The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-12-25

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they cannot now base right to perpe-
trate a palpable fraud upon an imagi.
nary one then committed.
A CHRISTMAS COMPASS.
That a green Christmas makes fat
church-yard is an old saying, and o;
much acceptation everywhere north OF
the thirty-second parallel, and all those
who, devotedly believing it, rejoice to
see the earth clad in its correct Christ
mas garb of driven white.
Among the celebrated Harleian MSS.
il to he found no. 2,22522, one contain
ing an old metrical system of meteor
ology whereby to determine from the
day of the week on which Christmas
falls, the general outlook of mundane
affairs-not only weatherwise but 9th
erwise-for the twelve months next
ensuing. Another copy of the same
quaint old composition, which appa-
rently dates back to the fourteenth
century, has been found in the library
of Trinity College, Cambridge. This
latter version, bears this title and SUI
prescription: "AId heere now fol-
lowing, beginnithe n well COMPILED
thing in wyse of desstynarye and OF
other behOOvely governance touching
the gOode rule of mennes wele, studyed
and laboured by greet philosofers and
clerkes of old tyne, beholdethe and
reedethe."
Thereafter follows discourse of all
the days of the month, day by day, and
finally of the day of days, Christmas
Daye. Even this would be too long
for us to print. Some writers are of
the opinion that the predictions of the
''gret phIlosofers and clerkes of old
tyme," refer to the calendar year OF
which the day is one, while Others are
inclined to the belief that it regulates
the events of the year next ensuing
and beginning with Christmas.
OF year in which Christmas falls
on "Wednesday, las did last Christmas, }
the "philosofers and clerkes" tell us
II that the Christmasse Daye
Fail upon i "Wednesday,
That ycere shall be hard and strong
And many huge windes amongc;
The soiier good and injury shall be-
Aud that yeere shall be pleniee;
Yonge folkes shall die also;
Shippes in the tempest and WOO
What chylds that day is borne Il his
Fortune 10 be doughty and wise
Discreet and sleyh of DECIDE.
Many of the happenings of the year
just passed sustain the veracity of our
ancient chroniclers. 1t has indeed
been season of "many huge wyndes, +"
and throughout the land crops have
been good and business SO revived rs
to contribute plenty to the many who
a year ago were without work and al
most destitute. We hope that the pre-
diction of death among ..young folkes"
failed, although i'm two or three local
tiles in the West il has been verified.
fla census should be taken of the
children born on Christmas day, 1873,
and preserved. we dare say future
ruler of the Union conspicuous for his
discretion, his sleight of mind, his
wisdom, and his doughty temper, will
be found among them, and upon this
hint We hope every right minded and
careful mother in the land will act.
Now for what is i'm store for us in
the next twelve months. We call up
on our Philo.ofers." and they thus
respond:
IfChri,tmas Dave on Thrru>iay he
\ wonder wyntcr We shouie see.
OF wyndcs and Of wcders wickc,
Temp. sfes exc many aud thickr.
The somer shell he strong and dTye,
Corne and beestes shell multiplye.
Their wher land is good Of filth;
kince- and iordrs shell bye BY filth:
What chylde ihri dsv chlorine bee.
lie shei no doubt right w.cl ether.
OF goods tibet ben COED and stable.
OF -peechs ful wys. and ray>onable.
But IL sickness that day thee fellc
Hit may not long with the dwelle.
On the whole a good year, my mas
tiers! To he sure. il promises some
windy weather on the outset, but after
q" tempestes exc many and thicke,"
the summer will come with plenty of
corn and meat, for the land will be
good to till. But the "kinges and
lortles" will not rest easy with their
power. Perhaps the Car Of Russia
will not be So fortunate in the coming
year As he was in the past, in escaping
the assassin's deadly aim. The NUT
terings at st. Petersburg. Berlin. Mad
rid, and i'm Ireland. are indeed of foul
augury for them who are born in the
purple. As fer the babes ''eborne"
to-day, the promises of moral and spir-
itual eXcellences will more than match
the cleverness and skill foreoriainei
their elders Of Christmas, ISIS IL is
better. IA We all know, 10 he RICH;
than TO be President
Health aud merry COOL cheer are
at last promised 10 all. This is the
acme Of happiness and will make our
Christmas merry one.