The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, December 27, 1901, Image 8
Henry M. Holm?*, Ch. Q. Mgr.
HOLMfcs A MOO
Wo have juBt received as
woo?l 1* 'ttory, shipped direct t
propriale N>r Christinas and
great p o sure in showing Iliin
era.
What's a more accepta:>l
We have just receive I a imlid:
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...History I the Romans
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It Is a generally accepted belief tlm
on the dale that we cull Christmas da
Christ was born. This is questione
. by some chroniclers, but the doubt doi
little harm, ssjs ilie Urookiyn lOagli
Every one is saththd to take tiiis dat
as the nativity of Christ, and it inn
teis little whet her it i3 historically coi
reet or not; one day in the yi#r. it I
believed by all good Christ inns, shout
be set aside for the celebration of th
birth of Jestis of Nazareth, and th
25th of December Is as good a <i;vy a
any on the calendar.
It Is necessary to go back to th
Roman era to find tl.e flrst ivoorde
reference to u festival on the dui
known to us ns Christmas day, so thti
It jn I'd not be entiso for surprise I
through a'l the pa t afvs the roe. i d r
the oxa. t day on which ? !:rist wa
born she:-Id have become lo. t. ll'stor
tells us that the first fen t to I ceh
bra ted on the _:.ih <>f December \v:i
established by t m: <- It::--, c; peror ?
Route, who llou.'i: !'. d ahi.ut l.s."> yeat
after the binli of Chi : t.
Alter thai there ve tmin.v n -f< inter
to tin? ii.'-t i u; ? I' Uu? in w si el oullo
tin* Christinas. wh<> gatliorod on tlii
day to celebrate the birtli of (lie (Jo
Man. It is not until a century afti
tlio time of ( o; .modus tliot wo linil
particular reference to the perseeutio
that the Christiana underwent at (I
hands of the paean emperors bavin
culminated in a grand Christinas da
massacre.
. Diocletian was the Roman who di
clilod to celebrate the ilnte by kill:it
off a few Christians, lie did so wit
a vengeance. The most horril.ic de?
perpetrated during the diva! was t
Christmas day. when the asst nd.lt
Christians, gathered In their place ?
meeting, were set up- u aril slauglitei
ed, while tlie Romans looked on i
groat glee at the night of autipnga
people being put to death for their r<
liglor's sake.
When Home was no longer a paga
state, the feast lagan to lie celebrate
In the Christian stylo, although son
of the songs that wore sung and son
of the rites of the festival would giva
ly shock the strictly orthodox chord
goer of the presi lit day. At that tin
there were no excursion trains to can
those who wished to take pari in
public celebration from point to pain
and the electric telegraph had no* hot
thought of. Consequently those wl
celebrated the birth of Christ In earl
days did so In widely separated emu
Li ii'n, puiAJi'iuiit'Tt <?* ? uin,) ai'imiiiir
periods of time ami according lo n
set programme. It was every con
inanity for itself, and no one to erit
else the ot Iters for not being earofi
about the date.
As a matter of fact, the ancient eel
brntion of Christ's nativity was Ie:
entirely to the discretion of the ditto
ent bodies, and as every eominunit
Sit"
| After He Comes
J; be has a hard enough lime. Every4
thing that the expectant mother
9 can do to help her child she should
J do. One of the greatest blessings
?.sir* can give him is health, but to
do this, she must have health hcrJ
self. She should use every means
< ? to improve her physical condition.
# Sue should, by all mean?, supply
J herself with
| Mother's
Friend.
It will take her
Iea * A f I through the crisis
K? W: M easily a n d
fei ,\v, l Y$\. quickly.. Itisa
T 7 \ f at?\ liniment wnich
|W N. T1^ \ gives strength
J a*irl viijor te? thes
(>u ^setise will
BES^ muscles are.
Van \.W< which bear the
/ J strain, the less
S* ' pain there will be.
A woman Hvij'g in Fort Wv. ne.
} lnd? says: '' Mother's Friend did
' wonders for nid. J'lni/H; Ciod for
4 i your liiiiuv ut "
j Rend this from HutVd, Cat.
4 i "Mother's Friend is a blowing1 t<>
all women wiio undergo muu.c s
j ordeal of child birth."
