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ou.. Hemingway. singled, and Clark was ,->e on infieId hit which resulted in Hemingway going out at second through overrunning the bag. Sloan was passed and stole second Mcbride slammed a hot one to Baker for the third out.
 ia the eighth Ellam doubled with one o3f bat could not score. The ninth saw Nagee reach first on safe hit. but Hemingway and Clark famed. while Sloan flled out.
 - This aA.ernoon Karl Black will pitch T.ithe asaas
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Standing Up for Him

From the Louisv1Ile HeraIu.
 Mary. isn't that young Fergus coming to our house pretty often these dAys?"
 'I suppose he is. mamma"
 Do you know anything about him : What Is he worth for instance?''
 Well, he's worth any dozen of the ordinary young men of my acquaintance '' Yes. but
 s'Anc he's worth $10O week to ths firm he works for, even if he docs get nnly &25 now"
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PELICANS- INCREASE LEADIN CLOSE BATTLE
Nashville Vols Down the Barons-Crackers Trim Little Rock = Lookouts
 Rested by Mobile Gulls

New Orleans increased it's lead yesterday by winning over Memphis in a close bat tie, while the Barons were being trounced by the Nashville Vols. At Atlanta the Crackers showed a reversal Of form by defeating Little Rock with ease. Mobile downed the 'Noogans without any trou- ble. The results follow:
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GRIFFIN DEFEATS
 ANNISTON EASILY

Anniston. May Special )-Grif- fin took the first game of the series from Anniston today by Anniston's in ability to hit when hits counted. Anns- ton threatened 10 score several times but Botwick was invincible In thn pinches. McDuffie pitched a great game and should have won it. Several new names are in the Anniston lineup to-
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Kanfeds Defeated

Kansas City, May 17-Good hitting and base running gave Brooklyn to vic- tory in protested game with Kansas City today. The protest came in the sec-
 ond inning when Johnson hit into a
 double play. Manager Stovall declared that Land touched the \hitter's bat with his glove. Score: R. Fl. E.
 Brooklyn .................1 .102 GOA 000--7 1s 5
 Kansas City ..s..s.... .2lO 100, ,O01-5 F 3 Batteries: Seaton and Land; Johnson, Packard, Cuilop and Brown
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POLAND'S HITTING
 DEFEATS ROME

LaGrange, May Special )--Po- land. LaGrange's fast centerffelder. won the game between I.aGrange and Rome this afternoon by bringing in five runs with two two -baggers and scoring one himself. The feature of the game was catch by Allison of a swift drive directly over third base Score
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American Association

At St. Paul: St. Paul 0. Columbus l. tCalled end fifth, rafn)
 At Milwaukee: Milwaukee :, Louis vile 5.
 At Minneapolis: Minneapolis 1. Cleveland II (CaIled end eighth, rain. ) At Kansas City: Kansas City 1. In- dianapolis O.
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LOOkOUTS DOWNED
 BY MOBILE GULLS

Mobile. May 17.-chattanooga outhit Mo- bile today, but the locals punched their hits and won, to {. HarlSins was hit hard and was relieved by Townsend in the seventh, after the first two men up singled, the latter stopping the threat ened rally. Perry and Miller featured at bat the former with three doubles and Miller with three singles. Score.
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summary. WO-Dast H1ts, HU1 torf, Walker Stolen bases, Wilson, Mitter- -nicht. Ganong, Leamon 2. Sacrifice hits, Ganong. Richard, Leamcn. Bases on balls. McDuffie 1. Bostwick 8. Left on tases. Anniston :, Griffin 5. Hit by pitcher. Wilson, by Bostwick. Hits. off McDuffie 4, Bostwick, 6. Struck. out, McDuffie 9, Bostwick 3. Wild pitch, Bostwick. Time of game 1850. -BnFpire, Davern, Attendance $50
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NfIIf1ffd m Gt-- 1IttSt IfftS IFIEIHfITfIF Lee. Double plays. Lee to Eibel Bis land to Williams to Eibel ?; Starr to covington. Innings pitched Fincher 3 with hits; Day with $ hits, Struck out. by Fincher l. Thompson 3 Bases on balls, off Thompson 8 Sacrifice hits, Lee. Williams. Time. 1:55. Empires, Breitenstein and O'Toole.
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FEDERAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Hanford's Single Wins

