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"I remember it well," answered Joel. "I had made up my mind to lie awake and see Santa Claus; I had heard tell of you, but I'd never seen you, and Brother Otis and I concluded we'd lie awake and watch for you to come." I REMEMBER IT WELL ANSWERED JOE I HAD MADE UP MY MIND TO LIE AWAKE AND SEE SANTA CLAUS I HAD HEARD TELL OF YOU BUT I NEVER SEEN YOU AND BROTHER OTIS AND I CONCLUDED WE'D LIE AWAKE AND WATCH FOR YOU TO COME
s out--no, they can't keep Santa Claus out! Ha, ha, ha. Though the chimney were no bigger than a gas pipe, Santa Claus would slide down it!" It didn't require a second glance to assure Joel that the new-comer was indeed Santa Claus. Joel knew the good old saint--oh, yes--and he had seen him once before, and, although that was when Joel was a little boy, he had never forgotten how Santa Claus looked. Nor had Santa Claus forgotten Joel, although Joel thought he had; for now Santa Claus looked kindly at Joel and smiled and said: "Merry Christmas to you, Joel!" "Thank you, old Santa Claus," replied Joel, "but I don't believe it's going to be a very merry Christmas. It's been so long since I've had a merry Christmas that I don't believe I'd know how to act if I had one." "Let's see," said Santa Claus, "it must be going on fifty years since I saw you last--yes, you were eight years old the last time I slipped down the chimney of the old homestead and filled your stocking. Do you remember it? ITE CHIMNEY THEY USED TO BUILD BUT THEY CAN KEEP SANTA CLAUS OUT NO THEY CANNOT KEEP SANTA CLAUS OUT HO HO THOUGH THE CHIMNEY WERE NO BIGGER THAN THE GAS PIPE SANTA CLAUS WOULD SLIDE DOWN IT IT DIDN'T REQUIRE SECOND GLANCE TO ASSURE JOE THAT THE NEWCOMER WAS INDEED SANTA CLAUS JOEL KNEW THE GOOD OLD SAINT AND YES HE HAD SEEN HIM ONCE BEFORE AND ALTHOUGH THAT WAS WHEN JOEL WAS A LITTLE BOY HE HAD NEVER FORGOTTEN HOW SANTA KLAUS LOOKED NOR HAD SANTA CLAUS FORGOTTEN JOY ALTHOUGH JOEL TAUGHT HE HAD FOR NOW SANTA KLAUS LOOK KINDLY AT JOEL AND SMILED AND SAY IT MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU JOI THANK YOU OLD SANTA KLAUS REPLIED JOE BUT I DON'T BELIEVE IT GOING TO BE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE I'VE HAD A MERRY CHRISTMAS THAT I DON'T BELIEVE I KNOW HOW TO ACT IF I HAD ONE LET'S SEE SAID SANTA CLAUS IT MUST BE GOING ON FIFTY YEARS SINCE I SAW YOU LAST YES YOU WERE EIGHT YEARS OLD THE LAST TIME I SLIPPED ON THE CHIMNEY OF THE OLD HOMESTEAD AND FILLED YOUR STOCKING DO YOU REMEMBER IT
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