Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1861-12-26
RY MRS FRANK SMITH.

/ A LITTLE uEhMAN sTONf, KEN DbRED fKOM MEM-
DRY.
RY MRS FRANK SMITH.
The poet Bernhard sat in his little dwelling
room in the iAh story Of picturesque old
house in Glossy built street of certain duca
capital. Near him played his three rosy boys /;
while Ermingardc, his sweet blonde wife, piled
her household tasks, only pausing now and then
to turn cheerful glance toward the dormer
window-nook where Bernhard was wiring or
softly to leave Hiss On his broad, white brow,
as she passed to aud fro behind his chair.
1t was the week before Christmas; and the
three boys, gathered in knot before The b'azing
fire, were rcccuntne the last years gifts Of the
good Chrst.kindchen, and innoccntly wondering
what they would receive this year.
Il know what ] would like = exclaimed Paul,
earnestly casping bis little hands, if but the
dear Chrst-kndchen will find me worthy of it
"a book of airy tales, filled with beautiful
colored pictures, like the one we saw in the
booksellers window
And j. said Herman, 'cnn think of nothing
would like so well as a rocking-horsc, a very
little larger than that OF our neighbours son
Heinrich, down in the third story
As for me- )i>ped little Peril, I would choose
a basket Of suga'-puus, wrapped in golden and
silver rarcr gndL-'
.Oh Ihavcitr lawfully in,crrun,ed Hermann
Let rs write tLe lear Chri.t.kin!clah a )ct-
ter, asking for these very gittS!'
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.wbat to saw
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