The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 12, 1935 Page: 10 of 12
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TRIBUNE C HRISTMAS SUPPLEMENT, BAY CITY, TEXAS
TRIBUNE CHRISTMAS SUPPLEMENT, BAY CITY, TEXAS
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By Alice B Palmer
1 "Merry Christmas, folks, merry
1 Christmas to all!"
But he wasn’t to get away so
| easily for the next moment a strong
north wind, whistling around the
corner, tore off whiskers, mask and
all, and Santa Claus stool revealed
| in all his embarrassment!
A hushed silence at first and then
| a wild shout of joy and surprise
| rang through the Christmas atmos-
out of his mind. Halfway home ne
turned his car around and went
back to the shop. The boy had
left, so Ross asked the proprietor
if he could tell him where the boy
lived. He lived just around the
corner. He often came into the
shop. Tonight he had come to buy
the little lamb for his small sister.
phere. "Twas “Indian Peter," the |
and was so disappointed when he
found it gone. The proprietor had
tried to interest him in something
else, but he hadn’t been successful
in doing it. Ross interrupted to
town’s most confirmed miser. Nev-
er in all their lives had they seen | know just which house the boy
such a glorious smile on his face.
" HE gigantic Christmas tree in
1 Fountain square was ablaze
I with colored lights and deco-
rations. Christmas eve had ar-
| as he gazed out from his Christmas
| regalia and offered his hand in
! friendly greeting to all. .
1 “Indian Pete” (so named because
| of his love for the outdoor life).
had given without thought of re
lived. Then in order to have some
satisfactory excuse to offer at home,
he bought a baby doll for Polly.
When somewhat later he came
into the living room wh ere Anne
was busy trimming the Christmas
rived and the snowy atmosp.....re ceiving: and had incidentally re-
was beautifully depositing the fin-
ishing touches to the grand and
wonderful community tree.
Mirth, happiness and laughter
fairly abounded through the joyous
Christmas crowds as they thronged
the streets blinking through the
snowflakes and hurrying on to cele-
ceived more than he ever could
have received materially—the re
tree, she wanted to know where on
earth he had been. He shook his
head and put his finger to his lips
ming.
The next morning he was awak- i 5
ened by Polly’s happy cry that she I ,
knew there was a "Santy Claus" 5
because he had brought her a 5
“sheep" and a baby doll just as she 5
asked him to. Ross sprang out of | [
bed and into the living room. Where i
could the "sheep" have come from? :
For there was Polly with a lamb $
under one arm and the doll under 2
the other.
“Where?" Ross asked, pointing to i
the lamb. Anne whispered that she ,
had bought it.
“There is a Santy Claus, isn’t ,
there, Daddy?" Polly’s voice im- | 5
plied she was giving information i
rather than asking it.
Ross heartily agreed with her: i
“There certainly is a Santa Claus %
beyond a doubt."
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Dinner
Will be complete
with Johnnie’s
BUTTER KRISP
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spect and adoration of the whole
| town
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as a warning not to waken Polly. I 1
He placed the package under the is 90 per cent lye.—Gilbert K. Ches-
Flattery is soft soap, and soft soap
| tree and with a happy smile he be- terson.
| won halving with the work of trim-
JOHNNIE’S 1
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brations. They seemed to take then P
community tree for granted until 9
the illustrious sound of sleighbells
was heard in the distance. Sleigh-
bells on Christmas eve—how delec- 2
table! All eyes were turned in the -
direction from which they came. |
There is a
Santa Claus
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ON
SHOP
Soon the object of the delightful
disturbance came into sight. A
bright red sleigh drawn by six
horses, cleverly decorated to repre- |
sent reindeers, turned the corner
and headed toward Fountain square.
