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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1892-04-29
3&tuma 1armer.

5einen erif bieie eoiion e~etonften iua9eu nnb blbi4ea
bunislbrounen GlpbeS6ale .Suttbengf, .,8obenf."
Rad benz urtbeiI ofer BITE i'm big lest eeItben, IN q
FARMER umb on0emeinen 0ebrontt, Der ie In bieitr
Gesenb 9ehaIten marbe. Or 1T is Sonb bod uHb
luiegt 1900 9funh.
1os pen9f9eIb TT tdni9. iopie bic St,ite frdGti8 ii
pber biefeIbe certonft pher perbanbfIt tpirb. Mns 9urs
fGt ipirb e~sbroudt nm lln8lldsfdle au perbhten. bod,
Sa&ter Elm biefen pradtbolen 6euQft onsuiehen.
Nidi GbenfonS tteIe i'd mteinen iungen. iHmorten
s, Sabre alien Gielfengft hid onf %nieintit Yiats
an; Deriberiing $500; Spruna % CO.,; bic iibrigen BE-
6insuneen jtnb bieelben ipie beinn Yterbe.
1ieier GleIbengtt III biuIdngIi6 btfannt oils fderer
nnb gutter 8l9ter rnb bat 6pnftdnbiae 8efrNbignna
seSeben tudbrenb bpr Iekten Sriion.
Stmon Botetr.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1892-04-29

8ussp: @ei9irr complet flr eli
gfero bon sc u~ufudrts, bel
s. SO. Eoethemcner.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-25

for Nanny,s family had not lived longer
thnn tha<in the city. ~ ,s
Therefore. since Nanny'a father was
n florist and very sucrehrini ial's -,
chrysnnthemums il was DECIDED 10 na mn,
MIN Cbryaotithemum Instead OF opiin y.
And ns his hot.huuse, allied, WIN n,e
especial flower, took np nelriE M va
side Of the alley IN which ne i,Vvui ~
vas also decided TO name ihhr IN pS,i',,,s
themum alley. II had been GALLEY bt XIX.
nilry after some dead and forgol.vu
person by the name Of Briggs, WIZ ""3
moi mentioned In any Of the recorqH' a..
There was only one other house IN lhe
nlley. and there lived another tll Jus'
about Nanny Chrysanihemum at9'
Hor name was Betscy Thread ana NeSl,-
les Her father kept u thread anu ,lv ,',,o1
shop, and Ind had his name enn"b 5od
from Montgomery. IN wh!eh 'ne'e i'
been nothing appropriate, .,t,.,r
Nanny aud Kelsey could Just reneiln9per
when their names and al the ultela
were changed. They could remehpeI
how the postmnn mixed the letters, W.
how funny the merchants looked rull.ns
through The streets with their sEl,s,
The signs Ind to be changed WIN tne
naues Of course, and oil the lholnsoilH
had to trudc signs with the Lplihsu .',i'
and so ON. Nanny had privately thought
II
der than BetRey's, but she did not teil
her so, for she was n considerable glr,.
She and Bctsey played together eyeIy
day md were better friends than ever
as time passed, and the retoriner went
ON reforming the city. In the course on
FIVE years Il was nearly reiorhiru' W
reforiner was such an indefalignble
worker. The inappropriate names were
all changed for appropriate ones l ne
little girls no longer played make believe
with dolls, aud there were no thlry t''l ns
ronlistic and where truth could not be
demonstrated was prohibited.
The RcfOrmer was very successiul III
all his enterprises except one. For hye
years the reformcr had been trying TO
Danish Santa Claus or rather me ldeh oil
SANTA Clnus He did not believe there
was any real Santa Claus. There had
been "A strict edict issued that all the
mothers Of families, aud all merchants
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-25
FOR THE CHILDREN.

