The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-23
LISTEN, CHILDREN,
S. KLAUS is WEARY
Longs for Virgin White of Snow
Fields, Where Reindeer
Dwell.
KEPT ALWAYS ON THE JUMP
Travelling Through Giddy
Crowds Too Much for Won
derful Old Man.

$, Klaus got tffed last night. III
might sound strange, and really IT
nearly borders on sacrilcge TO make the
confession But in all fairness 1t must
be stated that $. klaus really got tired.
lie has been travelling for SO many
days through a gaudy. giddy crowd.
seeing and listening to things which
IN their very nature must pail All some
time thnt ho sat himself down and
wondered at the "madding crowd.p
II was not II disgusting WEAKNESS.
Rather the weariness that comes with
satiation Like the small boy in the
candy shop. he mad his fill OF sweets
ANY slrl who has a candy beau or
any fellow who has been made to swat
low All manner of CONNECTIONS lust be-
cause he was afraid to say mo-, real.
ICES at once what 1t means to be dlled
with an excess of sweets
Longs for His Home.
Wei that was the condition of s
IIaus last night He had followed All
Kinds of people from one store 10 an
other, had whispered words of advice
INTO their ears. had admon!shed thIs
one ana had advised that one until he
was thoroughly tired. and he longed
Ior ms land of ice and snow, whore the
reindeer gamboled freely and where
the aurora borealis PLAYED HID ana
initiated s's UNI
so being tired and. truth to tell, jus,
q t'ne bored by the magnanImity OF
All Richmond, ne longed for ouia,
spot aute'
But $. Klaus adheres 10 the strenu.
Gus phiiosophy AS matter of fact
ne u the founder of this school. And
so II came TO pass that ennuj snn.
pidIiied MS feeling OF wcariness. and
became obsessed with the feeling
,,.iii' 'he Germans call "heimwey.
Which, IN good, old fashioned Enp,isb
means homesickness. He Iongas o.,
ms 'cieles and his days upon DAYS
mheh the sun never sets He lonRed for
me virgin white OF HIS snowfelds nm
tfod save by the liglitgome touch ~
his docile deer ~
men happy thought presented IT.
seit lie walked to the busy ,n,,ts
where arc doled out the cverarnons
Mii'ctl form 50 striking i part OF Christ.
Etds DuE. Down verltable lane of
9.ilstaia ne walked. First he stoned
-, "as = 'liiie Tor stopping. Not even
~, VNerS.9aN' ordinary sort OF hui
nan could have helped stoppinr much
less SO distinguished guest as
Even mo iii. s!sht 10 stop any one.
was forgottcn 81, u ms tar north
Klaus. He Ioolec; -, Hioiilehl by ;.
flush for Christmas Tree.
adopted by Tho ,o,.cr,,,, ,,'pt avs ever
Uncle Sam prasf,,os 49, osef which
inefe were cedars big ana
aittie Holly blushins a crimson roJ
with the berries which bawa,, 'i e., req
not in shame. hui in anr,.a',, lts ilcad,
tho awegome crowd rb,ch Tito, 81
Inspect: mlstletoe heav,, ,, passed 20
the 7YaHen beads which maxi. :, ~
soul than old : Klaus 49, 1917 is'it
paused. i!@Ne
Slft buying had been foryo,.o,, O..
the nOnce, and the seIfSa,,,, 80
which has for the past few yet. iuM' "
aened the soul OF the brs,. - : ''N.
had diverted it's attentton y. e ,s,,.
Wreaths and Christmas treog y W.!
were the gifts worth unless tbnv no, 10
pe properly displayed on back,.r .ou'a
nttlng the occasion2 Big troes, 80 a..',
nttle trees, storm tossed ceda,s
eheif more recent sons ana dau,r,,i.
occupied places side by aide 80, =
tifne remained for choice. ,rbe 49,.
.iiaser simply paid the price an, ~
noped that the purchase Womb -, ~
iiNered on time
one particularly irascibIe ,o,s
"ahlea 10 argue with tho MAJ, -.
"hotil sHe had purchased her tree M
man wouldn't Listen CO. Hc