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'ill-i scepticism of u sceptical m.
which is not comprehensible by their
little minds. All minds. Virginia,
whether they be men's or children's.
iaro little. In this great universe at
I earn man in n more insect. an ant.
1'i‘hey think that nothing can
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hounless world about him. as mens-
iured by the intelligence capable of
grasping the Whole of truth and
knowledge.
Yes. Virginia. there is a Santa
Claus. lie exiuts he certainly us [um
and Kent-realty and devotion «exist.
and you know that they abound tiilti
give to your life its highest twenty
and joy. Alan! how drenry would he
would he no childlike faith tht-n. no
poetry, no romance to make toirzrih
hie this existence. We should have
no enjoyment. except in amino and
G'ifl’g Fr (
‘ 5» night. The eternal light with which
“Wag” childhood fills the world would be
thing“ . extinguished. ‘
but 21w“? Not believe in Santa Claus! You
as t” might as well not believe in fairies!
on _ . You might .get yourlpnpu. to hire
he" 7 / men to watch in all the (‘hlmneya on
Christmas eve to catch Santa Cluua.
but even it they‘did not see Santa
Claus coming down. what would they
prove? Nobody sees Suntu Claus.
but that is no sign that thi-rw is no
Santa. Claus. The most rt'ill tiilnixs
in the world are those neither chil-
5 dren nor men can see.
are t'urlee dancing on the lawu'.‘ Of
course notrbut that's no proof that
they are not there. Nobody run con-
ceive or imagine all the wonders
there are unseen and unseenble in
the world. . _
You tear apart the baby's rattlo
and see what makes the noise inside.
but there is a veil covering the us-
eeen world which not the strongest
man, nor even the united.strength
of all the strongest men that ever
lived. could tear apart. Only faith.
fancy. poetry. love, romance, ran
push aside that curtain and view and
picture the supernai beauty and
glory hcyond. Is it all real? .ih.
Virginia. in all this world there is
nothing else real and abiding.
No Santa Claus! Thank God; hr
lives. and he lives forever. A thou-
sand yearn from now. Virginia, nay.
ten times then thousand years from
now. he. 'wiil continue to make good
the heart of childhood.
prion
HERO MUST WORK
LONDON. Dee—Captain Free.
erick Charles Booth. V. C. lint; then
turned out of Porkington Work-
house and is looking for work. He
entered the workhouse as u civic
charge but has been adjudged able
to work, so was asked to leave.
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riot be told too often. reprinting this. thn. most lltlit‘tl or, “l'lvasw tell me the truth. is there your
One oi’ these is Francis P. all Christmas letters: in Santa t‘lnus? book." the Prof. was droning. "i
Church's {unions Christmas letter to The Letter. I “VIRGINIA O'lIANLON. can tell just what each one of you
Virginia O'Hanlon, it girl render of "Dear lfiiitor: i nm S yt-ili‘s ml. “”5 W. 95th Street." is thinking."
the New York Sun. written in 1897 “Sumo of my little i‘iln-nris say The Reply. "Well. why don't you go them
then?" drawled a cynic in the rear
seat.—-Boeton Beanpot.
Virginia. your little friends are
wrong. They lune. been affected by
there is not a Sonia Chins.
"Papa Buys 'lf you two it in
when that newspaper was edited by
hariee A. Dana. the
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