The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-21

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4. n. !, $50 p. NJ; .closesS 5 a. NJ s6P,
". Western opens 6 a. NJ, 1890 r. M;
,loses 6. 100 P. M. 4Greepville opens
,.45 P. H.: CLOSES ga. NJ. Wilmington
opens 4 P. NJ; closes 1890 a, n. 1aOh
sunday open from 2.30to s. 80 Pm.
PHGs1x1ANA:-To train q child in tho
way. ETC., walk in that way ) yoprsslf, 90
oasionally. ne tlat ? SO, lsgfnm
When a man is a brutey he IL ono OF
the lowest kind. .sA.2 - 'n'' i.i1,i',!-a,. !.
Laughing shakes out the kinks in The
chain OF life. fiu. h. 90 1t1tss.u
People who are always pfasipg of
Christian love and kindness, seldom
have time to practice those virtues,
To expect Others to keep seeret
which you cannot keep yourselfy is the
foiliest kind OF folly n!h'i' y '+s4p ',4'
No man who paid regularly Tor. his
newspaper was ever Bit by.a med. dog. 4
The cHn1srM4s T1ps. The gii1iui, rotation
Of the months again ,bripes round the
Christmas tide--tha season sofitgood. .fel.
lo~ship and kindly acts, when fap.resch-i
ing benevolence looks beyond the mar
row limits Of selfish Instincts, to spy
out the! wants Of others; and vheu the
open hand scatters blessings 'upor tbs
rich and poor alike. 1t fs imposaibIs
to refuse recognition OF the oheerr;y
festival, in the full spirit Of It's ao-
,spted meaning. Peace on earth and
goodwill TO men are not empty words
On at least one day in tho year, and
the religious faith which interprefs the
spiritual Significance OF the command
uaites with the usage Of the civilized
world in establishing the traditional
} observance. In olden countries, where
legendary lore imparts a poetic tinge
to the festivities OF the closing year, q
pleasant favor OF antiquity minglea
with the frolica of the young and old
the boar's head ia still produced in
solemn state, the holly-berries CLEAN.
tue ancient games are played. and the
mistletoe hangs in tho hall, all old but
fresh, aud all the better because, the
grand danes, long years before. kept
christmas SO. But in The younger
communities Of America. we borrow
our legends, and fnd other. ways of
'oommemorating antique customs. A
: hundred years hence. Americans will
have traditions. but they will be ira
= ditions of another sort from those OF
;, which the old books tell us. They
will represent the fresher life Of an
Wage of advanced civilization, when rude
usages were displaced by the iner
!. quality OF merry making, and when
tho gentier arts OF life were utilized
Tor practical ends. The annual returns
OF our Christmas tide ahov the marks
Of higher cultivation. of q better eppre.
J. citation OF tho inner meaning OF the
o season OF good deeds and softly-spoken
words. Of better reading of the great
lesson Of Christian charity. Our poor
arc fed, our naked clothed, our sick
u ,comforted; our people lay by their in
tense rivalries, defer their eager search
for wealth, aud walk their way, in
' peace with themselves and all mankind
: and when the festival reaches its end,
the community is frightened. sweet
a ered, and strengthened. No matter
how dull the skies, nor how furious
the tempest; the rays of sunshine tha,
good acts produce pierce the gicomies,
t corner and tighten up mems hearts.
The practical character OF our people,
!, their addiction to their own affairs, and
;. their poverty Of traditions, have often
u led to unjust criticisms upon them
6 from those who do not read between
e the liues; but no American Citizen who
a deserves tho name eve. ye. :o-so: :he
poetry Of the Christmas time. Il. j.
then that we are thankfnl-more thank
q .ul than on Thanksgiving Day, 70,
that is not the day when gifts go out
J, and We like to be generous at the ex
(. act time when generosity is in place.
=" We know when to give and how to
> give; We believe in hospitality aud
: benevolence; and while we nre grateful
u for the fuvors Of the year, we do no,
hesitate to share our substance with
those less fortunate than ourselves
Christmas in America is always the
{ sparkling season of supreme content.
!. ~hen no Sorooge could go unoon,
). vertcd, and when wo oil may pray with
Abou- adhem. that our names may
be written 10 The list of those who
) love their fellow. men.