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All the boys had new sleds  Lafe Dawson, Bill Holbrook, Gum Adams, Rube Playford, Leander Merrick, Ezra Purple  all on 'em had new sleds excep' Martin Peavey, and he said he calculated Santa Claus had skipped him this year 'cause his father had broke his leg haulin' logs from the Pelham woods and had been kep' indoors six weeks. But Martin had his ol' sled, and he didn't hev to ask any odds of any of us, neither." ALL THE BOYS HAD NEW SLED LIVE DAWSEN BILL HOLTBROOK GUM ADAMS ROPE PLAYFORD LINDER MERRICK EZRA PURPLE ALL ON EM HAD NO SLED EXCEPT MARTIN PEVY HE SAID HE CALCULATED SANTA CLAUS HAD SKIP HIM THIS YEAR CAUSE HIS FATHER HAD BROKE HIS LEG HAULING LOGS FROM THE PELHAM WOODS AND HAD BEEN KEPT INDOOR SIX WEEKS BUT MORTON HAD HIS OLD SLED AND HE DIDN'T HAVE TO ASK ANY ODDS OF ANY OF US NEITHER
s been here.' 'Merry Chris'mas! Merry Chris'mas!' we cried as we tumbled out o' bed. Then Elvira an' Thankful came in, not more 'n half dressed, and Susan came in, too, an' we just made Rome howl with 'Merry Chris'mas! Merry Chris'mas!' to each other. 'Ef you children don't make less noise in there,' cried father, 'I'll hev to send you all back to bed.' The idea of askin' boys an' girls to keep quiet on Chris'mas mornin' when they've got new sleds an' 'Garlands of Frien'ship'!" Santa Claus chuckled; his rosy cheeks fairly beamed joy. "Otis an' I didn't want any breakfast," said Joel. "We made up our minds that a stockin'ful of candy and pop-corn and raisins would stay us for a while. I _do_ believe there wasn't buckwheat cakes enough in the township to keep us indoors that mornin'; buckwheat cakes don't size up much 'longside of a red sled with 'Yankee Doodle' painted onto it and a black sled named 'Snow Queen.' _We_ didn't care how cold it was--so much the better for slidin' downhill! IPS GET UP JOIL SAYS HE IT'S CHRISTMAS AND SAYS A CLAUS HAS BEEN HERE MERRY CHRISTMAS MERRY CHRISTMAS WE CRIED AS WE TUMBLED OUT OF BED THEN ELFERIA AND THANKFUL CAME IN NOT MORE AND HALF DRESSED AND SUSAN CAME IN TOO AND WE JUST MADE RAW ALL WITH MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EACH OTHER IF YOU CHILDREN DON'T MAKE LESS NOISE IN THERE CRIED FATHER I'LL HAVE TO SEND YOU ALL BACK TO BED THE IDEA OF ASKING BOYS AND GIRLS TO KEEP QUIET ON CHRISTMAS MORNING WHEN THEY'VE GOT NEW SLED AND GARLAND OF FRIENDSHIP SANTA CLAUS CHUCKLED HIS ROSY CHEEKS FAIRLY BEAMED JOY OH TISS AND I DIDN'T WANT ANY BREAKFAST SAID JOE WE MADE UP OUR MIND THAT A STOCKINGFUL OF CANDY AND POP CORN AND RAISINS WOULD STAY US FOR A WHILE I DO BELIEVE THERE WASN'T BUCKWHEAT CAKES ENOUGH IN THE TOWNSHIP TO KEEP US INDOORS THAT MORNING BUCKWHEAT CAKES DON'T SIZE UP MUCH LONG SIDE OF A RED SLED WITH YANKEE DOODLE PAINTERS ON TO IT AND THE BLACK SLED NAMED SNOW QUEEN WE DIDN'T CARE HOW COLD IT WAS SO MUCH THE BETTER FOR SLIDING DOWN HILL
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