Putnam patriot. [volume], December 25, 1908, Image 6

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Santa Claus on
“The Limited*
Tiy / HA.NK H SWEET.
fCop>n«iit,
by Anif-rldi ri Vrt»B A**o
elation]
Till: Chicago Limited was ptiliin^
out of Hu hrand < Vntral sf.'i
U<hj in N«*w York an hr Henry
\ <iii Valkenl»erg submitted hit
t L ket to tin* gut cm HU !!*• dxmhed
through, pushing that Indignant ofH
rinl to on#* side. mud** a leap for ili«
railing of fti«* last «ur of the train
and u friendly brake man drugged him
**fui board '* hr N un Valkenben.
untiled n lltth* ruefully ii* he thanked
the timn sfHl rubbed the aching «ur
f«< e «»f his hund Tlion he pulled him
neif together. picked up the books and
newspaper* !w' had drnpfw* 1 and which
the tn MtiMden* had
efitIujvlaMt lenity
burled after him
and nought hi*
Iki veu in the
•deeping ear
11 oil! 'V* ic
you hurt?*' Rati!
a voice behind
him **l vv.iH ho
‘fluid you w*rr
going to full.”
hr Van Vnl
ken berg. w Ii c
wan n tall timn
of ri\ty. turned
ii Tid looked down
from hi* great
height. At Ills
feel Ht out) ii
baby. At leant
Mile seemed a
baby to him. ill
though she wa*
\ e r y dignified
and wholly wolf
popMoiMcd a n d
She wan looking
plain
ikI I
WKHl: TOP III HT !
fully four years old
up nt him with dark brown eyes and
whh K<« delicious in her almost maternal
aollelftlile that lie nh’•« » Irropr. ib!\
”Whv. no. thank y»u " he wild “I
am not hurt f ddn*t you «ee the kind
Ginn help me on to Me* «■ n v"
”1*111 very glad” «!i« - hi with dig
nltv ‘I wna ’fraid b<* hurt you.’* sin
turned an ahe spoke ttiitl l<>ddb*d Into
the Hoetlon opposite Ids. where ;
but klttdly faced elderly woman
“Won’t you e» me over and \ i
tie list «il | atil Very l« • * t \
have no One t*» t >',e earn of ter
She slid ofT flu* no 11 at oin e
Ifreat alacrity
“I’ll like to.” Mile srdd “but
ask Kami I inuat a I w
now.” she added with dutiful euiplui
»i* ** ’f re I d » any ting **
She laid tier hand on the glo\ *d tin
gerw of the nur»«* as mIiv *l»nke. and the
Woman opeutsl her eyes. shd a «|tilcV
glance at the man and nodded Sin
had not been wsleep hr Van Vulken
berg rose and lifted Ids visitor ?*» the
Meat beside hint, where tier short legs
•tuck out In uncompromising rigidity.
“I rail take care of you." *!»«• mm lit
brightly “I taked curt* of timtuma a
great deni, ninl I gave her tier tried’
with
1
inn-t
Nana
mi
"\>rv well,” he said. with (lie smile
Women loved: "If you really tire going
to lake rnre of me I must know your
nil me You see." h” e\pin hied. I
rule lit will yen In (lie nlgtil to net me
n glass of water or soinetld i.' lust
(hint. li 'M dl'-appolnth's It would I'
If 1 should i‘ti 11 yon I v the wTone inline
■ nd Home other little girl miner’
•'You say fenny ihitnrs.” she sit Id
eeutentedli ' lint there Isn't tiny otlier
little til l 111 llle I'lir I locked Noon a*
1 ealne 111. Von I wanted one to play
With. I Mile little girls 1 like little
boys, too." she aihh'd with Itiiioeeut
■*t'Slislvenes«
•"Then we'll play I’m n little boy
You’d never helleve It. luit I used to
lie. You haven't told me your name'
“Ho|*e" she said promptly "I to you
thlul. It Is u ulee nanieV She made
the Inquiry with anxious Interimt
*•1 think Ili*t»e Is the nleest name «
little girl could have except one." he
Mid "The nicest little girl I ever
knew was named Katharine She grew
to be a aloe big girl. Im. and lias little
of her own now. no doubt " he
l. half to himself
■Hmv you a little Isi.v wheti the w*i
| Uttle ictrl>" naked Ills visitor.
