Show I THE TIIE OLD m f n nOne One Chrismas dinners truth a dozen nowadays delivered by instalments In the 81 sleek k new newfangled ways Take me back 0 to the tho time when courses Come COlne together In n a bunch M an united all 11 their forces CoreN a time when together old oldan nn an young tin an soma euln on an sinner Could be found nil all gathered round one dinner Thus said Ahab Adams merchant from a stress or of thought to free him To hi his brother Adams who had come from Maine to see him Ort Oft I think that dinner once moro morn Id like to tT try It I But Dut you see Sl It cant be managed nil aJ my mone money buy It Cant fetch back the frame cant arrange the pro proper fr rn meet lIn In InMost Most of all the folks Id ask olk here long ago ogo hu has Quit their roUn First lid Id want n a slice o 0 winter that would fetch tetch out what was In you ou Air AJr a a haft o 0 blat blades 6 sharp as asif If they mont meant to skin you near noor the hills tr trIn try In hard to make I a with snowwhite blankets on like the Fences through the drills drifts clear the lie river ther therAll All the chimneys steam tn craw tin upward with n a shiver Sun 1 a yellow rellow chunk of Ice failed Called to furnish an any h hen tin An remains for n capt to be 00 JI present nt at the Critters In the barn M as they was before toro you ou fro fed em Snow and frost unusual out every time you ou tread em N 1 t N t t 1 I I That would be n a mornin the tho trouble of Glad Olad that Christmas happened round on n day so Then Id want our Dad on an down M as last years earM Made us toe the mark you OU a good provider When he slung hi his banner outCome an he her a dInner Every one that got the word wor his stomach was a winner How the they through the sno snow horses kep their bells a Runners lIke hike a al a rocklin 01 folks wrapped ra 1 up bundles halt hal a Dog that have hao thanked the dogs of the king to call em cousin cousinSo caul In I ISo So Id hev em come an come ore the morning hour was wal through with Come In on than we what to do with I her hev her lier there would somehow or other I learned so J I kin speak yet et I see lICe times that I would give RIe half hlf m my days day ot of older ol er For a half an hour of her with her gray heal head on my shoulder houlder Thus Thull Bald ld Ahab dams Adams merchant prou proud 1 of his hiI success u rw with reason son And nd his gO good financial prospects grow In Ing brighter every ery season Will Carletan In Frank Les Ies Pop ular Monthly for tor December |