Milford chronicle., 1940-01-19
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NOTHING 70 WISH FOR
LAURA GRAY


In their sumptuOus nursery Martha
tried 10 make friends with the three
litte Platts. What do you want
Santa TO bring?" she asked--this be-
ing Christmas Eve. Martha had been
called in to have charge of the chill
dren while the regular nurse was
away.
James, eight, stood feet astride.
hands in pockets, bored look i'm his
beautiful dark eyes. There amt no
Santa Claus!" he answered.
oh, he said 'ain't!" Nora. seven.
looked from her brother to Martha.
Mana said she'd punish him if he
said that again!"
But Martha hastened 10 divert the
girls thoughts. What do you want
for Christmas?" she asked.
Il don't know / have most every
thing! The blue eyes were thought
full
Later Martha helped Mrs. Pew, the
housekeeDer. dress the tree and fill
stockings abundance.
On Christmas morning. the three,
in warm dressing gowns and Slip
pers, ran into the playroOm. Ignor-
ing the glittering tree. they attacked
parcels with a wild recklessness. |
ripped Off beautiful wrappings. tore
out presents, thrust them aside. one /
after another, and seized fresh ones. |
"Shucks!' scOwel John. the five
year-old baby of the family, when all /
parcels had been devastated.
You haven't looked at your rock
ing-horse yeti" Martha encouraged.
Don't want a rocking -hOrse!' he
gave ii a push
Nora took the lid from a box con-
tanning Il wonderful curly-haired
doll. dressed in pink satin, but i'm
pushed the little beauty
under a chair.
christmas is no good" scOwled
lanes. his beautiful big eyes clouded
with dissatisfaction. I'm sick of
I
Martha thought of her own bro |
hers and sisters-their inexpensive !
sitts, treasured even to the wrap S
IinSs; the joy and interest each
lad in the others offerings. their I
leeD happlness-and her heart ach- q
ID for these three before her. Here S
vas nothing of the jOyousness that L
lightly belonged to all children at c
his season. What could she do to h
elp? She picked up two small boxes
nd began joining them. end to end. a
With string. S
What are you dOing?' John lean n
d against her knee. u
Making 4 train for boy / know
'hO has none"
He watched for while. then 81
licked up box and lid and copied cI
CT. II
Tell MS about the boy" said Nora di
lyly. tC
Martha was good stOrytCllcr and NJ
5 she talked, telling of children who W
'nged greatly for toys but had al W
Ost none, she took scissors and
shioned a tiny chair and table. 10
This VIII make dolls house for
le girl she continued. picking up 7
large box. III
II can help" NOra's fingers began tn
shape chair. We
"I'll get them tree: ! know where
ere is fine one" added James. NJ
Then Mrs. Pew came to say the We
gular nurse had returned and Mar I'M
a might so. yc
But you'll come back and tell us nil
here the children live who haven't at
y playthings, won't you? so we ste
II take them these things" Nora th'
ggcd
This afternOOn-arter you've an
ide some more" Martha answered. wi
The child with the empty stocking ha
to be pitied, but so is the one who Zig
s everything, whose every little ed
sh has already been granted. who ant
$ nothing left to look forward TO. say
The poor child at least has dreams err
lOpes, that some day there will be Ca'
stocking full of wonderful toys the
the Ovcr-supplicd child has
hing but his own discomfort. We llal
i've TO help the poor child we inc
'uld try also 10 protect the wealthy low
, from the dangers of his wealth Osl
IS kind TO leave him something to
III for and to let him do things for and
ers He, too, is heir to our tradi- les
rs and just naturally likes to join ed
with all the generous giving tina
Dad at this beautiful season.
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