“Oh. no; I was a big man. .lust n* l
•a bow Iter father was my friend.
Sind she lived In a white house with
an old garden where there were all
kinds of dowers She used to play
there when she was a liny tmbv and
I would carry her around and hold her
high up so she could pull the apples
■ltd pears off the tree* When she
grew larger I gave her a horse and
taught her to rtile She seemed like
By veiy own little girl, but by and by
•he grew up aud tiecaiue a young lady
and well, she wetil away from me,
and 1 never had another Huh girt ”
“Old she go to bea'ill:’ askisl tin
little girl softly
“Oh, dear, no!'* answered the d-sim
tb lirlsk heerfuin -ss
b'n why didn’t she keep on Is i.
tittle girl always?"
t doctor lieslte-tesl a un-t.ieiu Hi
making tha dtarovery that after
years old wounds can rvtipeu
tkmb. No ooe had over beei.
eoough to broach to him the sub
«f this alugte lor* *ff*tr which
a now discussing.
“Well, ytai see," ha exidalwad. “other
ilkisi Ikt too. And wha* aha ha*
a young lady other naan liked
So dually one of them took kar
away from trie. f
If«- the lH«t words wearily,
and tli»' sen uijve atom at Ids aid**
Nt • *>nit to under■-» mm! v% hy Her little
hand *Upi**d into Ids
' Wlr didn't you ask lo r to plea**
at•/\ with %< it*:'* win* |mv*isted pity
I u lily
i did." It#* fold !n*r ‘I’, it. yoti see,
*hf» |{u««i tin* other man latter "
•*uh li-IiT The word « am** out tonic
drawn and lir**Hllil*,va I don’t mm*
IjoW she poWKltily eould."
Tlu r*. wire Hindi morrow for tin1 vh
11tn and wnru for tin* offender In tin*
loin* i liai romhliMHl with tin* norm too
subtle <oififdlnmnl. it wiim too mui li
for I >r Van V a Ikenbenr’* self control
Ilf throw lyick him iihn I mad and
hurst Into an alinomt boyish shout of
taughter, which
effectually clear
ml tlu* atiuoH
phere of AClitl
nmiitul memories
"When* ur«* you
go|iij{ to li.injc tip
your HtockliiKH to
td^litV*’ Im iiNked
I < an t Iihiik
them up." nhe ail
swered no her I y.
“ Santa (' i a ti a
doesn't travel on j
trains, N a n a j
ma y a "
“Nnnn la id [
ways riyrht. ' said
tin* doet.fr «»rn* U
laijy. "itml of j
course yon must :
d** exactly as ahe !
■a . . I * ut i hi*urt1 flint S;i ita ‘ Mails w a -
y4,!!ik I** y *1 on 1114• train tonight at
I <|> do a d I helfev e tli.il If he found
a j» : -. of nail l)la«‘k a to* klittf* hati^lliy ;
?i h ii ;«■ M*’ii he’d till them "
Il.l ft I" -I Al".l
"M Imn I'll avk Vann," sin* said "And
'f w|f says I mn\ hatitf them I will 1
Hut one." she nfhWM conscientiously, J
“h o » teeny. wtH'liv li«»!•• Ill the tin*
t>o you think In* w.-uid mind that?"
114 roe stnssl !u*r on this point and <
I tit *md 141 t he liurme.
*1 he:* four pardon." he maid "l‘ve
taken a cro.it fancy to your little ,
. liar• o. and 1 w ant vuiir help to curry j
out a plan of mine. 1 have Hiitfuemtcd i
to Hope that nhe hai jf up Imr mtoek
lnrs t*»uUht I have every reamon t»• j
hellovc that Santa tMans will cet on i
this train at Buffalo In fact.'* he add
r l. I mean to telegrAph him "
M hi* tiur^e I '-mlfated a moment He
drew l i'- runl' .i-c from Ida pocket and j
ha d> d h* mm *f 111<• hits of pash* (
hoard It contained
•*| have 1114 %'\ il design*.'* he mhhsl
rh s’rfulM “If von an' i New Yorker,
you nicy p .•* ♦ \ know who I am"
The w omen s f.tee lit up am she rend
the name She turned toward l hn Im
pulvhelx with n 'tri pIcMmant smile
"led <d 1 do divti.r " she said
\\ |. • »hs‘ o 1 »* \hhey sent for
roll hist wiyk ‘ she added, "for a
. ol'suitiiihoi u\er tin* last t ame 1 had
fids i-hlhVa mother But p»u were out
.f town We were all ao dlsapjiolnted."
