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s-times when _he's_ a kid, He ist cracked hickernuts, he did, Till they's a crockful, mighty nigh! An' when they're all done by an' by, He raked the red coals out again An' telled me, "Fetch that popcorn in, An' old three-leggud skillut--an' The _led_ an' all now, little man,-- An' yer old Uncle here 'ull show You how corn's popped, long years ago When me an' Santy Claus wuz boys On Pap's old place in Illinoise!-- [Illustration] [Illustration] An' your Pa, too, wuz chums, all through, With Santy!--Wisht Pa'd be here, too!" Nen Uncle sigh at Ma, an' she Pat him again, an' say to me An' Etty,--"You take warning fair!-- Don't talk too much, like Uncle there, Ner don't fergit, like _him_, my dears, That 'little pitchers has big ears!'" But Uncle say to her, "Clear out!-- Yer brother knows what he's about.-- _You_ git your Chris'mus-cookin' done Er these pore childern won't have none!" Nen Trip wake up an' raise, an' nen Turn roun' an' nen lay down again. An' one time Uncle Sidney say,-- "When dogs is sleepin' thataway, [Illustration] [Illustration] Like Trip, an' _whimpers_, it's a sign He'll ketch _eight_ rabbits--mayby _nine_-- Afore his fleas'll wake him--nen He'll bite hisse'f to sleep again An _try_ to dream he's go' ketch _ten_." An' when Ma's gone again back in The kitchen, Uncle scratch his chin An' say, "When Santy Claus an' Pa An' me wuz little boys--an' Ma, When she's 'bout big as Etty there;-- W'y,--'When we're _growed_--no matter _where_,' Santy he cross' his heart an' say,-- 'I'll come to see you, all, some day When _you'_ got childerns--all but me An' pore old Sid!'" Nen Uncle he Ist kindo' shade his eyes an' pour' [Illustration] [Illustration] 'Bout forty-'leven bushels more O' popcorn out the skillut there In Ma's new basket on the chair. An' nen he telled us--an' talk' low, "So Ma can't hear," he say:--"You know Yer _Pa_ know', when he drived away, Tomorry's go' be Chris'mus-_Day_;-- Well, nen _tonight_," he whisper, "see?-- It's go' be Chris'mus-_Eve_," says-ee, "An', like yer Pa hint, when he went, Old Santy Claus (now hush!) he's sent Yer Pa a postul-card, an' write He's shorely go' be here tonight.... That's why yer Pa's so bored to be _Away_ tonight, when Santy he Is go' be here, sleighbells an' all, [Illustration] [Illustration
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