The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1847-12-25
THE CECIL WING,
EENTON, .FEfs.
Saturday, December % 1877.
For PREslDENTIN 1915.
III eFaTy GiGtly.

"Mtn's lmmortul till his work is done"
! TO CORRESPONDENTS AND kEApGns.--"The
Close of the Year. would have been more APP =
propriatc for this week Than next, but The outside
was printed before it A;a3l ui ami we could
not get it on the in.
"Sunset" and New Year s Day arc on file
| for publications. Latter shalt appear ncy
week.
| Another Sonnet "To Miss Lillcorc" has come
to hand-thcse sonncts are very pretty.
Our readers, who love poetry, will be pleased
to hear that we have an article from our priced
correspondent "MARY." When they see 1.-THE
Voice Of Winter, )" their admiral ion Of the writer
will increase we arc sure as ours has done.
CoNCREss.-Congress has not yet got fair
Iy into business. Thepreset promises to be
an exciting session, after the holidays ar C
over
G~FThe printers put out the paper this
week i'll advance, that they may observe
Christmas. This causes Some tn nas TO be
left out which should have been inserted.
Observation-Disclosures more by a
spirit Of genuine good feeling towards our
subscribers, than by custom SO very
prevalent with the press, we wish them
a happy Christmas and pleasant holiday s
throughout. We do SO, hoping at the
same time, hereafter to serve them better.
and receive from them additional
evidences Of favor. Christmas time is a
joyful season. There are but few who
do not then, Tor little while at least,
relax the efforts OF labor and business to
seek happiness among friends and at
home. In youth it is looked forward to
with lively expectation, and it is the last
holiday observed by the aged.
Such occasions, as they somewhat
prominently mark the years as they pass
by, are generally chosen as proper times
for .''moralZing," but we prefer rather to
leave each one to his own reflections.
Every reader of course, understands
that Christmas is held as the anniycrs airy
OF the birth Of Christ, the Sayiour-of
the night referred to in the following
beautiful lines by Lon8tcllow.
r. il tho rr1t,, o,,l .;I,,,t .,,;,.l,tI
A thousand bells ring ont, and throw
Their Joyous pcals abroad; and smilc
The darNnc5s-cAarmed and holy now,
The night llat erst no shame had worn,
TO it happy lame is given:
For in that stable, lay, new born,
The peaceful prince of earth and heaven,
In tie solemn midnight,
Centuries ago!
In the oIden ages, since the Christian
era, it is mentioned more as a popular
than a religious festival. In Europe it
is the occasion Of much more hilarity
than here with us. Since we remember,
the observance Of the day has fallen OF
here very much-tormcrly 4 week was
devoted to mcrrimcnt-noW social dim
ner with the old folks; and an evening or
two OF rompng among the young are the
chlet ceremonies. 1t is still very differ
ent in England. There the houses are
decorated with evergreens, and lighted
with many candles, and overhead the
mlstletoe bough is suspended, beneath
which it is allowable TO snatch kiss
from the girl caught there. Young men
and girls in that old land, go in groups
around from house to house, wishing
their ncighbors a happy Christmas, and
singing songs adapted to the occasion.
The following is given as one olthem.
Good rest you merry gentlemen,
Let nothing you dsmay,
For Jesus Christ our Saviour
Was born upon this day,
To save us all from Satan's power
When We had gone astray.
In Bethlehem in Jcwry
This blessed babe was born
And laid within Manager,
Upon tins blessed morn,
The which his mother Mary,
Nothing did take in scorn.'
1t was customary in some towns in En-
gland for publishers to print Christmas
carols on single she cts and sell them
through the towns. TO this custom is
traceabie the present one of Carriers adj
dresses on New Years Day-and this re-
minds us that the carrier Of the Wing
says he will have one around next Satur-
day bright and early-but we will not