Putnam patriot., 1916-12-08

~ HRISIAIAS eve had come and the
long, busy day was over at last.
The toys were not sorry. fer they
We're quite tired out With the hustle
and noise, though they had enjoyed the
company of the crowds of children,
who had been about all day. But you
see even engines and trains, ener-
getic though they are, like to stop
minute after they run down; jumping
jacks want to catch their breath be-
tween jumps and dogs that bark and
sheep that bleat and lions that roar
enjoy little spaces of silence just like
other folks.
But every one of them had done his
best stunt over and over all day and
now. in quiet and darkness. they could
20 TO sleep-all but the dolls, who had
been left standing bolt upright and
who couldn't shut their eyes in eonse-
quence. So they stood up without
wink and used the night to think and
think, when
Mamma. mamma" came from some
wherei Had some child been left in
the 10Y shop by mistake and locked Ia?
Mamma, mamma, mamma" The
sound was familiar, when the toys
walked up enough TO use their minds.
They had heard that squeaking call
all day.
Dear me, child" exclaimed the big
doll from Paris-the doll with the
beautiful face and delicate nerves. who
stands right behind the mamma doll
"stop that crying! Take off that pla-
card r. you've seen the sign on dolls,
Il can say Mamma. > Fanehon WAS
cross indeed, but wasn't she beautiful
You see her IN the picture at the left
of Charlie Chaplin. She IS in street
dress with mole-colored corduroy coat
and hat of the same material with pink
velvet facing. She has real lace at
her wrists and ermine furs.
Maybe it is time for first aid to
hurt feelings. thought the boy scout
who stood near. so he said, Never
mind that French lady; she doesn't
know what it is to be afraid of the
dark. You'll find mamma IN the
morning, and tie boy scout who was
covered with "merit badges turned
back to his particular charge. You
soc. he had picked I'D an Indian pap
p0ose as he came through the wood,
and there she hung IN her funny bark
cradle on his arla-little 0waissa. the
bluesird.
Meanwhile Emil and Katrina Kru
sen. Who didn't understand English
very wei. sept to themselves and
spoke in German. They were, many
people thought, the prettiest dolls ia
the shop. (30u should have seen the
Partisan shrUg her aristocratic Shout
ders, when she overheard that re-
mark . That was because the first
member of the Krusen family was
nude by an artist who wanted her
own little girls doh 70 look like real
child So she painted the face in wnaI
painters call flesh tints," and saw to
it that there was pleasant expression
on it. Katrina looks troubled in the
picture, but that is because she Is a
little homesick for the kind of Chris
mas they have in Germany She says,
"Aeh Emil? l want to be in the lit
tie house where the Christmas tree
stands in the window. 1t has all it's
candles lighted tonight and the shade
is pulled back. l want to sing carols
and go to church tomorrow morning,
and have goose for dinner and play
games"
when is a doll not a doll" broke
in the Jester, over at the left, who
never would let anybody be sad if he
could help it. "When it's doldrum p
"Or dolphin" squeaked the Campbell
Kid; "Or a dollar" put in Daddy Long
legs, who was standing in the back
ground.
Cheap wit" remarked the college
girl dressed in rose and gray In honor
of Vassar. who stood behind the clown.
When it's dolicho podiae or dolomite.
These" she explained grandly. "mean
insects or stones. speaking In popular
language. such as you can underst-"
Hello, are you ready" 1t was the
voice Of the photographer. 1--WE come
for your pictures. Look pleasant
nowr
And they did. And so did Santa
Claus. who had been listening all the
| time In the background.-Chicag
| Daily News.