The New York herald., 1874-12-25

/ mere - now III cAdrge OF some Yankee poetesses
| who gather IN summer over there at The Isle o
\ Shoals. ineSe singing orIs-Celia ThaXter. Lucy
Larcom and the rest-tnlnk they know more aDoui
the wants oil chlldren than ] do; but tnat's
/ where they make mlstake.n Thus New England
was lett behind. AS soon as he encountered the
Bluenoses OF Canada, however, the SAINT began 10
distribute his gifts and scarcely house was lelG
unvisited between the Cuff oil st. Lawrence ana
Labrador. Even Greenland ana Alaska received
attentions from santa Claus, ana thence, without
so much IS stopping to inquire wnetner thefe was
an oben Polar sea around tne North fule' ne wen =
merrlly on distributing MS gus 70 the eAiles Oh
siberia and 10 rch anu poor among lne SUBJECTS ol
/ tue Car. Bat It was not untll Germany was
/ earnest and strange say, such was the activity
4 OF santa Caus. tnat though the clock OF Trinity
churca nad lust begun 10 strike when the travellers
lett New York, yet ali the oeils IN the German EN-
plre were sun upon tne 1rst stroke o. m twelve ,hs
had crossed the frontier into France.
I SANTA CLAUS GERMANY.
/ It was m Germany wnere santa Claus seemed 70
II IN tAc world. There was scarcely u chdfs cot
which dd not reveal an eXpectant face iuil OF JOY
al the prospective VISIT In every house there vas
Christmas tree, ana santa Claus helped To deck II.
The little OLD man hopped rom branch 70 branch
lHhty as a bird, and iaughed and Cnuckled and
needed as he galy dressed the tree. lie seemed
to KNOW iBstiucuveiy what each enid most earn
estN desired and diu not even waiU To be told,
Sometimes he would lead the reporter TO tie bed
slde OF The nttic ones and show him picture OF
happiness 50 complete as even 10 touch the heart
OF New YORK Bohemian. ce, IN The coolest
part ot Prussia, where the snow was deep anu
crisp the sleigh suddenly stopped before toy
t
Santa Claus. The salnt's ace peamed Ike
a w0man's aS he Iook or his CLOAK and
wrapping the child IN II fiaced heautlui doh IN
her zap, under ITS fous. .1he toy" he sad, 'was
intended Tor godchlld oil MaGame Bismarck, but
have placed it where 1t VIII do the most good.n
IL was not always That santa Claus attended 10
these Christmas duties himself. sometimes he
delegated MS WORK to Others, VINO initiated his
dress and ngure and made the distribution VI tue
gltis 10 the presence OF the family Wncn such a
visitor taxes the place Of santa Claus he is called
hupcnt kuDerr DY the children, Dut the SAINT
always looked n little angry wnen he dispatched
one of them on IN errand or TINS kina. THE
Peisnlckel business ought 10 be discontinued Eere
Altogether he sasd 10 the reporter, 'as II nas
been IN America AMI the children be allowed to
Sleep auetiY their beds IN Ii have nlel the
stockings ana decked the Christmas tree. The
Imagination ALWAYS produces prettler pictures
seemed seen " have become philosopher among the
phiegnatc Germans, but he was none the less
happy III his work.
IN FRANCE AND THE Low COUNTRIES.
AS has been observed before. the church bells
were srii upon the frst stroke OF twelve when the
saint ana his companion crossed over into France.
IL was evident that santa Claus was no politician,
Tor he did nos stop TO sing "Das Wacht am Rhein."
he crossed tile historic stream, nor diishe snow
any less zeal in his work In France than IN Ger
many. But he seemed less generally expected.
ana though he accepted ms French name Noel
much Of a iavorte The French" he said. "are
Ike the Yankees-they want to do everything
themselves. Besides they do not ike 70 acknowl.
edge santa Claus because he comes rom Holland.
