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A28 - The Canadjan Champion, Tuesday, November 21, 2006 Dring Thet1Joys 0 f (hristmas To Your Table*. Cri St of iwas' (9/eCf9/t9$25 'Tn'as the night biefere Christmas, when ail through t6he ouse Net a creature was stirring, flot even a mouse; The stecklngs u'ere hung by the chimneg with cure, lne hepes thiat St. Nicholas soon n'euid 6e thiere; The children n'ere nestied ail snuq. ln their bedu, While Misons ef sugar-plums danoed lne their hieass; And mamma lie her 'hercief, and 1ln mg cap,- liait jua settied don'n fer a long wlnterys nap, When eut on the iawn thiere arome su-. a dlaLler, 1spranq freon the bed te see what n'as the matter. 4 An'ay te the winlow 1I len' lihe a flash, Tore epen the shutters and thren' up the sash. The mmeo on the breast ef the nen'-faiien jm Gave the lustre of mia-sayte oblects belon', When, n'hat te mif n'enderlng eeas shiouw iappear, Nw on His eges - hen' they twinhledi fhlms imples hon merry! Hlm chieehes nere Illie roses,fhls nose lifte a cherryle Hlm droi littie ,neuth n'as uran'n up 116e a bon', And the beard of hils chien'as as white as the suiew; The stumnp of a pipe hi feld.14 tlt lie hilm teeth,. Andi the smohe It encîrcieu islm ead i 1e a n'reathi; HIe hiau a broui face andi a little round bielly, That shook, n'hen hie iaughed 116 a bovîful of lelly. He n'as chubbye andi plunmp, a rlght lool0d eif, Andelaiughed n'hen I sun'fhlm, lie spite ef mnseif;, An'lneoffhlsmeue and a twismtof hmheal, Soon gave me te hnon'1 i 6ai nothlng te sireadi; He spoie net a n'on, but n'ent straighit te hlm n'ork, Andui 111. ail the 5teehliegs; thien turned wnith a jerk, Andi laiynghilm linger aslde oetfhlm nose, And i gvieg a nosi, up the cilmnneyije rose; He sprang te hlms leigh, te hlm tein gave a n'hlmte, Andi an'ay the" ail e leheh uon'n of a thistie. Butt 1 heard fhlm exclalmi, ere 6e sirove eut ef sighit, "Happy Christmas te ail, and te ail a gou-nlghit." BUe Clement C. Moore Sd W 4 Di.. ia.ld $3,"9Ad 0rta miniature sigh, andti eght tinje reindeer, Withi a little 01*1 driver, s0 iiveljv and qulck, I hnen lie a moment It must be St. Nikh. More rapiul than eagies hilm coursers thewj came, Andsihe n'hmtie, andi shouted, ansi cuies themn by naine; "Non', Dashier! non', Danoer! non', Prancer andi Vixen! SOn, Cornet! on Cupidi on, Donsier andi Blitzen! STe the tep of the porchi te the tep oeth1e n'ali! Non' sash an'ag!i dash awag! dash anay ali!r As dry leaves thiat befre the n'lid hurricane (u When they meet n'lth an obstacle, mount te the 5kg, So up te the hiouse-tep the coursers thefien', Wlth the sleigh fuil of tegs, andSi S. Nkchoias teo. AnMten, lie a twnlking, 1 heard on the roof The pranclng ansi pawlng of each lîttie hoof. As I dre ngi hmu, and wnas turnlng around, Don'n the chiimneg St. Nlcholas came wlth a bounsi. He n'as srassed ailnli fur, frem i ls head te hilm foot, And ihlm clothies n'ere ail turnîshiet inth ashies ands oot; A hunsile of teus 6e hai fiung on hlm bach, And ie 6eoohed l16e a petdiler just opening hilm pack. 44.~o~4kkv w-0" I Poesa S~,. 2 1kv C.wred Dt.. D"s $14.95 Aow5 $4 de M - 16 *g, $m dw4b * Lmugne iegfr $3995 Item orlle Itms ale t a o r ' in store. SFine Tableware * Giftware * Table Linen * Bridai Registry 227 Main St. E., Milton, Ontario L9T 1N9 Phnone 905-878-0050 Toil -free 1-888-400-8664 Fax 905-876-1658 E-mail delacourts@on.aibn.com Store Hours: Mon.-Wed.: 10-6; Thurs. & Fni.: 10-8; Sat.: 9-5; Sun.: 12-4 £ I - Ï6-: