C. "Well, I only did what papa told me, and that was to always take her part."


C. (9 a.m.). "Papa, did Santa Claus ever go to school?"

Papa. "I guess so."

T. "I don't think he had to study hard, 'cause he was a gifted scholar before he went."


T. (10 a.m.). "I wonder why Santa Claus gave me this rocking-horse?"

C. "What is the matter with the horse?"

T. "Why, you know all horses have to be broken before they are ridden, and if I break this one, I don't see how I can use him."