Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-12-20
Washlngtpn Staudara
MAnnA.S CHBI>TMAS TRICK.

90 dear" cried wee Jessie, :" tannot
believe
That tomorrow is kissmas, tonight
kI>smas-eye.
Mamma don't you think just for once
that might
Not - To- my kil hut tay up all night ?''
" Stay up all night, darling, why, DO you
not know.
Poor santa Claus waits in the cold and
the SNOW,
And never is known down a chimney to
creep
Till all little girls are in bed and asleep"
Then pose that must weally, |
sink
am SO much bexited. l tant seep a
wink,
But when Santa Taus tones, I'll make
blieve I'm asleep,
And when he's not lookin', I'll take just
one peep"
Christmas morning dawned brightly, the
children still slept,
When papa and mamma to the nursery
crept.
Each plump little stocking and tay COW
cred chair
Showed plainly enough Santa Claus has
been there
Said papa, Do you know, it seems quite
sad to me
That children are not like what we used
to be.
1t spoils them completely, to get all the
things,
SO costly and wonderful Santa Claus
brings!
And though on their presents fortune
is spent,
Not one in thousand is ever content
remember quite well, when was boy
Feeling rich as Jew, with sixpenny
toy"
Indeed" said mamma; well, trick
shall play,
Just to see if there's truth, dear, in al
tIldt you say,
So I'll hide all these pretty things unde
the bed,
And fill this wee stocking to hang up in
stead.
In the toe goes an apple quite rosy an,
ripe.
And next, let me think, oh, your oil,
meerschaum pipe.
This bald-headed doll, which cost jus
five cents;
Do you think We dare venture on tina
much expense?
An orange fits snug with this chocolate
drop,
And fills up the stocking clear up to tn
top.
But wait, here are figs, I'll put in one O
two,
Just to fill up the cracks. Now we'll SCI
what she'll do"
When Jessie awakened, at once sh,
espied
The stocking mamma had just hung a
her side,
She seized it with joy. crying out will
delight,
"Dear Santa Claus WEAKLY did tum il
the night
Then Edith, her sister, six-year-olt
maid,
Who was into the trick which her mothe
had played,
Opened out her own treasures, and soor
DER the bed,
Books, dolls and rich gifts in profusiol
were spread,
While papa and mamma watched dread
ing to see
How sore disappointed wee Jessie woul'
be.
With her one little stocking she seemet
quite content,
And to find what was in it her brigh
eyes were bent.
IA lovely big orange, oh! Edie, do see
And beautiful soap bubble pipe, too, TO
me,
And this sweet little dollie, with nj
tangly hair
Like me and my other old dollies all wea
think it viii take me all day and al
night
To get out this apple it's squeezed in 81
tight
Now III count up my figs; just four
Edio 600
One for papa, and mamma, and you, ant
for me-"
Then papa heard whisper quite, clos
to his ear:
"Are children as changed as you fancied
my dear?
Don't you think that old pipe gives tina
child as much joy
As you used to get from your sixpenn.
toy?
Just compute this small sum by the stric
rule of three.
In moment how happy our darling vii
be,
When few empty bubbles her wee Gu
has filled,
And she still has an ocean Of bliss undis
TILED"
Then from under the bed came q dol
robed in lace,
With long golden hair and most exquis
tie face,
And bundles of toys, books and beautiful
things,
Such as Santa Claus always to favore
ones brings.
Jessie stared at these treasures, witt
eyes quite amazed,
Appearing in raptures Of joy nearly daze'
Till mamma said: They're yours, dar
ling all, only see."
But all Jessie's answer was, "aU thes
for mel"
That night, when the new toys had lonI
been at rest,
Jessie's first little stocking she hugget
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