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Blvd by the high-reared nnur Where ream: cnndlea glow M looms the root abuse lhem. Who lately from me sod .Wltfi all the glad. firm-u [urmtt Raised myrmd hands to and. ”E ‘E “E 7081"“ TRUE SANTA CLAUS ”0 little (we: stand ”mam-t. Green martyrs {0 hi: prnlse. “and they 1m their branches A. In the clear. free days. “are they send their perfume hit: every flne-wrnugm llmb. I. unmade rhumh or forest Alfie Incense to Mm. 0 link (ree- ot Christmas. fuck: me the Irumn you know! M me to find his temple h wood- and stars and mow. M mo through turning Godward In. (eu- Io nnd release. Ad madam. mm 8.03! woruhlp '5 [reel (he Child of Puma. «Theodora I). (‘ouswrll It. WM: the Plot Keep. Charla! mm Hard Work Bonn and on Christmas Day. The ocurrylng Imre that passrd LIu-m The ducks. wedge-flying LIPâ€" ‘I'Iolo only in the woudlund blunt-bod their rewrie. M fervent praynlrs and praises Mm eager lips upswing TIM atrlva through finite. phrases 1'. llud the Immortal King. CHRISTMAS GIFTS FROM THE FARM Rmh «ml n and Hm mwr shp gm rrum her broth" brought the quick to"! In ln-r ayes. To my lmntMr's wife I wm .1 mo” v-rmv of mixml vopmhim. Rho- wm doughnut 1 «mt them early mongh fur Im- 90 use whom for the Christmas :flnnor. Thorn mm 9 mm" thharu “alum-(h. sumo vholfl' lmtmmw. Hmons. I'm-ls. v-m'rots. mt- “llnkv- mu 7 " at Home 0M- rns-hinmwl Mg vmklm,snrh :u' your mmm-r usnl In unit for _\'u" and Tom I’M“ run «an ymnzslon. I know hum may tasteâ€"4mm um rizhi mm! Wrap I-m-h in «MM li«m-. «it-I: a tiny fam‘y iuhvi cm. (0 hum: mo "nu? martin-r. "ark than: firmly in n box and mu! mum alt-VII to him Wan-h Ms mmh wawrt“ "Ill-vâ€" "nit. 5‘":er 'l'mn hp" «at mm-h mm”! mm "full-Illa I vmlhl "Nani WM!” luuk clump?“ ~‘Ir u-mnphlnul. "Vt-ri- ”9" an- ill!) and l chm't Inn-w 0M- lnu-I' ugh-‘1 I-O lma m «Hum-o- Mm Many nil-unm- urmm mu! 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Th Funnel“: W1“ To (Hands whu hm! ch"- ulrm we «0m Imam-Is «If nmive mm: “-nlmfle. hmn-mnt‘. hickory 1mm. n-hlnquopms and "w film “"0 Mm mmk- enmu- :h-"r-imw nus-Mu" kits", \vmnflpvl them in “‘0th [MW-1', parka! llwm wim sprigs «If I‘VOI'KI‘I'M nnd «mt mom Mun-,1. «ht» 2:"le "4.01! mm; it rm inmh.” Shv 'mx'irml :p «'IPT‘I‘ frw in m vllmu-r. «hw- \1 rmo. and Imam-v! n! ”K- “Rum-{morn 2mm. "mm!" from my Mt nim-u- who lives (m :l farm." [I‘P‘ :unI uninn“ Iur rmulilvu. TM! 4'» «-m m era-n! :nmL mm mm- um [war and Irv-mMinz. "Thr wry "lo-n uf wmfin: lu-r wunulhin’: m WIL' Mn! an m mm. rand. “I...“ "mun-r. «m mm" m inc-N flu' ,mm: lulu-n luur m «W. Rmh um! I Mun-d in "mum: a big mm rukr. I dun Mm“ lum- man: mm- mm M pm»- .mvi rhili smlmv "ml l-uhr Nc'kII-s- and Imus and MM! pn-wrrm um! c-umlimmt! Iv «an! alnmr. Tu a claw-Our frivmh-Ilu- um' film «rm mq- hI inlmh- "w mun"; n5" fur ~iV lmmlh- . 