Chicago, May 17.-Hanford's single in the tenth inning gave Chicago the tying and winning run and 6 to 5 victory over Baltimore today after Meyers steal Of home had put the visitors ahead in their half. Both Mcconnell and Bender were hit hard. Umpire shannon benched Shortstop Deelan of the visitors for argu- ing over decision. Score: R. H. E. Baltimore ............ .001 100 no 1--5 IA ? Chicago .............. 100 0i0 020 2-6 IA 2
 Batteries: Bender and Jacklitsch; Me- Cornell and Wilson.
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Sl M M AR1. Two Base Hits-Farmer, Ellam. Sacrifice Hit-Dodge. Base on Balls-RoEertson 2. Kroh '. Left on Bases-s>ashville 5. Birming ham 12 Struck Out--kroh 4 Wild Pitche-Robertson 1. Time of Game-2:25 Umpires-Rudderham and O'Toole.
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NEWMAN MASTERS
 TALLADEGA TEAM

Newman, May 17-tSpeeial. )-In a hitting contest this afternoon Newman defeated Talladega in the first game of the series by the score of II to s. The of hofh too me cno,a
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Games Today

Nashville at Birmingham. Little Rock at Atlanta. Chattanooga at Mobile.
 Memphis at New Orleans.
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Summary: Two-base hits Hendryx, Ed mondson. Three-ba hit. Allison. Sac rifce hit. Hendryx. Stolen base, Edmond son. Struck out, by Robertson 6. Weaver B. Bases eon balls, off Weaver ?. Double plays, Mitchell to Cruthers to Dunckel Cruthers to Mitchell to Dunckel. Left or bases. Memphis ?. New orleans ,. Time :35. Empires, Pfenninger and Chestnut.
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International League

At Toronto Toronto 8. Richmond II At Buffalo: Buffalo 2, Providence 1. At Rochester: Rochester 8. Jersey City 2.
 At Montreal: Montreal Newark, postponed, rain.
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South Atlantic League

At Augusta: Augusta 1. Columbus 5. At Savannah: Savannah 9, Albany 0. At Columbia: Columbia 1, Macon (. At Charleston: Charleston ,. Jack sonville 1.
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EDMONDSON'S HIT
 WINS FOR PELICANS

New Orleans. May IA timely two base hit in the eighth inning by Edmond son. with two out and two men on bases. enabled the locals oovercome one-run lead and win today's game from Memphis, ta Ccora.
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FINCHER BATTED
 HARD BY CRACKERS

Atlanta. May 1s.--Atlanta punched hits off Fincher in the second and Day in the sixth inning today and defeated Little Rock Q to l, in the first game of the series. Score:
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TEXAS LEAGUE

At Houston: Houston 2, Fort Worth 1. At San Antonio: Dallas 2, San Antonio c. GO innings).
 At Beaumont: Waco 10, Beaumont 8. At Galveston: Galveston :, Shreve- port 6.
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Georgia State League

Brunswick 1, Dothan 4. valdosta 6, Americus 3. Waycross Q. Thomasville {.
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Baron Star Fights Gamely to the Last-Odds Were Against Him-Teammates Played Like Schoolboys
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
Results Yesterday

Nashville 6. Birmingh l. Atlanta 10, Little Rock 1.
 Mobile 3. Chattanooga 4. New Orleans 3. Memphis 2.
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oUFHIHHrF. IWO-base h1ts, Poland 2. stolen bases, Holland. Taibert. Double plaN, Werner to JIutchins Base on halls Weston l, Knight g. Left on bases, Rome D, LaGrange l. Struck out Knight c. Weston 6. Wild pitches Weston. Time of game. 1885. Umpire. Welch
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 then. Kitchens Mccormick. Sacrifice hit, Dobard Stolen base, Miller. Strucl< out. by Harkins ?. Townsend ?. Harding ?. Bases on balls. off Harkins ?. Harding ?. Hits. off Harkins Il, with runs in i innings, none out in seventh, two on bases. Passed ball Schmidt. Left on base, Mobile .. Chattanooga 10. Time. 40. Empires, Kerin and Williams.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Walter Johnson Wins

St. Louis, May ,17.-Connolly started the
 scoring in today's game when Lowder- milk made a wild throw. Two more runs
 were made by Washington and the local teap was defeated, to g. Lavan was benched in the eighth inning for protest
 ing the ruling of Umpire Hildebrand, who declared Gandil safe on second. Kauff man was hit on the left arm by Johnson and retired in the fourth inning Score:
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By RICHARD F. LUssIEI,

