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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-24
Little Sadie's Temptation.

"Move along thersl" said the big police man. gruffiy.
 Sadie turned round with a start and saw the face of an officer of the law look ing down at her from the top of his blue coat and brass buttons He seemed very red and very angry. Without a word she turned round and started on her way down Fifth avenue.
 It was the day before Christmas and the streets were crowded with shoppers buy Ing Christmas dinners and presents for their friends and families. Some of these ladies sat very stifiy and haughtily In carriages behind prancing horses. which stepped SO high that Sadie wondered how they would ever get their legs back to the earth again. Others were on foot, carrying large parcels from which pro truded the heads and legs of turkeys. or dolls or boxes of candy and other things for Christmas Day. But Sadie felt sadder and sadder as she gazed upon this throng of happy people. for she lived alone with her mother In n tiny room at the top or a tenement-house, and there was to be nothing but dry bread and tea for Christ mas Day on account of their poverty.
 She seemed curiously out of place
 
 this fashionable street. and that was why the policeman made her move away and not loiter upon the pavement. Rich peo- pie who are buying presents do not Ike to be reminded of the presence of the poor. Sadie thought of her mother and felt the tears spring to her eyes. 80 that the horses and the carriages and the peo- ple seemed to dance up and down. Slowly she made her way down town toward -I2aA akA xpid n sr with all her heart that she could bring home something to her sick mother.
 carriage was proceeding along the street so slowly that Sadie was able to keep abreast with 1t. Inside sat q beau tlful little girl and an old lady. with pleasant face, and from the way In which she smiled and nodded to the girl from time to time Sadie felt sure that they were related and that they were wonder ing what they should buy for Christmas Day. At length the carriage stopped be- fore a large store, whose windows were filled with n choice display of goods, and the lady got out, leaving the little girl alone In the carriage.
 "Annle. be sure and look after my shnwl." she said as she descended to the curb. She took it from her shoulders and placed it upon the seat of the carriage next to the little girl: but at that mo- nlent Annle uHppeHeu to De IoohlHg out of the other side of the carriage at the monkey of an organ grinder and she did not hear her. Just as the old lady en- tered the store a gust of wind caught the shawl ana lifted 1t upon the frame of the carriage in such a way that it hung over the edge. and corner of 1t blew for a moment against Sadie's face.
 It was the warmest. softest shawl that Sadie had ever seen. It was in color . soft gray. and 1t had long 1ringes on the top and bottom. Then a terrible tempta- ton came to her. It would be the easiest thing in the world to lift this from the carriage door and run away before the little girl who was stu watching the an
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BY STELLA B. CASE.

tics of the monkey, could look around Sadie could slip It round her neck and disappear ln a twinkling among the crowds of people. who. hurrying along, laughing and testing, did not stop for a moment to consider the dolngs of the ilt tie girl in the street.
 And then, too, she thought of the cold room In which she aud her mother lived and of the bitter nights when the janitor let .he fire go out in the furnace and the cold crept In and even froze the water In the pitchers. How they two had shivered there under their thin blankets. which were half made of cotton. hearing the wind raging round the house and see- Ing the whirling snow heaping up little pyramids outside the shaking windows. With this warm shawl which surely the old lady would never miss, her mother might never need to suffer from the cold again.
 But then Sadie remembered the words which her mother had often said TO her:
 Tt Is no disgrace to be poor, Sadie, so long as you are willing to work can endure to see you poor. but if you were ever to do anything wrong or dishonor- able 1t would kill me-"
 No, she felt that she dared not take the shawl. She need only close her eyes to see the look of astonishment and terror upon her mothers face. the frightened look In her eyes.
 But then could she not pretend that 1t had been given to her?
 No; even then Sadie durst not face her
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0be Bad Boy and Santa Claus
BY V. R. EMANUEL.

