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You tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived could tear apart. Only faith, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding.







No Santa Claus?Thank God he lives and lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay 10 times 10,000 years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.







Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!!



Francis P. Church:
Son of a Baptist minister, Church had covered the Civil War for The New York Times and had worked on the The New York Sun for 20 years, more recently as an anonymous editorial writer. Church, a sardonic man, had for his personal motto, "Endeavour to clear your mind of cant." When controversial subjects had to be tackled on the editorial page, especially those dealing with theology, the assignments were usually given to Church.


Merry Christmas to all The Giant Pumpkin Growers!

12/21/2009 6:22:22 PM

Farmville, Virginia ([email protected])

Merry Christmas to you Ed! Thank you for posting this, it's always been one of my favorites. You rock brother!

12/22/2009 12:12:57 AM

Cameron,ontario Team Lunatic

Thanks for sharing this story with us Ed. Merry Christmas.

Jane & Phil

12/22/2009 7:48:30 AM

Massillon, Ohio

Ahhh....the spirit of Christmas!
The spirit of Santa Claus!
The spirit of a giant pumpkin grower!
All wrapped up together in caring and sharing.
Each year hopes and dreams are renewed.

Merry Christmas to you, Ed. And to all the giant pumpkin growers!

12/22/2009 9:33:30 AM