The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-02-13

teenth OF Febru-
airy. Il is 50 won
~ derful that Il
spreads its charm
over The preceding week and the
week that comes after. For DAYS and
days The Small Person sneaks into TIE
house with unnatural. unhealthy and
suspicious quiet. holding queer shaped
bullying packages under her coat or
smnggled away In the innermost cav
ems Of her absurd little NUT. The
paste pot appears everywhere in the
house. The paste brush disappears
entirely AID is finally found in a state
Of suicide and the Ink-bottle You see
something on the floor that looks ike
q cherry. You pick Il up and II Is q
red paper heart While you are look.
ing AZ ID the Small Person trots into
the room. gives you one mysterious
glance, Immediately separates you
from your treasure and scampers
away 20 a hiding place under the am.
ingroom table. where she sits for three
straight hours In a biIIowy pool OF
white paper lace. big white envelopes
and n~umberlcss samples OF scissors.
Then. after these charming hours
Of mysterious preparation. the great
day approaches The mail man Is the
Kris Kringle. the Santa Claus. the
good fairy. With Blended shoulders he
plods down the street while the small
Person has her nose glued SO tightly
10 the window pane that there is con
siderable question whether or not It
viii detaeh itself without The aid OF
q paper knife.
Al last, H0oray, The bell rings
AZ imminent risk Of catching every.
thing from a cold 20 a spanking the
Small Person dashes out OF the front
door and fairly leaps into the mail
bag
she energies looking like a Young
stationery establishment nothing but
envelopes, big htle and middle sized
with a squeal and a scurry she blows
back into me house aud opens up her
treasures. There are p trees filed
with brilliant paper roses. and be-
meath the forest trees sit little cuplds
without no clos on AZ ail" just as
n Dc we're q February and chilly.
Great bis. beautiful white swan carr
-moue beautiful even thar q new au
tUmuhile-aFe dragged out OF their
white castings, and 10, when you touch
a httio spring somewhere the swan
tara are allied with flowers and an
sorts % wonderful exquisite. beautiful
things, ike birds and Jewels and low.
ms hearts Oh. Il Is very. very de
ughtfal being q child on 81 Yaion.
tines dsy.
While an this excitement Is beating
the quiet home atmosphere into quiz
ers you Eit down IN a iaraway cor
neT and think OF the time when you
were a little girl Perhaps sou didnt
have as much attention as the Small
Person; perhaps things didn't some
how come your Way-and perhaps it's
because you had 80 little that o
are ready TO make any sacrifice 90
that the Small Person shall have
much Il Is from d-eusivatlOns that
you learn what good things mean and
how much they mean
somehow your miud goes way back.
50 Tar you wouldn't dare tell the
yeana You wouldn't ever guess them.
u seems SO lons & that q must have
been another world. or anyway an.
other life You ii a dingy OLD school
room where the beaches Wera fright
fully hard and where he clock Was
- Law Il never moved It's hands al
all The days were very hong for a
little tiny child Who should have been
romping and playlng cat of doors
one day there came strange Whis
pornEs about 81 Naientlno you won
dored lf ne were tae man Who came
20 trim the trees "a tho orchard II
was en- very new % you because
everything vas new and o had 80
much % Eei acquainted with "a a hig
sirango world
Tho other chiifren TALKED know ne
~ about q So. Naientnos box Next
day they nied Ia q after another.
and into a otg Wuodcn boG they