"Patient dhslV* nnkisl the physiclan.
with pr«*f*‘ssh»mil brevity
;;C ar
f»l* V ,1 S-. i \|
worn.i y i \ \
I ei ii<h i«r
Hr roao from hla neat
“Now that von have iuy ovdcn
llala.' tie aakl < onUallj. "I want you
Mini If 0|H‘ lo it 111! With III!' You will,
nun l J liltf
latter. In the feverish i'ml to in» in vf
hannmn up tier atoeklngi going to tie 1
“I'l t nr Vie ■; own
UTIU i.IIU-."
oectiti manner the
from Mio etui to l
.not |> e e |i i n g
through the eur
I il 111.1 to rail'll
s.i iitu t'laus. a
part of tlo|H* x
e v(l aordl nary
ivjhim- »f Ultlll
net it i' a r r 11* it
tin tun alii- fell
uniii'li at tail,
w II nival lelito
IN 111 V
Vi hen Hie i in
l.oi,< ii in I lie;
ta'I I i liait * rilsi-.l
t r e til tl t i tl u .1 I
, I
Uloit ii ii II xi: a I
|irn IliirlllllMlI I
vat in xilftlt u s.v
hiiunl I »r Y in
’‘limited" that a little n
ear I'tiinaion-., It id le an
lun> for Hi.eia flattx.
era
*1*,|iiI«hI at on e lireiilns- eases were
unbaked, great Valin' were o(u»ned.
uiyatertoue l>usid)e* were unwrapped
and from all these aourees cauie gifts
of aurprtaiug titueas.
A auoceadon of long drawn, eeetatle
bis-at ha and happy gurgles awoke the
(M'sengem on the car t'lorudcn at an
% e vu tuv » •« a avavwvwB «■» ••• ■
Uhsei uily hour Christmas morning, and j
n small whit*4 figure. clad Informally ;
In a single garment. danced up find
down ill - itdragging carts nnd ;
wi*»lly larubs l»ehhid It. Occasionally
there win flu* squeak of a talking doll,
ltd (iiu.iy* there were t!if patter of
small foot and soft cooing of a child's
la tight**r hiiwn was jut*t approach
It • i d tin* I nip*. Mill! burnhlg. flared
pi- in t!i< u'ray Ik-ht Hut In the
length of that • nr !h*re wan no soul
mo l iso is to louif for alien* e and the
pillow i'ratdied old faces looked out
bei ween the • urfaln* and smiled Kvoa
lung u mined to tours felt a sudden,
strange moisture.
'I hroiighout tlie day the snow still
fell, and the outside world seemed far
• w ay and dreamlike to I >r Van Val
fcenbcrg. The real things were this
train, (fitting Itu way through the
snow', and this little child, growing
deeper Into his heart with Mich mo
ment that parsed. The situation was
unique, hut easy enough to understand,
ho told himself fie bud merely gone
Im k twenty five years to that other
eblld wbo'ti he had petted In Infancy
and loved and lost In womanhood. He
had h*»eti very lonely how lonely he
had only recent l\ begun to realize and
he w as ho* otuing an old man w'hose
life lay lodilnd him He cross**! the
ftinlt suddenly and sat down beside
the nurse leaving Hop** singing her
doll to sleep in his so iton
"Will y*»u tell u»*» nil you know
Jibotjt the eh «I '' he asked. "^lu* ap
Poitis ?.» n,e very strong!) probably be
i s!u n»i mu ll like .some ore I
i e I to I.MuW "
The i 'i'• lose*I her hook and look
i.l at hie curiously She had heard
Hindi . !' hie Inn 11 -llllllg Would * X
( lulu this iutoiwt In i * > .mg. ♦ • hiI«1
He Id ..self .• nld not have explained
I 11 l is *.h'\ that he felt it pow
rrfue.v and ouipeii: ig|\
Her l ime is Hope \rillitttge.M she
I; id Her UK tfe l Wfl«» ha just died
Was a v ! l<. \ Mrs Katharine Arml
• • ir* Tin) wire poor, and Mrs Ar
fringe seemed to have iio relatives,
die had saved a little, enough to pay
most of Iter expenses at the hospital.
