The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-24
The NigsB Bef0ra ohriat1nax.

tno peIore Unr1atInaS.
s. Ds sissr' TN; {. SoosE, 3, IT,
Twas Che nj sl before ohsistmhsi Wbs,
aAthro' tn the nsess $ ma sRsgSi.
se'n aaSEIss: SIss'pfe wss stirring not eyehs'
Thestoekings were hung by the fciiimne e,
4si with earexi:e .isass aItitsS4 sajl W.:
In nhope that st. Nicholas soon would b,
The children were nestled all snug Ii
their beds,
While visions of sugar pluma, danced
= gthrough their heads; ,;,ll9l F. ~
:" .ss"'me in her 'keTohisss, a.s.;, ir
.s1 my cap, q ~ ~ ~
nag ssu settled our brains for . long winters
Mhen out on'the lawn thcrearose such q
isprang from my bed to see what was
Away to the window I few like flash,
lore open the shutters and throw up tho
= sash. II .,
The r. moon on the bteastobf the hi new fallen
'ri snow tcf 4 n = ,n;i7nSi eSTT
Gave tho lustre'of midday TO the objects
,rE, bellows, - ,,'.v
When. what to my wondering eyes should
But y r.inaasss %iSis!urs sleigh, and eight tiny
Withs o. little, old driver, so lively and
,tu!HutscA, >. ., ,iGai is4- .l.u e'.tt.
IN knew IN momentit must be, ,Sts Nick.
More rapid than eagles his courses they
j. came, ipc! dr. ! h11 IN
And he whistled and shouted ond called
them by name, .,,i, .,,..u
"Now, Dasksfl now, Dancer! now, Pran-
~ cerl now, Vixen! 4
On ComerI on, Cupid! .on, Dunder and
Bixeni ,,, yi,i1.,.,, i..1,
Tothe top of.tile porch! to the top Of the
Now, dash away, dash away, dash away
~. air. 4fs; s,si-, ,,f in.'t
-As the leaves that before the wild hurri-
cane fly,
When they meet with an Obstacle, mount
aieto the sky, "a
So up to the housc-top the courscrs they
few,
With a sleigh full of toys and ST. Nicho-
las too;l So.
And then, in n twinkling, heard on The
roof
The prancing and paving of each little
hoof.
Ash Idrew in my head and was turning
around,
Down the chimney ST. Nicholas came with
bound.
Le-was dressed all in fur, from his head
to his foot, si,',,
and his clothes were all tarnishcd with
ashes and SCOT! f'' '2''''
Asbundle of toys he had flung on his
4, back,
And he looked like pcdler just opening
~ his pack; NJ -
His eyes, how They twinkled! his tlin,plcs,
~ how merry! 's3'G' tt'f'. -
His cheeks were like roses; his nose
.4ailike Hcherry; ia..i,sG1
His droll little mouth was drawn mp like
q. % bow, "a. ila rN
And the beard OH his chin was as white
II; ,as the snow; rti .-7
Tho stump Of pipe he held tight in his
teeth, =. m
And the smoke it enciroleQ his head like
90 wreath Is ass. 0.5 eh: "a ~
lie had o broad facc and II little round
:, belly, .a h. r,s..,a .i.u..
That shook, when he laugheI, like n
bowl full of jelly.
lie was chubby and plump, a right jolly
old elf;
And laughed, when saw him, i'll spite
Of myself,
4: wink of lis eye and twist of his
head
Soon gave me to know had nothing to
dread, .',.'
He spake not word, but went straight
<. to his work, i
And filled oil the stockings-thcn turned
with jerk, &il l
And laying his finger aside Of his nose,
And giving anod upthe chimney he rose
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave
,ss3a whistle, i,G d. u
And away they all flew like The down of
the thistle,
But heard exclaim MS he drove ont of
:. sight,
'lIAprY CnnIsrMAs TO ALL, Axp TO ALI.
A GOOD NICUTn