ion IA ootiipi fattsr'n ever. cum ax
You MI 'eiar. / viii be mighty CRATE
hi fnre,'m so Won hin 10 down an
bsa mo XII"
B-et seia,nnn snid tbc last words with
a., ,,ti,innt M n pieadinr voice and bray
I'd n monrnful bray nj Tho end. Marcus
was so ostonisbed ihnt he lost his voice.
0Nnw / it,ovsr fbe mule went hn,
,vbeediipe II Knows Won brn wishful 10
liyo IN f9iry times. iaws, heerd We jest
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-25

should bring to the public square on
Christmas day all mcmcnt0es Of Santa
Claus. all poems and stories CONCERNING
him, all Christmas cards with his like
ness thereon, aud anythiu that could
serve to remind the children Of him.
Then there was great bonfire made
and q torcldight procession, hehed by
the mayor, arm In arm with the reform
cr, and all the brass bands in the city
Every new Christmas day the cdict
was rd-is8ucd, and ut last the houses
were searched, yet still Santa Claus was
not quite bnnishcd, The most stringent
measures were adopted and one little
boy was sent to the reform school be-
cHtsc he bad hidden his little cotton
pocket handkerchief with picture Of
Santa Claus on II, but It was ~ TO no
purpose Santa Claus was still loved
and warmly received In many houses.
On the 9TH Christmas the rcformer was
quito desperate. tie decided TINT some
thing must be- done and he and the mayor
snt In council Il week. only stopping for
meals and sleep They finally resolved
10 send out large force of mounted po-
lice. headed by the raformer, 10 scnrch
ali the houses In the city for Santa Claus.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-25

lug promised GROSS his heart" aud over
his right shoulder 60 plead the mnlGs
cause with tho Chrisima1 pAprpssuuu,
They urW paGt low WhitpWu 4hCd houses
and dark cotton fields, Never will the
boy ride go inst again the forest became
only TUTORING aud mgged vale OF
ahndc, the rood only yellow streak
bluolt pool. Tho frccs make % low moan
above Il night aud day Tho sh1dow
above II Is hHrkod with swamp hpcl,-
herrlos red u8 blood, and on tho edges
Of the pool the cypress knees prOtrude
anchuny spikes
ANY little hoy might ahuadrr TO ride
nt night, while the owls hootod, into
such SPOT
"gkcero8yf said Nn trut,
Ile Turned ma noel n,J uinna1 nl,v-
fully M tbn litfle boy'a font Xxi sniilcl
Ills extensive smile.
'No." snil Moron4 IL, yc,s ,ot ,.otno
10 INV mo. sir" noy, U,t W. pn,,,s ~
mule wns really dnrey Ia, fyi,l ~
spcnk In \ good Voicn Inst Ia ,br,st
contracted nnd the sbpkc nlt nver linn
ratified ina teetb torrtLsr
Glow come you' "A shnkin' Ga don -
asked Rrcr Solomon, "Yan .Nylnc 10
shake plntn offcn mo II "a d,non ~
ont ~ "'"u i"'A
.c..,4 eau. ,.,,
a.. - ih.iVl ~ Vu'u cflrd the Ut
M ~, ',7 ~ want w 70 warm my
b ly,' ~, s"hh ~, anu IN = hnl OF desperate
MA Incos o,.ai,,s,', s'ullHhs w. uahus
my ..tf hl'e1 gEl'nh, the mules links
io,ah;n.,. nun m HUI hrer solomon was
,1,',.i ~ lheu tne niue pale boy =
h,no ovee - NoW ne sull ana Keep, YOU
Jul v,oua aa"VI,, vase we EWlne rev DC wet
,w,HI,,F ne grledi 9n1. herewith leaped
no'J "'hns Spiush INTO the black
lWS2i
aureus ma NJ Taco In the coarse
W. III u terrible sec9nd., He folt the
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-25