4 i Oct MotherS friend at the
J druq store. Si por bottle.
I Till BRADHltD REGULATOR CO.,
Atlanta, Ga.
Writ# for our froo Illustrated book, " Before i
Baby le Born "
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Maurice A. Moor**
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peiMil order o,% Imported Wedgeo
U8 t'rOm l?>ngluud highly ?pNt
w Year git s. We will ta&e
r r>3 work ot art to our eustoui!e
present than JluyU'i's Candy?
ly aliijunout, tr sli tiud duliciou*.
DRE'S PHARMACY, .
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3 had divergent Interests the time was
? arranged to suit the exigencies of the
<> case. If Christmas day happened to
2 1 come upou a time when there was too
(* much work to lie done to permit of a
? holiday, then it would be postponed
^ | until a more suitable season. Owing
? i to this Indifference to precedents the
0 exact <lute when the birth of Christ
& ought to be kept was hopelessly lost.
It, On nnl,. Ihlnn nl! ., ,,
V V/ll WIII.J ?? VIC till IUC 4111x
clouts agreed?namely, tliat the festival
!S In commemoration of the birth of
Christ ought to be' the most uiaguillit
cent of the year. In some cases it was
s( kept up for days ami the nmnn'ug of
the festival was forgotten long before
the revelers returned to their homes
e a?alnIt
Is Interesting to observe that the
custom of giving presents at Clirist|
mas time, which has survived to this
j day. was lu-guu in the tlrst days of the
' Christmas feast. So was the custom
' that is kuown as carol singing. The
1 songs of today are based on the event
that makes Christmas day a time of
rejoicing, but at tliat time tliey were
not overparticular as to the subject
' chosen by the singers. In fact it would
' he difficult to find In some ol litem tin
^ excuse for the singing of such ditties at
I , a religious festival.
II It is a striking feature of tlds Christ''
tnas celebration that from its earliest
recorded history there is no sent intent
in connection with it buttl.ose of kindliness
and good feeling. However
'' much the old style of celebrating
' j Christmas might be objectionable to
j the twentieth century critic of orthodox
teudeiieies wlto frowns at the frivolity
J of some of the customs, It was always
* a time for the better side of human
' , nature to lie exhibited and for people
1 | to take gifts to each other in a spirit of
' peace and good will. This kindly spirit
" i lias been maintained until nil ^ver the
1 | world today it is seen in the merry*
making, the ltnppiuess conveyed by the
3 ! glorious institution of Santa Clans, the
! steaming hot dinners presented to tlie
poor, the frolic and the fumnuking in
a almost every lioute, and the gathering
'' together for the yearly reunion of those
whom circumstances separate for the
' greater part of the year. May the season
never cense to bo famous for its
' power to bring out the better attributes
'' of men and women, as it did of old!
n
OrlKin of Mlncc Pte.
English p.nut pudding and mince pies
both owe their origin, or are supposed
!' to, to an occurrence attendant upon the
1 birth of Christ. The highly seasoned
ingredients refer to the ofi'erlug ol
(L* Hpiees, frankincense and myrrh by the
wise uieu of the east to the Christ
'* Child.?New York World.
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n HIS FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE
t,
jj I dess 'ey's not a boy In town
'At's luckier 'au me,
Tauae iiiannnH she Jus* let me have
V Mv liisfsn?i TrUmna frun
I. ' An' 1 don't want no dinner ner
(i ' No supper, too, at a use
I jus' ct up a rooster, an'
IO J ct my hearses paws I
IP | 1 hale to cut nice roosters, hut
|. 'Ey's candy, don't you sect
. As' liT tellers owns what's on
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r~ I foun' six candy chickens, an'
V Ltiinehy I foun' a hen.
'At lien had e.iinly leathers onl
IS It la: ted u> . d. an" nen
T1 letn eldckers h.i.1 no mother, an*
t I thought what will tint do?
if 1 thou,:ht an' li. 'ti .lit an' thought, an' ncn
jf I ct ihem ehii kens too!
Vj An' in n I pl.iy.ii my drum, an' pa
g tssiiyo, "Mop at row!" rays ha.
