Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-12-15
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN


called out: '''0''I'N mr. ADJ
Please, is that You, Mr.. Santa cf....
we want to know so much. .'.'>;
WIN gave him despairing ui.,h ...
SAID: 70! Ed, You have spoilrd !. " ...1l
and a dead silence followed. 81 Dbl.
The bed almost quaked under tba,. =.
boys were so afraid; but, at last. - ...'
deep voice answered: " ''N.
BOYS. you know me. therefore =.
but IT Is seldom that / do. Won ."A.
done very bold thing. waiting f,, "4'1
put L forgive you. | once did th,. . "''
thing myself, when my grandfatbrr ,''I 'r
around III my place-but il is not s.,r, N
might leave you with an empty st,',l
night H''-'ha>
We Just wanted to thank Won fer ...
the good things you have brought lnr....-.
SAID VIII. III very weak voice
IF that was all. you did nn, ,,-..t.
see me. l can always hear you. AMI
KNOW who are good boys and WHO
grateful hearts. | think you were b.'..,,
nlhg TO dlstrust me, but that * ur,-r'..
came to you every year AMI ..'-.
shue your eyes that you NAV mot h.. g"
my face; l will leave YOU nv h,., ''
prove to You that | am the rcol : ,.
Claus" ''"' Scotia
There was ding, ding of he'll, f..
moment: "Goodby! Merry Christml, =.
you an ana VIII jumped up in the h..
TO md the room empty He cauob, ..
the belt that was made Of all mann. ''.
oright-colored materials, and littL. ttnI.
ing bell III each part. which sum
hilh very much, and Just then - I....
winding blast rang through the l.,,
and down the avenue. growing f,;,,>.
and fainter in the distance. and tb, I.,.
could no longer doubt that Santa CI,G.
went around the world every night b.fn...
Christmas '''."
20; win. that's his horn" exclaimed
hd' oreathleSsly. Il guess there ain
many boys that have had y rhanr1.
speak to him. don't think I'd dar,. !.
It again; he was SO solemn about il I'M,
III glad | found out Let's 60 down AMI
see If mother heard" ''''''
Down the stairs went the pottar;,,..
rect and soon two little wbite-clad sbiy-
erlng beings stood in mothers room IN rb
darkness; Mother, are you awake? l.
father? Did you hearT'
Why. children. you ought To- ~. ,,
bed; you'll take cold---it isn't morning.
But did you hear. mother?"
es, we heard Santa Claus ,rln,n..
so l suppose he has been here. tuf rn,.
back to bed now. and wait till r1orninr
On. please, let us have our stocking,
We can't go to sleep. Isn't it timep'
The mother could not withstand tb,
pIeadlhG tone; so, with a Christmas hug
and subdued shout, they scamncrfl M
STAIRS to lind their treasures.
who can forget the witchery Of that
TO CLOCK hour, when the stockings are
pulled from their nails and the hanpy
search begins? 1t is too dark To sec bI,
the candle is lighted and its sputterin.
every now and then sends up a brighter
glow that brings to view wonderful sif,
from hidden corners
Little fingers are nearly freezing. bur
what is that when you can unite sncb
beautiful parcels and be busy among s.,
many sweets?
Little teeth are chattering, but Whs.
matters it when the small tongues can
invoke a thousand blessings on gaSa old
Santa Claus?
Everything must be taken out, hooked
at. and admired; while some things must
be tasted, then all restored to their org
inal corner, till the stocking locks IA if it
mad not been touched, and by that time
morning had come.
Win. ""'
There was his own belt-tIieir most St.
cred gift; then IL box of nine1bins, II
of tools, two five-bladel knives, Hans An
dersen's stories for one and a beautifui
picture for the other. Little things fllel
up the crevices, and. to complete all. Sulh
lots of candy. just what TREY LIKED best
all kinds and shapes, that newer esnr ez,
cept when Santa brought it.
Two happier boys could not be found
when the morning sun broke into the
room, nor two who believed more devoul-
ly in that good Christmas genius who
gave them all their nice things }. +.
Benrimo in Brooklyn Eagle.