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The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-12-22
Christmas Hymn.

LET us now go even unto Bethlehem -
o night OF nightsl o night
Desired Of man so longl
The ancient heavens fled forth in light
To sing thee thy new song;
And shooting down the steep,
To shepherd folk Of old,
An angel, while they watch'd their
sheep,
Set foot beside the fold.
Lol while ms like to die
OF that keen light he shed,
They look'd on his pure majesty,
Amazed, and sore bestead;
Lol while with words of cheer
lie bade their trembling cease,
The hocks Of God swept sweetly near,
And sang to them Of peace.
All on the hillside grass
That fulgent radiance fell.
SO close those innocents did pass
Their words were heard right we'll;
Among the sheep, their wings
Some folding, walk'd the sod
An order'd throng OF shining things,
White with the smile of God.
The waits OF heaven to hear,
Oh what IL must have been
Think, Christian people, think, and
fear
For cold hearts, for unclean
Think how the times go by.
How love and longing fail,
Think how we live and how we die,
AS this were but II tale.
o tender tale OF old,
Live in thy dear renown
Gods smile was in the dark, behold
That way His hosts came down;
Light up, great God, Thy Word,
Make the blest meaning strong,
As II our ears, indeed, had heard
The glory Of their song.
II was so far away,
But-Thou could'st make II near,
And all its living might display
And cry to It, "Be here"
Here, in tn unresting town,
As once remote to them,
Who heard IL when the heavens cam,
down
On pastoral Bethlehem.
II was 80 long ago,
But Col can make In new,
And ns with that sweet overflow,
Our empty heart endow
Take, Lord those words outworn,
q make them new for aye,
Speak-"Unto you n child is born"
To-day y-to-day-to-day.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-12-22
The First Christmas.

And, 10, the angel OF tho Lord
came upon them, aud the glory Of
the Lord shone round about them
and they were sore afraid.
And the angel said unto them,
Fear not for, behold, bring you
good tidiugs of great Joy which
shall be to all people.
For unto you Is born this day in
the city Of David q Saviour, which
is Christ the Lord.
And this shall be a sign unto youi
Ye shall fiud the babe wrapped 10
swaddling clothes, lying in a man-
ger.
And suddenly there was with the
angel o multitude Of the heavenly
host prsisiug God, and saying
Glory to God in the highest, and
on earth peace, good will toward
men. So. Luke-ii, Q to IA.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-12-22
Good Old Santa Claus.

The popular idea OF Santa Claus
finds its origin in certain German
villages. Santa Claus, known as
Knecht Rupert. was not there an
abstraction, but a man. to whom be-
fore Christmas all the parents in the
villagesent the presents they intend
ed for their children On Christmas
morning this man, wearing high
buskins, white robe u mask anl
an enormous faxen wig, went SOL
emnly from house to house. When
he arrived, he called for the children
who came timidly before him. lie
would question tLom as to their be-
bavior, and in the end bestow his
gifts. Christmas was q sad day for
the children in the house which
Kuccht Rupert passed without en-
tering.
Most Of the heathen nations rec
garded the wintea solstice as the
beginning OF the renewed life and
activity OF the powers of nature"
They were as fond as we OF the sup
erUatural, and in their ignorance
soon believed that from the 25th Of
December to the 9th Of January
they could "trace on earth the per-
sonal movements Of their great
deities."
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-12-22

CHRISTMAS Presents. buyino
Christmas presents for the little
ones, rs much care should be exer-
cised rs in the purchase of the de-
mands for their everyday wants.
A present for child can be both
agreeable and useful Many parents
buy articles that please the little
ones only for a times, and are then
thrown one side as useless, when
tho same money. expended with a
triiiins care, would provide articles
that the children would treasure tho
whole year through
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-12-22
The Yule l0Q.

ln the olden time Christmas-tide
was known as Yule tide the great
log burned upon the hearth until
Candlemas, when at the sunset hour
it was quenched and the blackened
brand carefully laid aside TO light
tha next Christmas fire. We have
no longer the great wide hearth
stones of our ancestors; there Is
now no chimney nook where the
good.natured brownie may lurk in
comfort, aud heaven only knows
where our Penatos hide ! Perhaps
in the piano box, or up among the
branches OF the chandelier There
Is no room for the Yule log in our
narrow homes, and even the forests
have moved so very far away!
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-12-22
The Christmas Incident.