W o all l"\ eil the woman She was
very unusual and patient and charm
lug Ml the nurses who had any
I hints In iln with liit cried when she
tlleil We fell Hint she might have
been unveil if she hail come In time,
but she w:is worked oil t She lenl
earneil her living In sewing after her
huslmmla itealli three years ago, ami
she kept at It llav ami ulgtit She was
sii sweet, so brave, yet an ilesperalely
miserable liver leaving her little girl
alma* In I he v, nrld "
Pr \ in Valkettherg sat silent It
was trim, t'.*ee TUI was Katharine's
ehi111 111 bill Uni known nf the death
■f vrniltage nnr nf the snhsei|Uent
peVei'M -*f Ills willow, hut he hail
k "W K >thnines baby, he now toll I
himself, the mot ..ml he saw her
Vi el’" I In erse resumed. "after
she 11i.si we r ii-isl a -.nail fuml to buy
s. 'uo • ill.* i r Hope ami take her
to Chi ago I*1 her new home Mrs.
Am'laae h s a i nuslu there who has
agreed to take tier In None of the
relatives eaiue to Ihe funeral There
are not many of them, ami the Chlca
go people haven't much money. 1
fancy.”
Pr Van Vulkenherg was hanlly sur
prlsisl l.lfe was full of evtrnorvllnar.v
all tuitions. ami hi* profession hail
brought hint face to face with many
of them. Nevertlielesa a deep solem
nity tilled him, and a strange peace
nettlist over him
“1 want her,” he an Id briefly "Her
mother and father were old frlenda of
mine, aud Ibis thlug looks like fate
Will they give her to me these Chi
cago people do you think?*’
Tears Ailed the woman's eyes.
"Indeed they will," she said, "ami
gladly. There was" she hesitated
"there was even some talk of sending
her to an Institution tiefore they Anally
tie hied to take her Pear little Hope!
How happy she will lie with you!"
He left her and went I wick to the
seat where Hope sat ervsvulug to the
doll. Sitting down, he gathered them
I Kith up In his arms, ami a thrill shot
through him is he loohiat at the yellow
■ tirls resting a. alnst his breast Her
hild tier little, helpless baby now
hi- child to love and care for' He
vv is 'ml ,| I' igimis l u Nevertheless
a prayer rose spout,uasmsly in his
ht\t rt
"Hope.” he said gently "omv long
ago I asg,si a III ■ gif to come and
live with me. and she won d not come
N->w I want to v.'ii to cone and
stay with me a'ways and Is- tuy own
little girl ami let me take care <*f you
aad make you happy. W ill you come"'
The radiance of June sunshine broke
out upon her fas'* and shone In the
brown eye* up urned to hta. How well
he knew that lx>kl Hope did not turn
toward Nana. « od that significant oral*
"t ■;: ■
(&>
^VMrfirM
*|on foil bed turn OOppiy. r>i$xr
to t*«! that here* wax a question si: *
alone must decide Hhe drew a long
breath an she loakel up at him
• Jifnlly. trulyV *be asked. Then,
aa he r'*1dei without «f»e:iking. she
iinn »or ethlng In hfs f*»*e tint was
new ti* her It wri* n«»thitto fright
en a lit lie girl. for It w as very sweet
and tender, hut fur one wond she
thought her new friend was going to
»ry >he put leitli arms around his
U an! replied aoftly with the ex
qiihdte maternal ea ten■ e* h T vol e Ita I
tnl:e:t #*»• In Iter first word# t«• him
when #!)*• et t«*nsl the ear
•Ti! be vinr own little erfrl. and I'll
lake . are - f you too You know, you
raid I cfou d.**
I »r Van Vnlkenberg turned to the
nur «*.
"1 shall go with you to het rousin'*
from the train." he announced. "i rn
r< d\ to give 'hem all the proofs th-y
rr»*d that I'm a sniiahio guardian f»>r
t’v* . I i' I. lap.'* In* ad« Its I. with a tou-h
.f the 1>oy! hues* tint had never loft
♦dm. 4 I v. i this matter settled now "
The h eg train pounded its way into
tin* tetiofi tt chi ago. and Mr Van
Vnlkenberg summoned n porter.
•‘Take rare of lhem* things.” he said.
