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id: 14315
title: Old English Sports, Pastimes and Customs
author: Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)
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  the sports, games, pastimes, and customs associated with these rural Easter Customs--Pace Eggs--Handball in Churches--Sports confined of the old village games and sports have survived. Happy New Year." "Wassail" is an old Saxon word, meaning "Be in The custom of giving presents on New Year''s Day is as old as the players in the good old days, although the play is generally less Of all the sports and pastimes of old England, archery was the most An old writer tells us that it was the custom in some churches for Long before the break of day, men and women, old and young, of all The game of quarter-staff is an old pastime which was a great old sports the ancestors of our noble game of cricket, and wonder at Such was the harvest-home in the good old days--joy and delight to The "Wakes," or village feast, was a great day for all sports and


id: 19834
title: Ethel Morton''s Holidays
author: Smith, Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke)
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  "Helen and Ethel Brown have gone to the West Woods," replied Roger, "Helen and Ethel Brown," guessed Roger. Blue, Tom and Dorothy, James and Helen, George and Ethel Brown, Gregory "We''re going to the School of Mothercraft," said Mrs. Morton, "and we''d "I hope they aren''t going to complain of Roger," Ethel Brown said, for "We all love Miss Merriam," said Ethel Blue. "Let''s all look at our stockings first," said Ethel Brown, and every "We''re going to stop at Dorothy''s, aren''t we?" asked Ethel Blue. "You seem very fond of Miss Merriam," said Katharine to Ethel Brown as "Where is Katharine?" asked Mrs. Morton of the Ethels as Mary announced had come out for his weekly visit to Elisabeth and was sitting in Mrs. Smith''s living room surveying her and talking to Miss Merriam. "Mr. Clark told us--Ethel Brown and me--that you said you thought Miss


id: 20795
title: The Cricket on the Hearth
author: Dickens, Charles
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  "Good evening, John!" said the little man. "Dear, Caleb," said the Carrier. "''For Caleb Plummer,''" said the little man, spelling out the direction. "A little disparity, you know," said Tackleton with another nudge. "Good night, my dear friend!" said Tackleton compassionately. have said that Caleb lived here, and his poor Blind Daughter somewhere have said that Caleb lived here, and his poor Blind Daughter somewhere "Bertha!" said Tackleton, assuming, for the nonce, a little cordiality. into the cart, you know very little of John, if you think _that_ was "I am sorry for it, John," said Dot in a great bustle, "but I really "Oh, _do_ way, John!" said Mrs. Peerybingle. "However, he''s a good-natured old gentleman," said John, "and pays as a John Peerybingle," said Tackleton, "I am sorry for this. "John Peerybingle," said Tackleton in his ear, "I hope there has been "Why, what the Devil''s this, John Peerybingle?" said Tackleton.


id: 22404
title: The Story of the White-Rock Cove
author: Anonymous
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  old school-room, in the dear home at Braycombe, when, as a little boy "There''s for you, Aleck," said my uncle to a fair-haired boy sitting in "Aleck, tell me one thing," I had just said to my cousin; "are they "You know you''re not an _old_ father, papa," I said; "and, Aleck, papa "But, Aleck, how is it you''re not in the school-room?" said my mother. "Did not Willie tell you I had finished my lessons?" said Aleck, that he felt just like a boy, so happy in having his holiday; and Aleck I looked, but said very little, though Aleck was too much absorbed with "I wonder what''s kept Master Aleck such a time?" said old George, after "And I should like to know how it came to be down," said George, the words my father said to me at the time: "Willie, there are many


id: 16648
title: Holiday Stories for Young People
author: nan
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  "Be good, dear child, and let who will be clever," said father, with a to remember, mother said that a small black boy with very white teeth A bright fire was blazing in the sitting-room, and near it were Mrs. Strong with her two little girls, and also Aunt Martha Bates, whom they "I thought," said Mrs. Maloney, "it was kind o''lonesome-like at home, The girls were in my mother''s room at the Manse, and Mrs. Raeburn had left them together to talk over plans, while she went to the "Now," said Grace, rising and saying good-afternoon to my mother, with a "Poor, dear old thing," said Mrs. Wainwright. little twelve-year-old girl who would like to come to my school, and "I will be sure to take care," said Little Redcap to her mother, and "Good day, Little Redcap," said he. "Now for home, my little one," said the lady, turning; and away they


id: 14829
title: Our Holidays Their Meaning and Spirit; retold from St. Nicholas
author: Various
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  For a great many years there was no Christmas in New England. with the celebration of his birth, at Christmas-time, the feast-days open, and the coming of the great day is celebrated by a mass at The custom of celebrating the first day of the year is a very ancient New Year''s Day, and the church festivals kept alike by the Dutch Brooklyn fields were crowded with them on New Year''s Day, at Easter, at little girl who one Christmas inquired the way to the poet''s house, and beautiful memories of that Christmas day to carry all through her life. [Illustration: GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON ON THE WAY TO HIS INAUGURATION] Jimmy stood at a corner of Old Market and sold little bundles of dried "Eggs?" said the General, looking over the little stand. keep Jimmy''s basket while the boy went to the house. "I shall come and see your mother, Jimmy," said the General''s wife, as


id: 37581
title: The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home
author: Dickens, Charles
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  "The first time I heard its cheerful little note, John, was on that "Good evening John!" said the little man. "Dear, Caleb," said the Carrier. "''For Caleb Plummer,''" said the little man, spelling out the direction. "A little disparity, you know;" said Tackleton, with another nudge. "Good night, my dear friend!" said Tackleton, compassionately. should have said that Caleb lived here, and his poor Blind Daughter should have said that Caleb lived here, and his poor Blind Daughter "Bertha!" said Tackleton, assuming, for the nonce, a little cordiality. "I am sorry for it, John," said Dot in a great bustle, "but I really "Oh _do_ Way, John!" said Mrs. Peerybingle. "However, he''s a good-natured old gentleman," said John, "and pays as a "Why, you an''t particularly old, at any time; are you?" said Tackleton. John Peerybingle," said Tackleton. "John Peerybingle," said Tackleton, in his ear. "Why, what the Devil''s this, John Peerybingle!" said Tackleton.


id: 37216
title: Holidays & Happy-Days
author: Hendry, Hamish
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  New Year''s Day, and some of these gifts were very beautiful and very This custom of giving rich presents to rich people on New Year''s Day great Christian Festival which began upon Christmas Day and lasted for twelfth day, special honour was given to the Three Kings who are spoken Night." The chief custom of this merry day was the election of a King of is how the King was elected on Twelfth Day. A large cake, called Twelfth priests of the early Christian Church set that particular day apart for previous day, in the old times, people went to the priests to confess the next All Fools'' Day. This is the great festival of the Practical Joker, and all is well when Christian Church as a day of great joy. of Christmas Day. So all you children should love to go to the church in


id: 46413
title: Special Days and Their Observance September 1919
author: Anonymous
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  New England Publishing Company, Boston, for "Columbus Day" and Walt the children of a given school, in which case the best work would be the new world with the old--the dreams of a dreamer come true--the A Little Program for Columbus Day Columbus planting the flag of Spain in the New World. of the state of New Jersey teach our children these great truths, and The law requires that on the last school day preceding Lincoln''s to help boys and girls to know Lincoln as he lived, to make his life children of the great state of New Jersey should be happy to learn from New Jersey long ago required that the flag be displayed on school school, Flag Day will be a most appropriate time to receive it, and It is a part of our school law that the flag salute shall be a part Presentation of new flag by father of pupil


