Carrier prays for Heaven's blessings on kind patrons.
Notes:
Printed in red and green within red border of type ornament sections on pages [1] and [4]; Carriers' address on pages [2]-[3] printed in black within black single-line border with ornaments at corners and center of left and right sides, to be read unfolded.
Cover title.
Text on page [4]: To the patrons of the Atlanta Constitution in palace, cottage and workshop, and to the kind friends of the carrier, A Happy, Happy New Year, and may God bless you all!
Poem in eight four-line stanzas.
Hay Broadsds Harris copy: Shelved as: Atlanta constitution, 1975; apparently never folded.
Carriers' addresses were published by newspapers, usually on January 1, and distributed in the United States for more than two centuries. The custom originated in England and was introduced here during colonial times. The newsboys delivered these greetings in verse …
