Show K A 3 christmas N katherine un A 1 A L I 1 banther 3 locq abo 0 in lollias Lo olias 1 A THE HE snow flakes on the sleeping earth their JL down mantle fling while clanging through the frosty air air the christmas jol joy bells ring it is 13 the hour 0 of eventide the glowing fire burns low and in in its depths fair pictures gleam of christmas long ago I 1 see the little cottage nestled close behind the hill to us it was a refuge sweet from every earthly ill il the blazing logs upon the hearth give forth a ruddy sheen to tinge the frosted panes be decked with wreaths of evergreen I 1 see sec the little stockings hung beside the ingle nook I 1 see the childish facet faces oh how gay and bright they while from the little trundle beds their merry voices hum at As eagerly they wonder just when santa claus claua will come come how busy were our mothers then from morn mom until they slept and from the quaint old kitchen spicy odors odor upward crept from shelves all groaning neath the pies of pumpkin amp kin and of mince duct such appetizing goodies have I 1 never tasted since dear faces that I 1 see tonight have gono gone beyond the skies far fortham them the joyous christmas day dainow now dawns in paradise but they seem to hover near me in the fire lights fitful fow glow sweet spirits 0 of the christmas time dear christmas christinas long ago |