The Independent-News, Volume 120, Number 32, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 22 December 1994 — Page 7

Christmas Every Day — Too Much Os A Good Thing A story by William Dean Howells “Christmas Every Day” tells about a little girl who got too much of a good thing. It seems that she liked Christmas so much that she wrote to the Christmas fairy to ask if Christmas could come every day. The Fairy K Yetrs 01 Prolessioml A Personal Sannce • UPHOLSTERY • CARPETING iSSS * b °* ts a BbSI xr W (219) 586-2745 or (219) 324-4942 Call 6 00 a m. - 12:00 p m

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agreed to her request, but for one year only. The little girl was delighted — imagine, Christmas every day! When Christmas came, she was the first one up to find all sorts of presents under the tree. She ate so much candy, she didn’t want her breakfast and she ate so much dinner that she got a stomach ache and had to go to bed early. The little girl slept late the next day, but was awakened by the other children, who were dancing around her bed with stockings filled with presents. It was Christmas again I There was the tree surrounded with all sorts of presents, and the little girl’s family looking rather surprised. So, the little girl once again ate too much candy and too much dinner and went to bed all out of sorts. Christmas kept coming every day and the presents kept piling up, and everyone began to lose their tempers. The little girl was afraid to tell anyone that it was all her fault, and she was ashamed to ask the Christmas Fairy to take back her promise. So Christmas came on Valentine’s Day and Easter and every

other day of the week. And, on the Fourth of July, all the fireworks turned to candy because it was Christmas again, which made a lot of boys and girls very unhappy. What with all the Christmas dinners, they began to run out of turkeys and cranberries, and soon the woods were just filled with stumps, because all the trees had been used for Christmas trees. People ran out of money buying presents for each other, and they got so tired of giving presents that they just threw them over the fence or through the window. Meanwhile, the little girl had so many dolls, she would sit on them and she got so that she couldn’t stand the sight of presents anymore. The little girl felt so badly about all this that she began to talk in her sleep and it was discovered that she was responsible for all the Christmases! Everyone was very angry with her and none of her playmates would play with her anymore. So, at last she wrote to the Christmas Fairy to put an end to all the Christmases, but she got no answer. And, when she went to the Christmas Fairy’s house, no one was there. At last, the real Christmas Eve arrived. And, the next morning there was no Christmas. The little girl was very relieved and so was everyone else. She went to thank the Christmas Fairy and together they decided that it would be best after all, to have Christmas come just once a year. CITIZENS OF TOMORROW * ■ Clayton, age 8, and Emily, 1, are the children of Don and Sandy Thomas, of Walkerton, are Citizens Os Tomorrow for this week. A I toll May the joys of this ■ holy season fill your ■ hearts. May you find peace everlasting. I Price I Iron & Metal 64914 Liberty Tr. North Liberty

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TheTaz 4 J 6 High team series: Blind 1771, We're Poor 1652, Animules 1608. High team game: Blind 622, Fashion Club 590. Blind 586. High individual series men: Dan Calhoon 566, Doug Hill 502, Sam Dollahan 498. High individual series women: Rae Alexander 497, Lori Becker 454, Tammy Gee 425. Hig individual game men: Dan Calhoon 205, 193, Doug Hill 181. High individual game women: Rae Alexander 202, Theresae Schmidt 189, Lori Becker 162. G~ U (h A 1 ■Z . I i ! ^^sl X 1 I > •. y! Yo! Mom! Got an earring to go with this?”