. St. Nicholas [serial]. > HOW BRAVELY THE MOTHER PUT HER GOOD DECEM=BER. ERNEST CLARE, AGE 14. (GOLD BADGE.) There s no month, after all, like old December, Who brings us back the skating and the snow ;The evening group about the ruddy ember, The lamplights mellow glow;The quiet joy of whispered preparation, The mystery that hovers everywhere;The eager, yet subdued, anticipation — The Christmas in the air; Among the drawings this month was one from a littlegirl in France (her name is on the roll of honor),showing how French children set out their shoes onChristmas eve, and ho
. St. Nicholas [serial]. > HOW BRAVELY THE MOTHER PUT HER GOOD DECEM=BER. ERNEST CLARE, AGE 14. (GOLD BADGE.) There s no month, after all, like old December, Who brings us back the skating and the snow ;The evening group about the ruddy ember, The lamplights mellow glow;The quiet joy of whispered preparation, The mystery that hovers everywhere;The eager, yet subdued, anticipation — The Christmas in the air; Among the drawings this month was one from a littlegirl in France (her name is on the roll of honor),showing how French children set out their shoes onChristmas eve, and howthe naughty ones receiveswitches instead of pres-ents. It was a good draw-ing, but really too sad touse. It cant be possiblethat any little boy or girlever did really and trulyfind a bundle of switchesin a Christmas stocking, oreven in a Christmas editor remembers hear-ing of such things—alwaysspoken in a voice of solemnwarning during the weeksjust before the holiday sea-son, when there seemed tobe need of warnings andsolemn words; but never,oh never, did Santa
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