The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-25
Christmas in the
Confederate WhIt0 House
Mrs. jefferson Davis.
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blue. sugars sweet and 50 a
IF you love me as love YOU
can cut our love In two" n
young faces. wrcathed In smll
ded attention 10 the reading. vi
their little def hands they
cornucopias and pasted on the
Where were the silk tpps
FROM Trunks OF old things
turned ont and snipnings Of Vi
even woolen Of bright colcrs were
to close the tops. and some
young people twisted sewing
cords with which TO draw the<
The beauty Of these home-ma
assonished US all. for ~
quito custom made" but
"sure enough house" wa
our longing gaze the yoy
ped their Appreciated
whose sense Of dignlr
him 10 smile. stood
OF successful nrtlr
thanks for CIR
coveted eggnoa
tiny glass cur
snowy lady
monts Of 9
allowed q
own way
Of the ca
eldest bQ
most Of the
same scene
every enc OF thd
Of the EplscopaN
bowl CT esgnog was
and a part OF evoryih
Of the dantles.
AZ last quiet settled on On
and the older members Of
5cgan 20 stun stockings with
candy. red apples. an oraneV
whips plated By the family vi
colorod crackers. worEted rcins
at home. paper dolls. tec,otums
Of large horn buttons and n
which could spin indefinitely. bal
worstcd rugs wound hard and COW
with old Kid gloves. pair Of pr
woollcn glnvsc for each. either cut
cloth and embroidered on the back q
knitted by some def hand out Of honey
spun wool. For the President there
were pair Of chamols-skln riding
gauntlcts exQnlsllely embroidered on
the back with his monogram In nd and
white sllk. made. as the giver wrote.
under the guns Of Fortress Monroe late
al night for fear Of discovery. There
was a homs,itchcd linen handkerchief.
with a little Sketch In indolible ink In
ono corner: the children had written
him little letters. their grandmother
having held their hands. the burthen
OF which compositions was how they
loved their dear father. For one Of the
/ inmates Of the house who was greatly
beloved but whose irritable temper was
( his prominent failing. there was a pref
y crayat. the ends Of which were EN-
broidered. as was the fashion Of the
day. The pattern chosen was
q bee and On Il was pinned
card with the word "amiable"
70 complete the sentence. One Of the
aides received a present Of an illumi-
mated copy Of Solomon's proverbs
found In the same old store from which
the pictures came. he studied Il Tor
some time and announced. Il have
changed nay opinion Of solomon. he ut
tered such unnecessary platltudes-no
why should he have said The foolish
ness Of fool Is his folly?" On Christ
mas morning the children awoke early
and came In 10 see their toys. They
were followed by the negro women.
who ono after another caught" rs by
wishing US q merry Christmas before
we could nay Il TO them, which gave
them a right to a slit. OF course. there
was a present for every one. small
though II might be. and one who had
been born and brought up AT our plan
latlon was vocal In her admiration Of
gay handkerchief. A she left the
room she CALCULATED: lord knows mis-
tross knows our insldes; she Jest got
the very thing wanted"
For me there were six cakes Of deli
clous soap, made from the grease OF
ham boiled for a family at Farmvllie,
skein Of oXqnlsitely ilne gray linen
thread spun az home, a plncushlon OF
some plain brown cotton material made
by some poor woman and stuffed with
wool from her Pc, sheep. and a little
baby hat plated by the orphans and
presented by the industrious little pair
who sewed the straw together They
pushed each other silently TO speak.
and az last mutoly offered the hat, and
= considered the kiss they gave the sleep
ing little one ample reward for the
Industry and far above the fruit with
which they were laden. Another pres
ehi was a Gne. delicate little baby
frock without an inch OF lace or en-
hroidery upon Il. but the delicate fab
rio was oct with iairy stitches by The
dear invalid neighhor who made g, and
Il was very precious IN my eyes There
. wore also few Of swinhurno'a best
, SONS bound in wallpaper and a
4 chamois needlehook left for me By
4 young Mr., p. now succeeded to his
title In England In It was Brob-
dlnagian thimble FOR my own finger
you know" said the handsome. cheer
, ful young fellow.
h After breakfast. a which an the fam
a ily. great and small. were present. came