Still you see have done much good here, and 40
us.r Ia the Low Countries, too. the SAINTS work
was quickly accomplished; but here 1t seemed sne
he healed SIX children as well as made then
happy by means OF gifts. "When was PLAIN
Bishop OF Myra, more than 1.5oo years ago. ne
whispered IN the reporters ear, Il brought three
murdered children to llie again. and once on
Christmas Eve supplied three maidens with mar
rage portions by LEAVING the money on taelr
window sils. TIE hing worked SO We'll tnaS
have been making young people happy on
Christmas ever Since" As santa Caus uttered
these words Jle reDOrter noticed that they
crossing the English Channel and al the same
moment the siei II landed Its passengers IN merry
England.
SANTA CLAUS IN ENGLAND.
'srhe English love Christmas y said santa Claus,
think have no business here whine their
chmneys smoke.
And Christmas blocks are burning:
Their ovens they with baked me al choke,
And all their spits are turning.
Old George wither knew them well. my boy and
there Is still, enough Of the old ieavcn IN them 10
justify the saying OF the Italians. 'As full
English oven at Christmas The turkey Is an
American bird, better fitted for Thanksgiving
dinner than Christmas feast The >boar's heal,
soused, Is the dish Tor me. Ii you could have seen
~ as ma nave Do,ne 20 'ne tame apon snver
ing the Christmas carol, which Wynken de Worde
was the first 10 print.
Capu apri difiero
Reddens laudes Domino.
The bore's heed in hande bring I,
With garlands gay and rosemary
Qui ests in coDvrvio,
7 am sure that In comparison you would pro.
nounce your American bird cut little better than
goose stuffed with sage and onions Well, i!A eed
might the sprightly English gone before slug in
The bores heed understands
Is the eheie servyce IN this iande-
and If had time TO stay for dinner would JOIN the
uons at Queens College, oxford, to-day In singing
the modern version OF the concluding stanza-
Our Steward hath provided this
IN honor OF the King OF Blss.
Which on thus day To ue served Is
Gaput apri detero
"Oh there. am out OF breath.u The reporter
had been listening TO the little old Saint In amaze
ment, out Santa Claus stopped lie said, II am
not astonished that such long speech should
choke you. 1t had more poetry IN Ii than there IS
III the Greek Antnoiogy and more learning than
in the new American Cyclopedla, or tue !.Book
OF Days. Ii took away nv breath, too.n The old
man made a profound DOW and announced the re-
turn trip.
SANTA CLAUS IN IRELAND.
The sleigh had scarcely been turned for the
nomeward journey when Santa Claus gave a quick
start II suddenly remembering some thing tina {
had been overlooked on the way. well, de-
ciare,i ne SAID, soon as he could recover HIM
wherever / 90 that ! almost forgot Ireland. 1t
would not do give the ould sod the go by in that
way.n When the pair reached ireland they found
the whole population at midnlgnt mass and the
reporter observed that the irish gave TO Christ.
mas proiounder religious character than it re-
ccives in any other country. He saw besides tnat
1t was cyerywherea family festival, just Thanks
gvlng Day is the season OF family reunions III New
England. In the Catholic houses wax candle typ-
cal oi the Light OF the World" was burning. and
santa Claus careful not to touch 1t while depos-
Ting his Christmas boxes or the youngsters. The
apartments OF poor and rich were decorated with
holly and ivy but the saint in calling the reporters
attention. to the absence OF the nistletoe. whicn
they had seen everywhere in England aughingly
said 'rrne lrlsn, you see, were never Dluid wor-
sbIpDers.u Joy was unconIned, but the old man
nned up his magic gass and the reporter saw
seemed about To die as they recalled keegans $
pathetic lInes:-
thought OF wand'rngs in the woods among the folly
green.
thoughto my native cot with porch fivy screen
thought OF lights forever dimmed Of hopes that can't
And dropped tear on Christmas fires that never more
may burn
II was lower true tale' to many a sad heart
+ both aud oi ireland, and tear glisteneG in
the old mans eye as he reclted the sanZa to the
reporter after they again upon their journey.
ADVENTURES on THE WAY HOME.
I The way home was not in a straight line by any
I means santa Clans is not believer steam