Identifier: stnicholasserial371dodg (find matches)
Title: St. Nicholas (serial)
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905
Subjects: Children's literature
Publisher: (New York : Scribner & Co.)
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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m HOUXIVY.BAY BY EDITH n. THOMAS there is a pretty, old-English tradition that at Christm.tide elves and fairies may mingle with humankind inthe festivities, and the holly, bays, and ivy arehung that the fays may find hiding-places Wreathe the holly, wreathe the bay,Ivy, too, for Christmas day;Holly, ivy, bay —these three,Ever boon to Faery be.Hark ! that tapping on the pane —T is not sleet, and t is not rain,And those tiny fluted notesLike the cries from fledgling throats!Harken to the growing din,Let us Little People in!Let them look on our Noel,Here a twelvenight let them dwell—Dancers in the ferny dell,Housed in hyacinthine bell,With those homelier elves that keepBusy while the housewives sleep,Deft with sickle or with fan,Heaping up the harvest-van —All the merry, soulless clan,Soulless, yet good friends to man !Let the Little People shareIn our loving Chrt&tmas fare;Mid the holly darkly green,Mid the ivies, though unseen,Mid the wreaths of glossy bay-Let them shelter

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