New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-26
CITY ITEMS.
IL Another snow storm last aight which
made very good sleighiRg for New-forS. Winter
makes good beginning

" Another snow storm last night, which
made very good sleighing for New-YorS Winter
makes good beginning
EB The observance of the day yester-
day was ytIy general nearly all places OF business
were closed (of course must except places where
the sale of liquor is the leading idea-such places,
like the grave and The nernal regions, are always
yawing and to much the same purpose) the cares OF
life were momentaIily abandoned, and each one did
that which seemed good IN his own eyes Dunng
the morning there was a fair attendance AZ GAIN
olic Episcopal and Universalist Churches, but me
general tone Of the people was for revelry ana
Teasing In spite OF all the drilling OF theologians
and all the learned fuslian OF those VINO ascrioe
everything ancient to Greece or Rome the inherent
sentme mt and the apparent action OF the people sh
points 70 the true original of Chrstmas-the great
Yulee Feast Of our Gothic ancestors. Long before
the name of the Saviour was heard in Scandl-
nayia this carousal was the chief festival OF the
worshipers OF Odin and Thor celebrated on the
engest night of the year. and intended as sign OIL
oy for the return of the SUM- which was then at Its
greatest southern declnaton. Iule night was called
the another night" and esteemed to be the fruitful
mother of three hundred and sixty 1--WE children But
We must not write dissertation. Every man NOT
iIfrllv ignorant ought TO know that this great es
rival nurely Scandinavian or Heather If you will,
and that il has no legitimate connection with any IN
stitution of the Church, or of ancient greece or
of Rome. IL is true, the MISSIONARIES VINO nls'
spread Papal doctrine in Sweden endeavored 10
substitute Christ for Thor at this festival but they
never succeeded what they got was merely COM
r,omise-they drank to Thor, and Thors nlends
drank 10 the Saviour in return consequent
Nv. the general feeling OF the people even
at this late day, is that Christmas is Gay
OF feastipg and reyelry, of games, visits, carou-
sails and ANYTHING whereby they can nave s0oo
time So did they yesterday some were Sieisnuhs'
some target shooting some visiting some iesS''
ing some drunk some seeking SHOWS anu AL
alive with hosptsble thoughts and deeds. huhHeus
went to other places for pleasure thousands saseu
at home for the same. Hundreds rushed 70 'heaeis'
concerts &C. thousands quietly ylsiied theh irieu'
The day presented, after dinner, much the appear
ance Of a carnival in which each one Strove TO DO
his share toward the general enjoyment bhceP'
few natural ruffans and few more VINO pus tue
enemy in the mouth which stole away sneir oiAi"s'
there was little dsgraceful or disgusting to be seen
The day itself was peculiarly fine, and one well
worth ENJOYING But the truest happiness "asas ever
sthome where among his tiny pro'eges santa OI&us
hlesspes on the inventor OF the able-scat'efed MS
mysterious gifts upon fruitful ground, and sa1hered
an shur dsu harvest of thanks. In the gsudiest pal
sc .nd the humblest fifth floor garnet, the good Oh
ssiu, sought out his little friends, and hnea 'nen
Young hearts as full OF JOY as their oewildered heaos
had been the night before with dreams May 'as'
and all other rational ooservances Of the day, exist
forever and rish, good thing 1t would De Tor FMS
overworked and stupid generation, Ii they couia
manage to have dozen such festivals In the year
Blu, Yankeeism never could afford that in ais hos
haste for accumulation not one less than hIee nun
dred and ten days Of labor the year. and one more
for leap year. will do him. Our Christmas was dc
ligh,frl, but, alas
Tee bright, toe 6ssutifsi, tstsss