The New York herald., 1875-12-25

even question OF term 6enera
Grant and II remarked that Santa Claus even
more hostile to the idea than Brothar Jonathan himself
ut would Be a strange thing, Mr. Jonathan he said,
1fyou and Uncle Sam should to give away the
liberties Of your people after what we have seen TO-
night What good were your Washington and Adamses,
ana Jefferson and Jackson and the long line OF your
Presidents at last you weak enough forget tho
traditions and gories we have seen pictured here ?
| Should you consent to such a sacrifice this old han
would not be true to itself It's name unless 1t
crumbled 70 pieces before your very eyes, And that
! magnificent palace which you are building on the
Schuylkll would be the badge Of American degradation
and shame, instead Of the evidence Of freedom and
prosperity Of great country General Grant is not
bad or in his way the people owe him debt
Of gratitude for his services during the late war which
they repay; but he ia much like some OF the
children l meet in my annual tours-unabe TO refuse
anything and always wishing for something more The
people do not owe him another term and they will
mako fools OF themselves If they give him onen
When Santa Claus had finished this speech his eyes
twinked but with serenity Of expression which they
seldom showed, and Brother Jonathan again poked him
the ribs said Wel declare Mr. Claus the demo.
party better than make you its can
ddae for the Presidency in 1876. What say you
Little Sammy Tilden wants the place, but afraid
Sammy is too smart to get it There such thing
being TOO smart, you know Why don't you speak out
Mr. Claus and say whether you want 1t or not9 Now's
| your time"
At my time OF life am seeking for fresh honors
| Mr. Jonathan. But whom have we here" and Santa
Claus looked around in surprise at the goody company
which had assembled while they discussing the
! third term.
Jonathan, too, was somewhat surprised although he
evidently had been expecting his guests. With
| OF the hand he bade his friends welcome, and then
i them by one with a word OF cheer and a
kindly smile. While this ceremony gong forward
Santa Claus and the reporter had ample opportunity
note the company. more diversified asscmbage
before gathered together Nearly every nation
in the world represented In the midst stood John
Bull with his puffy stomach and fluffy cheeks, looking
about him with half pleased half fregretfu expression
Turning at length TO Brother Jonathan he said This
is very plain old building. wonder why people have
been making such fuss about it for the hundred
years"
| Jonathan shrugged his shoulders
"oh, no John, you innocent old customer"
laughed Johnny Crapaud ''and probably never heard
what happened here Ii is seldom you your shop
long enough to visit your neighbors find time
TO listen to their affairs And yet think heard
Lafayette say something about your being in America
once upon a time"
i 81 remember the occasion distinctly said Santa
| Claus
.As for me,n interposed Brother Jonathan, al was
only child then, and but family remember the
circumstance. There something unpleasant about
it, know, but whatever II John and have long
forgotten and forgiven everything We the best of
friends and always shall be, and If you will notice
Johns pack here you will that his shopis better
represented in what he has brought to show us all
! than any Of yoursn
This remark served to call attention to the fact
| that all of Brother Jonathan's guests were loaded
down like packhorses with contrvances of every kind
that they looked like Santa Claus making his
rounds on Christmas Eve than ladies' and gentlemen
attending evening party. To Santa Claus this
a most amusing feature and he went from an
other examining the packs of all Of them and showing
the greatest interest in everything he saw. Brother
Jonathan scarcely behind him in curiosity, and
manifested anxious disposition to hurry up his
preparations that the contents of the packs could
be placed on exhibition without delay More than ali
| this however, everything about the assemblage
extraordinary and the reporter found he grew IA
miliar with the faces about him, that he not
tirey unacquainted with them after all Germany
represented by that dashng young soldier the Crown
Prince and shadows OF the Fatherland seemed to glow
and gmmsr in the air about him. France there,
not in the person OF the Due de Magenta but as we
have before ntimated, In that OF plain Johnny Cra-
paud; and all OF the Queens dominons repre-
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garb hall cabalero and half tramp Italy and Austria
and Russia nations of the East well as those
of the West, all present in the person of
typical genius, and the wealth and and industry
of all Of them were exhibited There many inter-
changes Of courteses and much lively conversation,
and all OF them seemed sorry that they had
! in time TO witness the panorama of America, which
Santa Claus described them glowing words Be-
Sides many friendly disputes grew out Of the
sation, and Jonathan was vexed with a hundred con-
\ 1icting claims.
~ sent you Colon" said young King Alfonso, 'or
my predecessors did which is the thing II there
had been Spain there would have been Columbus,
and, consequently no America"
''Bosh ~ answered Victor Emmanuel "thcro would
have been no Columbus if there had been no Italy"
'And Spain sent you besides, De Soto and his
panions who discovered the mighty Mississippi
Joined Alfonso "and a hundred others, who helped TO
hew the forests and plant the in this great land
To this very day the fumes Of my tobacco dun your
with delight, and sweeten your mouths with
the sugars and molasses from my fields the
TILES Even the Cuban generals who walk Broadway
to night belong 10 me.n
"And oh Jonathan, forget not" chImed in King
Leopold H., "that it the Netherlands which sent
you Hendrlck Hudson"
Henry If you please cried Mr. Bull, with mpa-
tient sarcasm in his speech. al want 70 know you
know how you make Dutchman out of English
Henry Hudson2n
~ suppose, Mr. Bull, you claim the Cabots aso,"
cried a small voice in tho corner of the chamber.
"of course do" said John, in the choleric Of
moods, ''and Sir Walter Raleigh, whom behcaded,
and Lord Baltimore and William Penn and the Pilgrim
Fathers"
"You sorry TO send the Pilgrims to America,
know" ntcrposed Santa Claus laughing, "and they
and their descendants give very little trouble
They don't care for Christmas, John Bull than
they care for you"
"They gave lot Of trouble, though said John
sententously
"And believe sent Lafayette and Rochambeau over
to help them" chuckled Johnny Crapaud
$50 you did," Bull assented, "and believe you also
sent certain Citizen Genet that you might help your
selfn