The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-12-25

(She was little White Lilys sister,;
"By two o'clock, or at most by three,
The moon will be rising, and we will go
With our new red moccasins over tn
! snoww ~
And Lily said "Yes," and kissed her
The children were tired, and they botl
/ NJ slept sound; 4
But, almost before they knew it,
They were tiptoeing over the frozei
ground, 1.il -
Over wide white fields where grew not /
rtreerT' t-A-FrEF IrrF
Over the crust Jf the Polar Sea-
You never would think they could dc
gueyul.I
"Are we almost there, dear Marjorie?"
Said the breathless little White Lily;
II am cold and weary as can be!
! wish we never had started ut allr
And she cuddled under her sisters shawl
The airlwas so very chilly,
"oh, yes oh, yes; we are almost there
Don't you see the North Star shining
And here is the house of the good Great
Bear .lr'J qmt 7,H
He will surely be kind to us, because
lie is second cousin to Santa Claus;
See he sits at his table, dining"
So the Great Bear asked the children in
And made them sit down at his table,
A chain of stars hung under his chin,
And a jeweled pointer was in his hand,
BY which all the pilgrims to North-Star.
Land,
To keep the straight road ae able
"Will you show us the way to Santa
n ClausT fIFFf1 a E-T
They said, after e;itingand drinking.
"Oh, that is against the Christmas laws,
Which are strictly obeyed III North-star-
Land p " aa
But the Great Bear leaned his head on
hand,
And sat fora moment thinking.
"IIe hung up his coat here, an hour ago
There drop down into the pocket!
| hear his sledge-bells over the snow;
Oh, don't he afraid he will treat you
well."
They heard II ''Hallow" and before they
could fell
How it was, they were OIL like rocket.
How the reindeer flew! how the stars
whizzed by
But the children 50 close We're hidden,
They scarcely could open the edge of un
eye;
They could neither speak, nor wiggle, nor
wink, ~
They could only breathe very softly, and
think
of the ride they We're taking unbidden.
At last they arrived at Santa Claus house
And he, as he threw off his jacket,
Cried, wife did you hear the squeak
of Il mouse%
For the children were frightened and
cOuli not keep still:
'Eio! no Mrs Santa, look here, if you
will!
Here's u new-fashioned Christmas
pocket"
So Santa Claus wife put her spectacles on,
And came and peeped over his shoul-
der,
For she thought that her husband clean
daft had gone,
His eyes grew SO large in his shiny bald
head. t.
"Please do not be vexcd with u.s." Mar
jorie said,
And Lily exclaimed, growing bolder:
I'VE wanted to see where you live, Santa
Claus! 'tolD sEf .u..
To thank you, and bring you present;
But we could not fnd anything, sir. be-
cause"
why, you've brought me yourselves,
dears, and now you must stay,
And make Mrs. Santa Claus merry and
gay;
No home without children is pleasant"
The children, quite startled and sorely
afraid,
A sob and sigh tried to smother;
But good Mrs. Santa Claus came to their
aid,
And said, Santa, dear now | can't have
they stay!
Such midgets would only be- right in my
way; e
So please take them home to their
motherw
When the reindeer came, with iingling
din
The children were hardly ready;
They were watching the Northern Lights
begin;
But Santa Claus lifted them into his
sleigh,
And whipped up the reindeer and
whisked away,
With chirrup, and $50 be steady"