... THE CHRONICLE. PRE'STON, SATURDAY, DEC. 20, 1851. . .. - . . . . .. - -- ?? -- -- -- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - CHRISTMAS. I | There was a genial heartedness among the mnil of 11 the dark ages, who first instituted the great festival of Christras ...

... sceptics about Christmas that it was all an illusion reborn of DIcKENs; that DIcoExS had, by the glamour of his oppressively-genial pen, started a new legend of Christmas; and that when we fancied we wore doing sincere homage to Christmas we were in reality ...

... CHRISTMAS . A Oldi Father Christmas has once more made his triumphal I appoerance, and the good old customs with whichhe has P been, wonted to be greeted; throughout the whole of his existence have still innumerable adherents of every: sex in I every ...

... o0 tones of mind belonging to Christmas tide, appears to ia o0 have prevailed. Every Christmas Carol one reads in OC ) 0 Sp old books, is a combination of the religious with thle R I0 temporal element. The earliest Christmas Carol of 13 which there is anly ...

... WEDNESDAY, DECEMBiER 24. CHRISTMAS. Very few more days yet remain to us of the seventh decade of the nineteenth century, and Christmas Eve, 1879, finds England slowly recovering from the effects of long-continued commercial depression which, it is fervently ...

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... pollution, if 0 + of common-place on educa- me looked them ov er again, would be enough to spoil all the enjoyment of one’s Christmas pudding. advise the warmest admirers of the ex Premier to As regards Mr. Charley, we ligh the extrav. their pipes with the ...

... to survey the present Id Christmas in its public and historical aspect, and to point ', out some of many causes for rejoicing and gladness in the sanctuary of every home. Ldet us first consider the state of Europe on Christmas a. day, 1859. The Italian ...

... CHRISTMAS. We are on the eve of the great Christmas Festival, with whose celebration the best and holiest affec- tions are identified, when scattered members of families unite, when hospitality prevails, and when hearts are most open to the influence ...

... however saintly, for-Christmas. For 1Old anner Father Christmas, with his beard of ice and his crown of snow, with his green holly and his bright mistletoe, with L'.his IYule log and his 1wassail bowl.! IA merry P.Christmas to ye all, may'the ...

... CHRISTMAS. With a profound feeling of relief and thankfulness will the weary, jaded politician turn from the strife i and bickerings of election turmoil, to the soothing t and quiet influences of Christmas-tide. It is indeed r a grateful calm that steals ...

... published on Christmas Day, and the BRISTOL MERCURY SUPPLEMENT Will be issued This (Thursday) aftier0Mn.. ' - I Christmas. , I THERE is a vey current form of cheap cynicism, which pretends: to despise and scoff at all the forms of Christmas festivity. firthand ...