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Poems With A Festive Hing The captain sat on the commo- dore's hat, And dined in a royal way On toasted pigs, and pickles and figs, : e' gunnery bread each day; the cook was Dutch and etaved as such, For the diet he gave the crew-ew-ew, Was. a number of tons of hot cross buns, Served up with sugar and glue! All nautical pride we laid aside, And we ran the vessel ashore On the Gulliby Isles, where the Poo-Poo smiles, And the Rubbly-Up-Dugs roar; And we sat on the edge of a sandy ledge, And we shot at the whistling be-ee-2e; ; - And -the cinnamon bats waterproof hats As they dipped in the shiny sea. wore On a rug-a-bug bark from morn till dark, We dined, til we all had grown Uncommonly shrunk, when a Chinese. junk Came up from the Torribly Zone; She, .was chubby and square, but we didn't much care, And we cheerily put out to sea-ee-ee, And we left the crew of the junk to chew On the bark of the rug-a-bug tree. J me RK RRR RISING ae aaa eta Ab lee on a et We wish a Merry Christmas to all __ PIONEER _ CONSULTANTS ae Limited 30S 2-3030 Haileybury Posen snes ee anwmees DRIVE CAREFULLY 'There Miss Fogarty's Christmas Cake As I sat by my window this morn- ing, The postman came around to see me, With a little gilt edged invitation Saying, "'Gilhooey, come over to tea."" Sure I knew that the Fogartys sent it, So I went, just for old friendship's sake, But the first thing they gave me to tackle, Was Miss cake. Fogarty's Christmas And in it was plums, prunes and cherries, Citron, raisins and cinnamon, too, There was nutmegs, whole cloves and strawberries, And a crust that was nailed on like glue. was abundance, It would build up a fine stomach- ache, ' You could kill a man twice, After taking a slice, Of Miss Fogarty's Christmas cake! caraway seeds in Miss Mulligan wanted to taste it, But really, there wasn't much use, For they worked at it over an hour, Before they could get any loose. Bill Fogarty went for a hatchet, O'Reilly came in with a saw, __ That cake was enough, by the powers, To paralyze a man's jaw. Miss Fogarty, proud as a paycock, Kept smiling and blinking away, Till' she' 'fell over ~ Flannigan's brogans, And spilled the whole -pot of tay. "Oh, Gilhooley,"' she Bess "Yer not aytin,' Try a little more for my sake!" "No thank you Miss Fogarty," Says ly ss But I'd like the receipt for that cake!" Maloney was* took with a fayver, 'McNulty complained of his head; McFadden lay. down on the sofa, And said that he wished he was dead, Miss Daly fell down in hysterics, And how she did wriggle and shake, While every man swore he'd been pizened, By Miss cake! Christmas In Brazil Christmas comes to Brazil in mid-summer and is. associated with picnics, fireworks displays, fiestas, and other outdoor events. The religious observance. how- ever, is quite similar to ours, with home and church devotions centered around a 'presepio' -- a representation in miniature of the holy nativity of Christ. A pro- cession of priests, in full ecclasti- cal regalia, lead the way to the cathedrals for midnight mass. Fogarty's Christmas i fp UR HR UR UR URN RU UENCE UE EYE DO UE UU UU ONE RU UR UE UE ST. MARY'S ACADEMY HAILEYBURY Bis ) / for you, we wish a wonderful Christmas, one that recalls in fullest meaning the holy time of the birth & of our Lord. a enn BRE DE RRND AN AAREARARRDREDEND 4 ors * Christmas Bells" 'Tis Christmas day, the sunshine sweet Streams golden down the city | Street And worshippers wend their easy way Unto God's house this holy day. From out the church a soft ro frain Sounds from the organ's sweetest strain But grander still in belfry high The Christmas bells sound from the sky. Over the mountains and over the sea Over the hillside and over the lea, Singing a glorious anthem of love Taught by bright angels from heaven above. Sound out ye bells in melodious chime Singing the joys of Ghnistnee time, Telling the vontd in a joyous refrain "Jesus again!" The weary walk with quicker feet While sweet, The poor feel rich in heavenly love The while they hear those bells above. New hopes. and joys are born again 3 E'en in the. saddest hearts of men; And-while the bells make melody They're blessing all humanity. --Author Unknown The Night Before Christmas While we are celebrating Christ- mas in our town way, it may be interesting to speak of how people of a distant island are observing | the day. In. the. North Atlantic, the people of Iceland have only four hours between sunrise and sunset. Their "night before Christmas" lasts 20 hours! The children of Iceland receive fewer presents than do boys and girls in many other lands. The old custom is serve a cold dinner on Christmas Day -- that is, the meat is served cold. Smoked mut- ton is a favored dish and it is cooked two days ahead of time. _ Many kinds of "'sweatmeats" are Served in Iceland on Christmas Day. These include doughnuts, raisin bread and a tart made from a dozen layers of thin pastry, with a prune filling between the layers. Iceland contains more square miles than Ireland but not nearly as many people. A late estimate places Iceland's population at only 138,000. The capital city is Reykjavik. It contains about one-fourth of the population and has motor cars, electric lights and telephones. Christmas trees are set up in the homes of some families in Reykjavik and other towns. On Christmas Eve, the parents, child- ren and guests gather in the liv- ing room and wish one another a Merry Christmas. Each person is sure to receive the gift of a can- dle. The candles point back to a time when the only lights in Ice- land homes were candles and the glow of open fires. Guiding Light The custom of lighting Christ- mas candles is an old one and somewhat obscure. One legend contends the custom is a_ hold- over from baronial days when a huge Yule candle was. specially made to furnish light at the fes- tive board. Another source traces the ori- gin of the Christmas candle to Ireland. During the time when the English were attempting to sup- press their religious beliefs, Irish families were said to have placed lighted candles in the windows in the hope of ee a priest to the homes. Whatever the source of the cus- tom, today it has become a our Saviour is born listening to the music traditional. part of our holiday | "observance ~. our guiding light. -- Thursday;; December> 22, 1960 Christmas, or JUL: Baked Cakes and Boar In Scandinavian countries, the celebration of JUL, or Christmas, begins on Christmas Eve and*con- tinues for 13 days, ending with a 'twelfth night party.' Baked delicacies and sweets are abundant during the 13 days and cakes are baked in the shape of a boar, recalling the ancient feasts of the Norsemen which al- The Haileyburian Page 7 ways centered around roast boar. Scandinavian Christmas _ trees are decorated with bright gold and silver stars and long strips of gaily colored paper. A small figure of a' goat constructed. of straw serves as a reminder of the custom of saving the last sheaf of the harvest for the magie it was supposed to possess. Presents are brought by the TOMTE, tiny, gnome-like figures 'dressed in Chrismas outfits. 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