Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-11-29
Whole NuMBER, 1922.

helpers" motioning to the rear Of the
platform.
Enter four boys representing Santa
Claus in miniature, They must pre-
amt jolly, round stomachs, wear white
boards and wigs and have red cheeks
and noses. Small packs, with protrud.
Ing toys and tiny Christmas trees,
should be carried on their shoulders.
They sing to the tune of Jingle Bells"
(choruSJ:
Boards white as driven snow,
Noses red red can be.
Clad in furs from head to toe.
Lips that whistle merrly.
Whistle in interlude.1
Trumpets. whips and drums and noise,
Tops and dolls and puzzles queer;
Jumping jacks and other toys:
jolly Santa Claus is here.
Messenger enters, as before; super
intcndent reads telegram:
Some Place Nearl, Dec. a. 1902.
Dcal ,iirls ard Boys-Good stiff breeze
is blowing. Have found my way again.
Will be with you shortly.
SANTA CLAUS.
One of the Junior Santa Clauses
lul IIS W All ' anu Slbuo
is almost here. We've no time to lose.
Is all ready? Are all the helpers
hcrc:" U.ooks aroundD "Why. where
are the candles!"
-Four little girls appear dressed as
candles. They each wear different
color, carrying candles and having toy
candles arranged about them in any
fanciful way desired.
They rccite in unison:
All the earth has lent its beauties
That Christ's coming may be bright.
Some piaIe sureli waits our coming:
Dark the tree without our light.
Our sole talent lies in showing
Glorics of your Christmas tree.
Christ himself was proud to do this;
Should we not, then, happy be?
Whore he was no darkness shadowed;
Sin and evil flew away;
May ever strive to scatter
Peace and light upon our way.
WITHDRAW and mingle with other chill
dren. who may stand or be seated, az
desired
Another of the junior Santa Clauses
addresses the Fairy, saying: II do not
think Santa will appear while the chill
dren are awake. You would better
summon the God of Sleep"
The Fairy stretches out her wand,
saying. Enter the God Of Sleep"
There appears tall boy, wrapped in a
dark gray cloak thrown over his face,
almost concealing it. He throws imag-
mary dust from beneath his cloak into
the children's eyes, the piano playing
softly, Our Balls Are Going To Bye
low-land" Music in kindergarten
book of Songs and Games For Little
Ones.'D All rub their eyes, and slowly
swaying from side to side in time to
the music sing:
Children must go to Bye-low-land;
Their dropping eyes are filled with SAND.
Rocking so gently to and fro.
All little ones to sleep must so.
Bye-low, Bye-low! Going to rest in Bye
low-land.
The song dies away in silence and
the piano continues softly playing for
a few minutes Then outside family
sound sleighbells, growing more dis.
tinct and louder until cOmmOtion Is
heard; with vigorous stamping of feet
Santa Claus bounds in. The children
awake and form two circles around
Santa Claus To the tune of Here We
Go Round the Mulberry Bush" they
sing:
Jolly Santa Claus is here.
Claus is here. Claus is here:
jolly Santa Claus is here.
And it is Christmas morning.
Santa smiles approvingly upon the
children and jokingly tells them he
was nightly afraid he was not going
TO get here at ALL but he did, thanks to
the snow the little fairy flakes made
for him. "Now l am here, what do
you want me to do for you? Give you
presents and candy and a Christmas
tree? That's Il good joke. IIo, no, no!
Ha, ha. ha," Shakes with laughter.1
"First, let me thank the Christmas
Fairy who has sent so many Of her
subjects to help me. And my little
Santa Clauses-aren't they fine little
chaps? Everything is ready, see, SO
it will only take me few minutes to
put on the finishing touches"
TO the music of Here We Go Round
the Mulberry Bush" to which the chill
dren sing as before, Jolly Santa Claus
Is Here" Santa disappears followed
by the children that are taking part.
TO fill in the pause the congregation
could sing Antioch" "JOy to the
world. the Lord has come" when the
tree is displayed. Whether large or
small one he employed, it must have
been concealed until now.
Santa appears as if in the act of de-
Seeding, and the Junior Santa Claus
cS are near by. The presents and can
d. are then handed by him to the
juniors. who distribute them to the
school.
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