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VISIT FROM
ST. NICHOLAS
Twas the night before Christmas when all through
the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that Saint Nicholas soon would be there.
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of' sugarplums danced through their
heads;
And Mama in her kerchief and I in my cap
Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap;
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter
I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I fled like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash;
The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below
When what to my wondering eyes should appear
But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer,
With a little old driver so lively and quick
I knew in a moment it must be Saint Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled and shouted and called them by
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"Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer! and
Vixen!
On, Comet! on, Cupid! on,Donder and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch! To. the top of the wall!
Now dash away! dash away! dash away, all!"
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly
When they meet with an obstacle mount to the sky,
So up to the housetop the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of toys and Saint Nicholas too.
And then in a twinkling I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof
As I drew in my head and was turning around,
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.
He was dressed all in furs from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and
soot.
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,
And he lopked like a peddler just opening his pack;
His eyes how they twinkled! His dimples, how
merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn1 up in a bow,
And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow;
The stump of a pipe Ke held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;
He had a broad face, and a little round belly
That shook when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly.
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself .
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose .
And giving a Qod, up the chimney he rose.
He sprang to His sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle ;
But I heard him exclaim ere he drove out of sight,
"Merry Christmas to all, and to ail a good night."
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CIIRISTMS MIES. SHESfsS
FOR THE CIlllDRBl rr.H
Unci eirtu by tie tlam tL leader
Uany Forms of Umymz&io fcr
tfie Uttls Folks' Holiday
' Party. j
Dy AOELE UENDLE. j
"At Cfertstxnaa pUy and ro&k good ohxr
For Christmaa oomca bat ones jmr."
AT Chroma, time th dxildrea
are bubbling oyer with tb iplrit
of the season and the grown ,
folks thoughts turn to. the little ones
fun and amusement at no time more
.than at the happy Yule Tide
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cecals "tea. a emeu bisk
A&d we all kxcw the fan of tss3
the forfeits.
A Peaawt Rase.
At eae ead of the rocra plxs twe
bowls of peanuts, and at the opposite
a4 two empty bowls. Two chUdrea
are each prenrided with a kxdfe and at
a signal they place as many peanuts
a they can on the blade of the knife,
and carry U to the empty bowl with
one hand. Depositing the peanut,
they return for more. Each child
allowed three minute. A score Is
kept and the ou- mho has the larg-
With a little thought and prepara- 'iest number of peanuts credited to his
ition a children's Christmas party name wins the prize,
may be made such a Joyous affair that j jr - Puzzle Pictures.
Its happy memories will linger with , Pretty pictures taken from maga
the young folks for many years- . zines, advertisements and discarded
Here are some entertaining games picture books are cut up Into seTeral
that will solve a problem for the per- pieces and placed into envelopes. A
plezed mother who perhaps is wonder- good idea is to write the same nam
ing "What shall I hare the children, ber on the back of the envelope and
play at the party V For when she
sends her Come to my Christmas
party" invitations, she knows that a
successful children's party means
something more than just "ice cream
and cake."
all pieces belonging to one puzzle, so
that if a piece gets mixed with the
others it can be readily returned to its
own set.
: Each child Is handed a puzzle, and
as soon as he succeeds in placing the
These games .will appeal to all the pieces in their proper position he is
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children the timid Uttle girl, who is,
inclined to shrink In the corner, aa
well as the big boy, who usually oc
cupies "the center of the stage."
Santa Claus' Reins.
This game is very exciting. Three
pieces of white tape, each about an
inch wide, and the length of the room,
are held at one end by three children.
given credit for it by the score
keeper, and receives another puzzle
to work with. The one who .succeeds
in putting together the. most! pictures
in a stated time receives a well
earned prize.
Snowballs.
I This is an amusing game. Snow
balls made of cotton batting and cov-
Three others are given pairs of scis-1 ere wKh bite tissue paper and a
sors and at a signal the players cut
the tape in half lengthwise. I The one
who first reaches the opposite end of
the tape is the winner of that heat
The different winners contest until
the champion is declared. Boys and
girls, you know, love racing competi
tions of all kinds and this race is one
that probably they never played be
fore. Magic Music
Although this is a game that per-.
haps v the mothers and fathers played:
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when tljjey . went to kindergarten, it,'
still causes much laughter and la al
ways successful.
