things Christ
mas?'' asked she.
I'VE don't have any answered
Nora, thouts sometimes we get our
winter shoes then"
why, don't YOU hang up your stock
ings?''
mo" said Nora
"Nor have any Christmas tree cver?"
May asked.
"No said Nora again: and then
Mrs. Dean came back with the basket.
and the three little Days made three
little courtcsic, and went away
May stood at the window and watched
them go down the snowy road Her
face wa, very sober
Mamma She asked "whv don't
S9fda Clau, ever 60 To- their house,"
"Pcrhap- the chimney too small for
him. answered mamma, with a smile.
1T ism 20 chimney at all; it's n
stovc-plp'. said May. May be il is
too small
She looked out Of the window for a
long Time" without speaking. At last
-hc said
Don YOU pose he'd 90 there this
year il ] wrote him letter and asked
BIN to-
Perhaps mamma answered, III me
had gift, enough in his pack.
''lt 9c hadn't mamma, nc nccdn' &
come here.
Mamma smiled "Thcn think he
might Sine said. But the -toyc-pipe
how could hc manage that?"
May ihDu0ht moment Then She
cIappcd her hands aud whirlcd about
like live top spinning right mp TO her
mother side at last
30, mamma. mamma She cried.
'Iei mn Doe their Santa Claus and make
'cm tree. Ike Che one Aunt Bella
made for me last year. and ! looked I'm
the parlOr and caught her tying ON the
ormg -. %, mamma can ]. please?
with strings of popcorn and caudy-horns
and appIc-' aud then ] won't care if
Santa tlou-. the rcally-truly Santa Claus,
m Rlml doesn't come here Can'tI,
plCs-e2.
And mamma kissed her little daugh-
ter. lips 81 think YOU can. said She
you mHFa-k papa about &c.
81 jus. thc -ames know he'll say /
cam. cried May And 20 hc did.
p.nchng beer round check, red. and
teasing her rood deal about get
ting ooty going down Mr.. Day stove
pipe
What fun 90 was, May went about
ihr house with dancing eyes. You see
-no bad secret and a like 90 know
10 there ever lived little girl who
ddu enjoy secret such % beautiful
secret TOO. lf was Just the best sport
10 peep into parcels whichp papa brought
homo from thn village. Then there
was the corn io pop and string and the
apples tD got ready and of course This
WORK would take great deal of fIur IL