Evening journal., 1917-12-28
A Christmas Outing
iARY ELLA MCHENER H0OPEs

On the fairies. balls and pretty toys,
To please the little girls and boys,
70 nlled our hearts with great delight.
To look upon tho charming sight.
"see mamma, see" said my pretty one,
There are dolls. horns, and lots or
drums.
And OH what a lovely little boat,
II ! only had It. know it would float"
And to his cousin by his side.
santa Claus brought all Of these" he
cried:
Oh the delights Of the children four.
As they looked ell the gay things DER.
Il want a hop toad" Nelson sald
And Newlln thought he would like a
sled:
A rocking horse little Walter spied
And perched himself on one TO ride.
Frank. somewhat older than Che rest.
Thought he would like book the best (;
We went TO the upper part Of tho. store,
And looked tho pretty books all o'cr.
The collection there was very fine.
Everything in the Mother Goose line T;
There was puss In boots, and A B c
Cards,
Yet 10 make a selection was quite hard.
AZ last ono among them oil he found.
When 10 was neatly tied In paper brown
We passed slowly out through the great
crowd
With our four little ones feeling quite
proud.
Each one holding 10 his tiny hand,
His little parcel thinking % grand.
And now where next shall we go2
To the candy store, Ohoi Ohoi
For books and balls. fairies and toys,
Did not satisfy the boys,
As we went through the crowded
street.
A blind man there we did meet
we all passed the blind man by,
Without a heartache. without a sigh;
For who could think OF the sorrowful
then
With a happy crowd Of little mn.
But uncle coming 10 the rear,
Who. perhaps. saw the blind man drop
q tear.
Dropped something into the empty hat,
know the blind man was thankful FOR
that.
OF making purchases, we thought we
were through,
But no. we must buy cake, candles and
peanuts too.
or auntie. ! have not said one word,
/ Nothlng Of her yet have you heard;
But she has been walking quietly about
Selecting many a pretty thing out.
out from among the wonderful list.
Where I know they will never b.
missed.
The vacancy soon will be filed
From santa's castle upon the hill.
For there he lives in quiet and case,
Thinking al year how well he car
please
All the good little girls and boys,
With many new and beautiful toys.
There four little boys are longing q
see.
And counting tho days tnl Christina
will be;
"ohi I am so anxious for Christmas {
come"
said my little five-year-old son.
And he counts the days on his finger
o'or.
And says, mamma. "Only I've more"
, And his cousins, one not yet three.
Arc Just ss anxious. as anxious as he.
often and often has my little boy
Pointed out the castle 20 me with JOY
IT, has always thought and always vii
That Santa lives on the top OF the hlll
Among the tree tops tall and fine.
He talks about him many a time.
AID ! have wondered DER and DER
When standing IN my cottage door.
In the lovely month OF June.
When the roses were I'm bloom.
Viewing the castle at my Will,
The castle on the crown Of the hill.
It's turreis pointing 20 the sky,
Above the t-ee tops tall and high,
II little children gay and free
Played underneath each leafy tree.
And / have often wondered too.
When the lights were cleaning
through.
/ II any other child in town.
Thought that Santa was peeping down
. over pretty Conshohocken town;
For two eyes so very bright
shines through the ireo-iops ever,
night;
My boy has said, many a ilme.
Mamma how will Santa, our hous
fnd?
How will he cross the river you see.
VIII he come on a boat with gifls q
me2
For the castle stands on the brow of n
hill.
And inst below flows tho River schuyl
Hill.
Al. little hearts YOU are happy and ga,
But there Is many and many a chill
today,
VIII wonder why Santa, from his casli
: great.
Put nothing in their stocking. tina
hung by the CRATE.
And tears will gather in the mother
eye.
And she too will wonder why.
: Wonder why from his goodly store.
He passed her little darling DER.
When the bells peal forth the Christina
time,
And tables are laden with fruit an
choicest wine,
, And in the parlor, stands the beautift
Christmas tree.
/ Hungry children, peep IN, the wonderft
, sight to see.
: Oh hoyv much HAMMER. I think we n