Page 37 - Adventures of Peterkin Paul

F course," said Miltiades 1’eterliin Piv.il, “ But that never would do,'r explained John Henry
On the day fatfuia Christmas, " I've no rloub; Jaefc ;
He would turn straight around, ant! would never
3t all
It is Sa>tm CtAL'S who, every Christmas Eve, come back.
For, you see, tlte old genilenmu’s lateen a whin:
b rin gs
That hoc one of you children shall c^teEi sight of
T ilt presents ,ind candy and all the nice tilings
him;
J[ he came to th« house and faund one single eye
Remained open, he’d whip up and gallop straight by.11
'' Never tlieleii," though! Miltiades Peterliin lJnuls
" I think / shall 5e.c him to-night, after all.”

So tba; right, after bed-time, trhen in the bouse all
Was quite still, young Miltiades I'elerltin Paul
Softly stepped from bis bedroom, n™l, stcslthily trcep1
ing
I’ast the door where his father and mothei were
sie^ p ln g,
Stole ddVn to ibe sitting-room, where, you must 'know,
He had hung by the mantel an limn ago
|?oth his nftw scuiet stockings. “ H«! ho!" chuck­
led he,
11 NTow U'e’!l see, M r. SaXTa C laus, what we tihall
s e e !"

Which I Infill in my Stocking; anil, doubtless, “(is Then, from where he had hidden it, under the car­
true pet,
That lie drives six tleeL ramdeers aadeoines dewn the He Art^'x dui a sleel trap {not really so sharp it
flue. Could do Bt-'riouS harm); and with sang frtiiti quilt
Hut I should like to see hint I Perhaps, too, I shocking.
might, He set itt and placed if deep down in bis stocking j
If I sat up and kept a sharp lookout to-night" So tlia.C Santa C laus, when he inserted his fisi,