Telegram-herald., 1888-12-21

show Half the boys had tin horns, ana
they blew them regardless Of time and pro-
priety against the music Of tenor drum and
fife; and there marched before the band the
drum major with wonderful cap and a
baton that he swung furiously enough
TO knock out al who came in his
way. Unhappily, however, the grand pro-
cession met a procession Of boys OF Fifty
ninth street little further up, and each pro-
cession claimed the right of way, and fell %
taunting the other after the manner of men
in campaign time There was n lively but
short fight, and the consequence was consid-
cradle bloody gore; and then, with great en-
thusiasm. the lines were reformed and the
professions marched their two ways with as
many hurTahs as il each had wiped the mud
with the other. as indeed was the case.
TIE BEGINNING or THE ExD.
Thanksgiving is hardly gone when the
Christmas air begins TO circulate, and IL the
Christmas frcst is not on the windows IL Is
looked upon as an unhappy oversight. The
shop windows are sor Christmasv that the
boy and girl lingor as long as they possibly
can, and are amply rewarded with the feast
given their wistful eyes. As for the grown
person, who has nobody 10 chsae him, be il
never tired Of lingering, and tho walk up
Broadway, II be is given 70 that pedestrianism,
takes him twice as long ss IL did a month ago
Presently II viii take him five hours 70 make
that brief distance. and then be viii get tired
OF his lingering until just before Christmas.
when he viii take the walk again and get
home TO find there has been some alarm aud
things at bis astonishing absence. As for the
ladies, as well as the boys and girls. every
thing they do has the Christmas mystery and
expectation in it. The shops are crowded
from 10 O'Clock til a late hour e the evening
And as the days 20 on the crowd becomes
jam-slways good nat71red jam. however,
and no inpstience. The elevated roads from
Fourteenth mp ase packed At Twenty third
street they are rusning over, and every man.
woman and child carries box. At Thirty
third street the guards are generally obliged
% ring the trains against stovs ard . pass
On. leaving the jam ca the platform grievs-i
q The heart vel as cold - the vitsls At
Forty -second street there is slight relief.
but more passengers Est on than get Of All
the way - Harlem ths trains sre packed,
more people Standing NJ than are sitting
down; and vixen che escapes from the steam
iuE hu4 good natured Christmas cro-d bs
calculate thanks in several lanruages
THE DAY
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