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At Chnstm is it seems especially.he snow,
appropriate to resurrect all the
games, that have amused children
ages past. Some of them are best play
ed out-of-doors, while, others, may be
played either within or without*
One of these, a general favorite, is,
mentioned in one of the Christmas
celebrations in Dickens' "Pickwick
Papers," and still earlier in Wash
ingYon'lrving's "Sketch Book." This I
be give
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When you iic up- Washington
Irving's "Sketch Book" and browse
among its delightful stories and de
scriptive incidents, you find that Irv
ing and Charles Dickens are. much
alike in their appreciation and love
for old English customs, particularly
holiday customs. We all remember
thi Christmas cheer in Christmad
Cajol and in Pickwick Papers which
Dickens portrays so vividly that we
feel, see and hear every detail.
Our own writer, Irving, born when
George Washington became our first
president, gives us .his own keen de
light, in Christmas celebrations. To
express it in his own words he says,
"l*here is nothing in England that
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exerctees a more dlif?hul spell over, fi"n*d
onc" on/"
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nne is
"ornnsfi." Once a gopse is tagged, he
is Man's Buff." Everw ona in "goo.se
so familiar with this good old game. becomes the "fox'
which will never lose its ability tp the others in turn.
amuse, so that the rules for playng. Several, of the' old-games involve
it need
ho&3lleekn here.another
call
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my Wfciation than the lingerings v* ^SeSifly a choir ot
of the Holiday customs and ruraj SUl^on. WWBK
i tb holiday
games of farmer times."
With this feeling he has given us
a memorable description of his ex
perience at Bracebridgp Hall.
It will be remembered that he was
traveling in England during the win
tar and making a tour in Yorkshire
b$| *tagecoach on the day
before,
Brjacebrfdge promptly invited Irving
tog his ancestral lienie a few miles
distant where Ws father would keep
Chistmas In "old-ftfshionPd style."
The manor was, some distance, from
the main road, which gave it every
opportunity to be secluded and aloof
frem the more progressive spirit of
the cities. Bracebridge'a father "be
ing a representative of the oldea|
family in the neighborhopd, and a
grjeat part of th^peasajitry heing, his
'tenantsis much looked to and, in
"gprieral, was Jtnown simply by the
panellation of The Squire a title
uwhich had been accorded to the head
I' of{the family since time immemorial."
'As Irvin and his friend came near
'the Hall the sound of music and
dancing greeted..them.from the: seWf
Rants'tend
of the
1 buildingpermittedg"
"where a
grjea deal of revejlry was
S jovousywas the mirth thht youwg
B^acebridge had to ring repeatedly"
before gaining entrance. As soon as
trjey were announced the elder
Sguire came forward and greeted
them warmly sjiirl they were ushered
a4 once into the. central .hall. nn. irk
troftutfed t^vthe company conipos^d off'
di|Terent branchof f fam-
ily.' .^'l:.---f*?the'la^ge
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JThe evening WA ^eftt-in-ffaTrifiS
and .sonjs led by thte^drolf MRter
Sfinon while- the "old' Squire
seated in ,his heriditary elbowehaiT,
b-$ the hospitable fireside of his an
cestors and looking around1
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'gVese.." h^den.
approach-
and must chase
these old "atarfdbys." One variation Where there is a large group of chil- aged indoors, just sa there was plen-
of this ganvT might be mentioned ^Jreiw that .ancient pastime. "Run, ty of space which to playT^
here
WtfchildrenI
any one .h saw moving _
turn to goal. When all had disap- in which signals are arranged. Then
peered front sight he hunted until one roup with its captain leaves for
he fpund one of them, whom he must hiding. They travel for, some distance,
precede to goal. This child then be- marking their coqrsg with: arrows in
came "K^and the game continued chalk on sidewalks, fences or build-
as before."x I ings. When they are safely hidden,
This game o course is equally in- their captain returns to the other
teresting whether played" indoors or group. The second group starts out
out. "Fox artd eese," another old to find them, guided by the arrows,
favorite, is best played out in the As they continue,-the captain of the
mow. A large circle is tramped in hidden children ca^Us signals which..in-
the siun of a system, beaming warmth
and gladness td everv Jieart." The
old Squire adhered to the custom of
having his own minstrels and so
music Was soon had for the dancing.
Master Simoh and the two other
sons of the Squire, one-an Oxonian,
the other an officer, were the chief
merrymakers, especially' with their
dances and the bit of romance be
tween therjowng officer and Julia, a
pretty ward of the old gentleman.
At last the party broke up for the
night with the', old custom of shaking
hands and Irving was conducted to
his chamber., in an .antiquated part
of the manor.
Irving was wakened the next morn
ipg .which^was Christmas, by the
soun of, little feet out-
Tr,injarfs
was
him like
^sM^^'^rk-^'^:'"
door and.pattering a whispering
small voices chanted- forth an old
Chistmas carol, tke burden of which
was":
"Rejoice, our Savior he. was born
On Christmas day in the morning."
