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VOL. 21 — No. 46 OMAHA, NEBRASKA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1947 Entered as 2nd Class matter at Post
Office, Omaha, Nebraska, Under Act of
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And mamma In her kerchief*
and I in my cap*
Hod settled our brains for
a long winter's nap*
Whew out oh the lawn there
rose sueh a clatter*
1 sprang Worn my bed to
see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew
like a flash*
Tore open the Shutter^
and threw up the sash*
.. 'll l I II ——
The moon* an the breast of
the new-fallen snow*
Gave a lustre ot mid-day
to object* below;
When what to my wonder
ing* eyes should appear*
But a miniature 5leigh and
Ieig'ht tiny reindeer,
With a little old driver so
lively and quick*
I knew in a moment it
must be $t.Nick*
More rapid than cables Wts
coursers they came.
He whistled and shouted,
and call'd them by Marne*
*Mow,Dasher! mow,Dancer! how,
TVancer! now, Vixen!
Oh,Cornell om, Cupid! on,Don*
der and Blitzeni—*
To the top of the porch,to
the top of the wall 1
Now,dash away,dash away,
dash away alii"
AS dry leaves that before
the wild hurricane fly,
When fhcv meet with an ob*
. stacle, wotiMf to the sky,
£*up to the house-top the
coursers they Mew,
With the sleigh full of toys
and St*Nicholas too,
<And then in a twinkling* I
heard on the roof.
The prancing and pawing .
of each little hoof.
<Jwo5 the niqht before Christinas,
when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring,
not even a mouse;
The stockings were hunq by
the chimney with care, ,
In hopes that St. Nicholas
Soon would be there;
The children were nestled all
snu<) in their beds.
While visions of suqar-plums
danced through their heads.
As I drew m my heed and
was fuming around*
flown the chimney 5t. Nich
olas came with a bound*
He was dressed all m fur from ft
his head to hits foot*
And his clothes were all tar*
risk'd with ashes and soots
A bundle of toys he had
flung’oh His back*
And he look'd like a peddler k
just opening his pack*
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His eyes How they twinkled!
Ms dimples How merry!
His cheeks were like roses*
His nose like a cherry*
His droll little mouth was
drown up like a bow*
And the beard on His chin
was os white as the show;
The stump of His pipe He
Held ti?Ht iM 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 lauoH’d
like a bowl full of lefty*
He was chubby and plump-*
a right jolly old elf-*
And I laugh'd when I saw
Huh ih spite of myself*
A wink of His eye and a
twist of His Head*
Soon gave me to know I Had
nothing to dread*
He spoke not a word but
went straight to his work*
And filled all tke stockings;
then turned with a jerk
And laying His finger aside
of His nose.
And giving* a nod,up fhe
chimney He rose, l
He sprung to His sleigh,to
His team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like
fhe down of a thistle*,
But I Heard Him exclaim,ere
' He drove out of slgk+>
Happy Ckristmas all
andtoallagood'Night!" ,