Now Nanny Chrysanthrmum had al
ways been worry fond OF Slntu Claus,
When the odlct was issued she had Obe-
dioutiy carried beautiful GLriitmns
card with picture Of SANTA Claus On it
and her poem, beginning, Twas tho
night before Christmus,' 10 the public
square to be burned, but she had wcpt
when she got home. However, her faith
or. who inNArlly symputhized with her,
although he dared not say much went
out and bought pound Of candy for
her, and that r0mf0rted her. Aud TOO
she reflected that she had learned the
poem by heart, so II was not so much
Of loss,
She used to repeat II often to herself
aud IN i've years she had not forgotten
one word Of It, On the eve NJ the fifth
Christmas She said IL over 10 Betscy
Thread and needless Nanny's father
had been obliged 10 go nway on bust
ness and could not be- at hOfne that NIGHT
and that left her all alone because she
Ind no. mother Her mother hal dieIl
when she was very small So Bctsrv
STOW all night with hnr.
She and Betsey had locked all the doors
and windows very carefully, and nov.
although II was quite lnte. thev baJ
not gone TO bed, lint sat before me- iira
lhc Kitchen door was open. and II lod
directly INTO the hot-house They co',tj
see q long lane Of blooming plants. md
'ne Itehtn was quito full Of plants
which were mostly chrysauthcb,ums
u was late, generally spesliug for
ghrysanthemumR but Nanny's fatber
ma discovered a secret which enniIai
MN 70 preserve them In bloom nm mn.
usually long time. a" u'i'
Il was rs II the two girls snt :, a II,
We forest Of the most brilliant gn,,ls.,
Wn,eh gave out n sweet, puuVent s,,,ii
be,s'y Thread aud Needles lool,ei
tnrelghtened when Nanny repeated Ga
en anil poem about Santa Ciaua V
On; ] wOuldn't said She t,oI;,,,
nnea9ly at tho locked Windows on WIN
INC iIoss shone thick aud white "''''"
..Mhy notr' said Nanny.
hSoAuhe the mounted police AFRO o,,,
any,, W, ! am afraid they will hear Va,, ,'N''
lucy can't said Nanny. "the ,,f,
dow. grre smut tight" "n' VIM
Ii, 5igsai ,i, don't believe NV ,oo,bo.
Souii like H. said Botsey Tlire5I snd
IN awe Of t tSs B n,9liler stood very much
lhe clock struck 10 on1 ..,
W. sifls had not gone 10 ~, 'ne
~ vu WY lonesome and cold ~ -. =.
eh up stalfs TO an ley bel IN .tis,p
S ,,l II was much more cb,.er Sss
w, Hhn'ie they were 80 they sat c ciaesFi u,
pnt -, Nsu phyeu checkers.
stri,et ION ~ ~, iFs minutes after the clock
80 violently that the checker -, ~ pumped
the floor. sa rolled on on
~ y has hatY gasped Betsey
.nd nt know, Nanny gaspea ts.l.
shd they looked AZ each e a, paek,
thsir rosy Mces grew pale p'hef while
sweet iI Svla ~ asar quite plainly a stn,ure
chriss.aes p Chill SslH plainly d tune lite
i''i'e' and it seemed q
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-25

But Marcus had no time to wonder
at this quality Of his new surroundings,
because his whole attention was riyetcd
oil the people ,,
shiiel.ed with Joy "Oh. thank you, Brer
Solomnni'
II was truly 49, interesting village.
In the doors OF some of The cottages cat
dwarfs roadlng large linen,picture hoofs'
In several trees, kings, plaitly 10 be dis
tlnguished By their spotted crmine nnd
tho crowns on their beads, sat eating
cherries and shouting down orders. 10 the
knights in shining artnor, cnracoling on
the groenwnrd. As many rs eight
fairies with wings swung ON the rose
buahe,' and tolcrably large giant was
wheeling whcclhnrow full Of plump
littlo boys down the street; but Il could
not be- that he meant 10 ent them as Is
tho painful duty Of ginnts In the books
Tor they were nll laughing md sucking
barber poles Of candy witch they surely
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-25


