Johnstown High School - Spectator Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

 - Class of 1914

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SPECTATOR 35 Man gibt Striimpfe, Kleider, Handschuhe, Pantoffeln, und andere niitzlichen Gaben; oft bekommt man Seife — nichts kommt iibel. „Den ganzen Tag lacht und singt die Familie. Dann am Abend fangt der Vater mit einem Weihnachtslied an und die Frau und die Kinder stimmen ein. Spater, oft am an- deren Tag, besuchen sich die Bekannte und Verwandte und geben einander herzlichste Griisse. Also ist diese Jahreszeit eine von grosser Freude und Gliickseligkeit. Das ist die Sitte der Deutschen.” c A Happy Christmas Helen Millhoff ’17 The train lumbered on. Betty Marsden read and dozed by turns. It was dusk and the lights had been turned on. Betty was tired for she had been traveling since yesterday. She expected to reach her destination that evening. This was her first trip to the South. Kitty Allen had invited her down for Christmas and New Year’s day. Betty was delighted to go, for Kitty and she had been chums at college. She was thinking of the fine time she would have, when there came a shrill blast from the locomotive whistle, a grinding of brakes, and the train stopped. Several of the passengers got out to investigate. After a time the conductor came through the car saying, “The bridge over a small creek not far away has burned. We will have to wait till to-mor- row morning, so that the repair crew from the next station can build a temporary bridge.” After he had passed on, Betty got off the train and de- cided to take a walk. She walked about half a mile, then stopped and looked about her. What she saw was a roll- ing country, evidently good farm land but full of weeds. The fences were fallen down. In fact, everything seemed to be in a state of neglect. Not far away, on top of a slight elevation, Betty caught a glimpse of a large, white house and upon walking nearer she discovered an old, white haired gentleman leaning on the wrought-iron gate. He

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34 SPECTATOR ,Jede deutsche Familie hat einen Weihnachtsbaum, ob es Kinder in der Familie gibt oder nicht. Es wiirde nicht Weihnachten sein ohne den Baum. Der Weihnachtsbaum wird vor dem Fenster aufgestellt, damit die Leute, die an dem Hause vorbeigingen, auch die Schonheit des Baumes ge- niessen konnen. Er wird mit goldenen und silbernen Aepfeln und Niissen, Sachen von Chokolade und Marzipan, Flitter, und vielen kleinen Lichtern geschmiickt. Die Kerzen werden in der Nacht angeziindet; und dann wie schon sieht alles aus! „Unter dem Baume steht ein Stall, worin Marie sitzt mit dem lieben Christkindchen auf den Knieen. Auch in dem Stalle sind Joseph und die Hirten. An verschiedenen Platzen hierin sind Ochsen, Kiihe, Schafe und Esel. Hoch iiber dem Baume ist ein Engel, der von der Decke des Zimmers hangt, und er hat ein Stuck Papier in der Hand. Auf diesem Papier steht der Weihnachtsgruss der Engel: „Ehre sei Gott in der Hohe und Friede auf Erden und den Menschen ein Wohl- gefallen.” „Das deutsche Fest fangt am vierundzwanzigsten De- zember an, das heisst am Weihnachtsabend. Um sechs Uhr sehen die Kinder den Weihnachtsbaum zum ersten Mal. und alles in dem Hause ist lustig. Weihnachtslieder werden ge- sungen, Geschichten werden erzahlt, und sie spielen die Vio- line und das Klavier. „An Weihnachten geht die Familie in die Kirche, aber nachher haben sie viele Freude zu Hause. ,Am interessantesten aber ist die Bescherung. Die Eltern kaufen gewohnlich die Geschenke fiir die Kinder, aber die Kinder miissen immer die Gaben fur die Eltern und nahe Verwandte kaufen. Die Gaben fiir einen jeden werden auf kleinen Tischen unter dem Baume gelegt. Jeder Tisch halt die Geschenke, Teller von Zuckerwerk, Niissen, und anderen guten Sachen. ,Die Deutschen verachten nicht die Niitzlichkeit der Ge- schenke wie die Amerikaner oft; aber mit diesen und den Geburtstagsgeschenken hoffen sie sich mit den Notwendig- keiten fur das Jahr, sowohl ais mit Ueberfliissen zu versehen.



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36 SPECTATOR had evidently discovered the stopping of the train and when Betty approaching, he raised his hat and asked if she was one of the passengers. Betty replied in the affirmative. “Could you tell me what is the mattah?” Certainly,” replied Betty. “The bridge over a small creek ahead has burned and the train must stop till to-mor- row.” They talked a while and Betty, charmed by the courtesy of the old gentleman, told how this was her first trip to the South and how she was going to Kitty Allen’s for Christ- mas and New Year’s. “Kitty Allen! I know her. She is my niece. So you all are going to visit her. Won’t you all come in and meet her Aunt Mahgaret?” he said. He and Betty passed up the broad avenue, beneath huge live oaks. Here were groups of neglected huts which had evidently been used for slave quarters before the war. Near them was a larger house which had been occupied by the overseer. A little farther on, the avenue curved, and they came to a large, white house, evidently of the ante-bellum period. A broad veranda extended along the front. Vines grew up over it. Plots of ground with many dead stalks showed that there was a profusion of flowers in summer. From the avenue a glimpse was caught of large stables. “Mothah! Oh, Mothah!” called the old man. ‘‘Heah’s a visitah.” “Land sakes! Who, Charles?” and a little old lady ap- peared on the veranda. She was dressed simply. Her white hair was drawn back loosely and gathered into a knot be- hind. “This is Miss Mahsden, who is going to visit Kitty. The bridge ovah Snaky Creek buhned down and I have in- vited her to come in foah a little while.” “Come in. You all are quite welcome, I’m suah,” and she led the way into the house. After they had talked a while. Mrs. Gray (for this was

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