1958-12-13 — Page 13

THE - CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1958.

ANNE SHARPLEY, BEARD AND ALL, FACES 'THE LITTLE DARLINGS'

I learn the secret of the shop Santas

—always please the PARENTS

"NOW if some little perisher goes for your beard, you get him by the hand just as though you were shaking it and swing him round to face the exit."

My gentle dreams of what heart-warming work being a Sunta Claus would be were disappearing as fast as a fire-eater's eyebrows on a windy day.

"Then give 'im a good shove."

I was in the capabir hands of Mr Billy Bott, the Cevil B. de Mille of Sanda

demonstated what

Clauses, whe

cotis! Luled

Christmas

it good shove in the small, snow. cupped world

specialists,

Such missionary work 1 knew 1. àn well beyond me but 1 was alanwand le hour about parents.

i3

“Yes, the parents are onest

Never che,k mx riant,

Me

Biul buck pictenta

A

A mon Santa Stratford was carried down the and salts and thrown into the street by some dads he cheered,

"Better start getint used to The teel of your amorin," Suid Al Butt.

"I really like lo train Santus ANAL a number of weeks so they

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peli- down their

HEN "g" at well-waard consekaasness by taking their Santa ute mattirad all round unifo, in 'une maxt saying to the London,

olu girt:

'' just Try on my uniform for a winle, deur, an then sing by the ive chatting until he gels used to it.

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a short coatse of Sata-ure m adoparl.et. Along in Hounslow belo.e send me aktu Lare the hude angs whose 14 Jou me about to cater and ber always rizten.bered."

Healing with start that f

Boula traD DIDN MENA isolanak Claus far oviya than

cat the man who tesis due to watu... Just right, I began voi that down- whed cute di regret Chat Zod- lows all experaties to hastily entered into.

"And don't get any eas it's an easy job," went at Mr Ball, "It's slavery!

Folge

"Tip!

alway

Upsel lough.

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rouging his checks But you can't ave an unhehy Santa Claus, can you?"

I wan bundling into a brau- tilul Santa uno el always carry a spitre with Vie, never know") and listening to MU

ter Ball's scurit

"urly. grubby Santa Clauses who wer jung couts like made - over dressing-gowns and have Uch ordinary trousers

-*-* underneath."

showing

Mr Butt's unifonn is nothing df not complete, although

1 was

Cube

heart-falling "See you on Monday," a small,

boy gave

called

Anthony,

was when ♫ murmuring questioning Sock of evidently a Santa "regular," was children, led by their mothers, saying.

I stood, upon nic 08 shaking, by my Christmas tree. "Now give 'em something to remember They're never goin' to forget you," came Mr Batt's Vosted hoarsely through

the

I had dealt with request for & Jaguar and a “fresh Daddy for Munny" and a "Mum" The winked iz complicity

whopered "You're doing suddenly

well, dear."

who

and

very

These erraumous, wide eyes, to blank, so ready to re, cive kny Impression 1 cared to give. respex illity seemed appalling.

Dropping my voice to what I hoped was a masculice pitch, i started grinding out good will.

-'Ello. litt girl, what's your The name?"

dis- little

Now the splendid Mr Batt was b ng ng up the reserves in the form of a proper Santa and between space-ship landings the switchover was effected.

"Not one of thems spotted you, girlie," said Mr Batt, "but one appeared over her mother's or two of them said your beard

was cotton wool." shoulder ke

rabbit over a hill.

I had forgotten all about my "Give 'er a present, quick." beard protection drill! But then whispered Mr Bati.

I suddenly saw why.

like

I had trusted them just much as they had trusted me.

-(Lendan Express Service).

ធម្ម

That brought her back

I'd never seen such a magle. change. That's the secret, I said to myself, and uver presents at once.

So I was lash- Ing out with nursery rhyme books, plastic- necklaces, plastic handcuffs (a good one this, t

secret thought)

"But you'll soon find out," he not let into the delicate Said with a laugh surprisingly of what other Santa Clauses hard for a man whose livelihood weur as underwear. depends on pleasant Yuleude

things.

"What do I say to them?" I

begged,

"Well, you can start off by asking. What's your name?" Enid Super-Suntu. Th

he

says 'Alur Anal you says, 'Are

you a good boy. Alan: und bis "Righto, girlie, you're on your mother chips in with Yes, but own" 33.0 Mr Batt as the he don't eat his greens, Santa, glamorous "space ship" that and you say surprised-like ou was the mode of transport to his don't eat your greens! That's Chiistemas attraction howled not very nice, is it?

and gasped towards mRN

"Then If he asks for a two- wheel bike and they all ask for two-wheel bikes, you say he can 'ave it if he eats his grechs and promises not to go on the main roads.

I looke at my ludicrous, reflecon, encapsulated in a tin- sel ball en the Christmas tree next to 1110, and I reminded myself sternly that in commun with demagogues, prophets, and ghostly "That way you've got him to fairy godmothers cat his green and given im a apparitions, I had a duty. Not

to disappoint. lip on road safety."

and a cach

balloon which Mr Batt was blowing up behind-scenes

My beard was starting to work between my teeth and down

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