The Globe. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1874.
Once again in the revolution of time the eve of the great Christian festival has come round, and to-morrow we shall celebrate, after the manner of mr forefathers, the anniversary which has clustered around it so man} memories, so many ties of home. In the old country, from every part of tin aid, families are gathering around tin learfch j feuds and bickerings whicl
during the whole year have perhaps embittered the relationship once held so dear, are now forgotten, and the glorious motto, “ On earth peace and goodwill towards men,” which was revealed to the shepherds on the plains of Palestine, has lost none of its efficacy. Here, it is true, climate, and other surroundings rob our celebration of the festival somewhat of its home-keeping character ; but still, like Englishmen in all parts of the world, who, wherever they go, take with them the institutions of their country, we do not forget to do honour to King Christmas, though ho comes to us crowned with roses instead of snow wreaths. It affords us a stand point from which year by year we can look forward we trust hopefully for the future, regretfully it may be for the past ; a rallying point when the members of families though scattered through the exigencies of colonial life, can congregate together once more to wish each other God speed in the battle of life. We are somewhat apt now-a-days to take a matter-of-fact view of every thing, to sneer at anything having the slightest romance about it, hut we cannot for one moment but think that as this lime of year comes round there is even in the most prosaic mind one slight touch of sentiment ; and we are glad it is so. The world at best is a hard school; strip off the little bit of glamour and clothing of romance with which parts of it are invested, and it would be hard work indeed. Therefore it is that we join heartily in the celebration of a festival so intimately connected with the better part of our nature, so bound up with our domestic life, and on this the first Christmas eve of our existence wish our generous patrons the public, most sincerely, A Merry Christmas and A Harry New Year.
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Globe, Volume II, Issue 172, 24 December 1874, Page 2
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