Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-25
A MERRY CHRTSTH AZ.

This is tho ch.ldrenss holiday, the day set
apart of all the year devoted to merry
making, to gift-givlng and receiving, and to
feasting and jollity generally. For ages it
has been thus observed, and for ages yet to
come the Christmas festival will be observed
as red-letter day in the calendar--the day
above ali Others for the enjoyment of the
comforts of the home circle and the
pleasures of social intercourse. While it's
religious associations are still remembered
reyerently by many, its social character has
in a measure dwarfed all else connected with
the day. At the earliest peep of day the
little ones will be astir, anxious to learn what
Santa Claus has left them during the Silly
watches of the night while their little tired
heads were resting peacefully in the sleep of
childish innocence, and many will be the
joyous faces and the merry peals of laughter
and ordinations of delight that will greet
the rising of the sun, for Santa Claus seldom
fails to be about at this time Of the year, and
to lavish his favors upon the little ones with
no niggard hand.
But there will be many this morning to
whom Santa Claus will not come. They will
hang up their stockings near the chimney
with faint hope that the good little saint
will not overlook them this year as he has
done before, and when they arise this morn,
ing to find them empty they will drop many
bitter tear over their hard lot. Perhaps
they will envy those around them who have
been favored with the bounty of st. Nicho-
las, and grow sullen and complaining.
These have but few comforts or luxuries
during the year, and to see others enjoying
tue good things of this life is apt to make
them morose and rebellious, and to fill them
with unkind thoughts towards those who are
favored more than they. There are
many such children in st. Paul, who have
no kind parents to take the place of Santa
Claus and make this day one of delight. A
pair OF warm mittens, a few toys or confec-
tons, WOODEN wrap OF any of the thousand
and one things that are displayed with such
profusion in our shop windows, would make
many young heart glad would introduce
ray of refulgentlight into some poverty strick
en- household that has, during all the rest of
the year, been dark and cherries. There
are thousands Of our citizens who, if they
only tried, could contribute something
towards making others glad besides those OF
their own household could make MANY sad
hearts joyous.
Will not the people who have been blessed
with fortune 500 to it that this day, in st.
Paul, will be merry Christmas indeed to
all within our borders? A small expense
and little effort are all that will be re-
qu1red to make every child happy and thank
full, conscious that there are those who think
OF the poor and needy and are ready to min
lister to their wants. This is the season
when all selfshness should be laid aside, and
a little effort made to induce even the low
lest to think all mankind akin. Let the
c laritably disposed be up and doing at an
early hour this morning. A few delicacies
for the sick, toys Or clothing for the chill
dren, food for those in want, will 90 far
toward mitigating the condition of the desti
tute, and make the Christmas of 1873 one of
the most notable days of all the year.