Indicating both
7
M Tt I l» A M NS r
MIS II HO A i> I dhS i
set# of posses
Hioiis w I t h a
sweep of his 1
arm. "I shall j
have my hands
full with my
little daughter ”
II e gathered
her Into his
arms as he
spoke, ami she
nestled against
his broad cheat
with n child's
unconscious sat
lafactlon In the
st rengi h a n d
firmness of his
clasp.
•'Merry Christ
inis!* sounded
9n nrn side Everybody was ab
sorbed and excited, ycl there were few
who ditl not find lime to turn a last
1 i < i a » : i' t ra t i\ e little
§ h'ld held l»«u. the * r**wd in the
nr mi < f i ?.. I men She was laugh
lug tritmifdii! y as be bon* her
firm ’< t'ie 11 • r -• ; d his heart was
hi hi < > as Ie- sp i d i n k at her
W ot tor s Appl.iuR*.
In his de< ih.ii ' >ears the p<et Wh t
tier was e* i«*i al-ip Piinded 1!**
nftcn.hd a * hiv. \ meeting where there
une n lar. * u bet* *»!' per- ‘its As
li - pr -srti v, \vn f* was deemed
filling l»> nr <*f i»n* speakers to quote
tin* p*-r s line
I know m where his l#b«ni1» lift
Tin ir fro < I .si [\ ilr;
1 or;ty ' io ' l umot drift
lleyoml h.s t«*\r and carp.
(1 rear apt 1 .:!>•»* re re 1 the quotation,
and Whittier was ttofieed to Join m
the h md« l ipping l 'ttpjH* e I must
have had my mind on something else
I I h id no roeolle tt*m of having written
i lie verse.” he -aid anoh get ically when
! Ids aUe’dlovi was called to the author
ship lbs toll I* st
An Awkuard Player.
In HVks KIuk James published his
'aiiinus lb ok of spoils" an.I. thinking
o render the I'icdiy tetiau fonu of
worship less rigid, otdoted that cer
tain of the 'i~ i ' tin -viu commended
• in util l-c played iu llio sethral cUurcU
\ai i mnj mi.may at the float* of
Uvliio >i-rt i. • lolui lio-.s. u iiiluisior
•l' HI.i!tt"» i e, hi.■ |• i t a uovel method
at ii i.iiiiii ^ uo' royal ordinance
Ho was a aim a, in', olio matt ami
MVtne.i to.i u t. . ,i iinl ia ilio recrea
lions enjoined |... tin* lllouar ll. Foot
liail was si‘n loti li.i lilt* p.uishio tiers
if Blairgowrie from iho list of "Siiu
ilay games When I lit* sort l- os of tin?
i Inn li wo tv t ompleted Mr. Boss a|s
(amnsl among his i>eople In the church
yard and Joined them lu their sport.
N.mc of the assemblage kicked utort}
eagerly at the football tliau did the
reverend lin uuibent. Bur coustaut
misfortune seemed to attend him. Ev
ery kick missed I tie Iwtll and fell lieavi
ly on the ankles of those who stood
near Apologies were promptly teu
ileriHl aud. of isatrse. received. though
every Sunday many of the pnrlshlou
era returned home halting Finally It
was agrivd that on account of tb*
minister's awkwardness the games
should !>e alwindoned Thus the In
genious divine gained his end and pre
vented compliance with the obnoxious
order
Where Greek Met Greek.
The marble dock In the dining room
had Just announced iu mellow tones
the hour of :! a m.. when the wife of
the plumber tiudged him aud wh'ts
|H*red nervously
"llot ice. there's a burglar In the
house!"
"There Is. hey " answered the bus
baud, now thoroughly awake “Ml see
als'ut him “
\\ ith cunning stealth he got out of
Nsl and tiptoed out "f tin* room. For
t«ut minutes uo*nmid broke the aw ful
- m ■ . - . -
a crash There was a century of si
lenoe Thou a chair fell, the fn ut door
slamnud and a heavy bundle tiiuuiiied
d. wii the trout stasi-s and into the
street
The terrified w ife fatuted, to ta?
brought l..o k to cuusciousnass by the
rob e of her husband.
**n» ah right, dear. I threw him
out." be chuckled a* he turned oa the
light. "But the scoundrel had only
Id his ciothaa'-Judge.
_____
HVre yon wan! it — \1
W’uen you »a»l H— ^|L
\u smoke—do siafll no trocble. ^
0!lea you wart heat in a hurry
in some room in the house the fur
nace dues not reach. It s so easy to
pick up and carry a
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