From a Fairy to a Child LADY dear, if Fairies may For a moment lay aside Cunning tricks and elfish play,‘Tis at happy Christmas-tide.We have heared the children say–Gentle children, whom we love –Long ago, on Christmas Day,Came a message from above.Still, as Christmas-tide comes round,They remember it again–Echo still the joyful sound,‘Peace on earth, good-will to men.’Yet the hearts must child-like beWhere such heavenly guests abide.Unto children, in their glee,All the year is Christmas-tide.Thus, forgetting tricks and play For a moment, Lady dear,We would wish you, if we may,Merry Christmas, glad New Year.Christmas, 1887.