Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-12-24
why Santa Claus Never Forgets the
Children.

One winter, when the snow was deep
est and the wind OF the north was keen
est, Santa Claus grew impatient i'll his
| little home in the Arctic regions. The
| good was in his heart. He felt its in
f@cnce, and it seemed to him, and cor
rcctly, too, that he was doing little for
his fellow man. Altar off he knew that
there were millions of homes which he
had never visited, and never dreamed Of
| visiting For Santa Claus, while bene-
factor in the little patch Of his boreaI
realm, had never gone forth to gladden.
the hearts OF all the people and all the
lands. And as he thought, that bitter
morn he turned to his good little wife
and said:
How selfish | seem. | feel that il has
| been given to me to be the giver of all
that is good in the world, and yet here l
stick and stay the whole year through.
forgetful Of my flock beyond the rim
Of this little region of perpetual win
ter. The snow elves tell me they have
gone south till their wings began TO melt
and their jackets east dewdrops on the
trail, and they say, too, that the land is
teeming with men and women and CHI!
dren. These | have never visited
No, that is true" said the good wife,
with a tinge of sadness in her voice
| You see she wished Santa 10 do all he
| could in the world, but she didn't want
him to go very far away from home and
her, because she loved him dearly.
1T . tlue,' repeated Santa. at is
! true. Now it is December. and far south
| the SHOWS have fallen ON the ground.
My faithful deer can haul me like the
watt of the wind hither and thither. and
/ this Christmas shall see me the st. Mich
| olas Of the whole world, not one little
| spot on the world"
Away so soon?' asked Mrs. Santa,
aud she moved her chair closer to him,
! for she now know chat his resolve was
made, and she was jealous OF every little
moment that went by TIL the parting.
Christmas eve Santa packed his sleigh
! full of the finest toys and candies and
sweets and all the goodies he carries TO
this day, and with pitter and patter
| the dashaway deer went down the way of
| ice and snow.
Santa never doubted that he would be
| received everywhere with outstretched
| hands. First he came to Il church.
'Ahf' he said. 1T is we'll that | come
first to the church, Ii is good sign
BESIDES, the priest should be man t.
desire gifts and graces, if not for him
self. for his flock"
The full sleigh drew up at the door OF
the parsonage. The priest came to meet
the quaint little figure. But when Santa
Claus had offered to hestow the gifts
upon him the priest smiled and shook
his head,
IAN gifts come from God" he sait
piously. ''or from Him through the holy
souls who We're His friends on earth
These trivial trinkets and these tempta
tions of the appetite | cannot recomment
to my flock, nor in my temperate spirit
, can accept them myself You speak OF
Christmas JOY. Yes. there should he !
Christmas joy. The angels did sing. 'ITo
sannah! But this joy is Of the spiritual
hot the temporal nature. 1t should be il
the SOUL not the body"
Disappointed. Santa Claus hoped bach
into his sleigh and with Il smart cracl
of the whip and furry of the feet o1
,, the deer he was OFF. BY and by he cam,
to doctor.
Surely the doctor will be glad to oob
upon my visit with rejoicing" h,
thought But the doctor said: Strange
little man that you are. How far have
: you driven in the snow"
'Neycr mind my discontinue" said
Santa, for he resented the solcitude of
! the man of medicine. thinking to himself
/ Hell ask for a fee after prescribing less
= fresh air for me.
D but you forget" continued the doctor
/ after Santa had explained his mission
, that | am IA sort Of st. Nicholas Go Il
r the homes around this place and see The
gifts | have left-SewS of little babies
not dolls, but real live babies that or,
and coo and after Il while yet spanked