A Christmas Carol.
' O, Christmas lias come,' so a fair maiden sung, As she peeped out and welcomed the morn ; And the sun gaily played on her wealth of soft curls, For she was the mer riest, jg~lisi dearest of gi rls — ©Pli«r The brightest and best <sp; «jj|fe\ ever born. /^»V^^^\ There was hope in her ' . heart, and a blush on fllliilL her face, • y/y fpliillk /I As she thought of the 'S A IMMM( saying of old, ' ' MMW That the first man a maid ' ffiWfflfflk on this morningf should At some future time her husband would be, ilia. And her eyes shone as • i®^l. brightly as gold. y^l^^^^ 'Ah, who win he be?' ahe had whispered, in doubt ; * I am longing, O Cupid, to know !' When, lo ! down the street the tall form she espied Of a man who came up to her window and cried, * Any bottles to sell ?— bottle-oh !'
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Observer, Volume 9, Issue 574, 28 December 1889, Page 4
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153A Christmas Carol. Observer, Volume 9, Issue 574, 28 December 1889, Page 4
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