, 1874-12-25

tlr1ty, 0thorn nra SIMPLY flotnnR HonGa+ i'll HAlcH
thu ctl9tom Of tho ti1e Hro Glortea, Or gro oTei!
moro doggorcl. puorio. and simple to tho last
legroo. From n MISCELLANEOUS collection OF
rnen,s and soIinota by Hoorgo Wttlior. poot Of
Tho seventeenth century, ono ntanza Of
Christmas carol lB cxtractol, fair Ba1nplo OF
what was not by any nioans tho poorest class Of
these songg:
1o now is como orr J0yfnfRt fcast3
Let every 1nal be 1olly
T:act, ruonl with yyte teavce DO drcs,
Now ali on ,lcishiors' ehinlneye tnoto.
Al.tt GhrIanas hlocks are burning
Their oysna ilcy with baked meats choke,
And nil their Bpita aro turning.
Witlous tbs t!vos let soyyow Tie;
AHa T. ..; for sGia y lap tu dc;
And c7ornlore la merry.
Tho custom Of singing ChrlsImns carols from
]oAso to ioNHe IL MI old oa, both IN Englnnd anA
Germany, ind IL a.,s kept III. ia both thoao
countries. at midnight, OIL Christmas Eye, a
% fs d us snsfa i's o so re a'F csnn IL GS:
anthems aud caros. For tlis TINY generally ro-
eetyo tic ever-expeete1 fec, an arc Often luvitcd
insloors, where thcir chilly souls aro warmoa by
tumb1er Of hot punch from, tho wNssas'-howl.
1T all times and In all countries avery is1aVo't-
nut part Of tho mcrry-makng Of this asason Of
tho yccr hha consisted lii
EATING MUCH,
and sometimes drinking more. Ml,1ce-pic, plum
pnl!inE, roast beef, mud tho wasaasl-bnwi OF
Of Yu7c-tido c,,ntos. In Tho iaudal tsncs, it waa
Tho custom Tor tho lords Of tho soil to flrntah
their retaincm and gorfA with plentiful din
ncr, mud it III possible thu: whatever tho scrf
thought Of It. the n.astor WAS grateful TINT
"Chyissmaa conacs but ogcc L ycar." boara
head was ancently tho first courso ut Christmas
dinipre. III the west OF England to-day IN
Important port Of orety. Christmas dinnor il n
young pig roastcd who1o, md placed unon tho
tnb,o will, lemon lit its mouth. Ancient
ut,uo3s rf a n ttC1ulnr E[tH
today The gooso is roasted to o'ilooliui tho
Of to-day WIS anclently Kind Of porralgo.
or aoar, r, filled With II, plu'n1i ioon 1nd ea,oa rafsr
enco ii made to tho Ynlc-doug],, or
l5abie.Cako. This WAS q Scandinavian custom.
4 little image of paste VIII made hy tho bakerI,
nnl Eyon 10 tier vario17s c'iet0merA. III thu
nnciont calendars OF the Romish Clt;rch. KlMi-
lar custom IL recorded in Homo whoro "fittlo
images woro so. In alt tho confeo:ionors' Shops
This was doubtless in!o,ulod to have reference
to tho infant Christ. bnt the cuHom has quito
disappeared n0W. But ono Of the most ancient
dishes Of Hue-tido was tho
1fEciI-nE1oyEn N1yCE-p1E,
w1lcl, laB boon tmrt Of CilriEtniha good thngo,
In England. at least, frnm time aa far bnclk III
thy ltcord IL maste os }w'o-titlo cuatoins. Eor-
morly it wns called pllrcd-pyo,, possib]y be-
aud p3,tchcs." also, u'incl,ca.pye. It wau
of old NJ now, to Huoto tho testimony
Of traveller III most learned mixture Of meats,
tongues, chickens, eggs, s'gar. raltlns. lemon
Wl,enrn Ia con,nns;tion It Ia imuossihla to teIl
4 ranc;rnl writer las u,rrcstci that It had at
tirst rnfornncn to tfo o5ferint, If the Wieo Men
who can,o brin.,nr erlccs, cto.. Dut Ills IS Il
purely sentimental auGgcdtion. net 10 be ta1ton
oririm 10 yery ca,nr,on practieo u,nonr gyocerv.
bakers, ctc Of sending tn each Of thor cl1stom-
era small portion Of frnit, nwoetnleatn. spice,
nul tic like. Possibly sou,o careful housewife
vas iuspircti at one tto WITH tho idea Of mixing
n c,n,r9p,,nH If tbc vnr;na enytr,,nt;nns frn,1,
imtrhcr. haknr and lilo rest. anti
Tia reau1t ,naucufatea nav eyn
Il, ttn rul;nary Hrt. Il IN r. cuv;ous
foct TINT the I,uriane. il, protostinc against tho
nyfrnvnrnut iol;iios ~ tl,o rhIist n1aH rirna in
Enrlnni inci,liod fin .minc,.pyo" II, their
onns',hnmo ns n ~o1;c ~ ponnrv
nrrnu ,r,n;s
Tim favorito cuntnn, ne dnc1;ino ba,,sc, and
c1l,r.hos w;ti, nvnrvrcon. ~ f;.r;afn,or limo
wLicb many cnt;,1yna.ic Christians i1nyo sup.
nnsc1 tn h1yo l,aI Hon,o reforenco 10 tf,o o-nrrs
i;n',s - - +n ,,rnnnta rN,nl.rn ~ ,r;t ~ tho
T;so,ch of Riri,iean"noaa nr t,o nronhcov s.Tho
rlo,y nr T,nHsuou s,nli conc L, tl,cc, tho ur.
tho ,,;,oItron emI ~" INV torof,,nr = i,
w;tho,,t an,i,t n ro,ic NJ ra1nnnm. In l.oatho,'
f;rooco md llama lilo Inv mi iamroj woro ,,aci3
T., t;oror,fo tha +on,nos r. liz ,nd, Al hooct,a.
~a}an fnst;vn,s. n,! nt Tia I'm, t t;,o Drws i,
| Iritnu tho horsoa woro dcckotl With oyergroons
Mthai sS'vo,1 s,;rs nas,t rena,r IN thnn' mi
o."a; 'n",,nrrJ ,,;tI, rroat f",7 o,iJ ,v;,,i,s
,ntr1 mii3er season hnt, rc,,oyeil tho io1inno ot
their 1arinu aio,ics." Tl,e uyo Of the Ubrtst
mou,trao ;u1 Gorman c,stnn, IN n1uo IL tha
~ ,,,;"' t% ofta 1;.ousoa no T,,,, ti,o
t.a'd ~ 'lnE Lno hisn usso!'eoa g., tiCa ;a ~
tree ny M iatio ehiu %ho sfIapoi1ea tho Nhtiss. M
child. Ill!a Ii nfobabiy IaHt remaining rcl!e OF
! tho 1nirnrle-l,aMyB Of tho Middle AgeH, which
were wont to bo psrtornaod with especial zest at
| Ch!!stn.as-tinle. st. Nicholas. sauIa Claus, Oh