Evening journal., 1913-12-18

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When il was neatly tied in paper brown.
We passed slowly out through the great
crowd
With our four aetlc ones feeling quite
proud
Each one holding in his TINY hand
/ HIS little parcel thinking il grand
And now where next shall we 20?
! 10 the candy store, Ohio. Ono.
for books and balls. fairies and TOYS.
/ Did not satisfy the boys
SO up we went through the crowded
street.
blind man there we did meet.
We MI passed the blind man by.
/ Without hcartache without Il SIGH:
For who could think f the sorrowful
With q happy crowd of little men,
( liut ncle coming IN the rear
Who perhaps, saw the blind man drop a
Dropped something into the empty hat
/ ] know the blind man was thankful fof
tnot.
We viewed the pretty things as we
passed
And came 20 candy store at last;
IDt masking purchases we Thought we
were through.
But no. we must buy some cakes can
die and anuis too
lOf Amtie, I have not sad one word.
Notlline of her yet have You heard.
But she has been wulking quietly
about
Selecting many a pretty thing out
| Ont from among the wonderful list
Whore J know they will never be- missed
The vacancy soon win be Rlled.
From Snntas mystical castle upon the
hill.
For there be lives in quiet and case.
Thinking MI year how Well he can
please
Al the good little girls and boys.
with many new and beautiful toys
These four little boys are longing TO see,
Ani counting the days until Christmas
"Oh. ann SO anxious Tor Christmas to
come"
said my little f,e year old son,
And he counts the days on his fingers
DER,
And SAYS. mamma ~only i've more"
And lis little cousins. one not yet
three.
Are just as anxious, as anxious as he.
Often and often has my little boy.
Pointed ont thu castle 80 me with Joy;
INT he always thought and always will
That Santa lives ON the top OF the Hill.
Among the tree tops tai aud enc.
lie tulks about him many time,
And / haNe wondered DER aud DER
Whon strnding in my cottage door.
ln the lovely month of june,
lWhcn the roses were in bloom.
Viewing the castle at my viii.
The castle On the FoWn of the nil
Its trrrcts points Go the sky
Above thc tree tops tall snd high,
II little children gay and free
: Played undeineatb those leaty trees.
9 And ! have often wondered too
! When the lights we're glc1m;ne through
" amy other chill Ia town.
s. Thought TINT Santa WAS pcoping down,
z Over pretty Conshohoeken town;
For two eyes 80 very bright.
Shine through the tree tops every
night;
s My little boy has said. mony and many
4 a time.
4 Mamma how win san.o. ever our hous'
find.
2 How viil hc cross ths river you .cey
8 win be- come Oh a boat with gifts 1
3 I, the castle stands on the brow OF th
hiil.
: And just below pws the River schuyI
z kin.
Al ltttf. l.. .., 49,. i.....,.,. .,.,l .,s,
liut there IS ipany and many a child "a
day
= VIII Wondc. WY >altg from his cas-
3 tic great
& put nothing in their stockings, the
hung Dy -he crate
And tear VIII gather in the mother
eye.
tnd she. TOO. win Vondrr why
8 Wonder why. from hi. goodly store
z he passed her little during- Ger.
4 Wien 0lim the bells peal forth q
= Merry Christmas time.
,ni tables air laden with frnt au
chuic,si Wines
And in the pnrlor stands lhe bcautiil
Christmas trer.
3 iiuugiy children peep in. the sonderil
"iaHN w "''
on hov mueh happier. ] think we a
Wouid De-.
%. % nen gathered around our Christmi
tree.
We know ai Che little children deaT
8 We're having happy Christmas th
year.
= But ninety-siN j. growing Old,
Aud many viii b'r oU iu lhe cold;
But ring fhc bcllf the merry nelis
Z Lct gisdnezs in onr bosom dwell
'Iwas God who gave His only Son,
"a Christmas gilt 20 eseryonri
= And he win smile upon what ,gc besto
z Upon lonely children here below
= Who nill look ioi Santa Christmas 4,
3 Thinking something nice he VIII ieav
= f0f santa has curtlcs everywhere.
Z This lhe children do derllre.
And 20 sou who read this Christmas d
Z sisb sOu ail merry lay
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