The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 24, 1940, Page 7

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, THE KEY WEST CITIZEN 1940 Pact STES Bydules Bev: LD MARIE didn’t quite understand about Santa Claus, but her little Pierre did. Pierre went to school with the other boys while Old Marie sewed dresses in the sweat shop. It had been that way ever since Jacques died, two years after they left sun- py Fra and cam to New York. “Ma: little Pierre would ask her at night, “Please, Mamma, will Santa Claus bring me the violin from Rubens’ pawn shop this Christ- mas?” Then he would stare expectantly while Marie tried to find an answer. Bhe usually promised him Santa would, for little Pierre wanted the violin so badly. But as Christmas grew nearer the groceries and coal Pleez, M’sieur, a penny! She cried to the passers-by. and shoes used up all her savings— there was nothing left for Pierre’s violin. Marie was usually stolid, but she felt sad when she left the sweat shop Little Pierre would ing for Santa Claus Pierre had seen it dow at Sam Rubens’ pawn yesterday, a big five-dol- lar price tag tied around its neck. How sad he would be if this Santa Claus fellow forgot him! Marie was swept along in the Christmas Eve traffic, downhearted. But despair gave way to triumph, for a plan suddenly came to her amid this confusion: She would beg for alms like her gran’pere had done back in Paris! These Americans— they seemed happy enough to help her on Christmas eve! “Pleez, m’sieur, a penny!” she d to the passers-by on Broad- way. “A penny for my leetle Pi- erre’s violin!” Marie had collected seventy-eight cents before the big Irish policeman saw her. “Here tested. old gurrul!”” he pro- jon’t yez know ye can’ e? Come along now her story to the gruff She was confused. ndling,” she com- “You say I cannot do it. aly try to get money for the so your Santa Claus weel See?”— pouring o violin, come to my leetle Pierre. she held out her money—“I only need dollars and twenty-two cents “Well, now, that’s different repled. ‘Come boy ed the policemen gath- let’s kick i alas! Sam was in to a well-dre: y it. The vio t Pierre, See? tested, ad- mi sell it to they have y, see? My le Pierre, he will be so disappointed! The old man looked at Sam. “Have you her violin?” “For seven dollar I got a better one.” Sam's eyes li looked like another sa: “All right, mada: man spoke to Marie. violin. Give me the five dollars.” “Merci, m’sieur!’” Old Marie cried. fy Pierre, he will be so happy! into the night, happy at last. Pierre was asleep when she ar- e, but he found the violin le next morning. amant me. Th case. a!” he cried with glee. “Mam: where—who gave it to me?” Old Marie's eyes filled with tears. “Santa Claus brought it, Pierre. j Of course—Santa Claus. Then there ; was the policeman and the kind /| gran’pere . . But Pierre didn’t hear the last. He only knew Santa Claus badn’t forgotten! (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) was in ays of Columbus. use he answered. “I ‘ it for my grand- . "Here's your j With that she dashed out j It glis- } new inside the weather. | The violin! But how— + FILLING EMPTINESS By A CHRISTMAS CAROLER The Baptist ne Jordan BERLIN SAWYER'’S BARBER SHOP | i ! | i i | i The Season's Greetings To All Our Friends And Patrons 508 Fleming Street ! | | | | i | PHONE 17-W 1 | } Put Proper Postage On Christmas Mail Unsealed Christmas cards will carry for one and one-half cents postage. These cards may bear a simple inscription, which must not be in the nature of personal corre- spondence. 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Certain occasions, considered either collectively or individual and observed properly, tend the activity of n ; but mere merry-making or needless gift-giving is not that in which human capacities find the most appropriate and proper ex- ercise.—Mark Baker Eddy. that makes the giv The heart of the giver makes the gift dear and _ precious.— Martin Luther. Subscribe to The Citizen—20c weekly. MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS A. 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