Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-12-12

"Anne, dear, we, must take an In
ventOry of stock and see what we can
make for the kidlets for Christmas"
"There is nothing" said Anne.
sWeIl find something's" determined
" answered Judith.
"You can make things out Of COM
paratively nothing" laughed Anne,
"but you can't make them out of abso-
lutely nothing"
eyes, we can! Til send for my
yarns and knit a cap and mittens for
each child. They are using bright cole
ors and combinations of colors. In
that way we can use your leftover
yarns, too. Wen have plenty without
buying any more, and I knit rapidly.
I've done lots of this work for the Red
Cross"
She made looms with empty spools
and pins, from which each child helped
to make a round string which they
worked on at odd moments. They were
TO be sewed on the mittens. No more
hunting for the "other mitten." The
children were entertained with the idea
of being useful and of helping Aunt
Judith.
The sisters looked up discarded dolls
and sewed up legs and arms, painted
the faces and restored the hair. En-
tire outfits of clothes that could be
taken off and put on were made from
bits of cloth found in the scrap bag,
md they crocheted lace enough for the
trimming. These were for the two lit
tie girls, Martha and Peggy, aged sew
en- and nine.
How to make eleven-year-old Ralph
happy with left-overs was the problem.
Then Judith remembered that years
seo she had been the recipient of
stamp book which she had not used.
She wrote her father for it, and then
Invested in some mixed stamps for
Ralph to make a beginning with. A
few new puzzles and toys from the
ten-cent store made goodly array of
bright things for Tommy, who was the
Youngest child.
''NOw for the dinner" said Judith.
"Let's not try to have the usual Christ
mas dinner, but think up something
different
81 did so want to ask Mr.. and Mrs.
Lambert" sighed Anne. "They came
from England several years ago. and
are so alone at Christmas time. | haC
hoped to have them, but of course J
cannot do it this year.
'0rhat gives me the very idea, Anne.
Wen invite them and surprise them
with regular English dinner-roast
beef, Yorkshire pudding and gravy
and nave rcly-poly pudding for des
sert."
The days flew by with the sisters as
busy as bees. Anne was never happier
in all her life. She had not time fol
repining, and found that by simply
making the best of everything she had
no real troubles at all. Henry too,
caught the spirit Of hope, and remark
ed to his wife:
at won't be long until we have made
IN for lost time, and | like my new
position better than the old one, be
cause it has more of future to il"
The Lamberts were delighted with
the invitation, as they were expect
ing a lonely day, far away from Merrie
England.
One day, when Judith came in from
shopping, Anne met her with the news:
"a nephew, John Leigh, has surpris-
ed the Lamberts. He has seen service
in France, and is sent here by the
British government on mission to
Washington. He has weeks vaca-
ton and has come to spend it with
them. | insisted that he come to our
Christmas dinner, and they are all
going to call tonight"
'How interesting" exclaimed Ju-
dith. perhaps he can advise me about
my Red Cross work"