Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-01-02
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. blast against both frona Baltimore co
tempOrary-the Sunday -Fesss--which,
for the novelty Of The thing and not from
any feeling Of approval. We present to
our readers below. And first Of Christ
mas. There 10. says this IconOcIast, q
great deal of looIishness about Christ
mas. A person works and worries for
four weeks 10 see has children happy
fos few hours, and then suffers al the
heartburnings that follow-generally
about one spell Of heartburn for week
afterwards. And the little ones have
heartburn no, If they do not double up
with robust and animated style Of cod
ic. Trotting at midnight about cool and
airy rooms in abbreviated garments
waiting upon the restless little ones
will moi cure The heartburn, even IL the
thermometer is ten degrees below zero
and the only garment six inches above
the knees. In fact, the colder The Gu
iicle the hotter seems that internal cleo
trio light. What gives Christmas such
a set back is the tendency TO extraya-
gance and over exertion. For days IL
Is nothing but trot, trot from one store
10 The other until the legs ache; then
one is sprawled over the top Of a step
ladder half the night, As he was swim
ming in the air, tIll the body aches, then
routed out in the morning before he
has time 10 60 TO sleep, until the head
aches. and from that time he eats
well, the stuff that is consumed during
the Christmas holidays is enough 10
damage cast-iron stomach. Sum the
whole thing up and whst does it amount
toi Several stacks Of uppers for Clip
pers worked in all the colors Of the
rainbow, and which It would be for
tune in the pocket Of shoemaker to
put soles upon; three gross Of pen
wipers-something we never use; a
Tin horn as long as a telegraph pole
which we can blow after many efforts,
and then all hands must tIe their heads
up and he down TO recover: and pies
oh gracious. pies Of every kind, class,
character, size and description, pies
with gutta percha uppers and pies with
kid bottoms, fresh pies and stale pies,
cross barred. open-topPed and covered
pies, and pies that show a large and
muddy thumb-holt as ifthey had passed
through many hands-old soldiers on
their rounds as sentries upon the breast
works OF good neighborhood. We have
dark and abiding suspicion that it is
PIE which casts a shadow over our
brow and locus ofheat into our true IN
wardncss now. There was a good deal
Of fun, however. in Christmas after all.
The weeks Of anticipation and the day
Of delight were compensations for much
Of the indigestion that followed it-but
1t is that spell Of heartburn after Christ
mas that makes man. fiercely and fe-
rociously determined TO swear of against
all fun and eating aud indulgence-af-
ter New Years. Next comes under
review the adults holiday-New Years
day-and the graceless image-breaker
Of the .NeWs, among other tart things,
says OF this-the children's day is
Christmas and is celebrated with mer-
riment and horns, whilst New Years
Day Is accustomed to be celebrated
with merriment and also-with horns !
The youngsters observed their day by
exalting tin horns and the adults OBJ
serve their day by exalting glass ones.
Which of the two Is the most innocent?
Which of the two will have inflicted
most pain when the moral and physical
estimates of the two holidays are made
up. Which have afflicted most nerves,
panied most families, reached-with
pangs sharper and harsher than any
boyish blare-further down into the
hearts and homes Of the future! Which
will have gone further in its baneful
effects when the gross reckoning is
made! And who will notprotest against
celebration which will more painfully
and fatally affect nerves than The blow
ing of tin horns can, and which every
happy family circle will have good
cause to deplore and 10 dreadi New
Years Day reached the zenith of its
popularity several years ago and its OBJ
servance is gradually declining. Its
special feature was the enlistment Of q
large number OF men 10 do before Ia
dies what they would not have the Ia
dies suspect them Of doing during the
balance of the year, and it was the day
for good resolutions. The first of these
is happily on the decline. the latter will
always continue. There are few weak
mortals who do not determine 10 turn
over a new leaf with the New Year
Some pet vice will be discarded forev-
er-only to be sneakingly renewed with