Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-12-22
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN


! cofleu Dy howling ocean sweJls =,
EQUITY OLD mermen and stout n,,.--i E''f'
| gers eagerly Joined the merrimnI,' -u""a'
some OF the mermaid rosebudS l.,
very pretty and quaint in Spanish ooAtd
W ,,a, ene couIt OF Isabella. with old IN
SSS slls ana Moorish jewels as orna,,i iaua
these picturesque costumes b.,5 LlehtS.
from Spanish galleon, wre.ckoJ cone
Atlantic centuries ago. Aeu III tae
~ curious appearance. too wara 500.
| 81 1I,. the mer-matr0ns, in pol.a bt,Ssoin e
iIzaDetnan riffs, enormous boonI
fiiiS VI tne seventeenth centu,y' Thu
laSniOnS came from the. ancierT - ! intNe
an English colonial ship, and the i ,t, OF
lher-hla trlarchs wore them, auiie uIaty
sclous that they were not m6dero Uncol'
DIX OF the handsomest yo,In,,
n NJ I, IN deep-sea society, all dg1obt'1
vi ora olne-Water families. receiveJ tL
guests: Each had twinklino- ,,ra .,eu Tue
and shining golden hair. caI@bt eyes
fsyche knot with golden comb III
wore ultra-marine gowns, trimmed rne{
seatoam lace. and carried vhounnnte" M
cholee sea flowers. Green ana 81
pearls were their ornaments THE ElHh
1 Eu We're; Miss Diana Dace NJ
Trace Mullet. Miss Tillie Tarnon S MS
Ethel Bass, Miss Edith Perch ond Ms Mss
Sallle Salmon. anu Miss
III 'ti'i ulSHtd guests did NOT como
untl late. Among them were Ala Tl
Tie of Barbadoes; Capt Swordfsh W..
many battle scars; Sir Gregory Cr, I,1
puS' genial and pompous. and fine ,J5
family of eXiled Spanish macknrnj r o,u
had left the shores of Cuba M tba o J,,a.
of the war between the United Stato.
and Spain "l"''S
Neptune with long. foam-white beor5
entered the manse, hung his crown an,i
trident IN the hatrack. patted the sen.
urchlnS on the head, shook hands Viii
the little mermaids and the eXilpT Sman
lsh mackerel, and said pleasant word
to everybody.
Give me a small seat in the corner"
said the whale, as he came in. pufFino
and blowing. He shook hands with tb7
little mermaids, asked the Spanish msrt.
erel if they had lost much properly in
Cuba by the war. and wished all j banny
Christmas. Try
The devilfish promised 10 he good if
they would let him come in and SEQ tb,.
Christmas tree. He folded all his arm,
and sat in corner as quiet as Il church
mouse. thinking how good he was. The
little sea-urchins amused themselves hy
counting the arms of the octopus.
Santa Claus came in a rainbow-tintpd
sea shell. drawn by six dappled sea
horses. He said:
Merry NnflStnlaS. little mCrmalA>
It's trifie damp on the way to Coral
Manse. There must have been Il heavy
dew in the ocean this evening"
The little mermaidS laughed. and said il
was as dry in the ocean as it always was
The sea-urchins spoke up and said they
had never known the ocean to be dryer.
Suddenly all the lights went ont and
left the coral Christmas tree in the dark.
What is the matter with the ligbt
eels!' asked Santa Claus.
The electric cells were turned on
again.
Some sea-robins settled in a coral tree.
under a window of the Manse, and sang
Christmas carols.
Later on Santa Claus distributed the
gifts. To every Sea-urchin he gave
NOah'S Ark, full of marine animals that
had been saved from the flood and to
every member of the school of fish nlu
teal dictionary. Then he presented to
each little mermaid a golden comb
necklace of pearls, mer doll and many
other beautiful presents.
As the dainty little mermaids walked
home along the ocean floor, the moon
shone down through the waves. and CLINT
ed on their golden combs and glimmerel
on their pearls. They felt sorry for the
little earth-maids, who live where pearls
are scarce. and have no Christmas tree
only stockings to hang up.-Detroit Tril-
une.