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s lirintetr Richard jKsle, appeared abqu ‘ llltiginhﬂlsvcmrof ‘Qelrlunkeer O thou‘ Man" musical >, accompaniment; there are well-kngwru carols of a latel-‘date among the . Rnxburgtlc Ballads.’ l

t the sacred carols

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The word carol was originally rm fora dance, tar-mingled with dancing. ardd. it came to signi -~ particularly such as were ng at Christmas. _ . ~ ~ ‘_ u“;

were-s -in theopen air there

in Dixieland the ,.Z‘B(:HCO ofsl" we“. " o 1K “ﬂamm- Wvls W" We ~.at. 01W ‘Ehﬁifﬁlagit w§'°§n“§ﬁ PM“ '5 "fly "l;- l-l" "lfﬂlli-h black-letter collection o! these "m" t“ will“ ‘MB "llllllfpieelm- was published in m2 an- “my °I the “arms Minted in."u‘e' er-‘in. 188i, another is undated. uzcmmlgoof mtwntlht ., d_a. fourth appeared. in i688. n Igiﬂchm? ° . 1,, .. sselcollcotioils, whiclrsre of the m ‘ x seyyst . ,,~0=='<>_.-m.t1w _ ‘ ‘rarity. contain ‘curious "m ° - when 4nd 9, E" Ulmens pt} the songs ma; were preserve curious legends that n‘ by xhepherdsvmd- pmughmcn “l "all tat-chi‘ .

d man you requirey

"Oh, no,~it's for my husband."

I want you another.’ Shopkee w: if you return the fly Lwili ipu-a currant in its place."

to exchange it

have I all you < wanted

avo descend from a ,~ ast. Unfortunately. many of . W455}? 9"“. Tmmlf, raclitional carols am‘ not exlant , ‘ The ~.Purita_ns'did their "best to‘ ‘mf- dill

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Iréhthe second half of-the eight-f m en cen . Bil-mi ' ubliﬁisr, T?” a ' ugh . ' x

- ‘g century. Hone. v arlyk-mdthe nineteenth , l MEG - h 8 b d _- urseof a few ‘year Christmas orm) all thenogrilllxfuﬂlggngdfmoag bleoen - o; umklcm? ‘mm thrfillod: but. for some time past it was o! WYﬂkyh-decgde :1... I521‘ t» slvwlns practice t» ' t of‘ it is extsn solar-carols in chumhes- inateaxio‘! ‘Boar - nlthempen. air. and the quaint : “w. a 5 casblsl 501d ‘days are in C consc- _ l’ ce falling ‘out of remem-

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"Chat -,i6ss .. . .. but

Lady (shopping stfChristinﬁbit, ' Grammie. l V bargain with you.

Oustomer (heatsdly): "Do you know there was a flyin the Christ- mas cake I bmight, the other daiy?

“Certainly, madam. alve-

‘il’ . (shocked). "I should say-ﬁnd much to Pamela's dismay Mr.

y . . . , , - in her life Pamela realised

"Because if I'd hsdall I wsntedLOHeOI-her bright ideas had 80m. I should have eaten up a. Ohrist- wrong and she was nearlv in tears mas pudding, a turkey; two ducks. whenshe confided to ton sausages. elfrhleen appla, twonever even offered to sell it back pounds of nuts. five pears; sixteen " oranges, three pounds of dates, two

"The dill-cams fyou.‘ most deeply -- ‘.1 9'1‘ w‘

The hopes you would have come gym

true. .- . 1.. ' I;

May the Ohristmasseason in Doss» rm;

' Pamela when she met Gerald at

I-‘butfthe merry welcome from his ‘peoplhthe log fire and the gay

. genuine appreciation.

. she rememb

‘well n5 a prize for Pamela,

l. were Pamela " , nounced Mr. Wcterson. then add- - ed "Why, Another, where's

‘y. of my bright ideas.

- sum-em ihmeise was laughing and crvlnir

A Christmas Story By mounts GAY. ~ Pamela looked at ‘he little gold

swatch onher wrist. It was s per- Ml little timepiece. eight-sided.

~ with tiny little blue hands and fig- mu.

Jhsregs-rdedit fes/ziily! 50mg minutes. bu she ‘was not or the time. A

suddenly struck her, "Olive," she said to her 0m.»

