The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-01-31


They always said that when I looked
sleepy and when / didn't want to adj
nit that I was Oh. it used to hurt
my feelings. Of course, the sandman
does see that we keep rested and that
We get our sleep, but we don't like to
hear his name so often"
Nick and Nancy smiled and looked
very happy. for they were 50 glad
Daddy hadn't quite liked hearing 50
much about the sandman. They didn't
care to hear about him from grown
ups very much either.
eve mind hearing about the sand
man much more than we do knowing
Of the work he does" said the children,
and Daddy nodded his head, for he
understood
well, as I said" he went on. 'the
children were all asleep, but little
Lucy had a new companion.
"Therp on the pillow beside her with
one of his arms around its neck was
Il Teddy bear. Such a nice Teddy
bear. He was brown and his eyes look
cd as if he thought the world was g
very Jolly, nice place after all.
"LiSten, Lucy said the Teddy bear.
4 have secrets TO tell you now that
everyone is asleep, You were so glad
to see me and YOU like me so much
that I want to make You very happy.
And I'll tell you the story of my
life,
Lucy put both arms around the
Teddy bear and Rugged it very close
to her.
"'Santa Claus made me- said the
Teddy bear. And oh such fun rs l
had after I was made. We were in his
ship for days and days, because he is
working long bcfIs- you think Of
Christmas.
"'Thcre were white Teddy bears
and black ones and there were brown
ones looking exactly as I do. OF
course some very much larger and
some smaller, but we were very much
alike
"'Santa Claus made a great many
balls, rubber ones and wOrsted ones
and balls with pictures painted on
them. Didn't we Teddy bears love
those balls, Oh the fun we used to
have playing ball up in Santa Claus
shop. And then he made some bats,
and we played with them. We had
teams-we played against the white
hA
bears divided 50 that some were with
US and some with the whites.
"'Then came the time when Santa
Claus was so busy he asked US to
move into little side room of his
shop so he could have plenty of space
for more and more toys.
"'We played in there. and not long
after that we were pIt into different
packs and we drove along in sleigh
with reindeer and jingling sleigh
bells.
"'Once or twice thought l was 60
ing to drop out of the pack. l was
trying to see what the world looked
like as we skinned along over the
IOOlS, lllIouSh TIC Nlillt -NCNNlNNs
fields and stopping at every house
where Santa Claus said there were
children.
az was kept with the pack quite a
long while before it was time for
Santa Claus to visit your home. And
| didn't fall out after all. No, even
though I did have good look at the
world and the stars which were laugh
ing at US as we hurried along. They
called down to Santa Claus and said
that they enjoyed seeing his Christmas
ride more than anything that hap
pened all through the year, and Santa
Claus threw his cap in the air and
said, THAT makes my heart very
glad"
sand the moon followed US along
for he said he wouldn't miss the fun
for anything.
swell, after n time l came down
the chimney with Santa Claus and a
number of other toys to this house
and l was put in the top of your
stocking So here / am. right from
Santa Claus
"And Lucy Rugged the Teddy bear
still tighter"