He rose and dressed quickly and
opening his door suddenly he "beheld
,rt3 one of the most beautiful little fairy
I groups fjiat a painter could imagine:
'it consisted of a bpy and two girls
the rounds of theftous'e"singing at,
every chamlber."^ Irving'a siidden
"appearance frightened them into
mute bashfuliiess. They remained
for a moinent playing on thqir lip3,
with their fihge is and now and'theti
stealing a.shy..glanpe .'fcooi. under
their eyebrows, until, as if by one
impulse, they scampered away and
as they turned the angle of, the gal
lery, hie heard'thehV laughing in tri
umph at their escape."
Irving was soon called by a servant
to join the'iahiilyjn prayers,.a aerir
}ce that was followed by the singing
of carols. After" the service break*
fast was announced. A little later
in the morningirving went about the
grounds but, presently he heard the
toll of the village bell which called
the community to church.
It is to be remembered that some
Qenturies ago, thp celebration of
Christmas became so uproarious and
bacchanalian that it lost its sacred
aspect and with the advent) of the
Puritan in political power, Christ
mas as a holiday became taboo and
*o xemaihed .until the restoration of i
"ChaVleirithe Second. This, period of I
$Ftpyy was,ftaupji with political!
'^nd
religiouse'controversy,s
group then
running, which makes them just right ter. Where a barn dance was being
is of!Ifor out4 of ,doors in qoldrweather, theld^ms game could b^ easily man
but
injj day^ th controversie were of
the linstiand Cferwtmas was in vogue.'
'JVs\*.^S&$(&mMWing finds much i
amusement in the church service at'
Eracebridge Hall because the ser
mon wrangled^pver a question which.
run--r~~
ifCheese Sheep, RunV'will be found lively and i Fo tfcose who mav never have m- ,_,
t?* goal he full of interest dulger in this sport the simple rules logue, or pantdmime., Th oppositev.-diee
covered InsWe/ whUe he counted The children are evenly divided, I are here given. Moys and girls hne'-grow try to guess^the word which
ten calling out^Cheese jt" at the end each group selecting a captain. Then up as for a march, pairs.. The if they do they mamedia^ trjr to
of ten. Sfthe^ Opened his eyes and the?e is held a secret consultation of front couple calls, "Last CoupIeOUt!" catch ur capture theJrst KWiy is
any one he saw moving had to re-, each side with its respective captain, The end couple of the line separate now the second groups turn,for pan-
and run for position at the front, pi tomime.
the line. The couple there try to
ing this, they drop out of the- game,
Thus the game continues until one
couple is left triumphant.
For indoors, one form of charades
i called ''New York." Here two
groups are necessary, each with a
captain. One group leaves the room,
and selecting a name, or a word of
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eef, mince pi and
above all, the Wassail howl of home
bj-ew! I also believe that we know
less about the spontaneous madcap
THE BEMIDJ1 DAILY PIONEER
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near tne pursuers are ap-
into goaVwhile iogue
He must catch ne-jpf the o---* i.
The other children, the "geese," run the others tjy to arrive first. If they I mentioned prominently.
iS^A^SS'^icl^-aa9 do arrive fkft, it then.-become, their can be done ^f^AjQ
Saving the beaten paths, of course. turn to hide. "finding something. The last,'land
Any one standing at "Safety" can: There is something so fascinating, can be discovered in pantomime,
ntt be twS he must leave at' about this game that children will) Having deeded/** all details, the
-~i 'uy ittfor dayssrunning. I group returns tothe room where the
Young people gf high school age others are waiting, The.captains then
are here given. 6oys and girls line carrythroughethis dialogue.
Out." This is often played in summer
but can be just as interesting in win-
of another play i for day running
tag them before, they reach it. Fail-::g^nies'forUse..with,childreof
rmeat
had been settled oyer a century be
fore.
"The- parson," wrote Irving, "gave
us the most erudite sermon on the
rites, and ceremonies of Christmas
^BuppqrtingNthe' correctness of, his
opinions p^ithp earUest,us.^e of the
churich and enforcing them by the
authorities. He kindled into
warmth with "the ardour of his,con
test, arid the host of'imaginary foes
with whom he had to combat.
The parson further exhorted the
congregation to- celebrate Christmas
in the traditional manner of their
forefathers and 'to make merry. The
congregation needed no further urg
ing, for, as soon as the service was
over, they promptly made merry with
greetings and handshaking, dancing
and singing until time for the Christ
mas dinner.
We. of] this day and age know
nothing of the pompous, stately din
ners of those days with courses of
pig's head, peacock pie,
turkey,eplum
Padding, roast
several syllables, grange to act oi$
"injwhich^jtl.^wprd ^''new" is
First, "Her we cpme!