' Can't Ji'l* fillers play what's on
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An' nen I looked srnun" an' looked,
L | An' lien I fu>?, "What aila
*5 I 'At furiiii tonkin' elli,mailt,
M | Tuu-e he has cot tw.i ln!|sf"
(4 i One on cut It end he had, an' nen
) et tin hi'. : ??' one.
1 dess 'at i ill pliant was glad,
2 ' Atause will I: I was done
2 , lie looked like lie wa> eu,v in', "Fleas*
yf I'ai up a rest ol inel"
V All li'l' fellers inilio* what's on
Kir
Firs! sua
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Z 1 thought I'd eal some candles, too,
d* i Hi,i '< i didn't isslc jus' ri lit;
' 1 Oi?i . > oii'v last* good when
It's tini ;< an' J'i'c a: ni;,'hi I
An' nen a lahlifi's esr i fried.
An' nen I'mijs: "See here!
5 Vou h. s jus' eat 'at rabliit, too,
;V Atause it wants its ear!"
W N?;W ral ldls s Vy want 'cir ears,
'Ai's very plain to see.
>, An* li'l' fellers helps what's on
<v '**' -I
<y Firstsus
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8o I don't want no dinner nee
^ No supper, an' I dees
i-, I won't want any lir< akfuss, tauss
, I got to take a res'!
t* 'Ky's taggers, an' 'cy's lionscs,
An' pen 'ty's poptorn, too.
An' gingerbread! J don't know when
5. } e\er will get frewl
?> I dess 'cy's not a l>oy In town
^ 'Al'? luckier 'an mc,
v* Tsuw JjT fellers owns what's <y?
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Bear Story ' KL> MOTT * ; J
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If you are ever at this time of year
up on the <"Mtl I'usradanky sit down at
the Ruck horn tavern, select any on >
of tlu? grizzled woodsmen you will flU'l
already sitting there, exehange n dim-'
at not too Infrequent Intervals for a i
certain tipple that is popular with the j
natives and Is called ruui and tansy, j
and refer inquiringly to Old Beelzebub. .
the remarkable l-ear of Spook Hun !
gully and the amazing Christmas pros ;
ent he made to one I'aley Shuco.
As the story goes, the oldest settle
un-nt lu all that part of the original
wildwood was at Passadanky. The
deep gully and the creek that roared I
through it wore there when the 11 rat
settlors ontne. Neither had any nntne.
and It was not until folks heron to see '
ghosts aloe:; the ei.-ek And in the gully j
that np;. , r s'e no:.a helot; : f t
theiu was hi!... C. lit o. rr
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. Ill* MAT>lt 1 L?E \V!T,1) I I.VN .r.
they will it'll you. shot a deer o>:c day
li full, anil In; stepped up to ii to rut
Its throat. As lit- wis standing a- trido
tla? deer Ik* supposed was dead it rust?
suddenly itu.l wim bounding down the
creek, with S'lns <-n its ha< k clasping
Its neck orul vociferating loudly that
help would tie welcome, .lob b'enk.
who was hunting along the creek, saw
the deer In its wild Ulght and emptied
the content ; of his rille Into it. lie
not only killed the deer, hut bored
IS litis Gruhb with his rifle hull as wt II.
, Not long after that a specter deer,
bestrode by u specter rider, appeared
at Intervals In the woods, dashing
wildly down the creek until it reached
the spot where 1'Vnk's rifle Imd done
Its ftt'ftl work. and there ulwiv:- vanished.
Then folks took to calling the
1 creek Spook Run and tin- gully SpooU
Run gully, an.I by and by a lumber
company put a big dam across tlie
creek and a log shoot tlnoe miles long
! through the deep, chirk, crooked,
' ghostly gully, down which the logs
1 were sent from the woods to the mill
' dam as swift as the wind, and down
this shoot on me dashing, astride a log.
! daredevil I .ii Topson. having drunk
more than generously of log driver
rum ami wagered that he would make
the fearful ride. lie made it. including
the wild plunge from the mouth
of the gully to the pond, fifty feet helow.
When he was taken from the
poi^, alter ti:s awtut rui?> ami plunge,
lils hair, which hud hr. u black whan
bo started, was ns white as snow.