Defeated through the errors of his comrades. Dick Robertson stands charged with n lost game for the first time this as a result of the horrible spectacle at Rickwood Field yesterday afternoon. Nashville won by the score of to 1. The Vols in their victory was aided by some very qucs- fionsbIe decisions by both indicators.
 After having registered seven con- secutive victories Robertson entered the game against the Vols determined to make the effort of his life in order to keep up his winning streak. How ever. the odds were against him.
 Robertson easily outpitched Floyd Kroh, his southpaw opponent, but was mastered by the numerous errors of com mission and omission of his team mates. Incidentally to add bitterness to the de- feat-Robbie saw opportunities galore for the Barons to score lost through base run ming that would have been discreditable to the third nine of a grammar school team.
 Robertson's work yesterday would have won any old ball game, but the diminutive spitballer was vulnerable against two teams with the umpires thrown in for good measure and therefore lost. But a feature, the grim courageous pitching of Robertson stands out in bold relief. The Baron star despite the faulty work back of him. pitched his best until the last man was out. He never gave up. He demonstrated to the fans that he had a great big heart and would fight against ~ll nj s.f- ID l. ertson went down with honors. es
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Totals

+Batted for Marshall in fifth
 Score by innings:
 Talladega ...... O41 030 O0c-- S Newman .,............ 520 210 10*--I1
 Summary Stolen bases, Marion. Flynn. Two-base hits. Moore. Marion, Crow, Garrett. Baker. Griffin. Home runs. Koenig. Edmondson. Flynn. Dou- ble play. Marion to Koenlg to Garrett. Left on bases. Talladega 8, Newman 5 Bases on balls. Marshall l, Methvin l, Majors l. Whitney 0. Hit by pitcher, Flynn by Marshall. Struck out Mar shall 8, Methvin {. Majors 1. Whitney O. Hits off Methvin in 2-3 innings 5zhits off Whitney in 1 1-3; 9 hits off Marshall in innings; hits off Majors in innings. Umpire. Boone. Time. 2:l5.
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Games Today
NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Home Runs Win

Philadelphia, May l7.-Home runs drove in all of the tallies which gave Phladel- phia to victory over St. Louis to- dal. Cravath's home run sent in two run ners beside himself, while Niehofr and Becker each made a circuit drive with no made off Perdue. who was succeeded by Griner in the fifth inning. home run by Dolan and three doubles and a single in the fifth inning produced St. Louis tal-
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BARONS SQUANDER
 CHANGES TO SCORE

In the first inning Magee gro-nced out end Hemingway walked. Clark singled sharply to right field. but decided that 1t was a two-base hit Umpire O'Too1e informed the younHster that it was not, but Hemingway reached third. Sloan and Mcbride walked, filling the bases With Krohi wild as a hen hawk, Carroll reached out and sent a long hit to the pitcher for the third out. as
 Kroh was wilder than ever in the sec ond, but Hemingway, with two on. the bags. grounded out.
 Tn the third inning Mcbride singled. with two out. but Carroll popped up.
 The fnurth inning saw Roy Eliam hit . terrific ,two-base hit to right field, which Farmer momentarily juggied. E. lam decided to run to third. but long throw by Paulette caught him a mile or. The next two were easy outs.
 Hemingway walked in the fifth with one out, and CIark's hit was lost because C'Toole called him out It was a rank decision Sloan grounded out.
 In the. sixth the lone Baronial score was made and earned. Mcbride opened with his second safe hit. Carroll anc Ellam grounded out. but advanced Me Bride to third. George Hale, who had been an easy victim previously. singled sharply to right. scoring Mcbride. Rob- ertson was unable to deliver.
 The seventh opened with Mssee flying
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TRAGEDY BEGINS
N FlKS1 INNlN

IN FIRST lNHtlNtI
 t an began ii It 4esS f1at ssan1s. DeaS Stark laid down nri,t whiea Hsle s'sz arRole to lana'e ana ffs sannes King and Dodge were easy outs and Paulette was clearly out on strikes but Rudderham couldn't see it. On the next ball Paulette slapped one to Clark. who threw wild to Carroll. It was the first of the seven costly errors charged against the Barons, as Stark easily scored.
 In the seventh inning after the Barons had tied the score in the sixth, Nashville scored two more runs through the kind Elam and Clark.
 Baker started with a single to left and reached second on passed bail. Rudder- han failed to see anything but balls for Fqrret slid finally the recruit slammed two-h sa o'erE the first base line, scstiag RaAet. Nlcaae naunced one to lllianl who threw wis 40 1errei Street walked, NroN added to ar tf4 4l na- tions by slan7ihing ons bs aasks Nho in- gloriously ftImbled and Farmer easily scored.
 The ninth inning. however. pfeseG Q masterpiece in the art of acquliee fsais without hits. McCabe grounded out tn Carroll. Street singled to right Kroh unfortunately hit one straight at Clark, who booted and Street reached third. Stark slammed slow grounder at Clark end the ball in some manner rolled through the young inheder's legs, which allowed Street to score and kroh to reach third. King hit to Robertson, who lost in the maze of errors about him and chucked to the home plate too late to catch kroh. On the play Stark went to third and scored on Dodge's sacrifice fly.
 After narrating how the Vols acquired eheir runs. the following tale will tell how the Barons persistently refused to score:
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Georgia a-Alabama League
STANDING