Did you ever stop to think about Jack. ln-the-boxf Perhaps you have played with him and let the box fly open suddenly to see him spring out with that funny face of his. But you have never stopped to won- der why he should be shut up in a tight box for the whole of his life. And you have never thought that that funny look on his face was look of pain. have you2 No, thought not
 It does not look like look of pain, did hear you say? Well. Just you wait till the next time you get angry about any thing and cry. and then keep your face ex- actly as fl Is and run and look In the mirror and see how comical you appear.
 We'll this Is the story of Mr. Jack-in- the box. and how he came to be placed in prison. Once upon a time there was little boy called Jack. His real name was John. but they called him Jack when be was good and John when he was bad. regret to state that they called him John about half the time and Jack the rest Perhaps you have heard of boys like that
 Now Jack had nice home and a father and A mother and yet he was not happy and obedienL If he was told not to do a thing he immediately wanted to do 1t. and since his parents were too fond of him to spank him with a hairbrush, which Is the only thing that hurts very badly, be got
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mother with a lie upon her lips. How could she help but break down and con fess before that penetrating lock which she knew so wel2 No. that would never do. It would be better that her mother should go cold than that she should wear what did not belong to her.
 Now, you must understand that aI- though 1t has taken such long time to write down all these thoughts in reality they had passed so quickly through Sa- dies mind that the little girl was still looking at the monkey. He had on a red hat and a velvet jacket, and he was danc- ing on two legs and holding out the hat for pennies. And while he was doing this another gust of wind lifted the shawl clean out of the carriage and twined 1t round Sadle's shoulders.
 She thought again of her mother shfver- ing in their attic, and the shawl felt 80 warm and comfortable that she dld not dare to hesitate for single instant. or she knew that she would be lost; so, with an impulsive movement, she stepped round to the other side of the carriage and held out the shawl
 Here Is your shawl, Miss Annie,'' she said.
 "oh," cried the little girl, thank you. It must have blown out from the car riage.'
 She smiled so brightly at Sadie that Sadie felt happy. too, and just then the old lady came out from the store where she had been shopping.
 'See. grandmamma," cried Annie. ''this little girl found your shawl which had blown out of the carriage and has brought 1t back
 But Sadie could not bear to meet the gaze of this old lady, who smiled so kindly at her and looked so warm and comfortable in her winter clothes. Stirling sob she hurried away, striding rapidly through the throng, knocking against all who stood in her path. Once a man, coming hastily out from a shop, pushed her into the roadway and nearly over turned her in front of q pair of horses, but she picked herself up and hastened on homeward. At last she reached the little street, ascended the high stairs and fell into her mothers arms with cry. Then she burst into tears
 Why, Sadie what is the matterT' her mother asked.
 Then. piece by piece, she drew from her the whole story. And when she had told it Sadie felt comforted again. They ate their supper in silence. and soon afterward Sadie went to bed.
 ln every other house but this children had hung up their stockings before they went to bed. knowing that they would awake 10 nnd them filled with gifts from santa Claus. And even in this house. among the very poor, there were not many whom santa did not visit But, of course, the old gentleman cannot go everywhere. and no doubt he occasionally misses little boy or girl among those crowded tenements. So Sndie's mother sighed as she saw the empty stocking hanging at the foot of the bed. threading lest her little girl should awake on the morrow to ind 1t empty.
 About half an hour after Sadie had gone to bed her mother heard tue sound
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humps If one hasn't got a tail?''
 Then to his horror Jack could see some thing very black and shiny round the edge of the bed and pass gently to and fro up in the air as though 1t was feeling for him. It was the trunk of the elephant whose leg he had broken, but swollen to 2O times It's size. Presently 1t found him and with yank he was pulled out of bed and deposited upon the table. It was quite dark, and Jack was so frightened that he was unable to scream but just sat there held firmly In the elephants trunk.
 Meanwhile he could hear the animals In the ark all scurrying to and fro, and the angry voice of Mrs. Noah as she hustled about cleaning up her house. Then suddenly there was an unearthly rattle overhead, and all at once Santa Claus came tumblng down the chimney. He had left his reindeer and his sled on the top of the roof. but he had come down in such haste that he still held the whip. Over his shoulder was great bag chock full of toys.
 May 1t please Your Honor," began he elephant, who seemed to be the police man.
 "I know. l know, don't interrupt me-"
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Indoor Amusement for
 Little Folk.

