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A Changed Christmas

(Enid Hswksley Dickens (Eldest Grand-daughter of Charles Dickens)

"And it was always said of him, that he knew how tokeep Christmas “'81-. if any man alive posesed the knowledge. May that ‘ae truly said of us. all of us."

So did my grandfather, Charles Dickens, writer of the reformed 541M086. in bringing his wonderful and ever popular story, "A Christ-

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Side-Lights on Christmas

Odds and Ends of information

Pertaining to Great Festival.

Good King Wenceslaus. of Carol fame, was a King of Bohemia.

Tennyson once refused an offer of £LOC0 for a short set of verses for Chrstmas cards.

The Eve of Epiphany, or Twelfth Night (January 6i. is to the child- ren of Rome what Christmas is to

11o. Straw is said to be used for d-ec- oration in Greek homes om Christ-

of Bethlehem. Christmas carols originated in

and mystery plays of the period The turkty ha: not always been

menu, the peacock. in ancient times. taking its place on the fes- tive board.

The oldest name for Christmas is "The Feast of Lights." in re- membrance of the lighted heavens in which the angels appeared on the first. Christmas day.

Christmas MIXES got their name from the box-es—made of clov- ln which. at Chrstmas. apprenti- ccs had the right to collect gifns of mcney from their masters‘ custom- ers.

The use of the Christmas wreath is believed to be traceable to the pagan custom of decorating build- ings and places of worsnin at the feast which took p'aCE at the some time as our ChrlSLlIiaS. The wreath is not used to sucn a great extent ill Eilrope as in Canada. allllcuvll decorations with evergreen, are much used.

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In those words Dickens revealed all his own love and veneratlon of

hristlnas. Never has a man lived vrho knew bettfir how Christmas siluuld be kept-and never has there been one more anxious for everybody to enjoy the galety, we Peace aiid__the good will that can be "lad? Possible by the year's greatest festival, ‘if the true spirit of that festival is remrmbered and observ-

ed.

It would be absurd to pretend that, Christmas was not kept in F gland before the time of Dickens: yet it ls_ true to say that. before he “popularlzecf” Christmas, there were mlny thousands of people to whom this season of good cheer meant little or nothing.

Tllis saddened Charles Dickens and he resolved to do his best to alter it. That is why he wrote "A Christmas Caro.“ and other Christ- mas stories. He succeeded. In all

obability you owe your present Christmas celebrations to his in- fluence.

4e Lived What He Wrote

So ardent was the longing of my grandfather to make Christmas

in mas cay in mzmury, of we Stable really universal that he was more

GXCILPd and moved when he was writing “A Christmas Carol" than

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cried over it more than he did ufilile he was bringing Scrooge. Bob

wlwl the favorite bird on the Chfstlnos Glitch" and Tiny T1111 l0 life-

But Charts Dickens was not con- tent to cxprrss his ideas about Christmas in WuTdS alcne; he set a personal example by keeping it more whole-hrartedy than almost anv other man of his generation.

Never in my own life has a Chrstmas passed when I have not

"\ told some new tale by my parents or olfl-"f relatives about the Cl "istmas jorltiss over which my amndfefhcr presided at God's Hill Place. his beloved home near R0- chestcr.

As Christmas approached Chor- l ‘ Dickens wculcl cast all his work asirZ-e and devote himself entirely to his famlIy, and to the task-one alter his owli l1Eflflr—~Di creating s convivial ainiosphcre ill the house. 1 think he probably laughed more

t Christmas time than all the rest of the ycar. Christmas with him as not mcrcly all event to be ce- icbrated on two or three days; the festivities lasted a full week. Some- ‘ ..ies. indeed, th-cy were carried on ri. t up to Twelfth Night. which ws the biltitziav of his eldest son, my Uncle Char es. There would al- w;v.y':. be lively happenings at God's Hill on that ‘llljlll. ‘when ghosts do walk; for my Zrsndtather insisted on all the tulle-honored customs of the date being observed.

Charics Dickens had l0 children —but one little daughter. Dora. cliczl before glle was a year old- and with all those kiddies in the ilouse, ycu can imagine how riot- ous the Christmas festlvities were! Several aunts and uncles came to stay; among them was his sister. lily Aunt Letitia. whom I remember well, for she a'\vays inspired me with great awe. She was the origi- llrll Betsy Trotwood. in “Dill/id Ccpperfleld." and. like Belly. She had a heart of gold, despite her austere manner.

