Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-12-26

| Howl o,,I a., c,.,.,I "a, ,..,ti.s ,r holt q
H., III H., In ,.f
The IIrIs and ..,,ir.s7 mi in,it;ne, tI,.,n
T., c-,,,,', ~, III IL .I,'r,,'r i.,. ,fo
iioht ~ a ni,r.I"o, r'r,.;, inc, in fatnrn
SOM small Gifts Of ,nnu,y Thereup,u
they ockovI.,ia,J tbr.;.. Ln.,dtahI, rr, $
sants with = v,,s.,;I ,.,.J ~, If me.
h.II,Ia ,,r.sa,,.I j., H., t.I,a,oIs.,,
u,,,ssnn, I,ro;,,s in an -.
~,
\ Wasn't nf soa'i ,l-,
W, Wen fare 4. me .,. nailei.s .'al
ihh stiitih ms 10 sale
'us' Jolly Nd--i'l-
And YET. ni'irr than the boar'a head 81
the wassdil customs. are the decorative
ceremohlals III which The IVY, the hnlly,
and the mistletoe played the leading part,
and when survive 10 inns day more per
| fectlV than anV other Of the traditional
nrocticas If thr f,.:tivaI Tho auta-,I,t.
|,
the festival itself, III iars, Tor there IS
much evidence ti!at they are "l Pagan
origin. How they were cnSrhted upon
the great Christian holiday cannot he
explained except that th' inherent
beauty OF these popular cVefgrSens Sc
cured Their survival OF me on iAsAh
rites, NhereNlth their loVeiine''s was hfS'
linked; The early cnuncils 0i the Chrfrii
forbade the use OF the holly, the IVY ana
the mstletoe- Houses, nevertheless con
iihued 10 ne drcIod III thc piiiihaSt rom
the green woods, ami hhtiiy t!'' chiifei,
sMccumbed to the popular prtIudltr' ana
allowed her Pulplts anu AFFAIRS l" ne
a ;,,i WIN me "hite ana req berries
ne IVY ana hoiiy e''''h hnd lilelf de''I.'-
M pnr'iS;'iiI III w eaiiH az us til
''l''''st ol 'ii'' ',',,i'ti T,'is '''i""'
'i'' Va 'ii'i'' i''''i"S VIM ''''5' ''''''
i un i'm ~ iiiI ~, = r.. i.i.''
In Lands wherr they 90.
When WE reach the Fliz,bathan er,
however fine rivalry c.asas and both are
enioined as necessary aids in pInncr dec
Grafton for Tusser SINGS.
90, To-. an, nm. .,., III. ~, ,,,,, ,...,..
And take this same Drawn 10 5ccthc and to sou.e
Provide u good cheer Tor thou enowst The Old
OIL s".,oi,. that .,.i t. LET liz, ,., ,l..-,s
Tho lew Of rho VIRGIN Omen L,,,,,J,t
a saftonino, If tLo nati,na1 p,a,,,,srl
Tba cLrrI, ...,.,.ico I'll, -, -;
mont niaca and tbo CO. f , d'' AMI
,.,,lq,o,. ra,,,i,.t, L,oa,,., las, ,,,;..,,,.,,,
NaycrtbaIaes II ;s az tI,is ,,ayioJ tIo4 Wa
moot VII tho tyroI,a IN e,r,r ',f 4Lo
Lord nf NIisrnlc nj ia LciaLt of NOM
Ioritv Henry VII y.,s in,coJ tba frst
monarch ia onnoint . f,,nctinn,ry of tLis
name who dnr;nr f1rtninIi sava t,r,.
lev narnetrotaJ fonIer;es If ali ia
scri,,.;dns fo, tLe ro,-oI ,,r,recr,ar, E,,4
in EIizoIotI,'s ,,o;o,, :, T r,,I ~ 1fis,,,I, ~,
IIoster nf 3JerrY Disnort. ,rae ~ ha
fonnJ in tba rmniov If every nohIamop
ar snuira ar r,reon If dist;rct;or
F,-e,, ,.;t,, co,.noratio,, c,o,,Ic,.aI onn t,,,,
Viii tbis festivo ;ndividnoI oririna,a,i
tLa moskinos the rnnnninns oni the.