All traffic was stopped instantly as
Blancke
Jamner
S ROSS HUTTON finished
telling his little daughter the |
story of Christmas, of the
EEll shepherds and the Christ child, and
% had as tactfully as possible ex-No
plained about Santa Claus, Polly 2
A heaved a sigh. "Well, I think there’s 9
a Santy Claus and I hope he brings
me a sheep like the ones in the #
the children made a frantic rush to story. =
meet their Santa—the real Santa The day before Christmas, Ross 97
Claus from the North Pole: saw a white woolly lamb in the ed
"Midst wild shouts of merriment window of a toy shop. He was glad
Santa, himself, in his bright red and he had walked to his office. Other- E
white costume and long white wise he might not have seen the 2
beard, alighted from the sleieh with lamb. He would stop on his way bs
a jovial, good natures. sterty home and get it. But one of the
Christmas, merry Christmas to you men in the office offered to drive =
all! The children swarmed about him home, so the lamb was forgot-
him in uncontrolial te confusion as ten until he heard Polly as she was as
he joyously drazzed forth adi being put to bed tell her mother
after: h 1 * r no she hoped "Santy” wouldn’t forget
ored toys and o.- about the "sheep." Ross looked at N
his watch and decided the shop
Jhat could it mean? W ‘ was would probably still be open. Anne =:
this strange real Santa ( a s with called to him to ask where he was 6.
sleigh a d reindeers from the Fortt going, and he answered, “Back in a 2
palest. The. people.mlaireel ed:: The few minutes." 9
pletely o , of control - E . When he parked his car before 97
- . CotR E e Eon the shop, the thought that the lamb
top a a sinemep. potricutari sin might not be there struck him for E
was all about 5 the first time. He felt much re- 2
lieved, therefore, when he saw the 68
Then jolly old St Nick his beard lamb in the window.
flowing in the breezes, began die . ,
ging down into his packs and pass As he tucked the pac rase under
in . . . . . his arm and turned to leave the =.
In: out the tors to the youngsters, shop. a little boy came in. Ross Nd
1 mA siutionin "An heard him ask the proprietor ir he is
annie ar eim ou soeey. - * ee heateate s in ton is
Wes unwrapped sollen Tainel do *. senteman JUSE leserine heat y.
On and on Santa continued as met showed in his vote Wash t 9
the crowd became greater and great there S : ething else he would like? 9
er and the snowstorm grew heavier But there didn’t seem to be any- he
and heavier. Santa’s , acks seemed thing also .......g
to be endless. Soon gay colored bal AS he cot into his car Ross =
loons, drums, harmonicas and gold As 7sal boy stand. 9
and silver horns were in evidence caus t sieS o N
on all sides, adding to the gayety re - €
of the Christmas party .____-____1
There was a lull as Santa Claus
dug down into still an ther pack 5 3
This time he began hurling large |
oranges and sacks of car ly to the I
crowd and they were cate ng them "7.F |
midst much laughter ex te A
ment.
Santa himself was having th 9A
time of his life. Even more so : Te
than the happy crowd al hair
For he was chuckling w hin, he
cause he had been reminded by s| 5
Christmas messenger of love to del
this very thing and to be ome the 0191
community Santa Claus, 4
- earn NS - - - Santa CImus MAd Ereyeptuiter a i
chuckling Santa re lly was. Who Sheep and A 29 9
could it be, who h: 1 g ven s E tened on the place w ere the lamb :
erously and impartial, to all? In: had been. He seemed so disap-!
before they had time to speak, the pointed, it was too bad there wasn’t 1
-Jolly old fellow was jos ing past and ther lamb for him, Ross the ught 1
people, snow and traff until he as he drove away. But probably :
scrambled into his s something else would catch his :
"Get up. reindeers he shouted fancy and he would forget all about I
With a jerk the sk gh be ur the lamb Chi Iren were like that. 1
forward with Santa wil lere though if Polly #
would have forgotten so easily. He :
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hristmas
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thing would have been mightily dis-!
appointed. He was glad he had #
remembered before it was too late. 2
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Beautiful and a very useful
gift.
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1 Is always the
perfect gift
Santa Claus is
a good one to
make it a gift
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Smith, Carey. The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 12, 1935, newspaper, December 12, 1935; Bay City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1696547/m1/10/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Matagorda County Museum & Bay City Public Library.