Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-20

~ rtN fNLll Will
Hut here Ia Christmas Day APP
preaching ana I find his wants. pub
ucly expressed and artfully implied
aue as numerous as ever. IL seems
10 b. no trouble 20 Bud whatever TO
hc In want. lie can bcgin wanting
something early in the morning and
Keep it up all day. and. just M he Is
dropping of 10 sleep at night he will
iousc himself To remind you of a new
want that viii need attention as soVn
~ the sun comes up.
This is all right. 90 Is evidence of
normal boyhood and healthy con
dition. N had a ten-ycar Did boy
who didn't want anything ] should he
Worrying about him. The times | ask
tlud what he wants. and he replies
m thlng." know he is running
high fever and = threatened with
sumcthlng ~ soon as no begins 10
want AGAIN know he ~ conval"cinS.
This year his Christmas wants are
many and natural.
", has informed me that he wants
re- regular football suit. with head gear
cheated shoes a nose guard. and spine
pusteCtor
Tie wants a regular football e. 60
With 10.
tIc wants a model airplane. lie has
dcsrrhsd 10 ninutcly. l. has wing
sprcld 80 three feet Is built Ike a
regular plane and has a motor IN II
which will carry q up and about for
fhr.e hundred foot Ito understands
chat I vtn ref one for eight ar nine
dt.isrs-noi any more than that; he
fh.uks pOhah.y lees
itn wants "a new b..v,'c and s~'ver-
e. hsks whkh h" has named and
wfHt.u down for me.
%. vluts drtNIuy set a couple ~
ro,d rAm,r. and
t,u, Nh, ro ,u" The ls, wouldn't
h, r1mpicte n ! wro,c 8, all down
v.,n,.rr.N there VII hc additions and
before Tho Rotarian can pr.n; this
article she ls' VIII have grown several
foot Ito vii -, right On wanting
untl Chr s'w1s Eve. and begin want
.rg again tho daN after santa has hNod
hIs S'e'king.
Latch, I ht,c boon thinking about
'hcec wants ~ his am glad to graft
o. his whims and wishes az oar IS -
.,,ss1hie Giving HIM what 'tn afford
a mN hcrt fan. Sometimes ! hav" a
f.u rr.I e pleasure hv giving HIM
s,meth ng which .S Just a it'le be
..rd mN means au ,Nprns'N'. 10y i"r
Nu..h haNe 80 step uut ~ bounds vf
deprive uNsrf
know hotter. " cur uc,,ls - toll
n.e fhat ana doing a - iSh thing i
v.rii hc hsf,or for D ~. ton. i dcalt
,'h h.m morc "a lse.v and Joss i.her
els. do o. for purely selfish rca-
s..re-- iks she Soy ~ giN rg him
.rrrA ], ~ sc'f gratihcation purely
somehow or ether 7 have q Tccr'et OK
...Ht,1 OBJ pride whenever 7 hear him
...nt 1rr,'v Co his playunate~
.Dr. lows come on over and SO
90 American Irague baseball my
.t.Hsr tas' brought home FOR me-,
TrercS no use denying i'--,t Is gV~ri
.a %. known even among the small
I,,,.s - 1our Stree, - ;he KIND - a
f1ther who lu.rgs rca, league Naseballs
h'me - rs son.
- this Christmas shall probably
oNcri, the santa claus act aCa.n.
shall sive more than he ought 10 have
and probably more 'han he can really
appreciate. ! shall 80 irto the Toy
sr,-e tu huy HIM one or two coot
ctrncs. ana wind zap hv buying seve-a
.r.ucs which no hash ASKED fc-. bu
web ID strikes me ~ sh.nes he Will Sc
s.me pleasure out ~ That's nay weak
.esr 80 iung 90 have money
,lut os,ape ~ lure 90; tov shop
49, the clerk has 10 d. - 60 show m'
d.unln-ds wife would send her :ne
paw rhe price and have e sen
4 al.
.. a. soy department any more than
Ir.rhalNls WIFE would send her .neh
rlte husband .nfo a bind PIG 20 &c
1 Ton dollar bill changed.
Put what about Christmas and bud
fsa time when the old heart warm.
up ~ and seeks Co d1 for those 9
l.Ncs nN that D.; can Tor their happ.
rass 90 course 'he heart has ?,
lrop one eve on fae purse and IN.
other .evc on che FORTY or hf'y other.
ho remembered also However. s.
ls .li goo On tho handsome and IN IN.
..srs 90 th, ,hIdren .t WI go th'
.uf.
Personally 7 shall see 90 Il tina
IId Christmas stocking will be filed
Mother and VIII tax ij over an,
IHr e oui and shell pu; the brake
my foolish impulses. hut a. IN
ed nearly everything for which h
IH. asked w.. he provided
Those are au things which mone'
NuV They are wishes which
." 'rHr' Hr my part can supply
They mar &C. may not De FOR nj
r.Hd 'n,y may not iast beyond IN
Urr AND .. Is SAY, co add that mos
% them VII have been forgotten
hrf.r, another Christmas rolls around
These CHRISTMAS gifts however. vii
h- tc ms symbols ~ mv laye Tor him
symbols .r Wy. u: -hc create
hinEs J would d. % no power wer
mine would uo' stop with toy
this Christmas u 7 could give al
thai would Ike to besiow ulrUu hin
] would equip MIN for life.
DC has learned tina Santa Claus
fs father bu' j. his father coul
truly learn how Co be Santa Clau
he would arrive az Bud bedside Wit
wonderful pack on h.s back
1 would have In N all the big trai,
OF manhood. would give MIN IN
Efi Of honor and the gift Of courag,
10 would take from me the knOwledg
mat mo- gam and 10 goal Is wort
cheating for. lie would walk IN
world fearing no mans voice. n
might fail and he might suffer los
bot each morning would find him hea
hlFh and unashsmed
IYAnnO