CHRISTMAS GNOMES.
I. On Christmas Evo the Chr."ita:aE gnomon In dim-lit. rooms of happy hr.sea Encct ther.r playf-,-1 cranias. Their Title fe<?t are mostly bare; They haven't ary clothes to wenr But'nighties or pyjamas. 11. Before the dark is wearing thin, Thoy come, with whispers stsa'ing in To peer in spots forbidden, : In closots, drawers, and other nooks Where presents—playthings, picture books, Or goodies, may be hidden. lI.T. They seize the doib; without remorse They swarm the neT/-.round hobby-horde [ Ar>d 'ret him rnaciiy rocking; Thoy open every box; thoy pour Upon the lloor the varied store Of ovary woJI-filJed stOGl-ing. IV. Tlicy dar.ee around tho Christmas tree, And —oh 1 that such a thing could be ! Those ruthless young Comanches! With eager, coral tongues they lick Each red-striped candy walking stick Upon the bending branches! V. And when they've peon and romped their fill, While all the house in dreaming still 'And still tho darkness hovers, With elfin craft they slip away, I don't know where, but I should Bay Perhaps beneath the covers. —Arthur Guitormnn. Lif«.
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Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 151, 23 December 1921, Page 18
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177CHRISTMAS GNOMES. Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 151, 23 December 1921, Page 18
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