The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-27
The Diary of a Young Rufan.

/ ne DIaTy or a Dung RutHaH.
! Dec. 22-I got up early ana asked dad If
! it Christmas tomorrow and l asked moth
/ CT If it was, too, and they both said no. il
would be three more days till Christmas. /
| think Santa Claus must be a good fellow.
Dorothy called him to the phone the other
! night and told him what l wanted and he told
! heI he'd bring it for me. Dad said the only
difference between Santa Claus and Harvey
| Woodruff was that Santa Claus didn't have i
column where he could yell help help every
day but he needed lot of help help and II
he didn't get it he'd be in an awful pickle
guess maybe dad was joking or something.
Santa Claus don't need nobody to help him.
Today l asked mother would she give me
a dandy little button box Aunt En- give her
and she said yes when l got married. And
sale would she give it to me when l married
Alice and she said sure she would, but | said
we'll, l amt going to marry Alice, and she
said why, and | said cause I'd have to work
took hard to keep her. Then she laughed and
said dad must have beeen giving me some vice
But l don't know what she meant
We went down 10 Longfelow school this
Afternoon and saw a lot of kids and l saw
Billy there And big boy made a face at me
and then l was kind of sorry cause the boy
looked red n everything
Dec. Cd get up real early and asked dad
ana mother if it was Christmas tomorrow and
they said no, Christmas would be in two more
days. Then we had breakfast and dad went
TO work in hurry. He's always in a hurry
in the morning. Mother says he's never in a
hurry to get out of bed, though. That's funny
l don't like to stay in bed. Dorothy 0iCn1
have 10 go to school today and she went awav
and picked out swell Christmas tree SO Santa
Claus could fix it all up and put our presents
or IL She says its kind of hard for Santa
Claus to carry Christmas trees with him. 80
folks get 'em and set EN- up all ready for
him
Gee. Christmas is fine time, l think. But
IL seems Ike long time till it gets here Dad
says M Just like young doctor, and mother
says, what 40 you mean, anG dad saws he
JACKS patlence. Mother says, pooh. why don't
you tnlnk OF something new. And dad says
cause l believe Solomon was right
Dec PA got up awful early this morning
and l went out in the kitchen and asked dad
and mother YVES it Christmas tomorrow and
about that. Tomorrow's Christmas and SAINT |
Claus viii come tonight after I'm asleep Gee, t
cant hardly wait. Dad says there's several |
mllllon other KIDS IN the same fix, not to men
tlon folks that's lots older than me
There's lots of snow on the ground and 7 |
been playing with my sled and Billy and hay-
ing lots OF fun. Santa Claus he has big sled
The presents for good little boys and girls
[ been a pretty good boy, l think 7 beeo as
good as could, anyway and dad saws that's
al anybody could expect and that Santa Claus
won't pass me up, he don't think
They made me and Dorothy 60 to he'd aa-Iv
onlght but we couldn't go to sleep fer a long /
ong time. -'"7'
Dec. 25-I woke up and it was DARK .rd
to Dorothy was she awake and abo
whispered back that she was and said sbon1dn.t
We get up and she said wait q little bit it's
pretty early and so | called mother ana said
sould get up and then we all got IN ar onco
IND when I come in the front room fIera We
he finest Christmas tree you ever saw anJ - /:
i "a Hsnls n ever thing on it and there was
mes OF presents underneath it. We starred Ii
open EN- up and I found A moplyoy 49,
lInps up string and a Alabama Tiger and ! /
INDY Gump book with a picture Of Cbaster
II d nosse ana game that's kinda like horse S
noes only it amt horseshoes and then forn4 :
ne dandlest pair of little red SINNERS ,ro,, - .
aW. And got funny dog that waps bis ~, :
men you pull him by a string, and Dorotbv +
OF pretty string of red beads and a Iot nf ,
ooks and handkerchiefs and oh. don't know
~ nat az, ana nuts and candy and mother she 7
ot dandy little ivory clock and dad he GOT :
pair of slippers and a ash trav and go 80
rats all, but 1 don't know e'' 4
anyway. Santa Claus was pretty good IN nc Z
thlnk. Believe me. he's a regular CIV
Of Christmas card from BilIv's mel I
: had 1t marked to The Young Rufian wasn't u
lat funny? l wonder how he knew dad calls
e that u eaiiS Il
;, Well we got to go to church tonight so
II have to quit this diary stuff for 500 so e
hope see Alice tonight Gee. "''e o
COURTESY" has been replaced bv "c,- Il
'eratlon as street car window slogan. Not j:
replaced little later by .'patience',--be- b.
use we'll need it." "e e
CRlTICUS improves on NJ. W. C.'s idea win, :,
suggestion that hand-painted cards read !,
3 FatIence is Virtue" be stuck in the win y,
VS. OF the new one-Inan cars ~
AS for us, every time we enter ono of tbosa in
e-man traps We feel that the proper sign
be placed over its door comes from Dante. So
ABANDON hope all ye who enter here" m
r. E. MIG o.