Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-12-18

\ iegehd 81 his surrptitious be~towal OF dow
'.es upon the three daughters OF an impoverished
'llzeh Is said to have originated the old custom
Vi giving presents in secret on the eve Of ~ Mich
""S subsequently transferred to Christmas dav
nehce the association of Christmas with Santa
c'aus' and American corruption OF the Dutch
iorin' san Nicolaas,' the custom being hrougbt
l" America by the early Dutch colonists"
r, MANY wonder tales are told of St Nicholas
mere are three famous adventures Of the saint:
Rescue of the Stolen Boy.
- lmere was rich merchant who was a Christian
lie hved near the border Of heathen land one
Jay MS only son was stolen by some ,vicked
neighbors, who sold him 10 a heather kin, rha
boy was handsome, so the king made him rho
royal cup-bearer '''' '"e
happened that the King was giving n grent
banquet. And as the boy was presenting the crn
nun OF wine he suddenly remembered that r. was
the Feast of ST. Nicholas End thar his fo,,i,,.
father mother, and ssters-were happuv cola.
nr"tlhg the day. Thinking about this the hoy
burst into tears ivy
m why do you cry?' asked the king anprilv
10 you not see that your tears are falling into
my cup and spelling my wnc."
ms Is the Feast Of ST. Nicholas" answered
Wv, "e NY So"o'hg' ana every one at home is eat.
'hs ana Is merry And alas , ! am NOT tbere, 80
Great may be your ST. Nicholas" r.ri,oa -.
KING scornfully but he cannot save Won from ,,',
hand" ~" ''"'n my
Scarcely had the king spoken these words v.,...
violent whrlwind tore around outside M. ,,.,.,,
ana nash OF lightning Illuminated the hail o,,
i"ud thunder roared. And. To- St NichoIoo ht,,
SELL dressed In his bishops robes ana y,o,ri, ~,
mltre' stood before the throne He couyb, ,i -,
Oy the locks, and flying with him tbrougI ,I ,,.
OF the hail. whrled him rapidly through ,ho ~.
III le" minutes he set him down in the uide, 80
ms hstonshed family, who were keepinp th. f,os,
OF the good ST. Nicholas ''
The Terrified Robbers
A'er ~ Nicholas was dead he sim c.roi D..
"''p pe'p'e' once there was man WIN would
Nv. De'o"e nriStian' He heard how many Kind
'hings 81 Nlch"las did for his folIo,vers M '
stole an Image of the Saint H. ," ne
'm"se III the best room OF his hoiso ,.hi, NV
niied win treasures. The next norn,un ,.s vas
ne leit The house he said to the i,n.,n ''''''
my treasures If, when ] return ! GnI ''"'"
gone, I'll beat You welI." So .'' "n''hing
away. "'''S he went
lie hd NOT hc'a aone long when r,,,,...
"'" III" mousse ANA STOLE an tbn tr, "'"He
carrie" mem of 10 their den. Th. '' ana
pnrN ana saw what had happened IL, n ''''n"
WIN Jury. lie took whip and hon, .. "'S "I'ed
me image without mercy """ hack'd
i."' very night st. Nicholas bir,eot,
~ ",e '"poerS. He showed them bi. "ppe''red
~ . '"''l ana commanded them a. Wv una
Wv, ,","'e 'hey had stolen. They wore , ,.So"re
back f. H., ose,ner all the stun. cnrrlad =,
pened oni D"ner, they told him what had I... II
peneu, ana he was so astonished tbnt ~, ".u mp
"'eiy became n Christian Nv lnmedi-
o. The Boy and the Gun
'n'e lhere was rich man who h,
S',., "r 10 MS wealth. He made a ,,'' D son 10
Nicholas that If a son were horn - e"" to ST.