The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-12-29

souls, two hearts.
Sound over all waters, reach out from al
lands,
The chorus of voices the clasping of hands:
sing hymns that were sung by the stars of thu
Sing songs of the angels when Jesus was born
-Whittier.
In making Christmas presents al
ways choose a useful gift. Ii you have
a friend who is hard drinker give his
family an order on an undertaken, OF
else present him with cemetery lot
! Philadelphia Chronicle.
There's song in the air. there d star in the
sky.
Theresa mothers deep prayer and baby's
And the star rains its fire while the beautiful
| sing,
And the manger of Bethlehem er,flles 8
| King. j. g. Holland
Cupid ask how you shall
best prevent q 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.
--LowcW Courier.
The morning dawns with brighter ray,
10 herald new natal day
| Of peace and love-
For 10. In yOnder manager lies
The Holy Child-while songs arise
From choirs above.
! He cOmeS-He comeS-let earth rejoicing tel
-lViuiam 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 t'best society in New York
merely hung out baskets To travel
about city all day. in suit hired for
the occasion, dropping cards into a
basket, is about as wild and hilarious
fun as to sit on a fence and see your
best girl go by with another fellow
No7TlstoaU7a Herald.
Else only been like Santa Claus
said little seven-yearold girl found
by her mother dragging basket in q
Philadelphia street Christmas day.
Mamma said last night Santa Claus
never comes to the poor, so l said will
give some of my toys and fngs to the
poor children myself. SO I GOT man.
mas basket and put in the tings, but |
didn't find any poor children, and
got lost and didn't know what to do"
Charley wanted to give Clara a
Christmas present, hut couldn't make
up his mind what it should be; SO the
next time he called he frankly told her
the difficulty under which he was labor
ing. 'sWant to make me present.
Charley!' Clara exclaimed. in we'll
disguised establishment. 'Why, Char
ley, you forget YOURSELF Charley
took the hint and offered himself on the
spot.
AS Christmas is near at hand. we
may expect soon to see in our St. Louis
exchanges such items as this: "a Chi
cago young man, in rash moment,
told his girl that if she would hang up
her stocking on Christmas eve he would
Till it to the brim with something nice.
He has since seen her stocking, and is
whether TO get into it him
self or buy her sewing-machine -
Norristos0,a 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 cheerily,
4 ana the flozcn ground is in letters bound;
But pile up the wood we can burn it,
FOR Christmas has come, and in every home
10 summer our hearts can turn it.
Wassail! Wassal!
Here's happiness to all, abroad and at home.
Wassail! Wassail!
Here's happiness to all. for Christmas has
come! Albert Smith.
"A lively writer of "Girl's Gossip
n the London Truth makes some com
nents on the Chr.stmas-card mania.
the force of which will impress itself on
many people, just now She saws:
zone does not like to throw them away
they arc too pretty; and yet. after the
lrst week or two, no one ever looks at
hem. The worst of sending cards is
hat one is almost sure to forget some
,ody, and get into a scrape [ think I
hall advertise next Christmas in the
laily papers: 'Madge Manners offers the
compliments Of the season to all who
are to accept her good wishes No
ards: 1t would save a quantity of
rouble.''
Capacity of the Chicago Stocking:
Papa said gushing young damsel
t Chicago, 81 wans you to give me
his Christmas 6 seal-skin sacque and
luff,, a pair of diamond earrings, that
eautiful writingdesk we were looking
t the other day and bushels and bush
Is of French candy. Will you, papao''
nd the dear things eyes danced in
lowing anticipation, while her feet
eat tattoo on the velvet carpet that
bundled like mutfled thunder. "Ah.
y dear child,'' replied the proud
Ither, as he gazed at his daughter with
,pensive. upward-tendency-in- pork
ok, indeed | will. Just hang YOUR
ocking up in the back yard and will
it for you, darling, if [ have to chuck 81
a house and LOT. n--Rochester Post t,