The Romance of a Christmas Card by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
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No matter where you travel, no matter where you roam, You'll never dum-di-dum-di-dee The folks back home. Sincerely yours, REBA LARRABEE. P.S. On second thought I believe James Whitcomb Riley could do it and overcome the difficulties, but alas! I have not his touch! DEAR MRS. LARRABEE:-- We never refuse verses because they are too good for the public. Nothing is too good for the public, but the public must be the judge of what pleases it. "The folks back home" is a phrase that will strike the eye and ear of thousands of wandering sons and daughters. They will choose that card from the heaped-up masses on the counters and send it to every State in the Union. If you will glance at your first card you will see that though people may read it they will always leave it on the counter. I want my cards on counters, by the thousand, but I don't intend that they should be left there! Make an effort, dear Mrs. Larrabee! I could get "the folks back home" done here in the office in half an hour, but I'm |
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