The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-18

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burning all night and day. was
told that chimneys were built on
purpose for Santa Claus to come
down the night before Christmas
to fill our stockings. | had two
brothers, one sister and myself and
we hung our stockings under the
mantle. There was no room for
Mother and Fathers stockings.
We were sent to bed early so
Santa could come. / went to sleep
without any trouble. Mother called
us early Christmas morning. Our
stockings were filled with candy
and nuts. Sister had doll in the
top of her stocking. We had a
fire burning in the fire place. |
peeped up the chimney and thought
how could he come down without
burning his feet. | was years old.
| asked mother the name of the
first man God ever made. She said
it was Adam. told her she was
mistaken, Santa Claus was the first
man because you always hear more
about him than you do about Adam,
and that Santa Claus would be the
last man to die. asked her if he
had white hair and beard when she
was boy and shesaid yes, he was
an old man when my great grand
mother was born. l wished | could
see him come down the chimney
with pack ON his back.
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Later my father built a frame
house with a chimney half way
down with one stove pipe hole.
was afraid | wasn't going to get
my present that Christmas. ! did
not think Santa could get in such
a small place because he was such
big man.
The next Christmas came and we
all went to bed early. l did not
sleep because | was going to see
Santa. / heard so much about see
ing him in the papers but have
never seen him face to face. lay
there listening for the reindeer and
bells. Instead of the bells | heard
paper rattling. got up, walked on
my tiptoes and peeped through the
key hole. What do you think
saw? saw Father and Mother
wrapping up presents. For fear
mother would hear me, | slinHad
back to bed. l heard her coming.
covered my head up and began
to snore She took the covers from
over my head and told me mustn't
cover up my head. But I kept on
snoring until she left the room.
know was naughty girl. In the
morning we jumped out of bed to
see what Santa brought us.
My sister got a big doll, the kind
that cries. 1t was so clean. Santa
was so careful not to get anv SCOT
on it. l got abig drum. l looked
up the chimney and wondered how
he ever got that big drum down
the chimney. ! was proud of my
drum. took It and went over to
my friend Johns house. He was
out in the yard playing with his
ponv.
He said. "See, what Santa
brought me-"
l said. "How did he bring it,"
John said, Down the chimney, l
guess"
said, Didn't he burn his feet?"
mo, come in and see what he
brought my sister.
We went into the house. She
said. See what Santa brought me-"
1t was a square piano.
l said. "How did he get down
with it,"
John said he rode the pony and
carried the piano and the toys on
his back.
wished we lived in big house
with big fire place because I
want pony so bad.
Now, dear children, if you have
good health, you will live to be as
old as Santa Claus. All the Chin
neys and reindeer and sleighs are
out of style, but Santa is coming
this year in an airplane. Look out
Of your windows on Christmas eve
when you hear an airplane because
you might see him face to face.
never have.
l wish you all a Merry Christ.
mas and Happy New Year-Betty
Junior high school.