Archer, Robert, fl. 1842-1875 "The night after Christmas"

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GLC01896.117-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
1866/12/26
Author/Creator
Archer, Robert, fl. 1842-1875
Title
"The night after Christmas"
Place Written
Richmond, Virginia
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 16 cm, Width: 9 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

Printed copy of Archer's parody of "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" poem. In Archer's "The Night After Christmas," children all over the town had eaten sweets to such an extent that it made them all sick. Instead of hearing the clattering of hooves on the roof, the family is awoken by the moans and groans of the children: "O' Me! I'm so sick: I shall die of this pain; I'll never touch Santa Claus' candy again!"

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