Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-12-29
Bennie's Christmas That
Was Different z, ,'s p !, ". st . ss
PART Ii.

Now Bonnie was having a per
fectly splendid afternoon with his
new friends. The lovely lady was
Mrs. Carlton, and the little girl
was Mary. The jolly old gentle
man was Mary's grandpa, and he
had gone out for u walk. Bonnie
and Mary sat on the couch by the
bright living.room fire while she
told him about borrowing"
Isn't it Just the strangest
thing said Mary, "that our
fathers are both away. My papa
is in Alaska, cause he has to look
after the farm.
Farm!o said Bonnie in sur
prise. II thought it was too cold
in Alaska and what could he do
on a farm there nowq"
cts a fox FARM explained
Mary's mother. "They raise the
foxes to get the skins for the beau
tiful furs like the one your moth
err wore when she went shopping
this afternoon. But come now, we
were talking about your Christ
mas plans"
"You see, Bonnie, my papa and
Uncle Henry are in Alaska said
Mary, and Uncle Joe and Aunt
Clara have moved to Portland and
of course they took Cousin Tom
and the twins, cause they ssslong
to them. They're Patty and Peter,
the twins, | mean, and just year
older than mel mean "P' Dear
me! it's so hard to remember to
say things right all the time. Well,
that leaves only grandpa and
mother and T."
well, just think, it's worse for
me- said Bennia, "only two of
us"
Now listen. Bonnie, L am going
to borrow my 'relashuns, =" said
Mary as she shook finger at Ben
ME.
"I'am going to borrow Mr.. Tul-
ly that janitors our church, to be
Uncle Henry, and Sammy Hall
that delivers our meat for Cousin
Tom, and Nell and Dora Jones',
they'r 'ezakly as old as the twins
and live in one little room, Bonnie,
just think! while their mother
works in the big market down
town. And their mother will be
Aunt Clara.''
edo you give presents9" whis-
pered Bonnie, not wanting to in
terrupt.
cob, yesl A present to each
Of 'em, off the big tree after din
ner. And Bonnie, couldn't you
borrow the little white-haired
lady that lives all alone in the
room next to where the borrowed
twins live2 She mends for
people, and she's lovely"
Sure, f" said Bonnie, "And I'll
borrow the paper boy that has
blue hands on cold days and his
toes are worn out mean, there
is holes in his shoes where the
water squashes through when it's
wet. I'll ask mother to get him a
new pair for his present. Oh, yes!
and I'll borrow the shoe-string
man and the little lame girl, Mol
lie, that hasn't any mother"
And so the Christmas plans were
all talked over and when Bennie' Is
mother came in at dusk and Mrs
Carlton brought in tea and cakes
they told it all to her.
CHOW, I see that III have to
shop again tomorrow, and that
you, Mr. Bonnie, will have to GO
too and help she said.
And Bonnie had more than that
to do; he had to see each of his
new "relashuns" to see if they
could be borrowed"
They all said that they thought
they could stand it, Just for little
while, and so everything was ar
ranged. Bonnie was so busy and
so happy he said it was going ia
be the best Christmas ever.
II was showing softly wher
Bonnie awolSe on Christmas morn
ing, but it wasn't very cold. The
dinner was to be at one O'Clock
AT half past twelve the "borrowed
relations" began to arrive.
Mother and Katie, the maid
were very busy in the kitchen and
dining room. Bonnie had to tend
the door. AS he was in the hal
helping the little white-haired