, 1870-12-25
A Merry Christmas.
To the Horse Railroad Company.
Brother Moody, Society People,
and Everybody.

IN tba vaxr, Al, ~. r1,:a. -
lonred - 49, rc,-as .,,;,s.." aaeso. uA'e 10
80 80 -, ~ w ye4a6 'naaeo' ana II ~ theat
on!y nohdas- Tho old fellowa have full Jiber.
ty 10 get drunk on Fourth Of july, to gorge
aud guzzle On Thanksgiving, to 70 md m,S,
s law w ~" IT, ~, out snog must Jet chtass
= nAt'e4u1u, C2!um'
olnes eIo@n, fantAloon, Cinderella, Tom
Thumb, blue Board, Red Riding Hood, pusi
,;d. ~ ttn i,,~aa,Js 1,...1..s pA'
holiy. and rois,ietoe afog for tha ,h;,aran III ano
Its stars shine for the ehiidrsn VILE enaoseo'
And r;rht hare 100 -,
these star. You shouti aIxars iors Ia .tsss
for thts reasop One norninr in this v.sr5 s,Ai1
Of which have epoken. 4 little Chiid 1,s
born. among some rait1e' IN = ,n,nsar a =, H. r.
plains Of Uctbiahenn - Child ~ yn,s :" sns .ns
beautiful that aven t1,e csttIe tns,, ~! na .aa
ndored Him and. from that i1sv IN th;s
every Chri.ttnas ,uorniuV. thn cn{t,a tnas,
down in remembrance Of him. fou can s' ree
them any Christmas morning, Il vnn hannah
to bit tuat the right time. And, Il old Grsd.
grind tells you It isn't so, don't Won hel;era
him. When tho little Child vas born III fha
stars in heaven sang together : eIecnt t. ona .a
and. suddenly, ali the air was filied viii
aneels, 20 that great li9ht iIiuminstsd the
plains, and they rang 80 eweetly thst tho
hhepherds watching their aocks ieaned uoon
their atarns and listened. The stzr that dfdn'9
sing wap too busy, for It was fairly dsncine
along through the sky, in 4 manner wh;cR
would hove shocked Kother MoodT. and IL n.
ing the Magi to the epot vhere the vonnr
Child lsy, 30 that they might riya hin, 1hs,T
Cht7stmas. N@'N' e@s''
1hAt little child was the Christ Child who
on every Christmas morning ra;sss Ria hands
in benediction aud blessing over tbe cb,1drsn
on earth, and gathers dose IN Heaven .iont ~
Him Just as he used to do wien He wss
here. "'>N
Aud aipce that TINA avar. ch;1a han h,d :.
star given 10 hin and hnr r},;ch x,tchas ~. -
Aud protects tLem. Ola f;r.dcTiri Iii ,ai,
ron this isn't 80. but II ie neyeTtbsiess rh;eh HI;
accounts for he great number of stnT. ~ " ths
yru can Les And rreaf 1nsn1 no;yo ,rh;.t nat
csnpnt sea and sI,eea Las haI,. 1eu 1oo
little wits and Tho i;;t,s ch;Ia,ns 70 % 'ne poot
viii the h,na f,cas ND e5 ,';nshoJ IL y. PoseIS.
little Children Of in Ind sualioc I, 1,a anu me
hc.yd If SAM, cisns ~ Gndora,f. VIZ H., u1set ~
.tr-s 10 10 ther "a. Saa"s " 1.aae1eAs; Oo1 tlelf
tt,a. ri tnt ~ yua. one sHme, ann eome day
.. .ne! M.l " to,ueu, saa lney WILL uad them
rsr..t;ta U6u. @ anu sess peAuta1ai 10 make com.
snsAt.o1t 9ou hno", ZOE ~ thAt they sunered
ne.s. anu eeme "a! you san 60 70 your star
tsa p"aPe ..I ~ W sooni pstaaTs mol nnta you
re yety osd and your hair lla4 grown white,
nn,cn COW waves ae gold, and yuur chubby
nItle hAt4s haye grown Wr'pkled and t1om!,-
uos, ana your little feet, which can
.e, sea,mper , al & day long, have grown very weak
sna s9a wv , Solo, ana spur n1g'ng voice, which
ashEs 10 cheef1ly. is hushea down to small
M,hlsnefs and you aEe tired. Ecry tired Of this
n1e: ana want 70 lie down and sleep aud wake
up IN Tue morning, home At last. Aud should
you I'VE whole century think that You will
eee t1e star A. last 9ust ~ Dickens child did
"1eh he d1ed, an old, old man
sometimes think that when 4 child diea
6SH ear EtHN f1nt 3nf far nffay W
! snp?ose, because there is no moro use for
T. Don't you remember that when little
1rleAd OF yours once vent away very suddenlv
and nevtr came back: that Little one who used
10 SO etcrnlng out oi tho door. hut ono day
MeEe st onI % 90 lnleaIy that sto nAde no sound ;
TIC stieet; th.. little one with whom yon
ueeo. now and then, to laye ittie quar-
.eas, a ING hna noi speak, y, 70 her for whole day.
