A SURPRISE PROM SANTA CLA.US
It h snowy - Glii-’lstna.s
morning, I wa.s awakonod by
Aimtlo. ''Got Up;''J . cho fBaid/'
for It is ' Chris tnr's . 0:110 r ;; Is
a surprlso’from Santa waiting fir
you," :
I was out of bod and
dross'od in-a jiffy. •■Almost
forgetting mysolf I rr-n d'jwn ■
stairs right into- tlio Hbrary'
tablo '.with-'a bau{^. I got up,
brushod off-my clotho'’.ana
Gtartod-'- looking, I looked
ovory whoro possible, 1 thoug
ht . But I had forgotton^ Sis ^ s
room. ' intrudingly, 1 I’an right
into her roDm without cr.lllng
or anything. .
"Why you 'hig- walriiis," sho
cried, "Get but of 'lay. ■ room
‘ this very mlnuto."
"’".r.irt a nice surprise from
I oxclaimcd.
f "1 thought you would like him : ■■
too,,", said Auntie happily, "l
, t,0id old Santa to bring him to-
"Gosh I old Santa Cli'.us sure
•ivas good to'me,'" I. oxclaimod, • ‘
Gosh, I was
to sec v/hat SantJ
exclaimpd','■■■
only looking
brought," I
Fell, \ydu. gqt . but - of )ioro.
Ho;',didh.H 16avb any tliing^: , in'. •
my^room," shb 'bdrkedv''
"OK, OK, I will," I 'ex-'"
claimed. Worried very much. I'
wnnt out of ■ hor room g.oing-'-.
into the pantry, ■ still ., looking ■
to see what Santa, :had;.brought,. .
I happened to look. \ in' the- ' ■
clothes basket,, . ...
"Ohl I*VC fo-’ond it. I've
found it," I cried, I thcmght:
it was a toy train. But it
wasn’t anything, bat an old
stocking of Auntie^s, . I was,
voTy:'disappolnt!od, v...This" ■ didn' t
riake' mo givo up^ 1. . just kept
looking with my chin up,i and
eyes straight ahead, I went"
back up stcvirs and looked in
brother's room, Thoro under
tho bod; .1 . sp; . the.. ..whitest
little thing-'" all) '.curipd up; .
like a big ball^ It was an
Eskimo' ■ ■Spi'tz- ■ puppy,
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400 CARS LUBRICATE
IN 1939. I
BRING US YOURS ^
RANTLtY STATION
BAILEY, N.
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