The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-25

The story book children cur
tisied and sang:
we are the story book people,
And happy are we to be,
You must turn the story book
pages,
II more of us you would see"
So saying they kissed their
hands in farewell. stepped back
into the covers of the books and
danced away.
Now a merry clatter was heard,
and laughing and cutting capers.
in tumbled troupe of clowns,
och carrying some sort of toy
or pulling a toy after him.
One clown played a toy drum
another blew a horn: another a
trumpet; another rode a hobby
horse, while one pretended to shoot
litae gun, and another rolled a
toy wheelbarrow. Still another
pulled a little red wagon. and the
last clown carried in his arms a
little track and toy train which he
Immediately wound up and set in
motion upon the moor.
Rat-a-tat. tat. Rat-a-tat, tat.
Bang. Whiz, Rumble and tumble;
Skip, jump, run and tumble;
See the toys, see the toys,
Made especially for good little
boys"
sang the clowns.
The children couldn't help laugh
ing-the clowns were so extremely
droll.
ssx1yHY that toy train and little
w red wagon are just like the
ones in the toy shop window saio
Bobby Bright. wonderingiy'
He had scarcely spoken when the
clown who was running the toy
train picked IT up, and, coming over
to him, bowed and said: rake TINS
train home from Santa Claus Lana
for 1t is yours. my little man.
"Oh. thank you," cried booos
Bright.
Scarcely were the words out OF
his mouth when the clown with the
Iitt,e red wagon came dancing over
and handed him the wagon. saying
as he did so: Take this niue
wagon, too. 1t also is just for you.
.sOh, thank you" again criea
Robby Bright, overlooking WIN
happiness. ,,;ss-
THE clowns danced away KISS
ing their hands as they went an1
inst as they vanished the souhn OF
sweet music came upon the cnh-
dren's ears. The music grew louue.
and louder. and the blue NeiNe'
curtains rolled back. disclosing q
snarklinr Christmas tree sl,..eI
inc with hundreds of little coloreu
lights, around which danced
Of lovely Christmas fairies Sins
ing a Christmas carol. ,n.
raster and faster danced
/ fairies until the tree itset =,
10 he going round and rounu
swan before the childrens
and. this. together with the
that the music was so very
made them grow suddenly
Tildy Louis eyes gre"
Robbv Bright began to noo,
before they knew 1T both cniio'
were fast asleep.
20 sound,y they slept that they
y aid not hear the Jingle OF sieie u
bells outside, nor did they
when santa Claus carried tnem'
TOYS and all, and packed them ih'o'
his sleigh. Good
They did not feel Mrs'
Hearts farewell kiss, nor
FAIRY Jack called goodby. as SANTA
claus drove of with them. swllus
the little reindeer went throu
the frosty night. and yet the en-
Ydren did not awaken. They on.
.nurried a little closer toseene'
as they felt the cold air ana an o.
casional snow fake lit upon the'
upturned faces. ,,.n
softly Santa Claus carried mem
in through the window ana tucAeu
them into their own bed
! Tildy Lou half opened her eye
and thought to herself that sansa
claus looked very much like .ne
old gentleman who had stood pc
side the toy shop window, out sne
closed them instantly and agar"
was asleep.
Tidy Lou and Bobby Brish'
awoke with a start. 1t was morn
ing and outside. the sun was snin-
ing brightly upon the rlisten'ns
snow.
They rubbed their eyes Tnere
stood their mother before them
looking happier and more beautifui
than they ever remembered seeing
her. Indeed. she looked strangely
like the Christmas fairy
Upon the foot of the bed hung
two big Santa Claus stockings
,bulging with goodies. and in the
cented of the room stood q beautiful
Christmas tree.
Could they have been dreaming !?
No. surely net. for Tidy Lou stu
ciaspedsin her arqs, the doll dressed