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This "NH-mm! mun a firing "f lvn‘z'm-w Mark! in n M: rilx‘ and luv-[v.1 I Hunt-r 'mu :nn-mlinz m Ila-r "\mh- .H m} «mm-‘- mm. mm. pn-[mr‘ml :v arr-N4- r'nr rhu uw-n. ~mh‘ml iv. «0“- ml u up in :- «1an and pat-k- m' i! fill :I but ”I" 75‘ -nrllnr~' uf “hi0” ~lu- lkllml with :Ip- win- vuu‘ “11""! "H"... on”: rm: firmly. nmrlml 1M" Manny and mm- rmv-lml vm- :4"! ulurmr wiflmm :1 “ml: "r u wank. )V. It made mum think of fixing up a Christmas tree. with many little pack- age! upon ltâ€"llte mulberfles-am' then bumplng me things ofl’ rot \__.._../ H:- “mm! hum around in Ihv gram. nndor thu mul- lit-TH m-n. unlil ho had found over, mnliu-rry Hun hml fallen down. Then he would rm: :ummst llw ert‘ and hump down a Mt mare. sumr children hoard ahom Peter in}! ma mulhprry (m am] it mad: mam think of smpthlng, lerv k :l vlu: nmr haw-n «lm Dun-“w vlw hmrln-r mrt who" Iw- ~01" it mm "It. 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H:- hml a unmr. hm In- «It 0m ”mu: m know 'l'lwrr an: "M Hug lmr. (Du the snowflakes that miter th ssh Uhe feet of the Olhflst-fllhilh fall gen sub white. M e nuire of the Olhflst-Olhilh tells out with Delight hat mankinh are the rhilhren nf filth. mm feet of the umblest may mall: in the fielh there the eet of the holiest have troll. whis. this is the marvel tn mortals reuealeb “hen the silvery trumpets of QIhristmas have pealeb. what mankiuh are the rhilhren of “ob. His namo was PM". and no m- un do: was Not umru: fond of mm! than PM" mm M mullwr- HI“. awn"! thv' This cl": hasn‘l any name. II» is m wlfish "mt ho isn'I \“M’Nl nam- imz. (”om-n Ilwrn “as :l H’I‘V‘. and it had a mm. It was a mnlhvrry rm. that "no "Mo girl. her Imnw was Lucy, hm! nnt had anything. Sn Hm chil- dren lM'hor pull m» "up of cm tree down to get this parka". And (ht-re was the dean-st doll that ever came of! at n Chi-Mums tree. It had Mae «yes that would open «It! shut and the cunninm frock. Lucy. now the our: mother. thought Such a 1m of things mmhlod M. Then- WM 3 hamhnll glmn-Jhnh l‘l’il'vl it on and Mr Mm! look"! I!!! a hassnck: a hrvasvpm-Sarnh Maui it on not slaw, "when: she could see in" two 00" am: patterns; a new rloll’s Mtwa small hat: a M of M- ‘1-3. .1 doll's Mgh rhnlr; and 3 "'th~ yfirk. lfhnmm-y was like the 0M woman who lirml in tho moo. He didn‘t know what to do with all his things: hm hv was careful to "so, the tthplr-k t-w-ry limo m- mnk n «lrlnk of milk. Thom was still one package In". I! was In th tap of Hm "'0". _ ”mm mm a wait of mm" and Mary [mt "mm mu "Inside mtwnnls." jnm tn try them. Than "my all humml [he "or for 0'hunvn-r-y. who uam'v My: mgh In MW"! lmrvi vmmgh u- nmko anything (an. Sarah had ".1 “mam-he in her Rum." so “My hump-'11 far her. ".\ vau in Munlmvh, mu! mvr" Q I-uvl} in luv: pimp ' 5 “In-H [Di-1. 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"v ’ll)l't”l"' in WWII nurtlfll! mr Ilwm OM: m-n- .m mvlalm o,- 1ml hunting II"! n ;o-«\o| Ihhuc, The-u lu-I n1 "Io-r m-n- mm: I. g: -I~mll~'eur- 'In-n- num- a nun It "to do!" mm l'lh mu "w wry M1 m" 0! I" l'wmhtms n! "nod Cheer and KM- Fin! n n- ”hunk-«1. A Christmas Day Hell I Fruity, December 24, 1920 Min-mo" the: ‘0 Hm punt ch". .ul wrM Iuvm- MUM" cum-ugh m «.161 a m. u V “Hun-N In...) 4"! PM”: I." I. hp. «anything This it I’M: Hod mm»! the c 'hrm ma!" tr» l‘luv‘ In"! «Dr. ‘J "(3.". Illm- "MI «mm- M N am" um) unmml "I" mum'r m u Imisr 'lmv Smlm ("ml- In"! mu ”:1wa “1m! hm up. Jun! 11 ivlv Mm .013 VI "h :|" GM Vining. 'N' m hmuflu .‘"‘ IIV' .‘ln "\‘fl‘ylnlh