Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-19

1nAprA1N Jimmy Smith lived in
 funny little house down on
 the beach. Once 1t had been the
 ~ cabin of his old schooner, Skim
 .o.. now it was the only home Cap
 % .s,n Jimmy and his cat Vixen had.
 m the summer time he sold fish and
 ,,oma and Holsters to the summer cot
 s.rors but in the winter he had hard
 sor,, ,ro to keep the little cabin warm and
 ana food for himself and Vixen.
 If was the day before Christmas, and
 .ho beach was rough with ice.
 asnoww said Captain Jimmy, as he
 lsft his little house and went up to-
 yard the village. His pipe was be-
 ,veen his teeth, but he was not s1nok-
 lne--he was out of tobacco. sa SHe smiled sadly because he knew
 sEat be would have lonely Christi
 aas. He had no wife or children, and
 baYas very much alone. The poor are
 oHsn forgotten. .,' Ry the time Captain Jimmy had mtght some flour and salt pork and q mh coffee it was dark and showing HM So when he heard the sound of Nlldren crying he stopped in surprise. aaHulo!" shouted Captain Jimmy, s1ds the crying stopped at once: 1n another minute he almost tumbled over two little children who were running Along the beach path.
 @ssHeave ho!' called Captain Jimmy, md he pat out a long arm and gath ered the little ones close to him what are you doing here?" he shout cd for the wind was screaming now They tried to explain, but Captain Jimmy couldn't understand word they said, they cried so much. and at ket half dragging, half carrying them, fe hurried them into the warm little cabin where he lived.
 When the kerosene lamp was lighted tRe4 two children stopped crying and smiled at Captain Jimmy.
 "Are you Thanta Claus?" one lispej, aud the other little girl, who looked exactly like her, giggled and clung to Captain Jimmy's big hand.
 s"l love co, Misther Thanta Claus,'' she whispered.
 .sBless your sweet hearts," cried Cap tin Jimmy. his eyes full Of tears, ''1
 5aess' I'll have to be Santa Claus to- night! can never get you home to. night in this bowling blizzard"' The two little girls smiled brightly
 and took off their red cloaks and knit. ted caps and leggings and rubbers. We're lost," said one of the twins, and sine told long story of how they had gone to walk with nurse. who had suddenly run away and left them iu
 the woods. We hollered, but she wouldn't come back" said Linnie sad
 E Ny mamma scolded her this aft ernoon.'
 what are your names? Where Gc you live: asked Captain Jimmy as he pushed them up to the table before tN2 great bowls of bread and milk 'BroWn? Goodness me, I never heard or any Browns over to the Point foull have to stay here till morning. s"Will Thanta Claus come here?' asked Linnie.
 Hes got tor said Captain Jimmie. .by and by after the twins had sai;
 llelr prayers and were sound asleep oE Saptaln Jimmy's bed while Vixen pur Rd at their feet. Captain Jimmy walk ~ me floor and whistled a tune. Il reckon that Santa Claus cou!! never get down my little stove pipe.
 chuckled, "so I'll just have to III
 uose two little stockings myself.' sometime afterward number ol
 Rop'e hurried through the snow ant Eeered into Captain Jimmy's window
 Mnat did they see? Why, just Captaig
 'mmy, with his empty pipe between hie hn11i,,f