The acme magazine . e,to crown the head made venerable bylong whitQ hair and beard. The dress ofthe Black Slave (Nico) was equally cor-rect and effective—a long tight-fittinggarment of greenvelvet, showing awhite robe under-neath ; an orangesilk turban woundround the blacklocks of a disguisingwig and lighting uphis cork-black much for thepreparations, com-pleted with consider-able trouble and agreat deal of amuse-ment. Nico painted alarge poster, onwhich was set fortha notice to all thechildren of Volen-dam that at 6:30 aboat would land up-on the quay, bearingSt. Nicholas and hist the
The acme magazine . e,to crown the head made venerable bylong whitQ hair and beard. The dress ofthe Black Slave (Nico) was equally cor-rect and effective—a long tight-fittinggarment of greenvelvet, showing awhite robe under-neath ; an orangesilk turban woundround the blacklocks of a disguisingwig and lighting uphis cork-black much for thepreparations, com-pleted with consider-able trouble and agreat deal of amuse-ment. Nico painted alarge poster, onwhich was set fortha notice to all thechildren of Volen-dam that at 6:30 aboat would land up-on the quay, bearingSt. Nicholas and hist the announcement. faithful slave laden with gifts. One may easily imaginethe joy and delight of these poorfisher-children, into whose uneventfullives never enters the joy of whatEnglish children call a treat. Theycrowded about the announcement, andread that St. Nicholas would comeladen with gifts. Who can say whatwild, beautiful hope-; filled their hearts?Before five oclock the youngsters began Adam and Charles
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