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ilIK Mayflower landed the Pilgrims I Vork. the Rappahannock and the Po
I'Jy mouth December 31, Is:o, I tomao presented at Christmas such
ew day before inrist-1 sights the hospitable roof tree under
Lnrmmii oay orougnt wr,i(.h tha entire famll anil their de-
no inomni or revmrjr. w7 w pendents, black ana white, wort as
even observance te tha Pilgrim fathers. ,,.mbled. . There waa big roaat turkey
As a matter of fact, tha very thought ,t , he-d of tn- ubl0i ne re(lt flre.
i.f 1..N..1V1111 m u.r ... pi,ce biaand with crackling loga, tha
mruui. mt nr viimu. ipartiinnti were decked with ever-
t'iew with no houaea built and no ahol-1 grovna, tha Ion table, vera et off with
nr from tha ley wlnde. as the day be- hlnlng sliver branches and tha darkiaa
Ti.r waa eunuay mna n iwnua thrummed their banjos and sang their
"m e aoor or uiaiuru m. muuhj i jollleat aonga. This ' Virginian Christ
or ma eabnsui. I mas was also characteristic of the cele-
Th next day. however, (Christmas bratlons in the Carolina. Georgia and
day), the swinging or axe, the reinng Maryland, South of these, however. In
of trees, tha eplittlng of tlmbera and what la now Louisiana, the festival waa
the clearing- of ground occupied their French in lta tradition,
lime entirely. They gave no outward n is ji, New York tnat we catch tha
sign that the twenty-fifth or Decern- first glimpse of Chrlatmaa In America
b-r waa to them -any more than any aa a eeason of both religious commem-
cther day. The bent themselves atern- oratlop and domestlo Joy with all the
Jy to the work before them, though old Kngllah beartlneaa and a little of
most of tneir countrymen acroas tne seal the old Engljsh grossness. The old
were in the midst of. transports of hi- Knickerbockers loved ease and content-
Utrioua joy. Iment, the pleasures of the fireside and
When the aecond Chrlatmaa came, I the Innocent merriment of the children
there bad arrived in the meantime an- and they ate and drank with the whole
other ship, and of thla colony Wlllltrri I aoma appetites of strong and cheer
Bradford, the sternest of Puritans, wailful natures. From the. Netherlands
governor. lie formally outlawed Christ-1 they brought with them the Christmas
maa. , as tha Puritans of England had of love and sympathy In religion, of
done when they assumed control of par- comradeship among neighbors and of
HamenL The enactment of the General feattvlty In the family. In that region
Court of Massachusetts ran. "who Is of Manhattan Island which now lies be-
found obserrlng by abstinence from la- tween the Battery and Wall street the
bor. feasting, or in any other way, any honest Joviality of Christmas In its
such day as Christmas day ahall pay purely human aspect waa unsurpassed
for every, offense five shillings." More! anywhere on this aide of the Atlantic
than a century parsed before the grad-. The burgomaster and bis associates
ual growth of Episcopal Influence In I officially commanded the observance of
MnKaachuietta and Its asaoclation with I the day; sometimes all public and prl
official power when the -golony fell I vate business was laid aside for the
tinder the direct control of the crown, I rest of the waning year,' and In fact all
brought about some relaxation or the I work that was not considered, absolute-
antl-Chrlstmae sentiment of the Puri-1 ly necessary was temporarily abandoned.
tains. During; this time the rule of the It waa in Nw York, or rather we
"Roundheads" In England bad fallen be-1 should New Amsterdam, that Santa
fore the Restoration. . 1 Claus made his first American appear
In Virginia, or what waa then called lance In something like the garb and
the Old Dominion, Christmas was ven-l manner now familiar to all of us. To
erated. Even in the midst of perils them Saint Nicholas was a sacred fier
which confronted the pioneers in the sonagn with his bundle of cakes and
days of the .settlement of Jamestown, toys, as he passed from door to door
they did not entirely forget the cus- and possibly came down the chimneys
toms to which they had been brought up of the houses on Heere etraat, as Broad-
at norae. iney were iona or reasungiway was tnen called. They pictured
and drinking and dancing although their I him as fat with a Flemish nose, rosv
first Christmas, when the gallant John cheeks, f rdsty beard and holding a long
rmun was a, prisoner in me nanus or I pipe Detween tils, laughing rows of teeth,
I'owhattan, and when the legend of the I In those days and long afterwards, the
rescue by the lovely little Pocahontas J Christmas' tree waa unknown to most
naa its genesis, as wen as tneir second American children. The tree was chief
Christmas, when the indomitable cap- ly German in its origin among us and
tain was leading a band of colonist made its advent largely through the
against her father, were -times which extensive Germ aft population which set
drove the little colony to despair. As .tied in Pennsylvania. It was this Ger
years went on 'these Virginia colonists man Joy. over Christmas that gave the
thrived and became a colony of planters continental army, during the Revolution
and cavaliers and the spirit of Christ- one of their earliest opportunities for
mas filled cabin and mansion with., fes- national inspiration.