"And it'd 'a' been queer if it hadn't
turned wii.t-j.ny of ilie 1'ussndnnk.v
narrators vlll tell jott. "lie rid that
log them throe u.lles in less than four
inlunti s."
litM '.be reason tills feat of Bill Topson's
has partieular place of honor in
the chronicles of old I'assndnnky is
because it was the culmination of the
career of Old Beelzebub as a wonder
working b When that hear was
loss than a year old. Jrp'.itliu Wiggins,
the pi It gatherer, killed its father and
mother and chased the orphan cub for
days, with tl;e hop:- of adding its pelf
to the other two. but failed i:i his pur,
pose. Al'ur awhile that orplianed bear
returned to the vicinity of lis old home,
and. as everybody will toll you up
there. It came back with a grudge
i against .Icplitha Wiggins.
1 "That b'ar entue hack," they will say.
"and if lie hadn't 'a' come, tliere'd a
been more sheep and pigs along the
Old Pnssodatiky than there was for
the next threw or four years. And he?|
was so overpowerin* full of Satan that
folks give him the name of Out Beelzebub.
And .leptli.v Wiggins had good
reason to be sorry lie ever pelted that
bear's father and mother, for what j
happened to bini when lie begun to get j
me oruers tor umcK snoop pelts??or
dors that on mo in thick ami fast, til- |
though nobody never knowed what in j
tlio world made sotch a call for black
sheep pelts. What happened then? .
Why, black sheep pelts got scarce. 1
should say they did! And what laado
i 'em git scarce? That h'ar with a
gr ?e ag'in Jepthy Wiggins? Thai
vengeful b*nr Jest lugged off all the
j black sheep there was in the district.
Not n smell of a white sheep did lie
tcteh.
"Rut that innkln'.of a bltck slieop.
skin famine in the district wasn't a oircu
istnnce to what that schetnlu' b'ar
done In layin' out his plan of vengeance
ag'in, although it was Included in it.
lie wouldn't 'a' gone us fur as he did,
thong!), if ho hadn't liappt ued to see
t Rill Topson siioot through Spook Hun
gudy on tho log that day. He see Hill
siioot the gully and como plunglu' out
Of that hoie in the rocks dowu Into the
pond, and he didn't ferglt It. He rememb*
;i <1 It. aud It give him the
ChutiCf to give Jepthy Wiggins what
be thought would be the worst wipe
ylt."
It seems that Jephtha W gglna was
the greatest i?e!t guibetc.- in the Old
Pussttdtitiky country, and he had ft
daughter earned Prudence. I'm ley
Slineo! n M etig \v:> ilsnutti, was
li? 1 . w il? : ut: an e. ,.n.l la feeliug
waa rceip;ucftt.
"Now," us tin Passudnnky in. ".m rf
will tell you. "i t u in >\vi in?1'T
what i- : thi i uii'py Oil Ikcb.e1
ub had to w't.i thai. Notlitn', inchbe.
'Taln'l li .eiy he tared a snap
whether Pi:le.v no loved Prudence
Wiggins. Lim ? ; !iy Wiggins eared.
Hi? had other hi as S'or bis daughter,
ai d well that at ..in' hear knowed it.
Jcptliy war.n d P,,une Nimbler pestor.-luiis
In his . . .illy, and he could git
'em by marri u* Prudence to the
squire's noli .1 ruin. Jorum didn't
want to git in;, tried, and Prudence
didn't want to marry Jorum, hut Jorum
and Prudence didn't have any
say in it. The squire uud Jepthy Uxod
it to suit theiusolves. The weildin'
night coitte. but no Jorum. Along in
the forenoon of the next tiny in cotue
Jorum to Wiggins'.
"'Old Beelzebub kidnaped me as I
was on my way over here through the
wo. ds yisterday!' on id Jorum, 'lie run
mi: straight and fast to tiormley's b'ar
pen, way haek at the '. ad of the big
swamp, and In p' me there ail night.' "
.f. I '.itlia \\ igv "'is swore i at lie would
hunt down thn vengeful an.l vindletive
bear and strip old his pelt if it took
hint all the rest of his days.
