Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-12-24
CHRISTMAS PROMOTER.
Patent Merriment to Order, With or
Without a Personal Santa.

" cnt Christmas CS = GrimmS-
by didn't happen usually to
go to the front door himself, but he
did on this occasion. He was greeted
by a quiet. perfectly groomrd gentle
man with the most delightful man
ners that Grimmsby ever remembered
to have seen.
GrimmSbly gaSpcd.
Patent Christmas." he said Il don't
quite understand"
"Quite easy. If you will permit me
! will explain. My company takes III"
whole thing off your hands We do it
all. We can furnish you with com
plcte Christmas according to your cir
cumstances-all the way from so up
to $1,000. Nothing for you to do. All
you do is to sit back. smile and be
genuinely happy"
THAT sounds good" said Grimmsby,
who was in that ante Christmas condi-
ton of mind where he was willing to
itY
"Quite simple, | assure you. Would
you like yours with or without"
with or without what?'
with or without personal Santa
Claus visit We have them all grades.
An ordinary Santa Claus who appears
at the right time and distributes pres
ents to family party for the purely
nominal sum of s.. If YOU wish him
to come by acroplane and make actual
descent through and down chimney,
anywhere from 4 to 6 in morning that,
of course, is higher from $50 to $40
extra. Let's see, you have five in fam
lily Shall | give you an cStimate?"
DO you think up things to give all
of ones fricndS?' asked GrimmSby.
trembling with excitement
"Certainly. Short description of par
ty to be honorcd is all we want"
''Do you trim the Christmas tree?'
"Of course. We make a speciality of
getting something unique and original
each year. This season we have train
ed birds that sing as the candles are
lighted. They come high. but are
worth it."
"Ah! DO you acknowledge gifts?'
eyes, sir. In the most delicate and
sympathetic manner. Ono of our let
ters of Acknowledgements, written by
trained bands of authors we employ.
would bring tears to your eyes"
The stranger leaned forward impress
sively.
1--WE leave nothing undone," he said
earnestly. "All you do is to furnish
US a list of your friends and family.
We employ telcphatic expert. who is
enabled through mind reading to tell
what every one wants. There are some
errors, of course-we cannot all be
perfect-but these we rectify afterward
by Il system of exchange We do up
all packages, we tip all servants.
and we can do this cheaper than any
concern in the world because we have
a system.
I'VE guard against all intrusion. We
superintcnd the Christmas dinner, and
our doctor is on hand, in attendance
afterward, to treat the children. We
hang up all stockings, preserve all ilu-
siOns that the children have ever had,
abstract all letters they place in the
chimney within five minutes after they
are deposited. make all acknowledge
mentS - in fact, sir, there is nothing
about Christmas that we do not attend
to. In short we give you absolute
freedom, fill you to OvertlOwing with
the right spirit and make you happier
than you ever dreamed of being.
And we do this at Il less cost to you
than If you did 1t yourself. Now. | can
fit you out with combination Christ.
mas-say our No. 3. This includes IA
ther and mother, three children, eight
relatives and limit of sixteen friends.
Would that he about right for you?"
Il should say that would hit it,"
"And about Santa-juSt an hour Of
him, or will you have an actual de-
scent, with acroplane waiting, Christ
mas bells heard ovcrhcad?"
Put that ill.,"
well, sir, we can fix you out all
complete. including exchanges, ac-
acknowledgements and everything, for the
small sum of three hundred and
Suddenly. at this interesting point,
something graspcd Grimmsby firmly
by the arm.
1t was Mrs. Grimmsby.
"Come, Come she exclaimed.
Wake up, you lazy thing! 1t is almost
O'Clock, and you've got to spend tho
rest of the day helping me tie up all
those packages and trimming that
tree.'-Thomas L. MasSon.