A pleasant pastime for little ones on bad days when getting out of doors ls impossible is for them to take their states and pencils and write across tho tops of the states a -syllabled word. Then see how many sentences can be written with the letters contained In this one word. Sometimes quite a story can be made up of words containing the let- ters spelling one very long. many-syllabled word.
 Writing letters to each other through the use of characters and pictures called ''puzzle letters also affords much amusement to the little folks as well as training them In drawing, and cultt- vating in them sense of humor and originality.
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gether he had acted In such q manner that 1t appeared probable that Santa Claus would leave his stocking altogether empty and All hls sisters as wide as 1t would stretch-than which there could be no more terrible disgrace Fancy. Just fancy having to go to school and being asked what you got In your stocking. and saying, Il got nothing, but Mary got a toy rabbit and six oranges and candy, and balloon. and a doll, and fire cracker" Wouldn't you just want to sink down into the ground after having to tell that2 Of course you would.
 And Mary kept warning Jack that he had better mend his ways, but he just didn't seem to care. Only two days be- fore Christmas he drove one of the best forks into the window of her dolls house. Well, after that, of course. 1t was hope less.
 Santa Claus wll punish you" said Mary. after they were In bed.
 'l don't care" answered Jack, boldly Nevertheless. he was really a little bit afraid. and he resolved to keep awake and see what would happen. It seemed to him somehow that if he were awake Santa Claus would not be able to do any
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a touch pi oriliance which adds good cheer. Every day add some fresh water. for the lilies grow rapidly, consuming tho nutriment which is furnished them by water and fresh air.
 If common sweet potato is put Into small glass fruit jar filled with pure water-and nothing else-and hung In the window. where the sunlight falls strong upon 1t, 1t will send forth fresh green vines that will drop over the mouth of the jar. hiding 1t entirely from sight. and forming a beautiful festoon. Like the Chinese lily, the sweet potato vine must have fresh water-not too cold. remem. ber-added every few days
 With these growing plants in the room few bright posters, neatly mounted. hang. ing on the walls. liberal display of pho- tographs and a few bits of bric-a- brac the most simple room becomes cozy and inter- esting. Add to these some gay cushions on chairs and couch. with an inexpensive Chinese fre-screen. and the apartment as- sumes quite an elegant appearance, and the master or mistress always finds him. self or herself surrounded by callers, for young folks love to visit where the sur roundings are pretty and cheerful.
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thing to him.
 Did you ever try to keep awake on Christmas Eve and walt to see Santa Claus come down the chimney? If so. you will remember how impossible 1t is. By and by. try as hard as yon may. your eyes begin to close, and when you open them again you find 1t Is morning and santa Claus has filled your stocking dur ing the night
 Jack tried hard to keep awake but he knew that he must have slept, because he awoke suddenly to hear tiny voice lamenting bitterly.
 'Oh dear" 1t cried, "Oh dear, what shall l do? My chest hurts me so where It was sewel up.''
 There was silence for while, and then q still tinier voice was heard to exclaim
 "Whiz. whiz. buzz. buzz. Oh l can't fly any more and l shall have to crawl up and down the window pane for the rest of my life"
 My word" exclaimed a harsh voice indignantly, my wordl Here all the rain has stopped and 1 have to go ashore on Mount Ararat without any paint on my nose"
 "Umph, umph. umphi" groaned the dromedary. what is the use of having
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his own way most every time. He could not receive a box of candy without eating It all up a a meal : he broke all his toys. and he cut hole in bis sisters doll to see the sawdust run out-and this Is one of the worst crimes a boy can commit except catching and teasing files. And an not sure that it is not almost as bad because the files will crawl up the window pane and make q buzzing noise. whereas a doll Is always quiet and well-behaved, though you must not think she does not know what Is going on. No indeed
 However, everything comes to him who waits. including Christmas, and now Christmas was really coming. and Jacks parents began to grow very uneasy. For you must know that boys who have not been more or less good-of course, it Is impossible to be completely good unless you are a girl-do not get presents on Christmas night from old Santa Claus. Hitherto Jack had always received presents. but this last year he had be haved worse than ever before He had cut a crnel gash in his sisters doll so that it had to be sewed up in the doll hospital, and he had pulled the wings of q large blue fly. and he had sucked the paint of Noah's wife's nose, and he had pulled the tail off the toy dromedary and broken the reg of the elephant. and alto
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"So, New Year is coming" unused little fourteen-year-old Myrtle as she sat by the cheerful grate fire and watched the glow ing ooals 'ln few days Christmas will be a thing of the past-and future-and well be talking of the presents Santa Claus was good enough to give us. and of tbe turkey dinners and the jolly holiday parties we have so much enjoyed. And -then-then the glorious New Year, with all It's lessons to learn and It's good deeds to accomplish, opening like new book before us! IL will be like breaking The seal of a newly arrived letter. or like peeping into new house whose doors have Till now been unopened.
 And there is the New Year book on whose pages one must write lot of new resolutions which mpst uot be forgotten during the 3B5 days that must pass before the year is old ynd gives way to another new one. Nov, l shall opea ny New-Year book with rssolu-
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In large towns and cities the children are forced to spend most of their lives Indoors. They have not the freedom of the open roads. fields and pastures which make the village and farm life 80 wholesome and sweet to the country boy and girl
 But these little "fenced-ins' may make their rooms so cheerful by giving touches of growing green to them that being housed up all winter will not seem such a hardship. With small labor and trifing cost deep window shelves may be made by the boy or girl amateur carpenter on which may be placed pots of growing geraniums and foliage plants. These hardy house plants will stand much cold weather, but when the temperature drops to zero 1t Is well to remove them from the windows over night and place them in some warm corner or closet.
 On the mantel place deep glass bowl half full of water. into which put hand ful of pebbles and some loose. clean sand Procure one or two Chinese lily bulbs and drop Into the bowl. They will sprout and shoot up into a profuse and most fragrant mass of yellow blossoms and fresh green leaves. filling the room with fragrance and
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Tin's Wish.