Results Yesterday Griffin ?. Anniston o. LaGrange 6, Rome 2. Newman Il, Talladega 8.
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Scott Is Inyincible

Chicago. May 17.--Jim Scott held Phila- delphia to one hit today, single by La- joie. while Chicago punched hits off Pen
 nook and won from the visitors, 6 to ?. Score: 1T E
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+Batted for Marshall in fifth. Goora hxr ipt,i po oc.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-12-22
Fasting at Christmas.

When Cromwell ruled England he is
sued an edict against all festivities at
Christmas. The festival was altogether
abolished. and the display of holly and
mistletoe and other emblems of the
happy time held to be seditious.
In 1914 the Long parliament com
manded that Christmas day should be
observed as strict fast, when all peO-
pie should think over and deplOre the
great sin of which they and their fore
fathers had been guilty in making
merry ut that season.
This act so provoked the people that
on the following natal day the law was
violently resisted in many places.
Though these scenes were disgraceful.
they served their purpose and put an
end to an unjust order.
When Charles II. regained the throne
the populace once more made Christ
mas a time of rejoicing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-12-22
A Toy Party Is Lots
of Fun at Christmas

@ ONE thirty boys and girls in less
- than half that many homes were
in a f1utter of excitement just be-
fore Christmas. Little girls asked to
go to see other little girls Just for a
few minutes" and boys gathered in
knots and with curious gestures, seem
ingly explanatory, discussed an appar-
emily important subject.
Sometimes the boys and girls would
meet, and one would hear What are
you going to beT' or I'm going as an
elephant"
Then some young wiseacre would
say, Really l do not think we ought
to tell each other" and another wise
acre would respond: "Why not? we
are going to wear our own faces, and.
as everybody viii know everybody
else, / think it is much better to tell
each other, cause then there will not
be so many of one kind"
Now, this was a very sage and phil
osophical conclusion, as it afterward
proved, because at the toy party that
Occasioned all this animation there
were scarcely two toys alike to be
seen.
The invitations to the party had been
sent by a young lady-a pet friend OF
every boy and girl asked-and she had
requested each small guest to appear
IN the character Of his or her favorite
toy. She also suggested that, as girls
might not care for animals or manly
toys, each of them come dressed like
her own dearest doll and that the boys
appear as bears, dogs, wolves, ele-
plants, monkeys, goats. horses, lambs.
donkeys, ETC., or as f1remen, policemen,
soldiers or sailors, like those seen on
toy engines, boats, etc., or else that
mechanical figures like dancing Sam
hos, organ grinders. gymnasts, aero
bats, etc, supply ideas for some of the
costumes. She said she preferred to
have them mostly animals, but would
leave the matter to them and their
mothers.
One thing, however, she must insist
upOn-every boy and girl must be III
costume representing a toy or a doll.
and any boy or girl coming in any 9TH
er costume would be sent home. Of
course this seemed rather arbitrary.
but the young hostess was simply en-
deavOring to make the party perfect
success. and to do this there must be
no strangers among the toys. Mann
mas very soon saw the point and right
heartily entered into the sport of attir-
ing their young hopefuls for this par
ticuIar occasion.
1t was a splendid success. OF course
the guests did not simply sit or stand
around and stare at one another. After
some pretty games and a dance or
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Nose and Goggles
~ ~ Ysyss y " - ~ ~ ~ 3:

