Old Christmas Recalled - online book

Washington Irving's description of Old Christmas, Illustrated

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	146                       THE CHRISTMAS DINNER bordered on the churchyard, had seen it, through the windows of the church, when the moon shone, slowly pacing up and down the aisles. It was the belief that some wrong had been left unre­dressed by the deceased, or some treasure hidden, which kept the spirit in a state of trouble and restlessness. Some talked of gold and jewels