Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-24
Merry Christmas
RvH.P. Fetter and q. Nj. Penley
his overcoat an inadequate pillow.

his overcoat an inadequate pillow.
Christmas morning broke clear and
cold Ed was aroused by tho violent
slammirg of po4 in the kitchen below. He
descended 10 the cafe M Il fOurd the big
proprietor already on tho job. Ed looked
nj the fly-speoked clock, the face of which
not orly registered the approximate time
of dav. but extoled to tho whole wide
world the charms Of Cur powder III Cut
Eatirg Tobacco, five cer Is at all dcalcrs
"Halfpast Iii ep he exclaimed. Gee,
| sure had some sleep"
"S'all right buddy srid the boss:
"You earned breakfast Go out back and
feed
Ed ortered the kiohen and found cook
and dishwasher on the job both shown &
sigrs of havirg COZ sumcd much Illicit
Yuletide spirit duri, the right.
More soap and water for I'd and an
iuch of comb aided materially IN impiov-
lug his appearay &C.
The cook showed m egg some potatoes
and alleged toast and another mug Of
nosorous lo,iid in frori Of Ed nnd the
orgy wns OF lie fl ishcd the meal ia Tg
time ard took leave of tEc AiCiropohtail.
IFS varied smells nud bcr efficient person
mel
Into the snappv alr ~ an ideal wirtcI
morrurp he strobe ard took l'wscf 90 a
street bv which hc reached tho pcstoii'rc
Hc whirlcd through rcvolvu door ard
walked down the corridor 20 q hlssjpg
radiator over which he warmed his h1t ds
Here a rcw problem rrcScr tod itScli
I Where would he go aficr hcrg cJcctcd
from the buIl.a z? Election was newt
/ able should be In ger 10, g g. ouRh ard tc
intended 20 llrReI the liuIt
! Ilc turned from thc radlAtor 60 the
/ Civil Service, Fullctin Boaritr dnrparsnt
| IL miuutclv examlI Cd Cycty documce ol
| the board. But he ojld rot read. ld was
| busy irving TO dcridc t.pou some port =
4 nut into for tho rest ot the day ~ dc
1 cision al which he ultimately arrived va'
! that nc was all dressed up vl'h uo place 4
! GO
The cxpccted election camc AVID ogaIf
| he found himself on 'tc sidewalks
! He started to walk without nrv par
/ ticlllar sense Of direction hut hle stcr
1 guided INN ~ q certain corr rr opposite
| on which stood au imposing structure
1t was a House of God ilc paused
4 limousine rolled up ard dcpssi'eh I
/ diRuifed ard hc-jcvcjled mstror vht
rcver could have ohgnted iTom tf
| luy,lriou vehicle without The ald n
| chocolatc-oolu1cd fun key attued NJ ard
/ ible" livcr1 Cloee hehlud CnWo tGvN'l
coughing md rnttlHg and tawiIH
/ eight piled out rell mcll uttcrr hTIt
| lftlo squcal~ ard 'ccE
] The chlmea in tho tower of thc CD0rC
began thclr appeal ard Fd r"uE}' NHi
| self hummInE, "Nh, tomr AJl Fl to'
| ful F"
4 mist secncd TO cross hia cvcs and
| vigorous application o( kuuckles VII
necessary ~ restore clear VISION p
flush brought 90 his skin nv the maSseR
| changed him from distressing eI'ccmc
/ Of humanity into forrowtui picture Z
| blasted hopes
| The bells intrigued him and althour
| he wanted to 60. his feet refused q me"
| In this citv Of q hundred churches. whcr
could Edward Everett Jones seek rctng
| from the soul stirring mustc q 'hrlstIna
! chimes calling the pastors tocks e ~
/ VINO Worship
a hand dropped upon hls shoulder an
| I'd turned to hud q kindly old gnntlema'
bestowing 4 kindly, little smile 80 hun
Coming to church friend hc mqAn
| cd
Ed became uneasy and = deep chcrr
red oversprcad bis facc "1-l'd ike g.
he stammercd
Like to? Well come along
Ed demurrpd II don't think ] 10
| quite right ior church -
"Aiv friend. sad the ola con'lcma'
''you look quito rignt for any chusc'