Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-12-21

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WIS hacking over the news sec.
ton by the front window. My wife
cat near. absorbed In the story pnrt.
whats thar she asked, listening
She was always ~ the lookout for
more eggs. Mhnt she heard certainly
lld sound like II hen announcing the
arrival Of onp.twclfth Ut II dozen.
THAT" answered. lis Ezra Barn
stable In u state Of amusement"
We looked through the window. and,
sure enough, here he came down The
rect, IN expansive smlle lllumlnat.
ing his muonllkc face.
"ANhnt m earth can the man hc
lnul hing so about all nlonef' my wife
wanted ~ know. she was that way
never ontent Ia let b. man he happy
unless lc knew the reason why.
so went ~ the door aud sang out
Ia Ezra. "isn't II Kind Of stingy To en-.
Joy It All by y"ursclfy'
when he h.1d unwOund the wool tip.
pet from his neck and taken the rock
ing chair which! the missis had set be-
fore the fireplace for him he leaned
hnck and cut "a shes In the atmos-
phere with another flourish uf Ills
sharp cnchinnutlons. rive heard .
Santa Claus plnyin' u ichs before now
said he. but don't gncss he amt
never played nome ne Iunnirr than
this.
1T was like this: Tin o. four day'
ngo my boy Chct come Ii ,nc with u
rabbit one a them big wi he critters
with the pink eyos-thnt he'd snapped
m one 81 his mittcns to the one nrIped
Mayhem boy fer. When he come in.
luggin' the thing IN his arms. his mn
nSt him whose II was. am he said II
was hls'n an It's namr was Jimmy nn'
Eddie Mayhem give II to him.
Them Mayhem boys amt givln'
noihin' away fer nothln',' says she.
'What'i You give him fer ~
"Chct knowcd he was corncred. 81
he owned ~ that he'd give Eddie one
- his wool mlttcns, i don't never
wear but one much anyhow. says he.
am. besides. Eddle's a poor. one armed
hoy. AN his hand was cold. an 1t was
comm Christmas
- seen III" hook IN his mas eye. an
felt sorry ter Chct, So / says. 'Clct.
says !. severe Ike, you come 10 the
barn along of me-, like was goln' TO
lick him.
THAT satisfied his ma So Chci an
me went to the barn nu' made II box
a. keep the rabbit ih | knowed the
thing Il freeze to death II he KEEP II
nuywhpres hut In the house, an |
knnWcd his ma wouldn't listen ~ his
doIn' that. 50 / puts him up to plttln'
rid Of It by lnvltin' his Cousin Artic
over fer Cllrls'mus an giyin' 1t to him
fer II Chf1s'mns present.
"Artlc. you know Ezra explained,
Is my wlrc's brothers hoy. You re-.
member my wlfr's brother. Ian Baker.
over In Center township. the one that
lied an left u widder with eight chill
lernf
WAL. when Vhct told his ma what
Ice was goin' Ia do she said he could
Keep the rabbit In the attic an Chris
mus an not II minute longer. So he
writ tn Artic, an this murnln' bright
VA rurly here comcs the hun family
MIS- BAKER AN the huh eight children.
"Cliet. hr hadn't even got mp yet, bur
! roustcd him out. an when hc come
down he tult Artlc about the jimmy
FAbblt he was gOiu' to give him Then
MIS- Baker chips Ia an says SHE never
lows one a. her children 90 accept
presents unless an the others gifts tho
uttt. fIl4.r ~ tNulL.a fUA. .fl.lu- l..N
Gus. says she. AN creates %dissrusious
II seen trouble comm tu Chct iu
nocks nu herds. am I suys io myself
they jest one way to sc,tlp this thing
You know. II you give % rabbit % littlc
run uu the back ut his upck he never
knows what hit him So ,ucnks mp
to the u,lio hat ole SANTA Claus had
sot there aheud 60 mo
Ezra rocked back aud lot ont % few
more -taoc,tu uut.s of mcrtimrut.
What hu4 hupucuedt' nay wife
n.kcl
Wait tul D tcil you, said Ezra. 81
rilled Chrl Gao come up quick. nm hr
come aruuulu l.uok here. says I 10
him. you give The eight little ones 10
tine children an the old one tu Mis-
Baker ~ you do Il nice She can't
refuse em specially WHOM the little
rabbits needs the services of Jimmy
Ter awhile yit SO Chet ho mgred the
hun hoS % rabbits downstairs am mnde
scch % clokent presentin' speech that
the widder couldn't do nuthin' hut
thank him an take the hull mess home
with her.