The Lucknow Sentinel, 1970-12-23, Page 9it.
WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER. 23rd, 1.470.
TME LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, �NTARIO
TALES THAT
HAVE BEEN TOLD
By Rev. Duncan. McTavish
PAM' NIN•
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Peace ecce on, Earth.,.
Good. Will to Men."
May the blessed
,words re-echo in '
every heart this..
Christmas, bringing joy
to One and all
•Best Wishes to all our friends and customers
JOUWSMA MARKET .GARDEN .
:cod Greenhouse,.Wing. am
WHEN SANTA DANCED A JIG
When I'was in my mid -teens I
lived and worked at Uncle John's.,
Uncle was a thick set, man, entire-,
ly bald, .and with a beard that was.
as white as snow.. He had a
"round face, and little round
belly •,"'and'because of this he.
played the role of Santa Claus
'every year in the little school-
,house in the neighborhood. In his
youthful -days hp had loved to
-step-da-nee; and-on=more-than.one
occasion as the years went 'by
Santahad obliged the'audience
with a.little "step",
Auntie ,:.a eery precise English
;lady was somewhat'disturbed by .
,her hsuband's nonsense as she
deemed it -to be , and . more than
once had remonstrated with him.
As Christmas time came around
on this"particular year , Uncle was
booked again to play'the rple of
Santa ; but' had promised very
solemnly that he 'would not dis-
grace his spouse by 'anymore danc-
ing. .
All 'werit"well at the first. The
little schoolhouse was'paeked with
outhful; parents' -and 'the-ir-little
ones. The concert, finally came
to in end , the • jingle of bells was
heard and Santa burst into the
room, clad in a ,,coon• coat and
nice white 'fur, cap. These weree,
days womentalk took-atrt weir pres-
ents and placed them on the tree_,
so Santa and his helpers were con,-
fronted
on=fronted with .a -considerable task.
The. room 'was• hot and Santa
swea atd'as he called ouvrt
names of the kiddies. `But all;
goodthingscoxae to an end'. Fin-
ally the last. name was called and
the parcel' delivered into the
hands of 'its rightful owner.. .
Santa Was just about to say good
'night and take his departure,
when something happened that
__ o Our fine patrons,
sincere thanks; and warmest greetings •
to `your" and yours for a' Merry. Christmas.
Lucknow Community Sales.
Robert McIntosh, . Proprietor
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Compliments of the Season
FROM
THE MANAGEMEEN` ' AND Si AlT
VICTORIA:EY
GREY
TRUST
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It's time once, again to take' pause,
r _ . ul-Cbristin aso11,
to greet fine friends and neighbors with' best wishes.
And to add deep appreciation for your favors, good will.
BUD"HAMI.LTON.
BRITISH PETROLEUM AGENT
AND ,STAFF .,
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changed. everything for him..
Somehow, it had leaked 'out that
Santa` had promised'his wife 'there
would be no dancing, andsteps
had been takento put him'on the
;.spot. A the--last-na-tt
led and Santa. was about, to go,
suddenly there came the scrape
:of'a fiddle bow, and the whole
building was echoing,to',the
;strains o- f "The Bares. o' Mar" , It
:was. •too much for .Santa. ' .One
hand 'went up; and one leg crossed
and the dance was on. It only •
lasted a few minutes for Santa's.
wind couldn't hold out very long,
and panting, he made his way from
the, crowded building..
•
All went well until he' arrived
home. Auntie shad long since
re:tired•and 'was• fast asleep, It,.
and uncle crept into bed -and, went
off to sleep without much qualms, •.
Of conscience.- The incident was. '
closed so far :as he was concerned.
, It would have remained that
e was eat way wer,e it not for a little six
year old gland -daughter who rush-
ed in the next morning, and 'in
:he presence of grandma' greeted
the old man thus: "Well, Grand= .
pa , howde'you feel -after -your ,
jig.." 'It was an embarrassing
nioment'.fbr Santa Claus.' There
was nothing he could say to '
defend himself; se he remained; .
silent ;--as his better -half :at
• look of disapproval' at him , and .'`
contented herself with' one word
"John."
seemed: as though' the 'breaks were
coming his wa_y Until he tried to.
get •his• shirt off. But it. was so wet
he just .couldn't 'Manage it, 'and
'finally'had to waken his wife. .
"John"., s5ie exclarned as sfeiried
to wrest the shirt, from her '
husband's back," have you been
dancing .again?" Santa .thought
fast , . and decided -the ' best course
to take was to offer a;n alibi for-.
the, wet shirt , while evading the
'embarassing question. "Mother"
he said', "that' schoolhouse was.
.so'hot I thought I would roast.
Just imagine rue in that fur coat
and cap.for, nearly an hour, in a
room crowded with people and
a good wood fire in the stove."
That seemed to quiet her fears,
..
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