The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-12-13

would not spare the white, delicate
scroll of the virgin lily, but traco on it
with black ink the sentence, The Ro,o,
ers fade, dniD must you. About the
neck Of every pretty, rosychceke !
maid they would hang Il hugo pacard,
whereon might be read, in large capi.
tails, "Beauty fadeth." Their theory
would seem to be, that when each con.
stituent part of the creation shall be
thus appropriately labeled and in,
scribed, the miilonnium will no longer
defer its coming, Whatever the result
may be, they are Likely to succeed in
pcrfecting the experiment,
These prosy morolizcrs seldom got
beyond tho grave suggestion that man
is mortal-ofa frail and perishable ma
turc. Now, this fact has been so fre.
quently demonstrated during the last
six thousand years, that at the first
thought we should hardly regard it as
mooted question. Had it been other,
wise, the press of population at this
time would have been rather sutfoca,
ting there would have been no room
for parks and commons.
No, dear reader, things bright and
beautiful were given more to cndear
him to life, and not as primary object
be TO overcloud his mind with an over
present idea of death Then let us en-
Joy the close.at hand Christmas. Fill
up the stockings Of your little bright
eyed children with candies and toys,
and don't go into foolish Cal ering if
they do think Kris Kringle come down
the chimney. When they get old they
will know better, and remember the
happy delusion with pleasure. Have
your Christmas Tree, and load it with
good things for the Juveniles.
TO one and all we say--lct us enjoy
the coming Holiday. What if we are
to have Southern Contcderacy, or the
Palmetto State is to take Fort Moul.
trie, or Fanaticism is to reign at Wash
ington. What money scarce, and
tunes are hard Shall we buy tomb
stones and keep them on hand rs things
handy to have in the house mere ly be,
cause We shall need them when we
come to die? No. no, Let us enjoy
the season. Let ds sing ''peace and
goodwill to men" as the angels sang
it on that still, calm morning eighteen
centuries ago. Let alterations be for
gotten, jealousies disappear, and heart
burnings cease to be. Let tho genial
atmosphere of Christmas thaw out sell
fshness from our breasts. Well go to
church, aud after that we'll be merry in
a glorious revolry Of innocent amusc-
mCnt.
Bnt alas there is dark side to eve.
ry picture, and we would not pass it by
on this occasion. Are there no poor to
be remembered ? and whose board will
be scant on Christmas day: Such may
he unknown in Winchester, and would
it were so the wide world over. But
oh there is suffering There are ma.
kcd limbs that need to be clad, and
empty stomachs that need to be filled.
In Oldcn times we read Of laudcl pro.
prictors dispensing blankets to the poor,
and is it not rs necessary in these mod
ern days? What better step towards
Hoavtn, what more urgent christian
duty than to hunt up tho poor and rem
der them glad and grateful? And the
neglect of this duty will surely make it
easier for a camel to go through the
eye Of u nee lls than for the person thus
negIcctng to get to Heaven, We
know some who are not torgetiul ofthis
us christians and human be.
in =, and we know they will receive Il
crown in Heaven. There be others
who are intent on aHassing worldly
goods who crave the almighty dol
lar too anxious y to open their hearts
to the suffering Of fellow .LnortaIs.--
Woe be to them We sincerely believe
that riches are often given men to test
their charity, and exompIiiy their true
natures. How awlully some stand the
test! But these duties towards the
should not prevent all who
can from havinga happy, merry Christ.
mas. So be it.
A Pregnant Truth.--The New York
World says i'll issue of Saturday last:
"a military despotism is the only
form OF government that can stand un-
by loyalty. A Republic can
not subsist By coercion. 1t is the weak
est Of all government rs it ceases to
rest on consent, or sentiment, on spon-
taneous preference, on the instanct Of
patriotism, on moral influences, that
ire to it rs air, and sunshine, and show
,rs are to the oak Of the forest, which |
become leaaess, sapless, i.eIess, gnarl- !
FL trunk il they be for little while |
-------s~-~->>~------~~->>
An Extensive Printing Concern in
New York has written a letter, from
- Al l.II l. taI uhnty