The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-01-16
ANNIE AND WILLIE'S PRAYER.
A Christmas Poem.
by MRS, SOPHIE =. SNOW.

q christmas Foem'
by MRS. SOPHIE u. SNOW.
,r..,., A.. ,,,,,,,. ,,,coro Christmas "Good night
had been Si. sGd, ,,,o.n. into hod.
Ana Anne ana Mt iu lau utup, and enrs in thcr
lhcre were 'o"'7 ''i ''i''' i''''
eye; ,,,,, ,,os hoo,irg wifi, si,hs
And each little bosom was hraEinS WIN noo,
For to-Bht thclr 5'oin i"'i'' ''''''''''''' '''
-, gwen ,, g. ..;ro ,,rociso,v ot soven
Ihat they sho1u , iSt.iv S t,, trn,} }r" him mara
instead oi tiSi', @ iord i", ~, nan ovor haCnrn.
With questions noaru oii ,lt'ii , eyer pttor"' al,
lie hau tui1 lfil' Nv 'nu"Si.' w @ "a i
NO suVh u'ins 40 ~ w. j., IT, i,,,,ii -, mona
Anu ne n"Pc"' "i''' '''''' '' '''''" "'''' ''''o
=, near ,,,., ,.,, ,,,;,,,,,.,. ,,.,,,, ,,ros,,,,,
HOW he scramble" "o"" 'h''''D'!S WIN pi'''''''
.t r"on s.I,' a. ,,, ,,,t ,,,. ,i,,l hooIs
hAu 'H was 'c iI"aoI' 'iin' W W. i,h ~
~ ~ Ics'IeNSS loS'u' vi Wy. ~ iS ,d ,o,
iLbil', HllS, an" NV '"'h III VIZ ~ az. i ,i, ~, 49,
N1 W"ru nau Gocil snhun nS u.',rr ,n, ia @ noo
Wheh WllHch 5"u Iacr rom tisiI st ] u,o ]o''
huu "hlHPctuu pvtl !i','i', -, ,; rr,I;ps
why, ~, D'othui "i,' ",,t ,it ,,I,' oi,ng.
For somehow it makes me sorry becausS ls1,
Dear para mas Sa'u th'rc ~ Il" nHa i,, ,ia", M ;.,
but tien rye 3eeh ,AanR ti,n' smu n',t w. p,"S'
ana "ou "u"'u hcdi t'rlS tii"S "'ii'' mani So, fIy,
Aud perhaps lhe asked nun to seha SAM" oI"us
,,. mere ~, ..,..,.,, Ia ,,,,,,,,, o,or,,
=, year" .,n,o,,, a., ,ror
" wen, why talt we Pay utH. 40 mama WV 'Hn'
And ask God to send him with presents aucn
"lNc beeh thhhlhB So t""' An" "l'lo"' WI"
more,
-FOUR niue leet bounded "u, On Wv huui,
Ana lour niue Ehce3 'lc solt rnri'. ool
And two Tiny hahdS were c!a'peu cl"SY u ''''"
breast. , c..,.. ,..,,.,
NOW Nlle' you klo" we mus mrii?
liat inc presents VIZ "'h i"I ". W "'' '' w. N
Yon must wait just as still, TN say. Amen, ,,
Ana pS uat Sou VIII h'"" 'n"' So"' '"'" "'' '''''
lIeh. u.,,,.,,,,1 ,,,
" Dear Jesus look down on MY pIolhcI az" m' NV
And grant us thG laN"r we are s9tHhB Vi iHo.
"n"t N"N ""''l, "" AZ E - i',,1 t e IA, - ,,,ri,,,.
Ana an ebony w"Tk-ooN ta' sll.l'S mi'n ni''''B'
Bless papa, dear Jesus, ana cauSu nun ~ Hvo
Ihat santa CIaus lo'os us lnr ptt'ur G, .''i "''
DpI IL, mn ~. uu,PlJ W it''i"' "e"l
At dear brother Willie ana annie, Amen. ,i,,
iicasV D'HuS, c' Hnn'a i"Ht t"'u i ~ ~,
And bing us some presents peloTc ~ u N,'
want ne Hhoulu uNe me ilVc 'l'ut t st,, ,,
With bright shhh SunlierS, ahu an l"i"'o" S'"'
a box iu'l oi 'antA, Il ho1H rt,, ana " ,"!; ,.r
Aiheh' ana 'hei'' pc'"'' Il III "oo' "'S'
,,, +, - ,. .,,i ,l,,, r,igol m, tb,ir
Their prayers belhB ehded, lhog r"Hc" up 'h'''
hr3uS, r,. .., .,,.,c,,, .,i,, ,,,,,,,n.
Ana WIN hearlS "Hh' az" 'n''il" "5"'' '''h" III
u'ir Nous .,...,. ,.,i, ,,,.,.,,,,,r ana,
Anu "tTt Suoh l"S' Al ''"'li'''' wv" !'" ~
dtep - ;, ;
And with fairies III drcainiahu were roaming Ill
sit'P'
-, nm. hal ytrn,k
EiBh', hlho, al" ''le H'''c fi'"'" '''1N A""
tcl ,.,,,.,,
IRE lhc lalllcr 'u 'hp"HUt Ii1 @ i
ne SCciS ~" !" h,"' , ''',''" | vrtIIiil, I, ,
Ana 10 see lhc DlE 'caF' sun" III nv imu %
y was harsh "ilh my uarnnSS, ne ntrh,aiS ,.'"'
Aiit 0'"''i" ~ , , .' Him., r.,,,,,I cont
But then was troHpitIny iceilnss ioui'u noI,,
rot Dank stocN 'o-,taS lu btu u!i ,ropIios nrc
BHl Oh course 'h'9 VI ioiS"' "'sn''' '''' N
thlt, , ,r,i,.
Ana that dciled tlclh Inc thli'u "sh'T & ,I. & h,'T
Bnt Just 10 MAKE sure II Sttn up W. 'nvit "'''
For never spoke larShly 10 tiiuih utloi'
80 saying, lie soitly a'Gti'''u Tue H,ai' 80 lo;
AND arrived AZ inc uoor u H'"r 'o'' VI '">''
prayers. ,,. A. ,i ,.,
Ills AnnlcS bless papa draw i"r'ii 'IC uiB ,y"''
And NiheS grave promise lalis '"rc' @ "I' m hi' Eat.
"Strailgc, strange III l"B"''c"' e"" "' Wv" 4"
"liow | longel when a child, TO have Christmas
draw nBh:' ,...,,.....,,
IN atone for my harshneSF,' he lhWarHIy sal'i'
"By answering their prayers ere sleep on my pcu
Then he turned to the stars ana s"IuS Wcht ""N"'
Threw of velvet slippers and fllk dressing gown
Donned nat coat ana bool7, ail" WIS "''' III 'i''
street,
millionaire facing the cold driving Slcct.
Nor stopped he until he had bought every tliin8,
From the box iHIl OF candy I" me tli5 soIu 'lnB'
Indeed he kept adding 50 much to his store
That the various presents outnllnibrrrd score;
Then homcward ne turiied WIN 'H h'llons lu",,,
And with Aunt MaryS hrlp III inc nursery twas
stored;
Miss Dollle was seated behinu pihe tre',
by the side Of table spread out Tor her yea
a work-boN wen MED III the centre ,i Mun ia'''
Ana on 1t ring, ior Whlch Ailhlc Pt"9c"
soldier in uniform stood my sea, ., ,
WIN otlBIt SnHinB rulii',l9 y 'ii' 80 ''t =;
There were balls, dogs and horses, DOCKS pleasing 10
see, ,,, ,roo.