One child leaves the room and the.
others decide upon something for him
to do on his return.- The musician
regulates his playing, and the child,
must guide his actions according to
the loudness or softness of the music
It is astonishing what different tasks
are accomplished after a little prac
tice, and the children's cries of "let
me go out next" prove their
ment of "Magic Music."
Guessfng Holy Berries.
For this game the child must put
;on his "thinking cap." Hold a large
spray of holly in your hand and al
llow the children to look at It for a
few minutes. Then tell them to write
their . estimate of the number of
iholly berries on the branch. You
might take a chrysanthemum j also
land ask them to guess how many
i petals In the flower. Great interest is
shown when the petals are counted.
A Christmas Doll. ' j
The idea of this game is to see who
can make the prettiest doll out of a
;long smooth potato, two pieces of
; pretty colored tissue paper, some
small sticks for legs and arms, land
some pins. - Or if you would rather
pass clothes pins and let the children
1 fashion dolls out of them, that will
:also answer the purpose. !
Place all the dolls in a row when
completed, and have the children vote
or their favorite one. You will be
surprised' to see what Ingenuous re
! suits the clever little fingers produce.
A Noisy Game.
' Yes, it is noisy, but the children
have an idea that "the more noise,
jthe more fun," and what mother cares
;if "the roof comes down" at a Christ
mas party?
; After a child leaves the room, a
iproverb is chosen. One word of it
lis given to each child. If there are
more children than words contained
tin the oroverh thon two or mnro rhll.
V j jdren are given the same word. When
leaaer counts "One, two, three"; At
ithe "Three" all the children shout
itheir given word. The child must
.guess the proverb. -U
Santa Claus' Grab Bag.
On the invitation state that each
i child is to bring something to the
lparty that he or she no longer cares
for. This article is toh in a npatlv
SSlli I ijaPPed and tied parcel, so as to hide
lXff I !its Identity.- It is placed in a large
on the child's arrival. Each child
then draws a present from the ba&
:l , 'Uproars of laughter follow the ouen-
ing of the packages, which probably
will consist of peculiar articles of all
sizes and descriptions. -
A Christmas Mix-Up.
Provide the children with paper
and pencil. Give them the following
list of words pertaining to Christmas.
You see the letters are all twisted.
It is their interesting task to straight
en them out Ji
Key and list:
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1. Christmas AtschsmrL
2. Reindeer Drierene. !
j 3. Sleigh Ileghs.
I - 4. Mistletoe Etlosmtie. '
r 6. HoUy Oylht : -
; 6. Plum Pudding TJplmdpudgnt
17. Santa Claus Asculatsna.
' . 8. Candles Lcdnesa. ,
9. Stockings Kosctsign.
10. Jack Frost Kcajtrfso.
11. Wreath Trhwae.
12. Snowball OwnslabL
What Santa Claus Doesn't Like.
inis is a simple and
small basket are required. The play
ers stand about eight feet from the
basket The one who tosses the most
balls into the basket is the prize win
ner. Each child might be given
three-snowballs to start with.
j A Christmas Spider Web.
- ! Take as many balls of twine as
there are children expected at the.
party. To one end of each ball attach
,a: card bearing the child's name and
to the other end an inexpensive gift
Twist the twine around the different
objects in the room. Give each child
the twine and card bearing his name.
At a signal all begin to' unwind the
entangled web. Great is the fun and
loud the exclamations when the
young people arrive at the end of
their string and find a gift awaiting
them. ,
j A Pop Corn Party.
. !If you don't mind the "muss," and
of course you won't, have a pop corn
party. Have the children Bit in a
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wnu a uuwi 01 popcorn, a neeaie ana
some coarse white thread. Tell them
that the one who strings the longest
popcorn chain before the time is up
will win the prize. Each youngster
takes home his own string of-corn.
X An Impromptu Entertainment.
: .When the children are tired of romp
ing, let them sit on the floor in a
circle and tell them you are going
;to have an entertainment and that
each child must do something to help
make it a success. The youngsters
will provide a variety of numbers for
your impromptu program, from nurs
jery rhymes to fancy dancing.
Artists.
' . Bring in a good sized blackboard
and have the children see who can
draw the best Santa Claus. This will
afford much pleasure for the little folks.
