The chronicle=news., 1913-12-31

aud Alteration to the Giver of all
Good Gifts
AZ any rate. x- xtiii say Happy
New Year" whether or rot the
words have any special Significance
Ia Us In ~. time Of the learned
is0urh- there were tho.e who regard
ed this phrs~, With deep suspicion.
H- writes: -Asoth~r old Cusiom 70
this time i the wishiss 0f good
New Year. either ~asa n New Years
GIFT In presented. or ~hss frtca,i.
meet. NOw, the original 0f this Cua-
tom - iieAth1uish. as sppeArs By the
f'-sstins aud Present.. before nien-
tioued. which were " ish for u Cool
Year. aud IL wss customary among
III. H-athens IN The .aiendn 0f Jan
uars. Ia so ai,oui and sing a N.~
Years Song. HO. .pinian. therefore.
tells that when Nixht comes an. not
Ioaiy the Youas. but si.S the Old cf
hI'h s~x-s. run aboii here and
there. and sias = soss at the Door.
of the ~eaithieS tenii-. In which
they wish them y happy New Year,
This he sprsks Indeed Of the Chris
tiaas. hut he calls IL ns rAsei copy
af the H~sih1n's rssstom-
''itat however cannot ..,- tho
Harm of rrisiaisx this sacieai c~se-
a,ony. ~ IL ~ not used sApcsssitiosss.
~. nor sti-nded with Olsr~aisy sud
L~daess. for thes there will h~ NO
Harm than wishing = xoOd each 9th
~rs Welfare and Prosperity: NO n,nse
Harm. ihsn sishinx a ss-Dd bay. or
good Might. than in bidding oa-
sodsp-ed -
In this city there .A. L--a pre-
served up In recent year, the sussom
of N-~ Vars mummia.' hoy.
asd siris-mrn AMI aoas-a also. to
soa~ -St-nt-dE->s~d in fanissiic
clothes and With their faces I,sini.d
or mssk~d. sass,d M .~-a IN the
streets. up To f~.~aiis. b~saiBs sni
p'sytsx Practical Jokes. The, did
.imiias thar In eighteenth .-ntnr,
London. b, y" ia~as. se the approval
sf The Carai- .f the i'ar,-hia Chap.
81 "f Al ssIsls in >~srss,l~-os-
T,a-s H. writer; ''Th~s- !. aaosk~s
.us,sus observed ~ this 1in,-. which
10 rallied smoas rs mummisss which
Is -hsnsias of Clothes b~,ve-a n~s
aud soa~s. ~ho ~h-a dressed ~
cs'h Others ltshits "a iIum 10
n-ixal-sr's ii.,,.- ,s saosher. ssd
maxi. a-Hs alta thea In nt.<uis-.
b, aAa.ihs ssa singing. sad .si.h
like M-rfinra.s. Il ~-.-
In ,-- wished this custom witch 10
siiii .s somaoa ssoss "a. At this
s~ssos at the NrsF s~s- laid aside:
- i, 10 directly ospu-ii- To ,s- Wssi
Ut t,O<a''
A. b "1agna1ay.''
Il /. po.sibi~ that ''aunatss- !.
related ~ .o0e wsy In the perform.
sar- which nssk~a ''taoxnsssy' II
Easlssa ssa seesissa. ''ilaenassy
~ss the last aay of The year au0s
srhoiAss think she uora .us,va fsU0
.s~ Gr-~k ''ssis men-. s''sui,
npaya"ss Others lrsa tho ssAoa
''haiis assssAlh. shi.a as. tho .sse
nsssiuE: .iiii .'ucr. fssM the
tsrarh phrA>r An aai m-pUs. 10
The nissivio- so:-, which asatsss~ss
aaciesliy cried In ttss.- ss Chsi.l-
ms-. or frun 'Ns aurSs> mea~,.
s'Dssns To tho '-gssss'", What
over The ostxts of she word msy b~.
lioGmssAy ws. the iim- ior a,urh
smstcur beGy'ns
The shiidr~a ~rs' from heu.v 10
house. .iaSiaG such zOsAs a.:
''toueuaaay. 'tolloIsy. ..-.
6tfe ua Of yoar white bread.
But soae u ,our ssey.
isoaness. lsosmesa.
Give ~ cske sud cheese. aud let
~. 20 away
N= they ssas they .olIesSsi what
the, rallied their ''fsfls' oaicu
cake aud ch.-.r. FROM shi. d-srl.
opcd the "iesliss in II tho n-~
year. Parties OF mea and 10y. ~ess
through tho town. They stopped at
the front 'i"or of cScsy house anu
~aux until they we're aami,icd. Then
they pc~,,yd a smsii m, of nos.y.
wcat through tho boise sad left By
the back door That . msn slsould
hc the fret visitor a. the year ~a. a
general belief in the t3sttlsh lslcs for
centuries. nor i. !, vet catiacs.