The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-12-29
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I'His memorable holiday has come sgnin
with all IT'S fun and ffoiic, ard passed
away, This Il one among many festal
days which old and Young ore glad 10
participate III; and yet with thosorigin q
which but few arc at oil acquainted
Asfor instance, III EnglNnd tile Sch cf
November IS al annual holiday, and day
of thanksgiving on account of deliserauee
fFonlthc G0npowder plot while not one.
in a thousand who participate therein
know aiigbt Of its origin, Il Guy Faukes,
81 The great conspiracy
So, TO come 10 later dates, the Fourth
day Of Jnly Ii celebrated 81 the aauiters-.
aryofo4r na,io1aliadeps rdcasc, Vet how
few among the millions who join ii the
general bnzza for its annual advent know
anythiag Of the origin Of shat atniytr.
saly. They hear Tie loud barking Of the
liafniless artillery waking them carly 70 q
day 81 jopity; drink q toast to liberty
eat an independent breakfast. then OF to
the sports of the ,lay, The Declaration
is read, not one word 10 twenty, the
meaning of which they understand; but
they cheer Tie reader, aud the parchment,
and that IS sufficient. A patriotic ora
ton, few fIowery speeches, d song Or
two by way ot variety, intetspersed with.
ta few discharges Of blank cartridges.
winding up With another big talk q the
ARTILLERY at sunset, as the stars aid
stripes are lowered; and away 10 the
reyeIrtes of.the night, Oh! whocan ten
the meaning Of these words. "Tbc Fourth
Of july and "The Declaration Of hide.
pendcnceYa Those alone, the shed blood
Of whose sfres call up the memories Of the
Epost, aud who Lave themselves suffered
| from theernellies Oh The tesecrators Of
the records and principles Of tile mrn Of
chose by,goue THINGS, ...5=
Bit ayist heayipg! The bowling uigds
aud Qeccy atmosph relaiI,dS as that il
I Is not midsummer. Ia
Clristniss Ia d chniee festival Of the
Rorish Church, and Is supposed 10 have
had lis origin as early assthc third cen
Etary. II proofof this, history informs Us
that the great tyraht Diocletian, Who
l.reigned IN that century finding at one
time d large number o. Christians as.
semblcd 10 celebrate tie natiyity, after
having the doorsof The church III which
they were assembled, closed caused FIRE to
be pnt to the building and altar and woF,
shippers were reduced to sshes. Is
Like manly ether forms 81 the mother.
church, Protcstaats and dissentera have
adopted this festival; substituting, how
/ ever, earol-sipgiug for the celebration 81
title Mass, Tho majority o. the people
look forward to it sigupIy as a day Of re.
Ejoieipg. Old folks look forward to ii joy,
Efaily anticipating q happy meeting witt
i their young kin; while, when its eve ar
/ rtses, the little ones hang their stocking.
Thy their pillows, expecting when CHRIST
mas dawps TO aHa u nice present deposit
cd therein. No matter, though it bequitt
as uneertGin about il being The genuine
tanniYersary as that the Isle Of Mum wa
I picked up out of that spot %hieh nov
/ holds the waters Of Tough Neagh, ii is !,
day Of resl and lawful enjoyment, or 0ugh
4 SO to be. With our citizens themselves /
has so at least this time proven. Sine
the Christmas Of 'aT We have not witness
! led SO quiet q celebration Of that day; ami
y yet, all seemed 10, enjoy themselves
!. Sleigh-bells rang as merriIy through tn
strectsj the boys frolicked as lively, an,
Al snapped their ire.crarkas; aad as ligG,T
! apl good-aatafediy as ever on went Iii
! dance, and joy was uueohGRed. In thes
times, strange to say, there did not eecu
q single fight III Tie city that We hay
: {heard. Of, nor even q woman Or cliI
.: crushed under the burning runners Of
o drunken,driven sleigh, uorstrampletl uule
: The hoofs Of aFuukeh.riddeu horse, +,
Nor, amid all the fun and frolic Of th
: holiday we're more sacred duties forge
ten. Where, iu the evening, merry fec
q were to be engaged in the dance, in Ii
b morning prayer and thanksgiving vel
y offered UP for future blessings and pai
{ benefits; as well as many an exhortatio
tn young and old among all their feastil,
d ana dancing, not to forget Him who iuli
Iel at his command the solrces Of 10y al
5, sorrow. l.. .'... H.. ~
Il: fhe dedication Of President Young
70 Private Sehool-house was one Of the rao
re interesting eEeutSof the day. The Sc
I'd vices were solemn and impressive; Il
re aedieatOry prayer fefyeut and from 4
he heart, the very breathings Of every hea
tg presei,ti and the instructions ptaeti,
ne aud impressive. % ~. ,,. II
/, is We sapnot look back to hast Taesd
be but as DAP Of quiet, universal pleas