The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-12-19


sing hymns that were sung by the stars OF the
Sing songs song of the angels when Jesus was born:
7N7 Whittier
in making Christmas presents al
ways choose useful gift. If you have
a friend who is hard drinker give his
family an order on an undertaken, or
else present him with cemetery lot
Chronicle.
There's song in the uir, theresa star in the
sky.
There a mothers deep prayer and baby's
low cry;
And the star rains its fire while the beautiful
King. j. q. Holland.
-"Cupid"- ask how you shall
best prevent a quarrel with your IMAM
orata? Be still, o loving heart, and
draw comfort from the reflection that
your best girl isn't going to break away
from you until after Christmas anyway.
--LoweW Courier.
The morning dawns with brighterray,
To herald q new natal day
or peace and love.
For 10! In yonder Manager lies
The Holy Chid-while songs arise
He comes-He comes-let earth rejoicing tell |
The story of its young Emmanuel. |
William b. Chisholm.
The Christmas cards this year are !
beautiful, aud it is pleasant custom to
send them to friends, but the best
Christmas card that we know of, says
the Mobile Register, is one tied on to
the leg of turkey, with the name OF
some deserving poor man or woman
written on it, who is not able to buy any
Christmas cheer.
1t is said that the custom Of max
ing New Year calls is on the wane.
Last year "best society in New York
merely hung out baskets" To travel
about a city all day. in suit hired for
the occasion, dropping cards into
basket, is about as wild and hilarious
fun as to sit on a fence and see your
best girl 60 by with another fellow
Nor17stoun Herald.
-"rse only been like Santa Claus, "
said little seven-year-old girl found
BY her mother dragging basket in a
Philadelphia street Christmas day.
Mamma said last night Santa Claus
never comes to the poor, SO | said l will
give some of my toys and tings to the
Door children myself. So l got mann
mas basket and put in the tings, but |
didn't find any poor children, and l
pot lost and didn' know what to do"
Charley wanted to give Clara a
, Christmas present, but couldn't make
ND his mind what it should be; so the
next time he called he frankly told her
. the difficulty under which he was labor
ing. "Want to make me a present,
, Charlev!n Clara exclaimed. in we'll
: disguised establishment. "Why, Char
: lev, YOU forget yourself" Charley
took the hint and offered himself on the
spot.
AS Christmas is near at hand, VIC
may expect soon to see in our st. Louis
exchanges such items as this: IA Chi.
cago young man. in rash moment
told his girl that if she would hang ur
her stocking on Christmas eve he woulC
fill it to the biim with something nice
He has since seen her stocking, and is
undecided whether to get into it him
self or buy her a scwing-machine. -
NorristoaOn Herald.
The old north breeze through the skeleton
trees
Is chanting the year out drearily:
But loud let it blow, for at home we know
The dry logs crackle chceri.y.
And the frozen ground is in letters bound;
a But pile up the wood VIC can burn 1t,
IN Forthristmas has come, and in every home
III To summer our hearts can turn it.
81 Wassal! WaSsaiI.
Here's Wapssa W " a aos0a' anu o0e
" come! Albert Smith.
Il "A lively writer of Girls Gossip,
N in the London 1ruth makes some com
NJ mcnts on the Chr.stmas-card mania
n the force of which will impress itself O
many people. just now. She says
. Zone does not like to throw them ava
they arc too pretty; and yet. after tn
first week or two, no one ever looks
- them. The worst of sending cards
that one is almost sure to forget some
body, and get into scrape. l think
shall advertise next Christmas in Il!
daily papers: 'Madgc Manners offers til
; compliments of the season to all VIII
nc care to accept her good wishes. n
W. cards." 1t would save a quantity I
ITO trouble"
,es Capacity of the Oh 'cago Stockin.
Papa SAID q gushing young dams
of Chicago, II want YOU to give n
;. this Christmas seal-skin sacquc an
es muf pair of diamond earrings, TIL
u.s. beautiful writing desk we were lookir
lid at the other day and bushels and bus
els of French candy. Will you, papa:
and the dear things eyes danced
/, glowing anticipation, while her te
~. ~, ~
!. sounded like muttled thunder. ga
ire my dear Child replied the prof
,he father, as he gazed at his daughter wi
- pensive, upwar,l-tendency-in- POI
look. "indeed will. Just hang yo
stocking up in the back yard and | w
fill it for yoa, darling, if have to chu'
in a house and lot. ''-Rochester Po
D. Express.