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

Christmas Story of 7lDo Tots in Carrot Who We're
Whisked a Marvellous Journey
aasse By Iatane C. Torney ~

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IF you could have what you
wanted. Tidy Lou, what would you
taksT' asked Bobby Bright
-oh. the lovely dolly in the pink
satin dress and . sparkling Christ
mas tree. What would you taker
I'd take . little red wagon and
toy train. and goodies and
sparkling Christmas tree. too. but.
the child added sadly. Santa Claus
won't come to see us-why doesn
he. Tidy Lou? don't believe
there 10 any santa Class:-
-oh. Bobby, you mustn't say ut
OF course. there's Q santn =
It's because we live so high up
maybe, and he doesn't know where
70 md us why Santa Claus fairy
lack. may be listening now, and
perhaps Santa viii come tonight
after air"
Both children looked quickly
about, but they didn't see Fairy
Jack"-no one, in fact, but gray
haired old gentleman with q kindly
face who stood nearby.
Signing. Tildy Lou pulled Bobby
Bright reluctantly from the shop
window and clutching one OF his
little red nsts very tightly. the
children made their way home.
I, was showing and very cold
and the little attic room In which
they lived seemed dreary. Their
mother worked In a factory and
had not yet come In. often she
.tayed lat. in order to earn . little
more money, for they were very
moor and sometimes there was
scarcely enough food to eat.
while their mother was at work
Tidy Lou, who was and two
years older than Bobby Bright
played little mother to him.
THERE was very little fire and
the room seemed cold. Very
sparingiy Tidy Lou put few fresh
pieces. Of coal upon IT Then the
two children sat down close to the
stove and ate their supper. which
consisted of a piece of dry bread
and a sausage.
Let's make believe this 10 tur-
key, and there Is ever 80 much OF
IL" Tidy Lou said. breaking the,
sausage In half
III you'll take teeny bites It'll
last a long time" and actually IL
seemed to them that the sausage
had changed to turkey rich and
brown.
When they had finished their
frugal meal Tidy Lou pulled Bobby
Bright down on the bed beside her
and beneath a worn gully the two
children snuggled together to await
their mothers return. They held
each other very tight.
1t was growing dark and there
was no light except from the stove
which threw quaint SHADOWS;
Through the window they could
s.s the snow fakes coming down.
Bobby Bright's eyes grew heavy
and. Tildy Lou was just about to
20 to sleep herself. when close to
them they heard a wee little voice
say. "Tildy Lou. Bobby Bright.
and their eyes few open wide.
They looked all around but at first
could see nothing, and then they
saw aerched upon the foot OF the
he'd ia tiniest little man they had
ever seen in their lives He was
no-bixxer than your hand, and he
wore a bright red suit trimmed In
white fur. He also wore a cap OF
III. same color, with a white fur
band around it. He had twingling
little eyes, and Bobby Bright blink
ed and bIinked- Surely they must
be dreaming,
But the little man danced and
pranced upon the foot of the bed,
ard finally said in "a tiny voice
which sounded like the tfnkle or
bell. I'm Fairy Jack from Santa
Claus Land. and I've come to take
Won for a visit to Santa Claus.
DrfO l.
dy Lou jumped up wide awake oh,
oh~' they cried. DO you really
mean It? oh, oh, how lovely"
ssxJES. indeed" said Fairy Jack
j Santa Claus aeroplane Is
waiting just outside the window, and
II you will kindly step over and get
in.we will start right away
rildy Lou and Bobby Bright FOL
lowed the fairy TO the window. To
their Amusement, they saw that
actually there was tiny aeropiane,
waiting outside. 1t was painted
briSht red and printed on its side
in Iarge white letters was, Santa
Clsus Filler"
FAIRY Jack assisted the children
10 yet in and wrapped them up so
tixht in fur rugs that only their
noses showed. for. its going 10
be-very cold before we reach San
IA Claus Land" he said.
Then the little fellow got into
th9 drivers seat and started the
enStne. whiz They were of.
Beneah them the city was all
alight and the children looked down
and saw the bright shop windows
ana gay Christmas crowds. ana
everywhere there seemed to be Joy
ana happiness.
Finally every glimmerine light
of the city vanished and the little
assoplane dew 30 high that they
fsls the soft nescy clouds against
thSir cheeks They could look down
ana see the snow falling beneath
them; and far above them the beau
tiful christmas star brightly shin
Ing.
They passed over rivers and
lakes, and seas. and mountains. and
alone In remote hamlets. and over
towns IND crowded cities. The
air, began to become colder and
colder, and below them sverything
was covered with fee and snow.
Finally they passed over q high
nountafn. O peaks of which APP
peared to BE- made Of ice, 30 coldly
they gffseened. And then. all of a
sudden. Shey came to a huge wall
ofioe-it seemed they could go no
further. Fairy Jack. however. wav-
ed his hand and whistled and q gate
of Ice Few open, revealing q mar
velous country stretching as far
as they could see
The lfStls aeroplans New through
the gaia And the children saw that
IL had been opened BY two little