A family of fun loving boys and
girls gave an amusing Christmas par
ty. 1t was called Il nose and google
party and helped a number of young
people to pass a Christmas evening
very merrily without much expendi
ture of energy and thought in the mat
ter of a disguise.
Each guest wore a false nose and
goggles. The noses were purchased or
made by clever fingers of heavy card
board covered with chamois and were
not removed until after refreshments
were served.
AS the guests arrived each was given
a card perforated with ribbon run
through, in order to wear the card
around the neck. so that every one
could see it.
The cards had on one side number
by which each guest was known; on
the other side list of tigures-1, 2, 3.
etc. (as many figures as there were
guestsJ-with space opposite each fig
ure for name.
In the social conversation which fol-
lowed each guest guessed who his or
her entertainer was. OF course with
intimate friends the familiar voice re-
vealed the personality, but in many
cases this was not easily done If they
attempted to disguise the voices, and
much merriment and many absurd
guesses were made.
As each guess was made the name
was placed opposite the number on the
card of the guesser corresponding to
the number of the person with whom
he or she was talking. For instance,
1T some one thought he knew No. he
turned his card and wrote the name
opposite No.. 4. etc. 1t was voted by
all the gay people who were present as
no end of fun and a most original way
of spending jolly evening.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-12-22
The CruIler Lambs.

Our kitchens nice round Christmas time!
1 can't see in tn great big pot;
It's where tn crullers-they cum FUN
An what's inside is dreffle hot!
l mustn't stand too near tn stove
Cause 'spatters' might get on my
dress
My mother thinks that things round there
Would burn her little girl, | guess.
An so | stay real close to her
When she puts aprons round her waist
And rolls tn rings out on a board,
Sometimes she lets me have taste"
An then, you see, I'm helpin' too,
1 help her member she mus make
A lot Of little cruller lambs
/ like that kind of Christmas cakei
TIL lamb when he goes in tn pot
He's yellow, an he looks all fiat,
But when they lift him out of it,
wy he's all brown an round an fail
I have to wait till he's cooled off,
Fore l can have my lamb to eat;
An mother, she puts wool on him
Wifi Sugar-that's what makes him sweet.
An after when my father comes,
get a lamb for him to see,
Ny mother laughs at how he does;
She says he's ''big child as me-"
She don't like lambs in bed, 1 guess,
But father says to let me keep
1t squeezed all tight up in my hands
An that's tn way 1 went to sleep!
Marie Louise Tompkins in Harper's
Weekly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-12-22
Christmas Money.

The demand for Christmas money az
the New York subtreasury grows each
year. On a recent Christmas abou4
$250OOO a day in new coin, both gold
and silver, was provided to meet the
demand, which kept up until Christ
mas day. This Christmas money comes
direct from the mint each year at this
time Thousands of residents Of New
York who never see the subtreasury
at any other time pour down On the
dingy old Wall street building ana
clamor for bright new gold and silver
The big department stores also de-
mand new money. both to please their
customers and to facilitate change.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-12-22
The Sentries'
Christmas Dinner

Raymond P. Sanford, robust and
healthy undergraduate of Cornell lived
for scientific purposes on So cents
week, his food including buttermilk,
lentils, peanuts, raisins, cabbage, pep
pers, oatmeal and apples.
Il thrive on this fare Mr.. Sanford
said. Il admit, however, that to stick
to it takes will power. l have to gov
ern my sybaritic propensities. | must
not initiate the young sentries.
"There was once Christmas
masquerade ball in European palace,
you know, and a squad of young SEN
tries stood guard out in the snow
"Well, as the ball progressed the con-
duct of certain guest disguised as
Santa Claus astonished and perplexed
everybody. This Santa Claus would
dance with the prettiest women for
fifteen or twenty minutes, and then,
hurrying to the buffet, he would drink
a bottle of champagne and eat lobster
salad. ices. caviar sandwiches, truffled
turkey-everything in sight.
'The host after several hours Of
such gluttOnous and Incorporate con-
duct on the part Of the Santa Claus
guest. conferred with his butler and
to his amazement learned that the of
fender had by actual computation de-
voured forty sandwiches, sixty ices and
eight quarts OF lobster salad. while he
had drunk thirty-one bottles of cham
payne and ninety glasses of punch.
at seemed incredible! Yet there he
was. as vigorous and fresh and sober
as ever now whispering compliments
in pretty matr0n's ear. now rushing
to the buffet for more wine and more
lobster.
puzzled and veXed. the host took
Santa Claus by the arm and led him
into Il recess.
"'Show me your invitation card be
said.
But Santa Claus. alas. had none.
""Then unmask!'
"Dolefully the spurious guest Obeyed.
"'Why. you're one of the sentriesr
eyes. sir
"He was indeed one of the sentries-
one Of the squad of sentries stationed
outside in the snow.