, 1869-12-25

Anciens Observance OF the E'<9slFAIs
Fran tAs Ci1e1nnati Commercial

From tia Ciac1nnati Commercial
* Mas saxon King Alfred thas commanded
Enrsatm93 Eve. AID ending win TTelf,t. S,thr.
Our sturdy ancestors, in dsJa bo!ore good, 1sa{tT
i'v1ng and neay. athletic Sports were supplaaicd
bJ what ars equls0cally c2ilet 1nc redneuept3 of
modern CIVILIZATION. knew how TO Keep lhe CpstSt-
rss holidays right. rosa1ty. Instead Of a feebZe
aIi New Ycafl, they epsnt TIC better psrt Of sTo
seefs n p!s,s festivities oas door sports and tn-
door fsonckipg and tunset.nS, such as warmed tne
some OF Tie accounts Of thrtsmas cntsrtEa.
Ment htca come doTn 10 ns, READ Ese chuptsr
out out oI ne Asaotan NlGats. o. description Of tse
Wedorpg, Ia Don Qu11ote- In 1873 tue D1Ke Of
BucEEgham had lot less than - enests to ila-
Tsos Tf he 5sa 5essfa w ;a5es
three smaEs. tNo paacocks, s1o ga!lons Of faIlui-
q. aEd twenty nrge dishes Of roasted apples.
AalVotsy, ano 80 fagona of ale The music of
tso Hlpstrels and s,x trunpcts eultveued the
dnrer- swans used 70 be standard dishes st grcat
M ooahr, good Judge, for ne read
tat swan loved he the beat Of ar5 roast"
:. AZ eat1y a. the third century the Bttlpas had
sesn s1sav ssssaa now, or lambs ~oos and Tits waa
tcast, app:es. aud roasted crabs the latter swim
n1sg Gad hlsting In the bowl 10 this notme9s
famous Christmas beverage krosE Is "egg.aox' ,,
l. re test HcdeEn substitute Of TITS drank that
In tie days OF Charles the Fist before Par,
tantc teyes1t5 had yei driven ont the t,lly Cars:-
nas nollda1s as denominations improper TO. lhe
Saints; there vas mach parade Of ts.tiylty. 4
Sp!ecd!o entertainment At Sheriff EytlFua q:
Wotton, IL S2ssex, in 1851. brought together the
wEole country round. The hall Of if,e mansion was
sssSt IL "ae Sns nnd nsDy ss made
were two sides OF yen!sop, tnFee p'gs niue rapouy.
Gye geezs. * tnrkee5e, i've rabbits, eight part
baskets Il pears. 's'' ~ eese' a''a A"o
,Hnter Who describes the home lie Of E.ssana
gives rs tie ASSURANCE that" This preat Festival
vas In former times kept with so much freedom
ald opehcess Of heart that every oce In the coun-
" where gentleman resided, possesseu d. least
Gay Of pleasure IN the Christmas ho.idays: tha
tan1es we're az spread from the drss 10 the las:,
plumh-po1s!dge, the capous, turkeys, geese and
tle rlumt-pnGd,nes we're a1l brought upon The
ooafu ana al those Kho mad anarp ssoEaehs anu
sharp knlsea. eat heartily acd were weleoae,
when gase rise 70 rs pEoScsb: 3fs13 IN ii: aai,
ve1y curious a well as very pleasant it is to
note bow esGn the hutruEs of War are soitened
y me amenities q the Christmas seasoo. The
ard, the citT he.pg il great extremity ffon dun.
ger, gate food to all his fanlsnirg e1emes who
would acctpslt-
aad ,ssS ;asS e he ss1sss sts I'd @ ass1e
Ela u tle siege OF 0feanf, Ia 151S, tna feltiyl-
ties Of Ch1!ssLaa rave nsler interval Of repose.
1ae Englt:n LotSs solicltea CT tns French con.
andets ssat they might have night Of min.
str. ls5 %ith ,rnmpess aud cla1iope Right cnlrsl.
lousl5 Nss the polite request accedrd to. Mnsl-
CAPS nrd Instruments were bor1o Ell from {he
French, and tue EBglIsh wakel tht echoes of Dr.
leans With Eight Of wa,sal1, the m.ser!as Of tha
sttRe teing Tsnmed On the morrow. S,mtIat
AID Corfedefates IN many a camp and ateRe Or
he late memorable war. The men on picket ex-
cas5g9d i,,,,t WITH 1 e3sa otnsr sn.eseas lquort
10 tntl1 Christmas dtnrefs, where snca we're TO ne
had. lisa remarkable fact that dnsiue all The
was ionent On % ta1i.,1na. ma baS. ''' :" au' i1'neos
IniEe3s and capons were customasy Christmas
ntetents IN the last two centuries IS tney are DO e.
cheer, YES not introduced into Ecg'and uutl ihe
sixteenth century. The goose was macy ceptu-
res sa,s. Ard PRESIDED a issti:e e,atd. in
orouaht Into lonton from Norfolk IN prodiRtous
nnmce1s at Chftstnaa time, aone tadiyilaal blr,is
esnEe s,gta ss 81 masn as qnasser Of nnaare We'll
1eltiea AID with cranberry sauce as a1:onpant.
meass. there 10 nut sucn anotscr deEcacy ID the
In The good old tines The mona1cna Of Eoclant
used to make Christmas merry With stage piaye
specially written or commanded ror the occa8lon
1hne, AZ the court Of james The First We md
enMptuous provision E1de for bringing ont a
COMEDY called Measure for Aeasuse," and the
Plafe Of Etrora, h5 "anaxberu''-a new spell
Of Ben Johnsonfa 1De worES and comedies were
composed fer Christmas festivities, aud players,
= tQmoera' ara cloTn8 received royal Hratuttfe9
tor amusing The court during the HOLIDAYS OF
winter
Its pleasant TO read how the uobtnty and
gentry Of thUse daFs oveHnoHed with Hospitality
for oll the EeEhturhGud. Tboogh many Tere al
luIed TO town By the superior festivities Of the
METROPOLIS many more rem3iucd In the couasr7.
10 fulfil the ancient lntncctoa:
"At Christmas be merry, =. Il ths nk God Of slE
And icas; thy Foor ncsEhboss, the grcat with the
We will close w:th little story Of woman,s
rights fn the olden time:
- TALE or MERRY cHRtsTMAs CARROLL sUHn
BIT WOMEN.
"I1ere was sotIeItne aa oil Eufxht who
beiEg dtaposed to make htnasefe Her1y IN a Christ
mas tine, teus for many CT his tepaats. an,l
poo'e n.1ghborr. rllh thstr wives, for t}ln-
ter, Whent Eastr0 Masc nea. to be sent On tne
tsbe, Rond suffer no nlan to dF1uke, TIL he that
Was mater oceE h,s vile SHOULD tiag carroll
70 efcuse oil The company. Great nlceness
t1E1e Vae, who should bea the musician. now
the cockoO tine YES 80 fare oH. Yer with much
Acces lobS1ng one Upon the other, after a dry
noane CT tEos dreaming companion drew ous
~ nueh as be durst towards an pl9.fasbtonet
dlttJ: Wien, having made an end, to the great
comloft Of tie bEholdert, at last it came to the
Eonahs liable. where, likewise, commandment
Ras given that there should no drink be toucbett
I'LL she Ihat Was master ouer her husnanti ho,j
surg Chsbkuas carroll; whereopnp ttey fell alj
10 such singing, thas there was Fever heard suct
catter alllng peece OF Mus.cke; whereat tae
Knight laughed heartily, that tt did him halle as
nm at a 0ft ~ n