The Somerset reporter., 1893-12-21
ABOUT SANTA CLAUS.
BIOGRAPHY OF TIE GELOVED SAINT
OF CHILDHOOD.


OF CnilpfiSOo'
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nc WINS ni'"oP VI '"' Lung ''''' '' "
Msra In ASIA Minor !" hen the ''""'""
Casars Hnied-orisin of the Legend OF
Midnight Visits ON hristmas Eve.
hat
Horns Il eliiand iaihits oio"lhg
does that nafie awaaen,
What fragrant memories OIL Tue haicyon
days Ct childhood lit through the mlhu
with the ynleiidrs OF he LONG ago!
According to thssir,et canon oil the SAINT
he should pay two VISITS during the ies'"'
week-iifst on Christmas eve, as con
grathiaiory salutatioh oil the oilssiui day
then again on New ears eve, as "a parting
benedictlon TO the least.
bat hours oil hllafioas feVeify nave oeeh
passed by haply ehiidfei curing 'lis mem
otanle week bet"eeh rtd,i|ihS 'he gus
which the generous saint hds ALREADY ne
slowed ana anticipating 'iose ne Is sure 10
orlhS on Ne" ear eve
Inc ialth Oh the 'hris'iah may soiie.'iiies
grow lalhl aaa "aNef' oue Tue trust Vi ena'
chllu over Mnoih Sai.'a oia',9 n"e o,i0e
"aNeu MS aouoie "aii'' 10 ~ 'ne 'ai'n o'ia'
removes lhoin'aihs.
Like mist on the mountains lke shlps on 'he
q. sea, H., 49,
% ny ''ie '''''' .
ierqne quatetque peaoei tenrice 'o''r
times blessed cfied iAheas Vi ene neroes
VINO ieli III defense Oh Troy DO Vi 'hose On
whose memories are aeeply imprinted JOY
Gus recoiieetiohs OF santa oiaus.
III may DE Oh Interest W give ii p,iei o'o
grapnlcai skeech Vi 'iis 'eheiapie SAM
VINO mas invaded ali hear's anu hauh'eu
every imagination.
~ Nichoias' popu.arlS caiieu SANTA
Claus' was Dishop Oh Myra ii Asia Mihor
IN an carry age Oh .he cnoic"' Mheii ''ia'
now long lost city was uhder 'he empire
OF the honan tesars.
IL Is sald thaC ON one y hfisenias eve rs ne
wandered through the Guy aO tne hlioiisht
hour' seeking IKE MS aiVii'e MASTER .hose
whom he couia heip' ne witnessed an eX
traordlhary scene. AS he passea one oweii
ing oil distinguished iopieihah VINO 1ad
peeh reduced 10 peggary he oNerhearo
starting conversation. Inc hopieiiiaii was
endeaVorihe 10 make TO ms Two niue or
phaned daughters as tehderiy as he could
terrible communication, lie was explain
ing TO them .hat III thelr total restitution
ana ms own utter helpiesshess TO reiie'e
them thefe was mourning ieii lor theil ouo
NE OF shame Inc eood pishop, horror
stricken at what ne h''a overheard, has1en-
Ell nome ana iiiea purse WIN eoia'
AhAlousiy careful NOT 10 ""''iu 'ne sus
cep.ioilleiesoi 'ne iaiiily, ne returned 10 the
noblemans nome as secretly as possible
carefully Watching MS opportunity wheh
all were retired 10 rest anu everything
qulet, ne silently opehea me WINDOW thre"
the purse on ehe MOOR ana hei'
he Is said 10 nave con- lliueu this iriendAy
exercise as opportunity offered until ne mad
accumulated there a sulhcieht quantity OF
goid Tor the permanent maintenance OF the
chlidren. AS MS secret oehelactiohs De
came widespread, the real benefactor OF the
orphans became kho"h' WIN ohe aetehoing
circumstances Hence 'he ieeeho OF MS
iiuhlshO Nis'.s On oh'ie'' ia' eve
IN 'ne course vi years 'he 'eo pisnoP
OF Myra Pusseo away from eareh anu DC
came 81, Nichoias III heaNeh.
"ioh ms caioiiiAa''oh .he i"ile oi his no
WIN"
oi .,ioao " Nv .'a,s Gu .nel' ooneiaooo'
,.,,. 4.
IN sy,hpa'ny WIN .uen' !. was Easy " oe
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oeu "niie On eal.n WIN s'oh .ei'uer soiici'
s,....at -, 49, -. ~ -.
oou =, y. vi ne"'en oea' 'e9po'''i'o W e'e'S
'n nv, p,ase' III.
Inc olN'he PROMISE nan th'nss So
e'ei u'o'o " uen ~ ' "a, " .i, , &c
.n '.i'a .'a,' H., la mi @ ,p
Jaan - ,ha 60
VI ~ 1870 ,,'a v",'n 80