Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-26

Seized with pity for the three unhappy
muldcus. Nicholas visited tholr house
by night and threw % wcll-hlled purse
into the fathers room through the
open window thus enabling him %
portion his eldest daughter on the
next night DE threw "a second purse
for me second daughter and ON the
third night DE repeated the action.
But watching 10 discover the donor
OF the two purses the father saw ST.
Nicholas throw the third and burst
forth into lopd praises of the bishops
generosity Finding that his secret had
ben discovered Nicholas command
ed tine man on no account 10 tell any
one from who the purses had come.
These ana other Instances OF st.
Nlcholas's care and affection Tor chill
dreu parents used TO relate 20 their
boys end glrls lu order 20 induce them
90 rely upon him Tor guidance and
protection ON tho eve OF ST. Nicholas
day December O. parents used 20 se-
cretly give presents 90 their children
ag S. Nicholas had given the purses.
The parents denied that they gave tho
presents and said they had been left
bv the saint who ON This night tra-
yeled mp and down the earth. and en-
tering unseen and Dnheord through the
windows. used TO rive presents 10 all
good children
In convent schools the love and care
That So Nicholas bore 10 all maidens
was proved ln the same manner
ON Nicholas eve the pupils were or
dcrci 90 hang mp their stockings out.
side The doors OF their rooms. and I'm
the hose % place a written re1ue Tor
ne saints patronage end protection.
The nuns took upon themselves the
duty Of acting as hl8 deputies and filed
the eypeCtant stockings with sweet
meats and other tribes and ln this
manner taught the reality OF the
saints care.
In This Is clearly seen the orEln NJ
ne fable and OF the custom of Santa
Claus lllllng childrenB stockings ON
Christmas eve How the custom was
transferred from ST. n lllas dqy
december o 20 Christmas day IL not
known but that the custom ls one and
we same there Is no doubt Whltever.
PROUDLY i arose about The time of Inc
reformation when the Worship Of
saints was forbidden, but this Is not
9 wholly satisfactory reason. as Nm
Roman Catholic France the cu tom II
observed on New Years eve. perhaps
me true reason s that or eco 0mv.
GIVING presents on 81 Nicholas dav
and again only three weeks after M
Chflsimas would be q heavy oypenes
10 Wrents ond 30 the custom wng ob
served ON Christmas eve, ana the mar.
ents took the double form OF st Mich.
oIas giIts and Christmas boxes.
The Reformation put am end 10 ST.
nicholas In England oni Santa claus
was only introduced there Within fbe
present century from America whittier
Dulch immigrants had carried n !
Like most Christmas customs he rnvs F.
ferrous gifts OF Santa Claus have NO
connection with the festival OF Christ's I.
birth
The appearance OF Santa Claus with |
ms stout figure warmly clnd In furs ana |
Wo0lens bis cherry old face with |
white beard and halr hts large bag OF .
presents slVng over his back, !, famp- |
lar 10 every one. In America he ls |
depicted as travelling In a sledge drawn |
by reindeer from hts home I'M he /
snowy north In England. children
bang their stockings 40 mo foot " their
beds In America, the whole family