The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-12-15
Story Of the
Stocking
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EARS and years ago ! STOCK *
- bAI' we're not hung Oh
T l christmas eve as we hang u1as
on. now. No one ever
a taen Of such e thing as
h bsuit up stocking for II
- c p. .istrnas gifts. And If
,s o1l thought of such a Thing thing
en 1,' pIp have said, What al, a foo sa'e
Fo'Io a+o nl,E wouldn't hole, ,!,i half
tns s.. III the world placed CROOKS crooks,
gh0o' ,s ssb and copper kettles
prs 18th on Christmas eve ana
nsAi N n them telling Santa TO
p of to t the brfm. Each year rr the
s 81 oft If larger vessels to be t h,,
T. left left larger vessels to be sd fil!ed.
r. % . ,f,' great white north santa,s
D. ,'l' longer pranced and paved
~ ~ n he off IN Christmas eve
lsn' on nc had done, They hung
~ s.s J and tired look came
.',e big brown eyes, for they re,
pr, h how heavy the loads Loads had had
"a how many more trips they
Il .' nys to make year by year.
4 l .ssSolas no longer rested now
= the summer months, as he
1od done, but 1abored every
||'. .rr the year, and often ne
'a toTs late into the night, for. a
~onv gifts had to be made to
4. I Rockets thai the greedy children
r rba twinkle left his merry eyes,
j. NO longer sang about his work,
! Vas sad and thought Of the
I tbst would come when he could
r,sr build enough presents to go
U mo December day st. Nicholas
IN from his workshop into the
4 snoW. Facing the south, he
Mbed out his tired arms and
"Hear, oh hear, children of the
Il my loved ones, can you not see.
e. Incoming selfish and that your |
u, demapds are too great a task,
IN st. Nicholas, king of the
Xmas spirit2 Can't you see, my |
|egn. that you are killing the spirit |
titmas?"
u chin sank upon his chest and
4 glistened in bis kindly eyes. A
white snowflake fluttered down
Nestled against his cheek, and a
#volce whispered into his ear:
II, / will help you" |
bo are your" asked st. Nicholas
In snow fairy" answered the
=sotce "As my sisters and l have
n about the air we have often
IN about your sleigh on Christ
1--we, and have seen the great
u YOU have always carried and
Hred you have LOOT
Bbat, 0 what, shall I do?" asked
81 90 about your work as usual"
bred the fairy. Il and all my
d will help you"
b thank you-thank .you." cried
ChOlas. And the fairy 1oated out
Il the other snowfiakes.
4 The children went about the
Eskes whirled around them, and
zned as II they heard the chant
n tiny voices, and as the snow
7 nestled against their ears they
u TO sing: "Just q stocking-|
Y stocking up on Christmas eve"
n a stocking-just a stocking"
trough the hearts Of the children
fstmas eve. And In place Of
the great vessels as they once
zone they just hung up their
&n.
\ children were too selfish to
hs song Of the snowfiakes and
" great baskets as they always
#pne But when they saw the
*i'g the unselfish children had
Y gifts and how contented and
4 tley were these selfish ones
a'Aaned, and they, too, began
- w only tnelr stockings when
lss eve came round.
n IT. Nicholas found stockings
Of the great baskets and
! The twinkle came again into
sllng eyes, his cheeks grew
y he sang az he drove through
fg sea Of snowfiakes.
\ Just stockings to all st.
a nao time to rest, and he
Ons and we'll, and the spirit
laAas lived. So this is why
s we hang up our stockings
e'nas eve. All this we are
writer, who learned X from
fairy.