'I want n great, big stocking!" Cried little Tim O'Flnn; ''So that Santa Claus can get A lot of toys in. ''I want the foot to measure About a yard, you see: And 1 want the leg so long 'Twould reach q giants knee. And from the toe clean to the top want 1t full of toys, Of every kind that Santa has To give to little boys. '.l want n pony and a cart. A sled, some skates, bat; A new baseball. n football. too. A bran new suit and hat. q want an englne-wagon. A gun that shoots ball; Some picture books with stories, And-mercyl-I want all .'The things that can be stuffed in That stocking long and big; But, say-l wonder If old Sant Will think l am a pig?'
 MAUD WALKER
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THE QUESTION.

Where do all the birdies go When the ground Is white with snoW1 Where do bugs and worms and flies Hide away from winter skies2 Where do all the flowers stay Till the glorious month of Mayt Ask your mamma-she can tell, For she knows these things so well.
 HELENA DAVIS.
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ton which shall guide me in my conduct every day. l have thought 1t all out-and at last l have decided there is but one resolution necessary, one which shall write on each of the weekday pages of my book and which shall repest on the Sunday page. too This New-Year book shall He open on my dressing table, where every morning shall read my resolution as soon as rise from my bed. And shall write It In plain. very black letters, 70 that l cannot fail to read it--even though should try to do SO. Yes, there before me shall be written in big, plain letters: Re solved. that I shall, during the entire year of 1908, do unto others as l would have others do unto me"
 And 1t is to be hoped that Myrtie's peau- tiful, unselfsh plan will he followed by the children all over the land. Should It come to. psss, what a glorious New Year. indeed. shall be ours.l
 MARX GRAHAM
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Christmas cMorning.

'I wonder what we'll look like One week from now, my dearr' Whispered the big wax doll
 In the bisQue dolls ear. "l wonder how the soldier gay. With cap and sword so bright, Will look about this time next weekf -I guess he'll be fright ''I wonder how the Noah's ark Animals, both great and small. Will hold their heads and swing their
 taisi
 If they be here at alll
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said the little old gentleman in a saueaky voice. In a trice he had filled Mary's stocking full up to the top with all sorts of toys and presents. Jac could see the head of an enormous doll, with eyes that opened and shut themselves, as well as a ball and box of candy. Somehow or other he found that he could see right through the box. and the candy was fruits covered with sugar. the kind that you are only allowed to eat of two at a time. But nothing went into Jacks stocking
 Then the old gentleman became very stern. and he sat down on the top of the comical manner that Jack would have laughed if he had not been so much afraid.
 What fig the charge against this bad boy7" he asked
 May 1t please Your Honor." began the elephant, "he broke my leg"
 The old gentleman looked exceedingly angry.
 May 1t please Your Honor. he nrIled Of my tall" continued the dromedary. Santa Claus looked at Jack so severely that the little chap knew some dreadful punishment would happen to him.
 May 1t please Your Honor. he pulled of my wings" said the fly.
 At this Santa Claus shook 50 much
  balanced altogether.
 May it please Your Honor, he cut a hole In my chest" said the doll, land
 
 of suppressed excitement in the street. She looked out of the window and then she saw that out of every other window in the street a head appeared in view and all were watching a magnificent car riage and pair that drove slowly down through the narrow passageway between in breathless excitement. Was 1t going to stop? Yes, 1t was stopping, and at her door. And very soon afterward she heard the rustling of silken skirts and an old lady and little girl entered the room. Sadles mother was so astonished that she did not know what to say.
 Are you Sadie's motherT asked the old lady.
 "Yes, ma'am," said Sadie's mother.
 "Your little girl picked up by shawl in the street this afternoon" said the old lady. ''Shc went off so quickly that I did not have time to reward her, but my footman followed her home and sent me word of where she lives. Now l intend to reward her for her thoughtful ness and honesty"
 What she and Sadie's mother talked about that evening l do not know, but on the next morning Sadie found her stockings full of all sorts of toys from Santa Claus And there was turkey next day for dinner. And soon after Sadie's mother became housekeeper at the old lady's home. and they lived in warm room and had chicken once a week and turkey every Christmas and Thanksgiving
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''l wonder'- but she did not get To finish what shed say; For little girl did grab her And carry her away.
 ANNIE JAMES.
 CONUNDRUMS. What is 1t that helps most toward a man getting up in the world? An alarm clock. Why are cities like ladlesf They have outskirts. When Is storm like tear When brewing
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Santa Claus to Cupid.) "A busy time for me, my dear. The busiest time of all the year; With sled and reindeer off l go With bags of toys to bestow"
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tSanta and Cupid together.D 'Then let us thro' the azure sky Ride side by side as on we fly; For each doth happiness bestow To child and youth on earth belo,
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-07-19
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