Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-02-18
For the Ellsworth American. /
To the Children.

Dear Lille Children
1t is long way from Christmas now but
| am going to tell you how Santa Claus
came to our children because promised
you | would. You must imagine YOUR
selves In such a pretty blue room, holly
and mistletoe hanging everywhere, with
bright lights, brighter fire, and brightest
eyes; the room has a large square bay
window built purposely for Santa Claus
and his Christmas tree, | am sure, as 1t Is
so big and has so many windows; one cor
ner holds the tree which is covered with
such pretty fXings, balls and tinsel Of
different colorng glittering in and out all
over it. leaving the other corner for Santa
Claus to climb in through his window
Don't you see. the grandmas and grandpas,
uncles, aunts and little cousins who have
come to see what, If anything will be in
the big bag for them? or course they are
all chattering like little magpies, but soon
-hark
What is that noise? Listen Il hear
the bells, the bells = and all eyes are turned
to the window and they nearly hold their
breaths while they see first his cap, then
long, white. curly hair, and whittier beard,
above which are shining such bright eyes,
then the old coat and yellow vest with the
big buttons we are all so familiar with,
and as he climbs higher and higher it does
seem as if he will not come in the right
window, but is going up to the second
story window, but no-he is coming, really
coming and-here he is With what a
sigh of relief is he greeted and now long
breaths can be freely drawn. The chill
dren while little afraid of him, he is so
big, try to be very polite, and as he smiles
very sweetly on them they soon become
very friendly and after shaking hands with
him are ready to answer questions, though
they are very much afraid he will be ask
ing something they had much rather for
get. Somehow he seems to know so many
Of the naughty little things they have
done since last year. Well, they promise
to be good. if they can, the next year,
wishing he would hurry and open his big
! bags instead of being so curious At last
he does, and such things. Everybody is
remembered, and such happy faces and
bright eyes which make US mammas won
| der If they will ever close this night?
When every package has been opened
the room looks like q church fair, and the
| floor. Papers, strings and pins every
where! They all bid him happy good
bye" and naturally hope he will come again
next year; SO he very gracefully backs out
Of the window, down his ladder and Is
gone. Now some of you little ones tell
| me how he came to you?
Do you know 1t Is showing here? Real
ly showing in great white fakes, almost as
large and beautiful as those you have
Last night said to the children, do you
know it looks like storm2" Morrison
said, eyes, indeed, all the stars have gone
to bed so they won't get wet" Annie said,
20, If it would only snow again SO we
could slide" You see we had little dab
Of snowstorm about week ago. Well,
| this morning the first thing l heard was
Mamma. open your eyes wide, open your
eyes quickly, the world has all turned
white" and Mamma, it is showing! Snow
is just scrambling down on the ground, "
and ten eyes SO big they looked as II they
might scramble after the snow, were gaz.
ing in mine. We don't have the beautiful
snowstorms here which you have. and how
| wish could see them again; only think
Of the glorious slides down your long hills
How hard it used to be to stay In the house
and watch the boys and girls 60 flying down
the hills while had to knit l know !
was naughty to hate to knit, but did a,c-
fully and when grandma would say. MARY,
Mary, why can't you be little lady like
Fannie Green, who never wspts 70 b . tom.