. St. Nicholas [serial]. ngle little bit. For in his crib he 11 be asleep ere the candles have been lit; And Santa may not know it, but its no use bringing toys To a baby only three months old—theres none that he enjoys. Weve shown him all our playthings, and it was nt worth the while— He stared at us instead of them and broke into a smile. You can give him bibs and mittens and put pennies in his bank, But that is nt keeping Christmas—if you like us to be frank. Yes, it is hard on babies—to that we all agreed— And when they are so tiny, its very hard indeed 1 But if you will believe it, when C
. St. Nicholas [serial]. ngle little bit. For in his crib he 11 be asleep ere the candles have been lit; And Santa may not know it, but its no use bringing toys To a baby only three months old—theres none that he enjoys. Weve shown him all our playthings, and it was nt worth the while— He stared at us instead of them and broke into a smile. You can give him bibs and mittens and put pennies in his bank, But that is nt keeping Christmas—if you like us to be frank. Yes, it is hard on babies—to that we all agreed— And when they are so tiny, its very hard indeed 1 But if you will believe it, when Christmas morning cameAnd we were all so happy, the baby was the re suret was Santas doings, so cleverlyt was planned,Our baby had a plaything—his own dear little hand !He held it up before his face and eyed it with surprise,And smiled, and laughed at it, and cooed, as though hed drawn a so he has, said Father. T is well to understand,The finest toys, the greatest joys, are ever in ones i88 THE LETTER-BOX Alameda, St. Nicholas : I have taken you for almost sevenyears, and during those years I dont think anything hasgiven me so much pleasure as your magazine. Whenyou come, the first thing I always turn to is theLeague. I love to see what others have accomplished,and of course try a hand myself. I never was so sur-prised and delighted as when I received my two want to thank you for them now. Of course I must tell you how much I enjoy yourstories. I do not read many childrens stories now, butthose in St. Nicholas never lose their charm. Indeed,if I were to read them until I were eighty, they wouldalways be the same. I love The Lucky Sixpence andBeatrice of Denewood, and Peg o the Ring is justas good. The Boarded-up House certainly is veryexciting, and I look forward to the next numbers withgreat anticipation. I have many of your old volumes, and for years myfavorite stories were A Boy of the First Empire andChris of the Wonderf
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