The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-20

merry Christmas. God save you,

A good time. a kind forgiving. charitable.
pleasant time.
Homage to Christmas. and I'll keep my Christi
mas humor to the last
1t has done good. and will do me good.
and say. God bless IL.
Pouterers' and grocers' trades became spien-
did joke-a glorious pageant
We're to be together all the Christmas long
and have the merrfest time in all the world.
He heard them give each other Merry Christ
mas as they parted at crossroads and by-ways.
Christmas eve. Dick. Christmas. Ebenezeri
Let's have the shutters up.
II Il no come home at Christmas time.
there will be girls and boys (thank heaven)
while the world lasts: and they dol
An angel. speaking to a group OF shepherds In
field some travellers. with eyes uplifted. fol-
lowing star; baby in a manger.
God bless you. old fellowl' said Mr. Pick
wick
Same to you. my boyr' replied wardle.
There was air of cheerfulness abroad that
the clearest summer air and brightest summer
sun might have endeavored to diiruse in vain.
Mankind was my business The common well
fare was my business. Charity. mercy. for
bearance and benevolence were all my business
After dinner Caleb sung the song about the
sparkling bowl. As I'm a living man. hoping
to keep so for year or two. he sung II through.
merry Christmas and n happy New Year
to the old man. whatever he is. He wouldn't
take it from me. but he may have 1t. neverthe-
less.
Holly. mistletoe. red berries. ivy. turkeys
geese, game, poultry, brown meat. pigs,
sausages. oysters pies. puddings fruit and
punch
He ticket porter. Toby Week. and waited
| there for jobs - So wind and frost and
snow and perhaps good. stiff storm Of hail
were Toby Weeks red-letter days.
break my childish sleep What images do I
associate with the Christmas music as / see
| them set forth on the Christmas tree? IS
Upon your hearth. quiet sanctuary.
surrounded by its gentle influences and associa-
| tions. hear her. hear me. hear everything that
speaks the language Of your hearth and home.
We all come home. ought come home
for a short holiday-the longer. the better--from
the great boarding school, where we are forever
working at arithmetical states. take and
| give a rest.
And a wonderful of little lights
| rise smoothly out OF the ground before vast
| green curtain. Now a bell rings-a magic bell,
which still sounds in my ears. unlike other bells
| and music plays
How often have I heard them bells say: Toby
Week. Toby Week. keep a good heart Toby"
. Then it's Toby Week. Toby Week. job
| coming soon. Tobyi Toby Week. Toby Week. Job
coming soon, Toby
| Christmas brings a brief season Of happiness
and enjoyment How many old recollec-
tions and how many dormant sympathies does
Christmas time awaken!
The tree was planted in the middle of .
great, round table and lowered high above their
heads 1t was brilliantly lighted by a multitude
| of little tapers. and everywhere sparkled and
glittered with bright objects.
Happy, happy Christmas that can win us
| back to the decisions of our childish days: that
| can recall the old man the pleasures OF his
| youth; that can transport the sailor and the
| traveller. thousands OF miles away, back to his
| own hreside and his quiet home.
| Christmas was at hand, In all HIS bluff and
hearty honesty: IL the season OF hospitality.
merriment and open heartedness; the OLD Year
was preparing. like ancient philosopher TO
call his friends around him and. amidst the
sound Of feasting and revsiry, to pass gently
| and calmly away.
| But my song troll out for Christmas stout
| The hearty. the true and the bold:
| A bumper I drain and. with might and main.
| Give three cheers for this Christmas. old!
Wen usher him in with merry din
| That shall gladden. his joyous heart.
And we'll keep him up. while l--ere's bite or sup.
| And in fellowship good we'll part