PROGRAM.
Chorus—Carolina, American Legend—The White Doe; Chorus—“I’m a Tar Heel Born and a Tar Heel Bred;” Legend of Sir Galahad—“The Bright Boy Knight;” Chorus—“The Watch on the Rhine,” “Seigfried;” Rhine Legends—“Parsifal;” “Lohengrin,” Chorus—“The Violet,” Icelandic Saga—“Burnt Njal;” Folklore and Nonsense, “The Cat and the Parrot;” Chorus—“When I’m Dreaming;” Impersonation of Uncle Remus, “Miss Sallie,” “Uncle Remus,” “Little Boy,” Chorus—Dixie.
R. T. W.
A BOY’S VISIT TO SANTA CLAUS
BY RICHARD T. WYCHE
ONCE upon a time there was a little boy who talked a great deal about Santa Claus. He talked to his father, his mother, his brother and sisters, until it was Santa Claus at the breakfast table, Santa Claus at dinner and Santa Claus at supper. This little boy had been told that far away in the Northland lived Santa Claus. He was sitting by the fire one day watching the embers glow, and seeing castles in the glowing embers. There is Santa Claus’ house, he said, the great building covered with snow. “Why can’t I go to see him?” The little boy had worked and had saved some money. He took the money and went down to the depot, bought a ticket and before his father or mother knew about it was gone to see Santa Claus. He traveled a long time on the train and by and by reached the end of the railroad. He could go no farther on the train for there was a great wide ocean, but people cross the ocean and so must the little boy, or at least a part of it, in order to reach Santa Claus’ land. There was a great ship lying in port soon to sail over the seas, and along with many people who went aboard the ship, went the little boy. Soon every sail was spread and out from the port went the ship leaving far behind them the town.
The ship sailed and sailed a long time, and finally land came in sight. They had reached an island lying somewhere far out in the mid-seas. Some of the people went ashore and so did the little boy. But what a funny land it was to the little boy, all the people were little people. The grown men were not taller than the little boy, and they rode little ponies that were not larger than dogs. Then the little boy asked, “What land is this, does Santa Claus live here?” And they said—“No.”
“This is the land that lies east of the sun
And west of the moon.