Elgin High School - Husky Tracks Yearbook (Elgin, OR)

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CHRISTMAS ONE HUNDRED YEARS HENCE On Christman Eve, in the year nineteen hundred nine, in the little town of Elgin, I crawled sleeplly to bed, and was soon soundly wrapped In slumber, never to awake, it was though by many. It was one cold Christmas Eve one hundred years from the time I had fallen into my deep slumber that I awoke. I was surrounded by many happy beings. They all seemed unaware of my presence and when I began to stir ilt had a tendency to frighten them, and all ran away and leI't me. I lay there and waited, what seemed to me many years, but in reality was only a few minutes, when one of the enchanted being slowly creeping started toward the place where I lay. At last he reached me and sat there a while, eyeing me. Then. as If a sudden thot had struck him. he nut out a soft, velvetv hand and stroked me gently on the cheek. At this time I could not keep from moving, for my heart was filled with joy at Iinding something that would not he afraid of me. When he began to talk I asked him. what he was. He answered that he was one of the inhabitants of America, llvlng In the city of Elgin. which he said had a popula- tlon of one mllllon, Then I began to notice him and saw that he was blessed wit ha pair of wings. which I had ollten wished for. I then asked him what he meant by referring to my days. He said he ineant the time a. hundred years beforeg it was now Christmas Eve of the year 2U09. I then asked what everbady was so happy about. Ho answered that everybody was happey every day. but today they were extra happy on account of it being Christmas. I thot that I had been wandering around upon our globe and had accidently stumbled off into a world of fairies one hundred years ahead of ours. But he assured me that I was wrong. The next morning when I awoke the sun was Shining in upon my face and I heard these people talking of gifts they had received. My first thot was of the happy times I had had when Christmas came before, and I asked them who brot their Christmas gifts. The answer came in one low, sweet tone from one troat, Santa Claus. At last I thought I would get up. They told me I was too old. but in spite of their protestations I hopped nimbly out of bed, deter mined to explore the world about me. 'The streets were paved,and I looked up into the sky and saw many big birds which the fairy prin- ces told me were a.eroplanes. This sight brot the thot to my mind and I asked how Santy traveled now. They told me he had the same tcam of reindeers and the same old sled of old. This surprised me and I wanted to know why Santa Claus had not progressed in the way of transportation as well as the others. They answered that he suited the people best the way he had always been. , After we had breakfast we went out and explored the city of Elgin and I saw many inventions, which I had never dreamed of be- fore, and which are too numerous to mention. My enjoyable compan- ions told me, with glad heart that the U. S. was like it used to be. ahead of the other nations in l11OSt everything. After returning to our home we had some wood goose. plum pudding, and many other things that would make your mouth water. if mentioned. so I will not grieve you by telling of them. The afternoon was spent talking of old times. So passed the merry Christmas of 2009. B. R.. '12.

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