(Copyright, 1912. by W. G. Chapman.)
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'I s'pose your husband went to the
Christmjas dinner dressed to kill
fNo; he was -killed to dress."
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L A Christmas Stocking.
. It Is not always the gift itself, but
the way in which it is presented that
commends itself, particularly to - the
recipient. To the girl who thinks
she is too old to hang up her stock
ings, send a pair.-of silk stockings, us
ing one to fill, and roll up the other
and stick it in the foot The rest of
the stocking should be filled with in
expensive trifles a home-made jabot,
tie or collar, a handkerchief, some
candy, nuts, raisins, crab apples, a
card or a calendar, perhaps some little-kindly
hints at her hobbies that
will amuse her. Each of these ar
ticles should be wrapped separately
li j tissue paper and red ribbons, and
the excitement of openingthe myste
rious small packages will often exceed
the pleasure taken in one largo gift
that would have cost no more than
the numerous small ones.
: ; Just a Warning.
If you are going to spend the Chrlstr
mas holidays , with the famllv f
successful your mli nfenn
game All the children are seated forget to make the youngster, a ores-
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A SANXA. CLAUS RHYME
Dy IDA KENNISTON.
Pktwrts by Fanny Y. Ccry.
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Tfcat Saau Class brccght at Christ- That earrtod th iva
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That drew'the Sleigh
That carried the Pack
That Santa Clans brought at .CfcrUtcai
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This Is the house
Vhere the Reindeer stopped
That drew, the Sleigh
That carried the Pack
That Santa Claus brought at Christ nun.
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This Is the Chimney big and wide
That Santa Claus climbed down in
side ..
At the House where the Reindeer
' stopped
That drew the Sleigh
That carried the Pack
That Santa Claus brought at Christmas.
'This is the Hearth, where, all ia
row.
The stockings hung waltiaj .fcr'
Santa, you know;
They hung by the Chimney tie
wide
That Santa Claus climbed dows t
side
At the House where the Retoto
stopped ;
That drew the Sleigh
That carried the Pack
That Santa Claus brought at Or
mas.
This is the Stocking long and.fine
That the little girl hung at the. end
of the line
There by the Hearth, where, all in a
row, : ,
The stockings hung waiting for
Santa, you know;
They hung by the -Chimney big and
wide
That Santa Claus clinfbed down in
side At the House where the Reindeer
stopped
That drew the Sleigh '
That carried the Pack
That Santa Claus brought at Christ
mas. From St. Nicholas.
PRESENTS BOUGHT FOR SHOW
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Exploiting One's Own Vanity In Be
stowal of Gifts Is Poor
Policy.
The most miserable Christmas pres
ent the kind that no human being Is
irich enough to afford, is that which
;is bought to make a show, to exploit
one's own vanity.
: When you are tempted to buy a
"show off" present, remember that the
recipient has some rights. One who
understands will be made unhappy
Iby that kind of gift; You know your
self that when you receive a pres
ent that represents a great sacrifice
on the part of the river if .iir
you feel miserable, even when the
ngnt spirit is behind It
The cost in money is about the
poorest of measures for any kind of
a gift The thoughtfulness in It the
recognition of a desire for things un
asked for, the affection that goes with
it counts for much more. Every;'
Christmas each of us receives a mes
sage that means more than the most
expensive gift. Yet we forget that
sometimes in the perplexing selection
of presents for others. Woman's
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DIARY FOR CHRISTMAS GIFT
Peculiar but Pleasing Remerr.bra
Showing Absent Friend Wai '
Mind of Donor.
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On fhanfesfflvlne day a
down and began to write to a (J.'-
friend. But he wrote only
lines, and laid it aside. Tho cx.-u
he took no the nen. DUt down i- "e .
date, diary-fashion, and wrote
Item of news of interest to
both. .. ,
Christmas he added something
letter, as he would in a diary
tnir nrtA mollfric it 1llSt ID 1
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reach his friend on Christen
ing. At the top be had wnite-
message: . f
-This is all the gift you get i
me this year; but it carnts
thought of you and more love, J i
ine, than do some more coat. -I
am sending. But Just put it
pocket for a dull January day-
keep." ! m a
And this was a leUer from a
to a man! i Damon and Pythias, g
and Jonathan stUl live In our..W
American business world.
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