Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 December 1950 — Page 32
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; if ‘Twas the night before Chtotns. when all hrouch the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.
The children were nestled all sniig in their beds:
While visions of sugar plums danced in their heads; And Mamma in her kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap.
When out on the lawn there rose such a clatter, I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.
= Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon, on the breast of the new-fallen snow, Gave a luster of midday to objects below; When, "what to my wondering eyes should appear, But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer. With a little old driver, so lively and quick, I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick. More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
"Now, Dasher! Now, Dancer! Now. ] Prahces! Now, Vixen! On, Comet! On, Cupid! On, Donder and Blitzen! To the top of the porch, to the top of the wall! : Now, dash away, dash away, dash away, all.”
Pa “f ; As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky;
"So, up to the housetop the coursers they flew,
With a sleigh full of toys and St. Nicholas, too!
And then in a twinkling I heard oh the roof The prancing and pawing of eack little hoof. As I drew in my head, and was turning around, Down the *hisiney 3 St. Nicholas came with a bound.
He was dressed all in fur rer his head to his foot, And his clothes y were all tarnished with ashes ad soot;
And he looked ike a poddlor. at opening his rol : Lt of His eyes how thoy’ twinkled! His dimples how merry! His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry! His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow And the beard on his chin was as white as snow.
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| The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath; He had a broad face and a round little belly That shook, when he laughed, like a bowl! full of jelly.
He was chubby and plump—a right jolly old elf— And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself. A wink of his eye, and a twist of his head, ~~.
Soon gave me to know I had Boling to to dread.
He spoke nol a word, but went straight to his work, ~ And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose.
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, And away they all flew like the down of a thistle; But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
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