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Show UKLMA.nMNDERISCS CHMSTMAO IN QF1EAT bftlTAIN TtttaUdeOeMMtneealn Ireland. BeAtlftn I i Mil KtUi.J-TI. Kr1IiIi Ctulalinne luy Nejaraal I lkOiirOii,.itllalt ittf, Mke It, te UdttoMi Sweet an I Clmx! ICopyriitt, lWt br Kdtf t Waaeraao 1 lAVbot, lteo. lOt lralaol InthtChtlii mat bnfUtnT lira to tcentctllr .trb-it In lMkaetleMlaBrdt It it nature at and laftlottn? dm enn In tbe Irltli winter, And the MaetM JmM thai. Lhrletniaa Hum hiw taken upon (lit milveraal UirltUea wurM lietrt. blended with that taarrelous compttiMtlT power uf utlllili tba umt trifling OMlWlttle (or I. mutt Joy which tht Irltli nAtiin pomHm permit a an. prorlflM a quality of ( hrltlmua Unit cl eer will h It nhfin turprltlnj, tn ihoe whom ate ate n.etau,rauljr flUe-l with boAiiteout nno mul content. Of ti n JrlthClirUlmae title Ittalf them 1 little In the Ufa ami c it-tutd'of it-tutd'of ilicttrfittanl powerful betierthn i ti echo of 1 BffllthChrUtinAi cheer At th iunntrjr tnannr litmaet nnJ rallea tbrr are tbe name feaeUuu autl aim glr Intraeln Jnt;,nl In the rlile ihronKt kurti fttifl truvrd with elation an t ileapttlr In thalr facta at with ui nut uuwlieni lie ott Oil tartlt loa CbrMmat time trlDg puch nlitiU t0rluif,pllld, plteout por frty to ituJ, etart Niit liu titter fur the plorlee of btnn window i ontn, or tht won tlert of fthop win low abtaM with what that tlevrr'lr font ken liuuam hart new owned or kuown While there U nn IrtuMedlr an almoat onlftnal crenct for tht moia aacred aldt f the ChrUtmnl.de-nnt I trilr know that nt Itatt the Irfflh tieaaantrr hata nn Innma rertrwtice for all luat It naered anl cooil ChrKttiiM It Dot neutrally oli- i irrrMItt Ita high and l.olynoao la I to- i Lmd. Itltntiiai for much that It tender j and worthy, lint alto una fir deiloraMe I eaceae. In ileooratton the Ivy nn I lolly art everywhere teen nn 1 1 rocnrable, an I n, tltiyMHtfof tht inUtleioa conploioualy apiwar I all tht bumta of tht mora far fired oUmm JllcU or pour, UiiLlmllo or Proit'taat, eeery family trill pmeia n 'CbrUtluil koclt" of aab, nbUU Is li fitvorltr, or of bo tlcal ' foun 1 In tbi IrUh prat UnLnorUi, TUI U to Ire Ixul at the yult lott to VuUu I and It 1 Imnit brlirbtly fur the home ouinlofc of evrr) btart tbt t om tuny own rMMlitffltM ChrUtuiMnt b until awn tlniFDt an lilttnuluiilo i inoreltuprtttlTo flaliinvurjlii;, r with the Irtih noMl Ity thin In any oibtr Ian 1 1 know nJ oi Cbrltmt tvo luclf ihera cannot It foui I amnnklht lurrl) clatwt a bttutan roil uot u Imtuut that l not thtrt nr loinvtloit tltort wtthlti tht c'' and ranatb Wtl'i tbti liumMcr UUr tttrytrbtrt.anl ! with tlipaautry cf tbt toiitb and wt tbo 'ChrUtmat mold," or huw, lourf cimllr, utlRbhiK ftoitioottotwo pouul If Itt jirlct unl lit betftftd or ttoltn, It an Invaluable rwjul tie for CbrlitniM ove It will lin,.ly IrrovocaUybafaiJ Tht lxtritM block la frl the iIwn am flttntc wilt ojn fr frit nil liu lb itit or entmytotaUr with ccttil Mite fatltt Cittiuuiind timet wtl a tut), the nit mm tli candlt la llyhttU Oi lurunitt but tiutitr bt ut!ulilhil ant vbllttbtro lac- nttant klQK intootaltirf, ft It turtlyilnfic a-i It the atlvlly vcre titll a unlvtrtal Prtitow Ihtrc U alwityi a circle of ciRtr fnora I abnitth flnpla wbtre ttratiij clr I, ercrol Inndtvtr uiw tatti aboun llnft In , t lltflon btnilniMit, art told, while thn 1 tlf lltcht tUiiot falryllko