The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23

enough to hold YOU brought you home in the bag
and threw you down before the fire and forgot all
about YOU. SO you've been snoozng away there as
snug as bug I'm a rug. I'll bet your mamma put
Susanna TO bed thinking she you. Oh won't she
be surprised when she 70 dress You the morn
Ing. Whuh. whuh. whuh. haw-w-w-w-wl
Santa Claus laughed until the tears ran down his
cheeks while the reindeer held their hands over their
mouths and snlckered
Well" said Santa Claus at last as he wiped his
eyes what would you like to do Miss Rose Ann?"
TIN hungVy."
All the reindeer made grand rush for the pantry
TO get Rose Ann something to eat. Soon the oldest
reindeer came back with thick slice of nice home
made bread spread with golden butter and just
lots and lots OF the reddest sweetest strawberry
jam. M-m-m-n-rn-mh Another reindeer carried a
goblet OF milk rich with II would have
made your mouth water to look at IT, S-s-s-s-a-a-ah
Now. what shall play? D." asked Santa Claus
after Rose Ann had finished eating.
Rose Ann stared at everything in the sitting room
with great elaboration, and said last:
90 ia Ike to have a waindeer's horns to play wiz"
Quick as a wink the oldest reindeer took off his
horns and offered them to Rose Ann.
NJ m Wen. now. don't think I would play
win those horns You might put your eyes out
with the prongs." said Santa Clans. Wait q min
ute Let me see what can get to play with
that VIII be particularly nice Oh. know now"
santa Claus sat Rose Ann down in his armchair
and went TO the bureau. He pulled tho middle
drawer. reached down into the inner corner on the
rght-hand side. and drew forth little box covered
with blue velvet with his monogram in gold on the
cover Opening the box. Santa Claus showed Rose
Ann the most beautiful magic wand that anybody
ever saw. IT was Of pure gold with handle OF the
most exquisite fitgree work. The other end was
studded with diamonds.
This magic wand q present to Santa Claus
from the Queen Of the Fairies.
Gossip is not a thing TO be encouraged: but since
nearly everybody gossps particularly those who
talk about their neishSors. perhaps It may do no
harm to tell you secret, If you VIII newer nee
ever tell It TO one-except in strict confidence Of
Santa Claus and the Queen OF the Fairies we're
once engaged to be married True as / live they
were. At least that's what everybody said But
inc Queen Of the Fairies scolded Santa Claus for
"taying out late o. nights Santa did his best TO
make the Queen OF the Fairies understand that bust
nehs kept him out lie explained and over
again that St si-i-mply impossible to fiji stock
ings while people wearing them; that he was
obliged TO wait until the stockings were taken off
and the people had gone to bed and that the Santa
Claus business wasn't what It used TO be. anyway
But the Queen Of the Fairies would only pout and
perk her head and say:
Well ] just don't care so, there nowi
That is ssways the way with woman Just
when you think you have her pinned down an ar
eument so she cannot avoid admitting she is in the
wrong She VIII pout and perk her head and say:
Well just don't care; so. there now "
What could Santa Claus do but SIGH. put his