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How sweetly Joel slept! When he awoke, the sunlight streamed in through the window and seemed to bid him a merry Christmas. HOW SWEETLY JOEL SLEPT WHEN HE AWOKE THE SUNLIGHT STREAMED IN THROUGH THE WINDOW AND SEEMED TO BID HIM A MERRY CHRISTMAS
makes me bitter almost. It's so different now from what it used to be." "No, Joel, oh, no," said Santa Claus. "'Tis the same world, and human nature is the same and always will be. But Christmas is for the little folks, and you, who are old and grizzled now, must know it and love it only through the gladness it brings the little ones." "True," groaned Joel; "but how may I know and feel this gladness when I have no little stocking hanging in my chimney corner--no child to please me with his prattle? See, I am alone." "No, you're not alone, Joel," said Santa Claus. "There are children in this great city who would love and bless you for your goodness if you but touched their hearts. Make them happy, Joel; send by me this night some gift to the little boy in the old house yonder--he is poor and sick; a simple toy will fill his Christmas with gladness." "His little sister, too--take _her_ some presents," said Joel; "make them happy for me, Santa Claus--you are right--make them happy for me. S WHY I'M SO SAID LIKE WHENEVER CHRISTMAS COMES SAID JOEL AFTER A PAUSE THE THINKING OF LONG AGO MAKES ME BITTER ALMOST IT'S SO DIFFERENT NOW FOR WHAT IT USED TO BE NO JO'S THE SAME WORLD AND HUMAN NATURE IS THE SAME AND ALWAYS WOULD BE BUT CHRISTMAS IS FOR THE LITTLE FOLKS AND YOU WHO ARE OLD AND GRIZZLED NOW MUST KNOW IT AND LOVE IT ONLY THROUGH THE GLADNESS IT BRINGS THE LITTLE ONES TRUE BUT HOW MAY I KNOW AND FEEL THIS GLADNESS WHEN I HAVE NO LITTLE STOCKING HANGING IN MY CHIMNEY CORNER NO CHILD TO PLEASE ME WITH HIS PRATTLE SEE I AM ALONE NO YOU ARE NOT ALONE JEWEL SAID SANTA CLAUS THERE ARE CHILDREN IN THIS GREAT CITY WHO WOULD LOVE AND BLESS YOU FOR YOUR GOODNESS IF YOU BUT TOUCH THEIR HEARTS MAKE THEM HAPPY JOLL SEND BY ME THIS NIGHT SOME GIFT TO THE LITTLE BOY IN THE OLD HOUSE YONDER HE IS POOR AND SICK A SIMPLE TOY WILL FILL HIS CHRISTMAS WITH GLADNESS HIS LITTLE SCISSOR TOO TAKE HER SOME PRESENT SAID JOLL MAKE THEM HAPPY FOR ME SANTA CLAUS YOU'RE RIGHT MAKE THEM HAPPY FOR ME
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