The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-01-07
CHRISTMAS AFTERMATH.
QUIET But HAPPY CHRISTMAS IN
tARMVlLLE.
No Death Shadow Fell Upon Cur Homes
And No Drunkenness Seen on
Our Streets.


when its first crystals formed in mid
air. and then dressed the earth in
beauty And with the snow came the
sunshine, making the unsullied white
ness to glitter with new whiteness
and all nature to rejoice in the first
full dress of winter
The poor always with us" and yet
we are justified in saying that Farm
vile had as many turkeys for Christ
mas day, and as many warm hearth
stones, and as much of good cheer as
were enjoyed in any other place of
like size the country over The
night before the small boy had about
exhausted himself and his supply of
fire works so that the day was unuS-
ually quiet, though now and then the
baby walker did shake up things. A
large majority of the Normalites had
gone to their respective homes, but
some two dozen remained under the
educational roof tree, and we are adj
yised that merry rang out clear and
strong, and held unrestrained sway
from floor to floor. And don't you
imagine that their dinner WASH
Christmas in its every feature and de-
tail We would be glad just here to
give the menu, bu. Ben Cox for
got to furnish it, and we were too
busy with our own Christmas to hunt
it up.
As is their good custom, the Epis-
co0alians assembled in their accustom-
ed place Of worship and did honor o.
the Christ withou, whose coming to
earth there would have never been
known one glad Christmas day. Ard
then the children of that Sunday School
had their tree on Monday afternoon,
and again young hearts were made
happy and glad,
The Sunday sermons all had refer
ence to the season, and were enjoyed |
by those who are not afraid Of q little I.
ice on the side walks on Sunday, when T.
on other days they skip over them |
rough shod and ready and eager for /
work again. Our boys and girls had I
come back to the Old home from d. 7
verse and distant work fields, and .
were happy as are children just let /
loose from school
Many Of the toys have already been
broken much of the cake has been
eaten, the flowers have with,red, the
Christmas Gift" has died out on the
air, but one gift viii repeat itself fifty
two times during the coming year,
and each time bring the giver and the
receiver in close and pleasant touch
the one with the other. We need not
add that we refer to the Herald, which
was sent to absent friends as Christmas
token The giver will continue to 90
with the gift and the brightness and
good cheer of the Christmas time will
spread from Christmas to Christmas
Help us to add to its cheer and glad
ness.
So far as we are advised, there was
only one 'nog" in town on Christ
mas morning and we have no idea Of
naming the mixer, not that he is afraid
of publicity, but his name being known
he will have to spend a year in ex-
planning to his host of friends why
they were not expected. There
must have been a fox hunt, but the
details have not been sent in. And
an old-time country dance, but for
particulars we refer to our CORES
pondents who write from the country
places.
The stores were generally closed on
the day, and many a tired merchant
rested at home and thanked God for
the privilege of unloading the business
burden just for a day. The tobacco
season did not come, and this made
money scarce, and vet our business
circles were busy, and our hope is
that satisfactory trade was had. Though
we had the snow, there was no sleigh
nc, and all of the spirited steppers
spent the days in their stalls, making
ready for the campaign of the Spriag. ,
No wedding bell gave out its music, I
md no funeral dirge saddened us. {
The curtain has fallen on the bright c
scenes Of another Christmas time, the !
good byes have been spoken, and here ]
ve are in the midst of the busy scenes
'f another work day. But Christmas
sill come again, and while it may APP
1ear a long way off to the young, to =
hose OF us who are growing old, they =
llmost touch each other as they come !
md go And then we couldn't af- S
ord to eat plum pudding every day s
log and hominy are best for hard s
work. and hard work only accomplish v