"It was gittin' along to'rtls Christmas
time when 1'aley plucked up cburnge
to ash Jept|jy ng'ln for S'rud nee.
leptlty tritied on uim. grin::ai* the aggravatitiest
kind, and blnrled out:
"'Yes. you kin have her Cunt Is. if
you fetch me two black she ; ins for
a Ohr stnuls pre. .-.t! If you d .u't. you
ciin'l never have her!'
"Now. of course, that was just as
good as tellln i'aley tl: : these wasn't
nnj u. e. lie never k . wo<! to lii:;
d} in' day what it cold I 'a' 1 ?<n that
sent him roam in' and roumiti' ti.at day,
but he went it-i taiiiin'. and the tirst
tiling lie Un iwed he foil 1 himself on
the edge of a seruhby h kin' eltarin'
iu tin? Sour Mothier district and lie
si en n man eluhliin' w- t lie s'posit]
was a tame b'ar. Tli.it r.led liitu
niuiv'u ever, and lie shouted to the
Uiau:
"'What ore you peuiidln' that poor
b'ar for?'
"'It's my b'ar' i!" matt shouted
back, 'and if you don't like what I'm
(loin' come here a ' I'll pound you
awhile and give the li'ar a i *st!'
"And what did 1'iii y do hut go over
there, and i s'p .,e ilmt wheti he got
through with 11 11 e' :> n i f th.e Soar
MeiMer dlstrii t tIn- eitim n was a leetle
the worst whipped man ever seen in
them parts.
" There!' suit! I' lev 'When you
run mr'in no, \ on li vi ii'i got no b'ur
to fool with!'
"At I t1: i Pnh-y sr > that it wnr Hart
Sp"oiit It" iieon liek.n' . ii.i tliat too
b'nr was '?!il Heel/ohnb. Pahty hndll't
gone inoi" than a hundred yards on
his \vu;> when, loo'.:in' over into Hart's
Held, t;e ;-i, two of the big;,-1 st and
blackest sheep that ever cropped sorrel'
"'The only two black rhcop in the
b.nl! blame eoun ry!' Pa ley gleaned.
ji'mI here I'v gone mid 't >1 - t hnntn>t?red
the li*' oat of the man that owns
'em! Tc -sod Prudence away Jest to
take the part of a rambunctious old
sueep steuiiu' l?'ar!'
"1'n ev actually batted himself r.g'in
his !i ul with 1 s 11 t utnl lifttd up his
voice ami we,). A i' or uw lie he cooled
down i lee He 1 f.f an 'dee.
! " T!l go ! nek ei ;l apoh glxe to Hart,'
sa'd he. 'and cTcv h'.m twenty dollars
for them sheen! That's its much as his
hint eh arm' would fetelt!'
"wo ? a-i,v went hack. The b'ar laid
ou me I .. km' himself, a.ul Hart
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vas sett in' on u rook by the door. El's
head was swelled, ami oue eye was
shot, and bis wife was doin' of him up.
in rags.
| " "IMzeu henbane!' be yelled as good
as lie could. 'Here be comes ng'ln!
CIt the gnu, Salty, and load him full
of load I'
"'Hold ou, Bnrt!' Paley shouted.
'I've conic bnek to npologizo aud offer
yon twenty dollars for tliein two hlaek
jtlieop,' '""I Paley was soft enough to
tell Bart what he wanted 'em for.
" 'Say,' yelled Bart, 'when you see a
white li'ur comln' to'rds you earryln*
the in sheep pelts, an.l it makes yoti tt
Christmas present of em, you kin have
'em, and not before! I'll take 'em dotvu
and sell 'em to Jepthy Wiggins! balry,
git the gun!'
"Sairy, she started as if she waB
goto' to git the guu, and Paley dlda't
watt to argue with Bart any looser
H. give one awful glare at Old Beelpe
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bub, who laid there with one eye peeled 1
up at liiui, and wished that ho had a <
gun himself to loud the pesky b'ar with I
lead. Hut it was a mighty good thing
for raley that lie dldu't have uone."
It s?>oms that l'aloy resumed his '
roaming, and Hart Spvout nud his boys i
billed the two bhtek si.icp, took their ,
sluus oft and hung them in the shed.
