Glass High School - Crest Yearbook (Lynchburg, VA)

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THE ORITIC Qlbristmas is ipmv FANNIE MINNICK Snowflakes fast are falling, And heaping on the ground, Just the thing that's wanted When Santa comes around. Christmas is here! A spicy smell of cedar Floats from the parlor door. Behold! The tree is loaded, Till it can hold no more! Christmas is here! Fruit cakes, hot and spicy Are safely stored from sight, Apples, nuts and candy Will stockings ill tonight. Christmas is here! Young folks all are happy, And the old feel young and spry When night drops down its curtain, And the moon peeps through the sky Christmas is here!

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THE CRI TI C' 147 reverie by the ship's band, which struck up, Harkl the Her- ald Angels Sing. I again remembered that it was Christ- mas day and God had smiled upon me with deliverance. Nigritian darkness had now settled upon the ocean and all my dreams seemed swallowed up in oblivion. As the ship sailed on I turned and walked to the cabin. CHRISTMAS C stands for Christmas, which comes once a yearg H for the happiness, and jolly good cheery R for the reindeers, who pull Santa's sledg I for the icicles, which hang overheadg S stands for snow, all glistening and whiteg T for the table which gleams so brightg M for the merry laughter and glee 5 A for the angels with glad minstrelsyg S for the stockings, which hang on the shelf, And Wait to be Hlled by Santa himself. h W. PETTYJOHN. Some say that ever 'gainst that season comes Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated, The bird of dawning singeth all night long: And then, they say, no spirit dare stir abroadg The nights are Wholesomeg then no planets strike, No fairy takes, nor witch hath power to charm, So hallowed and so gracious is the time. -SHAKESPEARE. I ,

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THE CRI TI C' 149 a liilantatinn Qlbristmas ANNE CUCULLU Christmas was always the big timev for the negroes on the plantation, but orie of the happiest was the Christmas when Lucindy and Mose were to be married. The adjoining plantations of Colonel Hill and Mr. Patter- son Were holding a common celebration, which took place at Colonel Hill's old home, because Mr. Patterson had lost most of his money and slaves, and was unable to entertain on a large scale. Besides Mr. Patterson and his servants, there were guests from all over the country-side, each bring- ing a maid or a body-servant. The negroes had their celebration in the large basement room. In the morning, Ole Marse and Ole Miss had given presents to them with a kind word for each. Lucindy had received her wedding-gifts joyfully and Mose also was made happy With a handsome gold Watch. Lucindy was a feather-brained young negress belonging to the Colonel. She was quite a belle among the slaves on both plantations. Mose, Whose courtship had extended over several months, was a big negro, as black as the ace of spades, and he was the property of Mr. Patterson. Mose had a firmly-rooted and tender affection for things alcoholic. This attachment, as we shall see, led to ruinous trouble. In the evening Was the big dance. It was held in the base- ment, which was profusely decorated with holly and ever- greens. One of the big chandeliers from upstair was hung in the middle of the ceiling, its numerous candles shedding