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PAGE EIGHTEEN . THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12,1928 = - T N It's All in the Way You Take it; This Christmas 7 December blasts swayed the trees of Morrisville and leaves freckled a leaden sky. The gusts swept over frozen roads until the passer-by bent to the wind behind the refuge of a mauffler, The smell of smoke filled the air. It was Christmas Eve, and red-ribboned wreaths hung re- splendent in white frosty windows, In kitchens and living rooms melted spots appeared invitingly in the cen- ter of the tiny panes, unmistakable signs and promises of genial warmth and holiday cheer within, In .a bundle of worn-out clothes Sooky huddled against a pile of lum- ber, away from the wind. During winter months shivering was about the only exercise Sooky got. He tried to whistle between teeth clicks, while his eyes feasted on a row o Christmas trecs in 'front of Kraus- meyer's store. By night, he knew, they would glisten with balls and dazzling trinkets, and chalky strings of pop corn would loop in and out between thé cornucopias and spark- ling « candles, Sooky looked away. "Gee, a cold certainly makes - ya eyes water," he gulped, and stamped his thinning soles upon the frozen ground, Surprised by the arrival of SRippy, he caught a quick breath and whistled a tune, "'Lo, Sook," panted Skippy. "Hap- y Columbus Day! Happy April Poor's Day, Merry Fourth of July!" "What's the matter with Arbor Day?" replied Soo'y, "Last Christmas the postman were his hands to knuckles before 'he found out that the cigars was p! t the bottom of the box," said 's py confidentially, "Ya know what F heard -- cheese it!" cautioned Sooky suddenly, "He's lookin' over." "Merry Christmas, Mr, Kraus- me; oo Skippy called. ch, we was just talkin' about pol oiged Sooky, oafers!" grunted Kraus: ng squinting through a single pane, and slammin, he dour, "Don't you feel like Sidust ca can't wait until Christmas?' "Sk PD; ged in joyful anticipation, 2A of it--tc row, no less "Oh, I don't know, Ski ip " drawled Sooky. "I'm just kinda fed up with nothin' but the same old toys every year." "I've been over to your house and I never seen no toys. No, sir! Not even one little toy." 'Oh, of course! I forgot, New, Year's when I get mine, 0 "What's the matter with Christ- mas?" inquired Skippy. Don't ya b'lieve in it or somethin'?" ya," "A It's Oh, Sure, 1 Do "Oh, sure! I b'lieve in it, but it's the uncles and aunt wot does it, | only wisht you could see the toys they bring. Honest! Without 'zad- jeration, ya can't move around with- out trippin' over them." ago. house, and I got to stick around." tta fun and get my am done." S'long Be you're tatouiie's done long I got my mother another ap- ron." { "Merry Christmas and a Happy ew Yearl" shouted Skippy, in a Jingle of coins. "M-merry Christmas, Skip!" ans- "| wered Sooky. Sobky wandered down the street, attracted by the flaring light of the new store of Morrisville that had just been built, It was a small de- partment store and it had a window display of many different toys, ~Al- ready last-minute shoppers hustled to its doors, and Sooky counted them as they entered, He did this until his mind wandered and he forgot the] As night fell he started over window display, but stopped before Mrs, Barkenteen's, What a change from last year, he thought. He stared at the dingy light ii. her window, where heaps of| ¢ cotton drowned little Santa Clauses. Scattered here and there were little stockings filled with candy that could easily be seen through the netted material, Sooky peered into the store. It was empty; but through the glassy-beaded curtains he could sce Mrs, Barkenteen rocking back and forth, ready for any Christmas rush, While he looked in the window his hand searched for two cold pennies that he had been nursing for days. He found them at last after taking out a handful of grit and fuzz from his pocket, Before he had fully made up his mind as to their dispo- sal he lifted the latch, At the sound count. toward the end to the other, he surveyed the contents with hungry eyes. It Takes T: "Come, come, I can't wait all night, This is Christmas Eve," and Mrs, Barkenteen glanced toward the door as if she expected it to be bat- tered down in a sudden rush of cus- tomers, "How much is the chicken corn?" "Two cupfuls for a cent." : "Why, Mrs. Barkenteen!" "Two cupfuls for a .cent." "How much is the jelly beans?" "Jelly beans has gone up ---- one cupful for « cent" 'How much is them candies in the little stockin's?" Mrs, Barkenteen took her eyes oft the door for the first time and searched the case, "No, I mean them in the window,' Sooky prompted, "Oh, yes, o' course," Mrs, Barken- teen shrugged. Cocking her hea on one side she explained with an apologetic smile: "Well, now, them's - Ife more expensive, They's two "Well, I'll take one. only once a ar." "Yes, we only live once," sigh Mrs. Barkenteen 'absently, "That's what I used to tell my husband when I'd try to get him to get his picture took, 'n' he, "That's a