Loistarons dIversiors TLore orrain H.
worj ..mnmmino," Ly;pos ne r. onofbay
Wi ,fta,, ,saociot,.I r1co,iro,los.I,- r-itl,
modern Cbristn1os- keenino The e,rIiret
occourt If q f,rord mi,mnnino, 10 of ono
that occurred in London. in l3I7 for fLe
(,,t,,.+ ;,,,,,l,,4 g a., pI,,I pr;r,,- -,
'Hlti tdlbhltilt "a tiit i1ii''h IiHt' s. N'iu,
Richard. One hundred and thirty citi-
,o,s ,ori,,,eI,- I;...r,,i.,1 o., ,,,,o,.,.
~'HS, ,'''''"7il t'''9"i7' "" 'ihI't.iH'
cardinals, knights and other notablcS.
attended by Iorrll-ncarCrS, rode to the
palace, with brayiug trump2ts. footing
horns, and other strange music. Ar
rived there. they Toasted and danced and
played dice, and then, drinking the
Princes health. departed rs they came.
Christmas mumming until very recent
times. and modification Of il is still to
he met with in the country districts Of
England. They % from houseto house.
dressed i'll curious DISCUSSES, with black
ened faces and Redeemed noses. and
in,nroyisa1 r,osLs ,f oil ..,ets .rJ 20
n =,
hearse or sing small pieces lifting e. the
season. Wecome to the literature Of the
Stuart period and the time Of Charles the
First before We find any reference 10
the Yule-log that chiefest of all the the
atrical properties i'll the ereen-room ul
the Christmas literary hack. The custom
of bringing in the Yule-clog, rs they an
GENTLY spelled tit was really the stump
of tree-is first mentioned i'll 4 song. in
one of Herricks ballads:
Come bring with noise,
Wy NH me C ' S i.r Ia IA, .fin!..
While my good dame. She
Bias We , an l, ~, re- ,,,,, r,, ,,
Herricks Of Mi the pocts has left rs
tha most cnp,nleta nictura. in var.a az
the Christmas customs of the rci.,n in
which he lived-that of the first Charles.
We can SOP that the reIioinrs onI chori-
table sentiment is still GINNING in Il
marked decree ON the old brutal bnsi-
ness which broan with the boar's head
and ended in n drunken r,ut TIL, re-
tinement of the merrv-malinn is evil
denced bv a carol suu.s in the presence
of King Charles himself. a. whitehall
which begins
What sweetcr music ,ln We bring
Than i !, Sar ,..,, for IT TO- 49,, sing g, t,, r,.
Tban chine oInnee in nnr ListGri,. t,a,-
booJ rnlleJ from tho hinrk anil tIa puri-
fans ruled the politicaI and social roast.
poor Uerr;cl was elected from his
church liv;uo and SANG no morn Of
Christmos rcvelrv orJ ,oirtb VnIar
CromwcITs storm sway ncnoltiai were
nresrribrj AGAINST ihc dsckioo of church.
IS with fine holly anil tbe ivy anJ ,y,n
Jivine services were moi pern;it,I Plum
budding. saws quaint old TnvInr. had
come to be iner. uopery. and mmca pies
we're relics of the woman Of Babylon
On Cbristmos Eve 1872 PorI;mept was
nrasnntcJ with -, terrible rononsfron.a
AGAINST Christmas Day saws a poper Of
that date ouoted hv our own WASHINGTON
Irvine i'm his sketch Rool, The rp,nou-
STRANGE was nrnuud,J ON ,Iiyine S,rip-
tnrns and Christmas Was cnIl,J Anil
Christ's Mass and $, on Parliament
i eboteJ if ouG MESSED or.Irr; obnIisI,inn
Cbr;stmas Doy AMI rssnlv,d +, ,.;t on
tbn nnrr1,,. 40 tn'entv-fftb ami tLay
JiJ too Pnt th. EonnJhrnJ os,.rnlancy
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