among tba i Llnckn-I rinliiryoldil atrliraftemHbnre. lumldnUbt mi. btarlyall repair; thru tbt la ttafat' I had, thott who I vt mvp tnouub brw gnat bowla ot I -itioh th iet rto bav not ttt aloniequlta im well uion tbt ttlrrlu potato and ot thtdnyr iumIu Inah rojtttrlns with all ltll Mm) hilarity btkln UttCbrMniiutlbie lu Ireland None of . u tiMka If Uhj to tl e tlrl famlllrt of t ) rr-vna. Tblt tMjetty of tbe wreti ltd haxe a 1 iniinoua piiut In literatnrv Jlnlf a i illlloti Irltli tblldreu nltb kipptni , fi' Bti I cluUern beating ttUtut lli btdktafor tinte 8trJly protected during ctry oilier day of tat yeir, tbt wrta It now ' h Ukht nllkftrocl-tutyilliukof C itbtatlake wren itrt (toblntitiobbtni ( nl nutiufht ttrtaaM)llti'hard tollobtui Cot.tlj it t II t iuD,r Jtglt Tll.uiei i Ctiibt buailn iao wrH, Mi t tvtry out. ilia wrau It liiinteil for according to Die a T-sHlnt It ruuat U fuunl, 1 man ! y u J little Uly It btrlbboo! ao I ilaugl 1 1 a ruth ourft or bttiirf from a t Ity Irhirh anl ltb thlt Mtranxr bint to n t 4lvliiwayliifc aloft, Lonlteof ouus a -rathrlcklogt V o Luulcd Ibt wifn thmuith frot en 1 enow) V u Lunlid tli wrm vtw. i mlW ur aurei V 1 1 1 . k i hint d wu nutl be vo jI 1 n it eeet 1hLio flit Llutbooielaabollr trvt crow 1 Iht etrrata In IrUU Ohrlttum dayx ki ckat boiDtt ant nre f,lvuouln; nut htn II o nUbt mn hold tucli wakft (j cr tbe iIm I wrun at only a matter b in 1 oould pnlitt or dxecrltpc. ftw un itno LtirU:matU It which tbt I pie f Lujlaud aod Amtrlca know, and wblcb Lt4 rr Iwtn tuohattaion of j yhiallCatbollurottnirlot, hat eearccly b on known In Be Uan 1 tluct tbt danilua t u of tbe I'rctbttrlan church lu tht ) sdo'ctko. Tht uUruybiTt ever btt It drfitl;ble In tbt'r efforts tn Hftmp out e iy tnanner of crlabratlou of tbe Nativity; and thtrt wate-tlmf, bn i lly loaic !ut( r hen tnlDttttra vlttttd eitry houta In tbolr turlihfti ti ileteot If ponlblt any iprrh Ittuui ' ChrUtunt obitrvaoctt o i tl t part of tbt people Evt n to tblt day nny ncrl anl rtvrrtn tUl obttrranct of Chrlatniai InHcothnt ti Ida It by Lpltaoi ilUii Umlllei lint a uoiilb HUbUnJt tand Itlanltrt who Hill retain niroo tDnltlti with tht an ilrct Nltalon, forwloit rt tttablUhnient ti miayof tktlr auctitort lut thtlr llrtt. In cltlta like Edinburgh, (Hhkow, IVrtli aitl Abrrlttu tit day It obierre 1 1 y tht wholt iwople at utnare holldty-nnocci 1 t!on for llctiifet nnd tujnymant of tbe more ! Wlittrout kind, althu(h of lite )tiri tlcrt It a untrkfd ten Itncj toettotuully a lopt anme of tl e ItuiuttuorUI ouaLoimVC tlttnllhCkrUtmat I Tbt Scotch at a people, tbtrrfort, (.enrr I nlly obimt the lait day of thu nld an I tl t lint day of the new tar w Ith much fvntlr Ity lUvloKBoreUiclouaalKnlucanco, tbl fjitlvlt) until lata )ttrt rvAthrt rctty cl irlyto frantlo tntrilmtnt and llctuae and whlla tbe )otrlo lite rututt of Hcoilau I J U nt lAreof IhriitirairefrrencM aathat ' vt I Qiilan 1 U rich an 1 awret It l full ot i liinliit uld rhymupoQ .Nw tara time, i utouituodchMr la many portloni of ficotUndJn do f fr-cn fr-cn ot in tht inarrh of modtrn I lat, aii 1 I irtlouhrlylnlflcant of tltRn luale i-trotchutntof i-trotchutntof LanlUh thoiubt nnd fl ln thtt NflW etr t time featlrltlea bao bn tramfrrrt! to Chrlttmat time, bit t hrv are tht old f w ear Hoolch cuatomi ' tUll, nnl all tbe rvtil aeutltncut ot tl a tlmeaiim-ua to be tint krovrttiK out of uckut ule,(,r lul.whlcb wattbexreat htiuual uorlprf fwul uf the SuHiidlntvlaut. The boyt lu thebcottlali lowlaudtbivea rli) met On Cbrlituat nliht I tarn I tht eplt, 1 burnt uy Hater I And It yrt lut tl tre U no LhrUtnuv, ue wit knov It, uiuonit them lu 1 tfethlrt llitro It alio tbequntralm uU i an I uta tjeuae, A Iwubatf ai tfdM t k Jiu a iuut to hit n ui a? Ala, A) Jtunylu! rwbt U I Lit tl vro I hi little UhrUtmiui lu 1; Ife m IvauyyurtetotUbd, T cnUr h ttytli i ratlin t o tr-0 knov L tlJ y. It euu 1 o( the i all tl mutter! 