Friends Came Too

M'\l‘.y of my grandfather's close friends also cmc to swell the Christmas gathering. Hans Chris- firm Anderson was one of them. This immortal writer of fairy tales has. in fact, a frequent visitor at Grid's Hill. and I have been told that in the summer he was seen lvlntdering about with a daisy-Gilli" round his hat!

Afar-k Lemon, the editor of "Punch," was a regular Christmas guest; and m.'e than once the great artist. John Leech. who illus- trated many of Charles Dickens’ books, joined the gathering, which was so large that a cottage in the vlllggg used to be reserved regularly for the bachelors.

On Christmas Eve it was my grandfather's invariable habit to take his chi dren to a toysllop in London, where they were allowed to choose their own gifts and those for their friends. Needless to say. this undertaking lasted a consid- erable time, but Charles Dlckenfi never hurried his little charges or grew impatient; on the contrary. he used to take as much inf-eresl in their gurchases as any 0f them-

Ohe C rlsimas he himself re- ceived a wonderful present from the famous actor, Charles Feshter. a great friend and admirer of his. It was a chalet, and lt arrived in s number of large packins-CBSPS»

A heav fall of snow making walks an outdoor games impossible my grandfather and his EH68“ settled down st once to the task of fitting the various parts of the litt'e house together.

It was apparent to all who watched him at this fascinatin * orlr that he was spending one o th‘ most enjoyable days of his ilfe.

The Christmas celebrations of o'l mzlwlg in "A Christmas Car- ol" were based ln full on ihcsfi which took place at God's Hill- which means of course that the ' ‘ivities organized by (Ihnrles Dickens were rmleie with good fare. joyous dancing and uproar- ious games.

Always Mixed the Punch , My grandfather had his own

particular duties on which nobody else was permitted to encroach. I-le loved mixing unch and he alone olwrys did th . The punch was served in a. china bowl on which holly-leaves were engraved; that bowl was kept soiely for the season of 300d cheer.

The huge china dish that bore the flaming Christmas pudding had s. similar design. and also was used at no other t.lrne.

It was. of .ourse, Charles Dickens himself who carved the turkey or goose. (He used tc say that really each guest. should have a goose himself, as the breast was the only part worth eating!) He had a rep- utation for being a clever and eco- nomical carver. Doubtless this was due to his passion for tidihess- one of his outstanding character- istics.

Mention of that reminds me that once a day. at Christmas and throughout the year, be~would in- spect every room in the house- and woe betide the person who had left it in a disorderly state! Even when Christmas had transformed the house Charles Dickens would allow nothing to be out of place.

Toward the end of the great feast t the evening of Christmas Day, a fiddler wood strike up a merry tune. and soon everybody would be dancing, the servants included. Mayne you have noticed, when reading Charles Dickens‘ descrip- tions of CCIlSI-IIIBS gatherings. that the servants were neary olways present. He was eager in hzs own house that they should buss none of the fun.

My grandfather was not by any means a good dancer, and on Christmas it was decided that he and ohn Leech must take lessons at the polka. His two little daugh- t" my aunts Mamie and Katie. had just been taught toe dance and were detailed to teach the two men.

To use Charles Dickens’ own word; he and John Leech “were instructed in the noble art by two very sols-mu little glrs, whose ner- vousness grew when they knew tiiey were to show inf their pupils to the guests of the party."

‘Tut if they weie nervous. Char- les Dckens himself was even more so, Lying awake the night before he was due to give his exhibition, rehearsing it once again in his mind he was sudden-y overcome by pan- ic, for re believed he had forgot- ten the stepl

He lealpt out of bed immeiiatery and his family and ‘Uldiii heard him practising anxiously lil his bare feet, repeating "One, two, three." over and over again, until he was saflisfied that he had become pro- ficient. He then went; back to bed happy!

Country dance: were. however. Charlies Dickens’ favorites. He threw himself into ilzcm with tremendous gusto, and made everybody ese do lfcwlse. He would allow no dancer to stand still for a single second.

I-Ie was, in vcry truth. the life and soul of the party. and he often kept the iratherlng in fits of laugh- ter. The servants usccl to find it very hard to maintain their enm- posure, and this lnvarlabiy led Charles Dickens to intensify his mIJth-provoking efforts in a mis- chlcvous endeavor to make them lsurl outright.

The usual games .at these par- ties of his were rluscal chairs, pro- verbs, the memory game and dun-n crambo. It was while paying dumb crambo on one occasion that he had to convey to the audience the worn. frog, and his ccntortions so convulsed all the others that for years afterwards Mark Lemon would laugh till the tears ran clown his cheeks as he recalled the scene.