Second, "Wher from?
First, New York."
Second, "What's your trade?"
First, "Lemonade.'/ f^i|l
Second, "Give us softie."
This, is the
signal,.t
start, th
If. one. starts ta think these old
i -_ .J, mas Sevefal more, ^ill pecujr. to him.
Fot,instance, "Farriie'r iiv' the Dell,''
and "Duck oh' theftpf^k"ancT many,
many TOoVe. G.amipafin, which-'"all can
enter seem the jest for that "brings
up the spirit of Christmas,-a jolly
good fellowship, a happy companion
ship of old r^d young'together.
a,t Chrisfc
foolery ands sevelty wJiich occurred
during theedinner, and.night. oil through th
rest f
day and Mastee
th
Simon in this instahcerengineered a'
masque portraying ^Ancient Christ
mas" which'with Beat of dcums and
the cutting of pirouettes, and riga
doons was the "cohsummatioh" p^f-i'
uproar and merriment. If
If we ourselves cannot enjoy"'sucli:
similar Christmases we certainly can
thank, the shade of Washington Irv
ing for his contribution to our enjoy
ment and appreciation of such cele
brations in ages past, -r
K.' Vv 'n in1.
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We have been:fortunate enough insecure a
new shipment of attractive Velvet Hats,
splendid Wmter Styles^ wortfffroni ,|6,00
to $15.00 In..orderto give those who were
unable to attend, our recent sale, aii opnor-
tUnity to take advantage of our recent of^
fer, we-wiU place on sale
Our ad^icftiliowever, is to buy a Spring Hat at0--
thia^time." CW* have just received aiship^entr^:
of the x&oft authentic styles. These Hats aret^'i
'rtiadie 6f Materials that will look well now. and/c-1
will still be more appropriate in the sp'ririff
PRICES..
Don't fail to visit our Gift Section before tforh
pl^tirig your Xmas purchases. We have a host
of appropriate. presents Including Corsage
?ouquete new Xmas Boxes, Silk\Hose, Fancy
Baskets, Back Combs, etc.
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THE MEANING 4*JjpTMA$
Vie* Preelqtnt Coolldfl* Places Con
tructlon en, the Greatest Event
In Human History* .J?.
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H$ISfcMA# nat! bn in
a^i gthe jSTattyltar,
'Writee Vice President CfclVIn
CooUdge, intoeItew
Boning Post, The^itfJoa*
aess, the Justice, but also the mercy,
thftbelplnf hand of i^. ^l^tlie
greatest event in human- history, has
a spiritual fnieaning. The Savior
came to minister to the spiritual, na
ture of man. He showed the."truei
glory and importance of manrand
helping him showed the dutjr'jot
helping one' another. Endowed with
the power, yet He did not bestow ma
terial blessings or set up an earthly
kingdom. But to follow. Him give
the power to command all, those.
To ge% the world,'to see the true
uaeanlng of things, that Is the redemp
tion. The creation, was, alj, declared
good. Itcan' |e perverted. The ene
my foneyer st&vea "but of good still
to find means, pf eyii." The^material
welfare of'men does not come first^-r
to make It first makes?It ..-to'^bje d%
stroylng anjlj.destroyed. Christmas i.
not instituted rbr the"purposei'ofearn4
ing the reward of gifts, hut for givbag
them in their, txue.ilgniflcaiiice: "Thl
wages of- sin is death, eteroal life Ufc
th aitt of,0.ol". 'S Xk''^Cy^
SILKEN CAMISOLES
A .ftpjrf i of lovely Camisoles in the
guaranteed Bel^n^S^tin: colors
Navy Blue and Plesh^reasonably
One special .lot of tworbutton
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&-- For the MemU of qiirfriends and ^t^^^^ishr
to announce that we sfcll Ice^ep pl|ce ^^sii^s
open until.Q:OjO R, :^^t'^hur^^^dw^iiSat^
We wish to egress our appreciation^ :& the Jf6|iil4
f#i& an4 patronag^oj our many friends ^M custbiiier^
djar^ lA^aatyJeair^shing all Me*ry Ohriaf"- -"A
a H^ppy an4 PrQ$parbus Neto Year
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Troppman's Meat &. Grocery.
Palace Meat & Grocery ^,1
Larson Ifros.
Sunshine Grocery
Henry Miller
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who do not desire to give an elaborafegif^ we to
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box ^ge^tiye/ oi ti|e! HqMay ^fefe tteese
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Prices, 50c-$l.00-$ 1.25-$ 1.50-$2.25-$2.50
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prices* o^ ine^ensilre:^ft as y^o deslre-H
i Prices from10c up $1.50
One special lot^ ni Silkapqid Sport Hose, now
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p^JalfV..t:.:
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be ea^y to select a Xmas Present
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