Moving Picture News (1911) . date butler to beinveigled into, and plans are made fora full-grown revelry. As twere, Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the houseThere was planning and plotting, toprepare for the souse. But calamities dont care whom theyhappen to—Mrs. Burton misses thetrain and comes home. She—enters—the—house! Read this slowly andsolemnly, and make a noise like afuneral procession), and thunderstruckis too mild a word to describe. Thebutk:r confesses, and is forthwith as-signed a new and less strenuous role—to play part of the well-paper in thebackground. Mrs. Bur
Moving Picture News (1911) . date butler to beinveigled into, and plans are made fora full-grown revelry. As twere, Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the houseThere was planning and plotting, toprepare for the souse. But calamities dont care whom theyhappen to—Mrs. Burton misses thetrain and comes home. She—enters—the—house! Read this slowly andsolemnly, and make a noise like afuneral procession), and thunderstruckis too mild a word to describe. Thebutk:r confesses, and is forthwith as-signed a new and less strenuous role—to play part of the well-paper in thebackground. Mrs. Burton dons theSanta Claus costume, and there neverwas a more cheerless Santa since hefirst got the job. Instead of the costlygifts Mr. Burton had intended for hisguests, Mrs. Burton substitutes oldshoes, old corsets, and items of thesame gender, and after the irate andinsulted guests fall upon the stunnedBurton to do a few stunning stunts ontheir own account, Mrs. Burton uncoversthe Santa Claus and reveals—the true. situation. Confronted with the awfulreality, Mr. Burton gives an infant gasp,and his heart migrates to his thorax. Suffice it to say that Burton saw morethan the Star of Bethlehem that night;but of the dire happenings and dismaldetails let no cruel chronicles be made. BROKEImp Release, December 30 Poor old Timothyfinds himself in hishotel unable to payhis bill. Vulgarlyspeaking, he is tries to beat itbut is prevented. Insheer desperation heevolves a bright, boldscheme for ending hismanifold troubles. He writes himself a letter (in afeigned name,) appointing himself man-ager of a restaurant. Showing thisdocument to the servants he obtainsmoney from them on the promise ofgiving them good positions. Timothys ingenuity is only com-mencing. He invites them all to a jollygood dinner and while they are enjoy-ing it he returns to his room, secureshis grip and escapes. He is pursued, of course, by the de-luded servants, but triumphantly van-ishes in a fast
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