The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-12-21
OLD HUGH MANiTY GIVES
GIFTS AND GOOD ADVICE
From DR.. Frank Cranes Editorial in the
Pictorial Review.

From DR.. Frank Cranes Editorial i'm the
Pictorial Review.
Turning the corner near my lodg-
tngs i first caught sight of him. He
was the Gueerest looking object ever
seen loose on a city street. He was
an old man.. with a frock coat. silk
hat OF ancient vintage. rousers too
large for him. and the wringledest,
most comical. quizzical face any one
ever saw in his born days.
Follow him? OF course. Every one
that saw him followed him. You
couldn't help it. There was already "a
pack Of boys after him when / Joined
the procession. And not only boys,
but grOwn-ups also.
At length he stopped on n corner
where there was a dry goods box I'M
der a lamp post. Upon this box he
scrambled, o off his hat. and be-
ran:
Ladies and gentlemen. Sc glad to
see o here this Christmas eve. l
know you all followed me because you
think I've something nice for you.
And ! a ] have. ! never disap-
point you do II" You can trust your
old friend Hugh. That's my name,
you know. If anybody here's never met
me befOre-Hugh, Hugh Mainly"
"Hurrah for Hugh!" shrieked a red
headed boy.
Thanks, Bub. Just for that I'm
going to give my first present to the
children. All children. everywhere,
every child in the United States. poor,
rich, black. white. Here it is. It's an
Education. Ha! Ha. Here it is.
Take 1t and run along. Democracy
without education. you know. is q joke.
Obi There's a lady. She's a fine
lady-ah wrapped up in costly furs.
But our face is hard. lady. Your
soul is bard. too. Something's the
matter. I know. Here! Come here.
YOU and your husband. This is what
You want"
And out Of his hat. like a conjurer
with his tricks. he pulled the darling
est OF little babies, cooling and laugh
ing. The woman graspcd it. Tears
were in her eyes. Her husband was
smiling, > They hastily departed in
their motor, bearing away their prize.
There! Didn't l tell you"' cried
old Hugh. Il know what makes EN-
happy. ] know. Come one. come all.
Come and buy of old Hugh. Where
fore do We spend your money for that
which is not soodf Come! Buy!
Without none and without price!
All! Come here, girl! You out there
shiVerinG at the edge of the crowd.
Lord love you! What's the matter
with your eyes? They look as lonely
AS lonely. know what you need.
Here it =. It's Love. TAX it. Love
viii make it all easy"
is it really love-" cried the girl.
Really and truly. The sen-u-wine.
Can't buy it. But when old II. Man
ity gives it to you. you can depend
on it.
Come, my man, you're g What's
the matter with you? You look as il
you'd swallowed a quininc-foundry.
Mercy me! Well. I've got just this
Christmas packet for you. Take this.
Put it III % heart, and lire1l look
different. What is it? Why. it's Faith.
That's all. Just the old fashioned
KIM your mother used to have when
she sang to you O nights. the kind
poets use in their business. the kind
everybody has to have, more or less.
TO keep from sourlns. Take 1t. 1t
don't cost a cent. II whenever you
give 1t away you'll have still more.
All! l know just what you want,
You pretty girl there. My, my, what
rosy cheeks and snappy eyes! Come
here. my darling. Old Hugh won't
hurt you. tho he's like TO kiss you. as
every man in this world would. But
I'm going to give o something that
VIII keep your beauty from harmin%
You. and others. FOL know, beauty
sometimes is a curse. Well. as long
rs you have this Christmas gift OF
mine your beauty will only bless. and
help. and cheer all who know you.
mere! us called Loyalty.
And here's what you need. you
man, yonder. with your cunning eye
u general air OF success. You don't
get much fun out OF life. do YOU
Your employees are always trying to
neat you. You have to watch your
partners to keep them from gouGinE
You. All you family wants is to get
money o Of you. Oh. it's fight, fight,
night! I know, and things loot pretty
i GUM bis Christmas eve, don't they?
Wen, here! Take this. Itll help IL lot.
What is il? Why. it's just unselfish-
ness. Use it. and see what happens!
And whom have we here? As !
I'VE, "a pack OF patriots-a German. II
Russian, n Frenchman. an English
man. ar Italian. a Turk. and an Aus