The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1882-01-14
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
LEAVES FROM THE DIARY
CT SAMUEL PEPYS
REDlVIVUS.
(CoNTINUED.)

Christmas Day, lSSl.--Praised be
heaven that we are now come to another
Xmas day, and ye world not yet come
to all end, though thing much feared
of many. Rose and put on my new
mantle of brown velvet with ye silver
braid being determined from this time
to 60 dressed as betitting my state,
though Lord it doe cost me more
money than | dare to think upon
On foot through ye snow to Church
where | did hear mighty pretty
service, and an excellent good sermon
preached by one Brownlow, wherein he
did tenderlie picture to yc young Eng
lish folk here how that each one might
keep not one but two Christmas days
this day: ye one in bodie here in his
little wooden cabin, and ye other III
spirit at home with his dearest friends
around him. This did seem to me d
pretty thought and | come near crying
pitifully to think upon it.
Afterward to dinner at ye Chaucer
where it was pleasant to see so many
gathered to dinner, and all so merrie,
and friends from a distance, yet | did
think as times with sorrow on my poor6
wife and household, and wish to be
with them sore. After dinner did walk
to ye burial ground at some distance,
! and there did see ye place where are
laid those perished of ye plague, but
not stone, neither any mark put up
7 to their memorie, but Lord sad
: mcmorie it is for those here, and God
J, grant us no more buryings Of this sort.
+ Supped at we Chaucer where | did find
= it a curious thing to have cold tea for
e we first time served to me.
a Back to Thirwall's being seized with
d a pain in my leg and then to thinking
e Oh many things, and to making rcsolu-
> tions against ye New Year. After
Is reading and making up accounts to
d bed.
'o Goth Dec.-This morning comes one
= Bence to breakfast, with a gun, which
. he doe take in parts and Showed me yt
A' manner of using it, which seem to mi
a great invention. But he did talk al
es ye time and such fighty strange stuff
h. and did so handle of ye gun under m,
be nose, that | feared something nigh
ly come Of it. Went with him and Thil
ne wall to an coffeehouse hard by, an
tn there was introduced to we master, on
se Mr.. Illiad, an ancient pleasant gentle
70 man who doe also keep ye Register {
he Propertie in ye towne. Did learn tha
% his house is the fashionable house fc
in ye young bloods of ye towne of whom
to did hear one slyly pass joke on m
ed, new cloth suite, but bore it in goc
nd part for, Lord knows, l have been {
he gay young blade in my time rs any
4O dare be sworn, and did find them rigl
m good companie. In ye evening to
me Town Hall where is provided d gre
nd entertainment Of music and acting, al
res great tree covered with presents f
are ye children of ye school. First the
The was band of black men did ma
try curious music on some stringed instr
ments, after which did come a bla
tly boy on ye stage making marvello
nd. good music on tin box, but he had
Nv huge mouth that | had fear
so see him swallow it. Next there d
, of appear three horrid heathen creatrl
ust in strange garb performing of juggli
will tricks, but Lord to see how it I
kes please ye people and such poore sill
ave tricks as any child can find them O.
lag- But above all was | pleased to see @
her Santa Claus giving Of presents to
lifts young folk being dressed in lal
her cloak and a long beard Of white We
,e | 1t was pretty to see ye little folk
the seem to have no fear Of him o
the how he did speak to them in sucl
to right pleasant manner, and aid have
n a each some new thing to say. So no
ded well pleased with all have seen, ;
t is so to bed.