thing us real as possible. "NNhy." said
be-. should u man be called Taylor when
thrrr has not been a tnilOr ia his family
for ton gcncruuons3 II IS not true md
rrul aud the secrpt of a perfect city
government l. truth and reality.
The mayor and the aldermen had a
four days sitting, Tor 10 was a serious
matter aud took time to decide Tie
roformer hhrrangued them from morn
ing until night, aud they voted over aud
.pvcr until they got unanimous yea
They thought il better TO sit until they
were unanimous, aud after that MI tie
citizens carried out the snmc plan when
longer timr. hut thcy always ended by
being unanimous. The council decided
20 change the name OF everybody IN the
city whose name had not bcen directly
nppropTiato for five generations The
decision was Immediately carried into
effect. and made a great commotion. for
nearly ev,,-vboayis name had IN no
changed.
Gepcr5ttv sno,lst,v tina Jobpsnns ,,,or,
disnoyored' ,,i ~ hayo Mad n iob, "a, M
fntoily for nyer Az ',encrntin,1 49, ,ba,
h Vyes npfr,ibfnl md misIsalins To- Nv.
than, 70 IA. called the sona III Jobn ami
h ,'.,. H.. -, ,,.,ti nv. a,i,',,.. ~.
nnd IL. Wfiiiia,"sor, ii1,en cell. NJ,
te Names ,,.t,,, t,,nd ,,tto,,, ~,
To- a. ,,,,," -, ~ ~ ,, u NV,
Ica"i,,e w., s,,,iis az 1,sl. ~ ~
a,,,hi HN IL vnANlH' anu
th,s ' a w ~ "I''o'a iiun, Wh9ui
" hunle was nTilfeu, Nuu no win tho
ne ~ lnFglFcu y greal anu 9rhn,
uuS WHrciiihs OF fanny Tcorus ami old
areiuVes' me city CLERK had TO cal In
Ihu,N As1Atnntr, WhN Were 80 covered
WIN lnst whom lhry went home at
h,sht ihal their own antilles did not
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-25

yoice roao inward, "I'lease, boss i
done fotch de nice hlo boy Oar MINI
what do you want lite Doy Nllp
the Christmas fapfessnhn, mhicua NJ
gan, mindful OF hh promise TO ne W II
u come 10 beg Brer Solnmsn GU ~
nwlul sorry he stole tho childreh hilH,-
mus things. and he will be Eood! anu
piease, / want 10 ask some questions
Ask commanded the Christmas eS-
'Picase then. doesn't Santa Claus
come to poor children .
WHO daros say be dosen cried the
Christmas oxpressman, The iur-trimmed
boot ground the heel in the ground, nnd
Iifer solomon tremhled visihly. Laws,
grOnncd he, don't mad him.
But Marcus had a robust little spirit
Of his own. He told, IN IN agilatcd NJ
tie yoice and with u pale tnce, TO pc
sure all about barefooted elem and inc
little girl who wanted doll and, being
started. he thought he might na well
tell about an The poor people In the VII
ngp, so he did: and the Christmas eX-
pressman was SO excited that he jumped
around ON his heels and made holes as
big as your list IN the ground.
Contagious. shameful, he cried,
hoy, ! will Of course take measures
The whole Christmas business Is IN
middle. / should judge. But don
see. little boy. what / can possibly DO
this year, for Christmas comes day after
tomorrow. and | haven't their names
and nddressr
Let me make you list timidly sug-
gested Marcus.
The Christmas eXprcssmun took OIL
one Of his cuffs, that being the nearest
writing material, and lit match for II
pencil, aud Marcus slowly wrote down
the unmes aud wants, and then the
mule OfticiOusly handed bnck the cuif to
the Christmas expresslnah,
Now, kin ] sit up, bossr Brer Solo
mon groaned,
Riser said the Christmas express
mnn. an due time YOU Will resume
your human form. Now take this very
kind mortal child home and in another
instant Marcus was, on the mules back
ooh, papa" cried Marcus, ~ went on
such a funny ride And / don't know
how ] got home
The little boy was rubbing his eyes IN
the big chair before the parlor fire, aud
bis father and mother aud sister and
the strange gentleman from Memphis
were all locking at him. He told tham
about the mule and the ride, and hit
sister said, "Wlut ~ queer dream
But " ii were only u dream, will you
please tell me why Glen got his boots
that Christmas, and the little girl a doll,
ard the other people the things they
wantcdY And how docs i come too,
that nobody has ever seen Brer Solomon
sincef
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-25

