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“Sit down. Charles, Tm glad

--you ,came, I knew, you. would.

- Writer's curiousity?. The unsigned
letter?. No matter. You're here.

place | ta‘leaye behind any unfin-.
ished business;, such. as ‘that which . .

soon er .
progress; ‘Chenios ‘New Interstate.
Haus: and. barns, will give way to”

: ealth: Money enaugh to'go where
“want, | ‘do: what I.want; wisdom
Ow to do it “No-more the make

Charlés."1 “wanted that ‘ance, for
myself; for your. parents -:. - and

when they died’so young, for you:
hat's: why=t ‘pushed: You so

“you ‘taught me. my bey. You made
‘realize we each ‘have but one

life to live. I live mine. You live

“Folks say ared suit and @ beard’
‘ould make me’ Santa's double. t-

Ctiristmas”’ at Twin “Oaks, . but’ te
think: it-will be: Christmas year

“Why, you old: ‘saando, ‘har:
ey, "thought; you are for real. He
vhis™. glass: and. his “voice

” "He’: 7 a ‘pORpORS, od windbag.

Claus; the voice of a bull, and the

temperment of a rattlesnake.”
Jack Greene knew. he shouldz’t

‘have said it He. had said it too

had heard! | So: had” everyone: in
the room. Jack looked around ‘the:

‘What. difference? Re, “had no fir. Tt

ture! with this company anyhow. ..
‘Years of hard work and one'small -
promotion. Hundreds: of.: “ideas,. -

been Sauned, to his desk with
simple_ notations .°."_"Won't”

“We © aren't. ready for”

He wobabiy a 1 er oe

- sible’ as a
On the night before

_ the ‘family, : vand
‘not be harmed.”

_ “These two o examples of modern needlecraft were winning designs in a contest held .
by ‘the Embroiderers’ Guild of America. At left, the Three Wise Men, done in

.¢

crewel embroidery by Dorothy Leeds. Right, a modern Santa Claus and reindeer in
ot needlepoint, designed and executed by PhyNis, Brackett.

reindeer - (ane
American notion, for’ watil the 2 -

Father. Christinas, the bringer
of gifts, atias Santa Claus, is de-

+. Tived from St. Nicholas of Pafara,

Bishop of Myra during the fourth

o : b
ied. to "you $0 muuch: “But: me century, Whose feast is December ;

th. He is one of Christendom’s .
ost. popular. saints, the patron

‘osnint of Russia, Aberdeen, parish

“. qlerks, schol brokers (be-
ours.. I ‘shall: make; fall, ase; ot : erks, echolars- pawnurakers (

“eause-he saved the three. daugh- -

* Fram this” generaily.:b

ters of a poor man from prostitu-.-

‘tion (by.ihe present of, three gold
halls)-and of small boys (since he”

restored three boys whe had been

cut! up.and pickled ‘ina salling |

tub? as. 8. substitute. for, Baron!

FA THER
_ CHRIS’ TMAS”

sleigh ' drawn bj

nineteenth century. the horse Awas
the ‘accepted apimal in England).
“He. perhaps ‘owes something too.
to his far more adult’ northern
_eounterpart: Odin, ‘the’ Old Gift:
Bringer, -

ts. to the. wicked’ and”

puni

rewards :to the worthy. By, the-
nineteenth century. all these char-

who rode ‘the sky ‘atl S
midnight in winter with his eight.
foated horse Sleipnir, distributing: a

: : The © imagin
Took at ie a8 tah ary

“Christmas itself, many On Hank
origin in ancient Greek and Roman festivities to observe the ‘mid:

- LEGENDS THROUGH

THE. AGES

believe, may have ‘had “its

‘green boughs and garlands to honor Saturn, their 70d of ericalluse
‘The ancient ‘Druids ealled the; white .rose -to. spring from‘ the

acters -had been crystallized ‘into. “:

the modern Father Christmas, vis-"
itor. bY, night, frequenter of ehitn- .

. character’ was « developed © Santa’

__ Packing. Tak. Lk

Claus and the anglicined. “Father -
Christmas. the bringer of gifts’: by’

by nicht. °

a tof ‘Selfridges, j join. ~
ed ‘to his remote. ancestor: Odin“
‘by their common use of a Sleigh,

plant mistletoe “all heal’! They. eround. Overjoyed,. the Heth
believed it had:the power to mir- plucked: ‘the : - bloom, whi

‘ aeulously cure
Le teract poisons.

A Freneh legend

disease and coun- took’as-a gift to the Tnfant‘Jesus.

: - “A fovirth-eentury bishop of ‘Tur:
1 aw fhe. Me: Saint-Nicholas,. was: the ‘real.

~ shepherds * on, their-wway, to, see’ a tera of gold coins down

“Christ Child; was sad becanse she: ney into 'a-stocking which'’a' bn
* had no, gift: ta‘ offer.- ‘The. ngel aut had hung by" the.

‘plac:

Day the joys of Christmas . » «+ peace,
“serenity and goodwill . . bless

you, your family and your | loved a
ones. Thank you for your support. ;

oS " FROM MANAGEMENT & STAFF

It ay: your holiday be filled with

wonder and ail your wishes come’
true.” Many thanks for your, loyal,
_ continued support. :

BEST WISHES:
~ FROM THE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF.

ole you ‘AND THE COMMERCE:,
_ TOGETHER WE-‘RE BOTH STRONGER’

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