THE QUEST.
(By MAIIUARKT <">. BARTDETT.) They said: "Some there mnst be When- i 'hristmas and his company Ai.ide in stale magnificent." Ami so through aii the world they went, These .voi'iis up,hi i lieir bariDer gay— "We se.-k iln- i Ion:,- of Christmas Day." Th--y journeyed on for many years, ~; ltill never cold they light upon The voice iln-.t -:r,-iv and then -was gone. Ai length they found a stable door With legend.' "Stay, and seek no more." They eat,-red: all they found was this—*> A peasant-girl, who bent to kiss A little baby, lying warm Within her qui,-! mother-arm. A n an w!:o no'vc.l with gentle tread. Some cattle, and a manger bed.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 306, 23 December 1912, Page 1 (Supplement)
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114THE QUEST. Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 306, 23 December 1912, Page 1 (Supplement)
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