Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17

He was real peevish for the next
10 miles an told us some things
about ourselves which we knew be-
fore and some things which we
didn't. But by an by lie cooled
down. Buck Turner's was half way,
same as It's now, an we mostly
stopped there to eat when we went
over to Boise. but we cut 1t out this
trip, an run the team past fur
two miles till we struck the pines
at Mulesshoe creek. There we un-
hitchcd an fed the horses an our
selves, an when we got started
again, Sanity was as happy an
cheerful as when we'd seen him
alongside the chimney on Main
street.
1T was just dark as we came
within sight of the ranch house an
1t sure looked welcome with every
window lighted an q bunch of
smoke an sparks comm from the
big chimney that told of good fires
an good cookin'. We'd run into a
northeast wind bitin' an cuttin' an
bringin' snow with it too, just the
same as it's dom now.
Where our road cuts off from
the: regular trail there used to be
hay shed. an we'd agreed with
Sanity friendly an cordial ter drop
him off there SO he could put on
his red coat an shecpskins, eject
cry. an come up to the house a
half hour after us. He was as
plum wlln' an eager to do what
we wanted as if he had projected
tho whole thing himself.
We reached the house an found
EN- at supper, but the boys turned
out and took care of the team,
while Mis- Rowland fed us S il we
hadn't been fed since we went to
Salt Lake. an the little girls asked
so many questions about our advcn-
tures-they called 'em-that the half
hour was gone before we thought
of it, an there was a poundin' at
the door. Rowland opened it an
Sanity stamped in.
"Thc snow was falln' thick, and
he had crust on him that made
him look as If he'd come clear over
the Washable range. But the jolly
twinkle was in his eyes, an the
IL t~ hi
bulgin' meal sack was over his
shoulder an he stamped in laughin'
an saying:
Merry Christmas to all. May
happiness and good will abound un-
der this roof
There was some surprise In the
ranch house. 1t Spread over so
thick that even Pipestcm Peters,
SO called because he talked so much
th't he couldn't got time to eat, sat
with his mouth wide open but moth
in doin.' Rowland got over It first
an pulled out tn big arm chair,
invltin' Sanity to git comfortable.
Says he: i s'pose your reindeer
are outside, Mr.. Santa Claus,
! hadn't TIL boys better stable emo
"'Thosc deer are all right, my
good sir, laughed Sanity. They
: live on the snow ridges and on tho
house-tops. No stable has ever
sheltered them
Then Mrs. Rowland took a hand
in--thc girls were holding on to her
dress with eyes as big rs. steers
an pretty much as wild
"'We've Just finished supper
she said, but there's plenty more
hot, and you must be hungry. after
your long, cold journey, How far
have you Gomez
"'Not very far said SANITY;
five "r six hundred miles. only
Tic looked lovingly ut tn table
but turned away ana said, smilin',
III not cnt supper, now. thank you.
mnrm. It's pleasure before bust
ness always, with Sanity Claus,
contrary TO the maxlms of men,
He pulled tn meal sack in front
of him. Besides, he says. I'm
seein two pairs Of tn brightest.
prettiost eyes | ever sawtan' they
are looking some hungry an OK
pectant at this sack, an so--pleas-
ure before business. you know
with that he pulled out the two
dolls an tossed 'cm over to the
girls. who gasped and gasped--an'
then gaspcd some more. Next, he
pulled out a roll Of what appeared
to me to be red flannel, an said it
was for Mrs. Rowland. felt my
self blushin' some to think tht Cal ,