The Republican journal., 1884-12-25
The Old Virginia Christmas.

The Old Virginia Christmas.
HOW THE DAY Is OBSERVED IN THE OLD
DOMINION. IHE FAMILY REUNION. FUN AND
FEAS1ING.
apple cider, 'smmon beer,
Christmas comes but once Il YEAR"
And | have always felt thankful that
Il does not come any ottener rare things
are generally valued. Why, if dia
mondS We're as common as dew drops in
May, or pearls as frequently seen as the
first jewels of December, people would
say, "lovely bat valueless. and if
year it would soon lose its popularity
and be held a thing of no account. as
it is. how brightly do we anticipate its
coming how eagerly is it Welcomed,
and with what reluctance do we see it
depart And ii Christmas is now "a
.lOA ioIetcr,' what must it have been
Int the fine old "daYs OF No!e ~ Only
ihu5e who have passed Christmas al
Virginia mansion, can realize lis
pleasures Its joys begin with Christ
" Wy "'0N' -" i'iN "'Ni ."
~ :lle '"'l'l{ ""o II" ch"Se.l guests
"tE'n 80 S"'"e' III. va l'Se altel car
nag loiiS up 70 'ie pt""" St'ps, ana
i'leI's' h'PpN races are colIetI'"g III
'ne cosy SIll'I'E room. 1ullulC ful"s
tie E"uf' 10, every "odS Is gao
to see every body else, and each
one has thousand things to say.
P"' di'Vi supper IileS qu'el uo"h. ana
~ euJ"s i"''"i'd' COW e'S"ll''l' nc
'i''iN o'00 n"iIS thV!l otV' Nip&e up an"
""it ~ Sl' ~ ii"I llle hiIht 'alhIHG
""'uN '7''"'a Ci"uN' ~ dll eaI hot'i Tue
S""'' H'9HtS are HPoheii anu All 90 TO
TFf 50 DIS 70 zee! itlfeSieu Tomorrow.
y. Lno'lo" oe1liis d' an carry n"ui, loi
"l"le r"ch-cl'" tne servants come III |"
hlhule lle LIe. edcn eager 10 pe Tue iifsi
!" cl"l"l ~, NNIISlilinS Sll Oh 'he '"Ii'le
i"'h0 lho th dIS" l'Se ed1N !"
9HGh ~ t1e lotS u lntlr stoChIli-s tnt
nf''''i u ViedSuIeS 'nat nave Hlieu lhei
LiV"l"n' he idAa eiuelS Siulioei Oh; ioi
'll' cIiIluiei ana udrheSS are 20" iilld'l-
"rH " d"lllit VI uil"iS'ul oeu Slullloel
A"'"' i'nt '"iileS lile SiiiohllS oitdhlasI'
ti.N tdpit ula"h up 10 tle Niue old, IRE
pI"te' oidA'Il- MltH hlchoII "Ss' iht
iille VheS' SUI puSS Win santa pres
t'i'9' anu 9t"up@" oil 'lle luS' ulScttsS-
ltS ana oIllIfuHl! lhtlF stores lie
CLOWN peopie 'dhe tnoir places i'll
Vhe l"oie t1t gray -ndireu ialneI re-
'"' n9 'li"HhS 'oi all theSc pieSSIiiES'
0%Oi oii0 "o' "u'lN o1liullS lhc iiedu 'ne
MH'Ie' ana the chllareh hnshliS 'nelf
cIl"ttei' WHISPERING, 'srahopa Is SAYING
grace After tllS the piates are turned
al0 many ORGANIZATIONS OF pressure are
iie1u as one altel alothef LildS some
pIettI pfeseul under MS or htr plate.
liese nluSl dil DE examined, ana break
last IS forgotten uhtii 'he lalner says;
toiile' SlflS oieahiast Is getting cold'
you gan !ooh aV your presents allti
piedhldst nc lllotller pouls tlle am
oel cohee' Gear as Nlne' ana all oeSlll
10 uiScusS liie Sood thill9s thdt oman
li"' 90lt III nom iIeI SAVIOR! hlhgdonl' tile
hll'lleH' bltdhlaSV over, tlt lduleS oe-
sIh 10 dispense nselul presents 10 lhe
Sti wants. aprons haliuheIcDleis' Mooilell
2IoNes' STOCKINGS ana SOCKS SACKS ana
'hesStS ior thtll childlch' etc: Chioe
COMES III, rddlalt III CRIMSON bahdaha
'ui o"n' ne" COTTON uleSS anu an llh
ihoIoe sunny many -coioltu lechIdce Va
'IeSeliI llolh souliS Joe, tHe ulllhG- room
95lN alt) 10 WASH the BREAKFAST lhlhgS-
he mousse Is put ihto oeaulliui odol, ana
a!Iet aWlllie tle guests invited 10 par
taAe ol we CnrlStnldS dinner begin 70
dllNt, ne pieaSaht day passes qulch-
~ he oder people are IN the sitting
F"'Iii' quietly enjoying themselves the
Pdiiof gwen up 70 the young iolhS,
ana whenever the door Is opened gay
SOUNDS ol song merry chatter ana bursts
"i iaughtef issue lnto the nan. About >
O'clock tile Sulnptuous dlnner IS ready i
can see 'he tapie now, sfoanlng oeheath
IT'S ioao' ne place OF h"linr IS occupied
ny the lordly turkey, stuffed with ooAs-