Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-30
THE SHADOW OF cAsIsry,.
IL IL FsequsntIy Made nI..,ab,.
eus Rivalry In Ertrayse.D,. VITA

loeorge W'iiism Carts IN Harns,,. ~.
In the very prime Of the yea, ,.,s'h'si
hectic OF its decay. Stir, Dysssila
happy June lawn, OF strolli,-apya scn.
wood whose branches high e,,.ll soas
einbower," while still tho 80. sch AL
ing and ths dog-days arc ar 80 blos.
tie yellow leaf forecasts antu,', = ohs %.
winter. Shall we say bec,r. rs, asi
startling hue, ~ OF Tho. br.etr ~. q q.
of his coming shone." or a. i,pTI'N "a
warning, and coming event. (eheg,
shadows before ~ 1RisW,i4.a'i ihs,f
the mood of the mind. IfrLs VII 'poa
or minor mood anticipating d.. p"LsiTs
row. the coming event Wal "a, ~, ~ ~.
IL, on the contrary, 10 b. 4 IN, =. 'liigs.
feeling OF cheerful ant.c,u,,i., ~, n,
of the coming event will shine wa as
Coleridge speaks Of nelapct,i.,
the spring and IN the autumn. Er.tltta
crimiDstes between them. o.. Or "a
buoyant, eyanescent. the ms, 55.,n io.t
ing. The other IL gather.rg W. Era.
storm. Every pleasant apDlTs.....''l &
ticipated with pleasure un,f ~ A..
pssses, IL comes 10 record lre, -, va
loss Of time. and the heart begin. ~ -
self, How many more shall y, Z.
One OF Hawthorne's grswsop,o ,s'...'t'l' y
Christmas Banquet" whose -
is never 10 be enlarged. Wiz o.. ~
rable years the guests dwlnta 40 '.eiA
die until only one remains. An D.. '.'t-
piest OF festivals becomes 49, ais-
The reader IL ready 70 chiie ~. ,,Si
teller who can tind u n o., hear, .pil'
shadow upon that day AZ haor.r... ~
turns 10 Irving and Dicke1s "a ~, AZ.
ray for the Christmas If good eb,., - 81,
general joy. a.
Irying's Christmas" Sc ar...4..,
most delightful paper. There Il. - ai
fitness. q freshness, A simu.lc.,v "
ITCHY IN his treatment which brs.i.,l.
very spirit OF the day IL j. yory o.
mas that he describes. whether d, b.
sketch B2ok or IN Brdc.br'ds HsE Ia,
soft. idyllic picture, blended q Pa 49,.
OF Christmas and OF England ''I'
But what IA the subs'auca ..fp..
ture IL u vast and ostenfatI.us e1r.r,'
a lavish display. toils0me and et,,-,.
ing endeayor 70 give s0m, thing o. A. -.
acquaintance. wears 'ue alreir,,,.
and painful suspicion mat son. b.5gl-.
been omittedl Thacseray desluLs,, AA
tie dinner at 1lmmin-s. Amas,.,r.,..''
make themselves miserable and sDs,I.l
their little earnings m order 90 clve. ~
ner to people for whom they . ,r-,t o..
who do not care tor them. Iti.a.s,,s,
notifications, and the yaur, p.fr,l,
themselves needless.y miserable ,rl !,
most damaging cost. hey kr.F
Their good sense accuses them II ~ D.,
other people do go. and they c.rro, A.
otherwise. What would Mr.. Grgrl a.,
Awful thought, She might t.'it.. ,,,,,
and say that they could n.t aa.,i p,
They cannot afford H. lmm.ns srl b..
wife cannot live a. the nr,. DID,, ~
minister lives. nor even D.. f.a V.'sr,,,
collector. But instead II lyu. .e..,,,',
rs they can 1--we they must l..! rr.,s,,
TO do az their richer uelglh.-. % al
ludicrously fail IN the prctsuce
Christmas IL made miserable 0tha In.
m'nses, because they feel tlat tl-. a.,
spend lavishly 20 buy gifts lit, thsr r,.s
nelghbors. They thank God U'a s,-g
that Christmas comes tut o4ceat.r {
is becoming vulgar "a "a, n.f0f g.
nestle pleasure. bur OF rulo4s rurr.
extravaganza. day o. t- ifir..trl
rather than welcomed. Are n0t t.aI-.
minses legIons Is there notr,l-.l B.. ,.,,
dread Of Christmas htea4,e .i tLa,,ll
and mercensry STANDARD. ly Raicl t.
measured
The same good sense that saas ilat.r
or Timmns's lttle dinner agl AZ. e,
can stay the abu.e and reEel,rl,e C1rs
mas IL IS essentially 10 JOS l l.rg
goodwill. Il commom04t.s fla sg,r'
the brotherhood OK m.a You A,.t
buy Chrstnls az the shops. a.l a SO
friendly sympathy costs Nt'a D ~
oxtr .f ga
great society - organized .. vrt,a5it
should not III eIirlydsarc ( t..'-s
cause every honest m1u AZ! H0sl-. 80.
tlcally TO prot 'st by fe,ls.A. o. {lss
the eKtrayagance