Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-12-20

WAs nos pause a. b soaarth4ax T1s 81
pe,tsi when saiaslly TIE butler eEtsssd
the LNii si ith s..aae je.s.s I'd bs4t4- -
vas attended - = -s.saAt ga saeh sil=
with = large vas hstt sal base = s8Irer
dish. On whish wAs "a rhaualaas W. .
head decorated With .aseIAAay sith =
lemon ia is meath .Ll.h Nas yla1.1
sltl F,sAt fuFmallt, ~ the heal II the O.
Bile The moment this Pav-lnt a-ai- IT,
appvsran,s. the hlrPeI sfrltk ag sal
ih AZ the Consla-ian - which TIE .pals
orouiau. oa receiving = L.Et ssam tLs
Squire. gave With Al air # the most COM
&c gravity. aH old carol the first verse a
which Wa a. iollowE
Caput spn defsra
Reddens laades Domino
The boars head in hand bring
With garlaDds gAy aud Ea8emaFy
pray you al synEe ueuly
Qul estls IN c0nviTia
Though prepared e. witness many .E
these little ecceAtgtsities from being -
pEised of the bobby ii mine hose yst. I
confess. the parade With which ~ odl a
dish was introduced .one~hat psrplersd
me. until ! gt'herei fsaa. the cogs srsstiol.
Of the Squire aaj the Par syu that "a sas
meant g. represent TIE hsirzius "a af tue
/ boars had dish fo4a.eriy served -
/ with much Cefelaouy tlt the ..4aI ID
HaiHstrelsy amt sau2 "a great tables aA
Christmas day Tie the CD .a.taz.
said the squire. nat .as.els be1aase 10 t.
stately and pleasing IN itself. tuf Is was
observed st the college at GxslEi u
| which | vas educated WEsa 1 heas tie
cid song chaatsd it bragg 70 miai tie
t'me when vas FoGnz a4I zsgE.e-.lla-
and the Eotls oil college ksIl-slI -
fellCw.studsuts lettering 8boaf n thsss
black gowns IaaaF 0f whoa peas lads
sre How in their graves
The PaTsou. however. vls5s E.l1i AS
not hsuHtej bv saeh assn. i-tioEs 4ad 'sha
was always a.ore taken uP viIh The text
than the sentiment objected O. tks 0raa.
ians version "a the e4aoE which he affirm.
cd was different tram that mag A. College
lie vent ou. with the dry PerssvsIaacs q
| eaInnentst"T g. give fhs college reai
ing accompanied ~ .aadry aHnatafi0Hs
addressing himself At fast g. the gsmPaHy
al large bat finding thsis aatsEti~l sra1 |
uaiiy diverted g. athe. faik ali other - I
iscts. lie Iaserei lis tone a. has 4al.sJsE 1
of aajitofs diminished uutd h. ,..s.. lu.isi I
his remark in a. au.ia. ssiss g.. fat
headed old gentleman next him. al. "a.
silently engaged IA the ils.bs-iaa u = /
huge platriul 81 tarAey
The table wa. literally Ioads.i 4 al f...d |
cheer and presented aA spiteass q sssa-
try abundance ia this season a eesfdow
ing lar,isss- A dist.Byui -hed ptst was MI
loted 10 ancient -irioin n mine hast 4
teTnr, il, being. as he adsied. the stand /
ard of old English hospitality. anil jSiht 4
Of good presence and fail of expectation
There were several ai.hes quantity decor
ated. and which had evidently something 1
traditional III their embellishments bGt 4
about Wkish. as 1 iid A@t ike T. ap-
pear oven eaTisas. asked b. questions
could not. however bat Eoti.e = PIE.
HaeniEssAtly decorated With peacock >
feathers ia imitation "a the tail "A that |
bird. which 0yershaiawsd 4 ,eI-..ierahls |
tract 81 ths table This. the SgaiEs rOR
les ed slgE -oH4e httle besitsfieE ~as
pheasant F.s, though peacock pc vas
esftaiEiT the most aatkents>a al bat tL-Es I
bad been such mortality among tns pea
cocks this season that he saBld H..t pre-
vail uuoH himself ta have ehe killed.
IL would be tedieas PsrhsPs o. Asy wlssE l
readers. Who may nat have that foolish I
fondness for odd ald obsolete thing a. /,
which } am a little ziTen. were % H-Sa
tion the other make shiff 81 this worthy I
old humerist, by which he was endeAvaF
ing 90 follow up. though AZ humble dIs- i
tance. the quaint customs Of antiquity. I
was pleased however % see the respect
shown 70 his whins bg ME children and
relative, who. entered readily ihts the 4
full spirit ii them. aud seemed al veil 1
vefsed M their paFts having daabtless 1
been present at many a rehearsal / wAs i
amused. too. at the All Il Profoaa1 gravity /
with which the butler and other servants i
executed the dates aslignsj them. f0~
ever eccentric They tad aa Oh fashion
ei lGoE, having fuT the most part been
brought up in the household sad zfoSz /
into keeping with the aRti4aatsd H.4sssaE.
aud the hamSFs Of IT, I.sTd aad Aao-t Pr0- |
badly looked upon all his whIT sicat rssa
1atioas Us the established laws % EaEnra- I
bic housekeeping
When tLe cloth vAs Removed tb~ but
les brought ia a huge stvsr vessel. ef rare
and earioa. workmanship. vhish be pIac-
ed before the Squire It's appearance vas
hailed with acclamatiou, being the w sss4il |
Bowl So renowned ia Christmas lestIsitF. |
Tue contents had been prepared b. tie |
Squire himself. ioT il vas a beverage. 10 |
tie skilifal mixtuFs ef whi.h be particular
" Briied himself allegiH. that it wss tco |
abstfgse tHd e0InP PGsz for the eaMFEshsH.
sion Vi aH ordinary servant. IL va a p
tatiou indeed that might we'll mske the |
heart of topper leap within Dim being |
composed Il the rieksst aud raciest wines |
highly spieed and swestsEei. With roasted |
apples bObbing about the sarfaee
The oil gentiemaH's whole couEtsnshse
bsamed with seTeHs look Il ndSsllins |
delight a. Le stirred this mighty bowl
Having raj .ed il "a has lips. with a hearty |
wish Of a merry Christmas H. all present. |
be sent u brimmiHg round the board. f'.r
every one 10 follow bis example aceortiisS
To the primitive style, PTOHOaEeing Il the
ancient fountain of good feeling where all
heart met together
There va much lauytiGs ard raiiyius.
as the honest emblem "f Christmas IovIak
ity circulated and vas kissed rather e"yiy
By the ladies bat when u reached Master
simon. he raised Il in beth hshds aud
with the air of a bosn composition. struek
up an old Wassah chan inn
The brown boSi-
The merry brown bowie
"A 10 goes round about
Fill still.
Let the world say what 10 wlii
And drink your hll Az ont a
Much a the conversation during dinner
turned upon inHily topic. o. which Wa
stranger There vA5. however great
deal of raliyinF Il Master simon about
some gay widow. with whssa be was ac
cused q hsvins a Irritation. This sttsek
vs. commenced by the lsiies bat - vas