Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-06

Dear Uncle Jed: 1t was q bright.
sunny morn on the 18th or December
when was walking to the postefflce
for the mail Every person ! met
seemed so happy and greeted me with
Merry Christmasp
I received several Christmas pack
ages. newspapers. letters and post
cards. / was especially interested I'm
reading the letter which came from my
aunt who lives in New York city. She
would be with our family that very
evening, SO the letter Said and sure
enough, she came. When she arrived
there were eight of US to partake Of
a good Christmas dinner. We helped
eat our share OF the ten pound goose.
Mother had made a large Christmas
fruit cake and had decorated 1t with
a holly wreath. The holly leaves being
made OF citron peel and the candies,
which were red. used for berries, made
the whole cake palatable. / stood the
paper napkin and lighted red and green
candles around 1t.
My sister ornamented another cake,
which was Chocolate coated, by using
little white caraway seed candies and
printing Merry Christmas on it with
them.
Mother also had made some pies
and she saved some of the paste to
cover a brick. She stuck few cur
rants over the top, sides and ends, and
then glazed it with an egg yolk. 1t
looked fine after it had been baked,
and so real.
After we had eaten dinner, except
the dessert we had plum pudding and
then mother placed the cake near my
aunt and she was politely asked to cut
and serve 1t. Well, she thought she
was going to give us all generous
slice. but her wrist was not strong
enough to cut through the brick, and
so we had the big Christmas cake
which l had ornamented. The cake
was passed on to our friends, and they
have fooled others.
We had lots of fun on Christmas
night as we played games and then as
my aunt is good player we had three
hours of piano music. She played lots
of familiar hymns and songs SO we all
joined in singing them. Ny sister and
/ played duet.
We had a large holly crate of CaIey's
art crackers which was imported from
Norwich England, and it afforded us
much pleasure to crack them. They
contained novelties and trinkets such
as tricks, surprises, necklets, pins,
brooches, chains, Jap negatives, china
ware. etc. Each cracker also contained
a puzzle or game.
We sat around the open fire after
wards and talked of olden days, while
we were busy eating apples, oranges,
nuts and candy.
Our par1or had a real Christmas
appearance, as I had previously dec
GRATED 1t with silver tinsel, red ribbon.
laurel and holly. Over the fireplace
was hung a red ribbon with MERRY
Christmas" in gilt letters, strung on it
and they giittered in the lamplight.
I received lots Of presents, among
which were handkerchiefs. kid gloves
money, and there was also a flexible
flyer between my sister and me. 1t Il
very large, five feet two inches long
and viii easily hold three older per-
sons. 1t will afford us much pleasure
this winter, I hope.
We stayed up till about half past
| two Sunday morning, SO we felt rather
sleepy the following day
My sister received Christmas card
with these words on 1t:
IF my wishes come true,
This Christmas for you
Will be far the best Christmas
You've ever lived through"
It certainly proved to be the very
best Christmas we had ever lived
through and l hope it was that way all
over the world.
LILLIAN NJ. BREHAUT.
East Norwich N