God rest you merry, gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay.
Remember Christ our Saviour
Was born on Christmas Day.


_When the carol is finished_, POLLY _and_ JACK _and_
MOTHER _and_ FATHER _wave to the Waits, and cry,_ Merry
Christmas! Merry Christmas!

_And the_ WAITS _wave back and cry_: Merry Christmas! Merry
Christmas! Merry Christmas!

_And this is the end of the Play._

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Characters and Costumes


MOTHER GOOSE--The conventional costume; full skirt, peaked hat, cane,
spectacles, mits. It is effective for her to draw her lips tight over
her teeth so that her speech is that of a toothless old woman.

POLLY--A little girl } first in ordinary indoor clothes;
}
JACK--a little boy } afterwards in wrappers.