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As Joel was absorbed in his distressing thoughts he became aware very suddenly that somebody was entering or trying to enter the room. AS JOY WAS ABSORBED IN HIS DISTRESSING THOUGHTS HE BECAME AWARE VERY SUDDENLY THAT SOMEBODY WAS ENTERING OR TRYING TO ENTER THE ROOM
heavenly throng Thou shalt hear the Master calling. JOEL'S TALK WITH SANTA CLAUS One Christmas eve Joel Baker was in a most unhappy mood. He was lonesome and miserable; the chimes making merry Christmas music outside disturbed rather than soothed him, the jingle of the sleigh-bells fretted him, and the shrill whistling of the wind around the corners of the house and up and down the chimney seemed to grate harshly on his ears. "Humph," said Joel, wearily, "Christmas is nothin' to me; there _was_ a time when it meant a great deal, but that was long ago--fifty years is a long stretch to look back over. There is nothin' in Christmas now, nothin' for _me_ at least; it is so long since Santa Claus remembered me that I venture to say he has forgotten that there ever was such a person as Joel Baker in all the world. It used to be different; Santa Claus _used_ to think a great deal of me when I was a boy. Ah! Christmas nowadays ain't what it was in the good old time--no, not what it used to be. R MORE INFORMATION OR THE VOLUNTEER PLAYS PHYSIC BEFORE STOT ORK CHRISTMAS TALES AND CHRISTMAS FIRST BY EUGENE FIELD JOYLES TALK WITH SANTA CLAUS ONE CHRISTMAS EVE JOYLE BAKER WAS IN A MOST UNHAPPY MOOD HE WAS LONESOME AND MISERABLE THE CHIMES MAKING MERRY CHRISTMAS MUSIC OUTSIDE DISTURBED RATHER THAN SHOWED HIM THE JINGLE OF THE SLATE BELLS FRET HIM AND THE SHRILL WHISTLING OF THE WIND AROUND THE CORNERS OF THE HOUSE AND UP AND DOWN THE CHIMNEY SEEMED TO GRINT HOARSELY ON HIS EARS CHRISTMAS IS NOTHING TO ME THERE WAS A TIME WHEN IT MEANT A GREAT DEAL BUT THAT WAS LONG AGO FIFTY YEARS IT IS A LONG STRETCH TO LOOK BACK OVER THERE IS NOTHING IN CHRISTMAS NOW NOTHING FOR ME AT LEAST IT IS SO LONG SINCE SANTA CLAUS REMEMBER ME DID I VENTURE TO SAY HAS FORGOTTEN THAT THERE EVER WAS SUCH A PERSON AS JOY BAKER IN ALL THE WORLD IT USED TO BE DIFFERENT SANTA CLAUS USED TO THINK A GREAT DEAL OF ME WHEN I WAS A BOY AH CHRISTMAS NOWADAYS AND WHAT IT WAS IN A GOOD OLD TIME NA NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE
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