The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-12-28
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By F. H. SWEET
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e. 1879. Western Newspaper Union)
~LD SANTA CLAUS il comm
WYNN to Our hodst niS Owl w
MO self. Here. Tonisht"
~ This xss what Polly
screamed to her nttls couS.
ins. Faith and Jenny, whsa
Nv they came to spend the day
CFW before Christmas with her.
r my r. said Faith. I'm to
So IN T." cried Polly. Come to
NJ p]eyroom, AND n show you my
Pay meant tsNsaa, but tho.
A I'D s sas;;s:: s. 3 gueh /. 1iltti. ST
q . girl to get to such 4 strange
Eh ina Jenny had brought their
gu y Hfe part and the little girls
III EaA 5s R9,I seeing that they
need a new doll dr..afully," asla
Polly, VIE ! ysry SQR1F {SM. i I9sa
<Q31kn PIT =, md be Bays 6sfter
1b5K to Santa CAhS about It. But
I should be afraid to, wouldn't youf"
/ y don't know" replied Faith @HSs
hnd' th'y ::.;- rss'sT ,s:s g. ~..'ss 2.
- Y1j and when hsS comm right
tsts p'raps I might. Just see. Betsy
6oboiink's hair IL all comm ont. and
1ths Miss Auffet's eyes won't shut
aAy more"
"rd ask him." said Faith. sncour-
asinsiy.
Early In the evening 4 number Of
ether little children. came with their
mothers, and NO house ever held q
nsrrier Christmas Eve party than that
was. Al 1t got q little later some Of
the papas quietly stole into the front
parlor and looked on, which made
everybody more anxious than ever
that things 60 On well.
1t was great fun getting ready for
the dolls tableAu. s .-
my doll won't de-" said little Bes-
sie Plummer. She was looking at the
Ans dresses Of the other dolls. and
Polly saw that Bessie's doll was very
poor-looking and shabbily dressed.
"Oh, yes, dear" said Polly's mamma.
She'll do for a nurse. She'll make
Q very nice nurse"
why didn't you bring some other
dollT' asked Polly.
Fl haven't any other" replied Bessie.
Polly looked around at her dolls, say
ing to herself: II do believe I'll give
one of my dolls to Bessie. / shan't
need all my old ones II Santa Claus
brings me Il new one"
The dolls tableau was great sue
css4 Not Qpe Of the actors in 1t
&5yt : slasis limb" '-
! II ny space was bigger, might take
more time to tell about the other tab
leaux, and Of the dance with songs and
laughter around the CHRISTMAS tree, at
the end of which Santa CLAUS himself
stood behind 1t, and in kindly, gruff
tones invited each little boy and girl
TO come and receive a Christmas gift.
The last tableau was the very thing
to wind up a Christmas Eve. 1t was
q picture Of room at midnight. Bven
the hands Of the clock were hxed to
show half-past twelve. One or two
small white beds were In the room, on
the pillows Of which could be seen
little curly heads and closed eyes.
But one pair Of blue eyes were still
watching for Santa Claus. At half
open door stood a cunning white
ROBBED little figure peeping out a. the
dear old fellow knelt before the nre-
place. Some stockings hung above 1t,
and he was In the very act OF filling
some he had taken down.
And then-what do you think that
darling, funny Polly did?
All the evening her head had been
full of the doll she had been wishing
TO ask for. But since she had seen
poor Bessie plummer's shabby doll
well!
, A. she peeped through the door, still
v.us 'pr'ng if she dared, she saw that
S.rta Claus had laid aside his long
cloak. There was something In the
curly head above the fur-trimmed
Jacket that looked very familiar. For
getting all about being in the tableau,
and. all the people looking at it, out
bounded the little bare, dlmpled feet.
ooh, Cousin Phil !" she shouted, run
ming up to him, won't you give the
very incest doll you've got to Bessie
Plummer?"
"Oh-h-h-h p exclaimed Faith and
Jenny in a shocked whisper. "She's
moved. She's spoiled the tabelo.'
But the papas and mamnlas SAID as
the party broke up with deai OF
laughter:
ut was the sweetest. prettiest thins
We have seen"