Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-12-23
GIFTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
MERRlFIELD'S BOOKSTORE !!
A Christmas Carol, to be sung by smau
oiris and good-sized boys. bet,ceen
noe and the Holidays.
BY A. Miserable Wretch, ESQ.,,
Whom may the Fates reward with Immortality
aud Greenbacks.
BY A. Miserable Wretch, ESQ.,,

This old Subscriber blows his horn,
For Christmas day is nearly born,
Ana Sixty-kight soon makes his bow
10 take ii sail in Charon's scow
Adoo old Codger Fare thee well
lhvJovs and sorrows all can tell.
We watch thy exit down Times shore,
And wish thee safe the pillows Ger
But ere thou mak'st that journey long.
Pray list unto my Christmas Song.
Come, Muse OF Grim Cracks thou must tell
What J. M. MEERIFI, LID has to SELL
since his return from market-town.
lake heed, q Muse and " do it brcwn!"
-, good Pegasus, thou canst sing
those Books and Toys he was to biing,
From Psam-book To- Il Tommy THUMB,
TO Watches, warranted as dumb
Variety is the spice of life"
Sing Dolls for girls, for boys o knife.
flow shall sing the Gifts that greet
The vision BOUNDS, they can't be beat
How shall mention half the Toys
lie has to sellfor girls and boys
those Parian Statuettes so fine
vi gods, and heroes once divine
Such Lava-Warc such goods in Bronze
Or Lincoln, Franklin, and the Nuns
o my | can't tell half to thee,
BE wise and hasten there to sec.
Ilo ! ye afflicted He's for you
Hymn Books, Tracts. and Mountain Dew "
Powder-Flssks, Just brought from Maine,
Where nought but bread Is made from
graiu
To smooth that brow OF discomfort
He'd whisper Pipe. 4 Testament
Or sell you Cards : OF Sermons, bound
In CALF throughout or many u sound
"Ambrosia,' and uarmonica,
10 Keep Your hair from turning gray
For books /" clog au upper shelf,
lie cannot suit you we'll himself
But points you, like an honest man,
70 Jones X Go. :. OF those who can.
His books are fresh, and good, and new,
For lawyer, paIson. OF for you
On every subject meath tine sun
From Metaphysics up to fun
Rich, rare, and racy are his goods,
Though Bibles Or Red Riding floods.
Those boosters roost the livelong day,
Those Tweezers twitch ones grief away,
Those Pencils paint ones sweetheart true,
With red eyes, or cerulean blue.
Ntm.-Whcn was II little girl
oiled my hair, for 'twonldn't cnrl
But az that failed to catch beau
l donncd Mask, and let him GO
This was deemed neither rude nor rough
In my day, but ''qulte up to snuff.
Long years ago, one festal day,
| met u small boy on his way
10 school. de drew upon his Sled
His sister. The little fellow said
Mid sobs No Christmas Gifts had they
Found in their poor socks 4. Far away
Crnel santa Claus had gone,
And left Sis and himself forlorn -
Ere Christmas came next year, tbs said,
They both, with broken bcarts--were dead /!
Hear ro.uish Tom and happy May
Sing with delight this holiday!
Yet modest Nell God help such dears y
Neglected, sheds on Christnas--tears
(Pathos aside, erratc Muse,
Such strains would give saint the blues !
Sing Diaries for young aud old,
Aud cali i'll quick or they'll BIZ sold y
Kun small, run great, run one, run ALL
1wig dolls roll back their Garland suuall !
4
Thus might my old nag jog along
Aid sing to you an endless song
Might tell OF SchOol-books, Pens and Sand,
Tales of the Sea and Tales OF Land,
Initial Paper, States and Ink,
And everything that one can think
But time is precious now to me,
And doggerel not much priced by thee.
Hold there's one thing l long since SHOULD
said
HIS PLANCHETrEs SAIL ARE RAISING NED!'
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