The press and standard. [volume] (Walterboro, S.C.) 1890-current, December 15, 1909, Image 3
CHRISTMAS AND |
THEWHITE GOOSE
Ijr ELLA M. PLATT.
ICopnlfht. 1M. by Amrrlc*n Pr^ns Ajko-
ctat ion. ]
T HE little boy and tin* little clrl
sat at tbe breakfast table eat
ing oatmeal and milk.
Tbelr |>apa said to tbelr tnatn-
pia: “A Christmas kooso is tb^ best
thing there Is. This year we must
have a Christ mas goose.’’
The little girl looked up nt the little
t>oy and smiled, and tbe^ittle buy
smiled back.
After breakfast the little girl and
the little boy put oo their caps and
coats and mit
tens and started
off for the ham-
yard.
They met a
big. 'old, fat
duck.
"Are you the
Christmas
goose?” asked
the little girl.
The big, old.
fat duck shook
her bead.
They met a
big, old.* fat hen.
"Are you the
Christmas
gome?" asked
the little boy.
But the big.
nrrmo the w heath old. fat hen
OX the goose. shook her head.
Thaj met a big, old. fat guinea ben.
"Are you the Christmas goose?" ask
ed the little boy.
Hie big. old, fat guinea ben shook
bet teed.
They met a big. old. fat white goose.
"Are you the Christmas goose?" ask
ed the little girl.
And the big. old. fat white goose
nodded her head and duffed her feath
ers and stepped proudly with her flat,
yellow, webbed feet.
“Oh. goody!” shouted the little boy.
"We’re found our Christmas goose al
ready.”
“Oh, oh. oh! 1 know something."
said the little girl, and she ran to the
house jusfas fast as she could go.
And when the came back sbe bad a
toreiy little holly wreath tied with
beautiful long red and green ribbons.
They put the wreath over the bead
•f the Christmas
goose, and each
held one of the
ribbons. The
Christmas goose
waddled along
proudly.
The guinea
tens piped, the
4neb* quacked
und* the bene
clucked hen
they saw this
flne sight.
The little boy
and the little girl
led and drove
the proud Christ
mas goose out of
the barnyard to
the green grove
where all the lit
tle Christmas
trees grow.
“We must have a Christmas tree for
our Christmas goose." said the little
girl.
“Yes, yes. Christmas g«H>se." said the
little boy, "you wait right here for us.
Don’t you muss your holly wreath,
and don’t you muss your ribbons."
The proud Christmas goose waddled
gently to show how careful she would
be. The little boy and the little girl
ran away fast to get the things for the
Christmas tree.
The little girl brought back some
ears of red and yellow com and a
bunch of wheat and barley beads and
• pocketful of oats.
The little boy brought back two cab
bages and a yellow pumpkin and some
grain. The Christmas goose became
so excited when she saw these things
that sbe waddled too fust.
"Wait a minute. Christmas goose!"
cried the little hoy. and be placed his
things on the ground ncnr the tree.
“It Isn’t quite time. Christmas
goose." cried the little girl, and she
fasteued her things on the tree.
"Now, Christmas gooae." said the lit
tle girl, "we will go aud Invite all your
friends to come
aud see our beau
tiful tree.”
80 the little
girl picked up
her ribbon, and
the little Iwy
picked up |ii» rib
bon, and they fed
and drove _ the
Christ mas goose
(sick to the lairn-
yard. But It was
hard work, for
the Christmas
goose wanted to
turn h**r head all
the time to look
nt the Christmas
tree. At the barn
yard all the
“come, see ora chickens and all
chiustmas TREK:” the ducks and all
the guinea bens stood'still to admire
the flue Christmas goose in her holly
"retthjmd ribbons.
“Oh, chickensr sgld the little boy.
“Oh. docks!” «ld (he little girl.
“Oh. guinea tens!" said the little boy.
“pome. Mi Mr Christmas tree!” said
the little gM.
The chlcten
m« Ike
and around after the little glr! and the
little boy drivlug their Christmas goose.
The little l»oy and the little girl
__seatt.«r»-«t ...heat and oats
I all o' er the ground around tbelr
.* hristmas tree. The chickens and the
ducks and the guinea hens nfe and
ati and ate. The Christmas goose
ntu too, but she ate very proudly aud
UA
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"WAIT A MINITE.
CHRISTMAS GOOSE.”
THE ULsT ECM OK ALL.
raised her head every few minutes to
shake her holly wreath.
Papa and mamma came out to see
them.
"Heigh ho! What’s this?” said paps.
"Mercy! What’s all this?” said
mamma.
‘*Tbia is the Christmas goose!”
shouted the little boy.
"And the Christmas goose's Christ
mas tree!" said the little girl.
“And the Christmas goose’s friends!"
said the little boy.
"Yes. and It Is quite true, papa."
said the little girl. “A Christmas
goose Is the best thing there la! Why,
a Christmas goose Is Just lots of fun!”
“Yes. matnins." said the little boy.
“a Christmas goose Is the best fun of
all."
Christmas Chimes In Many Climes.
Christmas Is always a season of
good wishes and loving kindness.
In America almost all little children
hang up their stockiugs on Christmas
eve. to be filled by kind old Bants
Clans. In Germany they make more
of Christmas than we do In America.
Everywhere the Christmas tree Is
need.
If a family U too poor to have a
whole tree, a single branch only will
stand In a conspicuous place, hung
with the few simple gifts.
A week before Christmas 8t. Nicho
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gifts the Christ Child will bring them
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It Is a very usual thing to see on a
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very topmost branch, an image or doll
representing the Christ Child, while
below are sometimes placed other
images representing angels with out
spread wings.
After the tree la lighted the family
gather round it and sing a Christmas
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In England almost every one who
can do so has a family party on
Christmas eve. Young and old join In
the games, many of which belong
especially to Christmas time.
From the ceiling of one of the rooms
h large bunch of mistletoe Is hung. If
any little maid Is caught standing
under It the one who catches her has
a right to take a kiss from her rosy
lips.
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her wooden shoe In the chimney place
• ‘ndy for gifts, just as the little Amer
ican girl hangs up her stocking.
And so In some way all over the
Christian world on the eve of the
twenty-fifth day of December the
birth of our Lord Jeana Christ Is cele
brated Everywhere the Christmas
chimes are tinging oaf the message;
the angels brought to Bethlehem—
“Peace on earth, good will to men.”
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