Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-24
SANTA CLAUSE.


was begging for shelter on Christmas Eve
A boon that he never had failed to receive.
You can sleep in tho castle, the peasants re-
piled.
And get such handsome reward beside
ON arising domain at tt c end Of the isle
Stood the gorgeous Castle OF iIarioyberille.
Discarded by mortals untenanted there
on account of the FAIRIES that haunted the air,
And all of the folks at the village could tell
How the mansion was troubled from garnet to
cell.
And furnished around with n noise and light
That no one could live in the house over
night.
Twas furnished and garnishcd in beautiful
style.
As the Grecian Castle of Harleybsrhlc.
All the tiers and the pillars so rare 10 behold
We're Furnished and fcttered with silver and
gold,
And appeared to the preacher 10 grand and
sublime.
1t was as II temple from solomon's time
Erected for worship sacred abode.
THAT once had been died with tho glory of
God;
house with its colums of marble and gilt
That monarch commanding his millions had
built.
SO rewards were put out at a hundred and i've
To the man who'd sleep there and come out
alive;
But no one to venture their life could be found
Who lived on tue shore or tho villages round.
As the spritcs had them all such in terrible
dread
Till the sanity old pilgrim had sought for
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lie walked to the portal and opened the door
Then shut 1t again, stepping in ON the iloor.
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Iro'fuucu IRON u"aoI 'h' r"a'9 n"u ' ,',,,-
fell
On the eroVoes ana clusters OF coral anu
shell
And spafhled IKE stars on 'he c'eAr crys'"i
drops
Ihat IcH from inc 'front.' on INC flca my tops
Dlspiaylng 'he wealth. anu the grandeur
thats seen
In inc auy l'Se nome OF an ofiena' queen
at the elegant sight he was more than
amazed,
And in wonder and silence he stood still and
gazed.
There is one thing alone. said the pilgrim;
fenr
no chri.tmas supper will come to me here.
In all of nv neods the prssent ia tippe,
"'sn ! co"'u nave DO" some ohf'''maS
supper
ASK no, iof "lhe OF ior orhnuy anu rum
hu' cur o' roast goose anu some nice sugar
p'um'
lie entered the bed room, the first to the right,
And fell on his knees and prayed with his
might.
That lesson OF owe and devotion he'd learn
while blessing Ut poor with tue money he'd
earn,
shelve
As the clock in the tower OF the steeple struck
twelve.
IL task like the present I've nothiug to
dread
And proud of the prospect he soon went to
he'd;
But his courage grew cool with the arch OF his
hair.
On hearing the patter OF feet on the stair;
On listening, an expression no heard of de-
light, N
AS the preacher arrived on that Christmas
night
who could believe we should have such u
treat
AS preacher for guest at our Christmas
feteg"
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pray
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