The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-12-19
CHRISTMAS.

Before our next issue Christmas
will have come and gone, and
brought with 1t to the young and
tl'oughtless it's unalloyed pleasures
Of fire-crackers, drums, big mar
bles, holiday fun and frolic for the
boys; and big dolls, tea sets, candy,
new dresses and the thousand and
one little playthinss for the girls,
that make it to girls and boys both
a season Of joy and peace. Santa
Claus will 5e the same to them
that he has been to the generations
OF bright eyes and smiling faces
since the time when first the little
ones borrowed mama's stockings
papa's socks to hang on the bed
post or fasten to the mantcl where
Kriss Kringle would be sure to see
them as he came down the chimney.
The world may go forward or back
ward, times may he hard or flush
"grim visaged war; may stalk
forth in all his ugliness or he may
have ''smoothed his wrinkled front"
and be as "smling as a basket Of
chips-will some one. please tell us
why a basket Of chips is always
smi!ing?-and it is all the same to
the little folks. Christmas..is Christ
mas and as1it comes. but once a year
they must have their annual visit
from Santa Claus and must be mer-.
~ and light hearted. How eager
their anticipationsf How vivid
their descriptions OF the wealth Of
toys that Santa Claus is to bring
them, beside which they would
scott ut the riches of the Indies and
thrust aside the laurels of the con-
queror How sweet their prattle
is when they 60 to bed in teverisl,
anxiety Christmas eve I and how
delighted they are the next morn
ing to see their socks and stock.
ings all sticking out in Jumps and
tnll up to the brimi God bless the
little ones and send them a Merry
Christmas /!
For the youth and the young
miss Christmas has it's pleasures
as we'll as for the younger and so
berer heads. Christmas trees, par.
ties, nice presents from parents, a
neck tic worked by sweet and fair
fingers or q pair Of slippers en-
broidered by her whose pure and
sacred presenceyc fingers in every
thread or some other triflle from
his sweet heart makes Christmas
a happy day for ye youthful swain.
A book from "Willie," whose man
ly form is engraved on every page,
to be seen by her only and whose
name on the fly leaf represents to
her all that is noble, good and true,
or II ring from Father and some to.
ken of love from Mother enshrines
Christmas in the heart of ye lovely
maid as day to DO looked forward
to and remembered well when
passed.
And what has Christmas for us
old folks burslened with the cares
Of the world and "troubled about
many things ?" 1t has peace, free
dom from business and care aud
gives us pleasure for day any how
1t has big tat turkeys with the
concomitants that go to make up a
feast; it has eggnog in the morning
and hot apple toddy at night; it
has its rousing fires with wife in
one corner and hubby in the other
and the children playingon the rug
and it has, or ought to have if we
have clear conscience "that peace
that passeth all understanding" for
one day out of the three hundred
and sixty-ive.
Let us then Danish care, brighten
up our countenances, get out our
good clothes, forget all about the
Returning Board, Grant, Congress
and the whole pack of troubles that
hamper our enjoyment and have a
right good, lively time.