The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-01
Christmas--How We Celebrated It.
THE cnnIsTMAs THEE.

 only bells we have in this country arc cow-bells, boardlng.housc bells, and few of those bellies that cause the hearts of young aud old bachelors to bump against tIeir aristocratie wais,eoats The first intImatiou We had of its coming on Christmas Eve, when we visited the court room, and foundlt tacked with people Of every age and sex Inside the ruillng stood beautifully deco. rated and grodVctipe tree and on one side were seated those chcrubs sthe rising generation; inno. cent, playful, intelligent looking youths Of both sexes, who destined to fili the places now oc. cupied by tbeir aged psrents and friends. The other side was decorated with nice ladies and beautifully gotten up gehticmcn,-who, we after wards learned, were there to produce sweet noises in honor of the event, well as 10 give tone and zest to the celebration. The outside seats, well as the passage way, being crowded t was with great difficulty we succeeded in tunnclling our way io a seat reserved for as by to whom we owe siOO, md who expects 10 coax ii out of us IL al pcared though the managers of the cele. bratlon. Mir and Mrs. Win. F. Turner, had been waiting for us to put in appearance, for, no soon- CT had we pifated ourself than hrothef T. H. Head received poii;e invitation, from Judge Farmer. ;e start the .hing witl prayer. Brother Head was not siow To coming 10 lime, and rolled ons hrst class prayer. from thc many stored away ia his bible house of clay Then cane Inc singing-sli of h sacred, and inspiring Then. Mrs. Turner 70, h-. sabta,h scsool ,hiidres, ,.si, ahd thsi exploits proved ,ha, her teaching. hal not been thrown away upon tssm. Al did wcli, better, we | think sh-a oa -.y p-esiou, occasion Another cong and out pcppcd old santa Claus uith caig- nou. or something Hke l., on bis nose His sP- d 4a Al st. F aF.. ] saurhct uuiii tear, dropped from their vyes. So far tbs i'Ing uas suceess. pleasing allac Co | young and old Now cgmmrnccd ths dlstribs- tos of pfc.s-uts-sosse of tben ssry cpstiy, many of thein usesa aud uihcrs again, almost worthless Evrry youuwstc- goi baslci isu of prrfcuts, aud ..nss sf il.s aesr yauHg lAdies rserea -rtlnaAs ss as.sri.s frs.sn ils.sf aAnltrrs The irue. | told. had os neariy .a0po ~erh Of trsi~ Anw ths dlsgr.oatoa of sll lhr pfo~uta, ana tbf oon- | segarni strrplng ef ,hr tee, uhe srosa sanE sis 1. Dorolsxr. aad disIsrss7d t0 tAeiE hc'sos end haunb
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 . Correspondence. es- PREsoorT, December ss, 1889 ere Hon. Joha 4 RSsh--