Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-12-19

MT. ana MIS-. Reminiscent SAT com.
fortably back In soft leather chairs,
watching the crackle and fame Of
real log In the CRATE.
"what an odd custom It Ii, Isn't II.
john-that Of hanging up ones stock.
ing on Christmas eve?" said Mrs. Il.
ayes. It Is queer. I wonder who
erst thought Of IT."
IL haven't the faintest idea. In fact.
I never even wondered about It be-
fore"
"That part Of II doesn't matter. AZ.
ter all." observed Mr.. Reminiscent.
ut isn't necessary to know the origin
Of everything In this world. But that
stocking idea was a good one. Do
you know. Of all the memories Of my
life. I believe that Of hanging up my
stocking on Christmas eve and look.
Ing into II In the morning was really
the happiest!'
" hadn't thought. Of It In years"
but now that you mention II. believe
I agree with you," and as she stopped
speaking. Mr.. Reminiscent looked a
little more thoushtfully into the fire.
"Isn't II odd. too. the way one re.
members those thlngs?" said John.
"why. I know Just the way that stock
ing felt. when I was little toddler.
and used to hang mine M. The first
ones ] remember were red"
"Mine were black. always. I think
ayes. dear. was older than you.
Black ones became the fashion soon
after put on long trousers. But the
drst stockings I hung M were red"
Mrs. Reminiscent smiled. "And did
you wear copper.tocd shoes. John?"
EYES," no admitted. slowly. II think
I did"
SLOW perfectly delicious! I wish !
could have seen you!'
II don't blame YOU for laughing.
think II must have been funny. But
I had good times In those old days"
Mr.. Reminiscent leaned little more
comfortably back. and was sllent--ab'
sorbed In the tender thoughts Of those
red stocking days away back forty
years ago.
"John, dear" snid his wife. who had
kept quiet as long as possible.
Eyes"
"wcre there ever any holes In thos(
red stockings?"
do you know" he laughed, II wal
1ust thinking OF that. I guess as Ions
% boys have toes. there will be holes
In stockings. I was just thinking Of
one Christmas when had hung up Q
pair OF stockings with hole In the toe
I can see that jumping jacks leg thai
was sticking out OF that hole. In tho
morning, just as plainly as II I were
looking nj 1t now. Isn't It queer tina,
We don't forget those little things, wher
so many bigger things since then have
gone completely from our memOrles?'
"I'll wager you can't tell what
gave you for Christmas last year =
laughed his wife, apropos Of testing
the idea. Mr.. Reminiscent thought {
moment and then shook his head. 81
haven't the faintest idea!'
- solid silver toilet set
"And I use the things every day
Well, it's funny, isn't it? And yet
can remember everything that was II
the stocking with that jumping Jack
There was brass stem-wlnder watch
for one thing"
Mr.. Reminiscent was silent again
He was looking 80 serious that, afte
watching him curiously for while
bis wife laughlngly asked what wa
the matter.
II was thinking Of that watch" b.
answered.
swell. what became Of III"
ut was a rare toy, In those days
and until that moment of my life ! ha,
never possessed anything 80 perfect.
wonderful. 1t made more noise than
clock, to wind 1t up, and then 1t woult
70 like lightning, for q few seconds
] have never known time to fy a. fas
as It did on that watch" and he laugh
cd as he thought of the way the littl,
brass hands few around the dial.
"What finally became Of It, dear
Did you wear It with your red stock
ings and copper tOes?"
He shook his lead negatively.
II think the ending OF that watcl
was the greatest blow Of my life Yo'
know SEaisl9ua BlapkT