They crowded before her, ranks upon ranks,

And begged to be written and said until

They seemed her whole mind to crowd and fill.

Now what Miss Dorothy Dill Magee

Did with her every-day Christmas tree,

And her every-day turkey, and pudding and pie,

I never have heard; but let’s you and I

Be just as thankful as we can be

That we have but one jolly Christmas tree.

FRED’S CHRISTMAS SHOPPING.