The Red Cloud chief., 1879-01-02

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eotssera parts as>Gsaie~ls ssa ssssnr~
" m~sAmcrphc.cd in,o wvayvs Ard shsa
. grvst malutode "a ,hsm sss<s sa.
gvsket 81 an srrcip,si plsc~ dounr
the night ssa rsEv 81 aer~iy against
usankind and otAcr creatures nssl h~sy~
b, nstur~. ths, the lshshitants II thai,
cs,untfy suffer mofc trou these attacks
than ,key eve d. trcm pstnrsl SOLVES
thrstmss has aiva,s trcn 81 onc~ a
~t~llghsns. domestic snd merry mskinr
festival IN kngisnd. cgaall, ~ ever,
ranA and ever, agv The rvvvl, nsC,l
Ca begin on thrt.smzs svr. and csaiinn
I'd usirn ull CandlrmNs tehruAT, NJ
r,rry~lsy t~isg aholtdsI uHih l~r,nh.
nigh, ~lJssuaS, Chr H. The hpusc, VI
the nohl,. a "iurd ~ m,srule. ~ "ab~
t~i e uufvNsau. as appreciated.
whose Ofhcc "a, 'so make the uarr.t
pAs,imes la delight The t~h,3irt snd
who's, duminion lasted irum 'Ali.hal.
hss ose luetnhcr Sisil. uil CstNiir
mas daN III. lauirr sNs A.lrl With
sal@hs, hoRs. turtry.. gvr., duyt,,
t-,ef. mutton psfk. pivs, padding.
'uAis, plums, sugar and huugs rrults
~ the Italian pro,vte, lie has murv
pusincSS ~ a tnEiipb owens NJ thnsI.
mas vuginatrd ir,u This Ga tam
Tho tenants ~cto entertained al the
ball, and The lari ~ the manor and HI
tamil, encouraged "'ct, aci copduci,o
60 mlrth \ hrv made II grvNl iuxs.
the principal ~ wh,yh Was termed the
yule bog. or Christmas blork. Which
might be burnt till tabdicmAs eve Kept
oui the seventy ui the weather. ADD
the abundance. VA. sharrd amid music.
conjuring. riddles. bot c,ckles. fuol.
ploughs, snsp-irsgun, Jokes. laughter,
repzitccs. forisiis aud dances The
generous eassail tosl N and bowl Il e
punch never failed To- bring ,umuli
The fa,ofiio aud first dish un Chrisi.
mas day was . suuscd t,oar's head.
which ~as borne Ia the principal table
with grvai state and solomnitN, ''upon
. silver platter, Nth minstralsyr "
fsarr ~ n tradition that this custom
origt~AlrA \, Yaoen's Colleg". o,fori,
In commetr~donrx nf The yalor ~ =
student, ~ha, wsffc~aB asik reading
Aristotle. being sudd.ni, vs<Acas.s N,
a furious Wild boar. rsmmcd the vcl-
umc into the thrust III the animal until
he had fairly chokrd II la death. III.
common costom ~ decking the houses
and churches nj Christmas with eysF
greens 1. derived frum ancient druid
practices. II was an old belief thai
sylvan spirits nigh, sock Ia the ever.
greens. and remained ubnipped by
frost until q mildcr season. 1hv holly.
Ivy. rosemary. BAYS. laurel aud mistI.
toe furnished the favorite trimmings.
which wcr, not removed I'LL Candle.
mas Chaplcts ~ these vel. also
worn abou, the Road. u practice 10
which the phrases 10 ''kiss under the
rpsc." to ''whisper under the mistio.
tee" ARE illusions. In old church cal.
cndssr. Christmas eve IL marked Tem
pia erovnanfnr (adorp the temples J
Holly and ivy stin remain in Epgisnd
-. .r.Ft e~.ie~mad Christm.. .ss.-
HfU~ns. tkoGsx arcts ~ .Ss y
tho windows 81 the college, chapcls are
dccked with lAursis. II wAs an old
Eagiish superstition that on Christina
the oxen werc always found on
their knees. NJ la an attitude IL dsvo.
ton. and that after the chang, from
old style la new style they continued
" do this only on the eve of old Christ
mas day. This ~As derived from =
prevalent mrdiacsai rotion that IN "a
aud m ass which we're present nj the
nllivity fell upon their knees In q sup.
plisNsysosturc. II WAS an ancien, srA.
dition, nlindct No n, Shakespeare, tina,
midnight spirits forssk. tAc earth and
40 Ia their own confines ss tho cspr ,py
81 III. cock. and hat
-"Eysr gains, that soAsin rnmc.
herein NJ hsyiuf's hirth 10 relehfAtst,
This bird 20 ds~ nit q sirsrib all plsht tong
And then, thor say, 40 slirt siirs .bfu.d
lbs nights arr sbol.sIms ihsn no plane,
s'nkes,
No fatty takes. nor .rh hath ro.e, 10
charm,
81 hAiiDs 81 aud a. grscigu. #, he time"
The Christmas celebrations in fng
land bav. lost their primitive bolster
Gus character. the gambui- and carol,
have nearly gon" hy, aud iatnIly re-
unions and evergreen trimming. NJ,
nearly all that remain ~ the SatiouI
m~errimen,s ,ha, used Ia distinguish ia.
festival The lAs, mcmprabl. appoint
mcnt of n lord ~ misruls" va. IA
1927. when h.. had ON Ia he denon
mated "a grand captainn - mis-
chicfe
In the United States. until within
few years. the day Was less celebrate,
In the New England State. than In thI
Middle and southern States. This va
probably owing Ia the fat that N" PA
riians we're n, hrst kisrB opponents -
Christina pastimes. IL 10 now n lega
holiday. and l. generally observed b.
the making Il presents. In man,
| places houses and churches nrc trim
med with evergre.ns. and the Germai
custom 81 Christmas tree obser, 81. TL'
Christmas festival 10 anticipated witl
delight, especially by the Children. h
the expectancy 81 the favors II SAINT
Claus. May The morning 81 Dseembs
%, ISIS. show that he has not over
looked the poor ones.