Show I V 01 J A J r Ps tI tw ww A nn J I J.-J J. 1 I U SOME Of TUE BEST POEMS EVER V WR ABOUT fa w STr ASo 0 i V e e E. E iX rv r. r r. r AI OpO V J I. I JI I X 1 F IE JJ 1 CYma rr lc About She streets struts ts are arc singing Tha boys bo vs I arc are cd o to catch tho the owls ov The wi t i marc In Is h bringing Our kite kIhen 11 en bo boy bo- hath hl brol broke broko o his hla box And to t 1111 t dealing of oC the ox Our hond Jl neighbors come com I by flocks And m hero heriN they wll wm bo merr merry Then in these m merry rr days dar Should AC I pray be duller No o let u UJ s sing our roundelays To makl our mirth the fuller t tAnd And thus thug Inspired we c sing I Iet all tU streets wIth rl ring Woods Wood I aril artl ond everything B tar B-tar tar c ess es s we wc e aro ro merry I FR hL CHRISTMAS NIGHT INTHE IN INTHE INTHE THE QUARTERS r rI r I IRWIN RUSSELL Go Oo iw way le folks folk I Is tired d o o i I. I you jou ou tt t u It Keep Jeep ep ko c fur yo o 0 betters betters dont betters dont don't dont you u henh tc e banjo I About the O tall she's sho's to lecter leeter- teeter teeter-k L les listen listen- listen listen- About bout the lon In f E wh tt Isn't darn dar nn an wh why whyde whyde I de har hayr Is 1 Dars Bars ine to toy he bt a a t said I Noah oah lookin solemn I Fur Pur Noah Noih tuk rule d do lerel an ho r read rd d do de rIbber column olumn An so he t sot ol ot Ills his to wuk a- a charmf timber patches An lowed hes he's e to build a a. boat to heat do de a an tn an a- a a 01 Ol Noah Noh hep kep a t an nn nn a a art in An all the wicked J bors ors kep a- a an an Jn a But Noah di didn't mm cm em iwin what hat g to lo happen I IAn An fort forty days In an torl forty nights do de rain It kep a n Now No Noah had dope dore allot a a. riot lot of or ebry sort of be basses s c Ob 01 all de dc shows hot a a. It beat em cm emall emall all aU to pieces pieces' He had a 0 Morgan lorgan cult Cull an nn head o 0 An eat cattle it board be de lie ark as M soon sCIons sCIon's s 's sho 3 ho heer l de thunder rattle Den sech r fall ll of rain It como so awful hubby hobby De ribber r riz riz and busted de Do De I all nil war uz drowned outer out eef eef Noah an an nn de critters An m men n h hed he'd hired to lo work ork de lie boat bont an anone anone one on onto to mix de bitters Do De ark she sho kep a an a a an ana a a De Dc lion hot got his dander up an an like like- to biuk bruk de tIe palm palin D Do hl hissed ld de p pointers yelled yelled- tell wl wig all II do de You hardly heap heah de tIe mate a a bassin roun noun roun an cussin Now Ham de only run- run rIn nn on do packet Got lonesome In do barber barber- barbershop shop an nn an stand de racket j f r An so fur to amuse hiss hiss' he steamed some woo wood an an bent It An soon he ho had hod a banjo made de e fust dat was ns Invented In He Ile met de ledder stretched It on mado made madeI bridge an m screws nn an I An Art tilted d In In a prop proper r neck neck t neck very I I long Jong an an He lIe tuk some tin an twisted him hima a thimAn thim- thim ul- ul fur Cur to ring Jt it how riz-how was stion An den do mighty might qu he coin to tring It ft I Do possum had n as no fine 1 a 1 tn tall l a as ash his is datIs datI's dat lat Is I's a u Da IDe has ha's as long an thick in n tn str tg- tg I des fit lit for banjo Dat er shaved em em ore oil as ns short short ns as dinner washday graces An sorted sorte l ob cm em by hy de dc size from fromE's fromEs E Es E's 8 to ba basses t tIto Ito illo strung her tuned her struck truck a n. Jig Jig- 1 I Neb cr Min lIn de tIe Vedder I She soun like forty Corty forty bands play a i I In all er went wont to some omo to I Noah No called do Og A An n lIam lam an nn knocked do aa tune ho h sot ot an do happiest ur of NUt since that th time tune Its Its It's mighty strange dero's deros not do show howin In I Ob a any bur bar at nil all upon p do possums tall a u-gro u a An curls curl's too ate ers er's ways ways his his I los em em Fur whar hur you OU finds do o dars dar's do banjo un an un do O possum The girl you'd gl give No Q the tho world to win To show you now how she holds you dear 1 No w fondly ties tics your our chin chinA A jV neck tie you jou can cm never or wear v CHRISTMAS AS HYMN TATE While 1 shepherds watched their flocks b bv by night ht All