The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 22, 1935, Page 19

« I Inside the ranch house a fire of | . | been burned out of house and homc!\ L] : | crackling ‘logs threw its ruddy glow Wm ‘And Tqots, you shall have a Christ- ChfiStmGS In The xiu the living room. The dining mas p\?:senl ¥ g table was ad with tempting food. | . | The parlor was locked up, and Rockies reakfast home-cured ham and | AYuletlde Escapade | Toots' stool and ctishion moved to} Katherine Edelman }i age, fluffy flapjacks and syrup, . the kitchen underneath the table. steaming hot coffee with thick | by Cook was basting the turkey. A plate cream | Helen Gaisford of noodles was offered him, but Toots o Then a short drive to the little |only sniffed. He was tired. He‘ church, an inspiring talk by the pas. f o | found his placc under the table and - i tor, and the | Wfl | clawed the pillow into shape. He | = strains of the old | | twisted and scratched. He licked nis and beauti fulf lyfur into place. He settled down. Christmas hymns | mgots reigned supreme in the Mar-| At peace with the world, Toots | tin household. Except at Christmas | lay on his very own pillow and slept. ; time. Then Toots was ordered from | From under one paw dangled a piece | Uncle Jerr | his favorite corner, and expressed hs ' of red ribbon. | Aunt Emma 10 gispleasure by a switch of his tail v | wish them “Mer-| Toots was a big black persian, with ' ry Christmas.” long silky fur and wide yellow eyes. Back again gt was pleasant under the kitchen o through the clear, | stove, where delicious odors of suer, f air, and la- and fow] mingled DEGEMBER ter the big lovely 2 in the warm air. vas rea istmas dinner. K PUY8d “Get out of here, g o ax cpor s i ADEY N ZII8] ve beast.” shouted ¢ is five o'clock on Christmas | i f_cars spe i dessing on a big blue Cook, whO Was morning. You know it is Christmas iy e ¢, mound of SNOWY po- not quite herself pecause Sister and Junior are play- ables and relish- during the holi- jng 4 little game of hopping on one s of mince and days. “ Sure I goot and shouting the fact loudly pie. And best of all, an can’t step without i, your left ear, and by half opening . only mountains you being under- gne eye you can see that the clock foot.” s it is five am. No, the pillow | things to see during the Toots arched his jen't thick enough to shut out the iorges and ponies, the back and with- ¢ong the darlings are singing about pment, the silver fox farm drew to the par- ganta Claus and his merry little had started, and a lor. “Never lose workmen. You get up and sleepily ‘0 e dowboys put on for your temper,” Was follow the children downstairs trying { his attitude."Nev- 5 think up answers to—‘How did ¥ in the evening, and er sputter and scratch; express your sqma get out of the furnace? Would i time around the fire. displeasure in dignity and disdain.” pe . How can he get all { cowboys standing around the Beside the fireplace were a stool he world in one night?” Who | . B Helen pla) the old and pillow which were peculiarly started this business of reindeer and nas «.n.)l~ their lusty voices his own. Onto these Toots leaped, Santa Claus any itiful words. I and curled up for a snooze. “Oh, Wipinz a steamy face, you have he beautiful setting out- 'no, Toots, darling,” said Betty. “The peen in the kitchen all day, you see tree’s going there.” And Toots Was that all of your relatives are here. picked up under one arm, and his Dinner goes off all right except for stool shoved off to a cold corner. gne little episode in which Daddy i you ““You must look Christmassy, t00,” has to explain to Junior that there Infant so tender and mild, Betty cried gayly, and twisted a red are cnly two drumsticks in a turkey n Heavenly peace! ribbon about his neck, and tied a and these must be given to cousin 1 stole outside for a few moments bow. Toots squirmed indignantly. Susie and Willie, and minor discus- went on to the next lines. “See, mother? Why, Toots don't sions as to who gets white or dark ending its silvery | tear it off! That's our Christmas meat and what makes the pudding Chri n, never eve so beaut from the big whi and di: a slow as t brakes, and our rain came to & StOP.| A new moon was r and sm stood t down upon the world, a million | outfit.” The badge of merriment so soggy. 1 platfo dded their smaller gleam. And | dangled just beyond his reach. Dis- After dinner, as you rescue Baby n and my »und me T felt the faint, mysterious | gusted, Toots crawled under the sofa. from sampling one of those cute| western welcome noises of night in the open plac Now was his chance. Did he dare )ittle red balls on the tree, you look | Al “Aunt Emma is all excited about|the stirring of unseen, unknown lattack? The tree, gaudy with bells at the clock and think. “Such a f your coming,” he beamed things. My and heart joined and tinsel, seemed to mock him. LOVELY Chreistmas.” A short d: der- ' in the words that floated out from Cautiously, Toots jumped up on AR e) = A NN land of beauty, and > big sprawl-'the warm, lamp-lit room the sofa, sniffed at an extended LL BELIE ing ranch house came in Aunt | silent t, Holy Night! |bough. A slight breeze stirred, and IN SANTA THIS YEAR Emma st in the doc I erds quake at the sight !a golden bird in the branches quiv- Te ire that Christmas shall v cowboy WA 0 Glories stream from Heaven ¢ ered. Toots crouched and sprang be mel and full of good cheer, k| looked jously u Heave! X s sing Alleluja; The tree went down with a swish, may we never cease to believe in v i All was bustle and excitement Savious is born! and was ablaze in a moment. Toots Santa Claus!—Woman's Home Com- hurry and pr fon. Even the nt many a happy and was surprised and terrified. He panion. 1 and ponies in the corral seem- | memorable Christmas, but never one |clawed at the door, and howled to s e i cited, as if sensed some- wonderful, as unforgettable as this | heaven DECEMBER'S HONOR p g in the air. The ernoon and | Christmas spent in the Rox ¢\ His noise brought the family, and No other festival is so purely al- s ) | evening went by on win — >-re jthe blaze was soon put out, but not truistic as Christmas. No other so % dawned CHRISTMAS CARDS before considerable damage had been elevates and ennobles the home.| i R, 4 s a even lovelier HELPING UNCLE SAM |4done. The tree was a heap of smoul- The whole of Decamber is delightful, Express our sincere appreciation to our many patrons for the liberal than it had A million o dering blackened limbs. notwithstanding snow and sleet and jewe d ‘tree, a| The annual exchange of Christmas| “Toots, darling,” cried Betty. “you storm, because December has the patronage extended us during the past year and take this opportunity } retched itself out | es the post office little | are a hero!” and squeezed him im- honor of numbering Chris tmas vered mountain lem to handle, but it ought to pulsiy “Just think, if we hadn't among its marching days. — The to wish you all A VERY $ help decrease the annual deficit. heard him crying, we might have Country Home. 1 CHRISTMAS v PTHE, JUNEAU= ~YOUNG- HARDWARE CO. i A MERRY GNRTQTMAS