Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-06

this house was DONE but climbed the Chin
| ney again and seated himself on his sledge.
Can you find another chimney" he ask
| ed the reindeer.
| Easily enough" replied Glossie and
| FIossle.
Down to the edge Of the roof they raced,
and then. without pausing leaped through
| the air to the top of the next building,
| where a huge, old-fashioned chimney stood.
Don't be so long, this time called Flos-
! sie cor we shall never get back to the
| forest by daybreak"
| Claus made a trip down this chimney also
and found five children sleeping in the
| house, all Of whom were quickly supplied
| with TOYS.
| When he returned the deer sprang to the
| next roof, but on descending the chimney
| was not often the case in this village, how
| ever, so he lost less time than you might
| suppose in visiting the dreary homes where
there We're no little ones.
| When he had climbed down the chimneys
| of all the houses in that village and had
| left toy for every sleeping child. Claus
| found that his great sack was not yet hat
| empted.
! Onward friends he called to the deer;
| I'VE must seek another village
So away they dashed, although it was
| long past midnight, and In a surprisingly
| short time they came to large city, the
largest Claus had ever visited since he be-
| gan to make toys. But nothing dauntcd by
| the throng of houses, he get to work at
once and his beautiful steeds carried him
| rapidly from one roof to another, only the
| highest Being beyond the leaps of the agile
deer.
At last the supply of toys was exhausted
| and Claus seated himself in the siedge
| with the empty sack at his feet and turn
| ed the heads of Glossie and Flosse toward
| home.
| Presently Flosse asked:
| What is that gray streak in the skye
| ut is the coming dawn of day" answer
| ed Claus, surprised to find that it was SO
| kate.
| Good gracious exclaimed Glossie;
| then we shall not be home by daybreak
and the Knocks will punish us and never
| let us come again.
| I'VE must, race for the Laughing Valley
| and make our best speed" returned Flossie;
| $50 hold fast friend Claus!
Claus held fast, and the next moment was
| flying so swiftly over the snow that he
| could not see the trees as they whirIed past
| Up hill and down dale swift as an arrow
| shot from a bow they dashed, and Claus
| shut his eyes to keep the wind out of them
and left the deer to find their own way.
| 1t seemed to him they were plunging
. through space, but he was not at all afraid
| The KNOCKS were severe masters and must
be obeyed at all hazards and the gray
streak In the sky was growing brighter
| every moment.
Finally the sledge came to a sudden stop
| and Claus. who was taken unawares, tum-
bled from his seat into a snowdrift. AS he
picked himself up he heard the deer cry
| ing:
Quick, friend, quick! Cut away our har-
| ness!"
He drew his knife and rapidly severed the
cords, and then he wiped the moisture from
| his eyes and looked around him.
The sledge had come to stop in the
Laughing Valley, only few feet, he found
from his own door. In the east the day
was breaking, and turning to the edge O.
Burzee he saw Glossie and Flossie just dis
appearing in the Forest.