The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-12-22
SANTA CLAUS FOR HER
At LAST
Hearts Desire for Doll to be
Realized-Mother Never
FOrgets Her Boy.

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Santa Claus will be vindicated
Christmas morning in the mind OF at
least one small girl
Almost every day, for more than .
week, a girl, about 9 years old, has
been found in one of the stores, stand
ing quietly, looking at the dolls with
a wistful face. Inquiries as to her
wants met only shake Of the head.
GDo you like dolls ~ one of the
salesgirls asked her the first of this
week.
s1 love them" she answered.
"Maybe Santa Claus will bring you
one" the clerk suggested. hopefully.
"Santa never has" The little face
was so wistful and the voice so doubt
full the clerk had to turn away quickly
to hide her emotion.
To a friend who called later the
salesgirl told the story of the little
girl who in years never had had
doll.
"Pll buy her the best doll in the
store if YOU will dress it." the friend
offered. The salesgirl agreed.
So Santa Claus is scheduled for
stop at a little stocking where he
has never stopped before.
We saw careworn and fragile lit
tie mother tripping to the postoffice
a few days before Christmas. She
hugged close to her package as
though it were priceless apd she was
afraid something would happen to it.
We knew what the package contain
ed.I 1t was her Christmas present
for her boy who lives in faraway
town. She had made it herself and
for several nights light had gleam-
ed from the window of her humble
home far into the night. Her dim
ming eyes sparkled and the pale
cheek flushed as she gave directions
and saw it started on its journey to-
"her baby" He has been gone some
time and has very little time to write
to mother. That's what he tells her.
But he has plenty of time to write
her three letters day. We know
things about "her baby" that it is
well mother does not know. We know
he is a counterfeit and unworthy a |
single loving blessing from the saint
ed soul that brought him into this |
world. We know that in his short and
infreqVent letters to his mother that
he never fails to tell lie. She be-
lieves everything he tells her. Not
for a Thousand worlds would l dis
turb her sweet dream about her boys
success. She thinks he is getting up
in the world and her minds eye pic
lures him as great man some day.
But he is mutt and always will be.
Any boy who will neglect and lie to
MS mothers is bound to remain a mutt
t will be several days and more like
Y weeks before he acknowledges his
little Christmas present.
Too busy" Yes, with the bright
lights and new found friends who will
itch him as soon as the clouds begin
o gather. He has forgotten the days
# toll put in by that little mother
siIife ne was growing to mans es- J
ate. No thought of the sacrifices
hat were offered up in that little !
ome now cross his mind But +,
mother has not forgotten and she ,
oves him all the more for it. So the :
1orld runs on in its selfish race while y
\ every town the little mother sits !
4 her lonely home and lives over +
gain the glories of the past and re- I
els in the mirages of the future. |;
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Two little brothers decided to in
estigAte this Santa Claus business.
n Christmas eve they took turns
.anding guard. Finally Tommy, who s
ad been on guard, rushed over to 3
ohnny, doing on the bed and with h
uch suppressed excitement whis- tt
cred: 81 saw him" "What did he il
y" asked Johnny. "Why he filed K
lr stockings with candy and put D
t of toys on the Christmas tree and U
en- jumped in bed with Ma" n,
Carrying out in practical manner P
e of the cardinal principles of the al
der, the Emmett Elks Social Club Id
st week turned over to the Red E
'oss chapter of this city SIS to be G.
ed as far aS that amount will go
making Christmas a reality to
edy families. And thus is the true
irit of the Christmas season exem- ~
fled and a small spot in the world 80 =,
de brighter and happier. oA %
4 pageant of the delightful sort
It children best understand and en-