The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-20
MR. CROSBY
ABATES A
NUISANCE

- ~ -" - - - 49, - $3.50
the crate fire for bis bedtime
smoke There's no satisfaction
IA a. Al waste ho gr0wled 10
himself.
There's wife. Can't surprise
Or delight her. Got everything
she wants A lot Of relatives
and ncarrsiativss. Of course,
All Of 'em expect presents a.
matter o. duty, All OF 'sm viii
acrlmp and save 20 buy me pres
euts that ! don't want. lest they
don't sec their names IN iny Will
Coulrlbuts 90 some public funds
oh. see. it'a the customs a habit,
and there's about ~ little per.
aonAl satisfaction IN Il as paying
a uls blr. This selecting. pack.
luE and sending Christmas pres
snls Is one blame nuisance. and
l'm going quit it,"
scratchi Zipp. Scratch broke
In upon tho rich mans soliloquy.
STATED Ora, i'r- no roarod. clap.
PING his hands 20 his cara. TN
throw that blamed thing out OF
the Window
Bui, before he could ~, 20 his
feet. the scratching. ripping
noise ceatsd. and there came
from the library tho voice Of a
Eirl IN song. sweet, soothing. Hp.
psaling. pathetic. a hymnai 70
frain or part from an oratorio.
with
suffer the little children 70
come suffer the little children
20 come"
Some Girl. way or In 81
Louis. or Chicago. or other Ear
part. was hroadcas,lnE a song
with beauty. tears and prayer IN
II. and rich old Crosby listened
quietly 10 the end.
IT was rsro weather. all right,
Il and the manager % the city
inflrmary department was busy
and a BIT sad. for his list OF SUI.
ferinE poor had Increased great
~, when no looked up from his
dosk and beheld the towns rich,
est man. ''Old Millionaire eros.
by" they called him.
Il want" said the caller. "tho
addresses Of ten poor families.
with alex children or blind chll.
drcu, whom Santa Claus viii
skip. or something like that
Got 'cmT'
Plenty" replied the man.
aEcr, and from his big lat Of tho
oity'u needy 10 wrote tho ton
addresses IN almost no time.
MASAdERs. clerks ana office
Nl boys OF Sellers q Co. cleo
trieal goods. stood up and took
notice with Aatonluhment as tho
$4,000 Crosby auto stopped In
front % tho store and is owner
got out Crosby was eccentric.
lie might want 20 buy a hiEh.lo
bulb. or no might wan; 70 buy
ths store.
A clerk opened the door with
bow Sellers. himself. came
forEari 20 ask what the distin.
Eliiahcd customer desired 90 be
shown But Crosby walked
down the long limo Of glass cases
Of goods slowly. looking at every.
thing and often shaking bis head.
Finally ho paused
whats the cos, Of a radio
layout like this oneT" he asked.
Two hundred and ntty. com.
plett," replied Sellers,
II want ten Of them dsilv-
cred today" said Crosby. Here
arc the addresses"
on Christmas night old Crosby
" again sat by tho firo muir.
murinz 10 himself. Thank
hcaycnl- rHid he. "wiro's
got hers. and tho relatives
arc probably qunrroling over
theirs, and thero's barrel
full OF things out In tho hall
marked mine. Blamed nuiaancsl
Ought 20 be hbatcd. But won.
der what sort Of n timo those
ten poor infirmary Kids arc hav.
Ing. A song or two ought TO put
some light and brightness into
their"
Scratch zlppl Scratch "sta-
tic. anyhow" Buarled Crosby.
and then there came tho song OF
girl. pure. bright, Joyous.
And Ho took them into His
arms-Ho took them into His
arms and sald--'
My Godr' said Crosby: tho
ten arc getting that beauty tho
Same as I am" And, at the end
OF the song he laid his head back
on tho soft top OF his chair and
dreamed that no had nhated a
great nuisance. Or was no