Santy Claus ya ya hand," inter opted Sooky, ing her over to the window. "Gracious me! So 'tis." She returned with the purchase, and gathered the two pennies as she handed it over the countér. Sooky sauntered toward th door and called over his shoulder: "Merry Christmas Mrs, Barkenteen!" "'N a Merry Christmas to you, 'n' Christmas is ot in ollow- rocked to and fro, stopping suddenly at the slightest ign H Peering through the curtains, ly ar- ranging the folds of stiffly starched apron in her lap, she dart- ed a sudden Jlance at the mirror and noted the effect of her gold tooth when she smiled. Then she turned so that her profile appeared in the glass; resting her chin on the tips of her daintily posed hand, Mrs, Barkenteen struck a haughty attitude and glanced casually into the mirror as if she were totally unconscious of her stunning appearance. Her eye wandered and lit on the photograph of her husband's flower-strewn cas- ket. She regarded it for some time; when she turned back to the mirror it swam before her eyes. "Lan' sakes!" said Mrs, Barken- teen, rising briskly. "These shop- pers have no pity on us storekeep- ers. Here I've been primped up all evenin'," She adjusted the sprig of mistletoe over the photograph. For days Sooky had watched the new store's Christmas display until he knew the contents by heart, As night fell he stood entranced with the radiance of the scene. Forget- ting the numbness of his feet and never realizing that his hat was whité with snow, he gazed until hustling shoppers had thinned to storekeepers- returning home for the night, As the lights began to go out in the window Sooky became consci- ous of numbness, Even then he hat- ed to leave and edged backward slowly. With a long final glance he turned away reluctantly, loath to depart, "Another day 'n' all this'll be gone," He stamped homeward, rub- bing his palms together, "Oh, well, they can't take wishin' away from a Ginger light, His "vitw was framed by the porch, allowing him only slanting glimpses of the ral through the glass panels and the fan-shaped transom of the door, Farthest from him, the long parlor window disclosed a gin- gerbreaded organ. A Fine Sight Through a veil of floating webs Sooky gazed 'into the crowded sit- ting room. Men hung around the nickel-topped stove, drinking and smoking; he imagined its warmth by the glow of copper red, Pretty irls pointed at the ceiling and, gig- ng, hid their faces; older women exchanged glances and smiled. A wreath hid part of the ceiling, and Sooky slid along the bough. By stretching 'on tiptoe, he could see strange children romping in the din- ing room, Skippy was standing over arge bowl of cookies, making ex- aggerated gestures; as Sooky watch- ed narrowly, his hand swooped into the pile and instantly darted into a bulging pocket. "Ah, that's the him," He was startled by the distant bang of a barn door and peeked un- der the branches in the direction of Lovering's, Jim must be turning in for the night, Sooky thought, as he watched the foggy rays of the lan- tern disappear, The crowd was leav- ing the sitting room and sauntering into the parlor. "le ducked under the bough and retraced his path down through the hollow, Midway he stopped. In the deep silence of the orchard Sooky heard the faint peals of the parlor organ. Voices blended in a Christmas carol, With chattering teeth Sooky joined in the singing: "Silent night, holy night , 3 time I ketched Londonisa Lodestone to Indian Students : (By Canadian Press) London, Dec. 12.--Over London, and particularly in Bloomsbury, there are thousands of young men with whom lies, to a great degree, the future India and the East. They are students from India, Jagan and China 'and Africa. An idea of their numbers may be gained from the fact that there are more than 2,, 000 students who are studying law at the Inns of Court, and that, roughly, half of these are from In- dia and the East, There are more Indians than there ever have been before, "I found several cheap boarding houses in Bloomsbury," writes a correspondent of the Daily News and Westminster Gazette, "where there were no other lodgers than Indian students, There are also the many Indian students' hostels. Many take the advice of their Gov- ernment and try to find accommo- dation with English families. They have their own clubs, churches and branches of their home political or ganizations, I was told that some time ago several of their secret meetings were raided by special of 3 ficers from Scotland Yard. But either" these organizations have broken up or are no longer worth bothering about. "Perhaps the most remarkable, | and those most change, of all these foreign stud- ents are those from the Gold Coast. Among the London law students ,; there are at least six African ne- groes. Several of them are bril- signiticant of ; liant students. Several others are, scarcely average. But it is said : of these black men that they are the best loved of all the colored. students. een reported to have gone away and left a debt unpaid. is a bother to them, 'One