The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-12-28
ANNIE AND WILKES PRAYER

amid AND
= Es4 tho eve before rlrktmasf "Good night had
And Annie and wnlc had rcpt into bed
There WIN tearr on their pillows aud lcrn In h''I
And eaGh little bosom VIVA heavy with Highs--
Tor . night their .orn father command had Bon
given,
Instead NJ NJ eight Tor they troubled HIN more
9Th questions unheari " than gyer before
No had told them he thought this deluHi0n 4 sn,
No such thing IA -anui Clause ever had been
And he hoped after this he ncyrr should ienr
H"w h. scrambled down Chimncys with presents
zach year,
And his wiz. the toason Why two little heads
N %rttlCtSly tossed on their foit, dowHy beds
Eight, nina, and tho dock In tho tocple t1llrd ten
Hm n word had G-n spoken by either Ill then,
when willie gid face from the blanket df pep,
D nj whispered "DrSr Annis, n you fast a'lr'If
"Why, no brother Willie" n sweet vote" fcpn'0'
eIye tried n IA vain, bot | can't shut my rye'i
For, snw0h0w, II makes me " sorry, ls'nu'e
Dear papa has said theTe II no Santa Obu,
Now W. knOw there II, and It cant b" hnhl,n,
fOT hh came every YrnT before hlun'lh "'.'
But thon. I've b'sn Init king inst 'ho u'Th '" pTh},
And Oud would he8t rg"fylhins mainina w0uIl THFi
And p4rhhp. she asked Him 10 send sahta ''Au-
here
WIN hs SaOk flIl Ut presents no brought r''fy
yeAT."
"wel, why ant W. pay ies IA nnmnH did then,
Auh AK HIM " send him with prrrnH @drnf'
"fvs brou thinking ", ton" Aud withOu, u word
more
Four little bare feat beunipi out On tho roof,
And four little kaers the HJit carpet pressed,
And igO tiny hands were cIVpd clot1 to enci
hrHisi,
"Sow, Wilio, you kno -, we must firmly believe
Tint the presents WI HBk Tor wore sure N r'TeiVei
You must wait lut rs .tlI III ! 'ny the anon,
AMI BY that you will know that yOdr turn hiT come
them
"Doar Icaus look down on my brother and me-,
And Amut us the favor We are asking Oi Ihc'
] want q wax dolly, u ton-bet and ring
And M ebony work box. that shuts With a spring
h!eD~ papa, dear Jcuua, and cause him to sec
That SiDta Claus lOyoA VA lar hHtter thnn no.
Don't lot him got ir"t'ul aud angry again
Al dear brother Silic and Annie, Amen
"pLeA~e Jesus, lot Santa TNua tum down tC-hiBhi
And bring US ZONE present., before II IA llHhti
want he should dive me a nice little slch,
With biLhl shiny runner, and all paint" yed
A boz fuli VI tan1y, u book AMI ni"y,
Amen and then Jesus, IN h"n good bpy."
Their prayers being ended, thcy mdS Il up Their
heads,
And VIII, hearts liahtand cheerful ngoiH sought their
beds
Tiny we're soon lot In slumhrr both peaceful and
deep,
And with hihc. In drcuruland "e roaming IN
sleep
Sight, uino aud the Iittlo French clock struck ten,
Ere the father had Thought NJ hi, children again .
ha S>mci now 10 hear Anaie's haii-suppf's cl
5iRhH,
AM " zee tho blg tears stand In WINES blue Dyes,
81 WA harsh 10 my dnrlingN ne mentally Haid,
"a nj sI,u A nat l,vr aput Than a, ttTIy Ia bed
NM then / wu. iygublcd-uy E.liny found vent
bnt Lnnk .,,ck i,-dny has ynnc dawn ion por cent,
Hut al courac t,ev va fury,uou their tuuubIr, ere
this,
ann lhnt ! dthl"l mem ne lhi''o u'N'' I' NH''
but lurt 10 make sure, II 7I'"I "p !" 'h'lf n""i
EOr never spoke harsh 10 my dariinss before"
~ saying IL ypiiIy assembled the STAIR,
And arriyDi at the door heard both n the prayers,
HIS Annie 4 ''blrp PAM draw VII forth the big etnrs,
And WllIir'g grave promise hllS sweet pn his rnrs,
"HtfNngr. HtHtDEp ia fDISyttrn," said he y ith u
pigh.
elbow lvnyrd when u child. To have ChTiHtmu,
,. XXI -,
hfhw hlgh
""'' " ny h''n'"''' "'",' 49,
ny hn,|,IlhR th'f P'")o''' ere ! '"'P "'
Then he turn,d TO the sHlr nnl -"illy ~cni down,
Throw on velvet slippers aud six dressing gown,
Damned hat, coat aud boDts, aud was cut m tn"
street,
Nor stopped ho untlI he hni bought sgcrylhlng,
Prom tic box fun VI candy Ia the thy g0li ring,
luioyI he Kept adding 10 much to hs Store,
I hnt the y,rI,lIu urnsGutg nutpIuuh, red a a,Ou.
Then hUmny.rd me- turned with his holiday fond.
And With Aunt Marv's aid, In tho uursefy TWAS
stored.
the side Of a table .prrnd ont Tor her tea;
A work box well hIlod In the center sus laii,
4 Doldbr IN unborn stood by asu~li
There wCrr bal, ioE, a.d horses, book, pleasing Ia
nh,
And hirir Of Nil coioTs were prrch~l In the tres o.
AN" 90 nnn ,,, IMuH, tanslhnH sG,a up IN Va" "r
Auh NJ. H. Irn% I, No. y. ~ W."r.
Hn thought {rr his trouble ho had bcrn ,i,n,ly unli
And ne an,d To- himself ~ hc hrushcd Of, a 'r;r,
III happier To- nigit thnn pvc teen ior a wear
%hat care u bank stock tIl ten per cent. more