" 'I'll take 'out down to Jepthy Wiggins
tomorrow,' said Hart, 'git a good,
stiff price for 'em and eook that contained
Paley's goose at the same '
time:"' I
Ilart wont out to got the pelts next 1
morning. They wore gone! So was 1
Old Hcclzebuh. The amazing hear had
stolen the sheep pelts and had uiatle 1
tracks for the woods. Hart and his 1
! boys started to find the trail.
The I a -sadanky story is that Haley
! Simco found himself at Spook Run j
mill pond that morning and was thinking
that the best tiling he could do
would he to throw himself iuto it when j
lie heard a great noise up in the gully. |
"Ho looked up," the I'assadanky nnr- i
rator will tell you, "and there he see a ]
sight that made him turn cold. Some- ;
: thin' was whiz/.ln' down the log shoot |
and so fast l'aley couldn't make out
what it was till it shot from the mouth
of the shout and came cliiubhi* up the
bank, right where l'aley stood. Then 1
toe ooiiit-iiiiii give itself a shake. Two
big. Mack shepskins tumbled o!T of It.
and then* v as Old lleelzebtlb. but lie
vas'wliltt ail over! lit? .'! e one i
look at IV.ley and tore away inlo the
woods and was never scon no mo-n. .
As Haley turned to look niter him.
more he see Hart Sprout st: .din'. and
I art was most as wiut ? a-; 11:. b'ar. for
li/ had seen the httii thing and knowed
what it in ant!
"That ride down the leg slutut had
scared Old Hee'zebtili's hair white.
What did lie do it for. tlu-n? So us a
i white h'ar could carry (hem i.lieep pedis
to Haley and in :ke hint a Olirlstmas
present of Villi i'.y duin" il.ai Old Bool- i
fcobnh get even with ''or :>j -oat, and
by Haley Simeo hnvln" tile pelts to
make Jepthy v. g..:s a Christmas
pros cut of 'eui, and so fordn' Jenthv to
give Paley lus daughter Prudence, Old
P.eelzebub shoved his grudge deep into
Jeptliy. n;:d he went off a-feelln' good.
"Well, all jhere was to it after that
v as that Pa ley got down to Wiggins'
Christinas eve and knocked .Tepthy
speechless by hand in' over the Christinas
present. And .lopthy had to hand
rrudeuce over to Paley, and they was
married that very next Christinas day.
The way It turned out, though, Jeptliy
was never sorry that Old Iteelzebub
If.ttl h;ought tilings to seteh a pass, und
If the vengeful b'ar had ever kuowed
that, it's more than likely tliut lu*d
'a' come hack and tried his plans ag'ln
Tepthy some more."?New York Mail
uud Express.
i YULETIDil CUSTOMS.
Ilow tlte Day Is Observed In Many
Countries.
i In England in the early Anglo-Saxon
days Christinas was celebrated with
almost sntumalinn revelries, the lords
^ of misrule holding
_ foil sway, but the
*-1 first breath cf Puiitanlsm
scorched the
zeal of the revelers,
and it became a hel!
nous offense to so rejoice and be meri
ry. The year Pi!" saw the abolishi
mcnt of all saint a' daj... and tlio.su who
J observed the three grand festivals of
Ci list mas, Easter and ^Vliltsuntlde.
; Wcie licit vil. lined." W'tiii the re&lo[
ration a >?a.< countenance was not at a
1 pivniiuin, but rather a merry one, and
j all the observances of these festival
days were revived.
In old Seville and the other beautiful
cities of Spain Christmas is largely
| an out of door celebration. The Anglo!
Saxon Idea of hearth A ^
' at d iioiuo t.i foreign _
j to thr Latin temperj
anient, and the gra- ' ?-,a;n |
emus CUIUHIC lends I j ]
itself to ill fresco * ** ]
nu try making- All Is movement, color. \
tumult, dance and song. The great
plazas are kaleidoscopes of human
movement. The cathedrals and churches
are thronged. Piety and gayely
mingle.
Inspired by the ancient poetical
thought of cheering the Virgin during
the pangs of maternity, young men and
^ ^ maidens throng on
_ Christmas eve before
her shrines In
I 1 vi 1 V Italy and play upon
their guitars and
mandolins, singing
songs of praise.' It is their part, too,
to decorate the beautiful old churches
most profusely, a loving service at
which they spend the greater part of
the night, refreshed by a collation after
midnight mass.
