Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-12-26
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The Holiday SEASON.

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Il w. cu-lomaiN 10 the cCtlcI
huuh,ta 81 ~. tur,r. tu comment
~ r1u.il.ph.r lsr.th ou tic ras-.
iur iolla,a Precisely whV this
custom has icon ..uu.d ihc Inst
NV ,clt. % &c. impp. il,'oto Explain
MI,ihsi % ,uaii,t century hfc has
t'arn,ieI to hL,l .tI r,u.l,i,l
itk,nme taxi once % .um,l WITH 50
mut n ll,a.ira ot the INSTANTLY re-.
cmtinr snn,t. ~ iuilrs be-. rto.
ducsl 1tn'ur,t nN,Int "a g. themes
which a,o tlnralln, d iupp.siblc
to -, bat Wh'o retaining a hvoiy
nrrrccinlion of oil thn I .n,c sco.ous
aud especially hat connected So ~
tm,tol, With 'ho Ipts "t ,hhlhooI
we mu-t confess tha, nil tl1t can &C.
vriicn nt thia iuo ll.opl,ar.l ~
former is~uos 81 The paper
There a,o some essentials fur u
perfect Chratmns sanctioned ly
tradition. which have "a firm bold ca
The popular mind These aIo clear.
cold weather. with holl, branches ia
heir, dinner with mincc pies. mud
blazing iro aud games auI foriciiS
IN tho evening We have had most
81 these essentials this year. the
weather especial, being somewhat
II a counterpart Of that II the " long
ego ~ the Atlantic States liut
little cares childhood. whose holiday
u pre.omlncnlly IL, for the state 81
The weather. when mysterious old
santa Claus ." supposed to be abroad
with hiS reindeer and slodge. Trust
my ihnocence pays no attention to
minor 'neongrn''ie". such M the ina
dap'abil''y OF particular class OF
vehicle int hasty passage through
tho mud nnd mite. or OF the wonder
FOL lea, performed by the portly dis
penser OF giftS when ne comes down
the crampod HUGS Of modern civili-
Si,lon. which have supplanted tho
wide chimnet.'ops OF tho land OF his
birth Theso are inessontials winch
do not disturb the budding in,elll ct ,
wholly absorbed IN the contemplation
81 absolute realities, tho treasures so
rfdestly iongcd FOR, 80 literally sup
piled
Nor is u Ia be supposed that tho
children 81 older growth" take no
interest Ia this best holiday Of the
yer. All look forward hopefully to
tho day when they may live over
again the recollectiona Of childhood.
Al plan pleasing ways Of making
gifts aud for keeping the festival M
we have observed II oil our lives.
l, must he tho holiday Of our youth
or Il would not he Christmas. aud
would contain no reminders Of the
season II life when all was Joy; il,
would not lie followed by remem-
brnnees ~ loved ones whose kind
harris no longer throb responsive To
our temporal wants. II is that we
live over again tho blessed period OF
childhood, that we, grown people,
look forward 10 the dawn Of Christ
inas with scarcely less patience than
our youthful companions. This is
why the stockings arc hung in tho
chimney corner. this tho life.eiv.
ine germ which causes the ever.
green tree 10 blossom with presents
ON The eve Of the day that commen-
CRATES an epoch which inauguratcd
Peace on earth and good will
among men"
I, is quite probable that the Gus
tom 81 making presents at this sea.
son Of the year arose from a practice
which may be considered Pagan in
liz origin. Il Is said that serviu.
Tull.us, the sixth King Of Rome. in
siilnted a festival 10 commemorate
thu beginning Of the year. at which
an altar was erected, in each village,
aud 10 the box placed upon il, every
man. woman and child was expected
10 contribute a coin. TO supply the
wants Of those who we're subject 10
ahiect poverty. This was nearly
COO wears before the Christian era,
bu, the Christmas box seems to owe
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