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

they sang,
1--WE are the flower fairies:
Christmas flowers we are placing
In a ring;
Beauty and sladness these flowers
will surely bring!"
Then, kissing their hands TO the
children. they danced away.
A moment later through the
magic door came six little elves
clad In giittering gold. each bear
ing In q silver candle-stick diff
ferent colored candle red. white,
green. yellow, pink, blue-almost as
tall as himself. Skipping to the
table and placing the candles upon
il the elves sang:
I'VE are the candle fairies,
Christmas candles we bring to
you;
The fame of the Christmas candle
Means friendship and love which
is trusw
Then they, too. danced away and
vanished through the door.
And now Tidy Lou and Bobby
Bright were quite certain that they
smelied turkey, which was, indeed.
the case. for the next instant the
door flew open and in came two
brown dwarfs wearing funny little
caps of red. and bearing between
them a huge platter upon which
rested an enormous turkey. rich
and brown, and smoking hot. Fol-
lowing was a little red elfkin, car
rying a big bowl OF cranberry
sauce.
DLACING the turkey upon the
/ table in front OF Santa Claus,
and the cranberry sauce beside IT,
the elves Joined hands and danced
about the. table. singing gleefully:
Eat the turkey. children, dear.
You will like 1t. never fear;
And the cranberries, too.
We are sure will agree with your
Merry little elves in white with
waving feathers of green on their
heads brought celery and sang:
This is the celery fne.
Grown especially for Christmas
time,"
While other little fellows in
walters clothes followed bringing
potatoes, bread, and other good
things. and sang as they placed
them on the table:
I'VE bring things you get every
day.
So on Christmas we don't stay
away"
Never before nor since was there
such a jolly feast. The fiddlers
three continued playing all during
the meal. Tidy Lou and Bobby
Bright had never felt so delight
fully full before in their lives. for
Mrs. Good Heart insisted upon
helping them to everything twice.
She even asked them to have =
third helping. but, of course. they
politely refused. They were, very
glad they had done so when q huge
and Naming plum pudding was
brought in by little elves in brown,
who sang:
See the Christmas plum puddins
fne:
1t is filled with all things nice,
Raisins. currants, cinnamon. spice;
Do, dear children, take a SLICE"
The feast ended with candies and
nuts passed by little brown gnomes
who sang:
Eat these nuts and raisins grand.
And finest candies in all the land"
Il am so full l simply can not eat
another bite" sighed Tidy Lou.
And neither can l." said Bobby
Bright. trying to swallow the last
spoonful of his plum pudding.
NhIEVER mind" said Santa
lNClaus. You shall each have a
big stocking full OF goodies to
take home with you"
The Polar bears came in and car
ried the table away; the f1ddlers
three bowed goodbye. and st&l
Il, xrta hal Horrfn0 and
prancing, vanished through the
magic door.
Come, children said Santa,
taking each by the hand. Now
you shah see MY house"
The first room he led them, into
was very large Around the walls
were arranged hundreds and hun
dreds OF shelves containing pigeon
holes, each bearing a number. Here
there was much hustle and hustle,
for a great many funny little elves
dressed quite like postmen were
constantly arriving with bags of
letters and dumping them in heaps
upon the floor. while other little
fellows hurried and scurried about
sorting the letters and putting
them into the pigeon-holes.
why, IL looks Just like post
ONCE" said the children, aston
ished.
That is exactly what 1t is" re-
piled Santa Claus. This is my post
ONCE. and here all the letters which
children send me come unless he
added. "a letter goes astray, for
sometimes even here q letter does
go astray, and then some little
chilS IN dfaa nnointed"
Just then q little postman elf
came up carrying package
wrapped In brown paper. ana.
touching his cap, said: please. SIR.
Mr.. Santa Claus. here is a package
which has come through the man
for you" .,
T, There must be some mistake.
said Santa. Il never get packaees'
II must be one Of the packages
meant to go in my sleigh. r.
mo. SIR" the postman replied. y.
In marked quite plainly: an'A
Claus, Santa Claus Land.
so Santa, evidently mucn sur.
prised. took the package anu
opened It. Inside. done up In tissue
paper and tinsel, were pair OF
red mittens and on them was tied
little card upon which was written;
Merry Christmas, for dear oiu
Santa Claus, from a little girl VINO
loves him"
oANTA Claus was very mucn
y touched-tears actually came
to his eyes why, it's the very
FIRST present I've ever gotten In AL
my life," he said. blowing his nose.
After this they went through Z
door into another room ana stiii
stranger. sight greeted their aston
ished eyes.
In the center of this room q. great