The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-12-26
MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS !

Inc cuftQf6u mubt uOt DC iofSObtcn
on Christmas eve. Many people are
thoughtIess about the little ones, and
look upon presents and festivities as
childish things that are better negiec-
ted than attended to. What if these
attentions are childish? How many Of
Us cannot look back to early days and
still remember the disappointment
awaiting us, when, at early dawn on
Christmss morning. We crept out Of
bed and dosn stairs to 6nd the stock
ings empty and that Santa Claus had
not been At our home. Ahl the tears
that fell and the choking sensation
that weIled up our Threats then, can
never BE- forgotten. And when We
went out and met our phymates
and found that Santa Claus had not
forgotteo them Il seemed Is If all the
world were uukind, and that there
was little 70 live for worth the living
Do not forget the children. Let il
NOT be said that Santa Claus has me-
elected one Of them. Let there not
be > single heart made unhappy
through neglect on this Christians
morning The expense Of making
them happy is small and the reward
that will follow their lusty shouts when
they see their we'll filed stockings win
ever repay the amount and trouble.
Our frss thought on Christmas morn
ing should be for the happiness of the
little ones.
HChristuas comes but once year,
And when II comes should bring good
cheer"
In buying Christmas, presents for
t',s little ones, Is much care should
b. 81 ercised as in the purchase Of the
demands for their every day wants.
A present for child can be both
agreeable and useful. Many parents
buy articles that please the little ones
only for . toy, and then thrown one
side a. useless, when the same money.
expended with tr,ailg care, would
provide articles that the children
would treasure the whole year
through.
The Norristown Herald says:- =
Editors always remember the poor
at Christmas" but spoils the charis-
sble eff~ct By adding, shat is, they
never forget themselves"
Happy, happy, happy Christmas,
that can win us back to the decisions
Of our childish days; that can recall
to the old man the pleasure Of his
youth; that can transport the sailors
and travellers thousands Of miles away,
back 10 his own Preside and his qui-
ct home!
Ryder's boy has written the follow
ing composition on the subject Of
Christmas: "Christmas comes every
year aud il is the best day in the year
excepsin' Fourth Of July which is
better day to fire off guns aud pistols
Hockey fred Of an old gun ON fourth
Of july and it kicked him agin q hi
dreat and an awful bunch growed on
his head add be didu't know much for
two hours Christmas is the best time
to get presents my sister. Lucy hung
up her stockin' and | put mud tur-
tie 10 it and che was fearful mad you
bet if my aunt Rachel should hang mp
her stockin' it would bold dump
cart full of things William Bradshaw
eat so much candy aud puddln one
Christmas that his folks had to put
him in a grave after he died. I
should like to see old Dudley the
truapt officer in a grave and SO would
eli the boys l should like to have it
Christmas and fourth of july all the
time"
If there are any little ones in your
neighborhood that Santa Claus win