Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-01-03
For lhe Chronicle.
CHEEEsTEIAS EVE.

1t is Christmas eve! Far away through
the vast city the bells are pealing their
chimes, loud and deep, while their voices
seem to echo, m.e-r-r-y! m-e-r-r-y Christ
mas! On, "the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of the
belIsw They nuke us feel on GOOD terms
with everybody, and we could shout aloud,
a mrery Christmas TO oil the worldl
In the streets, in the market places, in
the fancy stores, alI is busy now. Men
wrapped in their cloaks, women in their
furs are passing to and fro, some Of them
with their mysterious packages under their
arms. Nevertheless Juvenile expectations
are based upon those same packages--tnt
Ct course Santa Claus viii deliver them oil
punctuallys II he don't. there'w be some
trouble AMONG the rising generation.
It is chTistmes! Mu;htGdeS sre iGstyiI j
hther and thither, prompted by their seyerai
tastes andwishes.
"Lct me move slowly through ,ae street.
Filled with an eysr-shining brain,
Amid the ccugi of stcps that bea.
The murmuring walks, like autu,an rain.
"tVho Of this crowd tc-nght shall tread
The dance till daylight CLEAN again!
Who sorroE o'er the untimely dead!
Who writhe in throes Of mortal pain!
"Each where his tasks or pleasures cali
They pass, and heed each other not.
There is who heeds, who holds them all,
In his large love and boundIcss thought. -
Yonder are two men, who, IN the exubc-
rance Of their joy, have overstcPped the bour
dsry of sobriety. They are making kind
of circumbendibus on the sidewalk, and seem
to be endeavoring to occupy the entire space
allotted to pedestriuns-in which eDdeayor
they succeed excellentIy WELL for it appears
rather difficult to pass them without going
on both sides of them. Poor men! they
could not re satisfied until they had made
themselves utterly miserable.
There is poor widow at the market place
who finds, after making her other purchases
a trihe left TO buy piece of meat, which
will certainly be rare. May that Being who
"t1mpers the wind 10 the shorn lambs,
shield that widow from want.
1t is Christmas eve! The boys a5s firing
their Chinese crackers, and seem in glorious
spirits,--the city boys have decided sdvsn
tbge over their fellows of the rural distri Is
where the urchin must be satisfied with
corn. cob can non. But the boys of the rura
districts have one advantage over their fellows
of the city-hat is, in their hilarious sled
riding down hill--with The comfortable privi
lcge of walking up again.
1t is Christmas eve! Let ne Loo: out up
| M, I,s l,I
house-tops, and clouds shut out the sky, aboy
~ foA hiue depths sits euihtrnea The 4
mighty one, who ''Eivath snow Ike wool al
ls,dttsrcth the hoer frost like ashes. II
castelh forth lis ice like msrsels; who ca
stand before h is cold" The chilling wind
90 moaning along, in the drearjcst mann:
imaginable; but all ia worm and com'ort7bI
within-tho fire sends out a cheerful go"
gaddening the hearts arooni. On, may 4
hearts be inspired to praise the Giver OF a
good, fer giving holiday to all Christendon
The bell strikes twelve! The vast city
almost hushed in repose, and coon nothl
viii be heard but the solitary tread OF Il
Nalchman as they take their hourly round
"For some must watch while some mu
lie .p." The natal day of our blessed Sav
is at hand. And perchancs, il we turn o
eyes towards the orient, We may behold Il
, r that guided the wise slen ol tie east
Bethlehelm-i that star did not become invi,
be With HIM Christmas-day is AT hand o
ho.lowed,hoy day! My it be tuii OF eladne'
and joy,and jubiIon, praise. i marryf hris
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