New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-25
CHRISTMAS.


struction of Christmas articles able to give the
recipe with tolerable accuracy In the first place. the
writer must read up" Iu this pursuit, however, he
need only consult few volumes 10 out psnoplied
fer the work. He will get bis fact, from /" The Book
Of Christmas" biz antiquities from S.rutt bis poetry
from George Herbert and lis humor and fancy from
our own excellent Mr.. Irvnes Brsoebridge Hal"
1t 10 astonishing to behold, how, by faithful perussl
of these works, any ore can <uanufaoture a tip top
Christmas article. OF course he quotes:
Good morrow, merry gentlemen,
May nothing you dismsy' ~
OF course he talks of hawthorn, rosemary, ivy and
the other leay goods upon sale at this blessed season
OF course he refers to the watts who sing under
English windows, but who, if they should sins under
ours, uisbt receive impolite criticism from some
musicless member of the n. T. OF course, before he
has finished, he lugsin
"The boars head bring l."
Then will follow elaborate disser atoms upon the Yale
log, snap drsgon and ohimes-tbpgs Of which We love
to read, but Of which we Know nothing, il we may
make reservation in behalf Of Trinity bells, which,
upon every Sunday, jingle for as merry psalm tunes,
and which to day will probably jingle their best. or
course we have the poetry of the festival inr"--1'
driy foe UGH or our poetry is. But, although
our Dutch predecessors-t s hardly accurate TO call
them a,cestorscid what they could to establish the
Christian festival here while under the most wonder
full dalusion the Puritane were running muck against
mnce pies (proyiog that they had never tasted that
paragon Of pastry, we are not boars.headish, nor
tawthorIsb although here aud there some excellent
gils cpgpg snd we Ike them for III to the traditions
Of their Church, barg wreaths in the front drawing
room Window just a. dear souls they color the egg,
at Easter, and fry peculiar pancakes at the proper
time. Not ore word shall come from The TRIBUNE
against holidays and festivals and pious observances
Of DAYS ard seasons by cookery acd kissing and al
other modest merriments Blu. We cannot import the
English Christmas. Nor the Dutch, though the po-
tent Santa Klaus with his sleigh and his reindeer ba
the helper. We are persuaded (although, juvenile
friends We tIus that predictions have long since
beer slsifed by the discovery Of bursting stockngs)-
but we are persuaded that Santa Klaus does not
like cur slegbipg at this time. How upon earth
we mean upon srow-he is Do dive his reindeer,
we cannot conceive. Upon confederation CT the
mild weather, our own opinion is that Mr.
Klaus will not be able to advance much
lower than the upper frontiar OF Canada; that he will
there be stayed in his proud eourse by bare ground
that he will be obliged to putths reindeer a.very, aad
cell out the fine toch of toys which be has been man
ufacturpg during the Summer at his country house
which is at the vey top Of the North Pole, in order
that he may pay his bill at the ia 'srn BE may possibly
have arrived sst night by rail, or If that method OF
travelling be too fervid for his constitution, he may
have come down on foot with bis big pack. Knowing
our interest in the dear little Ones our reporters last
night started out 70 watch for the advent OF the toy
dispensing Saint; but rore Of them have yet re-
turned we suppose, If they have me. with him, that
be has brbed the whole corps TO keep shady. We
can only express the hope that none Of tnsm have
been dIugged. We do not think that Mr.. S Klaus
would 20 to them ere lengths" But we shall know
better about it when we zee the bodies brought TO-.
Yet, if We cannot have English or German
Christmas, we can have something be.ter-ouR OWN
A 6e for forms-tode ro for traditions "Ths blessed
Christmas tine sawned for all living and breathing
fesh; ard when the angels sarg together Of peacs on
earh, all the great armament took up the strain, and
wherever the .ky bends over human being the swee.
burthen ia echoing STILL is ,obbipg sympathy FOR sor-
row is whispering 10 the hopeless hope, is soothing
the afflicted, is breathing Be ye nomforted to the
bereaved. The Fight which broke upon the world
upt that blessed morning shines upon our homes, our
Cesrest our little oGes yea upon the grassy and
rounded graves Of our best beloved, Who have de-
parted. 1t is shedding radiance upon many house
II
burger it IL chastenirg the proud spirit which chafes
at notifications il ia making even abec. poverty en-
durable. And Il, in prosperous and comfortable homes,
Christmas s joyousy celebrated according to ancient
ussge, let thoee who feel no want, save ths. which
they create for themselves remember hose who are in
real want, ard make this very Christmas Day az
American Christmas by generous care for the needy
and the suffering. That vii be better than the bosrs
head, and the log, and the rosemary.
The rule as established BY political economists 49,
we believe never to be,tov anything resdy made 100.
penny, rot orust, srg upon beggns. You mus
give them tickets for soup for shits for orosses m
bread for provender, for pills. You mu,s send them
to come Office, where somebody with his ear oehind
desk and pen behind his ear, before he passes out
the shirt or ladies' out the soup, Or be'toWs the 1884,
may crafty that spirit of curiosity which Is inherent
in the human bosom, by s.kisg: l. Where were you
torr . How old are you 8. Married or single
4 How many children !Oul ). AL Legitimate
6. Where DO you I've :. Do you dnukl .. Docs
your wife drink 9. Have ysu tried 70 get work
10 "a, ,ou y.sd Ard vri.el II. Do you attend