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NUGGET'S FESTIVE DAY

-BY "A.N.R."

"What about Banta Claus now ???.

Nugget left off turning the wind- saving to go back to Kalgoorlie, roused the camp. lass and stood for a moment hold-in:?? ing the handle.

"It'll do," agreed Nugget en "Blime," he remarked emphati, thusiastically eally, to-morrow's Christmas Day and this must be Christmas Eve

“Well, and 'what about it " said Long Ned on the other handle. "You ain't expectin' Santa Claus,

are you

Nugget grinned.

“Not unless he 'fatches' men decent slug of gold or some beer." Then to me below he yelled, "Hey, Bill, come up or you'll be working all Christmas."

"Christmas" schoed little Geo- die Stokes pausing in“ his labours at the dolly pot.

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So the absent Ned's wardrobe was looted, and the pudding tied

I cried as I held the gobbler baforo, Their delighted eyes,

After breakfast Geordie, and I:

JUST BOUND TO PLEASE!

OUR HUMOURIST TALKS ON NEW BOOKS

This year, as on previous occa walked across to the breakaway-to sions, the supply of books is larga in the" expansive back of his pre-examine our trap. We found a and varied enough to suit the taster tious garment. Then the lot was full grown dee in it, hung up by of all those who are eager to choose immersed in a kerosene tin of one leg, but quite unhurt. She re-acceptable gifts. boiling water..........

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AT THE THREE BLIND MICE

It seemed that if it wasn't miracle it was the next thing to

Horase and Samson were both idly gazing at the Christmas deco- rations that adorned the bar of The Three Blind Mice, and I WEN trying to find a word that would rhyme with. Gladys, when Santa Clets entered by the front door- way

gasped, Samson, And

-BY "AS.N."

"My young fellow," said Banta there like a man in an audience Clans, it is lucky I met you. I watches a play, and I felt terribly have something important to say ashamed of meself,

to you, & story I might callit. Then up comes young Bill and First thing I didn't come here to Mary

ave a drink. I never thought of

it till you pub the idea into me. Well, little does,' I sayá, in a hand. It's me wife I came here deep voice, like I was supposed to. for??

Jay, what do you want me to bring you for Christmas Pop prolet

"Don't do. It broke in Horace. "Drinking is a man's affair, not a woman's

"It wasn't drink either, mister, it was about a job."

of chocolates,' says Bill, so gallant Mary wants a doll and a box that I felt real proud of him, and I'd like a meccazo, he says.

And, what's your munny want !" I mys without quite known why.

"Bill looked puzzled,

garded us with terrified eyes as we There is, indeed, a distinct danger. Tea time came and we dined on approached. From her pouch peep that the recipient may have a book the usual' dog, and: damper.

ed a tiny joey

already, but, even if this should be "Better stuff to-morrow,"

Geordie looked at her thought the case, less harm is likely to be marked Nugget encouragingly as fully for a moment. Then he pull-: done than by the duplication of al- he stoked up the pudding. Darked the sapling down, and slipped most any other presente ness fell with Long Ned still the noose from the animal's leg

Many devotees of the home beauStruth

"A job for your wife! absent.

"We won't need her now," he tiful are of opinion that a book

"Yes! You see, I had some Nugget brought out his accer remarked. He had a soft heart for should always upess on the plano sank into the three and a half trouble and when I came out of Ideon and started a tune. Then noimals, had Geordie..

as well as on the occasional table legged chair in the corner. Horace, the cooler, I didn't feel much So there and then we held a con-Cleordie burat into song. He bud Nugget had the turkey frizzling end, from the utilitarian point of

meet the inclined to go back to work, nothing any more, he says, but I Oh, she says, she don't want however, advanced to. sultation as to how we would cele been well brought up-in Jarrow, in the camp even when we arrived 1 view, volumes of varying thickness

and as the wife 'ad been think she'd like daddy to be good. brate the festive season. Dog and and knew all the Christmas carols back.

are a great convenience in the event visitor.

goin' out washin' by the day. Then she wouldn't ory so much. damper had been the current menu and most of the hymns. Suddenly I'd have stuffed it only I was of a castor coming off a chair, or

"Welcome," he said. “You have I let her keep on whilst I for weeks past but we felt that an apparition intruded into our beat for an onion.”

one of the legu of the whatnot ano-

Then the missus pretends to mething extra should be raked circle of light; a turbaned bead

i-cambing. to the assanite of age, just arrived in time to save three took the time lookin' for a nice unile and tells Bill not to talk Long Ned, was busy boiling sec-1

ving in the dread cushy job, with a thousand Yea such rubbish. It made me feel real ap for Christmas,

fitted with a hooked nose, flashing tions of bis emu in a kerosens tin. insects, or Every Bay's Box of Car little boys from

ant nothin' to do an' loofiri... all "Leave it to me," said Nugget black eyes and s black beard 'done "Chicken broth," he explained. Pentry Tools

Handsomest among a host

edpangs of

haledy the time I was a real low-down Ty for her to see her mile like

www the idleness, in those days,

donkeys year.

confidently: "Now let's see. First up in plaits. Shan Mahomet the "Open a couple of tins of miners handsome tomer is “My Memories epidemic in the overland), Christ, Piney hound and much too fond of that. I hadn't seen her mile for

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lunch and we'll get some onion out of them.

