A town councillor, asked to take a share in the annual Christinas Day treat at the workhouse, masqueraded as Santa Claus. His pranks and antics delighted the company. “Ain’t ’e enjoyin’ of hisself?” remarked one aged inmate to another. “Wot a treat it is for the. likes ’o he. Rut why can’t they let all the loonies out on a night like this?” “Well,” said another, “mebbo they ain’t all so harmless as this’ll.” One month after marriage: “Cecil, darling, is there anything but love?” “Nothing in the world, sweetheart. Is the Christmas dinner ready?” ’
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 21 December 1933, Page 11
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