tal Joy. . . in the gloomy days of the close of
In the time when George Washington '76, Washington surmising that the Hes
was still known principally as a pros- sians, who were Germans, of the Brit
perous planter, the great manor houses ish army would set up a Christmas ca
along the shores, of theJames, the rousing In their camp, formed his plans.
for the crossing of the Ice packed Dela
ware upon the foreign mercenaries.. The I
victory, was complete and overwhelm-1
log. .
The second Christmas Tiowever will
the darkest and eadtfest ia American
history. This day found Washington at
Valley Forge. whore he bad retired after!
one baffling defeat upon another. ' On
the day before Christmas eve many" oil
bis men were sick or poorly clad. In
fact, the Tories derided them as "scare
crows" and ."ragmufnn.H Many wera
half famished and a bowl of soup waa
regarded as a luxury. Tents, overcoat!
and even blankets were few and thou-1
sands of the seldlcrs when they lay I
down to sleep had nothing between them
and the earth bijt their ragged clothes, I
During two days before Christmas they
were almost wholly without bread or I
meat and Waahlngton waa in fear that
the army would desert him or "go to I
pieces in the face of its hardships. Many
Americans distrusted Washington's abil
ity. and there waa a movement on foot
to supplant film by Ueneral Gates. On I
the day before Christmas eve General
Washington reported that many of his
men were confined to hospitals and
farm, houses for want of. ahoes and that I
188 men in camp were unfit for duty I
because -they were barefoot and other-1
wise naked.
Thirteen : years afterward witnessed
tne nrst unrisiiaas under tne new re
public.. The first Chrlstmastide of the
first president of the United States was!
a season of simple .enjoyment amidst
a happy population. In the morning the
president went o Bt, Paul a church; in
the evening Mrs. Washington held a re
ception. There was no display of lavish
expenditures, nor Intemperate aaletv
In the presidential household, for Wash-1
lngton appreciated the effect of his per-1
onai example in sucn tninga upon bis)
countrymen and was studious In av61d-
iui uDicuuiiion.
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1HG MISTLETOES sprig Is a potent
I mascot, and the hostess who, fol
I lowing a quaint old fancy, pre-
Bents her guests or callers with a
sprig is not only Dresentina- them
wlJ.h good luck and good fortune, but
jib vuuis w juli, ui utu, nv jvneeuy jjruius
did when they gave the worshipers of
the Supreme Being, typified in the form
of an oak, a- portion of the parasite
plant to keep religiously as long1 as it
lasted. . The mistletoe sprig was sup
posed to give- power to perceive witches
and evil-doers and Insured ptosjierity;
to those 'whom the Druids disliked or
wished harm, , they refused the mistle
toe sprig. 5 No one could poison the hold
er of a piece of mistletoe, for the sprig
would discoyer poison, no matter how
cunningly administered, and save the
owner from all harm. To childless folk
the mistletoe brought offspring, to the
alclt health.- In fact it was thu avmhni 1
of health, wealth and prosperity; and
tha nouse that sports a branch of mis
tletoe at Christmas will never be un
lucky.
It Is from tha Druids, too. that the
Custom of decorating our churches and
our Homes with evergreen comes, for
they believed that all the sylvan spirits
i looted together on these boughs, there
to remain until the warm weather. In
tha midwinter the Druids send around
sprigs of ivy and mistletoe to remind
peopie to aecorate their dwellings with
evergreens, in order to propitiate the
ifylvan spirits and secure protection
irom frosts and wintry blasts.
Holly berries possess and give won
derful power when worn in the Khan
of a wreath, which must be made in
imitation of the sacred crown of thorns
and of terries as red as blood, and the
wearer must go alone at midnight on
Christmas and sit In a church in the
dark. Second sight will then come to
Mm, and Into the cnurch will file all
thosa f bis friends who will die during
the coming year. Worn on Christmas
eve, the holly wreath will evoke visions
tf spirit forms coming In the air to
sing their noel songs, and all the beasts
will be seen to kneel down in worship
If preserved for a year, the crown will
rive the owner safety from violence
In some parts of England it la believed
irsai uniess every tU or Solly be re
moved from the house by twelfth night
n in luca win tome. -- Mine pies
&n also bring luck, but only ona must
i oirerea aca .eaten in the bouse. To
ike tmo would be decidedly unlucky.
