The Red Cloud chief., 1883-12-28

sired for Christmas. She said: "Call
around for me Christmas morning and
bring n minister with you" Two
souls, two hearts.
Sound over all waters. reach out from all
The chorus of voices the ~clasping of hands:
Sing hymns that were sung By the stars of the
morn,
Sing songs of the angels when Jesus was born!
-bhItier.
In making Christmas presents al
ways choose n useful gift. II you have
n friend who Is n hard drinker give his
family an order on an undertaken, or
else present him with q cemetery lot
philadelphia Chronicle.
There's II song In the air. there's star In the
sky.
There u mothers deep prayer aud a baby's
And the star rains its fire while the beautiful
And s the manser of bethlehem cradles a
-'Cupid"-You ask how you shall
best prevent n quarrel with your mann
orata? BE still, q loving heart, and
draw comfort from the reflection t1at
your best girl isn't going to break away
from you until after Christmas anyway.
--LOWeH Courier.
Inc morning W with brighter ray,
To herald u new natal day
or peace aud love.
For 10! In yondcr manager lies
The Holy Child while songs arise
From choirs above.
Mc comcs-Hc comcs-l let earth rejoicing tell
The story of It's young Emmanuel.
William H. Chisholm.
The Christmas cards this year are
beautiful. aud it is n 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 a turkey, with the name of
some deserving poor man or woman
written on 1t. who is no able to buy any
Christmas cheer.
1t is said that the custom of maxi
ing New Year calls is on the wane.
Last year ''best society in New York
merely hung out baskets" To travel
about II city all day. in u suit hired for
the occasion, dropping, cards into n
basket. is about as wild and hilarious
fun rs to sit on II fence amt see your
best girl 90 by with another fellow
Norristown Hera'd.
Use only been like Santa Claus"
said II little scvcn-year-old girl found
byher mother dragging a basket in II
Philadelphia street Christmas day.
"Mamma said last night Santa Claus
never comes to the poor, so i said will
give some of my toys and tings to the
poor children myself. So | got man.
mas basket and put in the iings, 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, but 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. "Want to mako me a 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 ut hand, we
may expect soon to see in our st. Louis
exchanges such items u this: IA Chi
cagO young man. in q rash moment,
told his girl that If she would hang up
her stocking IN Christmas eve he would
fill 1t to the brim 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.'-
NOrristoWn Herald.
The old north breeze through the skeleton
trees
Is chanting the year out ~drearily;
but loud, let 1t blow, for at home we know
The dry logs cracklc ~chcerily,
ANA the fiokcn ground II in letters bounds:
nut PIC UP the wood we can burn II,
For Christmas has come, ana In every home
10 summer our hearts can turn it.
- Nassail. Wnssail!
Here's happiness 20 all, abroad and ut home,
Here's happiness to ail. for Christmas has
'o"e' Albert smith.
"A lively writer of "Girl's Gossip"
in the London truth makes some COM
ments on the Chr,stmas-card mania,
the force of which will impress itself on
many people. just now. She saws:
'One does not like to throw them away
they arc too prett. and yet, after the
irst week or two, no one ever looks nj
them. The worst Of sending cards is
That one is almost sure TO forget some
body. and get into a scrapc. l think |
shall advertise next Christmas in the
daily papers; 'Madgc Manners offers the
compliments of the season to all who
care to accept her good wishes. No
cards 1t would save n quantity of
trouble"
Capacity of the Chicago Stocking:
Papa said a gushing young damsol
of Chicago, ~ want you to give me
this Christmas n seal.skin sacquc and
mufl, a pair of diamond earrings, that
beautiful writing-dcsk We were looking
nj the other day and bushels aud bush,
els of French candy. viii you, papa"
and the dear things eyes danced in
glowing anticipation, while her feet
beat a tattoo on the velvet carpet that
sounded like muiicd thunder. ..Ah,
my dear child" replied the proud
father. as he gazed at his daughter with
a ,pensive. Observation-Disclosures
look, Indeed will. just hang your
stocking up in the back yard and will
I'LL 1t for y0a. darling, ii | have to chuck
In a house and lot. Rochester POST
Express.