The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-25

TIE BxnoEns>IThe Bstgers sFshiiy of
Bell Ringers. sfters Iiiotg fIblense, will
make their 'ffs.appsssa hoe Ia Or, sity
on Monday night, We bslisve II {o be,
par .ercellsnce. the mossahjgh,toued and
chsste troupe, in its oharactera aud psr:
formance. that ,tliis country cab afofd.
1a the matter pi real muaic. sihs Berger
entertainments truly deserve the appel.
Iation Of ne plus.ulnu. = Sol Smith Rus:
sell. the great humoriat. has again, its,n.
nected himself with the company. ass
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7CHRrsTMAs HY1aH.-- print this "a
appropriate TO the dayslh5ar sds has
Upon Judea's statltt plain..isna'1 n Ssa'.
There broke sudden glory, spi se''
And distant mountains caught the ssrain
OF an exulting story. 4'1t''s'i asfnc
Above the sad and weary earth, ofhs,,F
We're ungel voices ringing . ~ Fp,Rsse
The blessings Of sayioar's' birthsi,siaetg, !,
The burden OF theif singing. = sNsI2 p
It trembled to their .harps Of gold 80
That strain diyinely tender; -, go,
Along the shining skies il rolled ~ !;
In grand and choral splendor; -.
It foated DER the sleeping world,
A balm for al! its sorrow.
Its flag Of heavenly peace unfusled.
To greet brighter morrow ~, ~
The shepherds keeping sigii there ~
Had heard the advent angel, ..,l7 81
Whose word OF grsce hat .osl.ned their
And told the new evargel;.i .,l 81 1i,.5.
Aud when the music ceased.' tRcyivent~
10 Betblehem's lovly manger, l4 "a.
Where Mary. mother, held, content.
The wondrous infant stranger. ,g.s,.-
Still, when the music dies away, ...n 4f
Aud hearts with grief are breaking,e
We take our path from day to day, GE
And earthly fields forsakipg, aGi go
We 60 to Bethlehem and kneel, 3i
Where mystic InoarnatioD, .i L
In human form. doth God reveal
Himself, our consolation. ee;
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THE CHRISTMAS TREE.-One Of the
prettiest things that Charles Dickens
wrote il this: geg
have been looking on, this evening,
a, merry company OF children Assem-.
bled round that pretty German toy,Ia
Christmas tree. The tree waa planted
in the middle OF great round table.
aud lowered high above their heads. It
! was brilliantly lighted by a multitude of
little tupers, and everywhere sparkled
and glittered with bright objects. There
we're rosy checked dolls, hiding behind
the green leaves; there we're real watches
with movable h'nds, at least, and an
endless capacity OF being wound up)
dangling from innumerabie twigs; there
were French polished ia ablee, chairs,
bedsteads, wardrobes and eight-day
clocks, and various other articles of do.
mestic furniture wonderfully made in
tin at Wolverhampton) perched among
tho boughs, as If in preparation for
some fairy housekeeping; there we're
Jolly, broad faced little men, much more
agreeable in appearance than many real
men-and no wonder. for their heads
took of. aud showed them to be full of
sugar plums; there were fddles and
drums; there we're tambourines. books,
work boxes, paint-boxes, sweetmeat-
boxes, peep-show boxes, all kinds
of boxes; there were trinkets for
the elder girls. far brighter than
any grown-up gold aud jewels;
there we're baakets and pin.cnshiosa in
all devices; there were guns, swords and
banners; there were witches standing in
enchanted rings Of pasteboard, to tell
fortunes; there were tee-totums, hum
ming tops, needIe.ceses, pen-wipers.
smelling bottles. aonversation cards /;
bouquet holders; real fruit. made arti-
6ciaIly dazzling with gold leaf; imitation
apples. pears and walnuts. crammed
with surprises; in short, as pretty
child before me delightfully."- whispered
to another pretty child, her bosom
friend, "There was everything and
more" This motley collection of odd
objects. clustering on the tree like magic
fruit, and flashing back the bright looks
directed toward it from every aide-sone
of the diamond.eyes admitting it we're
hardly on q level with the. table. and q
fow were lauguishing in timid wonder
on the bosoms of pretty mothers. aunts
and nurses-made lively realization Of
the fanoies of ohildhood; and set me
thinking how all the trees that grow and
all the things that come into existence
on the earth, have their wild adorn-
ments Mt that well.remembered time.
LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Berger Family Bell Ringers.
John Agnew i Son-Christmas