Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-05-16

a the girl from the clock department.
( We'll. J should cay ] do II all that
part Of II was taken out OF my kid life
I there wouldn't be much left TO smile
r over I'm not the only one Who thinks
/ Hike that. either.
/ II Santa Claus doesn't DO another
thing on earth, he keeps the kids
straight for a while. anyway. and that
helps lot wbsn there are several or
even more Of them and only one
mother and father With most girls
Santa Claus Is good for q whole
months mlndin and doin ae told. and
even The boys toe the line for a week
az least and the squaiIy kids le; them.
selves be- shook siilI whom they are
told II they don't stop they won't get
anything IN their stockin's
"Hangin gp your stockie' Amt
that about She best that ever happens
10 poor kid7 Wen. / should say yes.
aud rich ones get something out OF It.
too. ! suppose The stockin must be
the longest one In the house, not be.
cause you are greedy but because you
want 10 give Santa Claus a chance 10
DO a. generous as he wants 10 be.
u must be hung right. Then II viii |
not be overlooked or hard 10 find
You begin about six o'clock In the /
evanin to get your stockin hung to /
suit you, and you are spanked back TO
bed al midnight for sneaking out IN 4
your bare feet for the eighth time TO
place II more congpicuously Then
you cry yourself 10 sleep or what
passes for sleep on that night, so
eyentfui and nerve rnckin. Real
sleeps out OF the question, as you
have been present all day at the din
ner preparations and are so stuffed
with odds and ends OF everything you
can scarcely wadcle after you tumble
out Of bed to arrange and rearrange
The stockin. They can hardly get a
whimper out Of you when you are
spanked~~not too much, just enough
TO show you that ma Is stll on the job,
Santa Claus or no Santa Claus Final.
iy you fall asleep feelin about as you
do when sou are ridin on the cars
and are not undressed
al daylight or earlier you are
awake and. Ike fash. Il al comes TO
you Santa Ciausl The stockini You :
are 40 with a spring on the Ice cold
loor and openln the door 20 get Z
'eop at your present
remember the FIRST Christmas =
hat came around after pa died
inow nov that ma didn't have any r
moro money than was needed 10 get d
Ions with so II took some work and Y
Isgerin 10 get that stockin nlled.
iut ill bet you for every ounce she "
ut into u that time she has taken out 9
many a pound OF love since She v
ever lost anything for what she a.
ID OF
~ was her own stOckn, as mine ~
'asnt considered big enough. and al
ad been assured that Santa Claus
'ould not know the difference ~
When J got the first glance OF II on d,
hrlstmas mornin' and saw Il was ~
He'd almost TO burstin and that a ~
aantifui doll was beside Il holdin out >.
= arms 10 mo. was so frightened, o.
irprised and happy that l woke up ~
a with my cryin 20
In mercy'H name, child, what Ia v"
she asked All ] could do was 10 !,
'sp and sob lie has been herei .'
,ok' pu
Honest. II live IN die IN never -"
rect that mornln' Nothin would ~
AXE me touch the stockin' with tho y"
ysterioos gifts 10 Il. Ma had TO plio ~
7 tn the cold and hoist nae and the ~
solo business Into bed. whore I could ~,
anime everything at my leisure. As se'
breakfast The Idea of any ono ~
'ntin oatmeal on such a mornln'l A.
4 had 20 set acquainted with that "a,
u and take bite OF the candy 20
no and the candy dog Who wants 49,
'ad aud butter when thero are an ~
sngo. nuts, ngs. dates and bonbons ~
eatf Even dinner had no DRAWN ~
ser against such attractions. for | pU'
= 80 happy over what Santa Claus 'o =
brought me that 1 haven't got 49,
~ Il yet stol
Kids are kids with kids minds "'.e
Kids thoughts Ia ON. ard kids - 49,,
ies and fears and Joys. too and ''s'
TIA Claus belongs 20 ON, and any
who takcs him away from Thorn 70
ldat ever have hung up his own ~,
kin" MOI