The New York herald., 1874-12-25

with ner glass slipper IN her hand, ana attendant
upon aer IN the guise OF the Prince was the poet
laureate recitn2 has dainty verses on the Sleep
ing BeIuty. little ower III the olds OF the cloud
was Hook OF sheep, ana little Bo-peep Win
their talls we're lost. Al the second pun Beauty
and the Beast" noated amid the aroma or tue TO-
bacco, and the reporter
A little frightened and much amazed
There TOO were the Baoes IN the Wood. undine
Little Betsindan and ali the beauties OF Falry-
land. In one corner, out OF the way oil the rest,
sat Jack Horner. wih his thumb alreaGy in the
Christmas pie. Another pun brought ali tne
princes sung IN fairy lore, and Old King Cole was
among them, looking as resa. and lively as Santa
Claus himself. The fourth pun was a mouthfu OF
giants, headed By the owner OF the seven league
boots, With pictures iainty traced In the smoke
OF Jack and the Beanstalkn and the memorable
achievements oi the Giant Killer anu a hundred
other legends al realities for These
disappeared one after the other, but the fairies
renamed when all the rest were gone. As the
smoke diifused Itself over the room the modest
apartment was transformed INTO a fairy palace
ana the falres' Dal began. And now the
OLD man smoked very quietly indeed, and while
the laries danced through the magic paiace
other figures began to gather ABOUT INC poet
laureate. While tney were still but dlmly seen
santa Claus whispered INTO the reporters ear,
These are the Christmas singers VINO helped me
nance wlth their holiday characterlstics and en-
abled me to call them iortn the ehilaren's
night. But for these the fairies would BOT hold
suca hign carnival tonight and be as realistic IN
the dreams OF the children the world over as tney
are 10 US. Watcn the pictures as they come and
20 and you VIII recognize many weil-remcmDersd
races some oi wnlch you may meet N broadway
any day."
THE CHRISTMAS SINGERS.
III was In the halo uf the smoke about the poet
laureate that they seemed TO gather. Ia came old
George Wiiher, chanting
Christmas comes but once year.
ihen lei US all be merry
aud With him was Hcrr.ck, as great a Christmas
singer as he. Otner barus gathered arolnu them,
eacn singing his own songs and attended Uy
sprltes ol hrs own creation, There was a great
hut the greatest cOInmotlon or ali was wnen lt
seen lnat Charles Dickens Ild come. He was fol-
lowed by Il long tlaiu OF attendants, Pick%lcA TAX
ing the lead and Sam Weller making most or the
Boo Cratctitt bodlng Tiny Tim in his arms. tire
little fellow saying, cas- ne had SO often said
Iofe GOD bless u.s. every One.n There appeared
So many pictures with Quaint figures OF queer lit
their master, that the reporter began TO doubt
whether 10 was Dickens or santa Ciais VINO was
the real magician. Other iorns however. crowded
the scene once more, and last Of all appeared the
venerable ngure OF William Cullen Bryant, ais
" Ltt.elnlluren OF the snow" peeplng out OF his
pockets, s.iting on hts shoulders anu Nesting in
his long white beard. The SAINT had tired OF
smoking, and as he laid down his pipe the reporter
saw him
> shut his magic glass
Then with his little finger lock IL
And stow IT deep IN his fur pocket
AS the smoke cleared away the images disap-
Claus too was gone. Running to the chimney he
saw tie sleign as IL was whlsked away ana heard
the saint eXciaim,
he drove out Of sight,
"happy Christmas 10 AL aud 10 al! good night"
The next moment lie too wide awake and
house showing their presents and crying Good,
dear Old santa Claus"