The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-01-02

AAo" S1fAuly Aue14OfJ ever recalls
The laugh and the song, the good cheer and the
mirth
Now, voices of strangers are heard in thy halls;
New faces are smiling around thy dear hearth.
EAST PAW PAW III. DIR. LA MOBILE.
Aunt Lucy's Chat with the Children.
Coleridge says: -
All seasons shall be sweet to thee. rs
And am sure we find it SO. The last of the
four seasons has come, and we are ready to
give it a cordial welcome / am like the chill
dren; | love the snow, and the beautiful pict-
ures that our winter artist, Jack Frost, paints
upon our windows | admire; and OH how pretty
are the varied pendants that hang from the
caves, and how fairy-hke is the frosted network
upon bush and treei
love to watch the snow-fakes as they gently
descend, covering our once-beautiful, green,
velvety lawns with its pure white sheet of
beauty, thus protecting natures carpet that it
may be more green in the coming spring time
Marbles, kites, fishing, swimming, balls and
croquet have had their day, and winter has pa
tlently waited, but it comes now in earnest, and
1t SHOWS, cries the school-boy;
And the echo sounds afar. With mittened
hands and warm wraps, the sleds are brought
from their long resting places. Is it wet
snoW-to vanish as soon as it touches the
ground? Not at ALL Everything is ready: and
the little folks watch the clouds. and impio lore
the old woman to pick her geese faster; and,
as the little drops of water make the mighty
ocean, SO the little dainty flakes make the great
bed of snow. And just now old "Santa" is
squirting around examining the sleds, the nit
tens, the Overcoats and the muffiers, and knows
what he is about. His sleigh is ready, his
horses harnessed; and every gift will soon be
fOrt no fitri tf111o
When you read this, little children, he will
have made his long anticipated visit and van
ished. Old Father Time will be rolling up the
very last pages of this year and laying them
carefully and tenderly with the past One
more volume added to his great eventfuI Ii
brary.
Fern Leaf suggests that we make new resolu-
tlons and keep them presume we all let the
old year die out, carrying with it many regrets
of what might have been," and always enter
upon each new year with determination to
turn over new leaf" We must bear in
mind that It is not all of life to live nor all of
death to die, and the years roll on and on.
Now have suggestion for the boys and
girls that are old enough to write. Commence
with the new year daily journal-if you
only write few lines each day, it will form
quite book in these 1865 days. then, if you
compare the last pages with the first, you can
notice the improvement
You can get little blank book for cents,
fill it, and lay it carefully away; take another
and another till the year is ended, and you will
have an original book, all your own.
Always be able each morning to say 81 arose
early that is very important note-you can
give the state of the weather, and, if YOU
should happen to see the sun rise, don't forget
to record it. If you have pretty thought dot
it down-note the many times you are able to
relieve mother, by watching and anticipating
her wants. There are many little events oc-
curing every day that are worthy of record,
and in after years you will prize YOUR little
book and find it amusing, interesting and use
full for reference
Although my letters are intend I'D especially
for the children, perhaps a hint to young
mothers will not come amiss. Keep q little
register book, and note down the cute, quaint
sayings of your little ones. We often hear of
G old heads on young shoulders, =" and scarcely
can credit some of the Things we see in print as
original with the youngsters; but know that
the little folks are sharp, and, as I look over
my journal of "long ago. am amused and
deeply interested, and glad that I kept
journal
Trusting you have all had very merry and
Christmas, I wish you all, both
old and young, and especially the dear chill
dren, very happy new year, hoping it may be
perfect to the close AUNT LUCY.
CHTCAGO I'll