I remember so we'll laugbable
incident in our family one Christmas
eve night. My young little brother,
then q little fellow three or four
years old, was unusually wakefull.
OF course we wanted to fill up the
stockings, aud were anxious to get
him to bed. At last his uncle thought
of ruse to get him to bed without
tears, SO he slipped unnoticed out of
the room, and, going to the front
blinds, asked 10 q deep, coarse
voice il all the children were in bed,
My little brother dropped his play
things and, running to mother, ask
ed il that was Santa Claus F, she
told him it was time tor him to
come round. Well, such was haste,
it took two or three OF us to get
him ready for bed. Again the
deep voice asked the question. and
I laugh now when I think of the
deeply-respectful voice Of the little
fellow as he answered, ayes, sir,
oh, yes, sir, i am in bed now."
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r o g { r ".
The Christmas Dinner.
BY MATE BURNS.

Howe'er we've lived for twelve good
months,
Let's eat our fill to-day, my friends;
And drink the health of friends and
foes,
Both near and far away, my friends.
For this one day forget your cares,
Your business troubles Danish, do,
And by and by, like morning mist,
Your appetites will vanish too.
The dinner-belll the dinner-belll
Harkl don't you hear 1t ringing, ohl
AL through this land of peace and
love
New songs Of plenty singing, obi
Kind hearts and helping hands have
we,
Sure sympathy for sorrow,
God bless the deeds OF love to-day
In many a glad tomorrow.
Vain were our toll DER earth an sea
II He who reigns above, my friends,
No helping hand would lend, to bring
Good harvesting of love, my friends.
So here's cheer, and "three times
three"
For this our Christmas Day, my
friends;
May hearts be glad, and all things sad
Be banished far away, my friends.
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Christmas on the Gypsey.
BY JAMES FOSTER coATEs.

$50 to-morrow's Christmas, mess
mates, an the Gypsey's still at sea,
An we amt got any turkey, nor even
Christmas tree;
Wall, times do change as men grow
old-keep her pint sou'west-
We're here ut sea, an our wives at
home; may be it's all for the best.
"Aye, home is pleasant place to.
night, full Of pleasure an joy;
wonder how the good wife is, and
how is our black-eyed boy9
God bless 'em both, an from care an
pain may they be always free
Give her little more canvas lad, an
apint or two on the lee."
AS the Gypsy rocked the sailor slept
and dreamt OF his wife and child.
And fanciful scenes rose on his gaze as
the storm beat round him wild;
In his far-away home, just back OF the
mill, were songs and shouts of glee
And neighbors and friends assembled
there to lead up the Christmas tree
The lights burned low the good wifi,
slept, and all was still in the house,
When two little feet were heard OF
stairs, like the tread OF IA little mouse
And the sailors boy, with n stocking
well filed, tho't OF his father ut sea
And hung it up for Santa Claus, with
the words, "Give to papa for me ~
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-12-22
CHRISTMAS.
BY BESSIle HILL.

To every ho me In Christendom
a Babe IL born this day,
For some to worship, some to love,
And some to turn away.
The light His blessed forehead sheds
Is holy, and ~ bright
AZ when 1t lit the manger-st,ll
At Bethlehem in the night.
give me thy love (" the Child doth
plead
Up smiling In our face,
And as we answer, so he stills
Our longing, with His grace.
Eternal Child, andJLord Of All
Turn not Thy face away
But bide with us IN household joy
This holy Christmas day,
oh we did lose the star. dear Lord,
The precious offerings waste
For we were prone to loiter, Lord,
Or miss Thee in our haste.
But Thou hast sought for Us We
kneel
In reverent love, to pray
Beside the Babe of Bethlehem,
Who comes on Christmas day.
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hat her mind was made up.

that her mind was made up.
"Merry Christmas" was an un-
known word in that family, and no
gifts we're exchanged, for as yet,
with one exception, they believed
not 10 Christmas. But Ada had at
least one gift, for Herbert brought
her an elegant ring, We will moi
repeat what he said as he slipped
IL on her finger, where il stayed till
the day Of her death, but q bright
blush rose TO Ada's cheek aud her
eyes filed with happy tears as she
read the word "Mizpah" on the in
side Of the ring.
The bells we're ringing q merry
peal as Ada aud her mother ntered
the Christian tetnple, and very i'm
pressive was the service that follow
cd. As Ada bowed at the Lords
table her heart was full, aud while
as they passed out Of church, the
choir chanted "Glory to God iu tho
highest" holy JOY beamed from
her face, Buta greater JOY il was
TO hear her mother say that night.
"Ada, my love, have found the
Messiah. The Christ child has come
into my heart"
And the father ? unknown 10
either wifo or daughter he had bee N
present and seen that impressive
service. His pride was melted and
bis heart touched, and, though he
had not yet ackno Sledged Christ as
the Messiah. be gave his full consent
to Ada's union with Herbert Gray,
and promised to read sometimes the
Gentle Bible.
May he read it more and more till
1t shows him that Jesus is indeed
the Messiah, and "the Light of tho
world.'-Fdrm and Gar@sn.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-12-22
A Good Time Coming.