Dinner was great success Chicken broth, turkey with tinned Dess and dried potatoes, and lastly Nugget's wonderful pudding.

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we want a paddin.' We've got | Ghan flour and alt and bakin-powder,What matter!" he inquired so that's right. Poultry! Who'll | with a smile. get some poultry ↑ Crows

"Hey, I'm not the real Banta las year I hears of a job, at I says "Christmas Eve," I explained. **Lace Same as breaking of Ramadan.”

Something like it. Sit down"!- Mahomet dropped to his haun ches.*

barred.

"Might get 1

Geordie 'ron." suggested. I seem s 'Too track Along that breakaway about five miles away and if someone set a snaro we might get one "

"I camp feetle way away I "An ema's more likely inter fear you, he explained, like polated Long Ned. And taking his singing." gun he started out.

Just then Long Ned staggered in "Well, that's fine," Nugget with a mass of bones and feathers, finalised. We just can't help which he dropped with it, that

- getting something.”

1

Said I'd get you some poul-

But best of all was Mahomet's contribution. He arrived with half a dozen of the best, three in

carry one hundred dozen for publican at Forty-five Mile. The

say I break as 1 load and an

I load," he explained with 's 'smile.

We knew he'd be all right since,

by Mr. Anon Entity. We cannot recall having for many years co volume so naturally adapted for

ressing wild flowers and at the Claus, young fell same time doing yeoman service as I'm only the

door stop. Mr. Batity has S fluent pen and took a special course Blank's Emporium round the corn- | manent job. So I sor to myself, of memory training before putting ar." his recollections on paper with its

Despite the high artistic standard That does not matte of modern cloth, sther binding Horace. You are will always appeal to the connoie

80 and Nimrod and Bome aspired faney of the human

esthly the one of the and because fifty mil

of season. —As Radovi fikk

It was good long walk to the try," he said.

sudden deathcawlst it leaves have become fact. for razors of both the safety and the more believe in that fan bronkaway, but Geordie liked comWe then abandoned melody and being a follower of the Prophet, nothing to be desirding Itaprasenice riven, at this blessed pany so I want with him

started extracting the feathers one would accuse him of tamper on the barb-room allelf wil SEO

ey were ing with forbidden waters, 66ll

But it was too hot to hold a big emu over a fire so we continued cally, to pluck

bestow, and would persu

"We'll get something for sure, from Nud's prize. Gourdio predicted confidently, when | tough.

he stood in for a pannikinful when dear it to all those who like reading.

in their bath we had set the trap, stop!

"I singe hear," anggented Male turn came round.

Your Christmas like my Ram chosen for Soul Panter and Other

A novelty in binding has been of your Arrived back in camp again we homet foulad Nugget involved in the

dan," he remarked, half apologeti Foams," the new volume, with which Claus manufacture of a pudding.

Misa A. D. Venture does honour' to): Junior your prophet gely forbids the season. If rounde edges are mai wine, not beer,I-argue

"a" guarantee that it will go into any. Boyviewing the Ber

*mtackling" withinit"becide light Mabomet had anothe

contents, by the that be looted his packs for an to do with und other half dozen.

Nugget scratched his head, then he made a dive at the couple of kerosene cases which constituted the safe.

Got it. He cried, triumphantly, As he brought to light a long forgotten package of dried apples. But them's apples," said Geor die, doubtfullymas

"Good night, maid he went away?

"Come to dinner shouted Nugget after ham or bacon."

I awoke at break of day coked one through the o

rook, ill be a fruit puddiu" any tent. Surely I was dre

And in the apples

"Now we want a cloth"

Nod's still got

there, not thirty

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of course. Reaching for my

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Wellbop Christmas time. And what about your daddy f

Bisnica. They wanted somebody to Oh he says he wants a job, | be Sants Clebs, and if he was but mum says she cloom't. think, be

„antisfactory, they'd find him a per- wants anything but boar. Bil

continues Bill, thoughtful Eko,"I hóre's an easy cop for a week, and think he'd really rather have a job, if I takes it without tallin the if you've got one.* ́ ̈ asid Missus, I'll have a few quid to When I hear Bill say, that 1 spend on fun at Christmas want to hug him, and cry and do That'll show yer how lowdown I all sorts of silly things, for his muster got

faith in me, but I'm frightened to took the job, and attract the attention of the Misna, yanbr well tili ang day who's busy, admiring a dress she d

the two kids like to buy if she had the money. Well, young

uns I whispers ang to them, your mother was sayin

she didn't think I'd be callin', out; our. way this year, but don't you Tll be there, with the dolls hocolates and the mercana fjob for your daddy but Squite sure about in real

volor: mummy, still

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