of the most interesting tea: tures of this Indian student Lon. don js that there are at least six Indian girls. at present studying law. This, as a change in the out- look of Indian women, is revolu- Other girls are studying tionary. medicine and science and agricul- ture." hot tears trickled on the bare mat tress, 'Only one more day'n' it'll be all over but the shoutin'." Sooky watched the puffs of silhouetted against the frosted »~n Somehow the thought almost cheered! congratulation from King George. Not one of them has -, Nothing He also was the recipient of con- ; gratulations from Neville Chambers lain, Minister of Health; the Bor- ough of Islington, the Finchley Ur- ban Council and the Congregation- blew into the holes of his' icy little palms, "That thing's as old as the hills." Leaning over his tracks he ran for home, pausing now and then for breath, At the sight of a sclitary limht in the kitchen of his house, he redoubled his gait. Reaching the broken. latticework under the norch, he groped for some time in sear of his mother' present. Suddenly °t occurred to him that he had changed the hiding place back to the leader pine, With the package in his hand, he entered the house, whistling. Under blankets and tatterea clothes ©ooky listened to the Christ- mas chimes. Despite every effort feller." As Sooky pushed through the fall- ing snow he hesitated, then stopped awed by the stillness of the night. He loved the lull of falling flakes. One tickled his nose; another flicked an eyelash amd hung by a single hair, In all directions lighted win- dows glowed in amber patches against the metal blueness of the snowy night, In the distance he could distinguish the lights of Mar- lowe's, and he moved toward them. Directly in front of the house was a towering pine. Beneath this shel- ter Sooky leaned over a long, hori- zontal bough, silhouetted against the sitting-room window streaming with don't forget to tell mamma I was askin' for her, By the way, how has mamma been doin'?" "Oh, so-so--we can't kick." "Well, I guess things'll pick up when people move into them new houses." "Oh, sure--I guess." "Yes, indeed!" sighed Mrs, Bark- enteen, and as Sooky was about to lift the latch she called, "Just a min- ute," She beckoned to him with a forefinger, while the other hand drew a chocolate cream drop out of the case, "'N this is for Christmas." Rocked To and Fro After the ting-a-ling died Mrs. Barkenteen sought the rocker, She of the ting-a-ling over the door, Mrs. Barkenteen sprang from the rocker and smoothed her dress, She had primped up for holiday, trade, and er face had been scrubbed to a olish, Her hair was drawn to a topknot so tightly that it pi Shh in contrast with the black velvet bow that circled it. As she smiled faintly Sooky noticed that her gold tooth had been chamoised to a polish He had gone in for the express purpose of purchasing a netted can- dy stocking, but instinct sent him up against the counter until he leaned far over, With rested elbows Sooky slid along the polished counter with gliding sleeves, Easing from one alists of England and Wales, of' which body he has heen a memrber © for the past 62 years, Mr. Akhurst has never ridden in a motor car _ and says he never will, GRAIN OPENING Ill, Dec. "That oofs me, How did you think of that?" asked Skippy. "Oh, I don't know, It just come." "What are ya standin' here for-- waitin' for Krausmeyer to give ya a present?" asked Skippy. "Yeh, he promised to roll out a grap~" "Ev'ry Christmas he has company n' they eat off a doll's dishes 'to make a chop look like a roast. 'N' s'help me if I ain't seen em blow up a prune for dessert and call it a pudding." 4 "That's nothin'," put in Sooky, "I| "Well, I'm askin' you, ain't I? heard they make Gussie wear a hot-| come along." water bottle so shell think she's| "No, I can't." . Sooky hesitated. fat." "There' Il be a lot of company at our "What do ya do with all , these | toys? Nobody ever sees 'em." "I just give 'em to the poor." "Gee, I forgot, What are ya doin' tonight?" "Why, I don't know right like that. What's doin'?" "Well, I was goin' down to Mar- lowe's for supper, and Ray tells me they are going to have quit a gang at the house. Why don't you come on down?" "He nrver said nothin' to me about it," said Sooky. So him, Snu ling deeper into the covers he thought of Skippy and chuckled: "Fancy that guy getting away with ten under their very noses." He scrubbed his nose back and forth with a forefinger, and sniffled. "I wonder what kind of cookies them was?" 11.--Opening. March, March, * March, Chicago, Wheat, December, $1.14}; $1.18. Corn, December, 8234c; 8554c. Oats, December, 475%c; 47%c. GARDENER REACHES PAN London, Erg., Dec, 12,--Charles Akhurst, London, who has held the position of head gardener at St. Pancras Cemetery for 62 years, celebrated his 100th birthday re- cently and received a message of A faint heart never won a fair * lady, but otherwise it has not par- ticular advantage. Ay a 4 40d oe! vod A JD Ja. 4. 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