There's good time coming, boys,
A good time coming,
And toys shall strew the nursery floor,
And little stockings hang on doors
In the good time coming;
The children, eyes with wonder bright,
Shall 60 to bed tomorrow night,
And long, oh! long, before tits light,
Shall Chamber shouting down the stair,
And raise a merry bedlam there,
In the good time coming.
kriss Kingle drives his reindeer team
And hope and love grow stronger
And life is radiant as dream
Wait little longer.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-12-22
Holly.

Again ut Christmas did we weave
The holly round the Christmas hearth,
The silent snow posses sed the earth,
And calmly fell our Christmas eve.
The yule-log sparkled keen with frost,
No wing OF wind the region swept,
But over all things brooding slept
The quiet sense of something lost.
Who showed token OF distress,
No single tear, no type Of pain;
o sorrow, then can sorrow wanes
. grief, can grief be changed to lesss
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-12-22

Two BLOSSOMS. The Christmas
aud the New Year are two rare
blossoms, full-blown and redolent
with fragrance, cliuginy to the dea d
stalk Of the dying year. Let us
gather their leaflets while we may,
lest they fall to the wintry earth and
perish. Let us scatter the holiday
blossoms far aud wide, bearing little
and great joys to human hearts
whispering hope aud comfort to all.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-12-22

A CHARN.-There 10 q certain
charm about Christmas that does
not attach to any other holiday. 1t
may be that because it is an inter-
eating holiday for the little folk
that the older children take such
happiness in IL. The little ones, af.
ter all, are the dearest treasures we
have on earth, and in making them
happy there 10 reflected happiness
upon ourselves that carries with Il
Joy and good will.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-12-22

OSLY OsE.-Mothers, darn the
little stockings up neatly. Twill
never do to have holes in the heels,
or the little vsntilators at the toes
open on Christmas eve. Have on
ly one hole 10 the stocking and ls'
lhatt; y large ono VI the top.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-12-22

A RICHER Glow How merrily
the Christpas chimes ring out how
ioyfully the suu shines, aud glisteus
upon the sparkling snow; how the
cold wind caressos tho cheek, but to
give it a richer glow and how un-
mindful we become of the fact that
rude Winter is at our thresholds,
and that want aud poverty arc lurk-
ing somewhere near.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-12-22
The Bad Little Boy.

He awoke early on Christmas morn,
And rushed down TO the fireplace;
But he curled his small lip in scorn,
And disgust was upon his fair face.
For there in his best Sunday hose
Were no candies, no goodies, nor
'sich:"
But, suggestive Of things lachrymose.
Was his mothers confounded old
switch.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-12-22
A Com in the Heart.

What a gem in the heart Of old
Winter is this holiday season--all
tho richer and all the brighter for it's
grim aud ghostly setting. ls there
a sweeter sound on all the earth
than the joyous ringing Of the
Christmas bells 7 What an elo-
quence sublime-a pathos--n miL-
Cling of remembrance and regret ;
a union Of the happy past with the
Joyous present : Weakening in the
heart of old affections and friend
ship a touch OF memory's chord,
which thrills the very soul. All
these sound out upon the clear,
frosty air upon Christmas moi ming,
and all hearts are glad care and
trouble are forgotten the burden
is laid down at the foot of the cross,
aud everyone rejoices anew that a
Redeemer is born among mon
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-12-22
Christmas Stockings.