1 II n; tl.ii like rmp-.tMjnufitf't If winy rt wat an f l the flrtt Monday ' f the new year It latfatro!ch l for present tnakloif to tin mint of tha rurnl dlaltiota i tlitdny fur friendly ao4 family untherlttttt ' of nttttdtr aidgeulal, raitttrthtn an Up , ro.irl u nature. Hut Jopt iinay It tl ' CtMt ehlldmot' end ) ithV day tit t bull lay ptri hL In el tn timt It irw tie latt lay (tbt year In n any IucaIUIm U lmow thailayUforeCli U umi N In1 ba ever d Hatred what the wor 1 rally meant, but Unjmtnay day vrhethar tbe l da) befnruliiriatmaeor Sew ear in lu HcotUad tliat ouo day of the yeir lu which nil child ft i in fantaetlc lroa r r ill , ted to ting danui and twjf fr 0 r t t door In the n ot tnUtern tur I i Klnable an 1 1 o on ie wdtr it;at to rt fui them i ike rwteurcln IVrtapa thU cuum U obterrct wltli RTTfttiH vlftr In the Hebrid th U i,n Ituda and In tbe dhetlau 1 ialande. In th Utter ailrwk the children atwl youilit , prepare fir tledtyforwi k In wdrnnca. I he inott fiuiA-.Uo end oturauvtia (.of lumet Are Invn ted Ttmoltlerotioitiilt-lutf Ttmoltlerotioitiilt-lutf twrt Intha harrhanal are calle-l llul I aert ' and the la.li An 1 taaeet ' IVorte j dulatra or lltll dUKulsttl ouet Ibry learn tutun line cernta bnt mottof their fintfi nre uf the veriest lieal dowwrel Atttra-1 In llielr welrteonuitethey ;no-ctad ;no-ctad from boutt t4 houta, t boat lux u the tuteri Hecntnar, Tfetlntar UV9 ua yonr wbltt hf-taJ, Aod aontof ruurfreyl In Irwlek they re accomptnltd liy mualcal InatnuuenU, and BgretAbiu mualo la often f imlahcd They nre Invariably offered refrrthmenta, Ilaorlotc and other nmnatiotiita are lutluled lu, for there are ahvty crovrdi awaltlnn Ibem at each I hotite, anl (hey are often idren moutyat 1 Ibulr depirtiirn Thltlakrptupthroitrli j tl eenllre nUbt varied by lbeeidoloti ot I firocrackera aodrooktttnnd tbedrad throiuh ike nnrruw oil ttrtett of thti quaint Djlch built town of nuinberltM bttilnitttrlMrrul ProUil ly nowltie In alt tho uorll It CbrUtmtt time moro tborotitchly obeerrtd hd enjoyed than tu RukUdI In what flvirtlaothe 1 niillth mdi1o nrerhenalnrf oftletieerletiheea of thlt ttu a atdlour there c in be no doubt 1 rue, FiikUi 1 laj no loDtfer bout of her royal (.hrUtwAi iuaur,cvttlnpofteu n q itrlrr of a mil llonofo ir money anl tie court Iiord ot MUruteta a wrtouaga ot tho patt Hit ro) al an 1 uoble fdutt uyt kuuIIiu and II ctntloutneM, laveslveu tltot toCLrlttun ttnleroeat and almoti rKl opuleactlu belntobumtnklnd btttver may lo tLt ahortcomlnut In t Kent ral of the Cngllab nobility they eboul t lcredlt(il with apleudld niunltlcenca at thUllnieif the year The whole area f thtlr depvn Uaclee Ie bletvetl an 1 1 right ene I during the ClirUttmi hotl layeenaou It lnii4rrHws bck In LIlMbwtha teltin In ISWthvie wttauch acruth at tht royt ' matnue that en order wua Uued o tbe Ktntfvmeu of SulfulkAnd N'orfolk, dlref t- Uittbem to leaw