The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-25
THE WEEK BEToRE cHRTsrMAa
A Few Minutes IN tho Life of Some Little
People who Remambered shnth Claus.

They were getting their lists ready. all the
little people. The red tablecloth was turned
up to make room for the Ink. and four little
fists clinchlng pens for oil the world like
Cuban machetes.
Il tell YOU" cried the mite Of a boy with
curls. who was making out that he could write,
but really couldn't spell cat, II would des like
Santa Claus to give me every toy In Ee world"
You stlngy thlngl' shifted the girl who al
ways wanted to be q dog or a horse or a boy, OF
anything so as she could run around; you
stlngy thing. you want everything for yourself.
you do. What would all the other little boys in
the world do II you got everythinR1 Santa
Claus"-Here both blue eyes stared wisely at
tho ceiling and began to wink very hard and
knowingly at Little Ma. who sat next with her
yellow hair falling into the lux. Santa Claus
can't give but one thing to each child"
The mouth Of the little boy tumbled right
down his chin and his eyes blinked with tears.
You see. dear" and Little Ma put her round
cheek against the curls. there are so many
boys in the world, a million hundred thousand
most, and Santa Claus just can't give more
than one thing apiece"
He needn't-he needn't give 20 other boys
anysing."
"oh. but they would cry oil Christmas. and
Christmas eve worse than you do"
holl' lob en cTy. bO 10y VAIN nOOk-d-luu-
dies an steam engines an hank'chifs wifi lace.
an cologne, an tin soldiers. an real cannon
Enl,ss 9 %it's an Ru5 5sSl FSS Isds an, .n PHfSk o aSSFse sIt an an 2
rubber boota Eat com up here. an q. horn Eat
blows, Can't Get Him Up;' an a Nashunal
DUnrd Sbercoat;, an = swOIdd. an q drum; an:
p' sDe Sqi iIste at 70 n him. L faisf Ma s4ff The big
stores we saw AVA and di IN the Whole wSorid.a III 'n'
any an si & 81 z /, s R Gs$i = z e s' %Sole ' %SSr Ia II I S dss na ass
and and sSS||S;s gu" ssat one 'SS thing Iii SSf said sf Little = Man 'HS JUST USE
u I,ASnaa nSo Or" I said the g 9TH, who 2, spoke ,6sd her m
buttons on his coat .ssrunted.. What does a
girl want With Spanish bullets" Ma.
a real 5hsl%st; VIZ, i've horses hair painted
better turn into a bloody spaniard. 1 fink"
Next. ! want gloves like Jim corbett wears,
n nanif Sant tponsers PU make me. G Snd | Pr Tans 8 S SIs
SnRe elSSss AZ a trunk strong enough to hold
Where do you think you are going ?"
. srThsn / want AM ! six a. BEETLES Of cologne a sleigh.
akk9Ye oa %ant am more q D%e sinRs mem one." piped up a
voice from the freight ringing with a discon-
,"oh,, we'll, Santa Claus dom have to get
my money. ,Lookr,'. And the little girl
LET purse she had, been Carrying n sinco Dec. S T.
The sP s$$1Sssa S q s. %hs' to to spend 2 SSY 'a Sm ali on Ss
SAID ips ff4{|H-f1iRi e give 9 S SSIiHG and she S" ocup tei
Sents s'0T Thc little ktEs boys e51W dr;oop nGs9 Ilps caught Ghtt up
his cheeks again with SPARKLING dimples;
he said. 9STo I o how ST I fo see moneg.| %yos ne BY tone one
In company front he arranged the cents on the
beartbstone. and BEGINNING to talk 70 himself
Santa claus's world. Down they winged. with
f ahtg1 TSeISS &, Thir over the msI b rSS &c ed9Pppeers,, until
dert Hpo toy a'p palsc aeom And MdS eRersid aG'0 was 9 sf for
himselfI Trains Of steam cars. hook-a-laddies.a
hundred hsnGde , d 5fIIan; 3 st thhSSgsSand buEEles, An z million L
and multiplied, until II thsir very humber began
to sing and chime like Christmas bells and to
room. f IKE 't tRee rI In ahs i 'mpsisal 0H Roefs 81 t the
deer OF Santa Claus. And the girl. crooned
SveF h her Gahrl 9, Pao, so oSd f Sh bullets a. AND helmet helmets
ard ths list e the SIs Boz, ereE IonS ana toas::
Who'll, Fa%miiyn-hoW they smoked t. ths cell
Turkey" he. Yes. turkey is
always the very best kind Of animal to eat
tnrte 9s Pvt n q'G sRe i n lsrs eSat E1 Soes IsftsF 'sim 3
ssnd6ee put down 10 juices S'e' ~ 'm'
The groeeryIman mightn,t knoE: SO better
chocolate an cream. an Jelly. IN fruit cake. an
gEonn, cake an an ~ Sponge AXE an cookies an
I'm -umI" went the children.
A puts. an figs. an %raisins. an oranges.
n'banapps. an'dates, an candy. a n 'candy"I
the nice kind mamma makes with white sugar.
squeezed in. an puts to get hard on de side
AN never gets hard uni umw
I'm. l wish Christmas was every day in the
oh. I wis Trismas was cherry day in ze
- We c9HId eat an, play. an eat f., an play; IN,
Short hair. "ecoouldn't We; p" "u az s"' ""n
II tttls M 4 y9 1Inf list 4 h L4Ttin Ma %ood.a ,ort,o
Hoyss,h9ld and for the Comfort Of the CHILDREN
T WslI Th hHd P to Fso1 and Wdl for w ThhIem + seeE to Lock oO6
Christmas Things Needed to Give Friends OF
the Family" Then there were such bookcases
filed With gold bound books such pianos shin;
such wonderful dresses glowing With velvet.
carpets and woven curtalns"It was Fairyiand
THAT Just suits me.".nodded the dreaming
THAT Just suits me, too" said the big boy.
And they fell to dreaming. while the mite Of a
~ nbpEFu pl NIohl
Wont It be nice TO wake up on Christmas
morning and find all that? ?" unused the big
AN that and all that" fingered the voice of
TT" the lashes OF the mite of a boy stiff
fened. Il fought dat, Santa Claus could on'y
Why. why" Little Ma jumped up with a
from her, Christmas dream. A shadow crePt
oyer her face as 1t bent nearer the freight"
II forgot. for one minute I forgot. I was. real
ly. think nR, fairies and. Santa Claus were"-
Ssh ssh!' the girl began to blink her eyes
again; She knew re ggeat. Christmas secret:
crossed her eyes, HE may be, though: is he.
really 2" Then she tossed her head doRmatic-
ally. Santa CLAUS will always love ehilluns
who believe In him, :" she said to the others
in scorn: why. who doesn't?" The gir1 and
Little Ma shut their mouths very tight and
looked very wise.
Isn't it funny. though, went on the boy.
" Nobody ever seems to think of Santa Claus
except when they want to get something from
him, do they? .NSG9hhody ever members any
Il wis dey never 'membered him at all ex-
cept dest us. men he wouldn't member them.
would he p" said the smallest boy.