."I'm some to raffle unr- amused ciuve. n-uzunygﬁagi

Present to you? You must be mad." "liven iunatios have bright ideas m I u m WWW. k if em into ~"D°!l'l= b0 lﬂllf. Olive. This is tn brightest ides I've struck. Y e

to meet Gerald's people.

l That means clothes and fare; and

Presents. But where's the mo

0021111 from? Simple, my d: Olive. I lust raffle my watch. It's ten to one the person who wing it won't want it, do I buy it back for l ﬁﬁllillk 0f pounds Ind I'm still

'_ Dzobsblyaélhcouple of ‘pounds in

xaifwoius lmlLslfJwLv ma, m. bieidﬂﬂsash, that, i; a m1 m . l

_ W a. large Psrklnﬁlib. tickets at a shilling a time ld well. It was nearly Christmas t th stuff

_w'ez_e'due'and the spirit of good-

. already abounding.

one person hesitated to buy

> Only _ a ticket and that was Miss Crnmm, secrets

Mn-Jomleson (better the depart-

"But. Pamela, I've no use for a Watch. I've got two already." she

argued. .

“Then youre due for n third. Ilisten. I'll make a _ If you win it _'1'l.l buy it back for a. couple of -§O ,”I don't really want to part

"_O.K. Pamela. you win. Give me

No. 1'7. my lucky number." Back in her own office. once more. Pamela announced proudly: "Olive. Tye five pounds reven- Dear old ‘Jamie bought in

known L "Jamle") .

. _ v _ _ _. " mental mansxer. Clerk: "Is it a tis for s gentle--

rather; ~-1 hops you liked w“; 1m; ‘tickets nu wife must be

Christmas dinner, frcmmy. Did you "694

of’ a Watch."

- The draw took niace next day

Jamieson won it. Pm‘ the first time that Olive. “He again."

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Meanwhile in Bournemouth Ger- . eligible and good- looking bachelor, was dreaming oi

; a. girl in London to whom he had '1 QIVGTA "wor

‘a little gold watch with the ds, "Think of me every minute e my,» k _ was those words that were ing in the curs of s. rather sad

tn on Christmas Eve.

decorations soon brought back her usual high spirits. and on Christ- mas Dayshe was the life of the

.3’. . Hei- card tricks and conjuring feats aroused everybody. and her suggestions for round games and charades poured forth with never- ending variety,

"You're full o! bright. idms. my dear." doclared Mrs. Waierson with

"Sometimes they go wrong." re- plied Pamela a little wlstfully as a the raffled watch. "Now for the Spot Dance," an- nounced Gerald's father.

‘ v asked Gerald, and Pamela and he danced together. The " pot” was beneath the Jnistletoe. That meant a. kiss has w o. with Gerald. happened to be be- neath it when the music stopped.

Prize distribution began soon after midnight and claps and the many wvinnm gracefully stepped up to accept prizes from the hands of Mire, wlaterson. _

"The winners of the spot prizes and Geral .” an-

the lady's prise’! The prize table was

in the study," volunteered Gerald, "come on Pam, I'll present it" myself.”

The two left the gathering arm in arm. and Gerald found the prise in a bureau drawer.

-“Here you are young lady." b0 said with a smile. "This is one

isughingly. Pamela tore open the mappings. Then she stopped

short. "why, Gerry." she said in s- masumsnt. "It's my watch. Wher-

'. '0“! did it come from?" Gerald scolded vhvtullv- l Mqigught girl,” he said, "rufﬂim '

M; ﬂemu present." "obit? how .. .. .. 9" Pamela

was siloechless.

-"It was Jsmieson. Pom." he said. “hfgmlzy irrothsr-in-law. Rhea‘: mu k eye on you or . - gay‘, no?!» another o! my bright

is felt Illilty and uncom-

h.

- Uramm. told nae. ohildjou should sell some o! those ~- ideas of yours. Lv-unszf ."

Pamela remained alien-t. . "But Pam" was serious

gnqi-‘Ylwondsr if‘! could trust

. 'witn lfltle diamond ring for yygarlefthand .. .. .. or would $11M. YOUTH

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.THE CIlARL-QTTEIIZOWN * GIIABQIAN

.right Ideas Christmas

Traditions

Some say that ever ‘gsinst that season comes wherein our Savicurks birth is

celebrated. l

The bird of dawning singeih all night long;

And than. they say. m spirit can

we a ,

The nights are Wholesome; then no planets strike,

No fairy takes. nor witch hath power in char-rm;

So hallowki and so gracious is the time.

—Ham1et.

The growth of Christmas tradi- and legend has never ceased Oentury, when the birth of Christ was first generally

those of other coun substrscting and the com iex ritual of our tradi- tional rfstmss has grown

“rfk. wry. - -. ~.