his hide" The mule was not a very po-
llie mule, Marcus thOusht Ilp fslt
afraid OF the tall beast kicking and LASH
ING bis tail. An this time he was stand
ing OUT by the wood pile In the cold, and
afterwards II was very STRANGE 10 him
wood, 10 the evening, for an the boxes In
the house We're full and biz mother had
strictly cautioned him not 90 catch cold
mud not To aet The house nure, vet there
he was in the December night air
Please Brcr solomon" he said ut
lust tell me how It happened"
Happen easy NUT" tho mule rrunt-
cd, chewing at the fenc0 post. "Hap-
ppned dis way ] wus good nun
durky. but ! got It inter my min Il
wud. be fun ter cotch Sautn Claus, an
| hid on Christmas eve on der roof cr ID
gfNnt rich man dat ullua KEEP Christ
mus. An bye-by ! did sec de- Christ
mus man comm fer sho,' an M boy,
did cqtch him. Brer Solomon swHyrd
himself backwards and forwards ~ II
III az ease, 'tcckon | hest tell VEL
hlqc his pack vile he ben down de
chimbley u right spang outer de
wagon"
But he Inns sleigh and reindeer"
interrupted Marcus
mot In dia country" said Brer Solo.
mon, sinking his head. "He doesn't
tote things trow DO mud in sleigh,
eudn't make out nOhow, no sir; nor San-
"a Claus don't tote 'om ony whnr linn
sell no sir, he has a 'gpreasmuu wild
nevis. and De 'sprosnnnn cotchcd me.
hut he got soch a IN 3or of Santa Claus
like dey draws hin IA de picture books.
clare J taken Il 10 ho him lie got Dutcr
dc chimbly and he let out after mo and
he cotchcd me an be toll me he gwine
mike zamplc. or me. an he turned me
II anHN 60 i hoe
Oar says be-. W fool niger. 70
Kin tote 70 dc Christmns 'spreasmnn
twell ye learn what n mean puaillnni.
mons ornery ruHs ya be-, an 1arn how
not to steal dor Chfitmus rifs form do
VI chfnsl An aho's you bawn ] hen d
mewl a.tonn' for DC Christmas 'spress-
man cy' hinse dat dry.
Il lives down In De fairy kentry Wild
ucy most year; hut To- mun'N "a dp
Year Use f0otloose, den 10 10 roam ID
wow ober. aud ace how do chiffon val,
lies delr Christmas gifa. Bon down dnf
tree year, now. De fuata wear | gavs
10 him a-sutiin' ~ lds grpt chair IN d.
ca.ilc down jar, myf I, Amt Won gwif
MN ne loose dis Chrigimus, hos saws l.
KNOW how mean done. now.n Saws
~, Amt no repentin; how conn. II vou
mn Y q proyln' on you, 80 koons SO
tolc hlm I ies natchclly Trih 10 faf
~ nldea ben wi'fe moved l inofnd
ffter'n q dnrt cnllnd mnwl. Next ,cnt
flgh bout starved myself fur AZ NM
Eqnted. md fu ] 10 IN 10 seo him Xii.
ed o. de aras 10 look ROUGH NJ mitahie
an ! nd look right die,serid. hut M
les lafla an says ie VI yaa docs M
tfqly repentu' you mus NJ, some ho,'
chile dot VIII he SORRY NUT ~ vnu h
you od.r ~
Doie h,in' rs gr's r,;ds. an. ,.c,u
how 7oli bon 80 kln' 10 ME. fivin' x.
re apples M has an eohn al irrnin,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-25
MARROW ESCAPE Of SANTA CLAUS.
with the Assistance Of Nanny ChYsanIhomrm
He Battles
Tho Mounted Police nnd the Great Re.
former--A ,hr,tmas 5 ory for
tho Ii Id on.