But then my grandfather had alw'ys been fond of lively Jokesin this connection I would fell you a little story about him at the time he was courting my grandmother

she and her parents lived "a. little out of Lonlion"—as a matter of fact it. was Chelsea! Oile even- inz hey were sitting quietly read- ing and sewing, when to their amazzment, a young man dressed as a sailor jumped suddenly through the window. and without a WCFCl. danced a rapid hornpipe in the middle of the drawing-room. He tLen disappeared Just as he arrived. Five minutes later, the same young man, Chases Dickens. was ushered through the door in a conventional manner!

Christmas was by no means en- tircily an indoor festival with Charles Dickens and his guests. I-Ie was very fend of going for long walks and he also posessed a great love of sport,

Onoe he orzanized a sports meet- ing for the surrounding villages. It was attended by thousands who cheered him voclfercuslv when he delivered a speech at the esld of the afternoon. lie had obtained a license for a drinking-booth and h: was both delighted and touched _ rallse there was not one case of c unkr-nness among the big crowd. And, at that time, fro p-Qflple n: England were not exactly noted for sobriety.

New Year's Eve was a date on which the celebrations in the Dickens house-had rose again to their zenith. nezulariv. at midnight the ~1lesis aiould follow their kind and genial host to the front door.

each with a glass of mlllfed wine;

and when the bells chimed

CZlaJes Dickens would turn out

and

face them and exclalm: "Here's to

David. the Shefilerd

By Molly Chlitlcl:

An Old Christmas

Carol

Here we come a-walssailing. Among the leaves so green

Here we come a-waissaili-ilg, Bo fair to be seen.

Love and Joy come to you,

And to your waissail ,too.

God send you haPPY. God Y0" hflPDlJ.

God send you a happy New Yearl We are not daily beggars, That beg from door to 60w,

send

t0 But we are neilghbors’ children

Whonl you have seen before.

We have got a little purse Made of stretching leather skin

We want a little of your money To lille it well within.

God bless the master of this house Likewise the mistress. too.

And all your loving children That around the table go.

us all, God ‘Jless us!"

I only wish I could do real jus- tice to my grandfather in this pen picture of him as he was at Christ- mas time. When, however, you re- alize that I have learned all these things about him through my dear father Sir Henly Dickens, my aunt Katie, Mrs. Poruglnl, and my dear

old aunt, Miss I-Iogarth.-who, while she was alive, practically lived with us.. . you will under-

stand what a magnetic personality his must have been. that a grand- daughter who never knew should llvc to revere his memory as I do.

I cannot ccmclude without a word conveying to all my grand- father's deep religious feeling for the very sacred festival of Christ- mas. Religion ran right. through his life, but at Christmas it was accentuated. Whether he was dancing. playing games. eating or giving and receiving presents, he lived in the true spirit of Christ- mas. Let me quote his own words:

"It lsgaod to be children some- times and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Found- cr was a child Himself.

So I end on a solemn note, as befits this holy season, again using the words of my grandfather; "Re- flect upon your present blessings— of which every man has many-— not on your past misfortunes of wh'ch all men have some. Fill your glass again with a merry face and. a contented heart. Our life on it. but your Christ-mas shall ‘se merry and your New Year a happy one."

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“H, l; hot, so hot," she whis- pered to David after his father had fallen into a troubled sleep. ‘It will make him sick unio ‘death 1f hi’ 306s out on the plain.

"Fear not. mother. I will go. Now that 1 u fourteen. I can

we myself a man. I will B0- glre my great fomfather, David the rig."

Rebeocah bade him good-by ten- derly. "Had I a son older. I shOLlld sendthim. But you are all I llavc Take care. The lion may refill-n."

Bo David drove his father's flock out onto the plain where the shepherds watched their flecks bv night. The cool breeze from ofi

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cloak close about him.

Suddenly over the hill before him he sow a group of men approaching.

his staff in his hand, even asha- sat on the hard ground watching his flock.

Suddenly over the hill before him he saw a group of men appl-uacln ing. That was a surprising thing

to see men wandering about _at night. But there was nothing alarming in their action. They

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ivy.

Now one of them called: “who is this. guarding his sheep here? Oh, is it you. David, son of Judah? Come with us. We have seen you; star, btighter than any star of the morning. It is moving. and we are following it. Come with us."

David was on his feet, listening with boyish excitement to their tale of the words thev had ileard from the heavens. as an angelic ha; praised Jehovah. His heart burned within him. and he was eager to accompany the band 0f shepherds.

Then he heard one of the young VlBJItDSZ “Ma-aa-aa." The answer- ing bleat came from a distance. The mother had wandered off ill search of tender morsels, David heard again his mother's warning and repl ed:

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