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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1900
Page
5
The gray Christmas morning at Fort Runyon Montana 1890 sees Private Patrick Francis Tiernan of Troop K Seventh Cavalry reduced from sergeant to private by a court martial for drunkenness.
In a blizzard the retired Sergeant Tiernan and his horse Joe Hooker push through the storm to reach a stalled carriage. He saves Molly Blake and two others with brandy from his saddlebag as Colonel Blake’s cavalry arrives and warmth returns. A gold watch to Tiernan and a leather inscription mark the deed.
Private Tiernan obeys the Colonel’s word yet struggles with old loyalties as he heads to Miles City to drink, smuggles a bottle, and plans a rushed ride through a blizzard toward a post where Colonel Blake’s family travels by open wagon. The scene follows a tense exchange about ranks, duty, and personal restraint.
The Christmas dinner repeats Thanksgiving with possible goose or chicken, and chicken pie in place of mince pies with plum pudding. The author notes recent directions for cooking turkey and offers serving ideas for various dishes.
A reflective note suggests wisdom is less about vast knowledge and more about humanity recognizing its smallness. The message contrasts the limited awareness of people with the value of compassionate understanding.
Cast Care to the Winds Holly berries red and bright Wealth of candles flickering light Christmas in the air Childish faces all aglow Outside sleigh bells in the snow Banished is dull care Older wiseheads join in sport and song Mem ry brings back golden youth Joy tonight is crowned the queen of the festivity May her rule be long None can claim a rebel heart Theirs a gladsome song
A verse sketch shows a man under mistletoe where no license for a kiss is hung. He scans the scene for a kiss opportunity and notices a sprig stuck in the feathers of her hat, credited to Roy Farrell Greene.
The article recounts Christmas Eve customs in Cornwall Derbyshire and Devonshire with Morris rites ash fagot cider and beef charity in Exeter. It also surveys male etiquette a young man should follow in public spaces introductions gatekeeping and polite behavior to win social approval.
England centers on waits, musicians who tour towns at night for two to three weeks before Christmas. They rely on inhabitants for donations. Historically one man rented the privilege, hiring many waits and keeping a large percentage of profits, with only his players allowed to work.
A reflective note argues that losing the habit of giving leads to diminished joy in life. It links generosity to well being and suggests daily giving sustains happiness and purpose.
A Boulogne jeweler built an automatic conjurer that performed sleight of hand with a self deploying egg and singing bird. John Miller created a flying automaton that circled the table at dinner. Other pieces included a minute coach with a dressed lady and a mechanical flute player moving by weights and bellows.
The term bonanza comes from Spanish nautical usage meaning fair weather at sea. In Matthew 8 26 the line for calm winds and seas is rendered as bonanza in Spanish. The so called bonanza kings were Flood O'Brien Mackay and Fair, four Irish‑descent men who made vast Pacific coast fortunes in gold and silver mines.
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