PAGE ELEVEN
1871
ABSOLUTE SECURITY
1913
Wayne County Savings Bank
THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1913.
The Leading Financial Institution of Wayne
Deposits are - - - $2,500,000.00
To pay them there is - $3,100,000.00
County.
THIS IS ABSOLUTE SECURITY
Your .Business is Invited
It will receive COURTEOUS, intelligent care. There are multitudes of Children among the
depositors learning thrift ARE YOURS AMONG THEM? Savings deposits made by the
tenth of any month draw interest from the' first. Put your SAVINGS in a SAVINGS BANK.
Capita! and Surplus $ 593,000.00
Total Resources 3,100,000.00
Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent
OFFICERS:
VV. B. HOLMES, President H. S. SALMON, Cashier-
A. T. SEARLE, Vice-President W. J. WAUD, Asst. Cashier.
W. B. HOLMES
A. T. SEARLE
. H. J. CONGER
DIRECTORS:
F. P. KIMBLE
W. F. SUYB-AM
H. S. SALMON
E. W. GAMMELL
T. B. CLARK
C. J. SMITH
J. W. FARLEY
By HAMILTON POPE GALT.
Copyrltfht, 1013, by American Preu Assoclttlon
WE hod all agreed that Mr.
O'Shaugnessy was the very
ono to bo Santa Claus at our
Viuuuuua Live.
"No!" be said. "No!"
Wo had never seen Mr. O'Shaugncs-
sy so vehement before.
"That Is ono thing I -will never do
no, not If tho czar of Russia wero to
command It!"
"Why?" asked some ono from a safo
distance.
"Because I played tho part once, and
I will never do it again. I may as
well tell you about it, and then youll
Unow that it is of no use to bother mo
about it any more.
"Ono Christmas I was broke, I was
hungry, and my feet wero on tho
ground. I had asked a thousand peo
ple for something to do, anything to
do, and finally a manager In a depart
ment storo said, 'AH right; well make
a Santa Claus out of you.'
"I told hlra I didn't feel much like
a Santa Claus Inside.
"Oh, we'll fix that all right,' he
said and handed mo a pillow.
"So, with pillows and boots and
.gloves and a fur coat outsldo and
nothing at all Inside, I started iu to
bo Santa Claus in tho toy department.
While I was thinking about my wife
and tho two kids at homo needing
money, nnd mo with no steady job,
and other things like that, I heard ono
of the fellows in tho storo say to tho
boss:
'"Say. that St. Nicholas of yours
Is about as jolly as a hymn book. lie
reminds mo of a funny 6ong entitled
"Silver Threads Among tho Gold."
Why don't you throw him out?'
" 'I will when I get time.'
"I tried to liven up a little after
hearing this praise of my histrionic
talent, but It wasn't much use.
"Pretty soon I saw a boy coming
down the aislo Hko a wolf on the fold.
Ho was also scoklng whom ho might
devour. Ho was followed by an anx
ious looking maid and a gentleman in
a silk hat, who was an indulgent mil
lionaire father.
"Tho kid sauntered along in an inde
pendent, bored way, swinging his arms
kind of reckless, as If ho was in hopes
of breaking something and relieving
tho monotony,
"When he came tin. to Vberp. I was
sitting he stopped. Ho had seen plen
ty of toys, but I guess I was some
thing new in tho way of a St. Nich
olas. "no called his daddy and pointed
to me.
" 1 want that,' ho said.
" '.Oh, no, dearie,' said tho maid,
'ncre. look at this nice giraffe! See!
it does this!"
"The kid shook tho nurso off irrita
bly. '"ne doesn't seem to tako much in
terest in the giraffe,' I remarked to the
father.
" 'No, nor anything else,' ho answer
ed in a patient, weary tone, ''no has
had all these toys before, and he
knows all about them, inside nnd out.
Ho had ono of theso giraffes last year
nnd broke it open to find out what
was In It, and bo was mad when be
found there was nothing.'
'"I want that,' said tho boy again,
pointing to me.
" 'Ho has taken a fancy to you,' con
tinued tho pa.
" 'I can't see that I bavo any advan
tage over the giraffe,' I said.
"I WANT THAT."
"Just then tho Tjoss of tho store came
along. He was just busting himself
for the millionaire.
'"My boy wants your Santa Claus,
said the gentleman to tho boss.
"And the kid jumped up and grab
bed me by tho hand and began pull
ing at me and fighting tho maid off
with tho other hand.