Nanny Chrysanthemum lived in re-
formed city. Some five years before this
story grcnt reformrr had come Of age
there aud directly reyoluuoni2cd every
thing
The day after he was II and qualified
to have voice in public affairs, u city
council had been called for the purpose
OF changing peoples last namps. The
rpformer argued that, whereas, IN the
first place. bnck in the dark ages, people
were named from their own occupations
aud prculilritics and thos, Of their faith
ers, and the names were quite nppropri-
ute; now they were no longer so and
should be chuuged. The reforiuer was
u rcalist, and believed in having every
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-25
THE sIo HORN,
a Skull Of Tho Animal Found !, al
me sIatla

we sierra
G. Bailey and In w,. \
sie rea l rom 40 extensive tllD
si'sa, Nevada mountain, - :.
a a, several weeks mon NJ s,s
and visited many Of I'M " w n
portions Of the innuniolvss' ~ ~,
one Of the most remstl.,,. Z
tne ,i expedition was the sl's 1
extinct animal very rrll,, w
rs a,,i known as The AIoatah, ~ 4. n
animal, no doubt, foanoi ,ll.
TINS only q few yeurs sso
~ IN good prcsenation M
OF me horns, was brought y,
souvenir Of the wilderness d ~.
II is said that The animsi ~
Times met with nehr tlp r,,.,
white men first began q vi't X,
mote section, but il Ia hot i.ii'i Il
they ever abounded N ls,r1 ~
rs the country Is yert ro,,k
pasturage only along he lltIs1t,.,
gills Of the river aid ihe El..
The last OF thsrs anlms, +
any report was made Ma i, n
the head Of the suti III q a. n
JoaQnin river q fcw yein AZ +
possible that their siill NV {, X
two Of these hora,d shimds
the unfrequcnted flrnsl spi
inaccessible ntrnhgh6d. n NJ
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-25
THE MAGIC MULE.
A ounIsrMAs STORY.


0ror Tho Sunday Gazctte)
fconyricht 1892, by the Author)
Niarcna Ind often watched the mule
and piticd him, because, HlthouHh ne
was n very fat mule, his long face had
a faded und discOusOlntc aspect MS tyg
was dim and aad und his neck snFgv1
onto his breast bone. He was u stray
ntnlr Nobody on the plantation claimed
him. nor did anyone know for WHAT
the monogram branded Oii his ilanh, "
a s." could stand Marcua'B iuthpr anlu
It meant Confederate States and TINT
the old white mule must have been ~ rue
army. He did not say this to Marcus pui
to the gentleman from Memphis VINO was
visiting the Lcstrnugc plantation.
II was Alarcus's father who named
the mule "Brpr solomon he said he
looked so wise. Certainly the mule
was wise: he would not let any darby
unbind 10 beasts come near him, but
was gentle with children, and huuled
wood from the mill without any driver.
Marcus know lac was wise; all the
same he was amazed when Brer Solo
mon lifted his long white nose
Wrinklod his lips back from his big
teeth, and remarked: How Cnne you
erwin 10 be Twin IN fairy tmesY'
Marcus * only years old, and
delicate child, but he much wishes 90
be brave like his father aud be likes 10
hear his Uncle Rob say, Hes sandy
Ind" So lie stood his ground lie
didn't even turn around 10 see if any
ono was near 10 protect him; lac knew
hR father and mother and sister KATE
were going with the gentleman from
Memphis TO see some bears dance In the
gypsy emp,
BESIDES Marcus WIS curious He
stood still by the woudpilc and though
his llitle pale face grow pnlcr lac said
did you speak, sirt'
Nitrous supposed mule clever
enough to talk must br important
enough to be addressed rs sir; Southern
boys and girls are stiil trained TO
say sir" and "mu'am' 10 all older
white peoples and solomon was u awhile
mule.
"Oun you talkY' he added,
~ done talked" tho mule returned.
tossing his head, "cy since j bcu .
year ole. Hniut your
Yes sir, but-but I'm boy I
didn't knuw the" lac had the word
beasts" on the tip of his tongue, but
rcHrcling that S0lumona feelings
might be hurt 10 be- called q beast"
he changed his sentence into you all
talked
II didn't alms bon mewl,' siid tho
nnimm II hen coniuror, ! did. An
] got changed up dnd.gum dc luck
Whoever changed youi' inquired
Marcus,
dat Santa Claus young man, blame
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-25

