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By MIiS. (gN.Allg) LEWIS
Lucan
At this time of year our
thoughts just naturally seem to
turn to our childhood days and
Christmases past, For some
reason or other Christmas
seemed happier than now. Or is
it? As we _grow older we have
more responsibility and we
Concern ourselves with making
others. happy — or et least we
should. But what of the hustle
and bustle of the streets and
department stores — hardly a.
moment to spare to talk to
friend whom we happen to
meet.
And yet at that first
Christmas a quiet peace lay over
the stable where the Baby Jesus
slept; a stillness hung over the
hillside where the shepherds lay
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watching their, sheep. Only the
three kings from the East hastily
gathered their belongings
together to travel and greet the
New King with gifts.
Jesus was born at the
geographical centre of the world
as it was known then, and from
that little village of Bethlehem
radiated joy and peace to all
nations who would accept the
Christian faith, Of course there
Was no quick means of
communication in those days,
but in spite of this the news
travelled to far-off countries.
Christmas to us is a beautiful
time of year with the ground
covered with a thick carpet of
snow and lights gleaming
everywhere. Even the stars seem
to be brighter in their twinkling.
How pleasant to stand outside
and look up at the stars
wondering which one could have
been the Star of the East!" Let
one's imagination go still further
and one can faintly hear the
Christmas Angels singing, "Peace
on Earth; Good Will to Men".
Memories crowd our minds of
Christmases past, but in out
remembering let us not forget
the "Prince of Peace" who came
to save the world.
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By MRS. ALICE JOYNT
Hensall
Mrs. Joynt was born inl 878 on
a farm on the Zurich road and
was one of ten children. 'Life
was wonderful and always a lot
of fun with a large family' she
recalls. 'The absence of
conveniences and modern living
as we have today contributed to
creating an atmosphere of real
love and affection which seems
to be missing in so many families
now',
`When I was ten our family
moved to another farm on the
Zurich road. The distance was
not too great but we used to
refer to this change of location
as 'Moving across the swamp'.
The school was on the Par Line
and I shall never forget the piles
of snow and stormy days we
experienced during our early
education.
I moved from the farm and
went to live with a Miss Wilson
on the Babylon Line. It was
common in a large family that
one or more of the children
might move from the farm
temporarily and live with
someone who had a small family
or no family at all. Miss Wilson
was my first music teacher. I
lived with her for about two
years and then, at age 13, my
mother needed me and I
returned to the home farm.
Christmas was a very
wonderful and exciting time. We
always had a goose for Christmas
dinner and about two weeks
before that time Dad would
select one of the best geese from
our own farm for this special
event. This was really the signal
to us that Christmas was very
near.
We attended regularly a small
church known as Fansville
Church and the minister came
from Hensall to hold a service on
Sunday afternoons. We walked
to church the Sunday before
Christmas. It was always a very
beautiful event. Peace on earth
and goodwill toward men was a
reality and we could feel it in
the air or actually see it in the
faces of people as they gathered
for the church service.
Each year a Christmas
programe was held at the church
which was decorated with' red
and green paper, Little gifts were
placed under the tree for the
children by the Sunday School
teachers. My father, the Sunday
school superintendent, always
acted as chairman for the
program and his enthusiasm was
quite evident as he announced
the special numbers, recitations
and duets. It concluded with the
singing of carols and everyone
was so happy,
Christmas was now only a
few days away. We had no
christmas tree or fancy paper
decorations at home, Cedar
branches were placed around the
inside of the house and were our
only decorations. There were no
candles, just regular lamps.
On Christmas eve we would
hang our stockings around on
chairs. Although many years
have gone by I can still sense the
excitement which woke us early
on Christmas morning and sent
us rushing to get our stockings,
We would find them stuffed
with an apple, an orange, a few
nuts and a little candy. Those
were precious moments and we
treasured those little treats. I
remember how we would eat
those things very sparingly
trying to make them last as long
as possible. The orange was
always kept until last.
