Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-02
cHRIsTMAs TIDE.
The lnappY Family Gathering and
tnG Delighted EJsiltGren.


ti.r Delighted GIsildren.
Christmas ia come and gone and the
world is the bet or sor It. II was joy
full. merry Chriatlaas full Of bounsaous
supply Of good thi1gs that delight the
heart and the atnmsch, also. Still !. was
not the IDEAL Christmas OF which one
reads in books. There was no snow, co
frost. no icicles. The merry jingle of
glsigh bells was noticeable by lis absence
and instsad tsa thermometer seemed to
yie with soma of its records dufing mid.
summer, having Rnna beyond ths baif
century msrk during tas dsy. There
was nothing left Of the ideal white Chxist,
inas but the recollection. But then
probably Krigs KriMgle finds its necessary
to change his babits ia accordance with
the inpi ovems nts af modern times end
instead ci his big sleigh and reindeers it
was fumoret thut DO iasde his tour the
other night on bicycle and judging
from the bul.her OF new wheels aud
green riders seen on the strests yeSter-
day there is some foundation Tor tha
rumor.
The bslmY spring-liEe weather never
thetess proved more satisfactcry than
SNOW and Toe. II did not nuke tho poor
and needy shiver, end attracted the
people out into the Opea cir by thA thnn-
sands, and everybody were smile and
looked happy. The children were put in
BwGrins whenever they could spend
enough time from their play. tnia2q, and
they literally made Rome howl with
an ia,esnai din on horns, which made
one think for time that the @hols city
was turned into one big fish market. But
then the day wss essentially a chiidren'a
day, and no one begrudgea them their
plassurs, even if it did cause q little
annoyance now and then.
Most families were happy ia the reeli-
x.tion OF the fact that the various
branches and members, scattered by time
and circumstances, were once mors gath.
cred together around the family board
whsre tney had sat as children aud il
was with doubled zest that they enjoyed
the Christmgs turkey, which none "cAu
roast as we'll nu mother does" In such d
home ths real Christmas cheer prevails
aud each hears taxes on warmer glow
| WhoBe influence sometineg lasts iongsl
than even tho moat sksptioai believe
Even q struggling Ohinsuan who has nj
Christ, no Saviour OF fallen msnkind, il
l'H TbllEtun, ChuBuL lno pt9TaAtlLiS Aush
Of "petce Gnd goodwill towards men
by distributing his gifts in true OAsittiaE
style.
il ia sad but true statement to make
however, that hurdrads OF men and aomt
scores OF women forgot not Only th'
causs of the gsHa:al festivities, INIT for
got also their aelt respsct in an over
indulgence in jntoxicanta. Thare Wer,
more drunknrds sean on the atraet7 yea
tefdsy than in previou7 years, but The
most OF them bad arrived only at tba
mellow stage where their feGt became
slightly tangled without arousing thnii
qUarrslsoma natures. Egg. nog and otnsl
tempting drinSs thst dseleve by thsiI
innocent taste and LOOK, were dispensed
free of coat at most saloons.
Taken all in ali it was o marry Christ
mus full of enjoyment to all who were 81
inclined, and Ia bidding good.by to thu
day just psst, the platting for tho mex
Christmas haa already heeun snd oil vii
be happy in the Anticipation ot til
pleasures OF the Ohriasass o. 1890.