On the 8th Day of Christmas Past,
Question: What mischief happened in these two pioneer Christmas accounts?
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“Kane County Caroling Band”
“It was tradition in Kane County, Utah, for a band to serenade the citizens on Christmas Eve. The band members were often invited into the homes for refreshments.
The story is told that one time they went into a home where they were served a dried-peach pie. The filling lacked sufficient sugar and the crust was very tough. When no one was looking, several members of the band slipped the remainder of their pie into the big bass horn. The owner of the horn, Nels Johnson, did not see them do this, so when they were about to leave, he said, “Let’s play one more tune for these good people.” “No it is too late,” the rest of them said. He persisted, but when he blew into the horn, no sound came out. Puzzled, he turned the horn upside down and out poured the pieces of pie. The band was never again received an invitation to partake of refreshments at that home.”
Taken from: Christmas a Joyful Heritage, Susan Madsen, p. 13-14
“December 25, 1885”
by Ariel Warren Perry
“It was Christmas morning at 4 am in the year 1885. The ground was covered with snow and the moon was shining very bright. My brothers, Will, Jesse and I, thinking it was morning, got out of bed to see if old Santa Claus had been there and found our stockings. I found my first big doll and a small jewel box. The lid had a little Red Riding Hood figure with the big gray wolf attached to it. The boys found a tool box, and the baby found a little toy horse with a cart fastened to it – when the wheels went round a bell would ring. He would run and play with it and then we would all run with him.
We decided we would take our baby brother for a ride in the snow. We went out in our nightgowns and took turns riding on mother’s rocking chair – one pushing the other. Mother prized the chair very much. It was made by Stephen C. Perry – an early pioneer. The wind began to blow and we were cold, so we went back inside and enjoyed eating our candy and nuts; then we began to run and play around mother’s kitchen stove. As we were running, my baby brother (2.5 years old) fell and cut his forehead on the bench. Mother woke up, bandaged his head, and put us all to bed until morning.”
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