Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-12-15
"Christmas is Coming Chrislmas is

''CnrlStmaS Is coming. -Chrlstmas ls
coming Christmas, with its throngng as
sociations, its clustering hopes, its tender
memories of home and hearthstonei What
would the whole year be without its most
blessed and halowed of Christian and social
festivals "Merrie Christmas |" What shad
ow would fall upon the freside memories if
the glowing light Of the Christmas fire we're
darkenel? What void would be lett in our
literature, if all that Christmas had inspired
with eloquence and beauty were Withdrawn
from it What loss would there be from
our heart-store of thoughts, fancies, emotions,
loves, Joys, and friendship if all that cluster
around Christmas were removed2
Christmas is coming and though to thou
sands Of mourning, desolate hearts its return
will be fraupht with suggestive sadness-will
mock with barren greetings many long cher
shed remembrances Of former joy-its gener-
al Observance catching the reckless gaiety of
the public spirit, will doubtless be marked
with greater ostentation of social glee, and
with greater liberality of friendly interchanges
than for many years before
We nre glad that its welcome approach is
thus joyously accompan led 1t is scarcely
possible that in the social enjoyments, and
the generous mnistrations of the season, IT'S
fraternal sentiment can be wholly forgotten,
or resisted--and few are the hearts, we Joy to
think, which will not respond to its eloquent
appeals for mutual charity and brotherly kind
ness, or which will fail to expand with some
degree Of good will toward men,
1t is well that we should be happy at this
time And it is doubly desirable that the
blissful delusions, the extatic anticipations oi
childhood, should be darkened with no tnge
of the national gloom. Their realization ot
T the seeds of bloody discord now being indus
triously sown, will come early enough in al
conscience Let us endeavor at least to pre-
, serve for their future smiles, the undarkeneC
memory of the kindlng iancies, the happl
; realities, and the gushing gladness which sur
rounds the "Merrie Christmas of childhood
, with the golden halo Of a perpetual joy.
If you would keep life skies always bright
let not the clouds of disappointment or q
sadness obscure the roseate beams Of its earl
dawn. Let all contribute something to swe
the tide of juvenile pleasure, and win th
beautiful smile of juvenile gratitude in thi
: season consecrated to peace and charity
5 There can be no difficulty in selecting th
dumb messengers Of remembrance; tn
shelves of our store-keepers are already h
!, dened with the richest, and the rarest of gilu
u wrought with more than usual taste an
beauty, and consequently more than usual
: inviting, The only question open, is thu
"a which relates to the communicating TO III
public the character of the gifts offered
their willing wants, and the places where the
. are to be obtained.
As medium for conveying this inform
At tion to the public, THE DAILY ENPIRE is unsu
II passed. II is the only regular evening Jour
al published in Dayton, and finds ready ADM
sion into all circles aud all classes, at a tin
= when its claims to the attention of its reade
y are most exclusive, and most likely to
needed.
he OF the advantage Of liberal advertising,
o, a season like this when the entire eommnni
IN is engaged in eager special shopping, ne'
not be pointed out to intelligent business me
There is no period Of the year when energeI
pt advertising is more needed than during Il
NJ holidays, or when its benefits are more direct
and Immediately experienced