the close, all shut their eyes and screw them up very tight.)

S stands for stockings we hang up so high.
A is for all we get if we don't cry.
N is for nobody he will pass by.
T is for to-morrow, the day we eat pie.
A stands for at last old Santa is nigh.

C for the children who love him so well.
L for the little girl, his name she can spell.
A stands for apples so rosy and red.
U is for us as we wait for his sled.
S stands for Santa Claus, who comes in the night
when we are tucked up in bed with our eyes
closed so tight


* * * * *

=Charity.=

By JAY BEE.

(Seven little girls daintily dressed carry a bell in the right
hand, with the initial on it which begins her line. The bells
are rung lightly during the speaking)

_First child_: Cheerily ring the Christmas bells!
_Second child_: How joyfully their jingling tells
_Third child_: All peace and kindness on the earth,