Deseret Evening News | 1906-12-15 | Page 85 | Waiting for Old Santa Claus

1 r rI I s p Jt P o I j FfRANK H BY FRANK 11 r ra a ACl the hearth the la are out Dili rough elm slow The brass a tic irons faintly shine rhine I Turns now to gray as rf with ages winds wail shrill without rf And shapes pass to and fro If ti While stars look down in peace henn ne t upon a dusky state Flaw s the clock the hour a s late 7 I Dense oiliness reigns now broken while 4 And near and nearer draws 1 A mouse within the w am sc of w se seIt It as the tame when households watt And m their sleep the children smile For Santa Claus For Santa ClauA t f fl t 2 s to th e mantel hung stockings from the l 4 Four of unequal size to their length and a brain IV h Whose shadows on the hearth are flunk Dawn skims the earth on ashen g 7 y lf a t 1 Are there to meet the tra leler eyes ith f u stars are bs dim r N The old red lies asleep At childish uproar comes apa e f I With nose deep buried his paws need to the cause If I t n lie cannot Eil keep For Christmas ilme has each face Y tt id idI k t I 1 a to Claus For Santa Claus y I I I H H 0