Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-12-24
BY F. P, DUNNE


"Wcr. sir" said Mr.. Doolcy, II see
that tn boord Nv iddycation down in
New York have about made up their
minds not to let tn childher sing
Christmas carols amy more"
why nOt?" asked Mr.. Henncssy.
well" said Mr.. Dooley, It's this
way. see be tn pa-apers: Certain
representatives Nv a splendid race that
has been crooly prosecuted an crush
ca f'r nanny Cinchrics but are still
far FIRM broke, wint to this here cult
waited body Nv retired grocerymcn an
demanded that all references to tn
past be chopped out Nv tn Christmas
songs. They were willin' tn child
her shud sing thin If no mintion
was made Nv tn origin Nv Christmas.
An ye can bet tn boord iv iddyca-
ton listened to thin. pr n race that
has been thrOd undher foot so long
our fellow -dimmyCrats firm a few
miles east Nv Ireland are far firm
weak in the great ccnters iv our fl
nancial disturbances.
Names endin In 'heimcr" are far
more. frequent on tn windows iv
hanks thin names beginnin' with %
or Mac Ourselves an tn Germans
hold our grip on tn distribution w
moisture. but IL Father Kelly wants
to buy a shirt he has to go to me
| frind Jake Fclsenthal FIR II. TIL lr-
ish are tn greater potes but they
| have a shade tn best " us ut mental
arithmetic. We inthraiOoCe arithme-
tic into pothry an they inthrajooce
pOthry into arithmetic. Their names
are soon on tn iditOryal pages iv
nanny Newspapers an on tn more
allurin' advertiser pages Nv all. They
amt quite as good hands at polly
| ticks as we are, but rr foreigners
| they're not so bad an Il combination
iv us an thin can bate tn wurrul'l.
So We can bet tn boord iv iddycatiOn
afther addin' IN tn Episcopalyan
vote, listened to what they had to
say.
"HOwivcr, Jake Fclsenthal was in
here today an he says there's nawth-
in in It, He's fine man, me frind
Jake Felsenthal He was at wan
time captain iv Comply G in tn Hi
! hGrnyan Rifles; he was tn fastest
| hundherd yards man we had in tn
Gaelic Athletic ASSOCIATION. though,
macherally not so good at tossin' tn
cabar or putin tn shot, an he has
ften boxed at our weekly concerts
undher tn name iv O'Ilalloran. He's
4 fine pious man, too. an often have
| seen him go into his church with
his stovc-pipe hat on his head. lie
give me tn laugh whin told him me
| gloomy suspicious that his people
We're startin' to abolish Chris mas
Don't We believe IL, says he. We'll
uivcr do anything to injure festival
that makes people look SO cheerful
We're happy race ourselves an
we're glad iv wan day that dhrives
tn gloom off tn faces iv tn rest iN
Se. Why says he with wink, II
lHnnything iv tn kind was attimpted
my people wud rally around Chris
l!ut f'r that splendid wave ~ Hebrew
sintimint that sweeps acrost tn
Christyan wurruld wanst n year an
makes ye buy thing f'r other people
TT fear they're goin' to buy somcthin
akelly vallyablc f'r ye, what wud be
come iy tn departmint stores? No
sir; LII stand firm an fight to save
this festival that is SO dear to y,
again all tn attacks " tn anti-Sem
ties. As f'r tn Christmas carols
didn't ! used to sing thin mesilf Will
was u little kid. an Schwartzmcis
ter Hogan an mesilf used to attenC
tn unitaryan Sunday School tn Sun
day they had tn Christmas tree
They niver hurt me. No song i've
hurt annywan If it was set to music
Cheer up, me boy. Come over to tn
store. I've got set iv tn Lives II
tn Saints that can let ye have
cheap. 'Twud make suitable Chris
mas prisint,'
"lv coorse he's right. No wan cal
have amy rale dislike iy Chris 'mas
It's kind iv a gin'ral holiday tina
;vry wan seems to get part ". 81
hivens. ! believe that If old MahOmc
himsilf was alive he'd hang up hi
stockin' on tn mantelpiece an e
broke givin prisints to his wives. TO
morrah tn wurruld will be up arly
singin' songs, eXchangin' gifts, slap
Pin each other on tn back, cryin
cut Christmas box Merry Chris
I1as, Tn same to ye, Pathrick, Bill
Etiennc, Jovanny, Carlos, Hans, Mix
Cvitch or Epannymondas.' Billyon
" childher will be yellin' in a hun
Gherd diff'rent languages: oh, lool
what | got In the avenin', mill
yons iv CANAL men will be standin
at tn heads iv tables, slappin' cary
in knife on steel an thin goin' n
o turkey an performin' miracles T.
scientific distributor. Pleasant wuT
Iuds will go round. I'Il have som
more iv thin mashed potatoes Pas