Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-20
En1y in London and New York.
" EDGAR FAWcETT.

~ departed color and vivacity of
H. brilliant festival. Bracebridge
An its jocund hospitality, has be-
dream of the past in all England,
riory of the mistletoe has like
s'ssrted. But few OF the old
4 WA happy customs survive, As
through piccadilly or along the
A Z. strand, or even through the
"A a,soriness OF the Seven Dials, It Is
a /, 10 believe that we are IN city
n "a maay joyful Christmas rites aud
u ores once prevailed.
A s,ber is not pleasant month In
ID Al a. best. There may be n few
A imerry sunshine, but dun skies
n more apt TO prevail, aud that drlz-
n I'm 10 which the ordinary Londoner
q sslegmalically imperyiuus does not
IN damn and chilly spell one relent.
E1Nthc command OF the jovial sea-
4 goglaud, always land SO hailowed
nliuon aud association is
4 u touched by fascinating
4 5es as then! How easy TO recall the
4 and knights OF old, keeping open
Il A fortnight! How little imagina-
II rouircs TO palpably re-summOn be-
M vision those iubilant feasts where
A ~ head, first and foremost OF all
4.bes. was carried into the banquet
Eron golden or silver platter, and
y d BIZ "A stately procession of lords
Il lies, who reyercntly sang
Caput apri defe o,
Redcus laudes Domino.
Miner words, equally significant OF
4 pons faith and gentle mirth Then
4 peacock would follow, redcco.
4 IN all its superb plumage, and
ms with a gilded beak, where wad
tton, saturated in spirits, had been
Engy set ablaze. 1t was stuffed
r ,pIces and sweet herbs, this treas
u ird, and served, if you please, with
'fnmon hands. That privilege fell
II the lady guest most eminent by
q OF beauty, who bore it into the
a hoIly.wreathei dining hall to the
IA Of music and set IL down before
fsaer Of the entertainment. These
oIier souvenirs as poaulitul and
IA clnlol puV enter our thoughts as
Itpuiclce the prosy and sober Lon
tChhstmas OF to-day, Perhaps we
#loef certain charming carols, sung
'BRlere, once WIN sueh Jealous
HoamehI--iIke Inese quaint ana sug-
II SVllEas' JOE instance accredited,
#Ae 70 u v't'i'rt OF tue thirteenth
n
n wv y, , , '.I .,.. l3N we, soou qiIiNAlH"'
H8sic, in.l dives out tmnslng.
reoi i'g1ors. old nr new
II ~ In ., .,l, . ~, n1 y
n IN. aI without r11,roi
Il be dr5wus As cato in sleep"
n song of much moral force or
n huly, ana one which puts a faclle
b., no dount, into the hand OF the
knpiormcr Yet, in spite of our
Y We regard the old English Christ
#clofAliy; however much it might
N ana even disgust Us If we were
~ face 70 face with it In
PRESENT day, we are content
esI he Whole bltthe and conviYial
Egns WIN an atmosphere no less ar
laan lnpersonaI, And vet colder
eIl .oN assures us potently enough that
Mtyal orgy could not very materi-
8f.e uluertd from vulgar drinking
Wy n'neIvthtlc century. Inc uell-
Illusions uhs oI uine are drawn IKE
I'm over al that mas Jointly IL
~r'o" so passed INTO lhe general
y, horais mat we forget specially
.,-. KIN, concerning IT, IL Is Ike
'a AZ s, painted 0acclahai scene,
.nc iIch nf9Wn OF the ale jug, ana
~ uealhent OF the rosy-nosed
W.. ~, 'VlNe iiIlle room ior analytic
apon upon Ihe WiIe waiting OUTSIDE
, Nv, VI inc racKlng headache sure
" Nuu tomorrow
n u"' az; tne modern London
nas reveals no seeming improve
IN regards popular sobriety. En-
4. which has given us such noble
INS as Spencer, Lecky, Tyndall,
and host Of others almost as
"a mas failed. II would seem TO
fale from the pleasures OF this
IA holiday It's time-honored trait of
#dauco. The Christmas stories of
'fls with their smoky punches and
EfEly puddugs, led to a noteworthy