Next month I will tell you more stories about Bessie Allen.
SANTA CLAUS.
Santa Claus came here last night
On his flight.
Down the chimney-top he flew:
He had lots of work to do,
Well he knew.
So he heaped the stockings high,
Said "Good-by."
Now, of toys he had no lack:
They were carried on his back,
In a sack.
What did little Flora find?—
Flora kind.
Why, a doll with golden hair,
Candies, and a tiny chair,
I declare!
What did bright-eyed Georgie get?—
Mamma's pet.
Can't you guess? A tiny gun;
But you see it's only one
Made for fun.
Here's what lazy Joseph found,
Looking round.
It was shocking!
In his stocking,
There was nothing, you must know,
But a big hole at the toe!
Lazy Joe!
George Cooper.