Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1852-01-23
Tor Tn, Democrat.
CHRISTMAS.

CHRISTMAS.
The Eve Of that DAY. 40 roverenced by
Christian Nations, is again smiling upon US
in ~ annual return. limo part Of our Union,
il this day hailed more warmly, than here.
IN the city Of the Golden Horn mo where
cl-e. are It's festivities waited for 20 anxious
~ or enjoyed - heartily. It's the day, which
here, unlics The broker frcside, and ushes IN
host happy holidays all the city IN fact,
cuioy holiday sntl amer ,ho eighth Of Jauu-
ary.
For the Last week, onc has seen PrcPan-
,ions making, for some cyportod visiiur-,he
bauqucties have grown rcd. lhc houses whit
cr. the windows more Transparent, and the
face. bhgh,us
Tonight, every parlor is in ~ 7eltr't trim,
and every lamp burns With a Chn.lmas bril-
haucy II have sal and watched ihe inerra-
ing brightness Of the one iha, }, burning to-
night lor mc. unuI I have created panoDma
of cndcaring rccollsc,ions, that rice one after
another. in rapid succession, and sinkiuE gent
ly down, rcpo-c upon the unathomabIc va
lcr, ul memory.
Torighi, each frc,idc s radiant With the
faces It has uuriurd. for The threshold h1s
again been crossed by the distant and wander
inr-rhr mother has folded iu hrr arms, tho
daughter Who lrt her own hcarh-sloue 10
gladden. ano,bcr-and there B, iuy .u this union
n heart and home.
To.nighi.lhr acct, reclining upou their easy
chairs. renew their Youth they forget iho
revolutions lu the cycle oflime, anil live again,
in the youthful hcr- around them.
Tonight. ,hr Juvenile, are boisi9rou' With
the excitement uf mrih, ard are weaving ma
uy an 400 castle, from thc anticipated call Of
"Od Santa Claus'-lhat liberal Douor and
av.,cruus Visitor.
Tonight. every place of AMUSEMENT j.
rcmrtngly pIacardcd and H,Iuagly promises
ira., NJ novelties. and when the brlnncy
ofm, lamp shall have lighted toa inaI rpo.c
th.s silrn, resurrection uf buried thoughts,
which u ha, ~ suddenly awakened, ! will
then go forth, to m.upIe 30 ihe irsiiutir. OF
Christmas Eve. IL
s uuv halt ln hour 10 midnight have Just
returned from the " Iau,p1'--(a theatre
we'll known irr b., choice amussmcnis) and
fom witnessing an opcuiir play entitled,
" H. B1ycIrrc -- g1zrd and listened ani
vs. enchanted - and but lur thc bill ~ my
hand. ,houlI think I bad h,rn dreaming oi
Paradise, los rhc light Of Christmas Lamp
bot. itva, uu dream there came from
Pa1disr.a ltr Young lr,uPol uymphs-they
could not speak ,ha language OF urh--thoy
we're accompanied D., 100 HloTctrr--thcy
Iru5r hrlurr Che Grand Sulun-ho .s c1pt.-
waited by thr graceful movements of Z,lo-
load, hcr with pr.cni---olcrs to make her
h.s 1lcr1-.hc refuse, h.m-lo,cs one II hi,
sl,c.-tUat slave coudcm,d 20 drath-Iolo
obtains hI, pardon los promising lo b. lho
slave nj che SuInu. She I, not .ncorr-o,-
clpss with her Iuyrr-.- o,puas,n and sru.
rrnrrd {, be- burned 10 rhr ,,lkr-,hr iorrhc,
arc lighted, aDl just a, thc famr. are Kin
ding, the Sultan c,utlugly asks who can
save yuu nov "a deep voice 1n-vcu,-L
Bumah, your Gud''-lhc curtains part lnd
reveal Bumlh upon % thruur OF goY-KoIo
h.r, io hl- arms, and lhc, ascend to Paradise
amid the cncircllur rays It celestial light,
which hscomc brighter and brighter, until lhc
eye i- paincd, and before it can comprehend
the heavenly vision. the curtain drops, bul tho
csa retain. ,hl, picture Ut Pind.,', 30 tran.
~rcndcu,ly beautiful. ..o,cry Ike Paradise. YES
this beautiful vision hl- passed In reality, be-
fore me tonight, to be remembered until the
celestial Paradise, shall indeed bc revealed.
Bot, hark'-upon the still and solemn hour.
there comes, deep rcycrbcn,ing ,ounI--it
Is the Old Cathedral bell, striking twelve
(low merrily it, chimes are waited on the
midnight air. It, echors reach back, through
more than eighteen hundred yelrs, md call up
again the hallcluah,, that hailed ihe " Bale
ofh, MaHrr."
The ceremonies, conscnsd to thi, hour,
In the Old Cathedral, are highly imposing
the lifc-lks imsgc of the Virgin mother lnd
iniam Savior, represented in counoNIon with
those other scrncs. sacred to the Christian,
must ever inspire feeling of Dryoiioa. Tho
most ihourhilr., cannot approach lhc Calho.
he altar, without feeling the influence OF tho
holiness which surrounds 1t ; and tonight |
regret, tia, arm not there lo participate in IT,
ceremonies know there are ihu.c, who
would deem Il litic les than slculcge to
kneel at the Catholic altar. but they forget
that the churrh Of the Catholic has also been
dedicated To the Lord as we'll a. the church of
the Protestant. They do no, remember, that
the altar. thus dedicated is always sacred to
the Christian.
What ihough q rhrusanl altar bar
The inor1sc 81 different pave
llelyen, still Gstrniag r,r ~,ll isni,
To al, Who there, de'outl, brnd.
They are diving nov. the last sounds of that
Old bcll-thry have called the Deyoiee to the
altar, anil they have merily welcomed the
comiig day.-and Tomorrow Christmas will
I've here IN zach home and in each heart.
BYRoSA.
NoV Orleans, ls5l
u C,RrRIUsE BAGS. Mr. John Pndar, Of
this city has exhibited to Us cartridge bags