Germany is the land of Santa (laus,
the home of the beautiful legend of
Kris Kri?igh\ whiiu Is n corruption of
Christ Kind loin, or ^ ^
Christ (thn<J. While | _
the good child llnda Xl)
its uttie stocking Germany
Laden with Kris
Krlnglu's gifts, the 4 4
naugaiy chlkl tlnds nothing but a birch
rod nlamrt tttari ta miming F>fs,,
KRAUT. !
: good, ^
; for a change,
; economical.
it-?
WAONON.
lm.
llohul (Si. \r:;n ?be fur?. 8u*h /?
an <-Tperieiieo inuk?-a tho small victim
intensely miserable.
In Australia Christmas comes daring
the midsummer sra^n. The mercury
a\n.v r. gister 100 degrees or more. Fain^
j. Hies, Instead of being
united, are dlIll
vided, for tills Is the
Australia ? "? 'tTlZ
p- ?# lisll traditions are
preserved. Plum pudding Is the dessert
and lio.ly the decoration. Moreover.
the Australians have a decoration
of their own?a crimson flowering
shrub which they call Christmas bush
and which blooms only In December.
CHRISTMAS HUMOR.
1 Iliinrh of Short, Crisp Tatatld*
Mirth toy the Fanny Fellows. (Jfa >
Mrs. Cobwlgger?Ob, my! I
more dead than alive. There Is altogether
too much asked of me. I was
never UHed to housework, and IPs killing
mo Inch by Inch. The first thing
you know I'll be down with nervous
prostrutlon.
Cobwlgger?Shall I call In the doctor,
my dear? *
Mrs. Cob wigger?What use would
that bo? Flo would only adTlse what
I've bccu telling you I needed all along
?complete rest.
Cob wigger? By the way. did you sew
on that button?
Mrs. ( o'.twigger?Oh, Henry, how
can yon bo so brutal! Any one but
you could see that I am completely
used up.
'Cubwlgger?So you're too tired to
take a couple of stitches?
Mrs. Coi-wigger?Yes: I can bnrdly
raise my bead.
Col.v.iggor?If It's really as had as
that, tvv dear, something has got to
be done for yon at once. Take this
tv entv dollars and go out and do some
Christmas shopping.?New York World.
*t * *
Tii.? best way to tell whether a present
Is a cheap on? Is to observe whether
the price lias been rubbed off.
K It
Th" Tarty?Quito a rush of the nmtrl^P'
menially Inclined, Isn't there?
Treacher?Always at this time of
year. It's cheaper to marry- than buy
Christinas presents, you know.?New>
York Journal.
It it H
Bessie?Do you rcn 11.mbelieve there Is
my Santa Clans. Tommy?
Tommy?Course not, but don't tell
run 1 said so, or she'!! think I'm getting
to i n!' to nave caudy and toys and
JI ngs.
Just because your wlfo tells you to
buy her soiuethlug useful, don't think
she will in* sntlrtlinl If you send her
home a barrel of flour.
C. It It
First Chick?How did Mr. Turkey
make ont in the race, yerterday?
Sci on:! Chick?Ob, be completely lost , .<
bis bead. (
H K *
"Mrs. Small never minces matter?,"
said I bo star !>o:mler to iho new acquisition.
"Not oven when she is preparing the
pies for the Christmas dinner?" asked
the latter.
? ft ?.
Asklns?What makes yon look bo
Sheer fill. Iauiks?
hanks twin* boards)? Why. three of
my fcl'o " ! oftrd.'-r* vere taken suddenly
ill while en:lug tlielr Christmas dinners-one
with n stroke of paralysis,
another with heart disease and the
third with a tit.
"Great Scott! What cause ftor n*
jo.cnik is mere in Uia?<"
"\Vh.v. don't you see? 1 ate tbejp
shares of the dinner, along with my
own. and so managed to fully satisfy
my appetite."
Pleasant Hlatak*.
Walkln* beneath the mistletoe may
be a mlstnke on the part uv a young
lady, hut 1 can assure her H Is likely
tew lie a very pleasant one.
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