Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-12-26
HOW CHRISTMAS WAS SPENT.
A London Fog and an April Day

A London Fog and an April Day
The day opened with regular Lon
don fog, and slight drizzel, but the wealth
er did not put damper on the ardor Of
early church goers who were out in full
force, and all of the churches were well
filed. The service at a. m. at st. Mary /
r. c. Church was largely attended 10y
protestants of all denominations. II
Annapolis ever gets a hustle on itself it
is OH Christmas morning, and our kind
| IN neighb0rs who call MS the sleepy
city, should take peep in at MS on this
occasion, they d change their minds sure.
AS the day progresses things gryw lively
and more lively. People were hurrying
to and fro with large baskets of fruit
and provisions, packages and mysteri.
Gus bundles for friends yellow and
black were the decorations of canes and
umbrellas, hats &c, emblematic--
of the Tigers who won the foot ball
game at College Park, and the Tigers
themselves the owned town for the occa-
They drove through the streets andmade
things lively with their ''yelIs. =
The different express companies Of
this city had almost more Christmas
stuff than they could handle, and express
wagons were on the streets Christmas
eve until almost midnight making their
deliveries, and greater part of Christmas
day. A reporter was informed that
there has been more Christmas goods re-
ceived than usual by the express COM
panies, while the.out-of-tOwn shipments
have been large accordingly.
At the postoflice the clerks and car
riers have their hands full and are being
worked hard in order to handle the
Christmas mail, and special delivery
packages yesterday were the order of the
day. The banks and stores and all pub
lie and private offices were closed. The
stores took new departure yesterday,
and many of them which had formerly
kept open a few hours in the early morn
ing did not open at all.
The naval cadets had holiday and en-
j0yed themselves visiting their friends
and riding bicycles, horseback riding and
in various other ways. The entire day
was one of unusual mirth and gaiety,
every one apparently entering into the
occasion with more than usual Zest. In
nearly every household where children
reigned there was Christmas tree,
and the home decorations were even
more elaborate than heretofore.
AS the hours wore on the clouds be-
gan to lift and at noon the sun came
out beautiful and bright. The after
noon was clear, and, although the wealth
er clerk had predicted rain we had but
little and then only in early mori,in ing.
A strange feature of the weather was
that the wind was in q rainy quarter
north east, and the sky cloudless.
Little drunkenness was happy feature
of the day, all seeming to enjoy the
Christmastide in a temperate manner.
The children with dolls, toys and ho-ns,
made things merry and were the life
and spirit of the celebration.
The poor we're not forgotten, baskets
of good things, wearing apparel and the
comforts of life were sent by many to
the needy and less fortunate ones. Some
visited the Jail and remembered the un.
fOrtunates there, and the spirit of good
will toward men seemed to thoroughly
pervade public sentiment. The day had
its side lights and shadows elsewhere re
ported. 1t was, like its predecessors,
fraught with SORROWS as well as joys.
Illness in some families, in others the
very presence of the Angel of Death.
Fire made one family homeless on Christ
mas day, 10y accident others suffered,
and thus the world runs OH with its bit
ter and sweet commingled, its joys and
sorrows, its lights and shadows, but
why let the stricken deer go weep,
The hart ungalled play;
For some must watch
While some must sleep
Thus runs the wOrl0 away.
HAMLET.