The Huron Expositor, 1978-12-14, Page 33Susie -would like pamper
Dear Santa Claus:set of logs to build a ,
I have been a good boy ._ house. I'll leave lunch.
Please could I .have a crane. I Love You Thanks
and a Dog House foriny Dog Jeff Britton
Whitey and Pamper for Susie 12 Church St.
my cat.. Please bring a new Seaforth. Ont.
Ricki wants a goal:
They would like sonic nice
bones.
Thank you
Ricki Thomiison
R.R.5
Goderich. Ont.
Dear Santa:
I am 8 years old and live on
on a farm. I would like a Billy
goat and T.C.R. raccing set,
I have 3' dogs "What",
"Cinnamon - and "Ginn.v ....
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WILL BE SURE
To• reach your friends, neig b s and relatives
When you place them in
Phone 527-0240
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Bill and Wilma Jones and family
extend Best Wishes for a Happy
Holiday Season and the New
Year.
SEASON'S Greetings with best
wishes for the Holiday Season
and the coming year to all out
friends. The Jones.
Seaforth.
Among the many sincere good
wishes sent to you for a Merry
Christmas please include ours! —
Mary and Bill Jones.
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T 15A THE HURON. EXP9q R, DECEMBER 14, 1978
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By Adrian' Yob In Rural Voice
When you read these words, it wi l be 'only a few weeks more
until Christmas. Thinking about _it now, in • the first half of
November , the old feeling, part festive and part nostalgia, is
starting to creep up on me. But if I start thinking back, I wonder
where that nostalgic feeling comes from. Certainly not frontal,
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the .tnelnorable present's I received, for I could envy a school
friend for his electric train while I got a wooden one that had to
be pulled on a striniertainly not from the turkey dinner, for
the best that my parelits could do was to kill thojabbit for the
Christmas dinner.
Ah, but now I've done it. Memories are flooding back. After all
these years I can see myself walking proudly on.the gravel road,
\i‘shq my own letter
Drat:- Santa:
" I am 5'2 . years old ."and
trying to print my own letter.
Cotild•you'please *invite-a
Family Tree House' and some
earrings.
Love Renee ThompSon
R.R.S.
Godcrich, Ont.
pulling my locomotive and the string of flat-cars 'behind it, laden
ahnedavfioalywatith odds and ends. What if my rich friend has an
electric train, he can't even drive it in the road?
I can see the whole family expectantly around the tabler,Anife
the ready like flagpoles and swallowing the water that
comes late bur mouths, while Father cuts into the deiightftilly
brown "piece de resistance" that doesn't even look like an old
rabbit anymore anyway.
There were eight of us around that table' , tut iiiiirabbit must
have been a' miracle rabbit: like the jar of oil of the prophet
Elisha, that never emptied, or the five thousand loaves.• Each of
us got at least half a rabbit, and never since has any 'rabbit tasted
the same.
SoMetimes we received a pair of socks or a new shirt. The
necktie as a gift was not unusual either. If Dad, who was a-tailor,
had made an extra suit for a rich farmer, some of us might even
have a new pair of shoes.
Comparing gifts- with other kids just couldn't be done.• You
see, if We took our gifts out of our home for comparison, we left
something home that belonged with the gift. The gift was not
complete anymore. Today I know what was missing. Why the gift
was nothing but joy at hOrne and nothing but a bare gift outside.
At home the whole thing was wrapped in a jacket of love.' A
wrapping t t nobody could see; .a wrapping that could oniy be
felt. „
Then, wh ChristmaS-.BYe Came, we went at the hand of Mom
and Dad.to church. If we would haVe had to go alone, we would
have seen ghosts everywhere'in the darkness around us, but with
our parents to hold onto us, we felt safe, a mantle of love
enveloping us. .
And after the church service we, the little ones, could stay up
long after our normal bedtime. My oldest brother would play his
mouth organ, and the rest of us would sing, sitting, around the
stove. We would sing of thesilat• and Holy night; of the
shepberdsal night; of the three wise men. Dad knew music, for
he was the choir' director, and usually we sang in three, voices.
Our treble sopranos and the older sisters alto, while dad covered
the heavy bass tones.-
It doesn't seem to matter that in my native Holland, St.
Nicolaas came on a different day from Christmas. The feeling is
no different. That feeling of being surrounded by love. I wish
everyone of you the, same good f, Ilng.
Jake a
Get lots of rest Schta
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Dear Santa:
Hi. My name is Michelle
Smith and I live at 38 Ann St.
in Seaforth I hope you are
getting lots of rest for your
'ft long trip at' Christmas, This
year I hope you can bring me
a wagon land sonic new
• dishes. Tammy and I will
leaVe you some. Milk and:
cookies by the tree. ..Please
drive careful and have a safe •
trip. -
LOV9 Michelle
Have a safe trip
Dear Santa:
Hi. My name is Tamniy
Smith. I hope you and Mrs.
Claus are , both fine. I . am 4
years old So my Mom is
writing this for me. This year
for ChristmaS I would like a
wagon and a' Tree Top
House. Michelle and I will
leave you. milk and cookies
beside the tree. Have a safe
trip. Please b ring a toy for
our cat 'Misty.
Love Tammy
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Dear Santa Claus:
My name is Shelly Nigh. I
am 0 'ears old 1 have a sister
Karen Age 3. I would like a
Tree Tot HouSe and anything
eke 'that ypu want tb leave '
•me. Karen would like the
Tree 'rot lighthouse and a
doll. We have tried to be
good girls we will leave you a
treat and a carrot for
Rudolph and • the other
reindeer. •
• Love Shelly Nigh and Karen
Seakirth, Ont.
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