The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-25

On hoa,ta wra,y II tho yontz
flash OF 10Y this UhttRmnn Idol
8 From Tho Mlnlrtoa Hough
|
odd EXPERIENCES OF CRAFTSMANSHIP
Atall timoh | am fond 81 haunting tho Lon.
don atfrrtu. Az certain seaanna | am rnpo.
| daily fond Of London pednaLrianhau. need
hardly aay that the Apeoial brIghtnnsu and
ehoerrulneaa or the atrenth at Chrlhtmantldn
| arc exnaoiingly attractive To me. Altar that
Adday rtat and lrthargy which porvade oven
EAkhe London ntroeta tu an npprrelnblr extent
Fl there II frrah stirring into life, aa tho whole
line Of illumination suddsnly stretches from
shop 10 nhop all through tho ntrcetn. the
crowd. In freah life. rretAh nnmhnta. pnlin to
Il aud fro along tho pavement. What crowd
4 Of boys and girl ARC on tho pavement
4 They nts pouring out Of plaen of enter,
tainment fraah from the concert. tho loe'
tura room. Tho Fulyteohnir. tho afternoon
theatre performances they nfr accompany
Ing their mothers. who are giving mighty
orders at nhopr aud stores. They nrn laden
with prencntn from right minded unolen and
fond Iathern. II III easy to neo That thoao tal
luNlinuHs t1fi AtItpi EAElH 0ie HbiiiH tdi Liltl
holidays. and are contemplating the Arabian
wonders behind tho thick plate CLAWS. There
II something cheering ovcn In tho thick Brit
iah fog IA IL Ia penetrated by tho lights. and
III the tiunhcd. Handsome rac@ oomr into re'
lief before tho windowa. and thon fade away
u suddtniy into the nhAulrlLy Men. women ami
children all take their holiday. tho only hud-
4 neAa which they know Jnht now Ia tile bust
nuaA OF plenaure. fhero IA Il pause of relief
4 ~ the old yoat wears its.alF away. Even tho
4 busiest people have broken Tho Nook Of their
n malntaa. Ii they have not hant out their nc.
4 counts md made M thcir balances. that VIII
! stand over Very woli IL the beginning or thu
y new YEAR. The hatd. autiid llnrh of life that
~ mark tho ordinary aspect OF tho htrtnl arc
III PARTIALLY eIrtnad, AMI there IL u more homrly.
III morn pleasant, Il moro vtyarious llta IN thb
Il strertA London Ia looking forward To ith
I Uhtatmaa bay and boxing Night. foel
4 cheerful aud nlatsd. and breathe y thrihtmhF'
4 hniaon on tho whole human race.
III | prr1Wiyp that there III something apacai
anil abnormal III London ut thlA time l h"-
llese In DiekanaR jnylai Christmas giant.
who sonttrra nn invtaihle inllnrnen from hit
abundant norm A. walk along tho htr,@ta !
ann su,e to nect aundry Of my friends. All
know each other'H haunta ANA arc not indiA-
posed to fall into each other ways. Nahil
sA seem to ho doing something ~ TIC Alopa ~
81 tho way of game and fish and nyatera lho
shops are like groves. With tnf ana feather
more abundant than waH ever seen on htubnle
on III woodland. In ordinary litN weHia VIZ y
busy and do little more than exchange mods.
n Hut now We mutually proiler Allshc7 nl ut}
Aherfy at the club. ana mon VINO ha'l uhl-
fufinly preserved Il dead ailence, now PAM
Themselves In front Of tho iite and give utter
anoe to observation. ! snnattmta lshvn th''tt
cheerful, we'll known haunts t. dtvo INTO hhcR
IatrrutS and hidden CnrnciA. tthS to fSaii&e
the vast humanity of London. love To Trace
3the peryaatng influence Of Ghristmas. ~ y
II eurIona too. how many country friends you
1 meet In the atrtsts about Shriatnits. sup.
!. pose that the Chrt4tmas-hoN the btAt KIM oi
etfflpgs Ia Thought to ha purchased htat ~
ii Lonaum They say II man dnes not wtah Vs.
n be- known ha had better plunge lnt'
| London. have heard the story "f niah wh,
4 auarrrlra with his wife, nnd liz took u house
4 next door or neNt street, where lis ltNnd many
years without her ever snapsrtthK III exist
Il ence. "A walk along the Strand this AFTER
Il noon meet I'M old friend from W tle" wh"m
H have not at,en for Il uaArn NUtta. koi INTO M
III omnibus and there meet two trtehds IRON
n NV own uvighhNrhund. A. got aut or tiit
omnlhus, nearly fall into the arms OF ueai
old lady who watched over my ailh@t y"le't
81 Ii Seams Lo mo that I4nuuau iS Tile great NllNt
ri for tluding. and not ior losing get iaSiui
Il tlonA FOR Christmas parties ~ Nc COUNT
ami for evening parties NJ nome. III go e'i'
X OF these Christmas nights ann sure W me"
~ Deonle whom 1 never Thought 0f md6llhE AT
Nj more than that | venture Ia say ~ alnall !
n the surface oi lfa that rAnnot have tei
n minutes talk with any party without dlSS"N
ering that hc and | have trSnds IN common
After ALL the world Il only Il lttt!h Watld, ail#
N tina surfare of society much smaller than ~
thiuk. ans a.,
noticed some curious oddities In tn,
streets don't think very mitch 81 the gen
tlemMn who offers mc 4 traet, AlLh"hkh ~
snts lila motives warS kindly aud ws4l-lllt'l
/ toned ono day SAW 4 tract distributor ol
4 the ton OF an omntnls sSltirtittR hS tta,s
4 M fhs right hand and on the loft. IT. WI
1 certainly sowing h!a aetd IA u very hrnldcaS
fashion | take a great fancy ~ thAt neiltNo
4 lent old s.nnti1man, who, seeitk Two piIA Nv
II eyed tAAcr boys staring III at II Wiihte" "a Va
q the Christmas serials, invites thaW ~ VIZ
a In and choose II hook apiece tof themselves
i This IL a kind ~ Christmas haN Wh.,h
Il kind-haarted stranger might etlet ann any
Il lad accent There II Il sttIliht asd SeAllHtlSt ~
4 who tu thr pIeuttude ot Ills hitsNalaS VIVA
4 ings IL regaliug sotn@ lads 50 5t15"a VIII
1 veal pies aud ginger beef ,..,,,,,,,,
Now my boy, said Siir ".a .its,r ~
"a what would you de Will " H'N 9'''r' =
! gave IL you r.
II shanld save it, sir. said tha lad. -,
Save II. you Young miser, eNeiaimea VA
M old fellow. Il am not going 10 EN" III
money f. be boarded up ,,,,,. 49,
Oh The boy was equal TO tue "iisihtht ~ It'll
I'll at once Expressed an entire readiness - ST.
i vert Il into mtnee pies. Inc smiling wa
Il given but am afraid that BOY ihoi"a III
Il ture underwent haIirrtfsfHtRi. AM
n Once | saw gentleman oheT y ei'Ha
shifting. ,,ue,
4 mo. thank you. sir: but am very lhue'
4 obliged, was the answer. 4,ntl,n,at
1 1T 5 not enough, sala the otu
4 III make II u sovereign. -, answa
A IN, thank Nau was again the aus"t
4 Ayparents do not allow ne . a'eep' -
Onee was at restaurant where Dig *
~ Intelligent waitress WAS giving ehauRc ~
"a