IN tions on tmas festivities of England, and am tempted to illustrate tes of a Cmas passed in try; in perusing eously invite my reader to lay aside terity of o put on t genuine of folly and anxious only for amusement.
In tour in Yorksan one of tmas. t, alk, seemed principally bound to tions or friends to eat tmas dinner. It s and boxes of delicacies, and ts from distant friends for t. I wry.
turning . It tle rogues, and ticable feats to perform during tion from ticipations of ting o t and dog, and of to give ttle sisters by ts s ting to est impatience am, o talk, possessed of more virtues teed sirot! ake!--t a ry t clear.
ticular guardianso y prese of questions, and pronounced fello but notice tle and importance of t a little on one side and mas greens stu tton. y care and business, but icularly s to execute in sequence of t intercs. And may not be uable to my untravelled readers to c may serve as a general representation of tant class of funaries, t ternity; so t aken for one of any ot or mystery.
tled o every vessel of to jolly dimensions by frequent potations of malt liquors, and ill furtiplicity of coats, in ed and tucked in at time a large bouquet of ?oon, most probably, of some enamored try lass. coat is only of some brigriped, and end far beloo meet a pair of jockey boots w half his legs.
All tume is maintained materials, and, notanding till disible t ness and propriety of person ion along t fererust and dependence; and o anding -eyed try lass. t o be ctle to tler, y being merely to drive from oage to anot into ts of coat, and t absolute lordliness. lers, stableboys, s i inns and taverns, and run errands and do all kind of odd jobs for ttening on tcap-room. to o an oracle, treasure up p opics of jockey lore, and, above all, endeavor to imitate to s s, rolls in , talks slang, and is an embryo Coachey.
Per migo ty t reigned in my o I fancied I sa tage-coa al, and puts tion as it rance of tle. Some en forto meet friends; some o secure places, and in t ake leave of t apaime to execute. Sometimes ; sometimes jerks a small parcel or imes, , o some -doux from some rustic admirer. As ttles to try faces and blooming giggling girls. At tos of village idlers and ations tant purpose of seeing pany pass; but t knot is generally at to ful of mu. to groy spectre in bro t, as tigio hy.
Per ion to try, for it seemed to me as if everybody s. Game, poultry, and otable ion in tcerers somers. tirring briskly about, putting t-red berries began to appear at t to mind an old ers at of Cmas preparation: "Noton, must all die, for in titude of people be fed tle. No music be in tune, for t dand sing to get t, ry maid leaves , and must be sent again if ss a pack of cards on Cmas Eve. Great is tention of er or dame tler; and if t lack , ly lick ;
I of luxurious meditation by a s from my little travelling panions. t of t feree and cottage as t of joy. "tam!" cried ttle rogues, clapping their hands.
At t in livery ing for ted pointer and by table Bantam, a little old rat of a pony y tail, ly by ttle dreaming of tling times t aed him.
I o see ttle fello teady old footman and er, am object of i; all ed to mount at once, and it y t Jo turns and t s.
Off t at last, one on talking at ond overpo es. I looked after t kno of earty. e stopped a fes aftero er te a turn of t us in sig try-seat. I could just distinguisico, and I satle rades, am, Carlo, and old Jorooping along t of tnessing ting, but a grove of trees s it from my sight.
In termio pass t. As o t gate of a rousing kitcered, and admired, for time, t picture of venieneatness, and broad enjoyment, tc was of spacious dimensions, in vessels ed mas green.
ongues, and ?itcs ceaseless king beside ticked in one er. A able extended along one side of tcy viands upon it, over ankards of ale seemed mounting guard. travellers of inferior order o attack tout repast, les beside trim ions of a fresling landlady, but still seizing an occasional moment to exc er:
I been long at t-co tlema out, and by t of t a glimpse of a tenance o get a nearer vie mistaken; it i. Our meeting remely cordial, for tenance of an old felloraveller alion of a t ses, odd adventures, and excellent jokes. to discuss all tra intervie an inn I pressed for time and our of observatio I s ry-seat, to a feance. "It is better ting a solitary Cmas di an inn," said ;and I assure you of a y yle." , and I must fess tion I ivity and social enjoyment tle impatient of my loneliness. I closed, t oion; to ts I o the Bracebridges.
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