The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 22, 1935, Page 28

: S&%taus | As she sat watching the fadinz winter sunset Martha Weeks could *hear the kitten crying at the front , dcor. Every day for a week it had been at one of the doors crying to be taken in. It was t> little thing with its white body and black feet and tail. But Martha couldn’t have it tracking mud into the house. | les what would she do with it] when she went away? For it would be foolish to refuse the offer to re- turn to her old position from which «he had resigned last spring. It was at that time that she return- ved to her old hcme. Her azent had written ¢f numerous necessary re- pairs, so Martha had decided to see for herzelf what those necessary re pairs were. When she saw the condition of the house and grounds, she concluded the only thing to do was to take over the work herself; find someone to help with both inside and outside work; even give up her position if necessary. It was time she was show- ing more love for the place; she had neglected it entirely too long. orFm now on she would try had to prove worthy of her heritage. She would attempt to restore the order and beauty that had been there in former years. All spring and summer she and her companion worked tirelessly and lov- singly inside the house, painting and | Merry THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SUNDAY, DEC. 22, 1935 ing and outside planting and | transplanting, while workmen did the | heavier work. Many asked would she | ever get out what she had put into it? Martha felt she was even now getting much out of it through seeing order and beauty taking the place of disorder and neglect. That her work had borne fruit was proved by many stopping to add a word of praise and those whose admiring glances were sufficient in themselves. if cn2 of those would admire it “~ugh to rent it. -, ty laugh brought Hilda Gray, her companion into the room. “Behold our new tenant.” Martha indicated the peacefully slumbering kitten. “He certainly looks as though he had decided to stay.” Martha hastening to open the door. The man standing on the steps ask- ed if she was Miss Weeks. Martha gave an affirmative answer and in- |vited him to step inside. He was | the manager of the iron mills across |the river and he was looking for a | home for his family. He had been interested in the place ever since he L m—— There wasn't much time left—she must report for work the first of the year and Christmas just a week away. How many wonderfully happy | first saw it, and today when he saw /s {cupied the seats of honor, and every- I ly.—London Tit-Bits Magazine. i | The house was so like a reall times she had had in this house at|the kitten standing before the doo: Christmas. How gay the house al-|ne felt he just must have the house | would rent it. He hoped she would \ |let him bave the house and the kit- \ % |home and his little daughter would 2> N \ love the cat as she had one just like \ |Some ome had told him that she \\\\““\‘\\“\ | ten ‘l:. He had promised her another one fore Christmas, he could have his family with him for the holdiys, and he could give the kitten to his little | girl for a Christmas gift. Satisfac- tory terms were soon arranged and ‘lawr Martha told the kitten: “You are quite the nicest Santa | Claus I ever saw, although a queer |one. And to think I almost durned |you away.” ways was Wwith holiday decorations. | A wreath here, a rope of pine or tin- sel there, here another wreath—and Savings Banks of now the little evergreen on each side . of the front step would make beau- | Soviet Are Popular | tiful outdoor Christmas trees. She | | opened the door to look at the trees. | He Was Looking for a Home for His Family. e - i tha hesitated, then picked it up and ‘savmgs banks claim to have 15,500,- stepped back into the house. Once [000 depositors. Deposits in the first inside, the kitten bounded out of her nine months of 1935 amounted to arms, looked around the room, then |460,000,000 rubles ($230,000,000), two which to take a nap. Martha's hear- corresponding period of 1934 Christmas —OF COURSE IS A L4 WA BUT NO TWO WORDS CAN EXPRESS ALL THE WISHES SENT YOUR WAY! HARRY RACE “The Squibb Stores of Alaska” MOTHERS' DAY The sound of the knocker sen 1 Night. &avious forefathers had just settled Fingland, the day of December 25th was given up to games and feasting, {and if he could have the house be- | MOSCOW, Dec. 21.—In official fi- ' | “Meow,” the kitten greeted her. Mar- |gures just published here Soviet § selected a bright orange cushion on'and a half times more than in the! ght th g S and | L) % one brough them gifts. Sons and g&g{gg{%&g}g{g{g{g{g@{g daughters who had gone out into| he world strove to be at home on | that one night in the year. | | A little later the name Yule was INOLD SAXONY | WAS YULETIDE -~ The oldest English name for Christ- 5 is Moddra Night, or Mothers’ In the early days, when our the day were prolonged men sang and told stor- ind the cheorful blaze ns of Mothers' Nigh y died , though they stil | survive in e few parts of the coun | try. Its place has been taken to som extent Mothering Sunday in the north of d. On that day ev- sryone an do so still makes & silgrimage homewards, and the mo- ther r s the homage of her fam- FELICES PASCUAS Y. FELIZ ANO NUEVO BUON NAVALE E BUON ANNO a7 o in the country that was to be the night was dedicated to the al honor of mothers. They oc- SPANISH Merry Christmas! FHappy New YPear! ITALIAN FROHLICHE WEINACHTEN GLUCKLICHES NEUJAHR ¥ A GREETING, heard 'round the world! It may be in another language. . . in a strange country .. but one thing is always the same: the sentiment behind the words. a sentiment that is the same the world over! And some- how we're glad that on this one day at least, people everywhere are united by a common rever- ence. . . a common cheer, regard- less of creed or color or country. And so today. . . greatest of ALL . THE ROYAL BLUE takes this opportunity to extending holiday greetings to everyone, every - where, who cherish the ideals for which the day stands. So you . 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