"A Christmas Carol" (continued)Later that evening, when Scrooge was alone, he heard rattling chains and a ghostly moan. Then Scrooge saw poor Marley, who in happier days was Scrooge's partner with the same selfish ways. "Scrooge," wailed the ghost, "I've come to warn thee, mend your greedy ways, or you'll end up like me. "Deep in the night, before Christmas Day, three Spirits will come to show you the way." With that, Marley's ghost then started to fade, leaving Ebenezer Scrooge alone and afraid. Scrooge was dismayed as he crept into bed. But he drifted to sleep, despite his great dread. As the clock struck one on that freezing night, Ebenezer Scrooge awoke with a fright. And as he blinked his eyes in the gloom, an unearthly Spirit appeared in the room. "Follow me," it said, as Scrooge looked aghast. "I am the Ghost of Christmas Past!" The ghost took Scrooge back to Christmases of old, when Scrooge was warm-hearted, not sad and cold. They saw Fan, his sister, and Fezziwig his boss. "I was happy," gasped Scrooge, "not lonely and cross." And as Scrooge was shown each old Christmas day, he cried, "I can't bear it! Take me away!" (to be continued tomorrow).
"The Night Before Christmas" (continued)
With a little old driver so lively and quick, I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick. More rapid than eagles hsi coursers they came, And he whistled and shouted and called them by name; "Now Dasher! Now Dancer! Now Prancer and Vixen! On Comet! On Cupid! On Donner and Blitzen! To the top of the porch! To the top of the wall! Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!" As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky, So up to the housetop the coursers they flew, With a sleigh full of toys and St. Nicholas too. And then in a twinkling, I heard on the roof The prancing and pawing of each little hoof. (to be continued tomorrow).
Love,
Sara McMurdie
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