Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-12-24
CHRISTMAS THOUGHTS.

Bounding be the heart Oh manhoodi
Grateful be the heart Of old age;
Hearts of childhood, manhood, old age
Joyful, bounding, grateful be yci
For to you this day was born
Prince and Saviour!
Tis a season
Dear alike to slave and freeman.
Dear, because Of its rejoicinss;
Dear, because of its reunions;
Dear, because of its remindingsi
Dear, because Of its good dinners.
Gay rcjoicings, sweet reunions!
Blest remindings, precious dinners!
Crackers pop and shot guns lumber
AT the earliest hour Of dawnins;
Friend meets friend with thoughts conriv
Children go 10 see their old folks;
Old folk, greet their darlings gladly
Blessed old folks how we love them
How they mind Us of time, when
We had sold folks too to watch us!
All, tis only those that have none,
Who can truly know the blessing
Of father and mother,
Here to guide and here to help US.
Hail bright morning, holy morning
Morning full Of sweetest mem'ries
Where's the grasp that is not cordial
Where the smile that is not genial,
Where the eve that is not beaming,
Where the tongue that is not glowing,
On this bright and holy morning?
Holy Christmas praised be Heaven
For this days divine revealing!
Twas star above q manger
First announced thy glorious advent.
Then there came child from heaven
With the light Of Truth upon him.
And he grew unto perfection,
And the help of God was with him;
And he saved US from psrdition
BY luis mighty mediation,--
Holy Christmas Praised be heaven
For this days divine revealing!
Hearty Chistmas! Pure and frosty
Comes thy breath across tho valley
Chanticleer proclaims thy dawning
With his proudest clarion-crowing.
Long before the night has yielded
To the daylight of thy morning
Long before the little stars have
Twinkled out before thy coming
Is the woodman's axe resounding,
Is the 'yuls log cut and ready.
L. the hall-fre brightly burning
And the children's stockings swinging,
And the urchins' little nightcaps
Peeping out from meath the eor'rtng'
Where they slept and dreampt so snueiy
OF the motley joys a-coming
In the early Christmas morning.
Jolly Christmas Hear the ha ha!
Of thy vot'ries up and doing
Up, and bursting trees TO greet thee,
Up, and shooting cannons for thee,
Up, and beating creamy egg-nog',
Up, and laughing, dancing, shouting
"Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas F!
Many moro returns, my hearties,
Of this happy, gladsome season"
Funny Christmas sport-suggestire
Are the hours that round thee daily;
Youth and Age comingle freely
aaRs ths appa ne pppassfSe s!fsf z6ddhd tie corner
Eager to surprize some "green 'uns"-
There they meet youthfulbevy
Ready for the merry frolic;
On they speed-a gray-haircd uncle
Chances in the way to tarryi
"Comc, dear uncle, come and join u.s.
And the uncle joins the party
Feeling young again and joyful
Midst this group Of happy children.
Still they fly, and still accessions
Come from this side, that, and 'tothcr;
White folks, nigsers, lnen and women,
Boys and girls, fall in together,
Pressing to the scene Of action.
There they 60, all full of hustle,
Full of hustle, fun and mischief,
Till some other joke upriSes
Better still aud more attractive,
And the rush is just as furious
T'wards the new-concocted frolic.
Father Cristmas! Grant thy blessin.
Ere thou goest from amongst US
Thou hast seen the oldcn people,
Thou hast known the olden customs,
Thou hast been with our fathers
Many bright and gay December!
They arc gone, and in the church-yard,
Tombstone. tell their simple virtues
Grant that We may be, as they were,
Hospitable, kind, forgivinC,
Open-hearted, frank, and gen'rous;
Free from malice, free from envy;
Free from backbitings and ISLANDERS;
Wakeful to the voice Of honor;
Mindful of the voice of duty;
Ever lib'ral, ever careful
OF the feelings Of our brother
Always prompted by desire
To increase the great sum.total
OF terrestrial happiness
Father Christmas Grant thy blessing
Ere thou goest from amongst US!
EW sTATE-HoUsE EXPENDITURE
Comptroller General AsHxoRE's Report, to
sent session, exhibits the expenditures on
r State House from LIST Nov. 1855 to 1st
6, as follows:
5.-Noycmber. o,5U0
December. ................l6 l6, AZ
6.-January. y................... 9,3Oe
Feoruary. ............. lo,ooo
March. h............. ..lo, ,Zos
April. l.................. III ,I4o