An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

What Santa Claus Brought Me

O'Brien, Fitz-James. "What Santa Claus Brought Me." New York Saturday Press, December 30, 1865, 340.
Type
newspaper
Genre
poetry
Abstract

The speaker is mourning the loss of his love (after being chased away by her father) when she suddenly arrives at his door, bringing joy to his Christmas Eve just as Santa Claus would bring joy to a child.