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Show Twas four weeks heore Christmas when all through the Mall The merchants were bustling one & all, The ads were placed in the Clipper with care In hope tha.'. holiday shoppers soon would he there The children were nestled all snug in their beds While we hurried to dress for the plans ahead. I And Mama in her best coat and I in my Cap I Were off to Five Points during t heir nap 1 When out in the parking lot there aro-a- such a clatter v.e ian from the stores to - I Vv 1 1 a t ; i -. the matter I Ava loth' door v. e I lev. 1 ll. a 1 1 a -1 i 'a i t h cm -v i ic I behind u v.e oral lv did i i a h TlieMiii i.n llie i le t uj Ihr lall.-n : now gave a In I er ol m id i la t o ( a i . in a i o v. Win n . h it 1 1 i n v, i mdei in ; e e -; - le mid appea r l'.ilt tile elli'.llie V. It ll UP'le ho epoWef I I II II I e I pf er, Willi a 111 tie old (ll U er -,o elv alld quick I 1. lie,'. Ill a IIP ' I IP nl l! IllU .t I e St. N X k M , e ,,i. t I ; ill ( a.!. 111 t o 1 1 o w e l t 1 P ' i a 1 1 P ' ----- t,e ,n,M . it lie- i:, di he railed them l' Noa krh, ' .p,. I 'el I ! No-. Mail ' ; , d I ) 1 1 1 ( ) ! i I' i 1 1 1 1 . . h I n hip'. !; ( 'aio 1 1 1' I lean' p,, t!;.- : ! !!. o t i 1 M dl t ' 1 He sighed with relief as he saw St. Nick He was wording that he might not get there so quick He saw he was dressed all in fur from his head to his foot and his clothes were not tarnished with ashes or soot Hut a bundle of toys he had flung on his back, and he looked like a peddler just opening his pack He commented how his eyes they twinkled! His dimples how Merry! His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry. I lis droll little mouth was drawn up like a bowl And his beard on his chin was as white as the snow, The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth And the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath. He had a broad face and a little round belly that shook, when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly He was c hubby and plump and a right jolly old elf, and I laughed when I saw him in spite of myself. A umk of his eye and a twist of his head Soon gave me to know we had nothing to dread. 1 le spoke not a word as we followed him through the hall, (right d ow n to the middle of the mall. ) I I le sat on the chair and went straight to his work And saw all the children then getting up v. it h a jet k A i al laving his I i ma1 r aside of h is nose And. : w ,! nod Irotn hi- chair he aro-e 1 !' i'lau; to the door to hi engine he went V. r h i ; I oo tnti, li time he i i.;u red he'd spen t ; ' ' ! ' ed !:;:e ep! iin a - !; dl'o e r'lt of -i Jit. (': '";'- . '' ; 7 . ,.',' i r'umf niyjil. I ... We Ip ad I -a ! ;: '! . 1 di. -a in. :--. le ,,i . :.d w.- , tui:;:r : .r.-.'-md d .'A II t !'e P 11! - . Kl.e t 'l-e I'l W ' .' ' ' ! tha i a: d a board ; i V . ' . 1 do -a in. le ,,i . :.d. w.- , tui:;:r : .r.-.'-md t d .w j, t l-e a ea - . ia,e tie in ir , i w -!i a N pr' . - th.-i.l a: d a bound ' y. V ot Ms ' - ".0, ' 1 V . i - : k 4 |