A MERRY GHRISTMAS

THE VAGABOND'S DOG AT CHRISTMAS

By F. Dana Burnet

'Twas the grey o' Christmas mornin' when we struck the open roed,

Behind us in the wakin' town the lights o' Christmas glowed-

The little lights o' Christmastide that stand among the trees,

And warm the hearts o' Vagabonds across the Seven Seas.

Across the wide, wide seas, Laddie, where you and I hae gone,

And de'il a tight is lit for us adown the Christmas dawn; But all the road's a gift, Laddie, and all the world is ours, And ttrere'll be Christmas candles when we lift the winter stars.

You're nothin' but a mongrel, with a memory for a tail, An' your hide is lemon-yaller, an' yer pedigree is pale, But today you'd be plumb precious if you weren't so bloomin' sad,

Cause it's Cbristmas, Laddie, I ever had. Christmas, and you're all

It's Christmas on the road, I-addie, so kick your heels an' 8o'

The little lights o' Christendotn aae shinin' on the snow' The lights ar€ on the trees, I-addie, Lor' how the windows , glearnt

An'all I've got's a yaller dog to keep the Christmas dream.

The rich they set their candles on their blinded window sills, But all the Light o' Christendom is streamin' through the ' 'ills, hn'you an' I shall trail it to the twilight-or beyond, po Merry Christmas, Yaller Dog,-you precious Vagabond.

The rich are none so gay, Laddie, they bear a wearie load, But yaller dogs an' ragged men, they walk the open road; .So turn you to the dawn, Laddie, an'kick your heels an' go, The fairest day o' Christendom is shinin' on the snow.

A Christitias Wish

Stt"-"If wishes came true, what would you wish for right now?"

He-"Iim afraid to tell You."

I She-'Talk up, silly! What do you think I brought up the subject of wishing for?"

Unselfishness At Christmas

Christmas is the most beautiful season of the year, because it is the season of unselfishness. It is the season when folks whose thoughts and hearts are in the right place, practice more than at any other time the unselfish philosophy of gt rittg joy to others. And those who haven't sensed the Christmas time in that light, have missed the spirit of the Christ.

A Christmas Creed

To give a little more than the law requires; a smile to every customer, a helpfut suggestion to every purchaser, unfailing courtesy to svery complaint.

To believe that business means something more than dollars and cents, and that something more than dollars and cents must be gotten out of it if we are to be successful.

To believe that the Golden Rule CAN be applied in business, and that its application simply means a square deal for all. To make money to live-not to live to make money. To try always to share witlr our co-workers what their brains and hearts have helped to make us.

A SCOTCHMAN'S CHRISTMAS PRAYER

Some hae meat that canna eat, An' some would eat that want it; But we hae meat an' we can eatSae let the Lord be thanket.

Christmas Snappiness

"Madam" said the patient saleslady to the very pewish lady shopper, "You seem to have the rhyme right, but the word wrong."

"What on earth are you talking about?" asked the pewish shopper.

"The papers have been advising-'do your Christmas shopping early'-not surly."

Under The Holly

Under the holly with Polly, With Polly, bewitching and shy, A glint of warm gold in her tresses, A hint of blue dream in her eye. A fig for the night and its storming, Come music, and laughter, and folly, We'll lift a blythe tuneWhere it's sumrler. and JuneUnder the holly with Polly.