The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-01-16
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MONTGOMERY, Wood Co., o., Jan. fth, '62.
The holidays passed with our usual festivities.
Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years a joy
GUS trio-.brnging smiles to more than young faces.
Old folks and even christians feel somewhat fayGr-
able to SantN Claus. No wonder. The old gentle
man have been told IL budget OF fun, and no
ono can feel cro-9 when he is near, lie is very he
nevoent and must be very rich ! do not know as
he ever makes very costly presents. But he pours
out great yarisly and with such hearty, evident
good will, that the least gilt from him. have OBJ
served, Is highly priced. Let me ask did any one
ever bring to Your door, such COOL tasting turkeys
or chickens, or geese, or ducks? l do verify be
lcye if tho old gentleman should bring a snipc all
would pronounce it good tasting, amid the widest
mcrrment. And then his cake, pies pllms and
nuts are proverbially good ! have been told that
even a scrap Of paper, with few lines left by him
in a shoe, old stocking, hung on chair or around
the chimney corner has been preserved for years as
a mam3nto Of good times long ago. cannot speak
very definitely about the old gehtemans manners.
lie must be very friendly. And have no doubt
that he is decidedly gentleman if not christian
Some people have expressed to me a doubt in re-
gard to this latter characteristic. | know that all
who attend his festivals wear an unusually short
face. And can also bear witness that most per-
sons at such places are full of animation. have
never heard whether the old gentleman himself
ever did dance polka or anything else. But
great many of his associates do try to dance some
tb;nv ond ,narv nthers UouId do so rrnvidnd IA
were deemed proper and christian. ! do not feel
competent to decide whether dancing may not be-
come christian grace. Neither would take il
upon myself to say that Santa Claus excrts bad
Influence. The old gentleman's intuitions appear IN
be good enough. | should be heartily sorry to see
him wrongcd, ! would fully endorse the old Prov
erh Give the devil his due" But do not let
him get any more, lie is an Old cheat, and has
many inventions 20 cntrup and ruin the innocent
and unsuspccting. lie wears the most winning
forms, he discourses the most "fairy-lke music I"
and plucks the sweetest flowers, for this purpose
This ought not so to be. All Satans devices to de-
stroy mankind must be unmsskcd, and exposed
tully TO view. 1t ought ever TO be horne in mind
that God is our truest and best friend. All who
abide by bis laws and walk in bis counsels, find tho
most abundant and sahfyipg pleasures. ale
crowns the year with his goodness" His paths
drop fatness." Christmas morn brought hopes and
gladness to countless mullitudos. AS it c0mmomo-
rates the birth Of Christ all the festivities of that
day should be prseminently christian. Not sad,
not dull but such as are calculated to give to ell
the most pleasing view Of the anointed Savior Of
the world and awaken in each heart the most de-
vout thanksgiying UNCLE NAT.