Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 February 1919 — NOT THE EXPECTED CAROLERS [ARTICLE]

NOT THE EXPECTED CAROLERS

Youngster Merely Mistook Dulcet Voice of Domestic Animal for the Music Looked For. She had placed a lighted candle in the window because the instructions said to do just that thing. A lighted candle on Christmas eve would notify the carolers that music was desired and they would stop to sing. It was all quite simple. So the candle burned ever so brightly while the members of the family were busily engaged in inspecting Christmas presents and waiting for the community singers. Finally the little boy began to play on his toy piano and there was considerable noise in the house. Above the din, however, there came a sound from out of doors. z “Listen, mother,” one of the children Insisted, “make baby be quiet. Don’t you hear the Christmas carols?” Suddenly all was silent —that Is, all was silent with the exception of the neighbor’s cat. Apparently It was singing something in German. At any rate the little boy went on playing his piano and the carolers never did appear.