...When the Elves Played Santa Claus...

Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 152, 24 December 1932, Page 8

... When the Elves Played Santa Claus...

ONCE -ON-A-TIME, Dear-my-Elves, there was a Christmas, and its name was 1932. Round about November, when it was just beginning to be born; it wasn't very happy, for it knew of families and homes and places where it wouldn't be at all. "This won't do," said Fairiel. "We must make it happy . . . for everyone." So she called her elves together from all-over-the-place, and they put their heads together. . . . Then came Christmas, and with it all the elves of the Ring,; and their arms weie loaded and their mushrooms covered with gifts and gifts! To}s and books and garments—but * . "We'll never be sorted!" cried Fairiel. "We'll just have to form smaller Rings. Run and join hands, all thosp who hi ought Scrapbooks!" i

Away they went. O-Kiss-Mp-San, Spring Fairy, River Elf, PinklePuir, Fearless, Lady Yvonne, Yeljow King, Aladdin, Mabs Pratley, Princess Daphne, Water-Baby, Avis, Brown Pedlar, Frankenstein, Popples, Love-in-the-Misl, Punawai, Little Gladness, Kim-the-Kiwi, Micky Monk, Crystal Blue, Natalie Reynolds, Ngaio Nymph, Pollysnna, Cabanda-, Mulga, Fairy* Brown-Eyes, Gobbliwinks, Xinkerbell, Brownie Helpful, Colette, Honeygirl, Bobholink, Barnacle Bill, Daddy's Cowboy* and Nigger's

[Fairiel Tells i True-All-Through-Story]

Mistress.. Such a large Ring •of winks, Elsie- Stephens, Fairy Brownthem! Then they dropped hands Eyes, Natalie Reynolds, Little 10 «S™, lh? nexL Gladness,' Storygirl, Red Rover, Books, said Fairiel, "and maga- Spring Fairy, and O-Kiss-Me-San. zmes > -and fun papers. Who brought "We'll bind the magazines and funthem?" The elves came flying— papers, and make books' of them Sunset, Margaret Macgregor, Lady too," said Fairiel. of Erin, P.E.N., Pingpong, Star. Lastly, the Toy Ring (and here light Gleam, Dancing Elf, Lassie, there isn't room to tell what- each

Pinkle-Purr, River Elf, .While- elf brought!). "But look at them" flower, Princess Daphne, Purple Fairiel said—and they saw ChristPansy, Ken, Crimson Rose,, Golden mas tins of toffee, packets ot Chri<=tBeam, Poilyanna, Nukumai, Gra- mas fruit, dolls, bracelets, solliham Evans, Frankenstein, Water- wogs, animal toys, paper hats and^ Baby, Dana, Ruth, The, Bat, Gobhh- lanterns, slippers, cuddiy-balls toy

furniture,:, puzzles;' wee baskets v of sweets,- trains; pencil-cases, mouth organs, face cloths and toiletsoap, Christmas /mince: and jam and a cake,, pictures^ i garments,, ■dolls' cradles- and clothes, nuts, sewing outfits, .brooches: and necklets, sachets,. blocks, 'and heaps beside. The -pixies who brought: them formed "a joyous Ring: Poilyahna and Lassie (who come first becaiise ■S??X': S^ and for'vdays)y Sunny Tennessee^ Sno,. Scarlet Pimpernel,, sPurple iPansy,/; Crimson Rose, Ken, Lady Yvonne, Love-in^ the-Mist, Popples, Spring Fairy, O-Kiss-Me-San, Dana, Princess Daphne, Moonshine Fairy, Golden Gorse, Tiggywinkle, Princess Sunshine, Una, Jean, Merrylegs, Puck, Fairy Moonwings, Cabanda, Mexican Kid, Betty, Joan,- Sunset, Gobbli--winks, Micky Moiikj Littlest, Daisy Dawnv/Fairy Browji-Efes, Mulga,Ditty, ;;Cple'tte, Honeygirl; Freesia, Swastika, :Elsie Stephens, Barnacle Bill;:Bbbbtiilink, Bud, Autumn Leaf, and White^ower. "I haven't said all the { :tpys," .^mentioned. Fairiel, "but, then, ras-.-'iyou . rsee.vthere—r sihiplyi-isn't-i—space!" ■■'■ - Andyf%kn. the;;: :3ay was over, Father: Christmas collected: the toys and took them . juist, Everywhere ... to hbspitals':''and' to orphanages^ and a whole heap to the Smith Family,''w^hp seem to know f where to send them bes£ ~ ~.. Sa Christmas, 1952,-will be:happyjafter o.-.