The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-16

20 sleep and Joined Rob in his snoring.
i They did not wake DIP any more in the
tight, and when Santa Claus came Annie
vas half in bed and half out.
f.. Santa Claus pushed her in, and then
| filled the stockings with lots of books and
candies and a great many other things
He was in Il big hurry and soon hlIed
the stockings, and went up the CHIMNEY
so fast that it looked like he had wings
He got in his sleigh and went sailing
away over houses and trees to take things
to other good boys and girls.
The next morning the children woke up
at six o'clock. They were up and dressed
in a few minutes, and were looking into
their stockings. They found BOOKS
oranges, candies and nuts and lo1s OF
other different little things.
An thefr presents were down in the back
parlor
They ate their breakfast and then went
to see their presents.
The Christmas tree was perfectly peau-
tiful. Francis got his trains mat run
on a track, like what he SAID he Wahlec'
then he got q gun, suit OF huntlnS
clothes. silver knife, a "atcA ana al clia-"'
a lot of marbles and some olilet '1,lH99.
Annie-shc got q big French ooh thae
- ,,,oI,; and talk. She had q walking
suit. hat parasol. lot OF uioeiclo'"e'
and some more dresses.
Then in a corner OF the parlof STOOD
a little stall, and it was fuii OF nay. [l,l
ME ran TO look and see what WAS Ing .
and here she round little pony i@9e
.,sleon and curled up in the nay. ana
,her she saw ~ little cart. ne me-
ponv and cart were Marked 9 7
Annie Christian-from hei -n''iii''''
Papa. Gu, cot -, the
parlor. ~ - little dog
| ia ..iTor. l-rancls' and there was d
cat marked, For ROD -, viii, tho;r
~. We're. very much pleased with tne'r
presents and played Win 'iie'it +,aS.
morning. When dinner tihle en-
l,d - bio turkey and lots OF cfaloelry
sauce. For the dessert they III" d p'uii-
! pudding. 4,,o,. son+ tho1o
After dinner their mo''le' ;d ' ~, ther,
up stairs TO dress. IheS 80 al sorts
long time and played aii. any, 90 t17,.aa al
Of Christmas songs. ana - 80 -
| oro,,nd the room. playing with ooA5 anu
"neines and all sorts of things.
An,,:a ont ont her banks tht't SAe WIS
,oi,e. Ia rive to Roo and FtanciS. Ihey
$50 ,.sr,- ,nuch pleased WITH them, anu
,ha;r. fothar rave them each my cents
10 put in them Then she go hsr
mother the hanGkerche1S, a. ~ ~
the scrap-busket she ma" loi I'M ~, .,,e
put ii down in the Dath - =, ,ts CO
next day, and then ne p''
under his desk. ,orf; ,f -l,a
.,,a showed them to every
Af,or :, little while Mrs thrlstian
called the children down So. ',,t't 49,. 49,
then, 10 90 in the back 'aitoi 40, d 80
minutes. When they had So 40 N.'e "a,
parlor their mother thre" opei. ''e -
ing doors and in the Lront 100 '''t -,
stood fifty little boys lis S,,5o ''''
annie trancs and Rob Were SO as
+onishSd tba, they all sat down on the
nonr ,nd ,.yad all around them They
did mot l,,,o,- what to say 1t WAS q sur
misc marty The christmas tree was all
lighted m in different colors ana great
many mo-a things were hanging on 1t
The had a band of music laying:
The children soon sot up sio uaileeu
with The other boys ana gliiS'
They played all sorts 81 sS'heS. ana
in II II had strings coming from the
middle Of II and each child took hold
of q strina and pulled, and on the end
of it was a little toy.
Some Of the children rode the pony up
and down the hall.
After Il while the children heard some
body coming down the chimney. They all
looked around and there stood Santa
Claus in the fire-p'a ce;
All of them crowded around him and
shook hands. He got up on Il ladder and
got the presents down and gave them to
After that the children went in the
dlnins-room and had lots Of good things
to eat.
The table was decorated with green and
yellow They had ice-cream and cake
and other good things.
After they got through eating they .