The one accepted and eaten will insure
:o uij eater a portion or good luck on
Cay to come In the ensuing year. To
ni twe would spoil the luck, and if
ihree be eaten on Christmas la one
l.ouae ill luck will fallow, if the fk's
' mt be in the shape of a manger (the
f'rt mine plea ever ssade bad frusta
"f U ia shapel. thee the Kirk la hotter,
r"rent the anatiger. Strips of pa.
i t ud to be laid crosswise over the
The ule eakt bse the same power aa
' e rrMe rake en Christmas night. fr
" a "1"a ilar a pier of it under
' " M low en (Tirtninii nlaht she wtll
ft her for h-.t-tvnA, AIM
r-t! f the rk should he Vpt
r nil jer. as it brlr.ft lark la
? ia JHrg touit r fcept aa4
again partaken of New Tear's day if
one would have a successful year.
The ancient Saxon burnt the yule log
as a symbol of the turning of the sun
toward spring. They, by the way, con
sidered the mistletoe berries unlucky,
and a symbol of their hell Niflheim,
abode of the death goddess.
A brand of the yule log snatched from
the fire used to be carefullv
kept dry, and used to llaht the f!hrit.'
mas fire the next year, because It pre
served the house from fire durlna- the
year and subdued the spirit of tha
flames. Its powers were Destowed in
the days of the Druids, ti-hon th k,.i.
tane fires were lighted and the brands
secured from the fire to light the 'fir
next year.
Even the moon contrihnlos it- Bvo
to the Christmas superstitions; for as
the- legend runs, "if Ohrintmna nm.
during the waning moon wei shall have
a good year and the nearer to the full
uiuuD uie Detier.
It is surprising how many of tho
Stories of the man in the mnnn
nected with the Christmas tide. Thu
Frisians sav that nn rU.in...
an old man, thinking of his next day's
miiiirr, ciimoca me xence and stole his
neighbor's cabbaa-es. Juct oa ha hi.h
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hts burden on his back, however, the
njia twe djt on nis wmte noma
carrying gifts for tha inn hnir.n
and snylna the thief.
thou hast stolen on the holy eve, thou
Shalt stand in the moon and be seen
ny everyone forever and forever." 80
there he is; and on every Christmas
eve he is permitted to turn around I
once. 1
Russian folk-lore tells us that thi. -
man In the moon was one who was seek- '
Ing the isle in whlrh thera 1 m -n 4.i.
At last, after traveling far, he found
the longed-for haven, inii twi, .... hi-
abode in the moon. After loo veare
had Passed. Dea.th railed fx, J.lm
Christmas eve and a fierce aimr.'..
ensued with the moon, who was vic
torious; and o the man stayed where
he waa
Devonshire. Knrland nnte if.
apples, boasts a curious custom. On
Christmas eve the farmer and his son
stand beneath the oldest and best apple
tree, all bearing a Jug of cider, and alng
a certain folk song. After passing the
cider Jug around, they betake them-
uume 10 a aooi aunner an anut.
merry-making.
The Jamaica negroes collect all bits
of odds and ends of finery with which
iv mrrmr inemseirea nn f h .-I - -
nd choosing a king and queen, follow
these leaders about, making as much
noise as possible, blowing horns, beat
ing orums ana Going mischief generally.
In Holland a pretty custom exist.
On the night before Christ maa la com-
urmorsuoa or tne star of the east, the
young men of the tow assemble and
carry through the dark streets a large
blibt Star: all the nennla
greet It. and give to the bearers f the
ar 01 Betttleftem,- as It la raited,
alms for the poor.
The CUVtOm Of drinr mt fl .
mas rarae cot from the presents of goM
given ta the Christ Child, as
"aiy ttellerv. bat froea aa old custom of
peleets wttlna- m -a -1 . .
ing shtpe a n f alms This boa was
Chrletmae de aM maa-e
at4 fur the alvera at the aln . ....
railed a Vbrtst ma mm Wm aa-a r .
this has rte our run era tt C'bristasaa
bexea a as gifts. ..
You no doubt realize it will soon be-
" The night before
Christmas
And all through the
house
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Everybody will be stirring, in spite! of the fact th'at th'e poet has said no one moves, not even a mouse. The folks will be
stirring around, filling up stockings and socks, and you know the holiav season is never complete unless one gives
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