Prayer To The Child Jesus

O tiny Babe in Bethlehem! crib. With chubby. hallowed Hands. And eyes that see adown theyears Our war-torn. imubled lnrlds. 0 raise tltoee blessed Hands and

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That warfare here may cease: See not our sinful. hardened hearts. . Forgive and give. us Peace. ELIZABETH ELLIOTT

Christmas Customs Until James I ascended the throne the chief Yuletide dish was n boars head, but James hated pork, and English courtlers who wished to retain his favor were obliged to abondon their favorite dainty and seek n substitute. whey were fortunate to find one ready t0 the turkey. which hnd

minor festivities. The first English collection of

up‘ Christmas carols was published in

perhaps‘ with is: gligious observ-t 1521 with u lights: of.s sort in thje Th” “than” “mm” °f ‘WW’

universal happiness and feeling of will

Santa Olaus. for example. the deity of the child and the symbol of the adult, bears the name he does in Oainada- because this is the British version‘ of the Dutch Saint Nicholas. The original Saint Nicholas was Bishop _of Smyrna during the l" ‘ persecutions and after his death became the

_ patron of little children. merch-

ants. travellers, sailors, thieves. oawnbmkers and maiden ladies. The gills that this kindly soul bring; find their origin in a leg- end about him which tells howhe gave dowries to three daughters of a poor tradmnien. whence grew the mistom of hanging up the stockings of little children on the Eve of St. Nicholas on December 5. the custom later being transfer- red in Christmas. The exchange of gifts between persons arises from the glib of the three Wise Men.

The Christmas tine. decorated with its glittering tinsel and shin- ing llghts. is a more recent addi- tion to the stock o! traditlomprob- anly originating in. Gemnany. though one tradition has it that the Christmas tree had its origin in Egypt the Christian era. The llﬂlm We‘? i5 supposed to put forth a branch every month and a spray of this tree with l2 shoots on it was used in Egypt at the time of (he winter solstice "as a sign oi the year com- p i. . German writers mention the-Christmas rdllv a‘ 16%. Prince Albert. the German dureri the tree. into England.

Holly with its thorns and blood- red berries is thought to symbo- lize the crown of thorns worn by (me saviour; another belief isthat the use oi’ holly comes from ll“! pagans. It is certain that holly was supposed to be particularly

tree as

hateful to witches and that at one it

time it was thought that unless a maiden adorned her bed- with l1 sprig of berried holly. she would be visited by a mischievous gob-

goblin. lmmorial Mistletoe The use of mistletoe comes to

thrifty women! SO: All

and plain, Swagger and

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What you've been hoping for! So buy that ﬁne fur coot you wont- choicest pelts, expert workmanship,

these marvelous values;

ing in the boat's head" dates bank to the Druids. whose diety, Preys, the goddess of peace and plenty. r ~ a golden boar. .

The little children of Italy do not haw- a Santa Claus. Instead 1e. Benafano. a kindlv. homely old woman. comes. bringing ihem pre- sents. the night. before Epiphany. January 8th. when the Wise Men brought their gifts to the baby Jesus.

"Noel" is the French equivalent for the word “Chrlsimgsjl

us from the Druids. who believed from its immortality that the plant possessed many miraculous virtues; they called it “All-rleal." The Scandinavians dedicated it to their dess of Love. Friga. whence probably arises the Ous- tom of kissing under the mistle- i . The superstitious believe that a maiden who l..- nct kiss-ed

under the mistletoe will not marry l ,, The - v

during the ensuing year. privilege of kiming under the mis- tletoe is supposed to the number of berries the branch contains: but this latter belief has but little observance in country, any mistletoe (and occasionally even a branch of hol- lyl serving the pilrpose.

The Wasail bowl, so named from the Saxon "waes ilaei" (lit. "be in health." corresponding t0

our “to your helillii"). carried by the children singing carols, owes its origin to the custom of drinking the health of friends in the spiced Wine drunk at Christmas time in in mediaeval days. If. was a spiced and sweetened drink served in huge bowls with roasted apples floating in if.

These 01d customs and others have survived although time ha: brought changes in them. And l0

i at Christmas quaint customs air-followed by 1’- posito o! lore. legend and tion from many lands. indicative by this very fact of the uuiversalil-

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My Christmas Cifi

Goy Christmas thought: crept o'er my placid mind And Ieff with mo‘ fond memories offhe post. ' we Wifhlniel velocity they chased me back ‘l To other days, scenes of another kind.

Could I a wish express andv/euld if be A gift holly or December gems? The Iapu lazuli and turquoise-blue Or gilt c! that cool silver on fhe tree?

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Give me u Christmas day of olden time.

Gay Chrisfmasvfhoughfs crept o'er my placid mind And left with ‘me loud memories of the past.

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