The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-12-13
OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
The Jolly Christmas Of sevens.

There were seven houses all In a row.
And some were lofty, aud some were low
And some had cost great store of gold,
And one was quaint, and queer, and old,
Out of the six came sevens seven.
One Of the sevens had seven.
Seven sevens came to the seven
May all the seyens be one in heayent
The seven stars, up in the crisp blue heavens
Were twinkle happy 10 see these sevens
Ripe for the Christmas fun and mirth,
Gathering round that wide old hearth.
There were seven urchins all in ring,
Talking about some wonderful thing;
And seven little maidens all I'm glee,
To End out what that thing could be-
Then those seven grandpas told of the days
When the grandmas shared them with willy ways!
And the grandmas showed, with many smile
How easy those saints were caught with guile"
There were seven grandpas first. in the ROOM
And seven sweet grandmas sat close TO em;
And all their heads were silvery white
And all their faces shone AZ the light
There were seven papas in Sunday clothes
And each one carried-the family nose
And seven good wives and each wife thought,
My good mans nose Is the best in the lotl-
There were seven uncles. Jolly and bluff
Exactly the sort for blindmans buff
And seven fair aunties, full of fun,
Who knew seven times seven things to be done
The papas-they talked about Polly Ticks
(Or some such girl, and a barns and ricks;
And the mammas spoke of their help and such.
The uncles and aunties laughed at this.
And played at forfeits-each fine kiss;
While the youngsters watched for the Christmas
tree,
And longed for the Feast of the Grand Turki
Then the great old clock
Said ''Ticl tocl"
And " Chirr- whirr"
And "Tingl tungl~
Seven slow strokes
Then the grandpas said seven wise savings
And the grandmas seven sweet verses
And the papas gave seven rules OF living
And their wives seven kinds of comfort.
The aunties told seven funny riddles
And the uncles made seven wise guesses
While the youngsters made seven rhymes
Which began with cow"
Went ON with miaow,"
Ended with bow wow wow!-
And broke up in a Jolly row!
For the door flew open, and 10! there stood.
Loaded with all things rich and good,
The Christmas board!
What happened then dare not saw
For hungry people they have a way
or doing Just AZ the Russians do
They go for Turkey and when they're through
There's nothing left but bones
OH but the sevens on the Christmas tree
Seven dear dolies AZ you'll see;
Seven bright jack knives. sharp and good
For cutting hngers-and, sometimes, wood.
Sevens for young and sevcns for old,
Pearl, and silver and solid gold
In short there We're, among the rest,
Those seven things that vou like best!
Then came plays and blindmans buff
The auntes caught till they cried enough y
And then came the stories of ghosts and men
Till the old clock hammered away for ten.
Happy the youngser then. 10 win
The chance, beneath her dmpled chin.
To tie his true loves furry hood
And hear her" Thanks You did il good!7
Happy the maids and men. az well.
Who found some gladstone tales to tell
As homeward, through the pure white snow
They went their ways, so fondly slow.
Happy the men of middle life.
Each with his own fond loving wife.
And happiest. those of either seven
Whose white locks spoke them nearest heaven.
Out of the one went sevens seven;
One of seven kept seven;
Unto the six went sevens seven:
May all of these sevens b. one in heaven!
Wide Aeo0ke for December.