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RAIDER REPORTER VOLUME XXXVII NO. 4 WINIFRED, MT 59489 'Twas The Night Before Christmas ..... . A Stan Leonard Rendition. -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 'Twas the night before Christmas, when in parts of the house •••• , All the creatures were stirring, even the louse; The dirty socks were not hung, so the chimney was bare, In hopes that St. Nicholas would not show up here; The children were fighting on top of their beds, Then they started to cry when I smashed in their heads; And My Old Lady in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap, •Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap; ~en out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I fell out of the bed, and went to see what was the matter. Away to the window I crawled like a flash, I crawled into the shutters and threw up on the sash. The Night was dark, the Moon was red. Down below everything looked dead, When, what to my slumbering eyes should appear, But a miniature sleigh, and a case of Rainier, With a little old driver, that was drunk as a \Mick\, It took me half an hour to realize it must be St. Nick. More slowly than beagles his coursers they came, And he whistled, and shouted, and tried to remember their names \Now Smasher! Now, Cancer! Now, Transfer and Nixon! On, Vomit! On, Stupid! On, Ponder and Missin! To the top of the porch! Trying for the top of the wall! Now, dash away! Dash away! they smashed into the wall!\ The towns people that night were feelin' quite dry, (ID for they were out of Coor's Light and wanted more rye; So down to the tavern the coursers they flew, With a sleigh full of beer, and plenty of whiskey, too. And then, in a twinkling, they crashed on the roof The stumbling and cracking of each little hoof- As I drew in my head, and was turning around, Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a sound. He had messed up his fur, from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot; A bundle of toys he had flung on his back, And he looked like a smuggler just opening his pack. His eyes-they were crinkled! His pimples, were scary! His cheeks were like Moses', his nose was all hairy! His great big mouth, it looked like a cave, And the beard of his chin gave him the look of a grave; (Continued next page). DECEMBER 3, 1984 Announcements The Winifred Catholic and Methodist churches wi- ll be meeting on Thursday the 13 th to decorate the church tree. There will be a pennance service for antone on Wednesday the 12 h before confirmation classes begin. The child- ren will be putting on a Christmas program on Sun- day December 16, it will be started during mass. Mass will also be held on Dec. 24 at 5:00 p.m. There will be no Mass on Dec. 23. * * * * * * * * * * * * * COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CARD We are not $2.00 this year your name up by office. charging to hav . e the post Merry Christmas! Country Horizons 4-H Club