"'Well,' said tho boss, 'take him
along, Mr. Van Vcegle. It will bo no
loss whatever to us, I assure you.'
"This recommend seemed to sort of
encourage the millionaire.
" 'I will pay you for your time. he
said to me.
"As tho little fellow was pulling my
arm off I got up and went along, ne
I towed mo through the aisle against a
tide of open mouthed people. Wo got
into a big red automobile, and the mil
lionaire said to the chauffeur, 'Homo
as quick as possible, for goodness
Bake!'
"Away wo went, my white whiskers
flying in tho wind.
"Pretty soon tho millionaire said to
tho chauffeur: 'Look here, you needn't
display us any moro than necessary.
Kindly pick out some quiet streets.'
"Tho kid was sitting next to me,
holding my band.
"The chauffeur started to slow down
In front of a mansion when tho mil
lionaire gavo a shout:
" 'Hold on!' ho said. 'Drivo on quick!
I forgot Mrs. Van Vecglo has compa
ny. We'll go around tho back way.'
"We wero turning the corner to go
around the other way when tho mil
lionaire shouted again suddenly, 'Turn
around quick!'
'"Wo wero dodging somebody or oth
er that he knew,
"Finally wo passed through a big
gate, and tho boy towed mo around
through a conservatory or two Into
a swell room.
"Tho man swore. There wore a lot
cf ladles there 1111. They seemed to
take a great interest In the pageant.
'"Well, what on earth!' screeched
the millionaire's wife.
"Whllo the man was explaining to
his wife tho boy led mo around all
over the house by the hand. Ho would
not let go.
"Ho had to have mo sit beside him
whllo be ato his dinner, and I had a
"HE TOWED ME THROUGH THE AISLE."
big, fat butler shoving ruy chair around
for me and waiting on me. I got some
birds and one thins and another under
my pillow and my furs, but I was aw
ful warm.
"It was too warm for comfort when
It got around that there was a real,
live Santa Claus at tho Van Veeglo
house. All tho children camo from
all over tho neighborhood to maul me.
"But young Van kept a tight grip on
my hand and fought them off when
ever thoy got too near,
"When bedtlmo came they tried to
tell llttlo Van that Santy wanted to
go home now and work on tho toys for
Christmas, out he held on tighter than
over nnd Insisted that I would have to
sleep with him.
"This made it pretty bad. If I was
to pull off my boots and my beard and
my stomach and one thing and an
other the boy would bo paralyzed with
fear, they said, and for mo to turn In
boott beard, stomach and all with lit
tle Van in his llttlo bed seemed utter
ly Impossible.
"Wo compromised by my sitting by
his bed and holding his band until ho
went to sleep. Would you believe it?
That boy was tho lightest sleeper you
ever saw! Every time I tried to tako
my hand away his eyes would open
and ho would tako n tighter grip,
"I sat up all night holding that kid's
hand. J bad a an in attendance, who
TAKING SANTA TO KINDEBdABTEtl.
brought mo everything I wanted, and
I had collected a ten from Rapa Van.
but I didn't get much sleep.
"Tho boy had mo with him all the
next day. I had to bo with him when
ho got his bath and his breakfast, and
I attended kindergarten with him.
"I was 'it- at kindergarten, too, but
along about 4 o'clock he lay down on
a couch nnd went sound asleep.
"I stole from the room softly and un
observed. I hud had enough of tho
Job and was resolved to escape.
"Just as I was getting out of hi
front door a good sized boy came ulong
and started to blab somethlug abom
nello, Santa Claus!' and tried to grab
hold of me.
"I paralyzed him by pulling out my
sVmach and hitting blm over the head
with It
"1- gained tho street and flew for
home, dodging this way and that to
bafllo pursuit nnd shedding beard,
boots, cotton nnd fur all along the
way.
"I hid for three days and then emerg
ed and got a nice llttlo job loading coal
on a ship. I have always gone in for
a sano Christmas ever since that little
experience."
We did not press Mr. O'Shaugnessy.
Concerning Christmas Presents.
A man may not bo so badly off for
presents if be only has presence of
mind.
The question of tho hour is, "What
on earth shall wo buy for a Christ
mas present?"
Never look a gift borso in tho teeth.
It is also wrong to look a Christmas
present in tho price mark.
"What shall I glvo tho hired girl?"
is a Christmas conundrum that puz
zles some. Give her last week's pay
and get another girl.