"Cross" Allen, familiarly known as Old Grouchy, is a bookkeeper. The younger clerks resolve to "wish" a lot of phoney Christmas presents on him. Thomas Pettison, the boss, gives his employees a day off to prepare for Christmas festivities....See more"Cross" Allen, familiarly known as Old Grouchy, is a bookkeeper. The younger clerks resolve to "wish" a lot of phoney Christmas presents on him. Thomas Pettison, the boss, gives his employees a day off to prepare for Christmas festivities. Old Grouchy is given numerous packages, which really contain bricks, sawdust, etc., and he is urged not to open them until Christmas. He takes them to his home, believing they are Christmas presents. He and his aged wife then plan to enjoy the good things which they think have been given them by the office force. In the meantime at the office, the clerks hear the story of Old Grouchy, of how each one of his sons has met some tragic fate. The clerks regret their thoughtlessness, wrap up real presents for the old man and arrive at his home in time to exchange them for the bogus presents, which luckily had not been opened. Written by
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