1lu ,rha 'nsn a1a1S = ~ up aena' thAt httle ono
n mn1. on one Ghastmas: found her tree lightod
y .I,o9 9{1;aoa e, @ alo anER .lth ~ manner
r,,a.s ~ .ntue1. 1ua, oe4of9 tne ne1tt "eat
~ s,,. H 1 s5e.s a'ne1. eAca Cnt1atmas morn
s',io s1 n..;. ~ stnos1 ttee !ais o. blessings
w., ~. Aus nt.tS oo7s "no are VIII Htm -uoh I
swu ee. % tnst Mnen ms chlia went
IA ~ Rrys !lst ~ u sue aste sleeIang ~
es1ih ~ T., IT, IL. fo1 %'ssea .H e1mesMnE on
WaIe nnp nu ~ ~ ,ebe TX ana sna' the h'Avens
"GtS han' mot ~ ~ 9tlsns :,s tnefenttors
,ora rar- .t.- 'tu ~ ~ - a1" .sMxe y. anu
Nhc1o heart and foow = ;nn1;,iV ~ = T'I 9oG1
}aad xnn richtlv m rT,r;ut1r.a ,t.or.,;, ~ WI
l,als Sicht ayer ron. bovoi Az 't LIE ana M,
ertsr, You viii aad. pcrhan.. . enid. chesris. @ ~
room, With two Of three trnken chairs nt,s a
rick motlor, and a drunken father. srd :, :
Lttja ch;ld frv;nr IN us~rr, ;.s th@' IL, ~
hv fIe srnnnider;nr .shaa i,tt1a nh, iiaua ,e'.
knows VIA, want Z. whn knnn,s ,rh,f i ia ~
be cold and famiai,a;1 yho tnnus wf,.t ,hon. ~
and curres are. Win tnnTa Eh.f tamnt,t;am ~
and sin are, but who dnas not Enaw Wh.t
Christmas n. for ahe h.. ,,evsr hasr1 ~ ~.
Ch.iet Ch,id vim does not tnnr Es.t ~ lug .
Christmas citt ia. for no hlessinr has c1ar
come to hef. either from HsaTsn ar E.,rti, nj
And your star viii still halt until Tou m,ts
that 1tile :sore happy. but ever aftcI
will shine With renewed 6firhlnaas. and eomc
Of the angela in Heaven viii look down frou
its shining heights and smile upon you for the
simple but good little deed you hsyo douo
and perhaps 1pon the motnlpc Of the iast 5sv
ttAt this one bright deed viii cancol 4 vreai
many OF your tins, and That 4 erest mans
others WHO llye3 unon the thin dist OF Faith,
ard . great MANY others who repoeed var,
t1usslugly upon Hone, arc not h,f 40 hann{
- you, because 1.-THE greatest Of thoses sf i:
stocking, this morning. viii uot beein to hn1i
all the spod tbipcs Ssn.s C1ans w;if ~ r. mi
into i. Therefore give thn .nrn1ns - n thpss
eno have neither s:5ISS;nc Ia ,,,n- nnl .;o,,::
irc to wear nertans 1'1's ~ '@os n'f asoes'
ardnoy tI,foy yonr ch,ittm.sce ,;,,,a o,as
Wills rou mny. for time f1,es sn; ra.S LEE as,
you Win ba astnnisi,eI ~ s.s ~ aua easy spon
corne and ~, n aasn,s - sa -a. aom sAntty toes
cndIe.s Iisst.nra r. sre ~, 80 SoI now an amos
cne ,nS fr,-, ,1is ~ - - -. a'as - tlls
sa,na 4r ~ .s ~ aia e @ una ~ tne next. bnH &C
b1e.d,b. anf ~ % nnr re.5s asoG, Is na!5 nand
croSd an n,nch arsor,rs,t ~ ~, ~ ~ NV. @ aor Wy
t"esn son1lse 9 aao euneet tnAt the time seems
snoles', &c .ne Wo5la - 60 fresh aud bright
ees1o, I 1osl ,1s,d g;i y eeauudal. '. thas yor
rn-s ~ =, to-.st .4 "u4e a "s o,asl ones A1e
w;,i -, ... ~ ~ Gm Ao4 III our presen
H. rar1a .,,st ana eI I;ss sno ". 60 tieo q
tne world that our n1e becomes tta3dmul
3''u ~ e1Itfs ,a. a Us aiqnna SeIy last:
.nu !et your NE oe 60 iiseu hat when Jon
s.9s" ota tou can !ook oaek upon 5our yeatr
a. sna nnu ngno o. them fcpr9schlng you- AooTe:
an,'. ~ ,hnss 90 nor 1otges 70 % gentlemen and
gen.ie- Romen, rot snoos md butterflies. bnl
eentle IN your dealings with 81, alEays Femem
EeHns tnat, when Eou see brother Or sister
no matter no" dep1aved OF how miserable
sou a1e moro Fortunate than they. ani
t, t,nst, ,naueftae same Influences, you might have
t,een re "o1<e. 90 hsc that. when 5cu st by tht
nl7 n IN yoos '1on!s DAYS or age. the ghosts ol
~ ~ sont ehfsstmases may dit by IT
.ne @nss, c.sn enc bringing 70 !nr
some pleasant memory. some kindly
eeuneas, Sa9h, sone chantabla deed. some one
m.1 msoe = ;a1app.er oy !2nf goodness. Living thi.
Wy: u mattefs little whom you 90 under the
aAtslee, Tor sou can never utterly die.
An9 DOW 10 u the i1tslo ones, IN gold hail
ana eiAck ha!f, blondes and brunettes, living
1:..i.. " in.erone homes crowned with plenty, o.
,ts'pE IN s?nahd horels pinched with the win
~ II o'ssts. 20 AZ e7ri5 and boss everywhere. tc
- @ tue nis4e ones stu wlth us. and 10 nil gone
70 tae otter shore, l wish again. as I have
wasneu 'of 1our seAss past. Merry Christ
u1s
81 nnu = tals roant VIII dismiss you to you1
toss sna Es soos cooks and Ill the ecioy1uents ci
!ool Eulanttoas. and you nAy inform fatet.
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