seated ltd on tho ground Tho The angel nn-el of at the tho Lord Lo-d came conic down And Ana glory tory shone around Fear not said ho for tor mighty dread had s ca their troubled Doubled bled mind mInd Glad tidings o of great Joy I 1 bring brine lo To you jou OU and all mankind To j rou OU In Davids David's town this day dt- Is 19 born horn of Davids David's Hh line linee The And e Savior Sa who Is ls t tho the Lord this shall be Le the The heavenly babe you ou there shall hall find io human view Jew displayed All meanly In ban bands 3 J And hi lu a manner laid Thus tho the seraph and forthwith r I Appeared a a. shining shining throng or Of eels angels praising God and thus Addressed their Joyful song song- All All glory bw be to God on high And to the earth bo Lo p peace nce Good m will henceforth from Crum heaven to men Begin and never cease ceasel THE NIGHT BEFORE DEFORE CHRISTMAS CrE CLEMENT IE l CLARK CLAnK MOORE l the night ht before Christmas when all through the house rot l ot a n. creature was stirring not even a n mouse The stockings 8 wore were hung hun by the chimney with care In hopes hones that St St. Nicholas soon would bo be there ere Trio T O children ere all snug In to theIr beds Jc s Why ht visions blons or of sugar plums danced l rough their heads And IT mma In ln her lier kerchief and I Im I'm In n my Had jUg l settled ct tI our brains for tor a a. along long tt q a g nap nap- When hen out A t the tue lawn there rose such a a. aI clat clatter clauer I fro X m my bed to see what hat was the matti maU Away 1 Wll to tho rho 11 dow I flow flew like Ilko a II flash rash Tore lore open the 5 shin sm and threw n up tho rho sash sh The Tho moon on the br bI brast 1st st of or the new fallen snow Gave Cave a n. luster of ot middy s' s to objects below bolow When what to my WOD eyes should appear S 'S But a n. miniature ture n sleigh and eight tiny reindeer With a old driver 1 so 0 lI cl lively and quick I knew In a moment It must ho be St St. Nick More ilore rapid than s cath-s his coursers they came And ho he whistled d and shouted and called them b by name Now Noon Dasher No Now Dancer Now I Now Kow On Cornet On Cupid On Dunder and BlItzen To the tho top ton of ot the porch to the tho top of ot th the wall wull Now dash awn away dash away dash awa away all all' As dr dry lea leaves CS that before tho wild hur- hur 11 fly When hen they meet with an obstacle mount to tho I So Sa up to the house lop top tho coursers th they y flew J j I With Gotto rh the sleigh full frill of 01 toys tog at St. St Nicholas Nich- Nich olas too And tl then n In a t tinkling inkling g i heard henr on tho the 1 roof root The Tho prancing and pawing pawing- of or each little tUo hoof 1 As I 1 drew In my head hea an and nd was turning around Down the chimney St Nicholls camp camo with a bound II Ho Ito was vas d dressed all In lu fur from his head to his toot foot I 1 I na his cloths s were al ai nn 1 with withA I ashes o and soot A bundle of ot t toys he ho had hall Hung flung on ht his hack sole And nd h he like l e lL a f Meddler just Open Open- In ing his pack Ills HIs eyes how thC they twinkled I His dimples how ho merry Ills His cheeks checks s wore like Uke roses his noso Ilko liko a ch cherry Ir Ills droll little mouth was drawn dram up Ilko n. n bow sAn And 1 th the b board ord on hh his chili was as white as the snow The stump of or a d pipe he held I teeth tight In n his hiM And tho smoke It encircled hI Ills his head like a wreath lIe Ile had belly a br broad ad face tace and a n. little round That Tha t shook when he laughed like 1110 bowl l tul Cui of jel jelly lIe wn was old old ohI chUbby elf and plump a plump a right Jolly And laughed d when I saw nn him In spite of m myself A wink or of his and eye a 0 twist of or his heed hC Soon dread e a tt c mo me to knoW I had nothing to He lie nt net Q a wor word but went straight to his work And filled fille anthe all the stockings then turned with a n Jerk And mi laying f his ln lingers asido of oC his nose And nod a up the thi chimney ho he rose lIe Jle sprang to his sleigh h to his team te-am gave o n a whistle And away way the they a all II flew the down o or ot of i a thistle O Dut 11 head him exclaim he I ere cro r drove e i out or of sight Happy C Christmas to all an- an anand and to all au a CI tood nIght |