The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-24
THE UHILDREN's DAYS,

Christmaa Eve and Christmas arc essential
! " the childrena days. Eighteen hundred ant
seventy nine years ago the Saviour himanli
wac a little child a lowly child the son 81
poor parents. who had nc more iiitiug place
to cradle their pmCious babe Thar rude
manager III stable. Al, the blessed
mother bent above hcr waudrnua nhild how
little did ahe dream that the stony of lie birth
would I've handed down to rrnoteai genera
tiona. and that tho anniversary ~ Ills birth,
day would 10 kept ~ countless mIllnna &c
| Tho most jnyaua aud gladstone iinn " NIL The
| ycaf because II comm lnnraten llla advent
| II la therefore meet that the day should he
largely devoted /" the chil,Iton. whose putty
ami innocence rnnslor thom worthy If tho
| Eavinul'a love
| They ahoud 10 made 10 know and fool that
| Christmas Eve and thiEatmaa arc thetr own
days q 10 happy IN. IN all Innocent and hean
| tiful ways. that for Tho time being thelt
wiahoa are f. he eouauitod before these IT
older people. and that th"it youth and sinloea
meas givea Thorn peculiar privileges There
ahnuld I've nn lcaaona nn these days. me- nm
| necessary roetrainta placed upon tho little
possible liberty "a tnmp aud 10 mor,y III thor
own sweet rhidIal, way accurn from Gliding
~ lnptimand. Lot nervous people fnr tho
tlmo bear with tho disrnid IF tin trumnota
and ahiill tifca. and even try to diaCnvot muac
III tho hard MOI % of tho humping drum lot
tho hoya and girls rnmp In tho pailn, II they
please and play malloa on tho Asminietor
carpets and let ali the little nnoa hava toys
which please Thorn most
chlld'a plraaura ID not added ~ liz hoInu
oynrhurthenoi with toys. aud thoto can ~
no greater mistake than e. give him too
many things to play with. ~ such thlnga "a
ho dooa not fancy Tho aolection If Ghiiat
maa toys ID al AT that unfortunately top fow
ponpl" understand II Cnnniata III ASCERTAIN
ing iuat the particular thinga that will suit
the taste OF fancy IF tho child and IN pun
chaEiug thnGn thinga fnr him and No moro
Ihcro can ~ fnwn, epoctaelra moro aal than
a child surinitnd with tnya and the miatnlon
kindness that rnnd"ia such u thing possible
would achieve much moro deairahln iealtlt y
wern II to distribute the prca"nta among Il
number AZ Chilirrn. There arc not many
children If wealthy parents in New OIL ans
han thoy will havn any IL" for. ana
What happnesn II viii u" III their power III
faat"w Ivy RhalIng thrir rlehre with thoan
Nonr little nnra whnan rarnnta will not have
he joy uf ftlinE tho tiny stncklugs that will
70 hung IN vain upon door knobs and bod
,oata. Who can fathrm the grief nf thn child
Who on tho morrow will 1iao from II sleep
illod with beautiful and rosy val ,na ~ look
nto u atocking into which no mother = loving
and. nor any hand. haR placed oven ono GIT
y mako tho birthday w tho GhrIat child
III thnrn ho human grinf moro
nep aud poignant than that child will fepl. +,
lodi grant la knowledge may hn Kept from .
thcr litiln children ana from III all !,
A very little thing will make poor child
Apply any simple. inexpensive Toy and
.oat Of ia. hy little thnughtfulnoa4 can Nv
10 expenditure ~ very few dimea o.,lay
ake u half acnrr If littl" ones think TIM .
orld worry beautiful pIaceto 1.-Two in ),
We claim all of to-day AMI tomorrow for T.
10 children. and Colnanl the youngst nrg l.
stand for their righta Oh this occasion, moi u
helliollsly. but With kasca ana cntrcaiieR I
Y AJAX nil mothers an'l fathers and Riatora III Il
the little 0ne haze u royal holiday. on n
urago Them 10 be merry and Join in their d
rrment All Ut you will he better FOR IL II
y world Will 81 better fur II. aud there can q,
nothing moro appropriate than 10 lot tho II,
ildrcn enjoy themselves Oh the birthday OF NJ
III who said /,
'Sltfar little children 10 coma unto Mo ana !,
bid them not. for Of such III tho Kingdom az
lloayau