And now turn to the last picture of all, that which Mr. Henry Hutt has kindly lent me for reproduction in this little book, and if you insist on an answer which will rob you of the bliss of ignorance, perhaps you will find it there! THE END [Illustration: Silenus and Bacchus. Roman statue of the fourth century.] [Illustration: The bambino. In the church of Ara Cœli, Rome.] [Illustration: Santa Klaus on New Year’s eve. From an early American print.] [Illustration: The investigating committee--Santa Claus to the Bar. Is he a real person? By Power O’Malley. Copyright 1908 by Life Publishing Co.] [Illustration: St. Nicholas unveils. By Henry Hutt. Courtesy of the artist.] FOOTNOTES: [1] Bacchus is the Latin name for this God. The Greek name was Dionysos. This festival therefore is more properly the Dionysiac feast, but the habit of calling Greek Gods by their Roman names is so general among us that it is as well to stick to Bacchus and Bacchanalia. [2] London Illustrated News, December 25, 1858. Schulzer: Legends of the Rhine. [3] “Il Libro D’oro. Translated by Mrs. Frances Alexander,” Boston. Little Brown & Co. 1905. [4] Lippincott’s Magazine. [5] D’Israeli’s “Curiosities of Literature.” [6] Annie C. Kuiper in “St. Nicholas” Magazine, January, 1897. TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES: Italicized text is surrounded by underscores: _italics_. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. Inconsistencies in hyphenation have been standardized. Archaic or variant spelling has been retained. Incorrect entries in the List of Illustrations have been corrected. The cover image for this eBook was created by the transcriber and is entered into the public domain.