We always had Christmas
dinner around noon. My mother
was such a wonderful cook and
she would beam with happiness
as she brought the goose to the
dinner table. Dad always said
grace and even to this day my
sons say the same grace;
We thank Thee for Thy
mercies. Bless them to our use
and us to Thy service, for
Christ's sake. Amen.
After dinner neighbours
would call and relatives would
visit. There was such a
wonderful feeling of peace and
goodwill. My wish is that people
today would set aside the
anxieties and frustrations of the
present age, their driving desire
for the fleeting dollar and
partake of the real joy and
happiness.of this season of peace
and goodwill.
A SENIOR CITIZEN
C red iton
Christmas was celebrated
with few extras as compared
with to-day, In our farm home
on the sixteenth concession of
Hay Township we trimmed a
tree with strings of popcorn,
cookies and paper chains.
Christmas Eve our family
attended a sacred concert in the
Lutheran Church, Dashwood.
We rode in a sleigh filled with
hay, and warm with blankets
and heated bricks. I well
remember the first time I took
part in the program . The words
of the simple recitation have
slipped my mind, but I recall the
Mother Hubbard dress I wore,
red with white dots, and my
feeling of pride and delight when
I stood up to speak.
After we had returned home,
Santa Claus and St. Nicholas
arrived. St. Nicholas was dressed
in black and carried a switch for
naughty children. Santa Claus
wore white. He scattered candy
on the floor as we watched in
awe. We were allowed to have
two or three pieces of the candy
we picked up; the rest was
locked in. a drawer for New
Year's Day.
For dinner on Christmas Day
we had roast chicken or duck.
Though Christmas brought
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Dashwopd
How I spent Christmas in my
boyhood days,
For weeks before Christmas
the Sunday School program had
to be readied so we had to go to
practise every Saturday, We
walked two miles to Dashwood
to the Lutheran church.
Then about a week before
Christmas Dad went to the bush
to get a tree and it was trimmed
with apples, candy sticks and
paper roses which Mother and
Sister made of tissue paper. We
popped corn and strung it up in
a chain. There were no fancy
tinsel ornaments like now,
On the night of Christmas
Eve the sleigh was got ready, the
box was half filled of straw or
hay to keep our feet warm.
Boards were laid across the box
to sit on and horse blankets were
used to cover us up.
When we got to church the
horses were tied to a post and
the same blankets were used to
cover them, There were no sheds
to put them in.
When the service was over we
children generally got a story
book and a few sticks of candy
and those story books were all in
German.
Then off to the sleigh with
jinglebells ringing and home we
went. But it was cold, The fires
Out — no oil or coal or hydro.
We sat hunched up til Mother
started the fire. Dad, of course,
had to look after the horses.
After it got warm we sang a
few carols while waiting for
Santa. When he came he was
dressed in a long fur coat, red
cap and a big white beard, with a
big whip in his hand. lie looked
pretty savage. I was scared.
Santa would ask us to say our
recitation. If you did not he
would give you one with the
whip. If you did you got some
candy.
The Christmas gifts that we
got were not big no more than a
pencil or a hanky or pencil box
but we were happy and
appreciated it a lot more than
they do a $10 gift now.
That was it for Christmas. We
went off to bed.
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cook a big turkey, I hardly knew
what a turkey was them days.
We maybe had a duck if we had
any. If not we'd eat what we
had.
Christmas day was spent with
maybe some neighbours over or
else wereI we a l one,
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If we did not know what to
do we would pop corn or else
shell beach-nuts and eat them.
They were gathered in the fall in
the bush and were taken home
to dry.
Those times there was no
beer or whisky not even soft
drinks, Maybe there was a little
glass of wine or cider of which
we children did not get any.
The next morning was church
again not boxing day or drink
day as it is now.
At my age of 83, times have
changed a lot. There is a big
difference, It seems to me most
of the people put Christ out of
Christmas, Eating and drinking is
their main Christmas now.
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New Year.
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