Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-24


tho white bearded stranger WINS the solo
author and hnishor Of this transccndcnt
surprise.
Mabhe he's the Wandering jew" sug-
gested Billy Bowline, leaning forward on
ms crutch toward the trce lunElnRly.
Looks moro like Rip Van Wrinkle, with
ms white 'hnir, disscnted Ned, the hnr-
bor's boy, who had lately seen Joe JciIcr
son from tho heaven" OF city thCatCr.
"PoOhl Didn't l say he was Santa
Claus himself the first day." was tho tri-
unphant query of Ben, the hotel boy.
How these orphans fingers laced and
intoFldeyd ana how theirtyes flashed nom
treo TO trcn until both seemed to kiudlc
mo ono hlayol How they aroused Mill
cents rcassuring smile, with confidence in
their own ability to tune their thruats
when called uTon.
IN tho midst OF all, Milconts eyes had
iarawnY reminiscent expression Of snd-
ness, as II shc were occupying u sphere in-
sluu tho radiant ones ptOund her And
the Mystery who was in "a small room
boyohu the platform, with the tree COM
mittce, stood looking through the door ut
her, 80 ABSORBED that Rhodn Barker hnu
to give him u smart shake 20 call his mt.
tontion to tho mask and tuggcry in which
he must array himself at once
There lie Is! Ihut's the Mystery ~
went round the church WHOM Santa Claus,
IN fantastic nr4gy, with snowy head and
tho loliiest OF rubicund faces, caino fran
tho atterooh' n "lshlh"s 10y wand with
rlpuuh s're"lht.s' ana looA Hla stand be-
tNeun 'i'u NV" Nhflstih"s trees. Nor u min
ulo tllo COMMUNION IN tho AR made the
e'nIRieehs ''e'A"le anu tho nights dance
my cEniiH'Ah iiIouh'eu Slhill table on
nv l,iuuo.Ih' anu h.',t many shouts ana
i'uoiI vast, vi uIc''h uiuusnt lnu meeting
~ uiuSi, ~ s'Hn"l from -ullleuht' VINO
IiAseu II I,lIu 1vcuiill 'hlilohL inc or
l,i'. u''IN'0'' ,''u u'vrnn"'' III Joyous
,c.stiiii"s v;'Iu.' Nh.'h brought everybody
.'''" ~ i'i,.n',Iu unison anu lhirly seemed
i'NHo we urees com arms ana Whirl
e"ei "'Net ru"Au from sheor enthusiasm.
-, so see' was eihoed as haH dozen
Nii''sliil'H ln'I''' IN misty tuile ana span
gu VINES v"l'e ming ouV OF thoaht'f"om.
7"i" Claus ih",7hal'u tlem Ar"uhd
nm ny tlu1'hV anu curious Hourlshos OF
NV Wa'u 20 carried ana peShh TO uespoil
u1 Sh'Iilrr leo' its ituitASe was soon
eo.''elNu IlRhV Ii', iulu ny inc ualhty niue
~ suls' anu tioh HahtA NlluS' WIN
t'osc huurlsi'os, Vurn'u 10 inc other' ready
.ur 'NHs'uh ~ the iliihlnVure world which,
ul"I an ohIy reIHaiheu ior tho larger one
W pluHuer
Won't he need long stcpladdcr TO
reach the top of itf' querlcd Billy Bow
line.
az had n seat in the chandelier,
could play great game" Ben said.
"Nou watch him charm the things
down" said Ned. Hos wizard. That
wand Inns magic in II"
"Ihr orplftus Of tho Cruhnnngc vrill
prepare for the LIONS share Of the rlun-
der Santa Claus called out in ioyinl
tones, and lie broke up the filtration un-
der the Dough abruptly by cousigning the
youth in sailor suit TO one fairy aud the
long dashed cuqucttc to another, she utter
ing little squeak of protest rs he did so.
The or hans had indeed been rcmcm-
hcrcd royalty. Presents were Just rained
upon them by the Tutoring fairies. Back
and forth they glanced and doubled, on
tho wing surely, for their slippcrcd feet
never touched the carpet. Tho folks on
the tree were robbed unccrcmoniously of
picture books and heaprd up baskets Of
candies, fruit and bonbous and all their
other treasures and themselves consigned
bodily to the tender mcrcies Of the boys
aud girls reaching out hearts and hands
to them, to which they resigned them
sclNtN WIN lltlAE Il WIKI ana u sleep.
Clothing there was, too, piles of it, from
blue and palo Tam O'Shnnters down to
patent tipped shoes. But why cnumoratcs
Enough TINT santa Claus was getting in
no nan way strokes
ne STOOD nnck from the tree with view
10 uispcFslhS tho solt clouds cllnginG to
the summit OF the tail tree all the even
ing ~ IL II hau settled down there from
the summer SKY OF the tropics.
~ .u"Iii u. wv M"iu "nu IL iiiuterlui'Aeu
nv Z" ",uli,s inui' S'nMi' ne Ao'lri7hVu
II "'"l' u"iH, Vurhgu ruuiu On ms heoia
III apllHiunU uhcoI,Nthty as 10 it7 Glsposal,
Muunu II my huls nuii WIN the ""iiu
anu Soss ~ ~ up, oa"S,V IL uGA'eruusiy'
FuNeu WIN hla e!Vs an over inc chuichi
idVou RUM 10 NIiceht quarter Whuro
.no VI l'"ns noH'uou' l"ct. unch upon tho
wv V"i'iiiii'''v' "S"il 10 Mlilcuhti lvl'lhg
ms '$'S ieI' "Puii hS'' "i'u 'h'h eNe'S ious'
M"'oL'hs hiH hgHhey caFerS' saw tho
sinN NuSe'"u anu su''lc III sr"cciui luIus
oNeI mer hc"u anu shoulucrs'
ma ~ ti h,, meaning w tl,hV toiillool-
cry ! Wph"ci' Cnptalh houhua"hy NUT
tIreu uhuer ms u,eatn uheaslly' ana ms
Shaggy el'U.oMs loWc'ou pereeptiply as
nc h"Viceu Mill'eht siliiihg' biushihs
perp.eA.Iy' ~.
90 thc Mystery nus i1u ms mnhtio
i"ii upon Millcch'' feii"rheu Dr' ohah-
iouA'
IL seems To belong thcrc, doesn't lty'
remarked MI Mcllade" as his clear eyes
ecarcheu hcr piohu lace III thc azure ciouu
WIN Jus. sH"uv vi "hNltty'