IawIqh btfure Cbriat inaj.mil uh their atttltluu lo I eepltu Cl rUttnat In their re pact he reeldencet. U It au Inviolable BMlal ruleot the nolfll Ity to tblt day tthertur tbt I.tijltli centleintn t or nobleinnti fninlly may 1 j Uuriuu Mil the rtof the yeni(tity are it their country atata and outlet at Lhrlat- ILlt uuuor liauet atnda lit folk and eervinta ti that one, or tbo ijiuiltmen from a doaen eoureuteatatiothtr W ith tho itcutlemeo tbootluti couraltiu or ath letlo itaniea, and wltb the Indict k racial" call upon tenai ta or each other with limit Lrllllent Inter ourae ant alwaye a duvottt aileadnnct at tbe little parUh churtheH, rule tht tweet and Ktnltlday (Jr-at etate tHrtrka tble golnic and comiun uerthecrlp country roede. At tie caa Met It U the ftm eatt thnt the rvtlnuea urn Kreaitr the fttutt mora tremendoua, and ui ra teauMt 1 pal t to j roprletle aud form Uut It may truly be ald that them It not a dtpcnriiat, a Uiuant or tradetutau and mt a butnan Uli 4 buffering front tlcaiieat or poverty illecorerabl 1 1 the beltflibort ool of theea people of quality wtm la hot ktneroualy rniinbcrad prao tlmlly nlded An 1 teuderly ajcooml by title olne aft tiirUttnn tltot, t'olUlwlfy we may abuet lit uiemhera at will hut tblt luatom inakna a belter t brittiitu tut them I an I the world than any olden Y11U tide of WAv-iil end debautltvry Umt ever waa Ltwwn j Mny of tba olden Knllh Cbrlttmaa ouatoutt are truly d,lalPtan g ou I u od 1 rid lance to them Hub tUrv It nutoua btt tt and tood ol 1 thlny or Ltittom which baa utt beu tttatned ltotut beef, pluut puddio. Chrlatiaae plet aud buna map dragoni, with tbe tnlttletoa And holly, nre I all tbtrlthed with uldta tntmil zonl I 1 ven the boar'a bea 1, deoortted trth rte- I maryor prickly hotlj, it hiIII brought lu ni thuuttmlt of I nsllth Lhrlttni 14 Imnrdt the mummrrt are nearly h ae Ant only llntfvr, a feehla reminder of (btlr formtr pnn nit ma In remote diatrlct uf l)vou ablre nnd Coruwull The iU a may lu totHy found tu mora ntitflUh tomta tUu In thaludor Lbrlbtnut timet, au t ua I otmi It to pour Ju I.iuUud tbtt tit ulowlnu Chrtelmet tree i have all borrowed from Germany tna) not be fount within it. the thrUt tiat Ull of Knclunl cblme truer nut awtettr tbiti or 1 have aometimta won dtre-1 If ooecoul 1 find it apot ou Foiluh aoll where thlr tuDfful voice rculd not lwbcrl Mvchbat been written of Jim llh mrolt la the vein of tWlr hatlndli nptcnrtX tki the) have tl om cf Intx I prktlbltKroatueat nu t rlbutdry that werei Linitmu from tie lourteenth century to tltUfcht'tnlh Hat lu tbeir place, from t'eurlth lu oil (. iwUrltn I to lVnuance lu Cornwall, tl ero may now be hunrd throughout all r DKland, from Cbrlattm. eve to lhrliima taoru, auoh eurtt ao tender wordi it thott ot 'In tbe laata (irtyLUbt "Ilnrk. Iholterall liar-, What XeH it all, buillluic Moral' at-tuuel at-tuuel tonoblrtaoi k IheChriitmaaor KiikUu I an 1 for tint toiturof all Urtttlu, unto ir own LhrUt mat are Uridine Into one l'rouUAtitnud Catholic puritan ail (rule nru Kftiln upon cum nou uruiitid In ndtptlurf and pm 1 M-rvinu nil Hint It Uit tu hrltiu u In all I Ian It, Church and borne a utctnarlei plow with n radiance let anl Iraa dim tied by tttukllntf wat or irrwdt, while LhniUn hiimantiy f,thera tlntr with hi etru i nn I ten Irr eUi the Mor an 1 the dcolaio tecry rwLrrlutc mil blraied fcatitaluf tbe LlUh of ourLonl I 1 WAII K UiUUUA |