New-York tribune., 1868-12-25

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TO the eyceeth with that traditional little mtchei ana
trailing after him over the frozen trio Of Christmas
frees Bot your life or even your hatat one WIN l"o
sprgfror peacocs tail M tho band OF u, Eon KNOW"
that 90 the omahawk OF coodboy George "asi4"s''"
there fcli many Christmas tree.
Out u the country places or the OUTSKIRTS q" sDio''
nnd in the AcGs upon, which villages nestle Ike "he
rtat,nireps broodinq assimatiyely 0n the snow; al
olope tina country roads and behind the great brown
barns that sit on guard over the rcks Of gIain All
throughout such rural steadngs the crack OF the io 20
sound as familiar slrghbelis in the clear O4i
nir The great American turkey IS Oh the stump a. , I
10 hitn that the whzzing Of the great American Do
addressed Has the turkey hereafter OF '' ~ '0'1
into anuihilstion when he goes down ioNh' uO"h9 'n
In company with savoy stu0ng ana cI"HD9i'J S""'O
II there Is future for lin beyond l'o FIN'' a''S
ought 10 be one OF o1Glcs bliss Tor ms i
ara ipuurrerable aud very RiroC0us 10 thcr way
thanksgiving Day makes ducks aud draFes of turkey
oc ,I I., and breadth OF the land. livery tooth IN
fe land Is earpened for bin, ana old people VINO nave
shed Their grinders ingurg.tato him urmastl'
GATED All tie citizenship of these United states
resolves Itself irto vigilance committee for
the purpose OF executing The extreme sentence Of the
law upon poor turkey when tho proclaimed day Tor being
very thankful comes round. That is usually about six
weeks before Christmas, during which interval al Amer
lean humanity, great and small seems concentrated on
the one object Of educating turkey 70 the proper ptch
or roasting and putting him through stHct course OF
A
ropes made Of sauaages eager 10 nch the a"iess tu
kew and suspend him before the nearest kitchen range
But, as we have SAID the bright Christmas afternoon
tho turkey is ON the stump. Quiio CI>inchvo OF tins
country tukey-shootiug as Christmas sport hound
country generally, groups 81 young men are
congregated and s0uc too who arc not 50 young but
the rc IN whose Gcepct eyes suggests That there Is yet
q sarh course for the ballot when they "lraw bead"
livery man Of them has his t,usty rfo with him,
ana every man Of them wOnd think himself less y man
II no did not know how 90 hold straight Somebody
genoray the tavcrkecp the turkeys for
the occasion Each man pays so much a shot, and he
Kills the turkey &C. 10 Is usual 20 e the bird 20
bacEcued stmp inns rendering it more difficult to get
good .ght hn ad the distance from the shooter ia
generally 100 yards more IN many country places
such rs tho northern districts n NewY0lk State, and
out west rstrac craftsmanship is 20 be seen at these
Christmas shoOtiu g-m4tchcs. Truly American Is the
character with which one meets there too. Tho back
woodsmaD in hi' blanket coar. WITH perchance
II pair OF suOw-shoos dangling at his back n the
snow Is deep ana lie has had far 10 come. Smart
young men from tic nciglbOlng town, resplendent
MS to walstcuat and necEtcs, and powerfully
ldomatic in speech Sometimes struggling Indian
who takes his shot ike rest % Them only better Der
laps and shou.dcriug his turkey carries it on 70 hs
camp. where Dc ana MS squaw and papooses keep
Christmas after scap-aud Omahawky fashion Of their
own Can a1y feature more than all this mpart a
sharper distinctive American character TO an American
W.. indeed. las rendered 10 trutlfuliy aud we'll
N,Nhrre better than III New-York City is Christmas
deckel ont ard put to fu character costume, when IL
comes 10 ms. The food qusstion-not 10 mention the
duua-is one fu.y discussed at al times in NeW-1oIk
but at Christmas tie tnc puts ON an air so practical
that there Is TO question about 1t, at all Really
clruus As q show are ihe markets on Christmas Eve
Decken heavily th,y are with green boughs'
them natural Equaor and decay is happily
screened from tie eye Of the visitor. Tie beeyes
and thc muttons, all with fIllb.own flowers bedzened,
sud tho fowls Of every kind at pot claims The ghsten
Ing fishes Of many suc aud spot, aid out IN assorted
rows pon the stalls Tae huge piles of vegetables green
rabhacos cOutrusicd with purple, ana the red carrot I'M
parting some Of Is bloom to the paogheosed tnrnip
that kisses IT, The apples and the pear. and The nuts OF
every sort and size The "a; bucks from Illinois and else
where stretching ileir oI gths. head downward from
the beams ON the stalls 0tle Touerers many birds and
email cuadiupcds q the fancyf0od kEd displayed FOR
sale Yesterday stood iy very We'll arranged mar
be s1, and took note OF ts cunositics In the show
window there several Op0ssums laid ont. very fat
snd uuc-uous to i0u6 ana reminding one Of little suck
inSpcs tlat h,d managed somehow, to persuade their
tender msnmas into treating hen 10 little Winter Goals
Of son fur. Al extremely plggy-iJoking little fel-
low, when dead, Is that queer marseysial
the po.sum. He must make a very succulent dish when
properly cooked. Qlite good. We should suppose as
either wOoichgck raccoon. testimony 20 the excellence
n whcls.in ste,Tsr4, writer 2lad TO Offer
Mixed with the cuO-uls, THIS rather heterogeneous
Christmas stall, ere small horned owls, not 30
large Quals. TncIa black squirrels and gray.
There halnahe, u something that looked very like
bear. and probably Ouossum. OWL squirrel bear.
pretty distinctive Kind o. American Christmas fare,
this. suggestive % the camp rather than OF the city
restaurant and leading ones thought happily away from
humArum brick walls aud beeisteaEs 20 the wholesome
woods. and the holely, but ughthandeo, Hospitality
afforded 10y them.
Now-York. too, seems 10 De the chosen home
az Old santa Chtus whose venerable mug
beams benignautly forth al Christmas from every
t0yshoP window. Here IL sln hung forth 70 notify the
juvenile public % tho presence Of Santa Claus 10 Is
painted banner representing that old Christmas fuue
OuaIy standing according TO bis eccentric custom,
the roof Of fOuse. down the chimney Of which he
empuc -aekfu 81 toys. So thoroughly Americanized
has OLD Santa Claus become that TO challenge his vote, at
election time would DO outrage and social shame.
lie took out las naturalization papers 70 many years ago
that he has long since forgotten his native language,
whatever that III ght have been, and speaks nothing
but tine purest American which puIls ike Winter brook
among The ciees OF his frosty beard Few charac
better kuOWn all the land throughout than Santa
Claus. What a splendid constitution the old gentleman
must have! lie does not look a day older
new than ho did last Christmas, aud he climbs 20 the roof
tree Of house With the agility that he showed fifty
years ago. or more for the matter Of that Never has
the stock IN trade OF Santa Claus been greater
varied than 10 is tins present Christmas Beneath the
weight OF his guerd0ns the branches Of the Christmas
trees bend unto breaking. He must have employed vast
number Of inventors since he last here yearago
There is squeak than heretofore in the dolls and
puppets now brought by him More rock n the rocking
horses More bark the little white pOodedogs with blue
ribbons round their necks More walk in the walking
dolls More spirit and life in all his wonderful creations
Santa Claus is the great American citizen, and his noi
nation for President would doubtless be highly accept
able to immense majority Of juvenile voters all over
the land