17 December 2015

A Christmas Carol Stave II~ more from the ARCHIVES.

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CHILD LABOR
Poor Children worked the streets of London to support themselves and their family


William Powell Frith~The Crossing Sweeper
"crossing sweepers" cleared dung and rubbish from the streets for few coins-In London Labour and the London Poor, Henry Mayhew described the many types of sweeper, from "the one-legged crossing sweeper of Chancery Lane" to "the aristocratic crossing sweeper".



"Let them Sweep Floors"

Delivery Boy~John George Brown





Selling Christmas Holly~William Bromley III


Mistletoe Gatherer~John Everett Millais




The Match Girl~George Whiting Flagg





A CHRISTMAS CAROL by CHARLES DICKENS here
Read more from Kingston here, Gingrich here


A Christmas tradition I established over 20 plus years ago was to read Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol each year during the holidays. I never cease to be inspired-amazed-flabbergasted by Dickens and his brilliant insights into Man. Reading was instilled at an early age by my famous storytelling -reading Mother and on Christmas Eve we all gathered a top someone's bed to hear her read another Christmas Story- the story of the Nativity-Luke II. The many lessons of that Story parallel my Dickens story.

“For it is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child himself" CD.

Read one of them this season-

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8 comments:

  1. Jane Kilpatrick SchottDecember 20, 2013 at 6:57 AM

    So timely of these lovely politicians to bring this solution to the table. Merry merry...

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    1. P.Gaye Tapp at Little AuguryDecember 20, 2013 at 2:02 PM

      No doubt they are feeling Merry! while reality is lost on them. pgt

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  2. Reggie DarlingDecember 20, 2013 at 7:47 AM

    Great post, m'dear. The images, and the concepts they conjure up, are riveting. Happy Christmas to you. Reggie

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    1. P.Gaye Tapp at Little AuguryDecember 20, 2013 at 2:03 PM

      Thank you Reggie Darling! Dickens makes me think and keeps me honest. The same Happy Holiday wish to you and yours! pgt

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  3. MJH Design ArtsDecember 21, 2013 at 8:05 AM

    Hi Gaye. Horrifying that today, here in our fabulously rich nation, a representative would envision that paying .10 or .05 cents for lunch or sweeping floors would instill anything beneficial. I thought that the goal was teaching generosity of spirit and enabling children to grow in mind and body with proper nutrition? I must surely be old-fashioned?
    Merry Christmas!!
    Mary

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    1. P.Gaye Tapp at Little AuguryDecember 21, 2013 at 10:27 AM

      Mary, Just can not fathom that kind of ignorance, Yet is is a daily occurrence in today's world. I do acknowledge I am a news junkie and hear much of it-but, just because others do not hear it all doesn't mean it's Not out there. That too is ignorance I can not understand. Denial in many cases. Yes, Old Fashioned today as we are concerned might just be Progressive?pgt

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  4. P.Gaye Tapp at Little AuguryDecember 21, 2013 at 10:23 AM

    For all things Dickens, currently- there is a good novel-Drood by Dan Simmons and an upcoming movie about his affair with Nelly Ternan, The Invisible Woman-Ralph Fiennes as Dickens!

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  5. MJH Design ArtsDecember 18, 2015 at 5:21 PM

    Hi Gaye, I'll ditto what I said the first time around. Good ol' Mr. Trump is following in Scourge's footprint. Have a wonderfully blessed Christmas and publication with 2016!! xoxoxo Mary

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