CHRISTMAS.
Reading edition
Dainty little stockings Hanging in a row, Blue and gray and scarlet, In the firelight's glow: Curly-pated sleepers Safely tucked in bed; Dreams of wondrous toy-shops Dancing through each head: Mother, stepping lightly, Plans with tender care, How to give each dreamer Just an equal share. Funny little stockings Hanging in a row, Stuffed with sweet surprises, Down from top to toe,— Skates and balls and trumpets, Dishes, tops, and drums, Books and dolls and candies, Nuts and sugar-plums. Little sleepers waking: Bless me, what a noise! Wish you merry Christmas, Happy girls and boys!
RUTH REVERE.