Some articles OF clothing, like
some men, are born TO greatness
some achieve greatness, but Others
have greatness thrust upon them,
and under the latter head must be
classed the stocking. II is a mol
est aud attiring bit Of apparel ex-
cept on those rare occasions when
it's normal filling is of quality 80
fine that to display the outlines Of
the same appears to the owner to be
a manifest duty. Ye. once year,
on Christmas eve, stockings Of all
sorts are forced into a prominence
that casts oil other articles Of attire
into the shade. The stocking
changes its nature, too, and the
most remarkable fact about it is its
elasticity. A week ago, while hang.
ing on the family clothesline, a
lady's stocking may have seemed 80
small of foot as to elicit envio ous and
even hateful glances from all the
back chamber windows in the
neighborhood but on Christmas
eve it will accommodate a box Of
gloves, seal-skiu sacque, grand
piano or a four story house on full
sized lot without breaking o single
thread, while any spare spaces thai
result from careless slowing we'll ac-
commodate packages of bonbons,
jewel cases or anything else that
may be seeking hiding place. The
masculine foot covering has not {
speck of romance adhearing to it in
any way, shape or manner, yet this
also goes into the traditional Chin
ney corner, conceitedly filed to thu
brim with anticipation which is qniel
sure to be replaced by reality dur
ing the magical period that comet
betwe dawn aud daylight. As fol
smaller stockings, the more insigni-
iicant they are the more they are ex
pected to hold, aud never do they
prove insufficient to tho denand
made upon them the wee sock o
the tiniest popular baby general.
proves more capacious than that 0
the great Goliath would have been
had that burly rutiian ever heard O
such things as stockings and Christ
mas. The trouble with Christmas
stockings is not that they will no
hold enough, but that some OF then
are too big for what will go intC
them. Within half q mile, at most
Of any house where the family hois'
cry will be filed on Saturday night
there will be many others wher'
the stockings will hang limp AM
empty all night long, and not be
cause the holes are 80 large that The
contents drop out There are 9th
ers where there are no stocki ngs Il
hang. Santa Claus, though a joll.
old fellow, seems to be considerable
of a snob, and to estimate peopl'
largely by the quality OF their stock
ings. As it is the duty OF society t.
cover up the defects of its special
darlings-and Santa Claus in spit
OF bis faults is darling--a grea
deal OF Industry should be display
ed:in making good the deficiencies
OF the old fellow, 30 that o day whicl
should of all days in the year b
most joyous to everybody shall no
to any one be q sorry farce merel.
because there are untitled stocking
Ito think about,-Neto York Herald
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-12-22

DoN'T FoRGRT The Norristow
Herdld says :--"Elitors always
member the poor Mt. Christmas
spoils the charitable effect b,
ding, that is, they never
themselves"
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-12-22
The MistIeioe.

When winter nights grow long,
And winds without blow cold,
We sit In u ring round the warm wood
fire,
And listen To stories oldl
And we try To look grave (as mnids
should be-
When the men bring in bows Of the
laurcl-tree
oh! the laurel, the evergreen treel
The poets have laurels, aud why not
we9
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-12-22
Christmas In the 0dIen Times,
BY SIR WALTER SCOTT.

Heap on more wood!-the wind is chill;
But let II whistle as 1t will, ..
Wen keep our merry Christmas still
Each age has deemed the newborn
year
The flttest time for festal cheer.
And well our Christian sires OF old
Loved when the year its course had
rolled,
And brought blithe Christmas back
again,
With all It's hospitable train.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-12-22
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The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-12-22

Ar CHRsrMAs.--More than 300
ys.rs ago au Euglish poet sang:
AT Christmas play. and make good
cheer.
For Christ,nas comes but onesa year, y
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-12-22
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know the Merry Day shall bring to
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aud dearest, to the children. ."-Sig.
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or ALL the yeas the hApplest clause
IL that which brings old Santa CLAUS
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-09-08
THE HORTICULTURAL FAIR.
The Superiority Of the Display at the Pavilion
Explained.

EDITOR HERALD: The peach aud
pear displays at the Pavilion far
exceed the exhibits previously
made Of these fruits. This is as
most visitors expected, because the
earlier date of the present Fair bits
the peach and pear crop only a lit
tie after their prime.
The grapes have a freshness of
bloom, u plumpness and fullness
of the cluster never equaied at the
previous Fairs which have been
held in October, long after the
prime Of the grape.
Not only does the more reasona.
ble date of the present Fair thus
assure more attractive displays of
grapes, pears and peaches, but a
new departure of Secretary Rice in
the collection of exhibits has great
Iy improved the qualities of gen.
eral displays. This new departure
is simply this: An Intelligent hor-
ticuIturist was appointed for each
horticultural centre, whose busi-
ness 1T was 10 canvass the entire
district and thus find out the best
things and secure their exhibition
at the Pavilion. Such men as the
Rev. G. +. Loop, of Pomona, H. K.
Snow, of Tustin, have thus brought
out the finest exhibits and kept at
home everything below the very
highest standard of merit,
Visitors who have been at pre-
vious Fairs are daily heard remark
ing upon the unprecedented merits
of the present displays, many of
whom are not aware of the causes.
Not only is this the first Fair
early enough to bring out certain
fruits in all fullDess OF perfection,
but it may be the last for some
time to come.
This Fair is nearly a month aud
half earlier than previous Fairs.
No one can well afford to miss this
opportunity of seeing Pomona in
all the glories of the first week 10
September. Il.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-09-08
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