Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-01-19
Ihc familu Circle.
CIV Years in Other Days and in Many
Lands.

0he family Circle.
New Years in Other Days and in Many
Lands.
Honest old Latimcr, instead of
presenting Henry VIII with a purse of
gold, rs was customary for Il New Years
gift put into the king's hand Il Tcsta-
mrnt with a leaf con>picuou>ly doubled
down at Hebrews Xiii, t, which. upon ref
erence, will be found to have been worthy
of all acccptation, though tradition says it
WAS not we'll accepted The wardrobe and
jewelrv of Queen Elizabeth We're principal
v supported by annual contributions on
the first day of the year. Peers and peer
esscs. bishops and lord -lcutenants officer,
of state and household, servants. apotheca-
rirS, mn>ter-cooks and scrgcants Of the
pastry, We're all expected to bring their
gifts TO be sure, Her Majesty made re-
turns in plates and trinkets. vet She took
care that the alaEcc should be III her ON
favor
In the 10Th century. pms We're one Of the
most acceptable gifts to court ladies wood
en- sktlvcrs being in general use. Gloves,
then, rs now. We're customary New ear :
gifts. They were far more expensive
than now. Sir Thomas More, IL Lord
Chancellor, dtcreed in favor Of Il Mrs.
Croakcr against the Lord Arundel On
the following New Years day. the lady,
in token of her gratitude, presented Sill
Thomas with a pair of gloves containing
forty angels. " 1t wcud be against good
Manners, said the Chan cllor, :" to for
sake 4 gentlcwoman New Year. eft
and | accept the gloves; the }Ultug you
will be pleased to bc>tow otherwise.
Charles Lamb writes IL follows in on,
of his genial essays: i" Every man haiti
two birthdays -tWo DAYS ut least, which
set him upon revolving ihc lapse of time
+ The one is that ne trrmcih his. In til,
gradual de>uctude of old obscrvanccS, this
custom of solcmnizing our proper birth
day hath nearly passed away But til,
birth Of 4 new year is of IN interest to,
wide to be pretcrmitted by king or cob
/ bier. No one ever forgot the first Of Jan
uary. 1t is that from which all date thci
time and count upon what is left. 1t i
! The nativity of our common Adam"
Bat the gentle Charles was no traveller
! Until towards the close of life he hardly
ever saw the outside. of London l,d Ii,
/ crui>ed among the Islands of the Pacific
| III many vi "i'lNi Ut io''i" "H'1' ne"
gt"rr'Iiy escaped sailors he would have
!e.rhe" 'h't 'hr>r men lose All rtchohln!
Oh 'h' years. ana 'ilt 'hrlr hf>l question
t upon coming on hot," i IN reference L
iimt: E1cil one WISHES I" hn"" the E'l
tn' ''iN 81 'nt "t'A' 'h' month"; ll4c Gay
''i, month"; ana no" soon Ne" l'U On,
VIZ come
Ih@lI>" t'"ii9's Ill inc AM lP2"'S' Nt'
LP''th' anu A'>l''i''' 17e'''F"lIV h'eP \'V
le'l "'N ~ my "'l' ''IN"NtoI"tn L
hrtp II Al nome. Il l. m;'dt hoti"tN
nGie is Il oe'trI gunner 'h'h usual on IN
,'"''' ''ii', '''' 'o..ot 'o'' = $40" on 'I'
"'N' "'N '''''t '.'' I'''"l-
-" III :, ''''' Wv ''"t I ~ I'm 'Hl''
h"l IT 'll' "'l'[ en-" Oh 'hr Won" lhe way
ana customs Oh tli' iho,hrf country an
l"lIo"tu WIN "liiINuIlN: l'"a>t peer 3h'
PUN pu',in9 are h"t ihN'tIh- WHEN tH'
mercury St'h''> ~ h''l'N-iiNc "'-irrS II
'li' >ii'''e' liIS''i'', IN" Ne" lt;F
Gay seem out OF pace IN Au,'r'IH'-
In ape town. >o'ith AiIlra' thr Ing
nm col'1Ic;s nave fallen ln'o the custom
ol l''' eau 'iei i','rli set'ir>' a business
anu II '''' one ~ ,''''' - il''''' "' ''!'"E'l
M Ne" car "'E' II N't"hir>' "'i'r
n'@ii'-l'H' i scene oil "lI"'fI""'h'c> a
! oN'i Tue ''""' rNeiH i''u>F i iui. @
: guests every oV"H ) CRUISING >pIH>
every person Is dressed IN ms best men
women anu 'iil"itn are fI"htIrAIiN seek
M "nu>'ih'h'' mere are pIrhlr> I
, 't'le Ho"Ht'Iil anu p!''>"le rN'UFri!h
. Ia po"'>- 'l'->m'oh'' is lhe h'hT
strong "i'rN i ''li''' ,'i" nome mat
"li!'' 10" li'e "s water "',tih- Is CON
on IN every ilo">'' anu "'h"cl where V"
WILL YOU C''ti HUI li S'l "'N oH' mere
les, $ Tm OF music
ne i'iii''p,' ''ii'S 81 til' pun A'h'll
can towns 'li over liie oo"thtlh continent
keep every holidtE IN tle calendar. he
have as every one knows VIII" has >"lourn
e" among 'hcill' Il great pt>Soh Tor bells
anu as lhc>e are not OF 'h' BIZ Ben
sort, with derP ana s"lem SCUM! nor II
iee'i' 'E' I" Sro'''>' sweet music OF az
KIND. the people make up 10y enrrgrtl
perseverance IN ringing what each bel
lacks "l 4EtIllE ana qlthllty OF soAnd
lou are awakened on New lcal morn
me by lle noise OF ocli> from every >teo
pie; You are ulstracttu All Inc day 10y tn
: discordant jingle, and If you retire to be
before midnight, the torment of the un
ceaslnS cianS"f utterly prevents sleep
the phys tNcr'lon dlsplayed IN bell
ringing IN South Amerlcan towns was ex
pended IN repairing Their churches,
would be more creditahie to their rcl.io
ami more improving TO Its devo;ees.
lie icruvElns celebrate New Year
day with great romp. There are mill
tary lands pertormln@' and troops march
ing, ami religious professions paradin@
ana press eieV''lh9 'he most ana peopl
knctllllC III NE streets, anu monks cha MT
ing psalms !!l ana schools enc, WITH iiylnE ban
ntls S''ileieu a. !ne eii''ic,leS' Amos
ever! pouS ''ttil''s ,iiass III ''ie morning.
pun ii9''l IN 'ne ai'einooh' ana Il n'il l!
.nt GNe,i' i, Aal'Iri''lis may can TN