Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-26

Cnrlstmas day Is, for many reasons;
tie greatest and one reason among
others IS, that it stands out OF the
winter time, tho first and warmest CT
them. It is the eye and Gre Of tie
season. as the Ere is Of Christmas and
Of ones room. We have always loved
it and ever sha1'; first TO give q
child's reason, and very good one,
too, IN this INSTANCE, because Christ
mas DAY Christmas day, second
(wh:e2l Is iEe2slsa in that ,re@socs q.
-atheriucIudes t, for i ietbo grsate5t),
viii more properly stand by itse.f ~
OF dee hoIlics and oti4e- .reeergreeus
which people consp.re T. bring unto
cities md houses on thte day making
a kind OF gumtlor IL Winter, and re-
, nlln-liug u thsss : =.
THE roet-v OF earth = uosel desd;
fourth, because VIC y:erc brought III, III
cioistsrad school, wiz re carols had
not gone ont OF fashion, 7gret used to
SIT Ill circles round hinge fires, it to
roast en Ok. making 11lCOrceITijs'ie bliss
out Of cakes and sour oran@cs firth,
because Of. tte fine things winch the
poets and others shavo said q y !;
s.xtil, because there IS no business go
ing on 1Iammoii" j. euependcd:
, and Il zenith ioecaUso New Tears
day an, Twelfth day come alter
i. tina! Is 30 say. because It -
! the l.a6iar d: q set OF holidays, and
! the spirit is not beaten down into COM
! Inonrlacs the moment i IS oTer. II
| closes ard begins the year VIII cheer
| fulness. We have collected, under
the head OF ''Thc Week" some notices
| Of the other principal points connected
! With Chaistnas. Most of them are
now losing their Old lustre, only 10
give way, we trust, by and hr, 10
! bsttar evidences OF rejoicing. Tie
/ beadle we can dispense with, and even
! :be Christmlas-J0xes; especially rs
! we hope nobody Will then wGfnt them.
| And the "Bellman's Verses" shall turn
to son. citing noblor, albeit we have .
| liking for him; a., for his very absurd
ties; there is something in them 50
/ Old, 81 unrretanlirg, and 50 :ominis-
| cent about him. ~ long as tho hall-
| nan IS alive. ones grandfather docs
rot seem dead. and his cooked hat
| lives with him. Go0d "BellEG- =
| Verse; vii not do as ell. There have
| been some such things Of late, ''nost
ralerable AID not 10 ho en-
dGrod." Nc, have oven seen them
| witt~. wf;ich :, = great mistake. War
/ ION arrl Copper u1thinkIn9lE cot tic
{ wav to them. You may be clfl16:Ile
! a. Christmas: Won may be merry; yr7l
! nav be ahsIlril--in the worldly se'1ec
! Of the 1ern1: but Won must yGri,s with =
! STR ord % ~ef7tor, xo17r old Christ.
: !
/ ,..nle4:,;,,c, c-vaat end good preserves .
rca. ctal,:...y. s.:,,l IN the n0sr child
jaI, -, stakes. but Il feels tliat the com
| oany oE banter i unworthy of i.
! Tic cry ao~urtl::~ Of tha BELL
rams Verse;" is only l>aarahla, nav,
galT 7,!cGc-2lt. w}.ea wa s17,gose
f!9n? 7!riss. 4 b. soma eat-,7l 1l9r:Jerai
kn1et N rood f.:ti,. Acre Iaa(:oc?itf
handy allows rs L. 1--WE oar Christ
! n,as.9,ox. Or 70 l,.l;av- i rovai:a-s u
,,arDe-s ana tho s7l.e,.fl-.4 Il von,
e!eyerest wnr!aIv-w:,.s l.s, j ;S'f q
he ont Of place: M. 10 csv,. 49, the
Good Old derropit sI3s,!s...au's Verses,
h9Igbfina a= their i,:iu.scr. and ta.inc
Themselves !0r .2;ant a,N" rea0ec,4b}i
Ike ~; cacl,,;I-f.,.. ~. ociya rs rss5,n :.
I'm We e,;o,f,I r1t Like even 10 -,
..;a. n a. rouul lat. H wou'l la-s
2f,Inetf!ina Of tin Cd and oYac7lar l,y
Il iffn... ro-4.,.i ;t.tt - sho,Il,l =. -
jo.,t III si,-h- aud ,..s .,,,,.-r,, ;re M
,,.,r.,,;t =. himself 9. .t.a az. IF -
Ll.eet q verses. with rs l,aIl az ~.
l,an,!ls's st4fr. I..e 3sir.,,rc- round IT,
VERSES, ,..v- IT, i..5,-. !.,t ne ,t-., lie c!e
BATH, 10 matter j.s-7 v-a11.-aaf. rvo
-ide-i fi.a s;ll,if.at : a. ...r....,;.r: u
a.a,trr witt blot. f.- liz, e-s,e a.5
9,lt,t;,iine., -. t}!a clJ.iIs. ma v.crs
,,s f!;rer 81, ,.g.. 80, eaf.. rftnY, cry,ic5
t,.aro ROOD ,.iotrres. as,I. 1T all event,
t1ff,v Tr...sr, IN asl.cct . tie o,d e;nceri
IL.
Civ rs. ~ short. . Foundation, a.
t1,st .T,3a Cd Oar; ma sincerity 10 u,
,,c1,, mo matter nader what ~ .7:..a
! 40, NJ belief r-~1~:.EFd + - ef ;
Christmas .;3trl and Ike ;ha Ns,t-
s,.f # Catholics. Who go to church !.
+he rn{2rr,iucr and to their ,T,.,..,.l :, H..
evening. we can beci,. tH,a div vii. :
mild gravity u recollection, au3 tini-t
Il with al kinds oE fo~getfrI rliyth
Glc,r.rg1fu!. becaus., rat.l!z:in tie l2..,73i
ness for which We are thoughtful. 4 :.
y ,ia-p!cioys mistake atnlDn persons win,
exclusively call themselves ralio:crs, +
+h,nl, +h..,: o,,trf,t meyer. 10 ". c5a4rf,,,
without ca!ljn9y to mind CONSOLIDATION
+no vast and nrarl for clacrfulnr.a
thereby reDresSntjpge The object Of tbci
rfxersncn after the f.4h3o-, cf :,
ofy;oiore ard 4>,7,a;,5.;fa! ,,.ranf Nh,
ehorid cast the ncrratu,i sI,oInr- :.
bis dignity over rs rl,il9ren's g,,~,f..
Taos sy}cyts are i part Of the a1.era
ordinance If THINGS aIau is 9 laI1e,!.jnt
AZ veil c4 a ;lIrk:ro cypet:.rn ,.,5
..flc,a :. :, fi,oe . 90. tj., ,v::a ,.Iq,,
for Eli things FJrmal Sc tines 10
ba.ng RELIGIONS ana tI"nnbtf,1j aye +.
IL sire ut the ONLY tiuGs. Int a no.
,lgt,,aI fnrn,aljtv ia meT:?z, III, s1r,l.
mistake rendered ftIororoflqo;n,r an,
entire, Il might be fhon@3t un"acas
sarv 10 touch ,,non this pynt rowa
DAYS. and vio' alton Of orr own incrl
cations OF seasonablaness 10 Notice j
J., the present article: bn1 pariodica
writer who is N earnest il r,nc', ham
ney.d Tx certain Inconsistencies in II,