axvalto.., ~.
, noos as he spoEe pi9 q a.. n,
70 to- sb M police Went .lls
I plf way and II as.i lils
De 1VgS such a hee,,l, .sgp ar NJ
aud NV pug police AnI 9'iri
eli5y, "SS sstaa e sl. H1
si NJ flower pot W.T. Z.
WINCH he tied ea,,' n ~ IVA IN \,
/ shalI' ~, innst h roas 4
n nad ! have III, y, vl ~ l1f I'M,
and SOU can ttll X, s9a n. I, 'l.'yisI Il.
s sIla she qiaii hs NY M FAs y, IA, +.
/ ana s't goi oyer 6eiag aiT1Ia , y x
a, WIN that iher'es NJ .a''.Iilsi 4 y
ma a a leap, and a sl lrlb 4
up the chimney ra1lg q ~,
So b sgiee .s,4out afd6. sAIs.p
ehimed again n, 1'l w ut M B
,giiger's hoofs seasn ,lll' ald M 1
IN Tx 'p Gi., strange noises S N 4
gone. aha santa l5..
THAT Is tho m,ao,.,
cmysap,fh aai,l,l,,inIng ii sfft "a
,r,,,n.',3iem,um, and h MI, I
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-25

a farm editor m5ii b kl.ssf
story and sent nom ~ Nm
collector. Whp ar1E 3 hel,s
knew It stntd ~ " ~ e1H
horticultural VA ttA W. w
every night, lihA y VIZ,
expecting to ilil 9 l-n1 Y
In the dim. Nigh l1 2 Z, Y \ \.
apple trees shakia. ~ ~ Y 4. ", \
the fruit falling \ N Z. +.
enter the orchard Naf'ii, v. !.
up close TO the iAala, w ", v l. +.
Il hedgehog deseehd lir v W lu Z
over on the APPS, WI
laden with The iai ,liIl..
quills, and wobbls q ll \.
didn't doubt die 1907
what an insect+aii,i y Y
with npplos. "ttr a. ..' ~ 4
phnutly explained Ok si'' -
llianapolis Aews.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-25

really succeeded Ia biting on one 1901
OF q WOODEN soldier.
'liut we saw The reindeer and the
seige on the roof said the keforner
douhlfully
Il Will send out ono Of the force TO
look again" said tho head Of the police
and he did so When the policeman
who was sent out returned and san
There was no reindeer, aud 20 hedge o.
the roof, that there was nothing tAefo
but a line Of clothes huttcring, IN ne
wind Nanny was so gghnsi thar sly
curtsied and said, III you please, sur,
very fast, Indeed She knew qpiiu
wei that there wre no clothes there
and size could hear every Iniru2r the n
regular jingle OF the bells and the resi'
lcsg stamping Of the reipdeer's ho9is-
=, Well" said tho Roformer 70 INC ly
heemen, 1--WE were mistaken. nailh
Claus Is not here, and we viii continue
our search Ia an0iher direction. ~