The St. Landry whig., 1844-12-25

NJ SHAaNF NICHOLAS A&hEtee sA1 Saint
NlcEVlts nscthUs III Christian Dutchmenl
King d Eeoa Fsiiowsll Patron Of Holiday
Fare u Inapiref Ofsin Frclic and pnscphis.
ticetcd Happiness mi saint of all Saints that
dsck the gicts Caisadst Viii Thou llat Rrst
awakenos' the Hopes 81 the p~ratling Infant
dawaost anticipated Happiness on ths choolboy,
and hrightenest the wlnsry hours ii Manhood
Nme iofget thce=~whatsver bcside, Of whatever
fantastic, h~aaftless Folies may usurp the place
uf simple GelebraiionS-may We loss, with tho
Recollsction d pAsk Pleasures, lhe Ansicipations 8,
of Pleasure ~ coIne Thrice, aad three times
t%srice, jolly Saint Nicholas ws ps nee 4
SANTA CLAIls or SAINT NICHOLAS.
atAsn hssosac afissIaas when ii lhro l~6sfuasss
Not i creature was stirrings not evrna mouse;
The stockings were hung BY the uiininey wita care,
In hopes that ST Nicholas soon wouId be thefa
Tho children wafe nestled al snug in their beds,
While visions Of sugarplums danced through theifiieada;
And mamma in her '~kcrefief, and 4 ia my cap,
Had just settled our brains for i long wiatsr,s nap;
When out on the lawn there rrosc such 4 chatter,
spFihg from shR BID 10 see what was The matter;
Away to the window | Few like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up che saah.
The moon, on the bfeass pf tho newsfaEcn snow,
Gave the lustre Of fhid-day to objects below
When, what 10 my wandering eyes should appear
But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer,
With u little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew il 4 moftent Ii mist 10 Sts Niukt
More rapid than eagles ha c-ourssrs they came
And he whistlcd, and shouted, and sailed tbeu ~ mans:
q Now, Dasher! now Danccrl now Pruncert now vixenl
On. Comet, on! Cupid, ont Dondrs and Hiizsn-
~ the top o. tAn pofchl ID the iop df tic wall
Now, dash away, dash away. dash away i'll II
AS leaves that before the wild hurreanesdgs
When they meet with an obstacle, t,oant to shc div,
So, up 70 the housctop the coursers lttey aewi
With the sleigh full cf toya=and ". Nicholas too
And theatAM q t~winkling | heprd on the root,
Ehc prancing and paving ~ each little fioof.
A. drew III my head, and was turning around,
Down the chimney ST Nicliolna came with d bound;
Hc was dressed NIL In guf from his head 10 his loot
And Mis- clothes were Alt furnished with ashes and aOot
Abaudle Of toys he had flung on Ills back,
as And he looked like u pcdlar just opening his pack,
i'd His eyhs-how they twiukled! his dimples, how merry!
us His checks were like roses, his rosoliko d cherry
~ His drolI little mouth was drawn upliko i bow
or And his beard on his chin was ID wfit6 10 tho Snow.
" The stump Of a pipe no held tight in his teeth,
Aud the smoke, il cncireled his head like . wreath.
~ He had i broad face and 4 little round belly
' That shook, when he laughed, like bvwi fall Of jelly.
~ He was chubby and plump i figti, Jolly cid al,
! And / laughed When / aaw him, iii optic OF myself
y A wink Of his eye, and a t@irI ds bis head, a61
y. Soon gave me to know Ihad nothing IL dfeaa.
: He spoke not a word, but went straight. to his work,
IL And filled all the stockings then tdrntd Win d jerk,
i, And laying his finger abide Of his hosd,
And giving u nod-up the chimney he rose,
Tc sprunu IN his sIeirh IN itatfnnn, MA " x yd,ssiia
,rk And away. they all ilew like The down Of 4 thistle;
ar. Butt hoai him oxclain, rre he drove out III sirht,
Merry Ch, istmas % all md 10 all Il good aigktI