Christmas Bells

Wrltten fot Uooro's Rural New Yurker. Mehrily, merrily, Chime Christmas bells. One at the altar stands, Round with love's golden bands, Buds showy white Gleam 'mid hei s-liining hair, Rpst on her bosoni fair. Hope filis iheamblent air With ïainbow light. Merrily chime, Christmas bells. Mournfully, monrnfully, Peal Christmas bells. Since last your tones were told, Hearts have grown chili and cold, Home sad and lone. Darkening each hill andplain, Winds past the funeral train, Leath wíl] avictor reigu, AU are Iris own. Mournfully chime, Christmas bells. Joyfully. joyfnlly, Chime Christmas bells. Waken the tong again. Echoed on Bethlehem's plain, Chbist's bom to-day - Crowned ' Savior," "l'rinceof Peace" - Ne'er shall his kingdom cease. Sound Ilie glad lay. Joyfully chime, CbrisUuas bells. Chenango Co., N. Y., 1863.