The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-20

Crept out vi Oeu.
Could she find the stockings?
Here was Sally's, Here was Sans.
here was her very own! What do
you think she found. first? 1t was
a kodak! How pleased she was!
She jumped up and down until she
stubbed her toe against something
and hurt her foot. can you guess
what that was: 1t was a doll
carriage. She was so happy she
laughed out loud and woke up Tom
and Sally, who came running to see
what Saint Nick had left them.
Emma was ten, Tom and Sally
twins. eight and half. Tom re-
ceived sled, "a humdinger," so he
said, dandy pair of Swimmers"
meaning ice skates, a violin for
which he was crazy and had secret
ly been taking lessons from Emma
who could play very we'll, Emma
had saved twenty-five dollars. ''
She, went to a friend of hers who
was a musician and consulted him
as to a violin for Sam. He found
a good one for twenty-five dollars.
paying five dollars on it himself.
Emma was we'll pleased with "her
bargain" and Tom was satisfied
with "his prize"
Emma got Sally wrist watch
watch, which Sally christened the
precious" wrist watch.
Tom got Emma kodak, and was,
much flattered when he saw how
we'll Emma liked 1t. He got Sally
baby doll, really to make up for
a quarrel they had had, he sent a
note with it, saying, he saw that he
was to blame, although it was both
of their faults.
This is the note.
Dear Sister Sally:
lam sending a doll for quar-
rel we had recently, was wrong,
please forgive me.
Loving Tom.
Emma helped Tom to make this
note. A few minutes later Sally
came in and wanted Emma to help
her with a note to Tom, it said,
nearly the same thing.
Sally sent Tom his skates and
got Emma the books of Little Men
and Little Women" both by Louis
AlcOtt.
Their father gave Tom a sled
and Emma and Sally each doll
carriage.
Their mother gave Tom a bicycle
Sally a tricycle. and Emma a ivory
comb. brush and manicuring set.
Their parents came down to see
their presents and were surprised
to find pile of presents to them
from the children.
Emma gave her father safety |
razor, 80 he could shave himself"
Tom razor stropper, $50 he could
sharpen his own raZors," Sally, a
pair of bed slippers, as on one &C.
casion he go, up in the night, step
ped on "a tack, poisoning set in and
he was disabled two weeks.
Emma had given her mother a
locket and chain, Tom. beautiful
pair of bed slippers and Sally box
Of silk handkerchiefs.
Their mother made them go and
get dressed she said that she had
surprise for them.
They ran and got dressed and
begged her to tell the surprise. but
all she said was. wait and see. She
said that If they keep their eyes
open until dinner time they would
zee. They were sent up stairs
md locked In the nursery. The
'front.' door was heard opening and
closing, they could also hear the
patter of many little feet. At last
heir father came and threw open
he door and picked up Sally and
Tom and put them on their shout
Ter. he put his arm around Emma
md the four went down stairs.
The parlor door was shut but
heir father opened 1t.
Oh! what a surprise!
There was a great. big, tree.
oaded with toys and flocks Of child
'en were dancing about in glee.
Emma went off to greet little
,irl older than she, named Margery.
father had died when
brother Mickey" was a month old,
Ter mother died when he was three
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