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while o! n18 “m. dance through their heads. breethleslly. they may ear ale 11s in the. anew. Benta will The a ut, his pack laden wii ﬁgnd drums, minted carts and picture book-s, a uni-rationed good cheer {or ouns and old.

The -rea live St. Nicholas was born in Asla Minor and lived dur- m the Fourth century. Tire Dutch segtlers brought many legends cen. tering around him to America. He was. an extraordlnarll studious

. much concerned about the iortune he had inherited. He, therefore. conceived the ides. oi supplying ii~

with doweries, the young ladies having no idea where the money came from.

_ In his youth, Nicholas visited the lyioly Land, and l? a result, de- sired to spend his l e in s. monas-

, tery. However. he was bidden io “Go on: live amoni; men . . Later, as the Ardhbisho o! rs,

.be was renowned (or gr us. noes, kindness and understanding a! dilldnm.

‘ The least of st. Nicholas, patron the sixth o! December. On that saint oi Russia, is celebrated on day, in many mropean countries, the children are visited by St. Nich- plan and given nuts. apples. candy, and small lifts, providing they have been well behaved throughout the

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ear. y The modem American conception i‘ Santa Claus was iirst expressed y Washington Irving who, in i809 described him as a tubby, jolly little ieiiow speedinl ecross the " in a eindeor-drswn sleigh.

In 1822, using Irving’s description and- supplying additional details lrom his ownimagination. Clement

’ . oorc told his children the oi "The Visit of 5t. Nicho- A ear later the poem was blish F‘ his Troy Sentinel. any years rzssed, however bc- lore Dr. Moore, being a professor oi divinity. publicly acknowledged having written the now iamous em, which has been translated to several ioreign languages, ‘Ihomss Nest. creator oi the GOP elephant. the Tammany tiger and the Democratic donkey. aPPerently dressed Santa in his red suit through a series o! msetches sp- pearing in Harper's illustrated weekly.

TWENTY OENTUBII!

_ The birth oi the Saviour did not. , than and there establish peace on earth and good will among men. Caesar did not topple from his pinnacle at the precise moment: Kecpic continued to grumble against _s_ decrees and wonder whet new law would oppress them next. Herod, king o! Judee, did not join the \’v'ls~e Men in adoration of the Holy Child: but lather, authorized the slaughter oi the innocents in an Blaétempt to destroy Him.

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Bethlehem: the Angel oi the Lt»:

appeared unto them: Wise Men p having seen His Star in the East, ; hastened to bring symbolic gifts o! . gold, ironkincense and myrrh.

limsmher the children in Name ior theirs is the Peace of tomor- row-and. hearing the carols r . good vmll above the present tur. ‘moll. we are the ilepherds oi o Bethlehem.

§ The Holy Night i

“And there were in the lame _ untry shepherds abiding h the t; old. keepinz watch over their ‘= ﬂock by night. s Wild 10. the angel o! the lord ‘time "P011 them. and the glory oi l he Lord shone round about them: . llld they were sore afraid. And the anlei said unto~them._ ‘Fear not: ior, behoi good tidings ehag be to all peo l " or unto you born this day in e o! mm: a Beviour. ti: bold.

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