The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY DECEMBER 24, 1886. CHRISTMAS.
'■ who- has, .-been wojifc 'likaiis' forgathers to. : malia a meriy Christmas a,toid jfrosfc find snow, isibt muclipub' about' en.',oas led. ut poD;to celebrate-: th 6; •• the sntipbdes^wider- Mtft'-j Mfonj'er sun. The roast beef of ol(i : lingl&i|' tastesas good.almost>ith the thermometer .working, up to blood heat as it doess when itWnds at freezing; poir>fc. An Englishman will eat,- drinkj 'and be> -merry. at'this seasbn jrf the year under any olimatip conditions, and regardless of whether he.feasts on the longest or shortest'day:in the twelvemontJi. ; The indulgence : iii good' cheer Christmastide is,- Uoweverj bub the gross outward expressioa of better .and-subtler celebration, TJie essence of Christmas; is the spirit of good fellowship—the manifestation of that peace jjtna goodwill which at this more than at any other period of the year is displayed in a thousand different ways. The reunions of friends and .families, the exchanges of .gifts and tokens-of love" are only some of the leading indications ;Ayiiichmake.Christmas time mewemora'ble. Let us b'o thankful: that'there is a day in the year on which feuds are
» iii iipit,. on * which people think kindly of Bitch other and s.trive to makfl eachday that eve'f-y; Mgljahwiffl ;kplds dear and' celebrate! and to'wish 'onej and" all .'a j .we are, gl ad' ±&at. iii • fch is • 'colony atind - iri this, district the ' of the', people can;enjoy •iheineetvea.: '"Stiirthere aresome' to wfiom such a wisli'cail hardly. ,be extended, some who, suffering from sickness-' or poverty or misfortune, 'cannot make even Christmas- a day of rejoicing. To such we trust that some .measiire of neighborly help and sympathy will be extended, so that if they mity not 1 enjoy heartily the Christinas festival, some of the cheering influences of the .day may brighten their cares and alleviate their .troubles,
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2485, 24 December 1886, Page 2
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298The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY DECEMBER 24, 1886. CHRISTMAS. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2485, 24 December 1886, Page 2
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