. St. Nicholas [serial]. A GOOD OLD DKUID GRAVELY TROTTING BY. On the hearth the firelight glowed; safe the babywaked and crowed,As she sweetly sucked her little British thumb;When the household, home returningWhile the sunset red was burning,Heard the tale which little Caradoc to tell themall was for joy and admiration they were dumb. His mama she hugged and kissed him in her EarlyEnglish way;It was rough, perhaps, but loving, so who cares?And his brothers looked askanceAs they praised his happy chance;For although he tried not to be proud,t was obvious at a glanceThat his mistle
. St. Nicholas [serial]. A GOOD OLD DKUID GRAVELY TROTTING BY. On the hearth the firelight glowed; safe the babywaked and crowed,As she sweetly sucked her little British thumb;When the household, home returningWhile the sunset red was burning,Heard the tale which little Caradoc to tell themall was for joy and admiration they were dumb. His mama she hugged and kissed him in her EarlyEnglish way;It was rough, perhaps, but loving, so who cares?And his brothers looked askanceAs they praised his happy chance;For although he tried not to be proud,t was obvious at a glanceThat his mistletoe was twice as big as theirs !. TAKE TT, SONNY, AND BE GOOD! I9°4- CARADOC. 70: His papa — well, he pretended that he did ntcare a straw;As a Briton, that was right, of course, for a proud papa was he :And they all sat clown to teaJust as happy and contented as a familycould be —When all England was a forest wild and grim. Though they ate their supper sitting in a circleon the floor,With the chickens feeding near them, and thecow,None were gayer, west or east; For if Love be at the feast,Such a trifle as a table does nt matterin the least —Home was home, two thousand years ago, as now! And in days or new or old beats the same aheart thats boldNeath a jacket or a furry coat of skin;Mid the busy crowds that flockWhere the bells of London rock,Could you find a braver Briton than ourlittle Caradoc,With his true and trusty little sword of tin ?
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