Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-12-25

CHEIsTNks I'VE are mot the mood Tor inouns
our usual situation to Christmas Of expatatag upon
the festivities Of the season. Sadness and gloom have
possessed the souls Of the people, and we are not ex-
empL OF course in hearts wish our friends, one
and all "a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year; but
il would be almost mockery express that wish when We
knOE that every patriots heart viii be bowed down To-
day With the deepest socitude for the eountry-once
prosperous and untednoW threatened With disruption,
anarchy and cig The religious portion Of the com
muay win observe the day in e0mmemOraon Of the na-
vity Of the Savior and however the political clouds may
lover they nay sake courage and console themselves
with the glorious hope Of that redemption which draw
cth nighn The multitude are accustomed 70 welcome
the day an annual jubilee Of iuu irOc and hiariiy
and neither the critical aspect Of national Affairs OF "hard
times" vii cause them 10 for 20 their efforts 70 spend
Merry Christmas Indeed t Is only the poor that have
neither money nor friends who viii 80 far repress the
natural impulses Of the occasion, IS TO aoE Christmas 70
pass without giving taking cheering word and these
viii do So from choice, but inexoraole necessity
Christmas ever the sane 70 childhood. No fear Of i'm
pending dangers OF sense Of monetary srngency dis
turbs their reflections their enjoyment Every
thing is eolsr d them, and their tiny socks will
b enpted Of their eontents-htle or much-ths mOrn-
ing with as much aVidy and eagerness as they would
have eyinced bad fanatcism raised its impous
hand 10 tear down the fabric OF American liberty and
equality They viii eat and gambOl, prattle and laugh,
aud eat again Oh dhood always viii do, ou Christmas
day. We inserted Tor juvenile entertainment yesterday,
the poem descriptive OF ST. Nicholas yisit Let Us bring
10 their attention now FIVE can the improperly OF over
indulgence 10 the good things OF the season. by publish
ing III annexed pa ", anu II is senia'on has tho
further effect Of snlv ag our aGui readers double
parpose viii be subseryed
FHs NIGHT AErER CHRISTINA
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Taoss s,oSs q, 80 I,, ,s 81 Ssao,s sars
TIE DARING bad daly been taskslla ihsr beds
VIII very iun SON schs aud palm In ther heads.
"a, d. us away In ny new cotton cap,
Adj Nancy ussr rather FAR gone In anap,
4 spraag isou my erying-'Whats tho matter 80
I dec 70 each be lfir-stli haf In adj.
Ws MAJ o5 *, s S ~ s sr .sye - clearly I, ,so
~. "a, 20 IN iona ia,hsrs Z, : should appear.
Bai ne niis pale t.ee Of each sick htils dear
F5r each pei mat hal eramued tself fun As tick
D xEeg 10 a moment nov feit hke OH Nigk
TER pulses vera ratil thslr sreaihlugs The sane.
Wat their stomach rejected ll mentiln ~ uaul,-
No. rarkey, n5s uaug. Pu Pudding Of ecu Sc,
A Cosiarts and Cru eri, sni craib ~ aiaee,
bsii-c outraged natufc all WcEi 90 tlr val,
rs, iolfpops Fiapiodde Dnae, anl 10
like pelsts, Whlch ufcaius from pop guns .vt uy,
west iss. uu's add rAisins, jan, ielJ aniPr
"a eaca esroz % dist uAi oisgsht 0, 10y -
20 hc shane OF Mana and OF santa Cau5 toe
turard frou The shit o bglrooSn sicpped back
Ald rolvht I'D a Bhitl marked e Paw. Ipecac"
Va Nancy eSesasl-or trif ,u1.iia' eoessd sr-
D5nt you thnk had better o'e, an Tor The Do,'i'
ran, ana 80 90 - bass uidsr uy r',L
Wa-n heA q che sharp e.ai.er 20 S Jiiap hoo
Mh-t che n1c.or lnto the 9TH bound,
DE covered eili aud from hs head o. Dts foot,
And ihc su'i De bat Wa h.s vorsi suit
ne hsd harI y mad tme 90 pa. Glff On ais back,
An be Ioosr 20 Ike a Fasfa1 half dldlt "a sih sack.
HIS how hey tElnkcd Hal TIE D1ctug g-i gerry
ms looked Ike Pert sndhB eAth eli % NirsrB
he b t1'ut been ,hk,si Dor fortnight orsc,
And NE beard on hs chin sas nt white % he sooE.
But .ns pecng their tongues u despite % their stb,
And Graaing Us waicu run bis WAi,l,oat Vvnraih--
lie On uf esch paar saying leach little BE- "
Mat ggt dh De- lug1ci''t q tir rtst 90 that jelly
gtl.l tu rAch ehub -, lamp, sick liile eli
All fr1Alcd shea De sald sl 10 spite 90 myself,
ui a E.Hk % bis -ye ahen o. pa .sickct our frrd,
Sopl rave o. knls had nothing O. trggL
mt jid'ut esc-h-- but ucut strsi .htauy 20 woFk
All Il Ell an the rest gave lis t-latrf Jerk
"a siliag d.rtc.ns while boEins DIS hose
a. hufionci hif coat hon tls chAlr De arose.
ruua imf cd In BIZ gg-gavr uli laap whistle,
And laap dRihcl "a a. % rricSci By usHr,
but tic n1ctur md ere De drove OUT 90 light
fncJ be vel b. touorruE good night Ioues good night