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PART VIL

Readings for Juveniles,

KRIS KRINGLE’S SU RPR ISE.

I l l I heavy pack upon his back,
A n d smiles upon his face,
Kris K ringle waded through the snow
A nd went it rapid pace.
H is sack that made him sweat and Lug
W as stuffed with pretty toys,
A nd up and down throughout the town
H e song-lit the girls and boys.

Not long before, within one door,

One little Johnny Street,
By lucky chance got into pants,
A nd grew about two feet.
On Christmas eve he asked for leave
T o hang upon a peg
The woolen stockings he had worn,
Each with its lengthy leg.

The cunning .boy, on Christmas joy
W ith all his heart was bent,
A n d for old Kritigle’s packages
W ith all his might he went.
In big surprise Kris Kringle's eyes
Stuck out and stared around,
For two such stockings as those weie
.tie ne’er before had found.