BETTY'S BRIGHT IDEA.
"When He ascended up on high He led captivity captive and gave gifts unto men."--Eph. iv. 8.
Some say that ever 'gainst that season comes
Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrate
The bird of dawning singeth all night long.
And then they say no evil spirit walks;
The nights are wholesome; then no planets strike
No fairy takes no witch hath power to charm--
So hallowed and so gracious is the time.