Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-01-19

fmi,tmu> in tho South.
AUGrS1A. Ga, Dec. %. lSji
Nh EhItoE at may not hc unintcrcsiug to
your reader. Who wont to spcnd thi, day in
leigh ride, wrapped in mu1lcrs and Buffalo robes
TO learn The manner OF 'pcuding the -amc dav
where lr',;h, aud leigh bells, aud fur are alike
unknown, aud whore frost aud .now are hu, tran.
.teni ,isitoi..
Imagine warm sunny september la, To- hr
'hri.'ma-, IN city without paycmcnts tas there nro
No paving "ono' IN ihi- cuuntry) the -trcc's div
and dusty aud every thing astir Or, il you choose,
think Of fourth oiJuy and sou will get a better
idea Of the probable display of patriotism in the
way Of ere crackers, cannons ,nalI mud nr,r ME.
tolls and mu.kets-unythiug that will make q noise.
In this respect, believe no fourth Of July in Yer,
mont can equal Christmas in this country. All tho
"loosc change" of the whole city and country
seems to be spent for powder and rum, aud a. re.
'ult' 1t Is notuncommon for ono or more c,.c- Of
murder occur ct such time as this
Christmas is The great day of the year 1t concs
in the pleosontcst part Of the year. and can there
fore be much better enjoyed than holiday II, the
heat Of summer. Time is reckoncd by Christmas.
all engagements end at Christmas, and commonce
again after Christmas. Everybody has vacation
then, and it would not right to work at surb
time. 80 all business is suspended. and every ono
old and young, black and white, each in his anpro.
pirate way gives himself up to pleasure withou, a
thought Of the morrow.
There are none, however, that look forward to
Christmas moro eagerly, or enjoy it more b,,rti,r
than the blacks. They all have three d,v. ,r y
week given them, in which they are allowed a. ,.o
where they please and to do what they please
They have their money to spend too. The vai,or.
and hoslcr', and servants generally in the city cot
good supply from the whites whom they mas,
chance to serve. With this money they obtain M,
+ only trnkcts and trihcs Of little value jut os,oo
arc able to obtain suits Of the finest broaJclotb nv
gowns Of beautiful silk OF satin The ncrroc. in
the country have not the same opp St,inity To- get
money aud fine clothes. They are allowed T., milf
'a'' niue crop Of cornor cotton ~ themselves,
which they sol to their masters. ar carry to r,a-l,
themselves and in this way obtain their spendir,
4 money. with this they come to town on Christmas
day buy anything that comes in their wav. never
"mrting TO get plenty Of i"b'e'ev, which thcv arc
exceedingly lariiul to, visit their friends and re-
turn at night. unless they have q pas. To remain
out later than nine. Without this pas they arc
liable to j." arrested aud whipped. At it.lt n,.
whole j, r..'.''t,l' l d halj 10 ani.,aa i.lp.
Such j. the Negro. Christmas. II j. liL. u,.
'''"''-''S holiday. They spend their money
""n""' care whence it come or whittier j: goes
In'! har' "o anxious iorrboimg Of want Nh.u their
Hat penny j. g"o" but only aim +, crafty their ~,
petite for pleasure n'D, with ir,,'.s Indifference TO
the future. All day long the streets are filled with
them, sauutcrng about, gathered in LITTLE squads
visiting and displaying their fiuc clohc Tbis tea