St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-25

! are not of any particular moment t,
i Santa Claus, who is the children's saint
apyhew. Meanwhile, loving hands
deck the Christmas tree preparatory to
IBIS salniship's. visit, and messages in
1.-THE shape of vast quantities of burning
/ wrapping paper go up to elfim from the
| fireplace, and the new supply of ''twiHe
ts0adS' i'll the cupboard drawer is. sGGe-
thing remarkable toscoHtemplate. Then
/ All TO rest and wait for dawn.
ka.DaWn! A merry pack of 3scalnpering,
laughing children in all sorts of neglige
! costume. making their way hurredly-
! tFom their rooms to the parIor and its
kChristnaS tree. And such treei A
.9pshy larch or tamarack, Of fragrant
/ plney odor, decked with sprigs of holly
ard shoots of mistletOe; decorated with
bright ribbons and fringes of tissue
Paper; gay with cardboard cornucopiaS
covered with gold and silver leaf;
aDlaze with light from score or more
For red and green and yellow wakes; set
IN bed of ferny, heathery moss. and
laden with the strangest fruit! Long,
knobby, bullying stockings. that must
undergo a process of shrinkage before
they can be made to fit again; rakish-
looking Jumping jacks, ladY-like dolls
OF very pink and white complications and
rabbits eyes and yellow hair and pok-
erlsn backs and pigeon toes; Noah's
arks, wlth.the elephant looking over the
roof, evidently puzzled how to get in
out of the wet. and the rest of the ami
NAL creation waiting patiently for
solution of the problem; musical tops,
skates OF cleaning steel-''reg' Ter club"
harry provinces them-slipperS with
CANDY golden butterflies on the toes.
BOOKS OF wOpd'rOus tales which papa
Will read for himself SlyIy from first TO
last, and grow as excited over as any
young one of them all as he follows the
adventures of '.Jack, the Giant Killer"
and becomes absorbed in the depreda-
tons of The Robber Kitten;" candies.
nuts. sugar plums-a bewildering con-
glomeratiOn! All gather about this
miracle of arborage with clamor-
GUS admiration which bushes to eX-
pectant silence as papa begins to pluck
the branches of their treasures prepar-
atory to distribution, when they hear a
wee, small, complaining voice coming
down the stairs and along the hall and
into the parlor while its possessor re-
mains .shelpleSSly perched Oh the top
step. "Sumbuddy tum here tan't
tum down all by my own alone self"
1t is Baby Blossom whom they left fast
asleep few minutes ago, now. wide
awake and demonstrating against this
slight to her dignity and rule, for she is
the queen OF the household. Her ap-
peal is quickly answered, and she is es
cofted to her throne in the great easy
chair. and at once lays tribute on her
subjects with most imperious demands,
not to be withStood.
All share bountifully of the noble
trees fruitage from papa and mamma
m a nh n
/ turn to the examination of their gifts
with happy animation. Chubby little
Tom has musicaEtop spinning before
him OH the table, and being of an in
vestgating turn of mind, he resolves,
then and there, to explore 1T for the
music on the first fitting opportunity,
and carries out his idea a few hours
later in the seclusion of the 'lumber
room" Let no one ridicule himf0r his
[cGildish folly, for how many of his ED
eeES before hun have. killed the goose
that laid the golden egg? Besides, this
note OF budding inquiry may De>the in
-tcoductory to the grand march OF genius.
Who knows?
!, But all this time, where is ''seven-
teen?" Lost again? No: there it is,
safe and soHnd--a handsome ring, with
sparkling gem, adjoining the plump and
shapely hand Of happy, blushing,
pleased and pretty Rose, fitting her
So pass the early hours in mutual
gratuatlons and good wishes, and
heartfelt thanks for the generous
bounties of happy Christmastide. And
now the bells peal forth upon the
morning air in Joyous tones their proc
lamation of glad tidings. and ringiin
the day. EiGJsn 7