The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1873-12-25
VISIT FROM 81. NICHOLAS.
NJ CLEMENT G. MOORE.

nj CLEMENT G. MOORE.
Twas The night before Christmas. when al
Not = creature was stirring. not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with
In hopes that st. Nicholas soon would be there
The children were nestled all snug In their beds
While visions Of sugar-plums danced in thsir
And Mamma In her kerehief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled our brains for = long winters
When OGs on the lawn there srsse such a chatter.
sPrang from my bed 70 see what was the matter.
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon, on the breast OF the new-alien snow,
Gave = lustre Of midday to objects below;
When, what to my wondering eyes should sp-
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,
With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
knew in = moment il must be st. Nick.
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them
snow, DasheIi now, Dancerl now. Prancer and
oni Comet, onl Cupid, oni Donder and Bitten
To the top of the porch, to the top of the wall
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane Ay,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the
with lLesGisAHAlidf bysEIsds st NiohSiAS,
APs s sass z !: s sgSiPs ssagsE 7 s S;ess.s 81 LIE ses i Ss6e.
As 1 drew in my head, and was turning around,
OSWn tHo SAAAhACy ASAOo S0AO W. n
HeT@Yrfssa AHtqmT ppp hts hfaq sdhls
And his clothes we're all furnished with ashes
4 ABB bundle ID ,S of s:Sa b had 3 5 ae9s p PI Sis 6 Sse6, hi,
His .ses how they tvinKiedi his dimplss how
His cheeks were like roses his nose like =
His droll lhsle mouth was drawn up like a bow, j
And the beard on his shin was a. white a. the
The stump Of . pipe he held tight In his teeth,
And the smoke. Il encircIsd his head like a
he had q broad face ana a Iittiee round bell" 90
That shook, when hs 1aughsds like a bowl full Of
be was sihubby and plumprs right jelly old sif;
And l laughed when SAN htn' N spite OF my
A wink Of his eye, and twist Of his head,
Soon gave me 10 know HAD nothing to dread.
He spoke not q word, but went straighs-tO his
And aiied all the stockings then turned with a
And laying his finger aside OF his nose,-.r.s !.
And giving ahod, up the chimney he rose.
He sprang to- his sieighs to Ahis team gave q
Aud away they all new like the doWa or 4 thistle;
But l heard hin exclailnssre he drove out of
4aappy Christmas to all. aud to alta good night"
A. PUBLIC LIBRARY.-The Y. N. "A
having become embarrassed pecuniariiy
by keeping up their elegant Library and
containing the same, asmsetingcWast
held in their room 1onaMondRy evening
last toueensider the1stpa6OnsAMrSL las
Miller, President of the Assoeiatioh, S0e-1
eupied theschAirzand Ma Curtis Essig, the
Secretary, acted asusaehGLMro Avery gave
q stateReatok4beksituRtlQ kkelsxpens6
that had attended GthegfihnaEE issbnFsRf
the AssociatiOns Acknowledgements the.
members .tQa.tnrnroyer theLr6rargIto any
organization o s5vorthys a elIIzeRss aOrastO
abandon 1t altngstherxA Ones the other
1ad TO es done.s1I ba4 - ,as5 + GairissaaiH 1
The hrst question q was as to
the necessity ofa pubic lib airy and read
room u Canton. AIR MeGregor be-
ing called out, Ahoughtdhere aOGS great
Necessity, was soIryy lReregwas not more
book reading qamongsoqrt PeoPle. E0nng
and olds BelisyingI A public kbEarX and
reading room We're necessary 10 Canton
De would. SotssaecoEdingIysaHd putlhis
mite theFet04 9aFavofAbles1remaEks were
also mads-byLME Henry O. Fogls, MAJOR
Mckinley, Rev. ParkysMEsEly and OthS
ers, when the questioHWasdecided unani-
nonslYslnthe AthrnatlVsrsusr .4sszsfg " !
The second QnestiOh veonsidefsd wEsaaB
d continRiag under the preseht .arrange-
nent. ME- Curtis aEsslgD oRDQsedl she
knew the trouble they had had and
a change advisable. s0thers. pres
snt thought a changsTpE nEme would not
be advisable; would DO, harm rather than
good; thaEAo eitizensshond objecttothe
mere name manufacturers and purpose
we're lapaRbls,as Tbs vote Vas 1nanlnapsI
ID the Affirmative. ".sEaoElsJ cen
ThQnghd hsE Rttsp3aneesWEsnoEAafge
$15QEas suhAerlbed tossanldststheaPges=
eht liabilities and $40 towards The 6xa
Hsnses. MnEoI0hDlR HlRaynOldEWAs ap-
Pointed y committsesta Ealse6 nRdaHto pay
Of the debts, and .NsssFSIH. G. Fogle,
qur6sSESsigss Alphabetically And@As|
AcGregor were appointed a coAlnlsteeto
procure contribunoMsGt0GdslnS sEhS4ex-
penses of the ensniBgyaarS az .vsEls7 H
On motion, adioWnsdHtill Monday
evening: Dscem1sE2