Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-12-11

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The suggestion seemed a good
one. Joe assisted Andy, and soon
the two boys had a little sheep
and the shepherd group in place.
! couldn't we sprinkle a little
snow around?" Anna pleaded. 81
like snow. It's so white and pretty"
"But, Anna, they don't have
much snow in that part of the
world" Joe said. "The weather gets
sort of cold, but they have mild
winters"
Diane said:
81 guess Anna just feels like it
isn't Christmas without snow"
Then, turning to Anna, who stood
beside her holding a box of artifi
cial snow, she said:
"Now don't sprinkle that around
unless we all agree. Well have to
decide if it's the right thing to do"
This last Diane uttered with a show
of authority.
Anna put the box aside and be-
gan dressing one of the little
angels. Her mother had given her
some lovely material which SHIN
mered and flOated as she held up
the figure to be admired a few
minutes later.
ooh, she's a beautiful angel"
said Diane.
"You have to make some boys an
gels, too," Joe pointed out.
"They wear flowing robes, just
about like the girl angels" said
) Anna. 81 have a boy angel to fix
next" She went to work fitting
some of the pretty cloth on an
other doll. "I'm going to tie a
sash around him to hold his robe
closer to him, like in the picture,
That way we can tell the boy
angels from the girl angels"
At each corner of the sandbox
there were upright posts. From
these four posts strands of fine
wire were stretched so that they
crossed in the center.
when we get through we car
put the angels up, and the Star,
Andy said.
"The whole class gets to help
with that" Diane told him.
"As soon as Jill and Michael get
through with their reading lesson
they are to help u.s." Joe said. eve
have to get the robes on the shep-
herds"
Lucy and Peter and Harry soon
Joined the four around the table
Lucy, Peter and Harry each car
ried King of the Orient and they
carried the animals of their cara
van. They had been quietly at work
on them at another table and were
justly proud of how splendid the
royal visitors looked in velvet and
lace. Lucy had sewn tiny beads or
their robes for jewels. Peter had
glued tiny bits on their fingers sc
that it looked as though they wore
costly rings.
Anna waited her opportunity
Then she said: 'i
Don't you think that we should
sprinkle some snow around?"
"We could" said Lucy, not Civ
ing it much though. She was very
|. busy.
whoever heard of camels riding
through snow?" rasped Harry
sticking the lead camel in the sand
Anna returned to her sewing at
the boys words. Soon the reading
period ended, and Jill and Michael
|, came back to the table. They took
up some of the striped material
which Andy had. They fashioned
robes on the shepherds. Then they
replaced them on the hillside with
their flocks. When they had fin
ished, Miss Powell, their teacher
came to see how things were get
ting along. She was delighted with
the beautiful scene.
"We're ready to hang up the
angels and the STAR" Diane tolo
the teacher as she carefully ar
, ranged the characters of the Holy
Family by the stable.
The whole class gathered around
while Miss Powell reached up te
| fasten the angels on the wires
There were a few flying near the
shepherds, and several hoverec
above the Manager.
: "My, it's warm in here" Miss
, Powell remarked She pulled the
: window down a little way from the
| top. Then she took the Star anc
fastened it to the center cross
wires so it could shine over the full
| scene. She stepped to the piano ane
| began to play Christmas carols
the thrilling "Adeste Fidelis,