The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-18
How You Are an Orphan
BY THE GIRL m BRowNJ

everything would be''
Why don you adopt oneiD she
was asked.
On, the very idea. No, couldn It
think OF such thing. You run such
risk IN adopting a child. and then.
OF OF course, 1t would be a great tie. Mr.
Blank and ] so often take little trips
tqgether and if we had a child to think
apout our plans would have to be
changed IN all probability. ] suppose
one becomes accustomed to those tbings
II they have child of their own, but
not an adopted one.,' ""'
Just as long as that woman lives sbe
VIII mss each year something in
the Christmas JOY, because she is so
eternally selfish that she will not for
get herseif for moment, Among other
things this family is proud Of is a
group of beautiful black heart cherry
trees, whose branches every spring are
bowed to the ground with wealth of
rosy fruit. You think perhaps that
some of the neighbors OF passing chill
dren get some of those cherries Hard
" You sec it would spoil the looks OF
the beautiful grounds il tho Youngsters
IN the ncighborhood (and there are
sionalIy gather few cherries from the
boughs that hang so close to the
ground; Those cherries are to he look cd
at. and when the passing public has
looked - for week or ten DAYS. the
sparrows get busy, peck away at tho
fruit until only the white stones can
be seen. A Maltese tabby Of rotund
the branches and watches the plebeian
sparrows at their work. just before
dinner Mrs Blank viii appear on the
lawn and toss Pussy a rubber ball, the
cat will make dive for it. and go
through q number of antics, TO the dc
light of her mistress, who cooes, "pret-
ty Pussy; Pussy tatches ball' We'll.
such people deserve. to be lonesome at
this season, only their particular friends
will never screw up courage TO tell
them so.
The women and girls who arc inter.
estcd in charitable work in the city are
many, and all their efforts have been
crowned with success. Concerts for the
blind, sewing societies for the poor,
guilds and bazars of all sorts have been
well patronized, and the people always
Will be willing 10 como forward and
help such causes.
the people who wall the most about the
lonesome holiday season are the worst
kind Of selfish Drigs. and with oppor
tuuities on all sides to help others will
simply draw their pony coats a little
closer to them and snuggle down un-
der the fur rugs in their automobiles.
The car was crowded. as il was Sat
urday night and Christmas was not
very far of. The young mother got
on the car at Main street, carrying a
chubby baby. Every seat was taken
and she managed to shuttle tho baby
in one arm and hold on to the strap
with another. In the seat nearest her
sat middle aged woman. holding on
her lap Il white poodle, The woman
talked to the little animal as If it werc
a child and snuggIed it nearer her seal
friend. she said: ''lsn't Toodles n dar
Iiue? Don It YOU think she has n won
dcrfulIv intelligent face? And. do you
know ! I'M quite worried about her in
this drafty car, she cannot stand sud
den changes in the weather. Never
mind prt, Won shall soon be home,
wrapped up warm and comfy in your
baby still stood.
than dog. hut it certainly has ITS
place (and it rather poor subsii
tute for a bahy), And. by tho way,
have YOU seen tho latest in ''daint7 do
signs for dashiug dogs A little red
HcoliCsn cap on ono side Of the ca
nine 8 head, and little harness of
leather and steel, and long, crooked
pipe IN his mouth. Quite an idea,
ism 4 it. And that dog thinks he is
the ''glass Of fashion for pack of
admiriug ours AS he struts behind his
hobbied mistress.
The orphans are generously remem
bered every year, and to them Christ
mas is the most glorious day in the
thres hundred and sixty-6ve When
asked what they particularly want for
Christmas, it is not uncommon to hear
some of them pipe, "A real papa and
"A real mama Do YOU think Santa