The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-23
CUSTOMS AND CAROLS
.. F. NJ. ENGLISH B.A'

,,or be found some few in
w. mbo would like to hear
JILL concerning Christmas Gus
ply 9sae of us are far from our
' ,atber days, and like Tenny-
90 In Memoriam," we realize
raIIs we hear are not the
'2 @,t used to peal so merrily
'1' he frosty air. There is lit
~ lind rs of what we used to
S s,D necessary accomplishments
.L..n,s-the frost, the snow, the
sro the holly, the Christmas
,s D II seems but yesterday-and
InbiIdren in other places
II land, in America-whereyer it
n ap bpen. But we remembered
,a .t5 dinner; everybody
ll tnnp to that. Don't you re-
D. yf the dear old kindly face of
Il as as she used to sit at one end
D I5Iao Then our brothers, our
fsther and mother. Visions
,a star are readily raised. Then
;.tIptoe-Oh the mistletoe!
. 4ls to be sure; the girls pre-
~" ,I be offended, but the laugh
Fling in their eyes in spite of
DIrpsl Alas! 1t seemed a part
: vprv lives-something that
3go on. and never fail with the
then q parting came. Our
[brother, perhaps, went to sea,
70 missed him sadly the next
4.mas, and you may be sure he
ms. Then somebody was
n away. There was another
= chair next Christmas. And
III makes one very sad at times
Ink of other days. Where are
r9IIn now, those dear sweet friends
|. childhood? Some are asleep
the green earth that mantles
some are the grandpas of to-
4 home, and we are here. Can
n then spend a few minutes very
|aDtIv and very profitably over
gOunt Of some of these Christ
rites and ceremonies? There is
thing about the very word
..rmaS which makes the heart go
I-e faster. 1t has always been
Ejered a time of special good will
|ng men. In the days of darkest
Estition, when everything was
to witchcraft, to charms and
! a special exception was made
|7Or of Christmas. You remem-
In Hamlet, when the ghost has
|ranished, Bernardo, Horatio, and
sellus discuss the apparition, and
|ardO says:
SARDo:
sabout to speak, when the cock crew.
t4TO:
hen it started like a guilty thing
fearful summons. / have heard
eek that is the trumpet of the morn,
/ with his lofty and shrill sounding
-Oat
the god of day;an at his warning.
her in sea or fire, in earth or air,
ttravagant and erring spirit HES
cOntine; and of the truth herein
resent object made probation.
ILLUS:
d on the growing of the cock.
say that ever 'gainst that season
hes
! in Our Savior's birth is celebrated,
4 I'D of dawning singe!h all night
pen, they say, no spirit can walk
i3ltr arc wholesome; then no plan
rlke,
Y takes nor witch hath power to
sarm,
ovid and so gracious is the time.
ITO:
heard and do, in part, believe it.
whether we believe in part,
'[oratio, or whether we absolutely
all belief in ghosts, hObgoblins
|biries, we must, at any rate,
with Marcellus concerning
mas, that it is indeed a hal
and gracious time. A man has
! bit to be cross-tempered and dis
bible at Christmas. Dickens, in
1lristmas story, has surely proved
eyond a doubt, and I strongly
/ ll those who are disposed to be
tempered, whether from con-
ton of the Christmas bill or
I any other time-honored institu-
10 procure a copy of this invalu-
little work and, forthwith, set
a perusal thereof. 1t will assur-
but him in a wholesome and de-
frame of mind. So, the first
ztmas custom, before all others,
the most important, is to be in
/ humOr.
3istmas is a wonderfully favor
opportunity for making friends
with those with whom we may
quarrelled. Perhaps nothing
than "a merry Christmas" as we
! is necessary to heal a wound
pas gone on fostering for months,
fill 60 on fostering for months
( if We don't make up our minds
t a stop to the folly this very
tmas; and of all Christmas pres
here surely can be none so de-
ul as the cancellation of i'll
g.
of the best known Christmas
ans in England is the Christmas
1ind those who have had expert
IN the matter are unanimous in
ping that it has become a social
nee of the first magnitude. One
no almanac to tell when Christ
coming. The atmosphere is
FED with it; the air reeks with an
Ot insincere pOliteness from the
4 classes eXpectant.
butchers boy touches his caE
drives by in his cart and deli
your meat with astonishing
.uality all through December
remember hearing that same
Ter boy tell your cook to "come
Fitch your meat yourself" wher
expOstulatiOn was made con-
Ing the fact that the Sunday joint
sed on Friday was delivered or
Gay mOrninU Then the cats
man tells you it's a pleasure